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OMAHA i DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 181)7 , CVMA31A , "WEDNESDAY IMOItNt&G , SEPTEMBER 8 , 1807 , SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS , SOUDANESE VICTORY Natives Who Are Friendly to the British Occupy Borbori. NEXT TOWN OF IMPORTANCE ON THE NILE Two Hundred Miles Uiatant from Khartoum aa the Crow Flies. ANGLO-EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION IS MOVING Dervishes Have Evacuated Bisber and Botircd to Mattameh. GENERAL HUNTER GOES TOBZRflERI lie Will lie KulliMved lit Once by ( Jett- crnl Sir Herbert Kitchener , , the Urltixli Commander l > I In Chief. LONDON. Sept. 7. A special dispatch from Cairo says that Ilorliorl , the next town ot Importance on the Nile , In the advance of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition upon Khar toum , has boon occupied by Soudanese who arc friendly to the British. Ucrberl Is only about 200 miles , as the crow flies , from Khartoum. OAIKO , Sept. 7. The dervishes have evacuated Ulsber anil have retired to Mattomeh' . Major General Hunter , with four gunboats , has gone to Herbert. General Sir Herbert Kitchener , the llrltlsh com- mandor-ln-chlef , will follow Immediately. SJAMSIU'HYVS T lilt MM AHH ACCKPTUD. Greece mill the I'o ver Are llutli Snld t lie .SnUslIcil. LONDON , Sept. 7. The correspondent of the Times In Constantinople says that owing to the note of Count Muravloft , the Rus sian foreign minister. Implying that England was responsible for the Incalculable evils from which Greece and Turkey are suffer ing , through the delay In the conclusion ot peace between the two countries , Lord Salis bury has submitted fresh proposals , namely : The constitution of an International com mission representing the six powers , under whoso control Greuco shall place the reve nues , guaranteeing their Interest to the holders of old bonds and the indemnity loan , to be followed by the prompt evacuation of Thcssily by the Turks. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 7. The mar quis of Salisbury's proposal for the con stitution of an International commission , representing the six powers , to assume control of the revenues with which Greece will guarantee payment of Interest for the. holders of old bonds ns well as payment of Indemnity loans , has been accepted by the powers. LONDON , Sept. 7. The marquis of Salis bury's latest proposal for the settlement of terms of peace between Turkey and Greece Is generally regarded as a victory for Ger man diplomacy , and much bitter feeling Is displayed In England over the British premier's backdown. A fresh proposal was what Germany had been holding out for namely , the control of the Greek revenue , Intcrst for all the creditors of Greece as well as for the security ot Greece for the purpose of paying her Indemnity to Turkey. NEW YORK , Sept. ' , . A dispatch from London to the Associated Press saya : The correspondent of the Times at Constantinople telegraphed that owing to n note from Count Muravicff , the Russian minister for foreign affairs , Intimating that Great Britain was responsible for the "Incalculable evils from which Greece and Turkey are suffering through the delay In the conclusion of peace between the two countries , " the marquis of Salisbury submitted fresh proposals for the settlement of the permanent peace be tween Turkey and Greece namely , the con stitution nf nn International commission , rep resenting the six powers , under whose con trol Greece shall pay its revenues , guaran teeing the Interest to the holders of old bonds nnd the holders of the bonds of the Indemnity loan , this to be followed by the prompt evacuation ot Thcssaly by the Turk ish troops. A dispatch to the Associated Press last night from Vienna said the Polltlsche corre spondent announced that Greece had aban doned Its opposition to the demands ot Ger many regarding the control of the Greek flnancej and that there was a possibility that the marquis of Salisbury's latest proposals would lead to a settlement of the matters In dispute between Greece and Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE Sept. 7. The ambas sadors have decided- defer the discussion , until peace Is signed , of the Turkish gov ernment's note announcing the appointment ot an Ottoman governor of Crete and Its Intention to retain the Turkish troops in Crete. lllniiinrck'H IilriiB PARIS , Sept. 7. The Gaulols today prints an Interview with Prince Bismarck , In which ho la quoted as having expressed fear that the efforts made at Poterhof were so much wanted tlmo. What was required. the ex-chancellor Is said to have added. was a serious , active agreement , with n well defined program and much clear-sightedness nnd tenacity to achieve a result whereby the pretensions of Great Britain could bo Btayml. The prlnco Is further quoted a sayIng - Ing : "It In absolutely certain that Germany will not succeed In attaining this end anil uho may regret having harassed England too much. " lliiHNliin. till Syndicate. LONDON , Sept , 7. The Standard pub lishes a dispatch from Baku saying that n now Russian syndicate , composed of twelve largo petroleum firms will , It Is expected , bo formed In 1S9S on a ten-year basis , The syndicate will control an immense capital and will bo represented In the great mar kets. It will have tank boats and reser- volrn In order to compete with American oil and with the now Russlan-Clresney field wells , which are largely exploited by for eign firms and seriously threaten thu Baku trade. _ Swntlx Surrendering Anns. SIMLA , Sept. 7. The frontier reports are unfavorable. The spies say the Orokzals appear to bo disheartened , They lost fifteen men kllle.l In the attack on Fort Gullstan nnd are now holding councils. The British political officer at Malakand reports the Bwntla to be submitting and lo bo sur rendering more guns and swords , which , with the previous surrender of fines Im posed , completes the government's demands and terms for 'the punishment of the Swatl tribes , _ _ After nn AllcKcil Kniheiexlcr. TORONTO , Out. , Sept. 7. Tax Collector Davis and Detective Heaton arrived here yesterday from Washington In connection with the arrest of Hawkins , the alleged embezzler. Hawkins has retained a lawyer and has not yet made up ! ) [ s mind as to Whether ho will go back or fight extradition. IMilccil Ihuler European Olllcem. CAN13A , Island of Crete. Sept. 7 , The Turkish gendarmerie has been placed under thu command of officers of 'European ' gen