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OTtlAIlA, TI1TJUS' AV :MOH2S'I2sO. JULY 25. 1II01-TWELTE PAdES.
SI 27(1 L .13 COL'Y FIVK CENTS.
LOSG GLADLY HELPS
liotiturj of Kit; Pleusdto Grnt Echlej'j
leqnut for limitation.
CALLS DEWEY AND OTHERS FOR COUNCIL
Wiihi ta Q1t Sant'ar Officer Fair
.. ' .
Fostib'.t llearinj
TOO HOT, HOWEVER TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Order Will Be Irr.ned Tod-, iiccmiij
EffooMTe Lut-.r.
SAMPSON AND M ACL AY HAVE THEIK SAY
Former Snjs He Is Glnntl to Hnvc
Whole Mnttcr Hrotiylit to Light
mill Lntfcr Siih 'lis the
Only ffr.
WA8HINOTON, July 21. Secretary Lon,?,
In accordanco with n request from Admiral
chiny tiuv. iiilvUpd that otneer th.it be
rf J '
would order n court of Imiulry to examine'
im the entire matter of Admiral Schley's
course In the Santiago naval campaign "The whole transaction Is on a par with
Later tho secretary announcod that, owing tho seizure of the Maine's flag by Mrs.
to the extremely hot wcuthcr, tho court George Cornwallls West," snld Mr. Torrey,
would not meet until September and thnt. "who presented 'he emblem to the vessel,
he would turn over his receptton room to Throughout there has been an utter lack of
the court. Tho secretary sold: ' appreciation on tho part of some members
"It Is too hot now and I don't believe of tho Maine committee of Mr. Maker's as
It would bo comfortable for olaccrs to sit In Btstanco and with apparent deliberation the
their heavy full dress uniforms during committee hH taken to Itself tho thanks
August. I Issued an order some tlmo ago for which It has not a shadow of claim."
dispensing with the wearing of full dress
uniforms during a court-martial, but this
case will bo so Importunt that every form
of official dignity will be obsorved, even
to thn guard of marines at the door. I
propose to glvo tho court tho uso of tho
large reception room adjoining my oHlcc,
which Is a convenient and commodious
place."
"Will tho scfslons of the court bo open?"
"Unquestionably," was tho emphatic re
ply. "I propose to make that fact very
plain. It would bo a great mistake to havu
a secret court. The country has tho right
xo Know nu i
of testimony offered. Personally. I should
be very glad to have a court composed o .
n largo number of officers, but the naval
regulations restrict mo to tho selection of
throe. 1 hope to name tho personnel of tho
court tomorrow and this will glvo the Judgo
advocate nnd recorder nmplo tlmo to pre
pare u list of witnesses who nro to bo sum
moned. This list will be necessarily quite
lengthy nnd It will toko aomo llttlo tlm
to assemble tho officers here. I do not bull-vo
that tho session of tho court will be
prolonged, because, after nil, a great deal
of talk over the Santiago campaign Is like
the acnll'a vapor, which can be condensed
In a small bottle."
Settlor to Hare All Prlvlleum.
"Will Admiral Schloy be "allowed to name
witnesses?"
"Admiral Schley," was tho reply, "will
to aKdreitd every 'opportunity for thu ap
pearance of all tho witnesses hp may desire.
Ho Is also entitled under the naval regula
tions to be represented by counsel."
While Secretary Long was not asked
whether tho court of Inquiry would be
asked to form and submit an opinion upon
tbo facta disclosed by tho Investigation, it
is considered quite probable that this course
will bo pursued. Unless the order con
vening tho court expressly requires this
opinion to be expressed, Its report must bo
confined to stating tho factB found.
Secretary Long said that tho personnel
of the court would bo made known tomor
row, at which time nlso the precept con
vening tho court probably will bo Issued.
Meanwhile, there Is much speculation as to
tho members of the court other than Ad
miral Dowcy. The secretary himself says
there t no warrant for tho announcement
of any particular namo, us ho still has tho
question under advisement. He has' been
making inquiries during tho day as to the
availability of certain officers and It Is
understood that some telegraphic Inquiries
have been made ot those absent from the
city to sec If there is any reason why they
hould not serve.
Method ot Procedure.
When tho court of Inquiry reaches Its
decision all tho papers aro forwarded to the
Judgo advocate general of the navy and the
final approval or disapproval reats with tho
aecrctary of tho navy or the president, ac
cording to which one has ordered the court.
He asked that the department take such
action as was deemed best to accomplish
this purpose. Ho tilso requested that
whatever action be taken should occur In
Washington, whore his papers and data
are stored. Tho secretary Immediately de
cided to comply with Admiral Schley'a re
quest and dictated a letter to the rear ad
miral, eaylng that under tho circumstances
he heartily approved ot bis action and that
the department would proceed at once In
accordance with his request. The secre
tary took this action without consultation
with anyone and without communicating
the request ot Admiral Schley to the presi
dent. He then called into his office Kcar
Admiral Crownlnshleld and Captain Cowles,
chief and assistant chief respectively ot
tho bureau of navigation, nnd also Judgn
Advocate Oenerul Lemley, who has charge
of formalities of naval courts. Ho also
sent for Admiral Dewey. Although near
Admiral Schley did not ask specifically tor
a, court ot Inquiry, but left the action to
ho taken to tho Judgment of the depart
ment, the secretary decided that such a
court would be tho beBt means ot making
the Investigation and the throo bureau
officers were called In tor discussion as
to tho mode ot procedure.
