Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1892, Page 1

- TWENTY-SECOND YEAR, CRIME OF A JEALOUS LOVER Waiter Fost fhoots His Fiokle Mistress and Attempts fuicide, BOTH ARE NOW READY TO CROSS OVER Larceny, Jealousy and a Young Girl's Way- wardness Combined Causes » Doubie Tragedy—Carpenter Paulsen Falls Dead, A shooting affray which will no doubt ro- sult fatally ocourred at 10:80 o'clock yester- day morning in tae Anderson block, corner of Sixteenth and Davenpors streets. (George Fost, & chop housa water, shot his mistress, Laura Day, threo times and then skot himsolf, The primary cause of the shooting was jealousy. Fostana the Day girl have been going togother for some time and not long ago the lover took a watch from Miss Day which some one else had given ner and pawned it. This caused trouble and re- sulted in the girl making a complaint at po- lloe headquarters of the occurrence. The polico bave been on the lookout for Fost for the last throe or four days, but could not lay their hands on him. Sunday night ho wont to room 10 in tho Andorsoo block, which was occupled by his mistress, and remaiced soveral hours. Harly yesterdsy mormng he got up and left . the builaing, but returned v & short vime. A discussion of the watch doal came up aud trouble fol- lowed. Inorder to end the matter right there the waiter arew a rovolver and saia that they would die together. As this romark was mado the girl jumped from the bed and started for the south win- dows, which opens outonto a small court. ‘When within a few feet of the windows a shot was fired and the bullet passed clear through her abdomen and dropped onto the floor, another followed and lodged in her breast. Tarned the Weapon on 11 Then Fost pointed tho weapon at his own heart ana pulled the trigger. The bullet struck about three inches below the left nipple and lodged in the body. As the would-bo murderer foll to the floor the woman who was still ablo to stand reached the door and rushed down the hall scream- ing at the top of her voice. The shots attracted the attention of the in- wates of the block and a call was sent for policemen and dootors. In the meantime the dylng girl was placed on & bea 1n another room and her lover was pickea up off the tloor aAnd laid on the bed in the room where tho crime was committed. County Physician King anda City Physician Somers wero soon on the ground sud did overything possible for both victims, The doctors decided after a hasty examination that Fost could not live but they had some hopes of saving tho girl’s life, so thoy turnod their attention toher. After stopping as much as possible the flow of blood she was taken to the Methodist hospital whore the wounds were dressod. One bullet still remains in her body, but it will be extractea later. All this time Fost lay on the bed in the stuffy little room gasping for breath. He was guarded by two or three policemen who kept the curious crowd out of the hall and roow. The officers expected death atany moment, but'at noon the physicians returned and decided that it would be bettor to move the patient to the hospital. A call for the patrol wagon was sent in and the wounded man was carried downstairs on a stretcher and taken to the same hospital where his mistress lay dying. Had Leda Fast Life, Laura Day was quite a pretty girl and livea part of the time with her stepfather, a man named Kelly, at 8407 Lake street. Not- withstandiog the fact that the mrl had & comfortable home she speut most of her time leading a fast lifo and nearly every night occupied a rooin in the Anderson block with herlover. Fost was a regular hasher and was under tho constant espionage of the wolice. Only two or threo days agothe woman who runs the rooming apurtmouts of the block was arrosted and tined for keeping a dis- orderly house. During the past year several fights have occurred there between men and women aud the house has & bad name and s %0 marked on tne police records. A Bee reporter visited the Methodist nos- pital late lust night and found the would-be murderer and his victim just recovering from the effects of morphia, which was ad- ministered when the patients entered the {nstitution to quiet thew and ease their pain. Divided Her Affoctions. Laura Day oscupied a cot in ward No, 1 and was resting comfortably when the resi- dent physician and Tue Bee man entered. The young woman was just recovering from the last doso of morphine and was aole to talk for # moment. Sho said that Fost was Jealous because Frank Lightfoot, who lives ot 1820 St. Marys avenue, had given hera watch, and admitted that Lightfoot was her “other” lover. Then sbe told about the shooting, and her tale was substantially the samo as was printed above, Coutinung, the poor girl sald that she bad been crueily treated at homo by hor mothor and her step- fathor and that for a year past she had lived mostly down town, fearing to go home on account of ilitreatment from her parents. The sisters at the hospital have great hopes of saviog the girl's life, und sho do- elaves that if sho lives she will try to mena her was aad scek employment in . respect- ablo family Fost's Terrible Conditio In the next ward young Fost lay dying. His cot, covered with linen white as snow, was pushed up close to the window, in order that he might catch the slightest breeze, When the coctor and the newspaper men eatered Fost was [ying with bis face turned toward the window and breathing heavily, A stimulant was given him, and fu a whisper he tried to tell his story of the awful crime, Aseach word was whispered the blood, from the internal bleeding, gurgled up and bis words weore not intelligivle.; The doctor wld him that ho must die. kuow it," whispored the patient between gasps, “*but [ shall never forgive her,” and that was all, The fow words had exhausted bim and be foll back on the pillow. [Iho bospital physi- claus oxpeet death au auy mowment as the man s bleding interually and uwothing can be aone Lo stop it mself. DIED IN A STREET CAR, Teart Discase the Ciuse of Carpenter Faul- sen's Sudden Taking O Joppe Paulsen, 8 carponter omployed at tha Uaion Pacific shops, aropped dead on a ‘Walnut Hill streot car about 7 o'clock this morning while on the way to bls work, He boarded the car at Thirty seoond and Cuming streets, and Just before it reached Wwenty-fourth streot be fell forward w the floor and when the other passengers went to his aseistance he was dead. It is supposed that death resulted from heart disease. The deceased had always cujoved the most excellent health and had hardly been sick a day in bislife. He was 41 vears of age, and rosided at 8219 Seward street. Ho leaves a wife and one child, The coroner decided that an inguest was unnecessary, O —— PROGRESS OF REVOLUTION. General Crespo Continues to Win Vietorles In Venezueln, [Copyrighted 1802 by James Gordon Bennett.) Conracoa, W. L, (via Galveston, Tex.), Aug. 20.