darmeries , the powers paying the expense and receiving therefor halt of the customs revenue. Decoration for l'rcin , IIKRLIN , Sept. 7-Kmperor William has douorated President Crespo of Venezuela With the Order ot the Red Eagle , in : mACicii > TIII : KAISKII'S KYI : . One Verxlon of the Story of Upnlcii- nlit Von Itnnke'n Dcntli. LONDON , Sept. 7. Henry Labouchero In Truth , today renews the mysterious hints which have beeii In circulation since the death of Lieutenant Von Hahnkc of the Ger man navy , son ot Gineral Von Hahnke , chief of Emperor Wlllam's military Cabinet , who met his death by drowning In July last whllo accompanying his majesty on his trip to the north land aboard the Imperial yacht , Hohenzollern. In so o'olng Mr. Labouchera once more publishes the Intimation that thn lieutenant's death was a sequel to the black eye which Emperor WIlKam received at about that time. According to IMIO 'story the black cyo was caused by a blow from a rope which was being whirled about by the wind. Another story has It that the . pmperor BO coarsely abused Lieutenant Von ' Hahnke ( hat the latter committed suicide. Finally , still another version of the affair Is that the lieutenant , stung by the emperor's sharp words , resented them to the extent ot blacking his majesty's eye and then took his own life. Truth In today's comments on the affair ays : "It Is worthy of remark that the authorized version was most obllglngfy Im pressed by the officers nnd mm of the Ho- hcnzollorn upon every tourist they met. " The official version of the affair , In brief , teems to be that Lieutenant Von Hahnko , who was accompanied by ft brother officer , accidentally ran Into the river GrondalJely on his bicycle , while trying to avoid a colli sion with a shying pony. The liver , It Is . further explained , Is a raging torrent , from j which escape U Impossible. | Mr. Libouchcre adds : "Wo received a letter - tor saying that on the day following Von I Hahnkc's death , a dummy figure of the same I R'.r.o and welcht was tossed Into the torrent ! In order to test Its effect. When the dummy . was drawn from It , It was found to bo torn to ' pieces , and everybody agrees that Von lahnke's body must hare met a similar ate. Yet , slnco the appearance of Truth's omarks , It Is announced from Berlin that he body has t ° cn recovered , ci'ter being six veelu In the raging torrent , and that It will ) c brought home for hurlal. " In conclusion , Mr. Lahouchere remarked : 'Perhaps , In time , the full facts In this very emarkttble affair may bo made known. " CIIIID IIY A ISAS IXIMOSIOX. leplornlile Aeelileiit 111 AVhleli ( ilycerlne I'layM a I'arl. CYGNET , O. , Sept. 7. An explosion o ( nitro-glyccrlne occurred hero this afternoon at 3 o'clock , which resulted In the death of Ix persons , whose names are known , and others at present unknown. The killed are : SAM BARBER. ALLEN FALLIS. JOHN THOMPSON. CHARLES BARTLETT. HENRY LANSDALE. D. HAVENS , boy. The explosion occurred at Grant's well , at the rear of the National Supply company's olfiee building In the village. This well hud lift been shot by Samuel Barber , the shooter 'or ' the Ohio and Indiana Torpedo company. The well was a gasser , und when the 120 qua'ts of glycerine were let down Into the well , the latter exploded , the gas Ignited , and with a terrific roar the fiamoa shot high above the derrick. As soon as the drillers saw the flames Ihey climbed Into the derrick to shut off the gas , but they had hardly gotten there whoa there was a terrible explosion. The DUtnlng gas had started the remaining glycerine to the empty cans standing in a wagon near the derrick. In another wagon nearby were some cans containing another 120 quarts of the stuff and this was started by the force of the first explosion. The second end waa blended with the first In a mighty roar and the town and surrounding country tor miles trembled from the shock. The National Supply company's building was completely demolished and nothing remains but a big hole where the wagons stood. There Is not a whole pane of glass In any window In the town , and every house zad store was shaken to Its foundations. Who the men were who were In the der rick aud who were killed cannot bo learned now , owing to the excitement. The damage to the Ohio Oil company will amount to $3,000. Outbulld'ngs are a total wreck and many others damaged. The town has a population of about 1,200. Many bystanders were wounded. HiUASCO CiOKS ON TUB STAMJ. nvldenve In the MltsHoiirl Murder Caxc IH All III. MARYVILLE , Mo. , Sept. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) At 4 o'clock this aftcrnocm the last evidence In the Rasco case was heard. To morrow Judge Herndon will instruct the Jury and the arguments of the attorneys will bo heard. The most Interesting event of the trial oc curred today when Hez Rasco , the accused boy , took the witness stand to testify in hb own ibehalf. Rasco's evidence was entirely on the confession jvhlch ho made first to Sheriff Plxler. He said that Plxler told him of a method of photography by which the picture of a murderer ean be taken from the eye of his victim and asked him what he would think It ho , Plxlor , should produce his picture. Continuing , ho said , the sheriff told him that ho was suspected of having committed the crime , that the penile were going to hang somebody and might hang him and that the best thing ho could do was to confess. lie said also that Plxler promised him if he would confess that he would protect him , and told him the way the person did who committed the crime , thus , as he says , putting Into his mouth the statements ho afterwards made to others. The defense has attempted throughout the trial to show that Rasco is an unsophisti cated eoiuitry boy , that ho know no better than to allow himself to be Imposed upon by the sheriff , and considerable evidence to provo his youth , Innocent habits and coun try raising was Introduced today. After the Jury retired from the court room this afternoon Judge. Herndon made an au- niounroment .from the bench In response to a question from an attorney for the defense that linjvlll give only a first-degree Instruc tion , Tito defense admits that It does not hope for acquittal and that It will be satis fied If It succeeds In hanging the Jury again. HMSV.VTOIl AT St'll L' VI.13II IlUltXS , Seven C'UI'H of firaln anil n Vnliinhle IlullilliiK DeNtroyeil. SCIIUYLER. Neb. , Sept. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) The elevator used by the Stewart Grain company was found In flames at 9:20 : and was completely destroyed within an hour , entailing a loss ot $3,000 on the buildIng - Ing owned by Frank Faulkner , and the value of seven cars of groin owned by the Stewart Grain company , comprised of J. W. Stewart and E. H. Phclps. Faulkner Is said to have $2,000 of Insuiance on the building , thu Stewart Grain company $1,000 on build ing and $500 on the grain. The boys of the Twenty-second regiment of United States reg ulars turned out on masse from the quarters at the fair grounds and showed their drill training and hravcry by deliberate and fear less work at nozzle and on hose. Their efforts were Interfered with , and eome of them keenly felt the Interference. At about the tlmo the fire started , a man was seen to attempt an entrance Into the house of Joseph Kudrna. He tied down an alley and escaped , ST. LOUIS. Sept. 7. Afire , .followed by an explosion that shattered glass for half a block around and was heard a mile away , destroyed Henry Herman & Sons' Ice plant at 3327 and 3329 WUconslu avenue today. The plant had been running full tlmo up to about an hour before the fire occurred , A leak was discovered in one of the ammonia tanks , and U was thought advisable to shut down before any damage resulted , A fire started In some unknown way , and an ex plosion of leaking ammonia gas followed. In addition to the destruction of the Ice plant and machinery , residences In the neigh borhood were damaged to the extent of $3,590 , Herman & Sons' loss amount * to $30,000. Nobody was Injured. IN BLACKNESS OF DESPAIR No Ray of Hope Breaks the Gloom Atove the Emerald Islo. ERIN SITS CONFRONTED BY STARVATION DiirkeM ForehoilliiKit Fully Con- llrmeil by Detailed llriorfn : from Hvery Section of In'tattil'M Dro\tnc < I Out Knritilni ; ( Copyright , lf.07 . , by Press IMbtlahlnc Company. ) LONDON , Sept. 7. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) I'anlc Is fast proclaiming Itsalf throughout Ireland over the terrible prospect opened up by the ap parently complete failure of the harvest. I have before mo reports from 110 parish priests from Counties Cliro , Cork , Kerry , lilmcrlck , Tlppcrary , Antrim , Armagh , Ca- van , Dcrry , Donegal , Down , Fermanagh Monaghan and Tyrone , all telling the eamo piteous story of ruined crops , Impending destitution and famine , llllght hns every where wholly or mainly destroyed potatoes , t whllo oats , which Is the next most essential crop to the Irish farmer , lus been battered down by Incessant rains and practically de- I stroyed. I From County Galway comes this heart rending tale : "Tho late long run of harah weather leaves scarcely a vestige hope to the poor Connemara cottiers. The three pilnclpal crops raised In this locality hay , oats and potatoes are virtually ruined , the latter to an alarming extent. It Is a com- I mon observation around Cllfden that It Is n full day's work for a man to dig one meal ! of potatoes for his family , aud even then J they ean scarcely be eaten. " I From Mallow , County Cork , situated In tin rich streak of land known as the "Golden Vein , " the World's report h : "The oat crop , which Is the principal or main depend ence of the vast majority of farmers through out this union , Is unfit for marketing pur poses. Acres are still seen , spread out lu sheaf , and cannot bo bound or stacked , and the crop Is now reduced to a condition that only Ills It for the manure heap. The potato crop Is counted almost a dead failure. " CHANGE OF A MONTH. A dispatch from WestmeaUi states : "In cessant rains of the last month have com- r-Ietcly destroyed crops of every dcscr.ptlon. What were a month ago smiling , cheerful- looking fields , are today blighted and ruined. The potato crop Is bad even to rottenness ; oats and kindred crops ore In such a wretched way that no yield can bo expected from them. " From Maryborough , Queen's county , the correspondent telegraphs : "In this county there Is a general unanimity of oplnicri that since the famine year of 1847 the prospect of the agricultural community was never as had as today. This description does not refer to any particular locality , but to every district In the county. The crop which suf fered most Is the potato , of which there will be practically none. It Is generally believed that before the new year dawns there will bo no potatoes lit to eat In the county. Neict to potatoes , oats are in very bad condition. " The correspondent at iBallygawley , Ty rene county , says : "Ground wuere potatoes had been planted In drills resembles a bit of barren waste that had been lying over for some time with the Intention of being plowed In the autumn. Flax Is almost an unknown quantity. During the week enor mous floods have been sweeping the country. Tons of hay , to add further to the misery , have been carried away by the Inundations. " From Castelbar , Mayo county , telegrams say : "Torrents of rain prevailed here during the last three days almost continuously , and the country is In the most deplorable condition. Lands are Hooded , potatoes and oats destroyed , and hay rotting. No efforts can bo made to save the several crops from destruction , owing to the deluge of rain day after day. Farmers are ruined. The blight Is making rapid Inroads on the potato crop In consequence of the Incessant heavy rains. Reports from all quarters confirm the belief that famine will result this winter. " IT IS BEYOND EXAGGERATION. Tho.Woterford correspondent says : "No exaggeration to say the prospects for harvest were hanlly ever darker or sadder than at present. In several parts of the country corn , now a month cut , Is still un- stackcd on account of the rain. Very little new grain has been marketed yet , and buy ers expect difficulty In getting oats fit for feeding purposes. From all parts come bad accounts of the potato crop. The prices of cattle have fallen. " The Helturbet , County Cavan , correspond ent declares : "In this district the prospect Is gloomy In the extreme. The hay and oat crops lie rotten on tlo ground , and the potato crop has not been such a failure slnco ' 40. The same state of things exists all over the country. " From County Limerick , the World hears : "As the season draws to a clcse no ray of hope Is observed that would dispel the gloomy anticipations Indulged In some time ago In regard to the ultimate failure of crops In general. From all sides the most alarmIng - Ing Intelligence conies concerning the potato crop. The yield In most places , when com pared with last year , will not arrive at one- fourth. The hay