Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1891, Page 1

TWENTY-FIRS GEN, BOULANGER'S LAST COUP Fallan 1dol of the French Ends Lifa on Pelgian Boil, Hia SUICIDED ON MIS MISTRESS' GRAVE. ihe Man Abitities Whose Bleotity W hioee ouf the Carcer of Diatir thahied faed Mact, Bt 0 W fgr sninions, Pt eart Madatne 1 oontl T inemain, his died hore, Inngar cormimittod 1oon the pravo of i An attendant of the i nalnoG some fr sul e for who o e time, weral distanco m suddonly hoard o Rushing Houlanger th rey harp r s vl clenched in port t, ho in's tomb, in that fo o gr Fight hinnd liroct to tho nd Cloneral aying ipon ind, w ver his of placed rovolve | the fatul shot oxcitoment 1n the b the A hasty examination that the dead man had to his right ‘The affair has eauscd this city motion among the woneral's followers in Paris, Tho police and the dead friends here have taken pos- sosston of his lodgings. ftecord of t Genorn) and fir froat con Dead General. Boulanger was born in 1530 and began his military career at 19 years of age, whon he was appointed a sub-lieutenant in tho I'irst roglment of Algerian tiraillours. F'rom that time his advance in his profession was unusually rapld. In 1857 he took part in the Kabylo expedition. In 1 he was woundod at Turbigo, and received the dec- oration of the Legion of Honor after thre yours' servico, In 1861 he was with the ex- podition in Cochin China. During the Franco-Prussian war he acted as chief of battalion in the Army of Paris, and he was wounded at Champigny. in 1850 he was appointed brigadier general, in which posi- tion ho bogan to show signs of a great taleat for organization. During the centenninl ex- position in this country he was sent by his government to the United States as head of the French commission. For a short time he waa attached to the war oflice as divector of infantry, which position he quitted to pro- ceed as genoral of division in Af In twonty months he returaed to the war office as minister, January 7, 1556 During his tonuro of provious offices he had shown great 7ol and dotermination, His activity had in somo instances led to dispute. Such had beon the rosult in Tunis of his arbitrary res- olution to exalt the military over tho’ civil authority. During early career ho had moreover been in closo rolations with tho extreme left in politics, and his appointment was re- garded s a concession to the power of M. Clemenceau, Goneral Boulauger's —cousin. His republican thies were shown by the cnerg iich he urged forward the oxpulsion of the p from France, theugh it was aftorwards proved that he had writtea in almost fulsome terms of gratitude to the duc d’Aumale, his supcrior officer, whoa pro- moted brigadier general. It was from this time that the general’s troubles began which finally ended in bis expulsion from The story of his fall from his high position is a long ono and full of exciting episodes. Tho goneral's position, financis. and \\oiilb cal has been getting blacker and blacker recontly. Ho had no hope for the future and nis remataing friends were fow and vecom- ing colder as the once famous genoral dropped more and more out of pub- lio notico. There is no doubt that tho general was conscious of these fucts and ¢ they preved upon his mind, Coupled to this'was the morbid love or in fatuation which he had or his dead mistress, ‘Thio boay of the dead man was taken to his late residence in this city. Received the Panis, Sept. 80.—Tno suicido of General Boulanger cansed a great sensation in this city and nothing else is tatked of. Members of the Patriotic league are talking of giving him a public funcral and they propose to intor his remains in France. 1t is believed this will lead to serious disturbances. Thoro s usual in such cascs, many contradictory reports circulating in regard to | Boulanger's behavior previous to his For instance, 1t was said shortly death became kaown that the genoral 1 in no way allowed his friends to form any idea as to bis inten- tions. ‘This ovening those who formed his en tourage admit that the direct contrary was tho fact. Thoy now say that recontly ko has froquently openly avowed a desive for death, and it s oven added that the general hus soveral times of late even mado attempts to tako his own life, ‘Tho consequence has been that ho has been watehed as closely as possi bl by the friends, who still remainea loyal to him at the | water of his iortunes Kven tho latier, however, appear to haye finally grown tired of their task und to have determined to resien their positions as guardians of the fallen leador's life, How Paris WS, Determined Upon Su With this object in mind his friends in this city recontly warned the general's neico and the lattor, lier husband, the ex-minister of wir, who at one time was looked upon as the man to lead “La Revanche' enthusiasts, that Boulangdr was so despondent as to be appar- ently dotermined to commit suicide. This neice and her husband arrived some days ago At the general's hotel, Do Montoier, and 80 \mprossed were they with his de- mennor that ono the first things that they did was to cause all the weapons found (n his apartments to bo taken swa and hidden where he could not get at them. General Houlanger must have noticed this precaution which was being taken to save his 1ifo and, unknown to his noice and her husband, ho must have managed to securo and hide from them the pistol with which ho ovontually shot himsolf. Even the genoral's valot, who had been instructed to use his ut most endoavors to find and obtain possession of any weapon the general might have about him, seoms to have bieu cleverly aeceived in this’ fatal wstauce. He G Boulangor told this evening, made r Iness of life sinve the ¢ i, particn Do Boune fact that ropeating aloud in woir, A biontot out 4 Kuown, Hon ride. t Broken for His Mistress, according to tho stories secret of his woar- llapse of his party, siveo the deatn of Mme. His frionds recall the coftin i was finally nui wher n tho aftornoon, it has General Boulunger » De " ther en. Ovor caused & erected, and st Jun inscribed, ato general de Lray the general, accompanied by Sid 5ok by bis secrelary as at first