—[By Mexican Cavle to the New York Herald—Special to Tie Ber.|—Mari- caibo on tho northwest, like Puerto Cabella on tho north, has fallen into the bands of the Venezuelan rebels, who follow the leader- ship of General Crospo. This exciting news reached me from Caracas, und with it came the still more sensationul announce- ment that Luciano Mendoza has declared himself dictator of Venezuela, thus sesking 1o oust General Uramueta. Puerto Cabollo surrendered on August 22 to General Mora, commander of the legalist forces in the northern part of Venezuela, Urdaneta him- sell took command of the flect which was dispatchiea to rotake Puerto Cabello. As soon as Urdauetw's fleet had sailed he announced himselt as ruler and establisned ® new government over Venezueln, As a preliminary stop o as- suming the dictatorship ho first had ox-Prot ident Villegas thrown into prison and then issued a decree expelling him from the coun- try. tesidents of Caracas are said to be thor- oughly frightened by thesituation. The city is alnost in & condition of anarchy. The sit- uation fills the forelgn residents with alarm, and the legation houses of foreign ministers are being beseiged vy foreigners who insist that their governmonts shall send warships to Venezuelan waters to protect their interests. Ministers resident in Caracas have cabled their governments asking for their protoc- tion. ~What residents of Caracas expect will happen within n few days is the capture of the city by General Crespo. Thoy expect this naturally to follow the fall of Cinda Puerto Cabello and Maricaibo. Bolivar, Crespo's advance upon Caracas has been delayed on uccount of the insufficiency of arms and ammunition. Crespo's Korces Well Armed. By the recent victories he is said to havo become well supplied with both, and it is be- cved at Caracas that his march upon the ty will soon begin. Friends of the legalist commauder in Curacoa inform mo that the crisis is now aporosching aund that he is ready to advance upon the city from the front and the rear. The attack upon Puerto Cabello, I am informed. wus iutended to draw attention to that quurter while a gen- oral attack upon the capital is to be made, Crespo 1s 8aid to have secured a number of D vessels and with theso will probavly trans- Dort a portion of his army to a point as near Caracas as possiblofrom which he will ad- vance upon the front while the other division will muke a demonstration on the rear. Gen- eral Martin Voxas, with the, advance’ guard of the army which'is to_conduct tho opera- tions in_the rear of Caracas, is said to bo entrenched ten miles outside the city await- ing orders to attack. I huve received further particulars of the capturo of Puerto Cabello, General Mora, commander of the legulist forces, uppeared veforo tho town on August 22, Fis skirm- ishers carried the eutrenchiments at sunrise and forced the capitulation of the plaza an hour later. Mora was in possession of the entire city by 6 o'clock. The custom housa cmployes and a portion of the troops escaped 10 the island and from the fort they begun sholling the city. ‘The American steamer Venczuela of tho Red D line was 1 tho port aischarging at the time and put to sea to escape injury. Goneral Juan Seigert, presidont ot tho stato of Bolwvar, after formally surrendering tho state government to the revolutionary com- mander, loft for Trinidad and afterwards sailed for Caracas. Ho is renorted to have said that Ciuaad Bolivar is garrisoned by 1,200 logalist troops. Al ttne Orinoco river boats are in the bands of the rebels. Large amounts of arms and smmunition have boen dispatched to General Crespo from Trinidad via the Orinoco river and San Fernando. DE MORES UP FOR MANSLAUGHTEK. Trial of the Fighting Marquis Begun at Paris Yesterdny. Panis, Aug. 20.—The trial of the marquis de Mores for manslaughter for killing in a duel on June 23 last Captain Mayer of the cnglaeer corps and a professor in the Ecole Polytechnique began today. Count Lamasse and M. Guerin, the marquis’ seconas, aua Captain Panjado aod M. Delorme, Captain Mayer's seconds, werc also arraigned, charged with complicity 1n the crime, After the procecdings had comménced the marquis arose in the dock, and standing with folded arms harangued tho court for half an hour on his meat speculations in the United States and his colonization enterprise in Tonque., He acmitted his advooucy of the anti-Semitic crusade, but repudiated the judge’s suggestion that he had fought the uel with malice prepense to kill Captaia Mavyer., Tho seconds and other witnosses were ox- amined and the case was then adjovrned. Angoreso Itobels Ropulsed. Taxaien, Aug. 29.—The sultan’s cavalry and infantry went on an expedition into the Angoras this After burning four villages they met the main body of insurgents, A brisk exchange of musketry five followed. A fow of the insurgents fought desperately until Hamanp, their leader, seelng that the battle was lost, mounted his horse and fled. The troops then returned to Taugier with the heads of the robels they had killed, for which they will reccive $5” apiece from the sultan’s treasury. Eighty of the sultan’s troops and several officers were reported killed or wounded. country of the rebellious moruing. ri s Movements of Ocenn Steamship: At Now York—Arrivea—Friesland, from Antwerp; State of Californis, from' Glas- ow; Tancayille, from Havre Rotterdam: Saale, from Bremen; America, from Bremen; Circassia, from GLisgow. At Bremer Haven—Arrived—Aller, from Naw York. At Lowes, Del,—Passoq—- British Privcess, from Layerpool for Philadelphia, At Moville—Arrived—Sardinian, Montreal. At _Aatwerp—Arrived—Rbinoland, Now York. Linda, from from from - Iron Hull Receivers. Ricnyosn, Va., Aug. 20.