crop Is In a very bad con dition , verging In most cases on Irreparable loss from the continuous downpour of rain. The outlook for every article of farm pro duce is of the worst description. " The Rosscommon correspondent telegraphs : "Tho coming winter promises to be one of famine. Everything Is gone. " Complaint Is heard from the most dis tressed districts of the country that land lords are pressing for their rents , to secure whatever little money the tenants may have In the savings banks , knowing that nothing will be left before the winter Is half through. The weather shows no signs of Improving. The rain continues and the temperature has fallen to an exceptional ! } ' low point for this tlmo of year. The qutlook for Ireland Is ono of despairing blackness. EDWARD MARSHALL. TIIIIKB ICIllii > AT A Itallrnail Train ( 'rasln-N Into a WaKOii with IInItexnltN. . READING , Pa. , Sept. 7. A Philadelphia & Reading wrecking engine crashed Into a wagon at a grade crossing at Frush Valley , a few miles above Reading , tonight and three lives were lost. The dead ore : EVAN HEISTER , aged 45 years. WARREN FAUST , 10 years. LEON FAUST , 7 years. All were Instantly killed. The boys were the sons of Allen Faust , a miller ot Berkeley , this county , and Helster , who was In his employ , was driving them In a covered wagon with a load of flour. The presump tion Is that ho did not hear the approach of the engine. Double KlllliiK \VyoiuliiK. . SALT LAKH. Utnh , Sept. 7.-A special to the Herald from Hawllnsya , says : Word ban Just reached Lander of a double killing which occurred In the nig Horn country. 150 miles north ot here. Henry Morse , n cowboy In the employ of the 1'ltchfork Cattle company , went to the round-up camp and ordered Bob Jackson , the COOK , JQ prepare supper. Jackvon did not move fusi enough ana Morse phot him through tlw body , killing him Instantly. Then he llred two uhots at it cowboy numed West , mid before he could tire a third tlmo West Kliot him through the heart. .Movement * of Ocean VINKI'H , Si'j'l. 7. At New York Arrived Teutonic , from Liverpool ; New York , from Southampton ; Kms , from Genoa , Balled Cevlc , for Liver pool ; Amsterdam , for Amsterdam ; Saale , for Bremen , vlu Plymouth : Auranlu , for Liverpool ; Masblllu , for Marseilles unil N ; < lcs" . At Qneenstown Arrived Hhynlard , from Phlludelph'u ' , for Liverpool , ni'il ' proceeded ; Majestic , from New York , for Liverpool , and proceeded. At Plymouth Arrlvrd-Havel , from New York , ( or Bremen , und proceeded , uheuU of its own record. M'PAItt.AM ) DHXIKS T < II5 C'llAilHKS. MnjN lie Dhlot Coniju-l' OIINMH I'tll- liloycM tit Slinro talarlti ) with Him. DBS MOINES , Scpt T. ( Snfoiul Telegram. ) Ex-Secretary ot St to Wj M. McFArUml filed today his answer In the damage suit brought against him n behalf ot the state by Attorney General JjRomlqy. The suit Is for $3.000. the full amount of McFarland's bond , nnd la against / McFariand nnd his bondsmen. McFarlanJ denies specifically all the 'Shorge made against him In the sUtc'o petition. Ho was charged with cxtiuvaganeo In hl-liig greater numbers of clerks than were necessary to tabulate the census , and also was charged with compelling employe ; to pay him part ot their salaries , an a con dition of holding their positions. He states that the salaries and the number ot employe * were subject to the orders of the executive council , anil that all his acts were app'ovcd by that body. Ho denies that ho compelled any of his employes to pay him part of their earnings. The attorney gcne'al states that ho will probably bo unable to get the MSO io trial at the September levin of court , ns he has ben unable to take evidence till the answer of the defense should bo filed. It will , there fore , go over to the Deiomber term. .IIMIYMAX IS OFKICUKI ) A IIIUIIH. Seiixiitlnn at OiioiiluK of Trial of .VI- Ic-Kcil Klilou Ha ilk Holilirr.s. OTTUMWA , la. , Sept. 7. ( Special Tco- ! . gram. ) The trial of the first of the alleged grog of Eldon ibank rotibers started out to- I I day with a sensation. A .few days ago a letter came to the clerk's offlce addressed to j E'd , Sterling , one of the regular panel jury men. When he came to town today to serve . on the jury , he opened It . 'and finding that It referred to the case In court , he gave It i to the judge. It Is understood to have been [ anonymous sad made a proposition to Ster ling to pay him well to hang the jury or secure an acquittal. A largo number 6t Murray's associates from Chicago are hero to swear to any alibi for him. The officers , have also been 'warned that If given a chance an attempt will be made to got 'Murray away from them. He Is guarded with extra , care. After the trial of Murray como those of Hamilton and Stevens , the marshal at Eldon who con fessed to having Instigated the robbery. IOWA ST.VT13 MISMOHIAI. HAM , . Work on One AVIiiK lx to lie Started at DIIVI * . DES MOINES , Sept. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) The executive council met today with all members present and adopted plans for the state memorial h ll , which will be erected near the capital. ' Oliver O. Smith of DCS iMolnca has been chosen as the archi tect. His plans contemplate a building three stories In height , 240 feel Irng , which will cost about $250,000 when completed. One wing will bo begun at once , the legis lative appropriation being confined to this section. It will be slxty-elglit feet square , and It is believed It can be completed with the $25,000 at the dlsp'osal of the council for the purpose. The plans and specifications will ho drawn at once , and the Intention hi to put 1 the foundation this fall , and have the cornerstone laid probably on December 28 , the fifty-first anniversary of the admls- s.Ion cf Iowa to the unlou. UICCOKDS 1\ TUB CAS13 AHE IH'KM3D. Dffiiloatlou In. . MltliolJ County Ti-tMiKiirop'M Olllce "ln'Covi-rci ! , Up. JIASON CITY , Ia. . . 6ep 7. ( Special Tele gram.)1 ) Another sensation Jaas developed fn the Mitchell county defalcation. Some per son or persons broke Into the country treas urer's office and vault and burned a.id Cc- stroyed a large part of the records. It 's ' sup posed to have connection with the recent defalcation , which was discovered under the Pelton regime. Pelton w.as kl'lefl by a bull about six weeks ago. His con was three weeks ago nominated for treasurer , but as soon as the shortage was discovered with drew from the ticket. The Bean ol Super visors put an expert at the books , but the burning of the records covers up all hopes of ferreting out the matter. A reward of ? J,000 Is offered for the arrejt of the person who burned the records. , THUOWX KllOSI A TRAIN III' TRAMPS. Olilowt Coniliictor on tlio AValiasli Foiinil Dying : on , tinTrack. . OTTUMWA , la. , Sept. 