Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 25, 1891, Page 1

[ X THE OMAHA N1 WENTY-FIRST YEAR. "OMAHA. TUESDAY MORN NG, AUC YUST 25, 1891. DAILY BEE. New Victima A’ded to the Death List of the New York Disaster, ,MAP.ROWING SCENES AT THE MORGUE. Identification of the Dead—The Wor of the Searchers Almost Completed ~The List Killed. New Yonk, Aug. 24.—The worlk of delving for tho dead in the ruins on Park place con- tinued throughout the night, duriug which five bodies weroe found, making o total of noventy-four victims of the awful explosion. Later the body of Ernst . Staddock of Brooklyn was found. An Italian working on the runs was seen 1o take something from the body of a vieum. A silvor wateh wae found upon bim which he admitted taking. The police took him to the station. On the way ho narrowly cscaped Iynching. He was hold tor trial At the morgue thers is a covstant stream peopln looking for their frionds or relu- among the dead. A sickening odor 4Fom burned bodies porvades the atmosphoro. It is now thought the faulty construction of tho building was the cause of the accident. By noon two more bodies were found. 5o far only tho edge of tho rumn has been searched. The firamen believe at least fifty bodies eraat least under tho debris. It thougiit by tomorrow afternoon all the bodies wiil be recovered. 51X more bor wero found in the ruins at 8 o'clock, five of which were women or girls aad one that of a boy. They were identiticd by fricnds “Tie odor of decomposing flesh that, arises from the ruins is horrible and the disinfoct- ants hithorto used produco little cffect, Burned Beyond Recognition. At 5 o'clock the noxt body was brought out from the basement of No. 30. It was found beneath tho press framo that haa boen lifted out of tho debris a few minutes beforo, v proved to be tho body of w man. e and body wero buried beyond recogn but the legs and fect were cowpar 20 the noxt body was brought out from tho press room. It was tho remains of ® young man about (7 years old. His faco was burned beyond recognition, but most of his clothies wore in relatively fair shape. He was prot employes in tho s To0m. ?m Chamberlain Crain, whosa mother owned tho wrecked building, arrived at his oftico tod When questioned as to the condition of the building he said: **[_know nothing about it. It was bullt in 1572 and was acquired by my mother 1 1883 The building, I have always undsrstood, was well coustructed and never was condemned, nov was it considored uu it was always used for tho purposes for which it was uscd at the time of the firc. As to tho claim that tje stock and material and tho heavy prosses A tho upper floors caused the building to collapse. Why, any ono who looks at_the facts calmly and dispassionately will admt that such was not the case. My opinion, from all 1 have been avlo to learn, is that the cause of the accident was a fire, followed an explosion, the same theopy thut the five- men haye about the matter. Tho explosion occurred on ono of tho lower floors. What caused it, or when it took place, is not for me tosay. It was insured for £0,000, and was worth just about tnat sum. I never know that it was considered extra hazardous.” An Unsafe Building. 1 who has been engaged for five years 1g machinery m position, said toduy that the presses of Kilis and Mc®onald and TLeibler aud Maas, were so placed that tho vibrations ran with tho beams and rafters and that the eight inch resting plane was in- sufticient to the support of the enormous welght that was on it. On tho thivd floor aloue, he said, nearly forty tons of machinery stood. An alarm was sent out fram police h quarters today for Louis Rosenfeld, propr tor of the paint stare at 70 Park P Am in plac 1 ce. He has been missing since the disaster and his brother thinks tho fearful scones ho w messed aftor the crash came unsettled his mind, and that he is wandering aimlessly \\Doul this or some other city. Ghastly Discoveries Made. Half an hour later another pino box was carried out of the ruins and laid besido the other two. When the lid was removed there were disclosea tho frightfully chavred re- mains of a young wan. The body was burned and mutilated boyond possible recoguition. Both hands and fect wero missing. Nearly evory vestigo of his clothing was gone, and little remained was of little or no uso towards identifying him. Ho appeared to bo about 24 years of age. 'Ihe three boxes were placed in"the wagon and taken to the morgue The scenes at tho morguo today were s Jar to those of yesterday. Up till 5 o'clock twenty-one bodies had been brought up to ihe morgue from tho scene of the disaster. Of theso thivteon, which were identitied as s00n as they wero dug out of the dobris, were not taken to the worgue, but wero re- moved at ouce to tho undertaker's shops. Mot of tho identifications. were made from articles of clothing foundon the charred 9~ Fomains, Auother body was removed from the ruins ALG:45 o'clock. It was that of a lareo and muscular man about six feot in height, and of porhaps 185 pounds woight. The remains wero not much burnied, aithough somewhat blackened. ‘Phiere was no mutilation of an part, and’ the hair was not even singed, None of those at the scene of the disaster could 1dentify the remains and they were sent to the morgue. This was the thirty- fifth body which had been recovered up to this hou Up to 2:15 a. m. no more bodies had beon reached. Owing to tho wretehed manage- mont of the work of excavating hardly any progress was made from 11 o'clock. Thereis ittle expectation that uny moro bodies will Do recovered before duybrouk, although the inceeasing and almost intolerublo stench seems to ndicato that other dccomposing bodies are not far oif and may be reached ut Ay time. Rows of Pine Coftins, Tivo 0f the city's dead wagons are in wait- ing and over a score of pine coflins are piled upou the sidewalk In rendiness for sa ex- pected discovery of a group of dead bodies in the cellar of tho restaurant whoro the exca- vators have been working for the past foar hours At A, m. the sum total of bodies re- covered from tho ruins was thirty-four, none having been taken out since sunset. ‘Tient have been identifiod aud the number roported missing is cighty-eight, The Identificd Dead. LEONARD COLE, 4 yeuars old, treet, Brooklyn, JOTN G BARAH ANN H York. MICHAEL SLAT ANDREW PETE GEORGE LOWE. Brooklyn. GUSTAVE ZELKLELR Hoboken. JACON HETDENRICH, Now York, OHALLES BREUTNER, 15 years old, New York. OTTO WALSER, 24 years old, Now York FRANK HACIL ears old, New York, ABRANAM DERSCHORKT, 10 yoars old, New York. Madison » ears ald, Now York, AGNEY, 6 yours old, Now PERY 55 years old, Now L 22 yours old, Now GUSTAVE STEINER. 