—In the chancory court today William P. McRea of Peters- burg and S, S, Pattison of Richmond were appointed receivers of the Iron Huil in this stute, - WEATHER ¥OL JANTS. Nebrasks Today and Will Blow, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Forecast for Tuesday: For Nebraska—Iair, warmer; winds shifting to southerl For tne Dakotas—Fair, shifting to southeast. For lowa—Fair, preceded by showers in castern portion tonight; cooler in east, warmer in west porkion: northwost winds. Loeal Ik ©or v Wearier Bukeav, Omana, ord of temporature and red with corresponding day of warmer; winds Omaha rainfall com pust four v ! 1800, 1850, A bomportura. .. 7 362 66° 30" [ 1 Lo DOE Lo e AEC L0 POFALUFO. Preotpitation Statemo ondition of tem ps ature and preoipitatioa at Omaha for the day aud sinc Mareh 1, 1302, as compared with the genoral average: Normul tomperatiiro Datleioncy for the duy Dol oncy sinco Mar, Norwal jroclpit 0} Excessforth, Exe 102 ™ el il nch 0 Ino in W, B Lawrox, Observer, m J OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, A UGU ALL ENGLAND NOW ALARMED No Doubt Remains of the Arrival of Asiatio Oholera in That Country, CASES REPORTED FROM PRINCIPAL PORTS Stricken Passengers of the Gemma Have Also Carried the Plague Into Popu. lous Inland Centers—Hamburg Passenger Trafle to Stop. LoxDo¥, Aug. 20.—There appears mo doubt of Great Britlan havirg a visitation of cholera, From, Gravesend, Swansea, Glas- gow and Dundeo reports come today of deaths from cholera, showing the dJisoase has entered the countrv, despito all the efforts of health officers to keep it out, This afternoon also comes a report of one death from Asiatic cholera at Bolton, a large manu- facturing town twelve miles from Mancbes- ter. Most of the casos reportea from all these pluces today were spread by tho Gomma or other vesséls from Hamburg, whose passongers were allowed to land and proceed to their destination, Passenger Traflle from Hamburg to Cense. LoxDoN, Aug. 20.—A steamer which has been in quarantine at Elba owing to two donths from cholera, is expected to arrive al Gravesend tonight with a large number of poor emigrants. There is much apprehension concerning the matter. Gravesend is only twenty miies from London and an outbreak of cholera there is much feared. The an- nouncement is made this afternoon thut the company which conveys most of the aliens to Gravesend had decided to cease passenger traffic from Hamburg. Dr. Whitcomb, the sanitary officer at Uravesena who 1nspected tho steamer Gemmu which arrived from Hamburg Thurs- day, three of whose passengers subsequently died from what was supposed to boe Asiatic cholera, denies that the disease was the true Asiatic scourge. He declures that it was merely cholerine. It 1s dificult in the multi- nlicity of assertions and denials to acourately determine the real trath of the matter. It is now declarea that the two suspicions cases on tho steamer Laura, which arrived av Lynn Friday, wers not cholera, but acute diarrheer, — Excltement was caused -at Gravesend this morning by the arrival of a steamer from Hamburg on which a baby had died euroute. Inves igation showed that the baby had died of cholera infantum aud those e hmnm wero all well and were allowad to and, A London firm has received an order from a Hamourg firm for 88,000 gallons of disin- fecting fluid and 85,000 "tons of disinfecting powder, SOME WORDS OF ABVI We Aro Almost Sure to Have Cholera sud Should Be Ready. Ciicaco, [ll,, Aug. 20.—*Notwithstanding the statements to the coatrary, 1 fear we shall have a cholera epidemic in this coun- try,” said Dr. John H. Abbot of Fall River, Mass., who is stoping in the city. “Every- thing points in that direction. Itis move or less nonsensical Lo talk of perfect quarantie protection. Such a thing is not likely to be obtained. In Eugland, whero the regula- tions are much stricter thau they are here, two cases have already crept in, Do we ex- pect to bo more fortunate! Apart from this question of quarantine you must recollect that thero are means of carrying the dread discase to our shores other than those which attach to passengers or freight vessels enter- 1ng our ports. If you wera absolutely to cut off au porsonal contact with the countries where tiic scourge prevails, there would still be danger of 1ts reaching this land, “The germ travels by sea and land. 1t may como to us through the mails ana tbrough the thousand and one other ways which arestbe result of our commercial deul- ings with all navions. Therefore, the most reasonable thing to do is to hopo chiolera will not attack us and at the same time prepare 10 resist the attack. *With refevence to this proparation, a word may not be out of season. Food and drink are perhaps the two taings to which each in- dividual should attend. Let every oneavoid, above all things, fruit about which thero is & suspicion of taint. The straet vender should be shuaned, and canned fruits are not safe, After fruit'comes vegotables, and here the most extreme caution should be persisted in. ' recollect about six o seven years ago, readiug a lengthy discussion umong the medi- cal authorities of F'ranco as to the cotic-pro- ducing qualities of & certain class of green plants, and it was generally admitted that green peas were n source of considerable danger in lime of cholera, Among the other things to be eschewed, however hard it may s0om, areice cream aud iced articles of overy kind, As to intoxicants, you must bear in mind the fact that they have a tendency to depress the system, and anything which brings abyut that result 1s bad. In addition to those bints, every one should het vico of tho German philosopher. cool head and your feet wurm,' " i DECREAS) IN it of the HAMBURG, ourge— Cnses H urbs, Hamsuke, Aug. 20.—The ofiicial cholera statistics place the number of new cases re. ported on Saturday uv 435 and the number of deaths at 145. On Sunday and up to noon today 148 new cases and seventy-two deaths were reported, Tho diseaso appears to bo abaiing in sey- eral quarters of the city, In Altova seventy-seven ncw ocases of cholera and thirty-three deaths from the disoaso were reported from noon Saturday up tonoon today. Owlug to the outbrenk of the disease in the prison, minor offenders, to the number of 150, have beeu released. ‘The decrease of the disease in Hamburg and Altona has been most noticeable since miduoight last night. Isolated cases havo been reported from Schiffbeck, Bergdorfr, Hamburg, Elmshoro and Uelerson, suburos of Humburyg. At Wandesbeck, three miles northeast of Hamburg, a favorito summer resort of the merchants of the city, there were nine cases of tho disesse and five deaths upto Saturday ovening. "o frosh eases of cholora and two deaths from Uho disease wers roported at Autwerp oday. LOOKING TO OUR HOME DEFENSES, Health Authorities of N Steamship Compauies to Re er Help, New YOk, Aug, 20.