Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 8, 1895, Page 1

) =L HA D ESTABLISHHED JUNE 19, 1871. —— OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 18935, SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN ARMENIAN REBELS BETRAYED i Forced from the Mountains by Fevere Weather, Thirteen Are Oaptured. s r = \SURPRISED WITH THEIR ARMS STACKED | & All the Prisoners Treated with Frightfal \ Ferocity by Thelr Captors—Prodded with Bayonets and Clubbed with Guns, 1 VAN, Armenia, May 30.—(From the Cor- fespondent of the Assoclated Press)—The advance guard of the revolutionary party. which, as announced a week ago, was be trayed to the Turkish government by the Yezindes of Tehiboukla on the night of Sun- day, May 19, is now In prison in the city of | Van. Only one member of the party escaped, and he at the earliest poseible moment and at great risk to himself put himself in communi- A eation with the correspondent of Asso- clated press. The latter Is how In pos of complete Information with respact to prisoners, but as he is not dispos:d to fur- nish It the Turkish government, so long as "Sthere remains the slightest chance that thel } men may escape death, he holds, for the present at least, a considerable phrt of the facts concerning them. The men had been hiding in the mountains waiting for re'n- forcements, making plans for carrying on their work, and the weather laving turned cold and wet, they went (o the house of Hahto, head man of Tchiboukla, to warm themselves and dry their clothing. Hahto was supposed to be friendly to the Armenian cause, as he wae not a Turk, and great num- bers of his fellow countrymen had been mas- w eacred by the Turkish governm:nt in the Mosu) district In 1892. TURNED OVER TO THE TURKS. /- Upon arriving at Hahto's house the men \ stacked arms In the corner and gathered about the fire. While there Halito's scribe, a ‘Turk, called his master out of e house end insisted that they be turned over to tte Tarkish government. The scribe thraatened to denounce Hahto to the government unless the men were betrayed. : Haito then called together a force of Kurds and Yezindes and ordered them to make (. the capture. The villagers went into the room one by one and took part in the conversa- tions. ¢ At a signal they selzed the guns and com- manded the men to surrender. Taken by sutrise, the revolutionists made no r ance. Of the fourtecn members in t only one escaped. Each rifle and six of the party had revolvers. % ssion . party man had a Boudin The prisoners were taken to Servia the next day By the soldiers and were then marched sixty . miles to Van, where they arrived Wedn:sday evening. Their arrival was waiched by a large num- ber of Turks and Armenians. On the way they were beaten by gun butis and proided with bayonets and otherwise maltreated. As the English member of the partv was unable to. walk the whole distance, he was given a horse to rjide the last twenty miles. The ) Englishmau told the officials that he was ! Haryy Williams of 22 Ormiston road, Shep- herdsburgh, London. His father was William . Williams of the same address. He had with him a photograph of a younz woman and an English passport made out to* Harry Wil- Hams on June 15, 1892, He declared that he was a correspondent of a telegraphic agency of London, and that Bis card of credentials was maie out in the name of Paul Quesrell. He was, he sa'd, on his way to the Moush and Sassoun region to / fnvestigate the Armenlan situation. His | thirteen companions were taken in his pay guards against attacks by the Kurds. The other prisoners told the same story. —All were dressed as Kurds, including Willlams At first Willlams denied that he could § speak Armenian, but subsequently under pres- wure of torture he admitted that he could After a week of experlmen's with various finds of persuasions known to the Turkish aflors, the governor of Van said that Wil- ms had confessed everything. Nobody be Ieves this, Up to May 30 Willams lai been unable to see the British vice consul at Van, althdugh Mr. Hallward went as far as to ask the governor unoffically to let him see Wil- liams, but the request was refused. All of the prisoners have been tortured during the - K, and it is reported that their persons Tave been viclated by the prison officials in "7 tho most revolting and disgusting manner. situation in Armenia grows worse an‘fir;.