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) Flnley Ackert , bfe oldest conductor ' on the Wabeali read , , Ifrtt here last night In charge of the passenger train to St. Louis. At Belknap , a few miles below , he was missed and the train turned- back as far as Soap creek , where he was found by the side of the road with a gash In" his head and un conscious. He was taken to his home In Moberly , Mo. , where he 'died this morning. He made a statement before ho died to the. effect that ho found a tramp between the cars , and when he started o talk to him , was pushed off the train. The ; tramp disappeared at the next station. Ackert was 75 years old and a popular man. OOVIillXOH DHAICi : AT DBS MOIXKS. r HUH \oarly 'Hrcovereil ' from theKf - fi-ctn of HIM Fall. DES ilOINES , Sept. ' 7. ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor Drake "was at his olllce today for the first tlmVln several weeks. Ho came up last evening from Centcrvlllc , and devoted most ot the day to business. Ho Is still far from well. He has nearly recovered from the Injury received in his fall on the steps of the stnto house , liul the disease , diabetes , wlthrwhlcll ho has bcvs ofillcted for years , Is qtlll seriously aggra vated. Ho expects to boIn the city several dnyu , and on Ills return homo will probably go to Excelsior Springs , , Mo. , once moro. DUCIDH TO AIIAXDOX TUB STIIIKC. Iowa Mlncrx ( Jive Uu tin- Flu lit for IllKhurnncN. . DES MOINES. Sept. ' 7. ( Special Telegram. ) The backbone of thd rjko of miners In this district Is broken. The miners 'In the Christy and Des Molnepmines have steadfastly - fastly refused to leave ' i\folr \ work and the other men have conclude ! ) to return to work af the old wages. There ] may be some fur ther trouble before ii settlement Is reached , but Indications are-Uie men will nearly all bo at work this wrufc , | ft Thrown ItcHiiniiAlUIIH y on Council , DES IMOINES , la. . Segt. 7. Ex-Sccretary of State 'McFarlaadf ( oilayj-flled an answer lethe ' the action brought'by ( h state through the attorney general to recover moneys alleged to have been 'Wrongfully'obtained ' by clerks In consideration of employment given them on the census. Tbo atinwer throws the en tire repponslblllty on th'cj executive council , which authorized the payment of salaries and was supposed ' to k99\V the purpose for which the fim'ds we'rq'us ; l. The council was composed of the governor , secretary of state , auditor and treasurer , t'orn Injiircil by too Mucli Ili-at , SIOUX CITY. Sept , 7 < ( Speclal Telegram. ) The long spell of ; hot weather which Is prevallant over the Missouri valley has damaged the corn very much In this section of the Etoto and It Is not believed that it will amount now to CO per cent of the normal. It has goqo too far for rain to do It any good. Oats ore quite a light crop. The nights have been , too cool for Ideal crop growing. , Advance lu I'rlt't * of Mfiit. SIOUX CITY , Sept. 7 , ( Special Telegram- ) The butchers of Sioux City have decided , owing to the present high price of stock , to advance the price zy. cents per pound on all Kin4s of meat , This has been agreed to by all of the retail butchers In the city and It means that the people will have to pay more for meat than has been demanded for over Ix years , i FICIiriNC THE YKLLOW FEVER Authorities Doing Thair Best to Ksop the Plague Within Bounds , TH1EE CASES REPORTED AT BILOXI Oi'eaii SprliiK" IN Strlotly ( liiiirantliicil anil Bxtrn I'rocuut loan Are Taken All Over the Southern Statvii. : IJILOXI , Miss. , Sept. 7. At 10:30 : tonight three well-dcl'acd cases of yellow fever were found here. They are under guard and no fear Is felt. NEW ORLEANS , Sept. 7. Night fell on New Orleans without a single case cf yellow fuver having been reported to the State Board ot Health. But ono Imported case thus far has been developed here and death has wiped that out. The Board ot Health tonight , through Its president , Dr. Ollphant , and Its president pro tern , Dr. Wnlmslcy , de clared that lu spite ot all reports to the con trary not one of the many who had como hither from Ocean Springs had been stricken with the disease. In the afternoon dispatches to the Associated Press contained a state ment on the authority of the Marino hos pital officials In Washington that Dr. Ollphant had 'telegraphed Dr. Wasdln at Mobile that two deaths had occurred here and that there were three new cases. Dr. Ollphant affirms with emphasis that he signed no such dispatch , nor did any repre sentative of the Board of Health , nnd that It wns unjust to thus create alarm In- the public mind when there was no foundation for the story. Last night , during , the meeting of the Hoard ot Health , It was decided. In keeping faith with thu health organizations of the country , to wire the exact situation to Dr. Wasdln of the Marine Hospital Uoard at Mobile. The appended dispatch was sent and dispatches of similar import were sent to seme twenty-live boards of health In this country. "One case of fever , from Ocean Springs , Miss. , died hero this morning. Extreme precaution taken. Know of no other case In the city. S. R. OLIPHANT , President. " Dr. Oliphant fays he sent no other dis patch to Dr. Wasdln. Either the Marine Hospital Service has been imposed upon or Incorrect Information has been given out. USE DISINFECTANTS. This morning at the Oelpl nsldencc , the premises were thoroughly Impregnated with sulphur and It is believed every lingering germ has been killed. The four Inmates , the servants and the mother and brother of the boy , are absolutely quarantined. No one Is permitted either to enter or leave the house , which will be In charge of the board four days. The physicians are promptly reporting cases of fever that come under their ob servance. Dr. Walmsley said tonight four or five doubtful cases had been reported and that members ot the board of experts had Investigated them all. In none of them was there a trace or symptom of yellow fever. The Board .of Health office was thronged with people throughout the day and far Into the night. Many came to Inquire as to thf probability of a modification of last night's sweeping quarantine proclamation so that' their friends and relatives sojourning at Mississippi Sound resorts might be allowed to como home , and others came to secure health certificates In order that they might leave the city , 'the ' latter being mostly com mercial travelers , who were generally fur nished the proper bills of health. During the day 1C was reported that a tralnload of people from the coast had been side-tracked beyond the city limits , awaiting such action by the board as would permit them to comu Into town. Major Day , local chief of the railway mall service , called upon Superintendent Marshall of the Louisville & Nashville railroad with reference to the dispatching of mall to and from the infected points. Complaint had been made that Ocean Springs and Blloxl were being deprived of mall facilities. Arrangements will be made to take the mall from the stations at Ocean Springs and Blloxl by means of pouch catchers. Infected points are not affected. INSPECTION CAMP. A complete Inspection camp has been or ganized at the Rlgolcts , through which an entrance Is made to the city. No doubtful case will be allowed to come In. Inspectors have been sent to all the gulf coast points to make a full and thorough examination of their health and sanitary conditions. Dr. Gill , who made his first stop at Bay St. Louis , reported that town thoroughly healthy with no semblance of yellow fever. There seems to bo no threatened exodus from the city. All but one road reports outgoltig business as normal. The North eastern officials said they were carrying a somewhat heavier consignment of passengers than ordinarily and attributed the Increase to the natural fear of unaccllmatcd strangers. Only one additional death has been re ported at Ocean Springs with symptoms of yellow fever , a mulatto. No new cases have been reported during the afternoon. Ocean Springs has now been absolutely cut off from the outside world and the only means of reaching the town are by wire or mall. The telegraph operator Is well nigh worked to death. Serious suffering Is certain to fol low , H was said this afternoon there was only one ton of Ice In the town and there was no way to get moro. Ice Is necessary where fever rages. Physicians at the Springs get but little rest and It Is not so certain the medical supplies will not soon be ex hausted , but In the course of a day or two means will be found whereby relief will bo supplied. If required city physicians will volunteer aid to the local doctors. MENACE TO THE STATE. In the Associated press dUpatchcs last night It was strongly Intimated that the yel low fever at Ocean- * Springs had been com municated from Ship Is-Iand , where the fed eral government maintains a quarantine sta tion. The Island Is In sight of the Springs. Today Dr. Haralson , of the Mississippi Board of Health , said ; "Tho gulf quarantine at Ship Island Is a menace to the health or the people ot Missis sippi and the people of the entire south. Ship Island harbor should either bo devoted to quarantine or to shipping , and should not be used for both purposes , I challenge Dr. Wyman , supervising surgeon general of the United States , or Dr. Murray , surgeon of the United States marine , or Dr. Smith , as sistant surgeon In the'quarantine office at Ship Island , t- show me anywhere In the world a harbor as small us Ship Island har bor that Is used for both quarantine and shipping without a lazaretto for yellow fever patients. Mississippi Is the only state In the union that would submit to the Indignity and danger of such a station at Its very door , " Atlanta Will .Not flnurantliu' . ATLANTA , Qa , , Sept. 7. Dr. Oulteras. the yellow fever expert , who Is enroute to Ocean Springs , Miss. , passed through hero today. Ho will arrive there tomorrow. The train from New Orleans was three hours late ar riving hero today. It was stopped at many points and at Montgomery and several other points along the way past-cngers were not permitted to leave the train. Atlanta will not quarantine -against the fever stricken district. Mobile ArlN Promptly. MOBILE , Ala. , S-pt. 7. Every precau tion has been taken today to guard against the introduction of fever Into Mobile. Rigid quarantine- has been established by land and water and half a dozen persons who got In before quarantine arrangements were completed havu been sent out of the city lo thu detention camp , located fifteen miles west on the Louisville & Nashville road. At this catun also are detained travelers who ST1I.I. PltOMISIM ) COOl , \VICAT11KH. M Not lii the I.enit DlNturliert liy Their FnlliireH. Hour. Deir. Hour. Denr. * i II. in TO 1 | i. in > HI 41 n , in til ) U | i , in ( Ml T n. in. . . . . . 70 U | i. in Ill H n , in 7-1 -I | i , in ti ll n. in SO . " . | i , ill Ilii to n , ill. . . . . . 811 tt | i , l til It II. III. . . . . . SO 7 It. III. . . . . . SN iu in s is it. in. . . . . . sr U II. ill HH Still thn cool wove maintains Itself afar off , whllo the people of Omaha suffer with the heat and Inhale bacteria and germs , and the dust arising from the many new buildings In course of erection ; but even the bustle and nolso of renewed business activity can not tlrown the laments of the populace upon the weather , The weather officials ngaln go on record with a prediction for fair anil cooler weather today. The maximum yes terday was 92 degrees. came from coast points or from New Or- { leant ! . They must remain ten days In quar antine. There are several there now. No I trnln crews are allowed to come Into town. A close examination bv the physicians hern enables the Board of ifValth to say positively that there Is no case ot a suspicious nature | in Mobile. ( iOVBRVIIBVP AL'THOItlTlUS ACT. Do All \VKliln Their Pov or to Itrllcvr tin * Munition. WASHINGTON , Sept. 7. Thi general gov ernment will render all assistance In Its power to check the spread of yellow fever. This will be done mainly through the agency of the marine hospital service. Dr. Walter Wyman , the heail of the bureau , returned to thU city this afternoon and assumed active charge in directing the work of assl ting the state officials ot Mis sissippi la their efforts' confine the iVlsoiso to the locality where It appears to have started. Dr. Wyman says that as yet ho has J no opinion to express whether the disease I h yellow fever , although'he admits 41 looks I very suspicious. The precautionary measures 1 he has taken are based entirely on the declara- ' tlon of the State Board of Health of Louis iana In the Gelpl case , which was that the | dlsease from which the person had died wns yellow fever. Dr. Wyman says the situation I at Ocfan Springs Is entirely In the hands of j the State