2 years old, New York. SOIIN STEINK, 42 vears old, Jersey City Helght s, 1 EDWATID s HADDOCK, 18 yoars old, Brouk- I MAG ITE QUINN, 18 yours old, Now ¥ LUTULE HEIN, 25 yeurs old, New York MAMIE WILLIAMS, 16 years old, New York, MARY DEINLEL, 16 yours old, New York. CONRAD SOUMIDT, Now York Another uuknown body has just been un- eurthed e 1. ——t’ Sons of Veter # Mixsearouis, Mino, Aug. 24.—-The tenth aunual encampwent of the Sons of Vetorans began lu this city toduy with about five thou- UNDER THE BLACKENED RUINS | sand_members in attendance. The com- mandry pegins its session this afternoon. The grand commandery went into execu- tive session at 2 o'clock. T'he principal busi- ness was recoption. The evening scssion was devoted to the banding in of communications, ete., from var- fous divisions and the reports of Inspector General Marvine Hail and Judge Advocato General Barlow S. Weeks. Tho Jutter were statistical and very largely covered by the reports read at the provious session. - ROWING AMONG Tik MSELVES. Directors of the World's Fair Haviug Dificulty to Agree. Ciicaco, T, Aug. 24.—Trouble is appar- ently again brewing between the nationsl commission of the World's fair and the local directory, and lively times are looked for when the national commission meets a week from tomorrow. The first row will undoubt- edly develop when Director General Davis presents his roport to the comwission,showing that practically nothing has been done in the department of horticulture and liberal arts. Whan the commissionerf ask what bas caused the delay they will be told thut the dircctors have rejocted throe men in succes- sion who were nominated for chief of horti- culture, and the fourth nomination, John M. Sumuels of Kentucky, has been huug up until the directors determine whether it will bosafe to reject him also. The local board is understood to have declared that it will have a California man for tho p prefor ably Short of Pasadena and Los Angeles. “The director general, howevor, has the power of nominating. To force him to name Mu. Short the directors reject all other nomina- tions for tho office with a view to forciug the director gencral to show his hand, With all this befors them the commis- sioners will prooably call upon the dircetors to explain why they ars detaying tho horti- cultural department by the failure to ratify the appointment of a chicf. 1f o sutisfa answer is not given the commission their power to make things very unpleasant for tho local voard, and will probably ~pro- ceed to doso. Commissioner Do Young says the big manufacturers and the liberal avts edigee is s0 arranged that it will not have anything liko theroom nceded for tho threo departments that are to go under its roof. The classificat committes accepied Mr. Do Young's views and passed a resolution endorsing b figures and recommenaing that the commis- sion ask for anothor building in which to placo the liberal arts and ethiology exhibi- tion, leaving the mauufacturers alone in the main buildini. If the national commission coneurs in the report of its classification committee and de- mands additional space the directors will be up a very tall tree. They will either huve to ignoro the demand aud ran the risk of con- flict with the commission or else they will be confronted with the necessity of providing tho additional building in a vory stort timo and at un inc xpouse to themselve No ray of li through the clouds that depress the directory. The contractors at the ronunds are making notablo progress with the construction wor and already cight of the priucipal buildings, agriculturd, administration. ciectvicity, hor- ticulture, mines, manufactuveers, transpor- tation and woman’s buildings, are under way and one, tho woman's building will be under roof within u fortmight. FROST DAMAGE SLIGHT. Nebraska and Towa Vegetation Injured by the Cold Weathe, TaLMAGE, Neb, Aug. 24 —[Special Tole- gram to Tur Ber.|—The most phenomenal coid wave ever known In this locality has prevailed for the last forty-eight hours, The mercury hovered around the freezing pofut this morning and severe frost is reported from the low lands. Farmers along the Nemaha fear that their crops are injured more than now appears. Nothing but frost or storms can possibly preveut the farmers from reaping the heaviest crop of corn known for years. Not Wheat in the Northwest. Mrxxeavorts, Minn., Aug. 24.—The figure compiled by the Northwestern Miller show the stock of wheat in private elevators of Minneapolis to be 1,760,000 bushels, or a de- crease of 284,000 bushels since last Mond An crror was made in the private stock of figures last week, tho docrease being 0,000 bushels fnstead of 500,000 bushels as re ported. Tho mistake aroso from a certain firm not understanding that its city stock was asked for by telephone, and mving instead its country stock. Tho total stock atMinneupolis and Duiuth is 4,307,750 bushels, a decrease of 1,208,604 bushols. The market record gives tho stock in the country olovators of Minnosota and the two Dakotas at 457,000 bushols, or 43,000 busiels less than last week. This makes the aggregate stock in tho northwest 4,764,706 bushels, or 1,205,404 bushels decrease for tho weels. A year ago the total stock was 4,162,100 bustiels. 11tinois Crop Bulletin. Serivariein, UL, Aug 24.