° The Assoclated press s coratantly in d receipt of stories of robbery, outrage and murder. The conditions of the Armenians have been worse during the past six mofiths than ever before. Even in the city of Van goldiers have been placed on guard at the Armenian churches, the officiais fearing an “v';lh':n!corrmmndent had a talk yesterday with the leader of the revolutionary party in the province of Van. He stated that, so far as he is concerned, the revolutionists will hold their hands until it is known what Great Britain will do. He admitted, also, that the 4 capture of Willlams had very seriously dis- arranged the revolutionary plans for the present. SULTAN MOVES THE PRISONERS. The prisoners were taken from the prison at Van Sunday morning, June 2, and started on thelr way to Constantinople, by orders of the sultan. No one knew they were to be transferred till they had left Van, the order paving come from Constantinople late Satur- day night. Instead of being dragged along on foot the men were mounted on caravan horses. The Associated press correspondent is now n a position to say that a second revolu- tlonary band is In existence across the Per- slan frontier, but of its immediate plans, he gays, he has not been able to learn. The leaders of this band were among those met by the correspondent in a Persian city early in May. The band is divided, one part going forward under Harry Willlams, and the other i remaining at Persla to furnish recruits, ‘A 'The news from Constantinople and London P that Armenian reforms are to be carried out . 3 by the Turks has caused the most Intense £ despair and consternation among the ) Armenfans of Eastern Turkey. The people expected a mountain of help from Great b Britain, and_they have recelved nothing. The situatfon is most desperate. The Asso- clated press is informed by all classes of Ar- menians that unless the reforms are carried out under the control of the Christian powers Y the Armenians will huve to choose between emigration and revolution. The people are worso off now than they have been at any © " time in their history, and the persecutions are going steadily on. The government s now collecting the whole year's fees in advance which Is a most unheard of cruel proceeding, Tho demand is accentuated by beatings aund bayonet thrusts, Thousands of poor villagers are living on roots and greens, and on the | Moush plains, the wretched Sassoun is i erally starving to death. The protests K @Great Britain and America have fallen on con- | temptuously deaf ears. That the Turks have no intention of carrying out any sort of re- ) forms is shown by the daily increase of press- awe now being put upon the helpless Ar- menians. Eastern Turkey Is surprisingly full o of revolutionary agents. One left for Persia Jast night and another will go tomorrow night. These are undeniably critical times in the Armenian gituation. Appointments Under the New Ministry, ] LONDON, July 7.—Sir Charles Pearson 3 has been appointed lord advocate for Scot- land and A. G. Murray solicitor general for the new ministry. Both of these gentleman b beld the same positions in the last Salis. N bury ministry. . Y John Hrown's Successor Dead. LONDON, July 7.—Francls Clark, who | ' sucoeedad the late Jobn Brown as Queen Vic- toria’s porsonal attendant, ls dead. ‘g San Fraucisco (leiches Cronstadt. !“ 3 LONDON, July 7.—The United States N 4 eruizer San Francisco has arrived at Cron- [2 MP 14 NCOCK 18 DESERTED. Couciusion of the Interstate Drill and Eo- campment at St. Louls. ST. LOUIS, July 7.—Befween 35,000 and 40,000 were nt Camp Hancock today to see the windup of the interstate drill and en- eampment. The program today consisted mostly of sacred concerts by the bands in camp. In the afternoon the last contest of the encampment took place. It was the Indi- vidual drill for four prizes, aggregating in value $175. When the drill commanced twenty-five men, representing each of the companies in camp, were in line, but soon all were dropped out but four. The competition between these was close, the drill being very rigid. The first man to be caught was Corporal Albert of the National Rifles of Washington, D. C. Then Ser- geant Charles Durfee of the Walsh Zouav of St. Louis fell out, followed by Private W. F. Thompson of the Branch Guards of St Louls, leaving Corporal Arthur E. West of the Phoenix