Bis vales Bt pared_ for buri | pear YEAR, drawn by Coolly, Catml His nefee, loft tho flue Montoire in a landau Deliberate. arter the general's departurs for 1relies have reflected over tho chan 16 had made in the hour of visiting the tomb of N DeBonnemain and she b greatly alar ppir 1ssels at tho present time is i r's most attached adheronts, 1 Du and he had come 1 PParis n of a Al Boulunger about & week that he intended to at an early date. M. Dutins cain 5 for the oxpress purpose of endenvoring to pursuado thie general to alter his mind. M. Dutins and bis former political loader Lad several long interviews, auring which the foru 1 his utmost to persuado tho general that ho should abandon such morbid idew I loc patters in a brighter light. Boulanger listenod to all that his friend sject and M. Dutins thought that his ar ts had caused the gene refrian fr z iis own life. Tho general's niece knowing the object of M. Dutin's sit to Bruss: , and also being aware that had considerable intluence over him, went to M. Dutins <o soon as sho became convinced that sho had good cause for alarm, Sho communicated her fears to the gencral's friend, and together they started for the ceme . {n the meantime Cieneral Boulanger haa left the laudau at the gzato of the cemetery and waiked slowly and calmly to the tomb o Mmo Bonnemuine, He remained for some time in deep thought and was afterwards soen to be slowly walking around the ceme- tery still thinlaig deeply city ipt Sped the Messenger of Death. Contrary to the first reports received of the affair, tho general must have walked avout the cemetery for nearly an hour and o half before ho returned to Mme. Bonnemaine tomb, All reports agree in the statement that 80 300n as tho general reached the tomb the second time he immediately placed the pistol to his iead and shot himself, The re- port of the revolver was heard by the coach- wan who was driving the general's landan and the valet who had accompanied the sui- cide to the cemetery, They both rusned to Mme, Bonnemaine's tomb “and thero found tho general quite dead, lying across the grave. Death must have been instantaneous, ‘I'he weapon which Boulanger used to de- stroy himself was a revolver of largo caliver. s0 itis allthe more extraordinary that it should have escaped tho vigilance of his valet, relatives and friends. The dead man tad this weapon tightly grasped in his right hand and it was seon that tne bullet had cutered the geneial’s head near the right temple, hud passod tarough his hesd and left it by tho left temple. Some workmen who were employed in the cemetery and who had also been attracted to tho spot by the report of the revolver noti- fied the inspector in charge of the cemetery. The latter placed himself in communication with the police wLo were soon upon the pot and took charge of tho remains. Too Late to Prevent the Suicide. As the police were bearing the general’s body from the tomb of his mistress, with the inténtion of placing it in the landau for con- veyance to Brussels, the aead man's neice, accompanied by M. Dutins, reached tne cometery. 'Ihe neico fainted upon hearing the news and M. Dutins’ grief at being too Into to suvo the lifo of his friend was' exces- stye “The body of Boulanger was then stretched out in the landau, the face covered with n white handkerchiof. The police in charge caused those of the gencral's friends whio were present to confirm the statements as to nis identity, and then permitted the body to be conveyed to police headquarters, whero, after another formality had been complied with, the authorities permitted the body to bo conveyed to the general's lato residence, The body now lies in the general's bed- e, Lt T i intimate friends of tho family. Tho latter, it should 1o said, unanimously desire that the funeral should be of tho most simpla order. Some of the general’s political friends are in favor of a political demonstration, “The corpse, as this dispatch is sent, reposes upon a tablo ' draped with ack cloth. The remains are ciad tn a black frock coat, upbn tho breast of which are several decorations, uotavly the cross of the Legion of Henor, conforred upon the goueral after he had been wounded in 1550 at_tho Usbigo in Algeria, when a lieutenaut with only three years service in the army. 'The wounds in thie gen- cral's tomples, caused by tho fatal shot, have beon hidden by picces of broad whito silk ribbon so placed on the head as to almost complotely conceal the cause of death. Ihe general's features are placid and upon them thore is not a trace, except the dimly seen white ribbon of Boulunger's sad ending His Last Words Kept Secret. In spite of repeated inquiries made by press representatives upon the subject, the relatives of General Boulanger persistontly decline to furnish tne public with any deti- nite information as to the written deciar tions which ko has left behina him. Yet 1t is known that tho dead man prepa V- eral documents for publication, i view ot bis sudden deatn, and that he had written und placed on his desk a number of tele- graws announcing his suicide, which he intended shoula be sentto the persons to whom they were addressed as soon as the Aleed had been committed. All the proporty and documents of General Boulanger have been placed in sealed receptacles by the may istrates. Boulanger lefta will and political testa- ment in hisdesk. 