Board of Health. The marine hos pital bureau Is doing everything possible lo as'lst. Dr. Wyman has wired the physician In charge at Ocean Springs a copy of the treasury regulations relating to the preven tion of the sprea.l of epidemic diseases froi.i ono state to another. These regulations pre scribe the manner of surveillance to be es tablished over railroad trains coming from the Infected district and give the rules for the Isolation of Infected passengers and the disinfection of their baggage. Dr. GulteraB , the well known expert In yellow fever , who was requested to go lo Ocean Springs by Dr. Wyman , will reach there tomorrow morn ing. His opinion on the disease Is awaited with Interest by the bureau officials. The marine hopHal service- has ample camp material and equipage on hand. The splendid outfit which has been at Gaines ville , Ga. , was started tonight on a train for the vicinity of Ocean Springs. It will bn taken to within thirty or forty miles of the place and It a camp of detention Is found necessary the outfit will be useJ as occasion may require. The bureau also keeps portable apparatus at Savannah , Ga. , Intended for use In epidemics. It consists of machines fqr uWnfectlng and fumigating purposes. They liave be'eiT started for the vicinity of Ocean Springs. Klrxt Victim a St. I.oil ! * Girl. ST. LOUIS , Sept. 7. The first victim of the yellow fever plague that made Its re appearance at Ocean Springs , on the Missis sippi coast , was a St. Louis girl. Ml-.s Penelope - lope Emma F. Schutze , daughter of F. C. G. Shutzc , a well-to-do retired merchant of this city. The family formerly lived In Birming ham , Ala. Saturday came a dispatch saying that she was very ill with fever. The .family was greatly alarmed , as from her letters they know that dengue , or brcakbono fever , had attacked hundreds at the reort. Monday they were horrified by a brief telegram from the hotel people , saying : "Your daughter died Sunday of yellow fever. " St. Ionls Will Take Pri'faiitloiiN. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 7. Dr. Max Starkloff , health commissioner ot this city , while he Is In no sense apprehensive that yellow fever will reach St. Louis , publicly states that he will promptly adopt all necessary precau tions to keep It out and the strongest possi ble measures to control It should It be brought bore. With this In view ho today Issued to all the physicians In the city an urgent request to at once notify the Board of Health If they are called to treat patients coming from the south who present any suspicious symptoms of the fever. I'lurlila Taken Action. JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Sept. 7. The State Board of Health has Issued a proclamation excluding .from the state all persons and baggage from the yellow fever Infected points In Louisiana and Mississippi unlcSK accompanied by a certificate that he hat. not been exposed to the disease within fifteen days from the tlmo of departure. Ohio \atlonal DiMtiorratN. COLUMBUS , O. , Sept. 7. Only n few of the delegates to the Htato convention of the national democrats have arrived tonight , probably owing to the faet that there l no formnl program for tomorrow. The program does not open until Thursday morning. Tomorrow afternoon n confer ence of the dolcfrutes will be lie-Id , com mittees appointed nnd the work of the con vention outlined. While the conference Is culled for the purpose of nominating u state ticket there Is some sentiment ngnlnst It , though how strong ) Is not known. It Is not bellevPil , however , the opposition will prevent Htato tlckc-t being mimed. The convention will probably endorse u candi date for Unlteil Stntcs nonntor , the minus mentioned In this i onncctlon being those oC Hon. Joseph H. OutluvaltP of OolumbuH , Hon. Virgil II. Kllnu of Cleveland nnd Jnllim Dexter of Cincinnati. A resolution will probably bo iidnptcd favoring the nomina tion of candidate ) * for the legislature wherever an organization cnn bo formed. Schooner Prolinhly KoiuiilerN. PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 7. From Information mation brought to this port tonight the British steamship Strnitu of Dover , from Santlnpo ilo Cuba , there Ix rpuxan to fpnr that thu schooner Donna T. BrlggB , which Halleil from New York three wcckn aK with firms and ammunition far the In- Hurgent army , linn foundered. The Me-amer brought won ! that the HrlsgH luul not ar- rlvcil ami that nothing had been heard of it. Its cargo was Intended for General ( Jurcla. who Is encamped In thn mountnlmi near llaracoa , on the north ooaHt of the province , aw.iltlng the arrival of the vernel. It wnt deeply laden with a ilead weight rargo of Khot and shell when It loft New York. Soon after a tropical cylone. swept thp Huluimn islands anil. It I.s not unlikely that the lirlggH went down In this. The tug DauntlesH , which wns lo have met It anil taken on board the cargo , Htlll remains at Savannah , not havlne been ublo to locate the Brlirt'S. AilinllM .Aliu'ilrr nnil Kiiihc/.zlcincii < , DETROIT , Sept. 7.-A special to the News from Bancroft , Mich. , nyn Hint Harry F. Leailly of Itocliepter , N. Y. , died here yes- tt > riluy. lleforn hlx demlm he Hinted that he had lieen guilty of killing a Miss Kmerwm In HocheMcr and of embezzlement from a Rochester flro Insuraiifo firm. A correspondent In Rochester today IntPr- vlewed Chailes T. Leadly , father of the deceitHPil. He acknowledged Hint the man wns his eon , but said nothing about thu erlmea mentioned. Jni'im AcceptH Arbitration. WASHINOTON , Sept. 7.-The full text of the formal acceptance by the J.ipuno o government of lie ) proposal to arbitrate RH dllfi-renpPs with Hawaii hats been received In Ibis city , anil u copy wns today delivered lo Seerpliiry Hhrrm.m by the xecri'tury of HIP Jupniipsilegation. . Mr. Matnul. It IB from Count ukumu. minister of foreign n-f- fitlrx to II. Klilm.imuni , Japanese minister to Huw.ill J.ipan propovvx that the two Kovcrnmi'ii A unlto In Inviting the klnx ot to act an sole arbitrator. FXTI New System of Telegraphing Gives Worda Now Power of Flight. MESSAGES SENT AT WONDERFUL SPEED Transmitted Many Times Faster Than a Bapid Tnlkor Speaks , TEST OF THE SQUIER-CREHORE PLAN Practical Operation of the Instrument Over a Long Oircuit. REVOLUTION IN TELEGRAPHY IMPENDS Culmination nf a SerleN of A in rr loan , liiveiitliitix .MaIOH the INe of Klce- trlelly ( or HtiMliiCMN Corrc- Niioiulenee 1'met leal. The transmission of telegraphic mes sages at a speed of from 4,000 to 5,000 ' words a mttuito