light infantry of Dayton, 0., as the winner of the first prize. There were many surprises at the dress parade soon after, when the winners of prizes were announced. cont In the free-for- t for five prizes the contest was clocest between the Branch Guards of St. Louis and the Belknap Rifies of San Antonic, Tex., which won the first and second prizes respec- tively. One of the judges =aid the latter company lost points on i inspection because of the condition of its rifles, while its drill was nearly equal in_excellence to that of the Branch G ds. The first prize of $3,500 with a $1,000 cup, which went to a home company, wae declared by one of the judges to be entirely out of proportion to the other prizes of this class, The medal offered for the captain making the best personal score during the drill was awarded to Captain Sinclair, commanding the Branch Guards. The Bullene Guards of Kin- sas City won the first prize in the maiden in- fantry class, with the National Rifles of Washington a close second. In the artillery contest, in which four crack batteries were entered, Indiana commands carried off the two first prizes, with the Dallas battery but a few points behind for third prize. There were the most surprises In the zouive class, where three prizes were offered and four companies competing. There was con- siderable disappointment that the Chicago Zouaves did not get a mention. This com- mand has justly been called the first zouave company in the country, because of its hav- ing won more than twenty first prizes during its lifetime, and many lesser ones. An ana. lysis of Its score card showed where it failed to come up to the standard of the other companies. In the point of accuracy, it was perfect, while its mark for inspection was as high, If not higher than in the cases of its competitors in this drill. 1t, however, came far below the other com- panies in the number of movements made and in the quickness of their execution, while its mark for work that was distinctly zouave was considerably lower than that received by the winners. The Neelys of Memphis were the winners of first prize, with the Walsh of St. Louis second and the Hales of Kansas Clty third. There was considerable surprise that the Walsh Zouaves, who have heen out of commission for the past two years, should win second prize. Not a member of the com- pany drilled before for two years until two weeks ago, when Captain Heyman called the men together and through the hardest kind of work brought them up to their old pefnt of excellence, and within three points of taking the first prize. Several of the companies left camp this evening, Immediately after dress parade, and the others will take their departure on the early trains tomorrow. Following s the list of prize winners, with percentages: Free-for-all infantry, six entrles, first prize, $3,600 in money and National Drill association St. Louis cup, valued at $1,000: Branch Guards of St. Louls, with a percentage of 1159.50, out a possible 1220 points. Second prize, $1,000: Belknap San Antonio, percentage 1079.25. Third prize, $800: National Rifles of Wash- ington, D. C., percentage, 974.75. Fourth prize, $500: Bullene guards of Kan- sas City; percentage, 957.76. Fifth prize, $300: 'Phoenlx light infantry, Dayten, O.; percentage, 886.00 I infantry Rifles of Maiden infantry class, four entries: First prize, $1,500: Bu'lene guards; percentage, 1900.25 out of a possible 2020 points. Second prize, $500: ington, D. C.; percentage, 1893.00. Third prize, $250: Company F, First fantry of St. Louls; percentage, 1717.00. Artillery, four entries: First prize, $2,000: Indlanapolis light artillery; percentage, 1141.25 out of a possible 1212.70 points. National Rifles, Wash- in- Second prize, $760; Rockville (Ind.) light artillery; percentage, 1040.50. Third prize, $250: Dallas (Tex.) artiliery company; percentage, 1038.75. Zouave, four entries: First prize, $1,500 eely Zouaves of Memphis; percentage, 1.95, out of a possible 1500 points. cond prize, $500: Walsh Zouaves of St. Louls; percentage, 1318.25 Third prize, $250; Hale Zouaves of Kansas City; percentage, 1204.70. Individual drill: First prize, $100: Cor- poral Arthur B. West, Phoenix light infantry of Dayton, O. Second prize, $50: Private W. F. Thomp- son, Bran¢h guards, St. Louls. Third prize, $15: 'Sergeant Charles Durfee, Walsh Zouaves, St. Louis. Fourth prize, $10: Corporal Fred W. Al- bert, National Rifles. Washington. ——— MAN AND WOMAN CREMATED Frightful Result ot a Gasoline Stove Ex- plosion st Chicago. CHICAGO, July 7.