—A meeting between Health Ohicer Jenkins and ropresentatives of all the forcign steamship linos was hela this afternoon in this oity. Health Oficer Jenkins read the orders from the Boara of Health, wbich provided that all vessels av- riviog from ports infectod with the cholers, aud even 1hose Carryinw passengers from the infected distriots, stall be put1n quaraatine for from two to five days before being al- lowed 1o proceed to dock. Before leaving QuArauting such suip will receive a thorough fumigation, Ihe coupanies agrecd b out dissont and wil 4o all assiat tho board, Looae Inspection at Southampton, SoutuANFroN, Aug. 20.—Complaluts are being made that the authorities are unot taking adeguate precautions sgainst the in- troduction of cholera. Fishing vessels from Huavre and other infected ports aro allowed 10 enter the harbor withoutanspection. York Alert— the orders with- iu thelr power Lo Americuns us Benuiy, Aug. 20, Nur Dr. Harris Grabam, ao | American physiciat, Who has had wide ox- | perienco with choler# in Syria, is organizing the American medieal ‘tudents intoa body 10 act as ussistant hivkes in the event of cholera becoming epi#emic horn, Tho ac- thorities anncunced ¥his morning that a woman who had just afrived from Hamburg died of Asiatic cholora. Federal and Muniéipsl Departments Alert, New York, Aug. 20.—Postmaster Van Cott toany.sent a communication to the health department stating that in view of the provalence of cholora at ports from which mails are received such mails should be aisinfocted. The postoffice authorities have no appliances ot men to do this work and tho postmaster requosts that tho heaith departmont assign men to make the neces- sary disiufection, Acting commissioner Dalton of the street cleaning department will add twonty more men to the forco in districts six_and seven, ocoupied by Russtan and Polish Jows, whero it is feared obolora will Hrst break out if 1t finds its way into this country. Commissionor Giltay of the dopartment of ublic woris issued an olaborato series of nstractions to the heads of departments under him today cowcerning the procautions 1o bo taken to prevent the spread of cholera in case it passes quarantine. 'I'he measures are stringent in the extreme and includo ti closing of all excavations in the strcets, whethor mado by privato persons or othor- wise, The gutlers and sewers are also to be gotten into tho best, Abiapo possible, as are also the public vaths. Arrangements uare ordered to allow of Hushing the gutters with water when washed. French Ports Suid to Bo Free of Cholern, Wasmivaroy, D. G Aue. 20.—Under date of August 24 the mimster from France to the United States seat to the secretary of state, in conformity with instructions from tho French minister of foreign affairs, a report presented by the comsultiug committeo of public hyglene of France announcing the re- sults of the 1nvestigation commenced by tho board of health concerning the recent epi- demic of cholera_ in the department of the Secine. M. Patenotre in an accompanying notosays it appears mani- fest from the report that the epidemio was not imported cholera; that the cases ex- amined, veing solely due to the use of Setne water of bad quality, never formed a con- tagious center of infection, and finally that at present the sanitary situation has im- proved to such a degree that all danger may be considered to be averted. This report, the minister says, further makes it clear that none of tho Franch ports have shown and do not now show a single case of cholera, not oven a suspiclous case. The report to' the committee is dated August 8. Steamers Arrive with Clenn Bi New Yougk, Aug. 20.—Several steamships arrlved here this moraing and were do tained at quarantine for close inspection and fumigation of the baggage. They all had stoorage passengers. They were the Arizona from Glasgow, the Piqua from Naples and the America from Bremen. All the passen- gors were subjected ton searching investiga- tion and the vessel's baggage and mails dis- infected. No evidonces of cholera were found amone the sengers, The vessels were raleased and procéaded to their docis, A report that chulera has broken out in Havana has decided the guarantine officials to be more careful about the steamships coming from that port. Tho next vessel from there 1s believed to be the Yucatan, due here tomorrow. _There are three lines plying between New York and Havana, Every Precautionury Measure Taken, Wasnixatoy, . C., Aug. 20.—The folloiv- g dispatch was received at tho State de- partment from the United States consul at Glasgow: “‘Cholera outbreak here among Russian emigrants for America.” ‘Phe consul ut Liverpool cabled: *Cholera imminent. Strougly*drze medical inspection of immigrants uudor consular divections with official disinfection. Dispateh follows.” ““I'he department has already takon action as recommended by the consulax Liverpool,” sald Aocting Secretary Spaulding of the Traasury department today. Continuing, he sald ho’ believed that every precautionary measuro that could bo taker to_prevent tho admission of cholera into the United States had been taken, Naw suggestions on tub subject that mignt present themselves would have the careful cousideration of the aepart- ment. _ He May Have Cholera, New York, Aug. 20.—Anton Powel, an Austrian, who arrived hore from Hamburg, Germany, two weoks ago,was taken to Belle- vue hospital yestorday suffering from an ail- mont, some of tho symptoms of which re- somble thoso of Asiatic cholera. The fact that he had come from a cholera-infected city cansed some alarw., The hospital phy- sicians were unavle to determine whether ho Lad genuine cholera or not—they thought he was sufferiog from @ $8vere attuck of cholera- morbus, but to be on the safe side, they iso- lated Potzel in & tent on the river front which was used for typhus patients. He will be kept thore until the nature of his af- fliction is accuratoly kuowa. Later.