Dewrr Will Do IIU Dntr
After his conference with Admiral Dewey,
who had responded to tho secretary's re
queu for an Interview, the secretary said
that ho had not had lime to, decide upon
the composition ot tho court, but In re
sponse to a question as to whether Admiral
Dewey would serve upon such a court, It
requested to do so, the secretary said:
"Admiral Dewey will do his duty."
Although no positive declaration has
been given on this point, it Is assumed
about the Navy department that Admiral
Powey will be president ot th court which
will Inquire Into tho whole controversy
concerning Admiral Schley's action 'during
the Spanish war. There also Is an Im
presslon that the two other members ot
the court will be retired naval officers, or
at least officers who had no connection
With the Santiago campaign. The selec
tion of retired officers would have a double
advantage. Not only would they be free
from any prejudice growing out of their
active connection with the department, but
tney would have no tear ot future conse-
(Continued on Third Page.)
MANY SCRAMBLE FOR CREDIT
American Women Aet'ent ThtinUs
from King I'lliinnl Which Arc
Suld to He Dm- I'lscw here.
LONDON, July 24. Tho presentation on
July 22 of a mcmorlnl commomorntlvo of ths
wort: of the hospital ship Maine to King
Edward by tho duchess of Marlborough,
Mrs. Otorge Cornwnllls West, Mrs. Uonnlds
V1 0,htr AmcrIcnn won,fn of Uie Mal,lu
V .mltteo nnd Kim; Edward's reply to ins
v rs of thn committee, In which he
th ' r them for bringing their valuable
aerv. nn end by presenting the ship
to thj . h government, threatens to be
come ft -, al Incident Tho Atlantic
Transport , iny anil tlio friends of Her
nnrd Baker. .. ident of tho company, arc
generally Indignant.
C. F. Torrcy, managing director of tho
Atlantic Transport company, today ex-1
pressed himself more than surprised to see port thnt the brldgo wan In a dangerous
that King Kdwnrd has been misinformed ainte and an older to suspond traffic upo.i
regarding the donor of tho Malno and fuld tho structure was Is3uul through tho oiuce
what surprised him still more was thnt of Commissioner of Bridges Shea,
the women nccepted tho thanks of the king Police reserves were called out and the
for tho gift, knowing full well that nt no crowd of Brooklytilies and other residents
tlmo had they owned the ship and1 that) of Lour lslind which daliy throngs tho
President Bakor nlono was entitled to nny I Manila tun end of the bridge tre thrown
thanks. Mr, Torrey said Mr. Baker was not I Into much excitement. Thi car service was
even Informed of tho Intention to present stopped altogeth. r, ns was tho driving of a 1
this midnl to the king, nor up to today had vohlchs. All persons, hotVtvcr, weto al
any Information been conveyed to him that' lowed to walk to the Brooklyn side along
siioh a presentation had ocrurrcd. nor has ' 'he promenade. Tho congestion on the
anv em reus Inn of reeret boon expressed
. ' ' . ..
that this misunderstanding nroso as to tnq
donor of the vessel.
DOES NOT AGREE WITH KOCH
i'rof. Ilrounrilel Tell TnliereulonU
CniiKi'dH lliMvnre of Contunil
iinlcil .'Milk mill .Meat.
LONDON, July 24. The principal paper
before tho British congress on tubcrcolosls
today was submitted by Prof. Drouardol of
Paris, who urged International legislation
In regard to tho nottllcatlon of the author
ities of tho exlstenco of tuberculosis nnd
the disinfection and salubrity of hotels,
cnrg anJ 8leamlout tnu cnt
,nherr,.io,i.
Prof, llrounrdcl, who Is dean of tho medi
cal faculty of Paris, maintained that the
disease was curablo. He Enid nny measures
tending to limit the ravages ot alco'jollstu
would diminish tho mortality from consump
tion and referred to tho great danger In
hawking pieces of meat In public places and
In the sale of milk which had not been
.e Ba.o o. ,.., mnu ,,.., niu uubu
examined. Prof. Brouardel believed thoso
dangurs could
bo remedied by lcglslatlli.
,.mniim.nlJ ,hn ttnlio.l
1 complimented tho United
ulck realization of the dan-
Prof. Erouardc
States on Its quick
gers ot expectoration and on its legisla
tion In the matter.
Prof. Brouardel declines to accept Prof.
Koch's theory that tuberculosis' cannot bc
propagated by the meat and milk of tuber
culosis cattle and has said he thought It
easy to protett the population from this
contamination by legislation.
At a banquet given tonight to Prof. Koch,
Sir James Crlchton-Brownc announced that
the British authorities had appointed a com
mitted to Inquire Into the relations between
human and bovlno tuberculosis.
FAMINE STALKS IN RUSSIA
Mont Fertile Province of the Cinr'M
Umiilie Look Forward to
Ulirvmitrtl llnroc.
ST. PETERSBURG, Friday, July 12.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
On top of the Industrial dopresslon and
tho famine ot Inst year comes news from
large districts In Rusbla that tho crops
will bo partial, In some provinces total
failures. In both the provinces ot Saratov
nnd Samara thcro will scarcely be any
crops; danger threatens a large portion of
Siberia, tbo Don valley, districts adjacent
to tho Don valley and Yckatorlnosjav,
large parts ot Chernigov, the Kuban and
Terek Cossack districts, the northern dis
tricts ot Taurlda, the western portions ot
tho Vistula region, single districts on tho
Oka, tho Kama, In Vtatka and In tho Volga
valleys ot tho Urals.
The government Is already making prep
arations tor a struggle with the famine
monster, which has stalked across the
most fertile provinces of the empire dur
ing the last decade and threatens to do
unwonted havoc during the coming winter.