—Mrs. Gunnwald, at- tempted this evening to fill the tank of her gasoline stove without extinguishing the flame. An explosion followed and the woman and her husband were burned to death and their house burned. Hearing the screams of his wife, over whom the burning oil was thrown by the explosion, Gunnwald rushed into the kitchen, picked her up in his arms and ran with her into the street. The flames communicated to his own clothing and soon the man and woman were rolling around in the agony of death on tho ground in front of thelr burning dwelling. The, woman died where she lay. Her husband, by rolling upon the ground, managed to put out the fire, he was 50 badly burned that fie died at a hos- pltal this evening. Mrs. Gunnwald's mother fainted when the saw her daughter's cloth- ing on fire, and would have perished in the burning building had not a po.iceman carried her out DENVER, Colo., July 7.—Miss May King, a chambermaid, was fatally burned today in the Burlington block by an explosion of gas- oline. Mrs. G. B. Park, the landlady, and Mrs, Emma Brown, the colored servani, were also badly burned, but will probably recover VICTIM OF THURSDAY John W, Whis' Body Followed (o the Come- tery by Thousauds. BOSTON, July 7.—The funeral of W. Wills, the vietim of Thursday East Boston, was held tals afterncon from bis home, Rev. Father MeCarthy of the Church of the Assumption officiating. A dense crowd filled the avenue leading to the house and the presence of a squad of police Was necessary to control the 10,009 people xald to have been in the vicinity, Father McCarthy performed the Catholic ceremonies over the coffin, which was covered with flowers. The body was interred in Holy Cross cometery, and the cortege was one of the largest ever scen Lere. Nearly 2,000 men from various organizations of which Wils was & mewber and citizens of East Boston were present. The stars and stripes, with a mourning band catehing the folds, was held at the head of the procession, Mrs, Wills is left practically pennilese by the death of her husband, with seven chil- dren to care for. — e Movemen(s of Ucenn & s, Suly 7. At Moville—Arrived—City of Rome, from New York for Glasgow, and proceeded. At Southampton—Arrived-—Ems, for Bre- men and proceeded, At Havre—Arrived—La Champagne, from New York. S RIOT BURIED John riot in LATEST DECREE OF THE POPE Poor People Will Not Have to Observe Days of Abstinence, FRIDAYS WILL BE THE ONLY EXCEPTION Fasting Sald to Be Too Great a Hardship Upon Those Who Depend Upon Physieal Exertion for Thelr Bread. NEW YORK, July 7.—Rev. Father Ducey 1s authority for the statement that the pope has promulgated a decree absolving poor people and working people from the observance of all days of abstinence in the rumor that such a decree was in existence has been In circulation for some time, and Father Ducey says the document will be forwarded to the bishops of the United States and promulgated. Speaking of the decree, Father Ducey sald: “Many of the ecclesiastics in this country have felt for years that the trial of denlal placed on the conscience of the struggling and working poor was more than a hardship, almost martyrdom. I have not | seen the ‘official documents sent to the LI»!“I\H]V:‘. but this information came to me about two months ago from a most trust- worthy Roman . Catholic correspondent. It has seemed to me for years that this leg- islation in favor of God’s hard working poor was necessary. What a hardship to ask of men and women, whose fare is al- ways meager, to practice a denial that robs them of their strength and unfits them for the proper discharge of their duties and labor, when the comfortable, the well-to-do and the rich and luxurious are feasting every day and find fault, as T have known them to do, with the hardships of the holy season of Lent.” Father Lovell of the archbishop's resi- dence fays that the rumor is absurd and was manufactured in New TO NAME MARTI Cuban Clubs In Florida Select Delegates to the Convention, TAMPA, Fla,, July 7.