—The weather crop bulletin of tho Hliuois woather servico, in co-operation with the United States weather burcau for the weels just ended, 15 as follows: Tho temperature of the last fow days has boon above the normal throughout tho state; at tho central ofiice tho excess amounted to 5> daily. xcept in tho north- ern counties the rainfall has been above a seasonablo average. The heaviest rains of the woek oceurred in the southern counties, where it was badly needod. The percentage of sunshite for the week has been sligutly below the normal, Corn Stightly D suALTOWY, Ia., Aug. Thero was a vory perceptiblo frost in this region both Sunday and this morn especially 1 tho lowlands. Corn was very slightly injare The temperaturo reached 53 last night. Danger from frostis belioved to be over as it 15 growing warmer, Ma Geneva Slightly Nipped. Geseva, Neb, Aug. 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—The cold wave has strucl, but as yet no damage 1s reported. A slight frost fell Saturday night but today it bas warmed up somo, Vegetation not Damaged. Des Moises, In, Aug. 24.—Reports from all parts of the state sh8w that light frost oc- curred in many places. Vegotation has not n hurt and corn is all right, Frost at Valparaiso. Varraraiso, Nev, Aug. 24.—[Speclal to Tuy Bre.]—A siight frost was noticed here last night but not sufticiently heavy to dam- BEO Crops. ) THEIR COMING, OPPOSE Baltimore Labor Unions Ar igainst the Russian Jews, Bavriwoke, Md,, Aug. 24.—Labor organ- 1zations aro begiuning an agitation agaiust the admission of uny more of the Russian Hebrew emigrants, who for several months huve made this city an ovjective paiut. The dissatisfaction has become so great that steps will be taken to make the matter a topic of even national agitation. Itis claimoa to be o fact that the adinission of numerous Rus- siun ewigrauts into this city took employ- ment from » respectable class of sewing women who hithorto aided materially in the support of their families, Manufacturers, it seems, are withholding the work from their former sewing hunds and giving it to the new arrival oive lower pay than Amiericans will a and live without any regard to decency. The Russians, it i3 claimed, eat, sloep and work in the same apartmeuts, and decency, sanitary laws and all the proprieties that Amoricens respect, are violatd, BLOODY, ENSANGUINED FIELDS Poor Misruled Ohili Shedding her Best Blood in Hopeless Strife. SCENES OF BLOODY CARNAGE EVERYWHERE Insurgents Attack the Government Troons and Desperate Fights Ensue—The Lantcst News. New Yonk, Aug. 24.- The Herald this morning has Valparaiso, Chili, cable dos- patchies substantially as follows: President Balmaceda and the Junta De Gobierno ure clinched in tho final desporato struggle for the mastery of the republic of Chill, The chosen battie ground is in full view of the city of Valparaiso and thousands of anx- ious eyes are watching from every point of vautage the battle which is to decide the fate of the country. The battle has been raging practically for thrao days. Tne first cugage- ment was at the mouth of the Aconcagua river on Friday, and resulted in a reverse to tho government. The fiual tost of strength 18 now being madoat Viua Del Marbeach, directly across Valparaiso bay and less than five miles away. When news roached here that an army of 0,000 rebels had oeen landed at Quintero bay Thursday, Balmaceda and his generals woro taken by surprise but the utmost activity was used In getting troops to the front so far as possiblo to provent tho invading army from crossing the Aconcagua river, immedi- ately south of the bay. The arrangements were mado hurviedly and only a little over half of the troops ware available for this purpose. Six of the insurgent wuar ships were auchored in Cosnon bay, at the mouth of the river. and under the cover of their guns the army of the junta undertook the task of forcing a passage of the river Friday morning. A most desperate and bloody bat- tle resulted, which lasted nearly all duy. A galling firo from the wsurgent army which was parked ou the northern bank of the river, aided by the heavy batteries and ma- chinc guns from the ships, was too mucn for the governmeut troops and they were forced to retire. which they did in good order. Both sides fought with the utmost valor and while less than 20,000 troops were on- gaged, tne list of casualties is nearly 3,000 mon kilted and wounded. The general in command of the govern- ment forces selected a strong posiiion on the beact of Vina Del Mar, the eastern shore of Vatparaiso bay, as his second liue of defense, and leaving a force in frout of tho enemy to cheok his progress, took his place there yes- torday and wout to strengthen it as much as possible. All day long tho insurgent forces pushed their way steadily forward, driving the com- paratively smail' government force beforo It was a coustant skirmish for fifteen over broken country. At every point of vantage the Balmacedists made a stand, and, while they coustautly were forced to give way bofore superior numbers, they ro- tained the advance and gave the miain army at Vina Del Mar a chanco to better proparo itself for the decisive fight. It was not until late in the evening that the attacking army arrived i frout of Bal- maceda’s main line of defense. It was then too late to give battle. In the meantime President Balmaceda, with every availablo mau in his departwent and with himself in command, went to tha front. He had over ten thousaud available fighting men, while the insurgent forces had been reduced to less than soven thousand. At the back of the government line is Fort Callao, the heavy guns of which haye dono good work in today’s batule, both in harrass- ing the enemy by land aud preventing tre insurgent fleet, which had cutered the bay, iast uight from doing anything more effv.ctive thau long range firing. The congressionalists attackea in forco this morning and all day long the battle has ragod with the utmost fiercenesy, 'he war ships did all they carild toaid their land forces, but they had too viuch regard for the heavy guns in tho forts and wero com- pelled to do thewr fighting at long range. Consequently they were xiot nearly so effect- ive in aiding the land atvack as thoy had been at the passage of the Aconagun Friday. They sent s many men as they could spare, with all their available machine and rapid firing guns, to aid, as & npval auxillary brigade, tho attack on Balmacsda's position. The most intense excitement prevails n this