ARE AGAINST AWL YANKEES
Vienna Shocmnkera Give ImatlnK Kx-
preaalon to Hole Kelt Fears
of American Competitors
VIENNA. July 24. At a largely attended
meeting here today of Viennese shoemakers
a most vigorous protect was lodged against
the establishment of American shoe houses
In Vienna and tho mooting resolved to
send a deputation to the minister of com
morco and to the provincial governor, beg
ging them to Interdict American houses
from embarking in the shoe business In
this country.
BLUE DANUBE IS MUDDY NOW
Violent Ilnlns S-veeii llraolittlon
Throuirh Vlllnicea Alon Ita
Ilomniitlc llnnki,
LONDON, July 25. "The valley of the
uanuuo and other Austro-Hungarlan rlv
ers have been flooded by violent ralns.'t
says the Vienna correspondent of the
Dally Express. At Dudupcit 300 dwelllngi
wero rendered untenable, Entire villages
have been swept away. Twenty-six per
ions were drowned at Llpolz, where houses
of two stories were submerged."
Attaek Ilunalnn Coimul.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24. The ro
cent alleged uttack by Albanians upon tha
Russian conkul at Uekub has created con
slderable excitement. It appears that while
the consul was proceeding to Investigate tho
troubles In tho KoUshln district a party
ot Albanians pursued him and torccd him
to take refugo In a school building which
they besieged until troops effected his re
lease.
Number In Conerntrut Ion Cnnii
LONDON, July 24. A parliamentary
paper Issued today gives tho number of
persons In the concentration camps In
South Africa In June as follows: White
8.410; colored, 23,489. There were 777
deaths among the whites In the camps', the
list Including children. The deaths among
the colored persons numbered nvu.
BURDEN BENDS THE BRIDGE
En-pension Rod ef Grot lait RWer
e fctraoUre hun.enlj Yield.
TRAFFIC IS CHECKED FOR SEVERAL H-U.S
HrcnUnge SnM to lie Hue to Hcnt H
puiislnit CiitiNt-n Cum unit I on Among
Suhiirhitiiltrs Fracture I
.Not CoiiNliU'reil herlous.
.NEW YORK, July 24. Lnto this after-
noon It was suddenly discovered that sev-
uiJi suHpiiuluu rods of the Brooklyn brldgo
were broken. The damage was sninll, hut
it cuuiK'd considerable of a furore for a
time, homo excited person circulated a re
Mnuhattan aldo was relieved by this per-
Mtnbl.. ..... ri i l i i i ,
". uib oruumyn lurries carrion
thousands more than they usually do
When the Brldgo and Rapid Transit au
thorities found how greatly tho damage
had keen exaggerated Unfile was partially
lesumtd. By S o'clock the brldgo cars were
running once more. Chief Engineer Pro
biisco of tho Department of Bridges said
tonight that all traffic would bo resumed
and tho broken rods would be replaced In
two or three days' time. The hreakuge,
ho said, was duo to expansion, presumably
from the heat.
DENIES ENCOURAGING WAR
HriTctnry of Antl-!nincrlnllt I.rnKiin
Hnyu lie Never Tol.l the I'lll
lilnon to Keep It Up.
MANILA, July 24. Correspondence from
tho Hong Kong Junta dated Juno 26 and ad
dressed to the Insurgent leader, Bellar
nilno, which has been recently captured,
says the Junta has received messages ot
sympathy and assurances of support from
Messrs. Wlnslow and Levlsou, antl-tm-pcrlallsts,
urging the Filipinos to contlnuo
their resistance In the hopo of eventual
Independence, saying tho American peoplo
arc groaning under war taxes and that tho
democrats will win at the next election.
BOSTON. Mais., July 24. The following
statement was given out by Secrotary
Hrvlnp Wlnslow ot tho Anti-Imperialist
leaguo today.
A stntement communicated from Hong
k , , - the uaneK of nn Inst r"
Kent general were found ussuranccs trim
the Philippine Junta that encouragement
"" boen Bven V mo to the prosecution
, tnc wur lmrt ho,dnB out the. hope that
the burden ot war taxes would bring about
the success of tho aiitl-lmnerlallst Dartv
Is absolutely false. 1 have never had
such communication with nny Filipino or
Filipinos or tneir representatives, putyiciv,
prtVNtely. orally or 'In 'writing, personally
or officially. There is .not. a shred or tig
mcnt ot truth in the report.
(Signed) EHVINU WINSI.OW.
ZURBANO GIVES UP THE FIGHT
Innnrgrnt Officer Surrender with
Many Men and Gunn IMnnlck
Snffera for lndlacretlon.
MANILA, July 24. Colonel Zurbano, with
twenty-nlno officers, S18 men, 243 rifles and
VOO bolos, has surrendered to Lieutenant
Hickman of the First cavalry In Taynbas
province These former Insurgents have
taken the oath of allcglanco to the United
States and' their surrender clears that dis
trict of the revolutionary clement.
A civilian named Plnnlck has been sen
tenced to one year's Imprisonment and to
pay $1,000 fine for receiving supplies stolen
from tho commissary department.
OrKnnlrlnK a Ttevr Party.
MANILA, July 24. The Llberted Is au
thority for the statement that Senor Pn
terno will leave tho federal party and will
organize what he calls the nationalists on a
platform resombllng that ot tho conser
vatives, with Agulnaldo as president and
former Insurgent military officers and
former members ot the federal party as
leaders. The purpose ot the new party will
be tho ultimate Independence ot the Philip
pines. This coincides with Senor Paterno's
policy, as he has been making efforts to
Induce Agulnaldo to unite with the new
party.