—The thirty Cuban clubs in this city held a meting today to elect representatives to the convention to be faeld on July 10 to name Marti's successor. Thomas Estrada Palma is the unanimous cholce here. Telegrams from New York to- day fndicate the same fecling there. Twenty-four hunired Spanish troops arrived at Havana Friday and left for Puerto Prin- cipe on Saturday. Twelve hundred and fifty Spaniards with two cannon attacked General Antonio Maceo in the mountains a few days since, Maceo enticed them from one side to the other until they were weary and con- fused, when he made an attack upon them. But 250 of the Spaniards returned to the city. The cannon were captured by Maceo. Costly Firo Started by Children. CORNWALL, Ont., July 7.—THis afternoon children playing in the village of Lorneville, a suburb, started a fire. The flames spread to the adjoining houses, owned and occupied by mill hands. Two engines were sent from this town, but the hose was too short to reach the burning liouses. A portion of the village was saved, but the houses more dis- tant from the canal had to be left to burn. Twenty bulldings were burned, rendering fitty families homeless and entailing a loss of $50,000. There was very little insurance. The unfortunate people are seeking houses in Cornwall tonight. Urilling Cuban Patriots. BOGOTA, July T.—About 300 young Cuban patriots are making preparations to leave this city with the expedition organizel by Gen- eral Colazzo and General Quesada, says a morning paper. The refugees are belng drilled in squads of fifty ufder the direction of Julio Costroy Silvia, who figured in the last revolution. Drilling -will he Kkept up from 8 to 10 on two nights of each week until the expediton is ready to start. Many of the young men are members of prominent families in Havana and they are enthuslastic patriots. Cuban Rebels ftouted. HAVANA, July 7.—The news of the defeat of Aramburo, the insurgent leader, is con- firmed. He was pursued by a band of troops and lost eight killed. It is rumored that about eighty men have landed near Santa Cruz, commanded by a_Venezuelan. ighting 18 ‘expected within' a few days be- tween General Gasco's and General Navar- re's troops and Maceo, who Is sald to be surrounded by them. Roports of Caban Rebels' De feat. MADRID, July 7.—A dispatch from Cuba says that the Spanish under Generals Salcojo and Navarro defeated several rebel bands and many were killed and wounded. The rebel chief, Aramburo, was killed. Balfour Ignored Blmotailism. LONDON, July 7.—The election address of Hon. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treas- ury, does not mention the subject of bimetal- lism. Paul Merritt Dead. LONDON, July 7.~Paul Merritt, the dra- matist, Is dead. e ANOTHER GIRL AT BUZZARD'S BAY President’s Family Presented with a New Baby at Gray Gables, BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass,, July 6.—Just be- fore & o'clock tonight news reached the vil- lage that a girl baby had been born at Gray Gables. This report was soon verified by Dr. Bryant, who announces that the happy event occurred at 4:30 p. m. and that both mother and little one are doing as well as could be expected This is the third child to be born in president’s family and all are girls. Ruth is 4 years old and Esther 2. Mrs. Cleveland's wother, Mrs. Perrine, is expected to arrive from Buffalo this week. P S CROWDED ELECIRIUC CAR WRECKED Ohlo Town the Scene of a Fatal dent. NILES, 0., July 7.—An eleciric car, filled with people, returning from Riverside park, Acci- was struck by a freight train on the Erie rail- road here this evening and wrecked. car was nearly across the track when the locomotive struck it, hurling it upon its side. Frank Wilson, a merchant, was killed in- stan and Mrs. G. W. Holder of Warren was dangerously, and perhaps fatally injured. Several others were seriously hurt, among them Frank Ramsey of Warren, Sam Graham, the conductor of the car; Bdward Rader, the motorman; Moody Ripple and Willlam Lewis and Miss Hattie Lewis of Warren, B . Case of Love at Elest Sight, NEW YORK, July 7.—A special to the Press from Binghampton, N. Y., says: Greaville Lewls J. Templeton, a member of the British Parliament, who was making a tour of America, visited Binghampton sev- { eral weeks ago. While at the postoffice to have a money order cashed he met Miss Estelle Wessel, the clerk, and it was a case of love at first sight. He sought a friend and secured an introduction. His attentions were rewarded, and they were married last week. Saturday the couple sailed for Europe, and after a short tour of the continent they will reside on M. Templeton's estate at Broadlands, England. The wedding was a quiet one, and caused much surpris N Grasshoppers Doing Dans VALPARAISO, Ind., July 7.