city, The roar of the heavy artillery and the shavp rattie of small arms are sound- ing through the street and are ochoed back from the high hills surrounding the ecity. Bverybody who is left here has sought some place overlooking the buttle eround, and thousands of people are watching the desper- ate struggle which is being fougnt under their very eyes. The scene from Valparaiso is ono of awful grandeur. A heavy vall of smoke hangs like a cloud over the contending armies, 1t is lit almost continuously by sharp flashes of light from the cannon and rifles and the thunder ous voar of the artillery can be unceasingly heard. The most powerful glass cannot venctrate the cloud of smoke and only ocea- sionally can the movement of the troops bo oven guessed at, though from Gruser point glimpses of tho ‘charging regiments can be occasionally seen, Thero is a constant stream of wounded being brought into the city from the front and tempovary hospitals are being fitted up whorever possible. Nearly all the women who had not left the city have volunteercd their services as nurses and the full medical force of the city have their hands full. I"rom tho wounded and their attendants only the most fragmentary mformation as to the progress of the fight can be obtained and it i3 utterly impossiblo at this writing to form any judgment as to which side is get- ting the better of 1. Admiral Brown, commauding the Ameri- can fleet, here, aud tho commonding ofticers of the other foreign naval forces have com- bined to proteot the lives ana property of the oreig citizens. ents Re In ulsed. Liva, Aug. 24.—A Valparaiso telogram re- ports that Bulmacoda's army at Vina Del Mar has repulsed the insurgent attack, but this report is not confirmed. The tele- gram adds that Balmaceda has ordered all the available forces in the provioce of Val- paraiso to concentrate at the capital and 4,000 troops stationed at Coquimbo to pro- ceed against Iquique. LoNDON, Aug, 24 An ofticial confirmation of the reports of reseut fighting in Chili has been received in Loudon. The responsibl representative of the Chilian goverument said that if too reports aro true the cause of the roguiar government is lost. In his opinion the fucts are greatly oxageorated in tho in tevests of certain agitators. Reforring to the Espiegio affair, the representative said, the published story is sustantiaily correct. e L Steamship Areivals. At London—Sighted: Moravia, Pania, from New York, At Hamburg—Russia, from New At San Prancisco—City of trom China and Japan. At Philadelphia—Lord Gough. At Louthampton —Iider, from New York. At New York—Eilen, from Bremen. Spa, ork. Rio Janerio, Wealthy Farmer CuaMBERLALY, 8. D., Aug. 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—A wealthy Brule county farmer, Curt Hempel, committed sui- cide last night by banging. ' Hempel arrived from Giermany about ono year ago and was prosporing fn the farming business, il calth 1s given as the cause of the suicide, Suicides, Wanted | soe. Qry, N J., Auvg 2. Juw Chuef of Police Murphy of this city tonieht received a letter from Chief of Police Glick of Nash- ville, Tenn., stating that BEdwin W. Stod- dard, the forcer arrested here on August 5, is an escaped convict_who is wanted in Nash- villo for forgery. Stoddard was arrested in this city while trying to secuto#o from the Pittstield, Mass., National bank'by means of a bogus telegram. > el ALLING IN LINE. assachusctts Independents Will Put a Ticket in the Figld, Bostox, Mass., Aug. 24.—The state contral committee of the people's party met horo to- day and elected Goorge 1. Washiburn of Bos- ton permanent chairman, and E. Gerry Brown permanent secretary. A thorough state organization was effected, and it was voted to put a state ticket in the fleld this autumn, After an extended debate a platform was adopted, and it endorses the action of the convention held in Cinelnnai May last. It demands that United States treasury notes - shall be fssued in suficient volume to tfansact the business of the country on & cagh basis, such notes to be a lezal tender and to bo kept at par by being incroasea or dedreased in vol- ume in proportion to the population and the average market price of a given number of commodities, It favors the establishment of postal savings banks; aemands the ennct- ment of laws which will breveut tax frauds, and favors agraduated tax upon inheritances; commends government owaershipof all meaus of transportation and communication; and when it betomes evident that gy branch of commerce is used for the profitof a few men at the expense of the general public, recom- monds that the people assume control of such commerce through the nationai, state or municipal administrations, and advocating municipal coal yards; opposes the granting of municipal franchises to private corpora- ticns for a term of years; demands that the importution, manufacture und sate of all spirituous liquors be conducted by the gov- ernment of states; demands that all public _employes 'be subject to the rulos of civil service, and declares in favor of the oight hour day; demands in- dustrial training in connection with the public schools, equsl pay for equal worlk, and that the employment of private armed bodies be made a penal offense; demands rostrictive immigration; declares against convict labor; favors woman suffrage, anuual state elections and insurance by the states; protests aguinst legislation tending to bring medical practice under the control of any particular school of medicine and ngainst the contract labor sys- tem as used by the governmenuts of towns, cities or states, FROM THE OCCIDENT. ws from Japan. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, Aug. 24.