1t is stated that the latter declares unshaken coufldence in his party, enjoins his friends to prosecuto tho great aims he always bad in view, and ascrives his own death solely to inconsolable grief over the loss of Mme, DeBonnemain. T'he funoral of the general will take place on Sundav afternoon, Tho general's mother, aged 86, 18 still firm in tho beliel that her son went to the fete and has not yet returned Mume. " DeBonuemain was an mseparable companion of the general during his exile in Jor Sho received his political friends and acted always as the acknowledged mis- tress of his hos 1d The gencral rose at 6 o'clock this morning and told his valet that it any person called to toll him to call tomorrow. In tho cemetory Boulanger affected coolness, which disacmen tho suspicion of M. Dutin. The latter finally romariced that it was time to return for de jeunter, but as the generul desired to r main at'the tomb a few minutes alone Dutin withdrew, ouly to hear a shot a min ute later. ortly after Mme, DeBonneman's death Houlunger's wife wrote, offering to wive the general and to sharo his exile, but ber letter was left unanswered. Toward the end of August, after a violent paroxysm of griof General Boulanger (abor- lously carved on Mme. DoBonnmaine's tomb- stoae with @ penknifo A Bientot, Marguer. ite,” ['zom that day he was a changed man Ho becume emaciated and baggard almost beyona recognitio Tuo goneral was o great favorite with servants aud attendants. A ho presented his chef with f affection r had been in communication with thorities of Izelles, who had path to Mme. DeBonne roquest, ana also offered s tomb for the general's probable the fortnight ago his portrait as a takon Boulan m 1 lea o suicide of the general, Prince V Bonaparte called and remained at the sesidence for half an hour I'ho o 1 which tne body lios is sump tuously furnished. It is draped in biue silk and adorned with u large portrait of himselr, his da il Mme. DeBouumain lurs vaph of Mme. DeBonnemain was tor the @othing next to his hotograph stained with . vere no docu- b ) W There me asons for the Sunicide. of Mme white hair woyen was found next to eral had written ancing his ug her the pres ¢h I am abandouned ow what to'do,"” aj« m the report that the cause In De emai of NUED ON THIKD FAUE.) ( BANK PONCA'S BURGLARS. Time Leoks fave the Funds of the Pioneer Bank. WATCHMAN COVERED WITH REVOLVERS. Severely to Divulge Other ¥ Robbers Es Clubbed for Refusing Information Concerning nancial Institutiol ape with - Ease. Poxca, Nob., Sept. 30 toTuk Bee.—~A bold attempt was mado last night to rob the Pioneer bank of Dison About 12 o'clock five masked men, effecting an entrance by raising the front window with a crowbar, entered the build- ing and went to the room of Charles Crew, who sleeps in the bank, and covering him with revolvers, anded silence. One of tho burglurs confined him to the bed while the others ransacked the premises, When the burglars wero convinced that the safe was protectea by a time lock they abandoned the idea of penotrating it. No money was obtained except # or §5 taken from Mr. Crew's pockets, He was ques- tioned as to the character of tho safes of the other banks and the storos of the town. The answers wero so discouraging that Crew was haudled rather roughly and re- ceived a heavy blow on the head. After the pillagers discovered that thoir efforts were fruitless they gagged Crew and tied him to the bed and departed. In that condition he remained struggling until about 4 0'clock, by which time he had managed to chew some of the ropes apurt, thus extricat- fng himself. Ho immediatoly announced the affair, but no trace was found of the perpetrators. This morning the hand car at the depet was miss- ing and it is thought tho same porsons who attempted the burglary took it. The car was found at Jackson, whero it is reported a team was stolen somo time duving the night. Mr, Crew could not identify the robbers and no effort hias been made to overtake them, Thero was cousiderable stir on the strects this morning over the matter and crowds gathered about the bauk, eagerly secking the latest information. |Special Telegram CRUSHED UNDER HIS WAGON. Colfax County Farmer Killed at Schuyler. Scnuyren, Neb., Sept. Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee]—A fatal accident, of which Vaclay Semara was tno vietim, oc- curred here last night. Semard started for his homo with a load of lumbor on a hay k. As he was leaviug town, it being darlk, ho ran into a ditch which was being opened by the city and broke tho reach of his wagon. Whilo under the load trying to fix 1t, his team started up, letting the whola load down on him, crushing him against the bank of the ditch. His breast was crushed in und one leg broken at tho ankle. Death was instantaneous. He loaves a widow and two smalt children. Instantly ‘West Point’s Convention. West Poixt, Neb., Sept. 30—[Special to | TukBgx —Therepublican couuty couvention canvened in West Point Tuesday and nbmi- nated a strong ticket. The couvention was characterized by 8,000 feeling and narmony throughout. The following ticket was placed in nomination: William Grunke, clerk; James Mortenson, treasurer; Jumes Gallen, heriff; county judge, F. H. Park of Ban- croft; coroner, Dr. Rileyof Wisner; suverin- tendent, William C, Kay of Wisner; clerk of district court, William T. Frost. Andy Graham was elected chairman of the central committee for the next year. Every- boay concedes that the republicans have put up a strong ticket and nave a good show of Working the State. Lovr City, Neb., Sept. 20.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: This town has been all excite- ment today. John M. Hench, a traveling boomer, who has just worked the city for all it was worth, collected the money and mys toriously disappeared without cither paying his board bill or sottling with the Times-In: dependent, which published oight columns of solid matter for him. He is working tho state and I hope the newspaper men will look out for bim, E. A. Browx. Death at Col Corvanus, Neb., Sept. 30.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.|—Anna M. Nelson, a Swedish lady direct from the old country en route to Denver to join her husband, was taken off the train here this evening with a sick child about S mouths old, Sho was taken to the hospital, where the child soon died. The grief of the mother, & stranger in a strange land, was pitiful to behold, bus. Sanitar; Nenraska Ciry, Condition Bad. Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tup Ber.]—Diphtheria has aguiu developed here, The sanitary condition of the city at prosent is bad and Dr. Watson, nan of the Board of Ifealth, is much the discase will spread rap- nts have instructed their from school tempo- chi alarmed for fear idly. Several par children to remain away arily. Carried the Bonds. Wausa, Neb,, Sept. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—The vonds asked by the Yank- ton & Norfolk railroad to build a line from Norfolk to Yaukton, to be completed by next fall, the road to establish a depot, ote., u Wausa, providing bouds were voted, were carried today, 1 Judge Powers. NonroLk, Nev,, Sept. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber, |--The ropublican conven- tion of the Niuth judicial eistrict convened at Norfolk today and renominated Judge Pow- ers. 'The judge was nominated by acclama- tion, His chaaces for election are very good. Mu Renominate h Hay Destroyed. Qoruanus, Neb,, Sept. 30.— | Special to Tue Bee. | —Several hundred tons of hay in the stack was destroyed by fice this morning oue mile west of the city on the line of the Union Pacific railway. The fire is supposed to have caught from sparks from a locomotive, Will Adaress ludependents Cotusnvs, Neb., Sept. 30.—([Speelal to Tue Bee.]—Hon. Willam A. McKeighan and Judge Edgerton will address a large gather- ing of Independents in this clty tomorrow, This 1s intended to be the largest blow-out of the campaign Acquitted of the Charge. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, Sept. 30, Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—Jobn Ganz, charged with passing bogus silver dollurs, was given a hearing before Unitea States Commissioner Seymour today and was acquitted. Ready for th Lyoxs, Neb., Sept. 0. Ber.|—The Trotting elaborate preparations races October 13, 14 and » best in the state. Tho track is kite und one mile in circumterence. The tiou has speut §2,000 in eradin assoclation 13 making for thewr inaugural 15, The track will be shape 8550¢ Swam the River and Escape Asuraxn, Neb. 30, Tele- gram to Tue Bek.|—A doring robbery was perpotrated here this ovening, A tered the parlor of Mrs. O. A Sept Special tramp en Pierce in | ik was ber daughtes, Miss Lola, sittiog at the piang playing, and stole a gold watch and pocketbook from the center table nn noticed until he was abeut to leave the room, when she screamed and gave <he alarm. Two or three of the citizens slarted in pursuit but tho fellow got too muck of a start and swam tho river, escaping. There is a gang of tramps about town and & careful watch is veing kept on ther, Rarnes--Dawson. BENSETT, , Sept. 20.—|Special to Tue Bre.|—A notable socléty event occurred hare at 5 o'clock p. m. at the home of Mrs, W, I\, Torbett. It was the marriage of Mr. Walt L. Dawson, head bookkeeper at the oftice of tho commissioner of public lands und buitdings at Lincoln, to Miss Maggie C. Barnes, doughter of Judge J. D. Barnes of of this place. The cerewony was performed by Judge J. D. Barnes, father of the bride, and was witnessed by 'mmediate relatives and intimate friends of voth families, After congratulations a maguificent supper fol- lowed. The presents were costly and nume ous. After a short weddin tour Mr. and Mrs, Dawson will make their home in Lin- coln, Neligh News Notes. tig, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special Telo- gram to Tie Ber.]—'he young republicans of Neligh organized a club nere yesterday evening, electing Robert Kanouz president and Frank Boggs secr tary. Already over thirty members have signed the roll. Poli- oics are getting red hot and the republicans are united and enthusia-tic in the work with overy hopo of redeemini; the county. The products of Antelspe county for exhibi- tion in the Omaha advertising train will leave here Saturday. It is one that any any county may be proud of. R Work has been commenced on a new ele- vator here for Mossrs. Graves, Mills & Co., of 12,000 bushels capacity. Prof. Hobbs Dead. Lixcory, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—Prof. John A. Hobbs, who came here from fattle Creek, Mich., to accept a professorship in Union college, the school of the Adventists, passed away sud- denly at his home in College View this morn- ing. His ailment was Sright's disease, from which ko has suffered for some time, T lind PLOTTING AGAINST HIM. Commissioner Raum Demands the Dismissal of Two Pension Ofticials. Wasmsaroy, D. C., Sept. —Pension Commissioner Raum demanded the dismissal of three prominent employes of his ofice who, he believes, is plotting to injure his character and compel his rosignation. Theso men are J. Edgar Englé of Pennsylvania, I, M. Taylor of Illinols and Edward Howard of Conneeticut. IPor some dnys[}mxt & story has been in civ- ion supposed to have originated from a story to the effect that Green B. Raum, jr., the son of the commissioner of pensions, whose resignation as assistant chief clerk in the Pension bureau was demanded somg months since by Secretary Noble, because of certain alleged irregularitics, still retained sufficient influence in the bureau to secure promotions of his friends who waould recipro- cate by louning him money. These alloga- tions are denied by both the commissioner and his son in afidayits, General Raum believes that the charges against his son are not only untrue, but that thoy are cruel, as the evident, intention is to strike down the father through his son. General Raumsald that he was always ready and willing o meet any criticism upon his administration of his office. He did not propose to be driven-out of ofice and said that the men who_sees t to desire bis retirement had adopts vn‘pm.by which was most likely to defeat *hair object. . THEY FAVOR OMAHA, Colorado Republicans Declare Their Preference for Convention Honors. Leapvite, Colo., Sept. 30.—[Special Tole- gram to Tie Ber.]—The republican conven- tion unanimously adopted tue following reso- lutions Resolved, That the delegates of the state of Colorado fn convention sssembled do most carnestly declare that the great stutes and territories west of the Mississippl river, con- taining a population of over 20,000,000 exceeding over one-third of the entire population of the United States and ropresenting states that have always been loyal to the national repub- lican ticket, are entitled to recognition from the national republican committee, when that committee meets to dotermine the timoe and placo of holding the national republican presidential convention for 1802 and thut just and equitable recozpition demands that the convention should Be west of the Missis- sippi river and we, therefore, carnestly join the republican delegates of the state of Towa in convention assembled, July 1, 1801, una the republican delogates of the stute of Nebraska {n convention assembled Septomber 24, 1801, in naming Omaha as the place where sald con- vention should be held. -— PENNSYLVANIA _BANK TROUBLES, Angry Depositors of a Broken Bank Want Blood. Hourzoate, Pa., Sopt. 30.