NECESSARY TO TAX EXEMPTION
Internnl Itevenne Coiiimlmiloner .Nayn
Foreign nil!" of Exchange .Hunt
Have Clear Title,
WASHINGTON, July 24. The commis
sioner of Internal revenue, In a decision
construing paragraph G of schedule A, ex
empting from tax certain foreign bills of
exchange drawn against the value of prod
ucts actually exported, says that In order for
a party to avail himself of the exemption
two facta must be established: First, that
the merchandise against which, the valuo ot
the bill of exchnngn was Issued was ac
tually exported; second, the value of the
merchandise.
Tho Instruments required to establish
these facts aro tho bill of lading, or ship
ping receipts, and tho" Invoice, which aro
to bo attached to the bill of exchange. If
this Is Inexpedient, an affidavit In a pro
scribed form must bo executed. Tho re
quirement of a bill of lading or shipping
receipt Is tmpcrntlvo In all casre, and If
partes drawing the foreign bills cannot
comply wth tho statuto exempting from tax
In certain cases they will be required to
stamp such bills at tho rate of 2 conts for
each 1100 or fraction therepf.
MINING MEN AS PoUtICIANS
Mr. nullum! of Chicago TellM Ilolne
Congress Her Opinion of
Them as Such.
BOISE. Idaho, July 24. At this morn
log's Bctslon of tho International raining
congress a paper was read by Mrs. Paulino
L. L. Holland of Chicago on the subject,
"Should Mining Men Be Politicians?"
Other papers road were: "Outline of the
Geology and Ore Deposits of Custer and
Lerahl Counties, Idaho," by Robert Bell,
ana "tieoiogy and Mineralogy In Educa
tlonal System." by Prof. E. A. Babcock ot
Grand Forks, N. D.
Thonitanda More Register.
EL HEM), July 24.-The record wsb ngaln
broken today when 16.7U registration- wen
mn.de In El Reno. Total for El Reno. 120 -On.
The registration at I.iwinn imlnv irm
1.342, making tho total for that place, 18.-
UlflM .Vll,
BOMBARDMENT AT NEWPORT
Kcnrstirgc Fire Only One Shell, hut
It Senm City Hnll nml Senren
Inhnliltniiis.
NEWPOIIT, It. I., July SI. Tho screech
ing of n shell that proved to have come
from the United SUUs steamship Kcar
snrsc and Its explosion Into fragments
that broke a small piece of stone out of
the new city hall building' on Broadway
and cut n limb from n tree nearby caused
great consternation among- Newport citi
zens shortly after 5 o'clock this evening.
Half an hour later two officers eamo
ashore from tho Kcnrsargc, traced thu
shell to the city hall and obtained In
formation as to Its passage over tho city.
They examined uonm of the pieces, and
pronounced the shell it otic-pounder from
the Kcaraatgc, aftor which they returned
without making nuy explanation.
From the flagship It was learned that the
crew wns called to quarters at 5 o'clock.
Tim gun crews took their positions, pointed
tho guns nnd went throuc,h tho work of
firing, A Nordenfclt-Maxlm automatic gun
In the after fighting top went oTT when
thj crank was turned, tr.icdlatidy nil
on aboard were alive and the officers wcro
maklnj, hurried Inquiries. The crews In
the top declared that a shot had been
fired, but that It had struck In the water
Jtiit short of the wharves. The officers
wcro thereupon dispatched to the shore
In order to assure Bear Admiral Hlesln
son that such waB the fact. On the wharf
a scared party of fishermen were found,
who declared thnt something had passed
cner their heads, screrchtng loudly.
How tho shot happened to be fired has
not been explained. Tho ship has been en
gnged stneo the breaking up ot tho camp
at Nantucket In target practice at sea.
The gun flrcd was fired yesterday, when
five rounds of ammunition were supposed
to have been expended. Yesterday after
noon and this morning there wcro the
usual quarters on shipboard and tho gun
should have been pointed and worked as It
was tonight. But then It did not go off
and tonight It did. Tho matter will be
thoroughly Investigated.
CADILLAC LANDS IN DETROIT
Just tin Two Unnilretl Venm Aro He
rfriiit the Ilnnncr of
Louts XIV.
DETROIT. Mich., July 24. Detroit today
began a three days' celebration of tho
landing of Cadillac nt this point 200 years
ago today. Aftor speeches and other cere
monies this afternoon, tinder tho direction
of the historical committee, came tho spec
tncular feature of tho celebration, tonight,
when the scenes of tho landing of Cadillac
were ro-cnacted.
Dr. Daniel La forte, a local Frenchman,
Impersonated the celebrated explorer, and
was surrounded by fifty soldiers and an
equal number of voyageurs arrayed In
quaint costumes of tho tlmo of;M. Cadillac.
They embarked lato this afternoon In
,1 ' XI k ,u
Peche Island, above the city on tbo Cnna-
dlan shore. They were escorted by tho
revcnue euttr VenH, u,l T nZ..
plcturcsquo batteaus and canoes from
revenue cutter Fcssenden, bearing: Gov
ernor Bliss and staff and M. rierre.de Mar
gcrle, French charge d'affaires jt , Wash
ington, and a nurnber-of clti offl&a!?.
At tne root or Bates street, whore' Cad
illac landed 200 ycarH ago, tho party was
received by a tribe of Indians nnd
'Cadillac" again planted tho banner of
Louis XIV and again took possession of
wio territory in tne namo of his king. The
procession proceeded to the corner of
Woodward nnd Jefferson avenues, where
tne cross was planted nnd men arrayed In
priestly black robes chanted tho same
service used In Cadillac's time.