—The steam- ship City of Rio de Jancivo arrived today from China aud Japan. Information received by her says: Rumors were prevalent at Shanghai July 27 of serious rioting in Horan, The rebels are supposed to have invaded Hupebn and to be marching on Hankow. The rumors wera due to a raid of mountain bandits, who burnt roadside inus on the Hupehn frontier, and after plundering thom reireated to tie hills. Advises from Tieutain of July 15 report all quiet in that vicinit, 4 The typhoon, which passed near iiong Kong, doing much aatiage, caused iho Brit- ish gunpoat Tweed to break {rdin her moor- ings and sink in deep waier, Jupanese adviecs report thideath of Vis- count Yoshiea, formeriy miusick to the United States. It is anuounced that the emperor is about to issue » proclamation, annexing to Japan threo volcanic islauds in the Pacific ocean 42 south of Loo Choo island. They are said 10 bo well adapted for Japaneso colonies. In some quarters a lurge increase in the -apanese fleet, to make it as strong as tho Chinese navy, is being urged, I"loods at Toyama, Japan, damaged nearly nino thousand house: Letters wore receivod at the Chinese con- sulate in Kobe last mouth threatening the life of Admiral Tingof the Chinese fleet, which were then in Japanese waters. A body guard of Japanese police was appointed and attended the admiral during his stay at Kobe. As rosult of storms in Magasaki on July 21, several persons were killed and much dam’ age done at Ashiva, a number of forcign ves- sels were carried away and their crews aro reported missing; the embaugment of river Ogzoa gave way and over a hindred houses Interesting China and were washed away. The total loss of life has not bren ascertained. Much dawage has veen done in other provinces. ON GRES D'S ICE BOUND SIHORI NL: Progress of the Peary Expedition Accudent. Sr. Jonxs, N. B, Aug. 24.—The arctic steamer Kite arrived here yesterday with reports of interesting experiences in Green- land, which include a struggle of throo weeks with icebergs in Melville bay, during which period she made only 100 miles, Licu- tenant Peary, his wifo and five associates ware landed in McCormick bay, Marchison sound. Whalo sound, his original destina- tion, was frozen over. Licutenant Peary broke his leg and was landed in Molville huy on a stretcher. The accident occurred July 27, Tho steamor had been jammed in the Same position for some time. ~In the evening of that day a strong breeze came up and the ice opened a little, and the vessel commencod cutting her way through it. The Kite came toa heavy bar of ice and the order was given to charge the obstruction, Lieutenant Peary was behind the wheel house, unknown to the ofticer at the bridge, The rudder struck a large cuke of ico and he was knocked over to port. The wheel was sent flylng out of the hands of the two helmsmen, the iron pillar hitting tho lieutenant on the right leg bolow tho knee, broaking both bones. It was a clean break, and everything looks favorable for a rapid recovery, - Ile was carried below, ana a couch rigged up for him in the saloon. His private physician, Dr. Cook, decided that the occurrence need not interfere with t expedition, as he wouid probuoly be as well as ever in three months from the time of the accident., Lieutenant Peary will make an expedition this full to tind the terwinus of Greerland. MOVEMENTS OF GERMANY'S ROYALTY. Willia for Peac BERLIN, A ~In a speech at the Merse- burg banquet today the emperor said he would never neglect a chauce to promote tho interests of agriculture, “Weall hopo for peace,” he said, “and should war break out it will not be our fault.” “Tho omperor and empress, Chuucellor von Caprivi and Ministers Boettiscker and Herr Furth went to Merseburg today to attend the Saxon fotes. The imperial pasty received an ovation ou its arrival. In the course of the procession to the castle the empevor's sun- burnt face and healthy 100k wero the subject of froquent comment. The chief event was a banquot at the castle, uttended by 300 guests. ‘Pheir majesties pro- ceeded to Potsdam in the evesing, AT THE MERCY OF HIS ENEMIES, peror nice 18 Raiscd Prince Bismarck's Memoivs Ready for Puablication. Beuuiy, Aug. 24.-Princo Bismarck has partly written five ctiapters of his autobiog- raphy, dealing with his embassy in France his mission to Russin in 1866, the Bovlin con’ jgross und his retirement from public life, About Fear o Huveicane, HAVANS, Aug 24—Raln bogan to fall at 4 o'clock this morning and it has been rajluing all day, It is rather winay, aud fears of a hurricane prevall, sspecially is the barometer bas falleu below the mean height, IWILL CONSIDER HER CLAIMS. Nebraska May Yet Secure a Local Weather Forecast Station. MANY QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED. Senator Manderson's Efforts in Behalf of the State's Agricultural 1 ests Likely to Result Very Favorably Soon. Wasmisarox Bureav or Tie Ber, 513 PounTEENTI STREET, | b WasmiNgroy, D. O, Aug. 24, | Senator Manderson today received tho fol- lowing letter from Assistant Sccretary Wil- letts of the Department of Awriculture in roply to his latter asking for a forecast sta- tion at Omaha: HON. CuAnces T, Your letter of the gurd to the es station at O 1o the weather burenu for poilcy of congress in turnin an branch of tho sign ment was no doubt to enhanco its fulness to the ugricultural inter tho country, and it is the object and of ti Artment (o abtain as far at desired result, Wo are now studying this quastion of tho lo forocast stations appilcations having b coming fn desiring thit they should be placed wt virlous points in this distriot west of thy Missourl, in behalf of which you write, and of course It Is necessary for tho weather bureau to consider where the seryice can be best pro- moted, It is Important to place somo at least to what wizht be cons climatie pointsand the location of theso points requires much consideration. Only a portlon of the loeal forecasters have been ‘uppointed to the statioas des B and we are proceeding siowly 5o as to make no mistakes in the matter. On the Isth inst. wa received n tolegr o secrotary of the Or L Upo; the samo subjoct sritten to hil and referred his message to the weathor reau. We apprecinte tho situation as you have admirably stated {tand I can assuro you that the weather huroau will give the subject cureful and thoughtful consideration. MANDERSON: Denr Sir— th inst, 15 at hand, In re ablishmont of u lo-al forocast i, 1 hinye ro 1 your | possib ofully RECENT ARMY ORDERS, Tho following army ordocs wero issued today : Tho following transfors fn tho Third cavalry are made: Second Licutenant Mal- vern Hilt Barnum, from troop I to troop L Sccond Lieutenant William . Hay, from teoop L to troop . Thoe following transfers of lieutenants of the Third artillery for the course of instruction are announced to take effect October 1. 