—Thero is in- tense excitement here tonight over tho clos- ing of the Dill bank at Cleurfield and troublo here with the old Houtzdato bank. The wild- estrumors are floating about regarding the latter institution, though Cashier Mc- Grath is quoted this evemmng as having stated the bank would pa dollar for dollar. Hundreds of miners are varading the streets or gathering at the street corners. Trouble any moment with the Huns and Slavs who bave their little all in the bank is expected. They bitterly d dounce the bank and its ofticers and threats of violenco are frequont. Tho deposits of the First National bank a' the time of the sus- pension were about $100,000. President Dill says the depositors of both institutions will bo paid dollar for dollar. The Houtzdale hankitroublo was caused by the defalcation of the tellor, W. B. Hamilton, who is now in jail chargea with ombegzlemant of §45,000. - THE LAST DAY, Statement of Secretary Foster on the 4 1-2 Per Cont Bond Issue. Wasnixoros, D. C, Sept. 30.—The contin- uation of 414 per cent. bouds at 2 per cent was closed with today’s business. \When tho offer was made to conuaue these bonds thero were outstanding §50,869,200. Of tnis amount £13,000,600 have since been rodeemed and £25,304,500 have been contiuued at 2 por cent, leaving now outstanding $7,495,100, of which £),385,350 are conpon bonds and 4,131,350 aro registored bonds. The above statement in- cludes today’s transaotions, viz: $141,850 con- tipued and $243,25) redeemod. Secretary [Foster said this afternoon that ho was perfectly satistied with tha result, for the reason that he never expected to con- tinue more than half of the loan and alsp be- causo ho had rodeemed over 15,000,000 of bonds. puy in colw, with a reduction of only #500,000 of the goki balance, - CIVIL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE, George William Curtis of New York Re-Elected President. BureaLo, N, Y., Sept. 80.—The National Civil Service Reform leaguo today re-elected George Willlam Curtis president The fivst speaker of the session was Wil- liam D. Foulke of Indisnapolis, editor of the Civil Service Chronicle,he took strong ground gainst the secret executive session of the United States senate M. Story of Beston and Sherman S, Rogers of Buffalo spoke. —- he Fire Record, Cn1caco, 11k, Sept, 30.—The repor current early this morning that the buildings of the | Hawthorne race track were burned was er- | roneous. The fire was at the cement factory | near there, T\ factory was dJdestroyed Loss, $0,000; pari.» insured, i [FIXING SHIPS TO FIX CHILL | Great Activity Manifestad by the Officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, LIST OF VESSELS NOW ON THE PACIFIC. Several Fighting Ships Ready for an tle Fivme« settl Emergency—Only a L ness Needed to the Chilians, New Yonrk, Sapt, 80,—Tho activity among the officers at tho navy yard —the command- ants of the ships—yesterday suggested thero was something unusual going on, but it was denfed that any specific instructions for greater expedition in the repairs of the vessels had been received from Washington, Dispatches wero received from the Navy de- partment, however, that the repairs to ves. sels must bo pushed without delay. Assistant Secretary of tho Navy J. Russell Soley was an early visitor at the yard, and ho was closeted for some timo with the commandant, Captain Henry Erben, Itear Admirais Ban- croft and Gherardi, commandant of the North Atiantic squadron; Captain 3 C. Elitz, commandant of the cruiser Boston, and the two or turee other officers. Chief Naval Constructor Theodore 1. Wilson of Maryland, who inspected the work on tho new vessels building at the yard on Monday, was also at the yard yesterday and took part in the consultation. He also visited the v sels 1n commission to inform himself of the work necessary to be dore before they should £0to sea. It was said that this had no special significance, but that the consultation was to learn the oxact condition of each vessel at the yard. A officor attached to the New Yorknaval station, speaking yesterday of the condition of the Pacific squadron at this time, said: “If our relations in Chili should become so strained as to make it advisablo to have a naval force there, tho department might be embarrassed for a time for availabie ships. Thero ara now seven ships detuiled to th Pacific squadron. The new cruiser Balti- more, the flagship of Rear Admiral Brown, is at Valparaiso; the new cruiser San Francisco arrived at Payta, Peru, u fow days ago on her way to Sau I Yorktown, a new cruiser of the third class 15 at this nayy yard: an old wooden steam sloop-of-war i5 on her way to_Honoluln; the old wooden steam war vessel Iroguois is at Samoa; the Mohican, of the Iroquois class, is on hor way from Belring sea to San Frau- cisco, and the iron gunboat Marion has been ordered to go from Ounalaska to China. The Chicago, the flagship of the squudron of evolution, went out for target practica in Gardiner's pay on Saturday and is then to go to New London. She is really available if itis deemed necessary to send her to Chili and could reach there in avout forty-five days. The ‘cruiser Newarik, of the same class as the Chicago, could get to Chili in about ton days. She has beon se- lected as flagship of the South Atlantic squadron. The Atlanta is with the Chicago, and the Bennington, now at the navy yard and belonging to the squadron of eyolution, could be sont 1o the south on five days’ no- tice. So there are several vessels tnat aro really available in case of dn emergency. The vesséls of the North Atlantic_squadron would be enough to keep on tho North At- fantic coast and ore now here, They are the Philadelphia, Boston, Concord and Kmufi& But I am of the opinion that there 18710t 56 much 1 this Chilt Scare as the first reports would seem to indicate.” " uring the afternoon Commodore Ramsey was in consultation with Seccretary Tracey and the result, as announced later in the day, was an ovder for the cruiser San _i'rancisco, then at Payta, Peru, to procced immediatel to Callao and theuce to Valparaiso. 