A parade was then formed, which nro-
cecded to the CampuB Mnrtlua In front ot
tho city hall, where tho formal wolcorao
was extended to Cndllhic. Meanwhile the
scene nnd been brllllnntly Illuminated.
DIVORCED WIFE'S FATAL FALL
Mm. II. IleGrnft of f.n Criior 1CIIIp1
Iiy ritniKe from ChlenKO
Hotel Window.
CHICAGO, July 24. Tho mystery sur
rounding the death of a young woman who
was killed early today by a fall from a fifth
story window nt tho Hotel Morrison wjm
cleared up tonight. The woman had reg
istered at the hotel as Mrs. B. DeGraff, La
Crosse, Wis., nnd had been accompanied
oy n man earlier In tho day. Tonight B,
DoOraff, a La Crosso tailor, claimed tho
body nnd said the woman was his wife,
from whom he wae divorced last Novem
ber because of her Intcmperanco.
Ho further said they had recently be-
como reconciled and that they camo to Chi
cago together Monday and registered at tho
Morrison. Several hours wero spent lu eon
viviaiity, followed by a quarrel, after which
he left her and went to the Brcovort house,
registering under the name of A. C. Townc
He used the fictitious name, he savs. in nr.
acr to prevent his wife from flndlnc him
Mrs. DeGraff roturned to tho Morrison and
went to her room alone. DeGraff took nn
early train for Milwaukee and did not hear
ot ner death Until ho reached that city.
Whether the woman fell or Jumped from
tne winnow is unknown.
TARRED FOR WIFE BEATING
Valentine Miller In Hidden an n Hnll
Out of nn Illinois
Vlllitgc.
HLOIN, III.. July 24. Valentine Miller n
West Chicago was tarred nnd feathered by a
mob laat night for alleged wife beatlne and
wns glvon n rldo on tho edge of a scantling
to me outskirts of tho hamlet. Miller Is
Raid to Have been Intoxicated when his al
leged offense was committed, While he
was oelng tnrrcd torches were lighted neai
his body and motions were made as If to Ig
nue ii i ft innammahlo covering. Miller bu
camo almost unconscious from fright. Mean
whllo somebodv waved a rnnn nnri nhni.i
"Lynch him!" Tho cry was instantly taken
up, especially by women In tho mob, but
tho leaders Interfered. Tho local author.
Itles have decided to take no cognizance of
tno matter.
Movement of Ooenn Vessels, July aa,
At New York Sailed S.trvlnnn fn -m-
row. via Movlljo; Oceanic, for Liverpool via
Movllle; Pennland, for Antwerp. Arr.ved
.vuiudiu, HUH! J.IVCl JUUI.
.7il "e,"Pooi-.ftrriveti-vvaesiand, from
Philadelphia,
At Southampton Arrived St. Louts, from
New York.
At Qucinstown Arrived Waen'nnd.
Sailed Ivernla, from Liverpool, for Bos
ton. At Phlladelphla-Salled-Majestlc for
Liverpool, New York for Liverpool, nnJ
both proceeded.
At Rotterdam Arrived Potsdam, from
New York.
At Glasgow Arrived Anchorln, from New
. AU-ard-Passed-'st. Louis, from New
York, for Southampton
At Queensland Sailed Ivernla
Liverpool), for IloFton.
(from
At Liverpool SnII-d Helsronland. for
Philadelphia, via Quecnstown: Germanic,
for New York, via Queen-aown.
At Hong Kong Arrived Previously, Hong
Kons Mam, from Sun Francisco, via Hono
lulu uud Yokohama.
MIUttElft bRHiG TROUBLES
Netraika We.co.nes Slight Rainfall Et3
If Vieier.ce Attends.
WIND AND LI3IITNING DO DAMAut
Clrnmt lulnnil HiilldhiR Are Moved
fixim I'oundiit Iiiiin it ml One thnt
Itnil Hern Lifted In ct
llnclc AHitln.
QltANU ISLAND, Nob., July 24. (Spe
cial.) Tho north side of thU city was ls-
ltcd last evening by a severe atorm,
something of a mild twister In Its na
ture, and It played some Interesting
pranks. A now biirn of J. F. Trlggj was
lifted to tho adjoining prairies and
wrecked.
An old barn standing alongside
was picked up from over tho head uf the
single horsu that occupied It and was
wrecked, but not a scratch was given the chatacttr, occurred In tho Dakotas, south
hrrsc. A large section of n corncrlb near cm Minnesota, northwestern Iowa, the ix-
tho Wusincr elevator, which was blown
down In thu Fourth of July wind, was set
back on its regular place. A Burlington
car was unroofed one car out of a long
tinln. Three Union Pacific cars were
blown over and smashed. A section of the
roof of tho house ot James NlchoUon,
cashier ot the American Beet Sugar com-
parl)', was carried a dlstnnco of nbout
eighty feet. Many outhouses and barns In
this particular , section of the city wcro 1
moved off their foundations or blown over
and many trees wero either ruined en-
tlrely or badly dumaged. A mile east of
tho city the residence ot A. D. Tllley was
moved from Its foundation. Several win-
dows In the business portion of the city
wcro blown In. The rain was so hoavy that
tor n few minutes one could scarcely sec
across tho street. However, It was tor but
a brief period and the rain gauges show but
38 ot an Inch. The rain extended only a
mllo west nnd a mile south nnd as tar as
known only a few miles cast and north.
LlKiitnliig Stuns Sleepers.
STELLA, Neb,, July 24. (Spe!al.)
During a severe electrical storm at 11
o'clock last night lightning struck the
chimney on the large residence ot J. R.