1801: Second Lisutenant Peyton C. March, from battery K to light battery C; Second Lieutenant Frank G. Mauldin, rrom light battery C to battery IK. Leave of absence until October 6 is granted First Licutenant William P. Stone, Fourth artitlery. First Lioutenant William E. P. French, Third infantry, will report to the command- ing officer at, Columbus barracks by October 1 for duty atthe depot. First Lieutenant William Reynolds, Fourteenth infautry, now on leave of absence, will report in person to the superintendent of the recruiting service, New York city, October 1, for assignment to duty at David’s island, New Yoric harbor. MISCELLANEOUS, The comptrollor of - the currency today ap- roved the selection of the United States Nationul Bauk of Omaha ns reserve ageuts for the Farmers' and Merchants’ Natiouul of Chicago and for the First National of Oalk- land. P.S. H. HOW Wi GROW WEALTHY. Census Bulletin Showing the Increase in Assessed Valuation. WasniNgToy, D. C,, Aug. 24.—The census bureau today issued a bulletin on the as- sessed valuation of real and personal property of the several states and territorics. The valuations are shown for the years of 1500 and 1880, with the exceptions of Mich- igan, which is for 1888, and Arkansas, Dela- ware, Towa, Mississippi, Washington and Wyoming, which are for 1880, The bulletin shows that the assessed value of all property has increased from $16,002,003,543 in 1830 to $24,240,589,404 in 1890, an increase during the decade of §7,316,56,261, an amount equivalent to the true value of all property as returned by the United Stutes census in 1850 (¥7,185,- T50,228). Should it be found upon the completion of the inquiry in relation to the true value of all property in the United States that the same relation exists in 1800 -between ussessed valuation and the true valuation as existed in 1880, the absolute wealth of the United States, according to tho Eleventh census may be estimated at $52,610,000,000, or nenriy $1,000 per capita, as against $14 por capita In 1550, §780 per capita in 1560, ) per capita in 1870, and $550 per cupita in 1850. Tne final returus showing the absolute wealth of the country will necessavily be among the last publications of this oftice, as complete data for caleulation is not available until atter inquiries relating to agriculture and manufacturing have been finished. The state of Illinois shows an apparent do- crease of 9,200,142 because the state board of equalization deciares that in 1850 tho as- sessod value was 50 per cent, and in 1800 only 25 per cent of the true value. Among tho states showing an incroase of assessed valu- ation are the following: 213 Town 5| Knnss, 3| Kentucky. Callfor 11| Loulsiug Colorads 2| Miohigan. . Ida Minnesotn 1 Mississippi Indi Missourl. Montans ) Dakoia Nebranka. Nevadn exas aw Mex1co. . 01| Utal st New York.... Washington:: 100,984,761 I Dukots i West Virginls 50500562 Wisconsin.... 168918908 V1500047 | Wy Beors IT008,600 0870 ‘The bulletin turther shows that in 1500 (exclusive of Oklahoma) the assessea valuu- tion per capita was §87.62 against $437.01 in 1880, and that whilo the increase in popula- tion was 24.80 per cent, the increase poer capita of assessed valuation wus 43.46 per cent. TEXAN SOLDIERS, Good Accounts from the Militin of the Lo r State. Wasmixgroy, D, C., Aug. 24, —The War de- partient has received the report of Captain It. I. Eskridge, Twenty-thivd infantey, who made an inspection of tho anuual encamp- ment of the Nutional guards of tho state of Toxas, near Austin, from July 18 to July 25, The total strength of the camp was 152 officers and 1,220 enlisted men, In referonco to guurd duty at the camp, Captain Eskridge says it developed rapid progress. The drills pre- scribed were hold with great regularity. 'I'he batallion drilis showed marked improvement over last vear and company drills were gen- erally good. Tho cantain refers to the good behavior of the men while 1n camp. During the whole time of the encampment he did not sce a case of drunkenness or disorderly con- duct Texas is to be congratulated upon having abandoned the hippodrome of prize drills and sham battles formerly in vogzue, The evolu- tions and exercises referred Lo in the report as u sham battle, hosays, did not geunerate futo such an absurd farce as usually prac ticed befere o large and udmiring audience at 5) cents vach, but were instructive and beue ficlal Among the is ono that the anny ecommendations fn the raport | encampment be held fa May or June instead of July or August, as the captain thivks the weather in either of thie latter months is Lo severe to secure good results He is a Citizen of Canada. Wasmixaros, D, C,, Aug. 24.—At the ro- quest of the British minister, Assistant Sec- retary of State Nettletou bhas directed a fur- A ther suspension of the order for the deporta- tion to China of Quong Sam, convictea at Port Huron of illegal entry into the United States from Canada. This man asserts that ho is a rosident of Canada and that the Brit- ish authorities aro endoavoring to secure his return to that country fustead of Ch esentatio ug. Tho socrzs the treasury {ssued the following cir day In regard to the 4!¢ per cent bond Public notice s hereby given th United States assistant treasuror York has been authorized to pay on p tation at his office on ana after Sentemb 1801, With Interest to maturity, tha cot bonds of the 41 per cent loan called for domotion on thut dato by the cireuisr of J¢ 2, 1801, It's Site selected. Wasnivaroy, D, C., Aug. Assistant Secrotary Crounso has selected the prope at tho southwest cornee of Porry and Fourth streots, Davenport, In., as the site of the pub- lic building to bn erected in that city. Tnis proverty is owned by Waltor Chambers aud was offered to the government for &,500. Will Make the Third Payment. Wasiisaroy, D. C., Aug. 24.