1f nec sary, further instructions to govern the courso of the vessel whea she arvived at Val- pavaiso will be sent to ner when she touches at Callao. Secretary Tracey declined absolutely to give his reasons for sending the ship back to Chili and refuses to discuss the case. Acting Secrotary Wharton was beasought to make a statement of the actual facts in the present complications, or at least to give to the public somo assurance that the situ- ation is not as critical as it1s represented to be in some publications. The acting secre- tary, however, did not feel at liberty to say oné word upon the subject. Still thore is reason to beliove that no further overt ucts have been committed by tne Chilian junta and that the return of the San Francisco to Chili is simply in pursuance of the mtention formed several days ago to give moral effect to Minister Ewan’s position by the presence of Admiral Brown and his flagship at Val- paraiso. SITUATION IN ivery Kvidence of Bitter Feeling Toward the United States. [ Copyrigh’ 1891 by Jam>s Gordon Bennett.] Varraraiso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), Sept. 30.—| By Mexican Cable to the Heruld— Special to Tur Bee.|—I am unable to send you further particulars of the troublo be- tween the authorities at Santiago and Minis- ter Egan. It appears that the American le tion aud its vicinity wero watched by the polico during all of last week. On last I'ri- day threo Amoricans, as I cabled, wero placed uuder arrest. Pheir namoe are Hill- maon, Madden and Rayprast, Thoy had vis- ited Mr. Egan at tho legation and were on their way back when taken 1nto custody. Messrs, Hillmann and Madden made a bus iness call. Mr. Rayprast had gone to the logation to obtain letters, -All thres were locked up. Mr. Rayprast was kopt in prison for some hours. Mossrs. Hillmann und Madden were taken to the intenaencia and detained for a short timo when they wero released. In addition to this, two of Minister Egan’s servants were thrown 1nto prison und kept there for two days, being released on Saturday. 1 understand thav there bas been an active exchange of cables between Minister Egan and the United States since the commission of theso un- friendly acts. The ‘vigorous protest of the Americ minister caused the junta to withdraw its police. Commodore Ackiey of the Bultimore which still lies in the harbor of Valparaiso, is now at Santiago in conference with Min istor Egan. | huve nomeans at present of finding out_the result of their meot ing. Now that the trouble between the junta and the United States minister has quicted down and & chance is afforded of reviewing tho eveuts of the past few days, it is my impartial eriticism thut the wctions of which Minister Egau has had rea- son to complain were taken by irrosponsiblo officials, ‘There doesnot appear to huvo been any sauction by the junta’s cabinet of the po- lice esplonage.” On what I deem the best of authority, it is reported that a majority of the cabinet discountenanced the proceedings anda are desirous that the utmost peace should prevail througheut the country, so as to gain all of Chili's former prestige. For this uson they are Avoiding as far a3 in their power, all troubles with outsido nations, In interviews with a number of prominent merchauts heve, native and foreign, I learn that the bulk of English money 'in- vested in Chili is in Tarapaca nitrate beds, If the itost gratitude exlsts 1o tue Chilian_congr inlists for the marked sympathy and support of the English people in this country during the war, British in- vestors may consider themselves porfectly safe. Itis not likely that any more money will be inyssted hera uutil the course shaped out by the new governiment, to be taken after the elections are over, has became man- ifest. The coal lands on tho north of Chill are 1y appareat fields that will repay future investment. Nothic more is wanted In the nitaute fields, lu the near future, aggregate claims of from §1,500,000 to §2,000,000 will ve presented by the English, Germun, Spanish and Ita.is ) CHILL governments for houses and property do troyed at Iquique when that town was bombarded aud at Valpariso, whoen this city was sacked ofter the overt™ ow of Balma ceda, also for losses cause 4 detentions of shipping and for the uso & “*vato railroads ng the past eight mont, — As an exum pleof the bitter fecling & =~ tamed by tho masses in this city toware 0 Awerican eovernment, [ might citethe 2 nduct at the theator the other night Z.rv's opera troupe had the American g in their eutertainment but wore d to tako tho stars and stripes from the | = amme, GUATEMALAN NEWS CON MED, Later Details of the Uprisin ud Its Cause. Crry or Mexico, Sept A dispatch by courier to Newton on the frontier, from (Gua- temala and haviog di natie origin, fully confirms the reported rioting in Guatem on September 15, It says that Manuel Mon- tufar, the son of the former Guatemalan min- ister to Washington and a strong partisan of Barillas, was addressing tho mujtitude on Soptomber 15, which is Independonce day, when gome of his remarks were hissed by tho opposition and a strugglo commenced for tho possession of tho platform. It was finally held by tho rioters and tho mob was aug mented in numbers and threatened the pal- ace. Artillery was brought mto_play and soon cleared tho main plaza. The main streets were cleared by th {ufantry, but the rioters “held many aileys and buildings. Throughout the night and the following two days there were small mobs in various parts of “the city which were promptly disp by the military and numerous arrests v mude. Several persous were killed, but the number is not given. Tho loss of lifo seems to have been almost entirely on tho part of tho mob. ‘The mob_was serious, but the -army was faithful and the goverment was easily victor- ious. Many rumors of the riot arc flying about here, but all of them are much oxag- gerated, There aro likewise rumors of up- isings in other parts of Guatemala, but they seem without foundation. It is bolieved he that if tho malcontents can be induced to riso against the government and hold out for a few days, they will be reinforced as belligor- ents ana aided by Salvador. A well informed Central American said yestorday that Baril las’ enemies, both domestic and foreign, wero discontented and betweon thom a genoral Central American war will soon be precipi- tated. It is rumored in Giuatemala that Toledo, President Barrilla's private secretary, who left that city a few days ago on agovernment mission, was assassinated whilo en route, as nothing has been heard of him. - T0 FARMERS. MORE ADVIC of Two New ‘“iold Wheat Circulars, ST. Pavr, Miun, Sept. #0.