Splvcy lu the north part ot town. Tho
chlmnoy was completely demolished and
tho houso was filled with smoko and dust.
Clark Splvcy and Harvey Hogrefo wero
asleep In tho houso and woro stunned by
tho shock. A light shower of rain ac
companied the storm.
KLWOOD. Neb., July 24. (Special.)
During a light shower of rain yesterday tho
barn ot Judge Chase was struck by light
nlng and was burned. Two horses were In
It nnd ono ot them waa killed by
lightning. Twenty one-hundredths of an
Inchtof rain fell, being the first since July
Corn tins been damaged, but with fa
vorable conditions from now on there will
be a good crop.
GENEVA, Neb., July 24. (Special.) Yes
terday was a little cooler than Monday,
the difference being between 108 and 102
at 2 p. m. and In the afternoon a little
thunder shower freshened things, jsnly .10
of an Inch of rain falling.
TALMAGE, Neb.. July 24. (Special Tel
egraro.) A light shower of' rain tell here
this afternoon about 4 o'clock. It Is still
cloudy.
Cheyenne Connty la Soaked.
SIDNEY. Neb., July 24. (Special Telo
gram.) This whole county got a good soak
lng this afternoon and nearly an Inch and
thrce-auarters of rain fell In ono hour nnd
n hnlf. Th drouth has at no tlmo afflicted
corn here, as It waa planted Into and tho reached 107.1, which proved to be the max
hot weather was the moans ot making the Imum.
largest crop ever raised In this section.
Wheat and rye will be about a threc-quar- the Bldewalks in all parts ot tuc city ami
ters crop, but oats aro almost a total fall- horaea In the streets dropped to the pave
ure except where Irrigated. ment unable to move. The city's facllitlci)
WABASH. Neb,. July 24. (Special Tele-
gram.) A thundcrshower of 10 minutes'
duration visited this section tonight.
UNION. Neb.. July 24. (Special.) A
good rain fell In the country Just east of
Union last night, while In town there was
only a dry thunderstorm. A largo crop of
wheat Is being threshed and sold to local
buyers at good prices.
PALISADE, Neb., July 24. (Special Tel-
egram.) An Inch or rain leu in itayea
county Inst night.
Iowa Gets Heavy Itala.
DES MOINES, July 24.-(Speclnl.)-A re-
, . . - I. h
nnrl(iihlo enrnnn from instant death is re-
ported from Carroll county, where a farmer,
William Hobbs, was shocking grain when a
bolt of llgh nlng uck him quareiy on
tho head and ran over almost all -his body,
His bat was torn to shreds and his cloth
lng burned, but he waa not killed outright,
although recovery Is doubtful
DUBUQUE, la., July 24. Heavy rains fell
within two miles of this city this evening.
In town tho fall was only one-hundredth of
an inch, but It caused the temperature to
fall from 105 at 2 o'clock to 03 at 7. One
death resulted from heat today,
LITTLE RAINS; LITTLE RELIEF
Ohio nnd Illinois Get Showers, hut
(he llent Contlnnes
Fatal.
CINCINNATI, July 24, Tho gathering
elements ot a thunderstorm somewhat re
lleved the oppressive heat this evening,
but only slightly. Tiro government ther
momelrr rpulstnred 100 tnrinv and ntrent
Instruments ranged from that up1 to 107.
Seven prostrations and one death wero re-
ported,
ROCICFORD, III., July 21. Rain fell
ts-lay In half a dozen countloa of tho Rock
river region, breaking the drouth that has
prevailed for six weeks,
NASHVILLE, Tonti., July 24. Two pros.
tratlons from heat, ono ot which proved
fatal, was reported here today. Tho of.
flclal thermometer reached 95 nt 3 p. m.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. July 24. Today was
tho hottest' day of which thero Is any
record In Louisville, tho terapcraturo at
3HU p. m. oemg iut. mere were ten
prostrations.
. .... . anr- t.le r n, saal1' iuu. twuu.
bUPJ arUlb Hrt IMUI IU DLHIVIc,
Director Cnninhrll of Mok University
Attributes Meat Entirely to
I.oenl Earthly Cnnses.
cam T-ICP r-ol t,.l -J.nlr.rl- (mn.
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nen oi ine i.ick ounBrYstiir imia uu itum
in tne mtory uuvhiiccu vy duiuu raDiciti
nstrnnomors that the extraordinary weather
conditions In the middle west aro duo to
solar causes. Prof. Campbell sild today
that In his opinion the present conditions
nro due to local and earthly, cnuses.
"I do not connect weather conditions
with solar disturbances. Tho spots on tho
sun nre about nt their minimum Intensity,
! 7 f"" v.".m. t7"elle" .!,".
ujv.iv hi uuuuk u,o,r. ..4 uMu-.cum
years. They will be at their
maximum about 1905 or 1905. Here-
toforo grent heat has generally oc-
curred at the period ot the maximum of
these spots, bttt there is no significance to 72. Cool weather Is predicted for to
whatever to be attached to these incidents," I morrow.
condition ofjhe weather 1
Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy
Thursday, Possibly L.oil Tti.lituursli una
and Not Quito So Wnrnt; Friday Fair;
Southerly Winds Becoming Vurlaule.
Triniicriittire it Omnlin Yentvriliiyi
Hour. I)c.r. Hour. Dew.
r. ii, n HI 1 p. in to
ll n. in 7H a p. in !:
7 it. it Nil ii v. in !