—The secre tary of the Interior today directod that tho third payment of $17.000 bo made to each state agricultural coliege which has compliod with the terms of tho act of August 30, 1800, In Great Favor, Wasmiaroy, D, C., Au The amount. f41¢ per cent bonds coutinued at 2 per cent is §20,563,050 to aate, i WAz RLOO FO. orr French and Foglish Fraternize at Portsmouth, Pontsyoutir, Aug. 24.—The French sailors were entortained ata banquot in the town hall today by the municipal authorities. All provious functions have been either privato or ofcial in character, and today was the first time the populace havo had a chanco to welcomo the Frenchmen. The marching of the sailors 1 procession, 400 strong, to the town hall was made the occasion of & popular ovation. On arriving at the town nall the ranks of the Fronchmen wero brokon up and mixed with an enthusiastic crowd, which fndulgod in & good humored interchangoof chaft with the sailors, to tho strain of tho ‘Marsei laise” played by Baelish vands. Stmultancously with the bauquet in the town hall, the Duke of Connaugbt and the Duke of Cambridge entertained tho F'rench ofticers at the government houso. “The day’s festivities closed with a grand military tattoo, Duriig the evening the queen, uboard the royal yueht going from Osborno to Ports- mouth enrouto to Balmoral, passed botween the lines of tho combined squadrons. Sho as warmly cheered by the English and French sailors and salutos wero fired in bor honor, DISTING JISHED DEAD, Demse of England's Postinaster Gen- Loxvos, Aug. 24 -Right Hon, Henry Cecil Raikos, postmaster geaeral, died to- day, [Rig eldeet s Honry Cecil Ratkes, M. P., e lato. Mr. Heury Ratkes of Llv “lintshire, was bora in 1338 and educated at’ Shrewsbary school and Trinity collego, Cambridge. He was called to the bar at the Middlo Temple in 1863, and elected a bencher in 1830, From 1565 to 1850 he sat as a co: rvative for Chester: af- torward for Preston until Novembor 18 when he was elected one of the mombers for Cambridge university, F'rom 1874 to 1550 ho was chairman of wavs and means committeo and deputy speakor of the house of commons. In 1886 Lord Salisbury appolated bim post- wastor goueral. M. Raikes was well known astho diroctor of numerous public com- panies. He was also an eminent churchman, and is chairman of the council of Diocesan conferences. RU. N AND DANE. Czar Alexander accorded a Hed Welcome at Copenhagen. Copexmaaey, Aug. 2t.—The king of Den- mark, Christian 1X, the crown prince of Den- mark, Prince Frederick, and the king of Greece, George I, went on board the royal yacht this morning in order to meot the czar of Russia. The royal yacht, conveyed by an ironclad squadron, steamed out of the harbor as soon as the imperial Off the harbor the royal vacht ran alongs of the imperial yacht and the czar was most rdially greeted by King Chrigt vy tho crown prince and by the king of Greeco. Tho two yachts then made for this port, Soon after landing the czar inspected the guard of honor, commanded by Prince Christian, which surrounded the landing place. Alter this inspection the czar pro- coeded to Iredericksbur ety OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE, President Carnot of France Will Visit Englana, Loxnoy, Aug. 24.—The Chronicle's Paris correspondent says there is high authority for the statement that the queen desires to decorate President Carnot with the highest grade of the Order of the Bath. It is sottled thav President Caraot will visit Enyland in the spring. An Agreement With England, Loxnoy, Aug. 2. —The Timoes' Paris cor- respondent sends the following story under reservo: Admiral Gervais took a proposod agroo- ment to Croustadt binding I'rance and Russia mutually to assist each other n the event of a Chinese rising against foreigners, each na- tion furthor agree uot to obstruct th other's missionarie Admiral Gervais brought the agreement back in a modified form. It is assumed that Foreign Mimster Ribot desired o find a subjoct for agreoment which would not give umbraxe tothe powers. Reports Discredited. Sr. Perensnone, Aug. 24.—I¢ is almost cortain that the probibition of the export of cye will affect the new Larvest, as tho enor- mous amount of ry ontly exported almost exnausted the reservo stocks. In official cir- cles the rencwed roports circulatod us to the imponding probivition of the export of wheat are discreaited An Awtul Diath ROiL Panis, Aug. 24.—Tho latest advices from Martiniaue says that 340 persons perishod in the recent hurricane, without counting the shipwreck fatalities, the bulk of the ship- ping in port having been lost. The governor has permitted forcign vessols to engage in const trade in orderto supply the nooeds of the inhubitants, M. Ferry on I* Paris, Aug. 24.—M. Fer banguet at St. Die today, said he hoped that fifty yeurs hence protection would have so enriched I'rance that she would be, like Eng land, in u position to allow herself the luxury of boing @ freo trader. otection, , speaking at a cir Lives Two Persons Lose | CakbIFE, Aug. 24, —-An explostion took place today at a collicry near Merthyr Tyd. vill, Wales. Two persons lost their lives by beii suffocated in the mine. Thoro was uo further loss of life aud fiobody is reportod missing The Rice Ukase, St PerersuuiG, Aug. 24, —The operation of the recent nperiul ukase probibiting the exportation of rice from Kussia has been ox teuded to Finland, - Most Successful, Ciavravgua, N. Y., Aug, 24.—Today closed the most successful of the Chautauqua as sembly. The total receipts are roughly esti mated st 25 per coul more than those of any forwer year, i onisi iy NUMBER 68. —— — | DEADLY DUEL 0N A TRALY. Ed Short and One of The Dalton Gang Kill Eaoh Other, TRAGIC END OF A TYPICAL DESPERADO. Bloody Chapter in Kansas' Frontier History Concluded by the Violent Death of one of the I cipal Actors. Porrka, Kan., Aug. 24.