—Two moro wheat “Hold Your Crop’ cireulars aro ont The first is from Ignatius Donnelly, prosi- dent of the Minnosota alliance, who urges farmers to hold their wheat for thirty days longer. Inithe says: I think every intellizent man in_ Minnesota knows that wheat is selling far bolow its actuy fue, but the alliance, as anorganizn- tion, has not taken the responsibilivy of giv - ing any advice upon the subject. bolieving it to be gutside of their function to do <o and a hazardous oxporiment to make in an oflicial wity. But 1t1s very eloar that if not . bushel of wheat is sold in Minnesoti by the farmers durbng the next thirty Jdays thiat the wheat pits of Chicago, New York and London would be tull of d 1 “bears” and the farmers would gev for their wheat crop what it is really worth. Seil potatoes, stand off you ploughing—but Issuance Your barley, yo anything else tine, keep on any wheat for a month and see what will be the result. I don’t suy 1o you thit wheat will g0 to $1.50 or £2.00 8 boshel; nor 4o L usk you to hold your crop until next spring: nor do I speak in behalf of the state farmers alliance, but in my individual capacity. 1 express my belief that the farmers are being robbed of one-fourth the value of their product. and that they should totally stop all sales of wheat for u time and then 1ot 16 out slowly; as not to break down the market, The State will como ot on_Eriday circulas, ‘The contents of the eircu much the samo as that of the last one. ‘This ono simply takes up tho wheat situation where the’ other one left off, The crops of the ten years from 1550 to 1500 are taken as the basis of computation aud the circulav liolds that there 1s danger of exporting too much wheat. During the ten tion, it 1s claimed, wo rais 000,000 bushels of wheat.” Of this amount 1,5 000 bushels were exported and i, were consumed at home. The ave lation during these ten years was people. We have now (4,000,000 people and will consume 64,000,000 bushels, leaving for xport 143,000,000 bushels. In other words, we raise 62,000,000 bushels more than the average of those ten years but ye consum 46,000,000 bushels more, leaving only 16,000, 000 more for export The circular_coutinues now exported 50,000,000 bushels of our new crop and have 45,000,000 to spave, for 50,000,- 000 of which contracts have been mado at present. We export at the rate of 6,000,000 bushels per week. Our surplus will be ox- hausted it wo keep this up until Christmas, If we sell our wheat to Europe cheap we will have extraordinary high wheat prices here with a moderate boom, or we will have mod- erately high prices with an extraordinary boom if we bioid our wheat for high vow. If we succeed in raismg the price of ceroals to the poivt the situation justifies the boom in business will be unprecodented and the workingmen will bave the benelit of it liko everyone clse. r'he civeulur then argues that higher prices for wheat do not necessarily mean more exponsive bread. with a v are age popu- 6,000,000 to We have - PENNSYLVANIL DEMUCE TS, tshy [ef 30. ez and Organ- paig The state con- elubs was called to J. Miller made an ad- hey Mect at F izo for (1 Prirsnene, Pa., Sept vention of democratic order this morning. J. dress of wolcome, in the course of which he mentioned the nawme of Cleveland, Intense euthusinsm was manifested. A, V. Dively oY Altoona was temporary chairiman and committees appointed At tho afternoon session the number of delogates had incroased to 1,645, reprosent- ing 220 clubs, John J. Maloney of Philadel phiu was choson permanent chairman The plavform was then prescnted and unanimously adopted. The following ofticers were then chosen for the onsuing year President, Hon. Chauucoy I. Black; secro- J. D. Worman; treasurer, Elliot I, Grove electod Kismer. “Ihe convention then adjourned sino dia, Touight a monstor mass meoting formally opening the state campuign was held in ko old city hall * S TOOK A TURN FOR THE BETTER, Advance in the Price of Corn Out Deacon White. New Yousk, Sept. 80.—A semi-oficial state ment of the affairs of 8. V. White & Co. been made. A favorable turn in zorn quota ations will enable White to_resume business XU week and saye from §250,000 to §500,600. - - South Dakota YANKTON, S. D, Sept gram to Tue Br 'ho nomination of L. Jolly of didate for Gumble 1s Yankton whom it Helps has Politics, 50, ial T John Spe ermillion as the republican can received here with satisfaction had a candidate in L. B. French, was_positively expected w bo nominated. Mr. French roturned today trom the convention. Ho says the prohibition question defeated him, but ho is well satistied wioh Colonel Jolly's nomination ~ s - New York Train Robbery, Urica, N. Y., Sept. 80,—A special Ameri can express train due here this morning was robbed between here and Lattle Falls. [t Is not known bow much the robber got. Ho es caped. Express Agent Moore says two men robbed tho car. He thiuks they did not get much, s several packeges of woney were | overigoked, 9 NUMBER 105, WITH A TERRIBLE CRASH, Fatal Collision Botwoen 3 a Passenger and o ight Train, FIRE BREAKS OUT IN THE WRECKED CARS, Aw il 8¢ tion o " Death Carclessn nes and Destruce ss and Disobedis of Orde Wreck—The 4 Caused the Casualties, AK collision occurred a Now