H it, m mi 4 p. in ltl'i
0 n. m HO " I', m
10 m. in n;i p. in,.,.. . lo
ll n. in. .... . Oil 7 1). ni 1,1 '
1 m 100 IS i. in
O i. in
GENEilAL DuOUTH SITUATION
ThimilernhiMi ei m .ire .Min e lreiiirnt
Mini .tin) Minn llroitUuii
of the llvnt.
WASHINOTON, July 21. Scattered
thutnlernliortcra In tho northern tier ot
states In (he central west today gave some
relief In, that locality from the Intense
heat. Thcau showers, generally light In
trcmo northern portion ot Illinois, in Mln-
ncsota and lti Michigan. More ot theso
showers and over a wider area arc ex-
pvcted tomorrow. Their effect, however,
will bo temporary and warm weather Is
ugaln predicted for Friday.
In the groat corn belt tho Intense heat
continues nnd thcro seem) to bu no im
mediate prospect of n general rain, though
tho tact that showers aro becoming more
general than for some days is encourag-
lug to the officials here, who hope they
may bo the forerunner of a general breakup
In tho heat and drouth condltlcns, al-
though tho foveas crj wilt no. say that this
Is a probability.
For tomorrow showers aro Indicated
from the Dakclns eastward nnd there Is
a possibility of showers lu Ncbrnoka, Iowa,
northern Illinois, northern Indiana and
northern Ohio.
Such rainfalls as occurred today nnd
wero officially reported to tho weather bu
reau were not heavy In amount) the great
est precipitation bolng at Mnrqiictte, where
It amounted to lets thun halt an
Inch. In other sections also somo
rain fell, notably at Chicago, New Or
leans, Salt Lake nnd Vlcksburg. Temper
atures will contlnuo high tomorrow In the
central valley nnd in the ccntrnl west
and In addition to the localities already
noted occasional showers nro predicted In
thu middle gulf states, tho central Rocky
mountain region and tho extreme south
west.
Thero wcro also some local thunder
storms In Oklahoma. The maximum tem
perature lino of 100 degrees today again
encircled tho upper Mississippi valley.
lower Missouri valley and middle and lower
Ohio valleys. St. Louis reported a tcm
peraturo of 108 and St. Paul of 104 degrees,
both record-breaking.
ST. LOUIS THE HOTTEST PLACE
More Thnn One Hundred and Seven
Degrees Sels the Pnce In
Missouri.
ST. 'LOUIS, July 21. St. Louis was the
hotteat. point inutbe country today, 107.1
degrees being recorded as the maximum
temperature, a figure never reachod before
In this city. No Immediate prospect of re
Iter Ib In' sight and the Indications a-e for
continued hot nnd dry weather for tho next
twenty-four hours at least
At 8 o'clock this morning the government
thermometer recorded 90 and gradually
mounted upward until at 2:30 p. m. It
Throughout tho day peoplo dropped on
for handling the heat cuses proved made
quatc and the Health department ni onco
put Iteelf In communication with tho city
comptroller asking that assistance bo given
the department In the Bhnpe of funds with
which to buy horses to run the ambulances
and also to purchase extra ambulances.
Threo extra ambulances had to be obtained
for tho dispensary service this morning,
-n tne twenty-four hours ending at U
o'clock tonight forty deaths directly attrlb
utable to the heat had been reported. In
tho same period of tlmo seventy-five cases
v. . I . . ... w.. ,
I ..i-Htln- Kin! ntrt CAnnfll TTh AO A 11 O
I UrCH Will lU UUKIUUIUUU OUIIICMUat UJ
I Y
night, when more complete returns are re
ceived.
atouJ tw 1M roark the gtra)n on the cty
doctors to care for tho victims of heat pros
tratlons has dally become greater. For tho
.last two days from midday to midnight
new cases have been received at the city
Institutions every tow minutes.
Owing to the excessive heat thero Is a
general movement among business houses
to close earlier In tho evenings or to so
arrange the working hours ns to glvo their
employes some respite from toll In the
course of the beat ot tho day.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 24. Tho heat at
this point today was one degree short o
tho record for the summer and torrh
season. Thero wero tour aeatnu ana
twenty prostrations. Thermometers at
Seventh nnd Felix streets, tho heart ot tho
retail section of the city, reglstured 111.
Twenty railway mall clerks, under charge
ot the chief clerk of this division, aro
prostrated and tho scrvlco Is crippled In
Consequence
KANSAS CITY, July 24. For twelve con
aecutlvo hours today the thermometer reg
Istered above 100. Whllo the record of 106
of Monday was not touched today was tho
severest eyer cxpcrlunccd In Kansas City.
At 11 o'clock 101.5 was recorded, the
highest mark ever touched that early In
the day since tbo local weather bureau
has been established. For eleven hours
aftor that the temperature ranged between
104 and 105.5. Still there Is no relief In
sight, either In Kansas City or any part
0f tho southwest
in tho last twenty-four hourB tho only
ram reported has been at Hays, central
Kansas, last night, and at El Reno, Okl
six deaths directly attributable to tho
beat were reoortod In the two Kansas
cltys tolay w,th n ,oU, Qf oyor th,
prostrations. Several prostrations are also
reported from tho country,
RAniRniur RRnitrrj m ruin r.r
wnwimwui. wnwiti.il ill UlllUOUU
wind nnd Henry
Itnln Ilrlng
Coolness nml rromlse of
More.
CHICAGO, July 24, The backbone of
tho terrific heat that has hung over Chi-
Cago nnd vicinity for a week or more, caus-
lng many deaths and much suffering, was
broken tonight by a storm of wind and
"i.lL,,
wuuo ice maximum temperature icoay
was but 94 degroes, as officially recorded,
thero were many prostrations because of
the high percentage of humidity.