—Potzel s ail right today; was only oue of cholera morbus. bis case Prepared for Rigid Inspection, New Youk, Aug. 20.—The healti author- itles are taking every possivle precaution to prevent tho introduction of the disease from Burope. Two islunds in the harbor, capable of caring for 500 patients each nhave been set apart for and fitted up 8s quarsntine, It is intended that the authoritios contiuue rigia rules of inspection on &ll vessels from all ports, not only this season, bul next season, and will ask the gevernment to onforca careful fnspection At the other sea ports of the country Heaith Officer Jenkina has issued an ordor requiring all vessols from cholera-infected ports, or oarrying passengers from cholera- infacted localities, 11 be sudjected Lo a quar- antine detention of from two to five days. Emigrants Must be Kept Aboard Ship, Loxpoy, Aug. 20.~The local government board tonight issucd regulations requiring shipowners under heayy penalties to retain aboard ship all fordign emigrants who are unable to inform the medical officer of their destination and address to enablo the local authorities to watch them until all danger of cholera is past. No einigrant in & dirty con- dition will be allowed 1o laud until all the sauitary regulstions are complied with. Tho order will not iuterfore with emigrants in transit uoross Englnd, enroute for America. Auothor membor of tho Gerona's crew was found to bo suffering from cholera. Laxity of Inspection ut Berlin, Benuiy, Aug. 20.—Fifteen cases of cholera were reported tonight, but nono of these were of the Asiatie'type. In the districts of the city inbabited by working people ener- getic measures are belag taken to keep them cleansea and aisinfected. Great complaints are beiug made as to the laxity of the supervision oxercised over wravelors erriving here from Hamburg, Many Hamburgors write to the pupoers that they have beon ailowed 1o leave the rallway stations in Berlin without having o undergo the least inspection. Conflictiug Keports of Bremon, New Youk, Aug. 20.—Notwithstanding dispatehes from Bremen report soveral gases of cuolera, and some of them of the Asiatic tyve, sgents of the North German Lioyd steamship line declare they have u dispatch saying the authoriuies at Bromen deny there 1s & single case of Asiutic chiolers there, Havans, Havana, Aug. 89,~The report which was put Into cireulation to the effect that cholera had appeared iu Havana is untrue. The Ger- man steamer Asgauis, Captaln Schroter, which sailed from Hamburg August 7 for the West Indies, entered tbis port todey after belug thorougily fumigated. Now Capes 1o Paris. Pauis, Aug. %.—Twenty persons suffering from cholerig disorders were admitted to hos- pitals bere yostorday. ST 80, 1892, WILL DEBATE IN THE FIFTH Andrews and McKeighan to.Discuss Politi- cal Issues, TERMS OF THE AFFAIR ARRANGED Nebraska Democrats Will Place a Fall Ticket In the Fleld Today at Lincoln —s. Those Who Would Serve Thelr Party, o Hastivas, Neb,, Aug. 20.—|Spocial Tele- gram to True Bee.|—A fow days ago tho in- dependent congressional cental committeo challonged Hon. W. E. Andrews, the repub- lican nomifea for congress, to a joint debate at not less than six places in the Fifth ais- trict, time and places to be named upon con- svltation, Today the republican central committee met 1n this city and submitted the following proposition : Hasti Nob.,, Aug. 20.—Francis P. Phillips, Chairman Independent People’s Party, Fifth Congressional District: Your challenge to Hon. W. K. Andrews to hold political discussions in at ieast six of tho principal cities in the Fifth district with Hon, W. A. McKeighan having been aceepted, subjoct only toa settlement, 1o tho number of weeting places, timo and necessary preliminaries, we now submit to you our formal acoevtance of same, and being the challenged parly, name the' following places, time, number of meetings and condi- tions, to-wit: First moeting, ot Hastings at 8 o'clock p. m., Septembor 22; second, Sutton, 2 o'clock p. m,, September 273 third, McCook, 8 o'clock p. m., Sep 20; fourth, Gramt, 2 o'clock b, m., October 4; fifth, Minden, 8 o'clock p. m., October = 26, sixth, Nelson, 2'0'clock p, m., October’ 11; soventh, Grand Island, 8 o'clock p. mi., October 13; eighth, Holdrege, 2 o'clock p. m., October 18; ninth, Red Cloud; 2 o'clock, October 20, nine mestings 1n all: Hon. W. E. Audrews to open and olose tho following meetings: astings Mc(Cook, Mindin, Grand Island and Red Cloud; Hon. W. A. McKughan to have the opening aud closiug at the other filnoes named, Sutton, Grant, Nelson and oldroge. The time to be consmmed at each discus- siou shall bo three hours aud no more, the said time to be divided as follows: The party opening the debata as herein provided to be entitled to one hour in ovening. ‘The other party shall then be entitied to one hour and ove-half in answering the same and the party opening debato shall then be entitled to one-half hour in closing, While Mr. Andrews is speaking his chairman shall preside and have exclus- 1ve coutrol of the meeting when Mr. Au- drews pons aad closes the debate, and while Mr. McKeighan 1s speaking his' chairman shall preside and have exclusive control in opening and closing the meetinz when Mr. McKeighan opens and closes tho debate. The time consumed in interruption from oither candidate orany other person shall not be counted aeainst the person speaking and the chaivman presiding sball have full power to enforce this provision. The expensos of each meeting shall be equally divided and pald for by the two congres- slonal committees; that is to say, after each meeting the local committees shall compute the full expense, and each said local commit- teo shall send a bill for onc-half the samo to its congressional committee. J. L. McPrEELEY, CHairman of the Republican Committee of the Fifth District.” Time for consideration was demanded, and atter supper the independent committeo. through Mr. Phillips, declined to accept the proposition. A conference between the various chairmen aud their advisers was then beld 1o settle the difficulty, the ind pendonts contending foran oven number of debates. At 10:30 the proposition was accepted with a slight change in the provision as 1o the ex- pense. It was agreed taat the only expenso 10 bo shared mutually was for hall ana ex- pense of erecting platforms. NEBRASKA DEMOCEACY, They Will Place n Full Ticket in the Field Today. LixcoLy, Neb., Aug. 29.