and a complete revolution of telegraphy as It has been known alnco the great Invention : * of Morse Is at haud , Three weeks ago the cable dispatches ot The Ileo announced that two young Ameri can electrical engineers , Messrs. Squler and Ciehorc , had been accorded the privilege of conducting experiments on the govern ment postal lines of Great Lirltaln , and that most successful results had been obtained. The American Invcntora Were given the use of a clear line , SCO miles long , making a circuit through London , Leeds , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Newcastle , York and other places. Over this line short messages were transmitted at the rate of 4,000 words a mlnuto. The following letter , Juat received from Lieutenant Squler who Is now In London , gives further information concerning the . , experiments In Great llrltaln. The letter | j reads as follows : " "GRAND I10TI5L , TRAFALGAR SQUARE , LONDON , Aug. 1:7 : , 1SU7. Mr. E. Hosewatcr , Editor Omaha Dee , My Dear Sir : 1 knew you would be Interested In hearing of some of the great results with the synchronograph which , wo have recently been trying over the gov ernment postal lines in England. The Brit ish government has given us every facility poss.iole. ami Is entirely convinced of the .superiority of our system. "On August 22 , over .a line from London via York to Aberdeen and return to London , a distance of over 1,100 miles , including over eighty miles of underground cable , we sent messages at the rate of1,300 words per min ute , and this speed was only limited by the particular dynamo available. "We have also tried a cable representing the German cable of 120 knots from hero , to Germany , and sent over It atthe. . rate ot- 1,300 words per minute. Our apparatus Is. mounted In the general poslollloq , London , from which point tiiu oxperlnienta thus far have been made. Ivlll be glad to send you a detailed account ot thcso experiments , as soon us tlmo permits maJIng : it out. We sail on August 2S on the steamer Etrurin for- New York. "Thanking you again for your Interest In this work , I remain , very truly yours. "GEORGE O. SQUIEU. " DOES WONDERFUL , WORK. As shown by the above letter a speed oC 4,300 words a mlnuto has been obtalaed lu' the transmission of messages over a line 1,100 miles In length. As the greatest speed now tlatalned through the Morse system and by the aid of a corto Is EOventy welds a. minute , the tremendous Increase in the speed of the transmission of messages by ' the Sciuier-Crehoro system may be seen a't. a glcnco , but can scarcely bo appreciated. The greatest speed obtained by the use of the most Improved facilities over the At lantic cable Is about thirty words a mlnuto. Dy the employment of the syiichronograph 600 words a minute can bo easily sent acrosn the cable. When It Is said that the fastest , speaker rarely uses more than 225 words iu mlnuto and when one reflects that a very fast thinker thinks only 300 words a minute , the ability of the synchronograph to keep- far In advance of any thinker and much further In advance of any speaker can best bo appreciated. The inventors maintain that their very successful trials l England demonstrate the possibility of sending presa messages between New York and Chicago at such a speed that the ontlie contents ot a newspaper could be transmitted in an hour , and the claim does uot appear unreasonable ,11 the light of their recent success. The speed at which messages under thl PI new and wonderful system may bo sent la limited only by the speed at which nn electrical dynnmo can ibe made to revolve. The messages are both sent and received l > y the aid of a dynamo. H Is believed that with the successful operation of the system letters up to the length nf 500 words can bo transmitted by the telegraph at no greater cost than by the postal rates now la effect. The receiver of such messages will bo required to have "a person to do Ills transcribing , or attend lo that necessary function himself. That will , of course , In crease the cost somewj'at , but It ) uellcvcil that even with that additional expense , thus Incurred the cost will not bo too great to make the ime of the system In commercial circles Impracticable. Al'I'RECIATED IN ENGLAND. The synchnnograph ! Is the culmination ot a scries of startling American Inventions with ( ho common object of securing greater speed In thn transmission of telegraphic mes sages that have been made within the past two years. Patrick Dclany ot Now Jersey Invented one of these electrical devices known as his sextuplettc telegraphic machine which IK now in use on the lines of the government postal telegraph In Great Britain. The greatest speed obtained through the Delnny machine was from SOO to 1,000 words a minute. Hut his machine bus now been completely eclipsed by the Invention of Lieutenant George 0 , Senior , Third artil lery , United Stairs Army , and I'rof , Crehoro , a graduate of the Sibley college o > f engineer ing , Cornell university , and now professor at IXirlinou'.h college. With Iho development and perfection of Iho synchronograph wo are destined to dispense with the malls for the transmission of all letter * except possibly love letters , letters of a diplomatic nature , and all letters which require a seal or the verification of signature. Like the Invention of Dclany , the Invention of Mekt.ru. S'qulor and Cro- liorj was IIrut offered to the government ot the United .States , but first accepted anil given a trial by the government of Great llrltaln. Dclany offered his machine to thu United States and It wan refused , Jt was later offered to the HrltUh government and accepted with Iho payment of ? 10UOO ft year as royalty lo the Inventors. Laut spring the til-legates to the Interna tional postal congnns wen ; Invited to In spect the Invention cf Mresrs. Squlcr anil Orchoro at Kortritu Monroe , Ya. , where Lieutenant Squlcr was In charge of the de partment of electricity nnd mines hi thu United States artillery school. The experi ments were madq over an Iron wire thir teen miles In length , but thu Invention did not receive btrloim lundiHrallon from the postal eongieas for thi > reason that telegraph matters wore not taken up by that body. The practical demonstration of Its useful ness , however , can not fall tq force It upon the attention of all the governments owning postal telegraph byBtemt and eventually make Us uee universal , The far-reaching effects of uuch a change Iri Irlegraphlo facilities can only bo falily guessed at M the present time.