At midnight the temperature had dropped
HEAT'S TOP NOTCH
( OTtmmtit lhtrmoneter i curt Up to On
Hundred and live Degree.
RECORD IS MADE FOR THE SEASON
v-niy Om Other Dajr in Thirty Ytan Can
Beat Thu Mark.
Ala IS IHtlGMlLL) WITH HUMIDITY
iercim-, n l&r llthtr Than on lJrT.ou
Uayi ot the Week.
UCHtASES DANGER OF PROSfHAIPN
Thn n tier Shower Tarries Briefly In
Omit It Ik nnd Itnliilnll In Other
. 1'laers Gives Hope of
General Hellet.
Iir.ATIIS FltUM HI3AT.
rhlllln Krilgrr, SMIS! South Klght-
eenth street.
John I'llcler, nenr Ilenson.
.Mis. Mnltlssn Flsber of tfOnuvll
llltiffs, at South Oniahn.
I'eter Ilonile of Uast Ontnhn, lu
Council Bluffs.
I'ltOSTIt ATISD.
M. G. Thomn. 1H01 North Twenty-
Fourth street.
George Stnlcy. driven Insnne, tran
sient.
I'eter Glenn, rnnuhuian from Dea
A thundershower visited Omaha at 11
o'clock last night and rain fell nt Intervals
for half an hour. The precipitation was
not heavy and tho temperature was re
duced but little.
After a record-breaking day ot heat
flashes In the sky to the south and west
gave overtaxed humanity hopes that at
last a break In tho drouth was at hand.
Clouds speedily massed overhead and sharp
gusts of wind swept through the streets
and churned up eddies ot dust. Peoplo
swallowed the pulvorltcd earth cheerfully
and welcomed the grit that was flung In
their eyes nnd teeth, for they believed the
hour of detlveranco was come.
It was only a case ot promise mo that
some day It will rain. The water thnt fell
was hardly enough to lay claim to the
title ot rainfall, after such a period of
torturo and thirst, and the earth greedily
licked It up and looked longingly after
tho clouds that sped on to Iowa. People
outdoors even said tho rain was from the
hot water faucet. Nobody felt cooled oft
bit.
The shower was local, though from
Omaha, the lightning flashes, revealed what
seemed to bo a gener.ous downpour to-thV
northeast. To the west there was no rain
to amount to anything, according to re
ports received at the Union Pacific rail
road offices, merely light showers dropping
at Intervals for a distance of twenty-five
miles west ot Omaha. The Missouri Pa
cific people could learn ot no rain to the
south. The Chicago, St. ratil, Minneapolis
& Omaha officials found cloudy condition
northward, but no rain yet. These reports
covered the night up to 3 o'clock this
morning.
Ono hundred and five degrees.
Heat record ot this year was made at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Two-tenths of a degree higher than last
Sunday, which waa at" thnt time a record
breaker. Humidity yesterday was nearly 13 per
cent greater than on Sunday.
Therefore suffering was greater. Hu
midity hurts.
The temperature yesterday was fitful as
the flame of a taljow candle In a brisk
wind. It bobbed up and down llko a cork
In water but tbo emphasis was on the up.
At 2:D0 o'clock tho government ther
mometer registered 104.7.
At 3 o'clock It was oven 104.
At 4 o'clock It was 105.
July 26, 1874, a record ot 106 was mad
and with that exception yesterday was tho
hottest day Omaha has ever known slnco
the weather bureau was established hero.
But there's hopo rain fell a little while
In Omaha lost night and may be the 'fore
runner of better things.
Reports nt 0 o'clock loot night aro to tho
effect that rain had fallen In several places
In 'the north and northwest. At Dubuque
.01 of an Inch fell; at Saute Sto Marie, .22
of an Inch; at Wllllston,' N. D., .02; at
Huron, S. D., .04; at Chicago, .03; at Havre,
Mont., a trace. At tho tlmo this report was
received a generally cloudy condition pre
vailed at the places reporting.
WILL PRAY F0R RAINFALL
Governor Savage's Proclamation Is to
He Observed by Several
Omnha Preachers.
Preachers of tho northern part ot tho
city will unite In a prayer service for rain
at 5 o'clock Friday morning In Rev. Mer
ton Smith's big tent, Twenty-fourth nnd
Locust streets. It Is expected that the
pastor of every Evangelical church In tho
northern part of the city will bo present
and that tho tent will bo crowded to Its
capacity. The service will be devoted ex
clusively to prayer for rain.
Bishop McCabe, who la at the head of
Methodism in tho west, will he in Co
lumbus Friday and says that ho will not
fall lo Join In any prayer service that may
bn held there.
Other services that will be held In Omaha
In accordance with Governor Savage's proc
lamation nre as follows;
St. Andrew's, Forty-first and Charles
attests, 9 a. m., penitential service), with In
tercessions for rain,
St. John's Twcnty-nlxth nnd Franklin
streots, 7 a, m., holy communion; 9 a. m,,
penitential service, with special prayers
for rain.
Trinity cathedral, Eighteenth and Cap
itol avenue, prayer tor rnln will bo of
fered at tho usual evening service, 8 p, m.
All Saints,' Twenty-sixth and Dowey ave
nue, prayer service at 10 a, m.
People's church, 612 North Eighteenth
,street, special prayer service from 10 to
12 a. m.
RESULTS OF OMAHA HEAT
Ilrnth nml Prostration In the Wnka
of This Prolonged Torrid
Spell of Wen ther.
Phillip Kruger, 44 years old, a carpenter
by occupation, died ycttcrday morning as a
result of heat prostration at bis home, 2412