—[Special Telogram to Tur Bk |—EBd Short, deputy Woited States marshal of Oklahoma, and Charlos Bryant, & member of the Dalton gang, killed cach other on board o Rock Island train near Waukomis, Okl,, yestorday. Short had are rested Bryant in the Chovokos strip and was taking bim to Wichlta. Ho had placed Br, antin tho baggage car, leavine & revolvor with the baggagoman to protoct himswlf while he went outsido to guard agaiust auy attompts at roscuo, Byrant securod the ve volver which tho baggageman had carelessly placed on tho safo and, opening the door of tho baggage room, oponed fire on Short, who was standing on tho platform of the smoker. The first ball from Bryant's revolver passed through Short’s body. Shoet returnod the firo with bis Winchostor, both mon recoiving wortal wounds, Bryaat omptied six vers of his rovolver and Short fired ten shots from his Winchester. “Phe double killing ends another chuptor in the history of the lawlossness of southweste cern Kansas and closes the career of the mnost notorious desperado the frontier has itoly known. Ed. Short was a dudish fellow, whose cowboy accomplishnents fn the cariy days wero the envy of all the frontior, ile was below the medium height, with dolicate foatures, a small black mastache and cold gray eyes. He loved and courted lawless- ness, and in the towns of Dodgo City, Platt Ceater, Hugoton and Woodsdalo had suc- coeded before the town governments were fairly ostablished ia settling his claim as the bravest man in town, Short was always mado town marshal. In 1556 when Sam Wood needod a lioutenant, putation for daring, to protecthim from Sam Robinson, the man who subse- murdered Shoriff Cross and posse in 0 Man's Land, ho sont for Short who was at that time in the territory. “ho story of the trouble botwoen Bd Short and Sam obinson is that of the wholesale butc of Shorif Cross and posse in N0 Man’s Land. Oue day as Kobinson sat in front of his offce on tbo main stroet of Hugoton, Ed Short, riding his horso at bronkuedk spoed, came down tho street from 1o opposite dir As he passed Robins chame ctio sou he smi¢, I have a warcant for you, d—n you” and fired twico = a% Robinson' as he passed. The bullets missed their mark and Kobinson grabbing a Winchester from behind tho door opencd lire on Short, who was galloping madly down the stroot, makiug his way buck to Woudsdule, A posse wus organized 1o pursue him but Short made good his escape. It was on of the fights botween Short ind Robinson that resulted in the killing of the Cross posse. Short had secured a warrant for RRobinson's arrest and had chascd him down in the strip. Tho word was brought to Woodsdale that the Robinson faction Lad more men thun Short and would unquestions ably get the best of a fight and Sherift Cross organized his posse of six men to go to Shorv's assistance. The Cross party was sleeping under a huy- stack in the noutral strip, two miles south of the Kansas line, when KRobinson’s party cn- countered them. ‘The sleepers wero sur- rounded, captured and made to stand in o row while Robinson with his Winchestor shot five of them down. Short returned home at once and was of tho chief wituesses agaist the ( murderers at Paris, Tex. ~ When Oklano was opened Short was on the boundary tines aad was one of tho first men in the tor ritory. He succeeded fn securing an uppoint- ment as doputy United States marshall, After Sam_Woods was murdered by Jim Brennan, Short threatened to kill Judyge Bodlkiu on sight ana the fulfillment of tuis ambitious plan has now been provented by his own death, For Omaha and V; slight chauge in temper For Missouri and lowa—Siigutly w southerly winds and genoral fair ; inc T asing cloudiness und local showers probably Wednesda; For North and South Dukota—Clear northwesterly — winds; local showors uesday; clear and gonorally da, Ifor Nebraska—FRair southzasterly winds; local showers in tho northwest; clear and genorally fair Wednesday; winds shifting to i orthwesterly during Taesday. For Kansas—Continued warm southerly winds gencrally fair; iucreasiug cloudiness and locul showsrg Tuesday night; showory weather probabl$ Wednesday, For Colorado—Fair during the day, increas- : cloudiuess and showers Tucsduy nizhty ar aud showery Wednesda Wasiixaron, D. C., Aug. 2.—The storm that developed and that was contral Sunday over the Virginias took an abnormal course 1o tho northwest aud was over Lake Erie fair Wodunes- Monday morning. 1t has since mado but slight changc to the north shore of Lale Ontario, The storm center is moving from the north of Montaua have advanced to Dakota and the two storms aro joined as an extensive barometio depression from tno upper St. Lawrence val- ley to the head wators of the Yellowstone, Tho rain aron covers eastoru Michigan, northern Olio, Ponusyl New Joi Maryland, Virgiuia portions ot North_ and South Carolina and the coasts of Georgia aud Florida, Kxcopt showars ut the southern end of Lake Michigan and botwoen Cincinnati and Indianagolis, the weather has been olear. A disturbance uppears developing in southeru Florida. Th high barometeric area has controlle the weather conditions for seversl days over the central valleys and gulf stutes and hus diminished, but still overlies tho Ohio, Tenuessee aud lower Mississippi val- loys. Thetemperature has geuerally risen over Moutana. In Montana the cool wave i quite marked. Gonerally cloudy wenther aud raiu conditions witl continue from New Iuglaud to Dakota and ou the Atlant! line Tuesday, and fair elsewhere, increasing cloudiness and showers may be looked for in most sections Wednesday and Thursday. Previous Settlers Likely to Get Theme selves in Trouble. Gurnrie, OkL, Aug, 24.—Major Welgel, inspector for the Iuterior department, re- turned here toduy after Laving comploted an extended trip through the Sac and Fox Kickapoo and lowu reservatiors. He roports that the Indian res ations mentioued are literally swarming with settlers, sow of whom have already platted towos and established local governments at soveral places. It was known thut a fow “sconers'® had entered the luuds contrary to the pras visions of the laws, but no oné suspucted that such great numbers had swarmed in. Majow Woigel has recommended that two troops of cavalry be seut Lo drive out the intrudors, and it s reported that orders to that effook have ulready been issued from the War ded partment . Frost Does Much Damage. MiLwauker, Wis., Aug. 26.—The frost lasy uight did great dumage to the tobacco erop aud cranborries. Necodah reports much of the cranberry crop 1u that districy destroyed, luvolviug u big loss,