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee |—Nebraska democracy is mssembling in wincoln tonikut and it strikes the average beholder as being the woakest political aggrogation that was ever collected in tho history of the state. It is practically conceded that a democratic ticket has no chance whatever of election this fall and the race 1s entirely between the repub- lican and the third party standard boarers. A full ticket will be pluced in nomination to- morrow, however, from presidential clectors down 10 superiateudent of public instruction. T'he most notable feature of the situation tonight is the unusual dearth of candidates, some of- the ofiices being virtuully in the position of golng begging for an ambitious vatriot. Partictlarly 1s this true of the minor places on the ticket, but there is a fair average fold in connection with the offices of governor and auditor. Among those who have more or less of a following for first placo are J. Sterling Morton of Otoe, Wolbacn of Hall, Dr. George L. Miller of Douglas and Colonel Frank P, Ireland of Otoe. Relutive Strength of the Candidates Wolbach nas cousiderable strength in the western part of the state, but after carefully canvassing the situation since bis arrival ho bas concluded that the arrow of bis fate is not destiued to find a target in his immediate vicinity. To an immediate friend ne stated that ho was seriously cousidering withdraw- ing from the race altogether, Mr. Morton undoubtedly has the support of the majority of the delegates now hero, and the talk more frequently heard than any other favors Morton for first place and Wolbach for second. When spoken to_regarding this phase of the situation Mr. Wolbach asseated to the new cenaition of things acd stated that he was willing to accept either place just as the mmittee might wiil. udidates for auditor are Androw man of Burt, M. H. Weiss of Thuyer, P, O'Sullivan_of 'Cuming, John Converse Jefferson, Crow of Adams and Dwyer of HBeckman, who is a Swed has a strong following, as iv be- lieved that his nomiuation would ve n stroke of good political policy on account of his nationality, Weiss and O'Sullivan profess to believo thomselves in the race. P, D. Sturdevant of Eillmore is as yeulhe only candiaate who aspires to revel 1b the vaults with the state's cash. Chorles W. Poole of the Johuson Couuty Journal is similarly situsted with roferenco 10 the secretarystip of state. Matthew Gering of Cass and Warren Switzler of LJoug- las aro the two names mentioned for atturney zeoeral. Hammond of North Platte and Bigler of Chase ure mentionod as_candidates for Gus Humphrey's job. Prof, Thoraton of Webster county will be nominated for state superintendent of public instruction uploss the souring wmbition of some other candiaate comes to the surface before tomorrow after- noou, 'y is nked by Independeonts. Theo third party leaders are out in force, but none of thom, not even Voluble O Strickler, really knows what he is here for, Blake, Wolfe, Holden, Strickler, Piertle, Romaine, ad infioitum, are buttonholiug del- ogates with the most reckless abandon. At a meoting of the state central commit- tee this evening Matt Gering of Cass was ageeed upon for temporary chairman and A, 1, Gatewood of Dawson for temporary socretary. A caucus of & part of the Adaws 6ud Douglas county delegations with @ few stragglers from various other counties was held at tho Lincoln at 10 o'clock tonight at which a slate that met with much favor was made up as follows: Kor governor, J. Sterling Morton; lieutenant governor $. N, Wolvach; auditor, Andrew Beckman treas- urer, 2, ). Sturdovant; secretary of state, C. W. Poolo; attoruoy geuneral, Warreu Switzler; commissicner of public lands and bulidings, Hawmond of North Platte; super- iatendont of instrucuon, Prof. Thoruton, Douglas county's delogution will give sup: port to every candidate in the fleld some of the delogates aro disposed to ke Decause there are uot candidates enovgt = give tham ono apiece. Judze Wilbur by lettar from Houn. John M. Mosa of Da county, n which lie declinas to bs a candt for any oftice and states that be¢ namA ¢ not be presented to th convention, W Thowmpson of Grand Island and Alber . Watkins of Lincoln are husthing for v ever honor attaches Lo the position of perma. nent chairman, 0 one doubts the nomi- nation of an electoral ticket, though its personnel is not oven sur mised ns yet, Colonel ¥ eskl of Howara being the choice of the Sixth dis- trict and tho only electoriui candidato thus far in the tield Senator John K. Sherwin of Dodge has a gubernatorial boomlet but it has not yet grown bevond the confines of tho fncubitor of his own aspira- tions, He said tonight that it was all folly to tallc of eclasting u democratic caudidate unless the republicans woula promise to suppost him, and took the position that the democracy was simply in position to say whether Vun Wyck shouid bo olected or not. This feeling, however, is uot shared by many.of tho other delegates, as tho ma. Jority are in favor of nominating the strong- est ticket possible, and endeavoring to elect, it by holding iutact tho strength of the party. Clny County Republicans, CrAy Cesten, Neb., Aug. 20.—[Special to Tie Bee]—The Clay Conter Republican club held another very successful meeting Saturday night, the court room being com- fortably filled by an ntolligent sudionce, Mr. S, M. Wallace and Hon. J. L. Epperson, both of this place, beiug the speakors, Mr. Wallace's address was devoted entirely to a discussion of the silver question and that of Mr. Epperson on general political topics. Both speakers were highly complimented. At the couclusion of the meeting delegates wero elocted to attend the state loague meoting at Grand Isiand on tho 81st fust, The Campaign Cavalry company bad an- other drill Saturday afternoon under tho command of C, J. Martin. The coiupany is rapidly recruiting its ranks and steps aro being taken to procure a full equipmont of uniforms aud torches, Not Fuvorable to CrAY Cextem, Neb, Aug. 20.