York, | botween a fre Threo persons injured, sevoral fatally. , Sept. 30— Barly this morning & of Akron on the & Ohio road and passengor train, killod, twenty-four Tho passenger was the Michigan section of tho Olin family oxeurs sion, the members of which were going to the national reunion of their kindrod at Ben- ningfon, Vt. Many other Michigan peoplo took advantage of the low rates to visit friends in theeast. It was o foggy night and thoe collision occurred on a long fill thirty feet high, 1 tho middle of which was a bridge sixty feot high over the Pittsburg & Western tracks, Part of the passenger train was on the bridge when the crash camo. The engines plowed into each othor, reared high in the air and the cars on oeach side were erushed together like cardboard, William Maxuwell of Meadville, traveling engineer of tho socond division, who was riding in the passenger ongine, had started back over the tender just before the collision, He was caught betwoen the baggage car and weround to a jolly, one leg being torn off and thrown down the bank. Engineer Brown of Meadville, who was on the freight and Pase senger Engineer F. H. Nicnolas of tho sama nilo cast nsylvania b0 woro place, jumped and_saved their lives, Fires man Stephene of tho passenger trai followed suit and was badly burt in tumbling down the embankment. Fireman Glass of Mead« villo was caught in the wreck and crushed to death. Tho passenger train sleopers, five day coaches and baggago car. The latter and first day goach were jammed into each other and the ‘oceu- pants buried in the dobris. The second day conch was badly wrecked, tuo seats and timbers being heaped up almost to the ceiling in the center of the conch. Tho rear portion was kept almost intuct, but jammed into the forward portion of the third day coach, which was lifted off tne tracks and pushed skyward at an anglo of forty-five degreos. Thesecond day coach was occupicd by women consisted of fiva and children, Mrs. Willoughby DeWay of Rictland, Mich., aged 50, who sat in the fors ward end of the coacn, wiet instant aeath, heavy timbers crushing her head. Other passougers wero buried in the pile of seats and timbers, The stove was overturned and the timbers took fire, flames butsting out in an instant, “Tho shrieks of the women and children, who were wedged in closo to the burning timbers seemed to be in tho worst part of the wreck, Ascoro of men were soon cuttinga way through the debris. Mrs. Alice Sedewick, with botn legs broken, lay close to the red hot stove, pushing against it with all her might to keep it from crushing and burning her little daughter, who just by her. The mother’s clothing was burned off, and one sido of her body was roasted. Close to her lay Laura Van Anken, a frail girl of 11 years, who was doing like service fov her mother, laying almost under the stove, ber arms pinioned and broken. Breaking into the car from the rear, men brought water from drinkiug tanks and passed it to the imprisoned women. In five minute the wood- work was drenched and fire cheated of ity PPk nalf an hour men worked, lifting out women_and children, many of them with logs had arms dangling helplessly. As fast as taken out tho injured were tranferred to slecping cars and taken back to Kent, whore they received medical aid and surgical attens llowing is a complote list of the injureds Mus. Arice M. SEDGWICK, Muts. A. M. JOHNSON. Mus, G, C. TiOMPSON, Mus. Rev. G, A, B Lucinue BurLs Mus, Tiowas Recuon. Mus. L. H. VAN ANKEY. Miss Lavra VAN ANKEN, NELLIE STANDFOLD, G. C, Tinomrso Manry Ricuan J. D Hawr. 10 M. Moopy INANK M, CiLDWELL, Cranes 5. MoK INsL Miss Ebren Soweis Miss Hueoa Westcorr, Miss Rentcea CrLank, Allof the above are from Michizan excopt D. Hart, whose home is in Rock ford, 11, All day there have been terrible scenes en- acted at’ the Revero house, Kent, where all tho wouaded wero taken' soon’ after the wreck, Ivery physician and surgeon avail- able in the surrounding country was called fu ut once, and have been very busy all day attending to the ivjured, whoe condition is pitiable. The shock of the trains coming together must havo been tervific, and it is foared two or three of those imternally ine jured will not survive, Tho scene of the wreck has been crowded day with hundreds of the cuvious, The cost of the wreck to the railrond company cau not be estimated, but it is something enormous Coroner Sherman has been busy all day looking into the cause of the accident and impanciling a jury and tomorrow morning he will hold an inguest. General M r Tucker telographed to B B. Thor vice prosiuent of tne New York, Lako Erio & Western that Fire- man A. P Maxwell, Pireman Glass and an old lady named' Mrs. Dewey from Richland, Mich., wel killed ~and twenty-two passengers more or less in- jured m tho accident at Kont. The telegram adds Special instructions were issued to superintendents September 25 in regard to this excursion, divecting them to take extrun cave and to block all trains in both directions to insure absolute safety, and to have inspectors at junction points examine the equipment to see that it was in perfect_condition for movement. The train dispatcher instructed the crews of freight teains uot to leave Ravonna until they cewved orders but notwithstanding this and in violation of said instructions, they pulled out agaiust the last section of No, 4 wWe find that tho engineor of the freight had twenty-twao hours before leaving Meadville and tho conductor and crew twenty-five hours. all - WEATHER FORECAST, For Omaha and Vicinity For Kausas—Local rains; orisk aod bigh southerly winds, be cooler Thursday night und winds shifting to northe eriy For Missourl the portion; cooler F'rid For lowp-—Increasing el local ralns; colder by Friday morniug; high sonths For Nebraska, Dakota ana Colorado rains; colder; northerly winds Wasis Sept. 40.—An area of higk s southward over the stations, cousing near the The barometer is sver Colorado and very winds have prevailed from I Minuesota southward to Showers; cooler, 1s, oming variable; | raius, but fair duriog the eastern winds, greater port ne day in itherly Local w and teu in Montaua. | high