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bek]—The democratic county convention was held hera today with a fair attendance. K. J. Hoerger of Sutton was made chairman and S. R. Barnett secro- tary. A new central com-aittee wus ap- pointed and giver power to place in nomina- tion candidates for reprosentatives and county nttoraey. The following were ap- ointed as delagates: Cougrossional con- vention at Red Cloud—1". J. Hoerger, Otis Holmes, K. O. Porter, B, O. Wallaco, F, A. Thompson, B. F. Sheppard; senatorial— Moses Hartloy, J. W. Dempsey, I C. Mathson, Nathan Ong, A. L. Eonen, G. A. Herzog. ' Both delegations are uninstructed, but dt 1s conceded that the congressional delegation is not favorable to fusion. Burt County's Argament. Lyoxs, Neb, Aug. 20.—|Special to Ti Bre.|—The alliance party eld a picn few miles east of town last Saturday, The day was boautiful and there were & large numoer of farmers and their families pres- ent. Allen Root of Omaha spoie on the financial condition of tho country. Ho said the country is in a terrible condition finan- cially but the abundant hurvest of small grain aud the waving corn o the county (Burt) in which ho spoio was a hard argu- ment for the speakor to overcome. a Nominated n Popular Man, Ancania, Neb., Aug. 20.—|Special to Tur Ber.]—The republican senatorial convention held at Sargent Saturday unanimously nomi- nated M. L. Frios to ropresent thoe Fifteenth distriot in the senate which gives gencral satisfaction hora. Heis onoof tho bonest, straightforward, successful business men, £trong anti-monopolist aud will be supported heartily by all purtios hore at his home. Souesy Sai b OPENIN OF CAMP SHERIDAN, Thousa of Veterans Take Charge of the Grounds. Canp Smemipax, Graxp Istaxp, Nob, Aug. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bre.]-~ A sovero wind ana rain storm swept over Camp Sheridan last night, blowing down abouc 100 tents, badly damaging many of them. General Dilworth’s headquarters tent looked as if 1t had passed througha siege, as did also Ohio and Woman’s Relief corps headuuarters. A drizzling ram set in this morning continuing up to noon when the clouds broke away, leaving the air pure and cold. 3 Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather, this has been the most successful fivst day in state reunion annals. At least 2,000 prople were on tho grounds thisevening. I'ho Ans- loy and Wabash cornot bands a sides soveral drum corps. ‘Tomorrow there will be fourteon bapds 1n the camp aud more than that many drum corps. A special train will leave Lincols B. & M. at 10:15 tomorrow earryin crowd, All the roads will run specials aur- ing the reunion, Received by the Stute Department, The camp was formally turned over to the State department this evening. Applica- tivns for quarters are 30 per cent greater than ever before, ‘Tne Sons and Daughters of Veterans oach have headquarters sud aro here ia force. Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and lowa headguarters so far show tho greatest activity, ‘Puk Bek is the only paper represented in the camp and has the finest tent on the grounds, directly opposite the grand stand, The battle of Got burg tent was torn in shreds by the storm, but will bo open to visitors tomorrow. [t is ex- pected that every teny wil bo taken tomorrow and the committce has orderod more. The program will be annouuced from day to day, butit Is known that balioon as- censions will be made Wednesday and Thursday, Gatling eun practice Thursdey and Friday, and an Uncle Tom's Cubin com- pany with seating capicity for 1,500 will give thros performances. The camp is lighted by electricity. The woather is clear and cool, with proimise of & pleasant week. on the . Telugram A heavy raiustorm occurred “ho rain was preceded by a d, which did a great deal of damage to grain shocks and to corn 1 the souttiorn part of the county. Mr. J. Cook, living ive miles soutbeast of town, had his barn blown down aud & fine orchard almost deswroyed by the wind. George Cook, & farmer living south of town, was arrested this morning on a cargo of maltreating bis fumily. Cool was tu town Saturday and went howe drunk. Ho pro- cured & rope and was going o hunug his son, He is now in the town juil swaiting the action of the court, LT Coming Tin Vlate Celebrution, IxpiaNaroLss, fnd, Aug. 20.—Septembe 13, the republicans will hold a tin plate cele bration ut the Elwood tin plate works. Major MeKinloy will e the orator of the day. The democrats have issued o chalionge for Congressman Byoum to aobate the tarift question ou that oceusion, The Death Kol Fronesce, Neb., Aug. 29.—[Special to Tir Bk, | ~At the residence of her son-in-law, David Suipley, in Florenco precinet, August 20, Mrs. Itobeces Powell died of heworrhage of'the lungs, Mrs. Powell has been s rest dent of Florence during tho lust twenty-five yoars, Yonrg, N to Tue Bre. here 1ast night, very heavy w St Joe's Street Car Syston n Steatts, S, Joseru, Mo, Aug. 20.—The streot car system of this city, consisting of fifty-six wmiles of electric railway, went into the hands of # receiver today, Johin . Owens belog ap- pointed. L New York Exch e Quotatior New Yok, Aug. 20.—|Special Telogram to Tue Bek. | —Exchsuge was quoted s fol- lows: Chicago, 7010 00 cents discount; Hos- ton, 12 t0 15 ceuts discount, K. | NUMBER e — DOONED T0 AX AWFUL DEATH Fiendish Plan of Tennessee Miners to Kill a Supposed Spy. TIED BY A ROPE TO A RUNAWAY CAR In an Almost Miraculous Manner Gilbert Rico's Lifo Was Saved, but the Fright Caused His Hale to Tarn White Nrw Youk, Aug. A morning paper prints the following: Gilbert G. Rice, the man whoso sufferings at tho hands of a mob of Tennosseo miners did so much in the re- cont strike to turn sentimont against the strikers, was the ceator of a group of frienas at the Grand Contral dopot yesterday after- noon. He arrived early in the morning from Baitimore on his way to Boston to consult specialists as to a poculiar mlment which followed his treatmont at the hands of the miners, and whioh has defled tho skill of physicians he has so far consulted, Rice is a peculiar looking man of large, muselar frame, vow wasted by {ilness, al- though his carriage is still that of a mouu. taineor, ‘His cheek bones are high and promineat, bis mustache long and drooping, and he speaks slowly, with a sligit flayor ot ‘Cennessce dialeot. Holis ouly 47 years old, but his hair is white, Toa reporter Mr. Rice gave a do of the thrilling sceue i escaped death “About @ month ago,” said he, “when trouble was brewing at the mines I visited Altamont, Tenn., to purchase land in the neighborhood. 1 spent some days there, Oune day 1 determined on a piece of forest hetween the North Carolinu & St. Louls rall- road and Elk river. 1 climbed the side of mountain, blazing the trees along the route. “There was no path anc I dopended on the Dblaze marks to get back. On my return I lost my way and wandered about, vainly trylng to fing the blazed patn, It was nearly dusk when I hoard volcos abead of me. I saw a group of miners talking. I saw it was a socret meeting and us tho men looked des- perato 1 thought it wise to get away quiokly, but I stepped upon o twig which crackod and in a moment they were upon me aud I was dragged back to the clearing. “'F'rom their couversation 1 found that thoy woro a band of strikers, who had come juto the forest to negotiate with ilcit distillors for a supply of liquor. The two men with the aemjohns were owners of the still and brought samples with them. I was at onca searched from head to foot. As I had my huating clothes on 1 had to papers in my nossession. This seemed proof positive ta my capiors that I was aspv, The miuers were strongly under the influence of liquor and wero for killing mo at once, but the moonshiners who were sober and cool-headed protested, saving it would only bring down on them the wrath of the gov- orament, Finally the miuers took me to the mountain camp. There I was kept a prisoner sevaral days in hoves that I would givo somo details of the convict camp, with which they supposed 1 was acquainted, I frankly admit that Ilied about 1hat matter and gave much pretended information in ex- change for food. But after the ramors had mado a charge, based on wy misicading in- formation, and wero repulscd most severely their anger knew no bounds. Cross examin- ation elivited the fact that I had never visited the convict camp, und the minors determined to make an_example of me thit would moke the ovher prisoners tremble. YA mooting wus heid and a most painful fgnominious death was discussod, ‘The meot- ing was held near an old freight car that had beon sfdetraciked on steep incline and its presence offered @& suggestion that was quickly acted upon. Oneof the miuers had bronght a strong lariut of tough cowhide. It was decided to tie me by the nock to ouo end of the laviat aud the other end to the car and start the car down the grade. The decision was quickly carried out.” Tho noosa was drawn_about my neck and the brakes loosened. One of the miners dropped the noose from my mneck tomy waist. As the car started the lariat straightened out and [ ok nstep forward, another and another, until I found it difficult to keep up. ““I'ie sides of the track were lined with & jeoring mob of miners. tho car passed they cheered wildly, At a curve in the road T was lost to their sight. Another curve loomed up abead and 1 closed my eyes in de- spair. Thero was a sudden turn as the car flew around, and at the ond of the lariat I feit myself flying through space. I had gone off on @ tangent and the rope attached to the car struck a telograph pole with a sudden- ness that made mo dizzy. The rope wound itself rapidly around the pole. Thore was a sharp report as the lariat parted and the car wonton. AsIswung around the pole, tha lariat grew shorter until I was brought' flay up to the pole with a foreo that took my breath awuy and rendered me insensible, “Hours liter 1 rovived and got frea from the lariat, which had torn the flesh about tho loins into shreds, T'wo ribs were broken ana 1 was bruisea all over. [ found a sauat- tor’s hut and two davs later was in Knox- ville. T have beeu very ill ever since. My weight has fallen from 205 pounds three weeks ago to 150 now and the shock has turned my hair white.” Iption which ho so narrowly SHOT AT THE TROOPS, A Sunday Sermon Inter: ed at Conl Creels by w Sharpshoo NasuviLLe, Tenn., Aug. 20.—A special gives the following accountof the firing of the miners upon the soldiors whilo engaged in religious services yosterday: Not 2 day passes over Coal Creek without its sensa- tion, Waile the brave boys in blue were gathered upon the grass underneath tho s listeniug to a sermon by Rev. Dr, , chaplain of the Pirst regimont, and Joying ' glorious Sabbath day, the ser- ices were rudely broken in upon by tha crack of @ riflo on the mountain side and the spinuing of soveral bullots as they passed close to tho heads of the crowd. As all eyes woro turned toward tho direc- tion from whe me the sound, & lono sharpshooter, dressed in dark clothes ana slouch hat, was seen for a moment and then disappeared behind the rocks. Colonel Clark at once dispatched an order to Captain Roach of thoe First regiment to sond & volun- 1ear scout after the sharpshooter, The cap- tain bimsell hurriea up the mountain side and 5000 sighted the man, but he was thon aisappearing away up ou tho mountain, und throe shots from the captuin’s gun fuiled to bring him down. “The appearanco of this scout of the minors immediatoly aftor tho return of & part of the militia mey have a greatdoal of significance, for there are well founded roports of large numbers of minors hiding sway 1 the moun- tain festoe 1t is & puzzling question at headquariers whether or not Lo send & squad on the dificult scout over into the mountalns, where the mountaineer miners would have such 8 tromendous advantago over the troops, It has boeen decided to transfer sov eral companies to Clintou, the county 4 whereall the trials will take place during the first weois in September. There 18 sl a scouting party at Oliver Springs captur- ing prison - He s Now Elghty-Four Years Young, BiverLy Fanss, Mass, Aug. 20, —Oliver Wendoll Holmes is 84 today and to all ap- poarancos he is in the enjoymont of as good icalth as ot any time 1o tue past ten years. His facultios are unimpaired, though his eyesight has not been 5o ¢ood lately, Oue oy, hio says, troubles bim considerably, “I cnanot read the papers very well,” said the doctor today: “the type bothers me somewiat, much wors than books, 1 find u good many books that I can read with ease.” The doctor reccived many bandsome re- membrances during tho day. - Warner Miller's Guest. Auuany, N, Y., Aug. 20.— President Har- rison will become the guest of Hon, Warner Miller of Herkimer T'nursday, coming from the home of Houn. Whitelaw Iteid. Citizens | of Herkimer will give bim & recoption,