—~The farmers in the south part of this county are suffer- ing from a raid of grasshoppers. A vast army of them has reached here during the Rave besn: desisoped: doing (hosanis of ‘Goliars worth of damage, R year except Fridays, even during Lent. A | NEGROES DISPLACE IRON WORKERS Strike at the Sharon Plant Assem'ng Very Serions Aspects. SHARON, Pa., July 1—11: strike at the | Sharon Iron works, which Wes been in pro- gress for about two weeks, for an advance of wages, was complicated today{with the arrival of a car load of negrces, whb will be put to work in the mills. The stfkers have done thelr best to induce the color@d men to leave, but the company’s represefative says the old men must return to worl§ without an ad- vance or the negroes will @& put to work. He declares that he will Bring 150 more negroes to Sharon next week. There is much bitterness and trouble I8 feared. CHARLESTON, W. Va,, Jily 7.—Governor McCorkle stated tonight thal he would try { to Induce the operators in Elkhorn and Bluefield regions to make @8 honest effort to resume work tomorrow, Sha If they say they cannot he will at once Sder troops out to protect all men who wa The | governor says he is confident will have to be ordered out tomgllbw. However, a telegram received at the Lawless, local labor leader | states that he has ordered a cease carrylng guns, as per ernor, except two or three, his bodyguard, s he saye | | threatened by some of the by the companies, The governor says he was| the decision of the leader, a him that turbulant dem | ceuse or troops would be e press them. A telegram from the g Captain J. B. White, | a_passenger train on the north branch of the Norfolk & Western was dergiled last night | by some one throwing a switth, but that no ono was hurt. The dispatch jstates that the men are all quiet today. Thp governor said e house from that sectlon, he strikers to er of the gov- ho will act as lite has_been jards employed 1ad to hear of he had warned trations must d out to sup- ernor's secre- Elkhorn says United States Marshal Ca deputies arrived at Elkhorn possession of the railroad pro the first word Governor McC jutant had received that the ities were taking a hand in trouble. rkle or his ad- federal author- uppressing the THOUSANDS OF TEACH. Denver Convention ot Edues for Eleetion of O DENVER, July 7.—A cons: places the number of deleg tional Education association) rived up to this evening a and 8,000, and Secretary She ciation has information whic} tain that 12,000 teachers will at the gereral convention, devoted to short railroad trié to the moun- tains and neighboring resafts, fully 3,000 spending the day in Manitod and on Pike's peak, while 1,000 went ovep the famous “Joop’" trip. 1 The election of officers is} the subject of consideration among the mqmbers, It fs generally conceded that a wdstern man will be chosen president, and an eastern city se- lected as the place for the next convention The favorites for the presidency appear to be N. C. Dougherty of Peorla, Jil., Henry Sa- bine, Des Moines, Ta., and W. H. Bartholomew of Louisville, Ky., In the order named. A movement is being pushed by the Colo- rado Scientific society; aided by Prof. Leconte of California university, and other prominent sclentists to have a ‘scientific department added to the assoclation work. A meeting is to be held to consider the matter. GET OFF PUBLIC S PRESENT ors Arranging ers vative estimate es to the Na- who have ar- between 7,000 rd of the asso- makes it cer- e in attendance oday has been TH DOMALN Orders from the General Government to Encronching Dakota *ottlemon. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., July 7.—(Special.) —The probabilities are that a general move all along the line is to be made against the cattlemen and others In this state, who have for years openly defied the law by fencing government land. United States Commis- sloner Morrew, of this city, bhas recelved in- structions to investigate several cases where stockmen have placed fences around large bodies of government land. United States commissioners at other polnts have undoub:- edly received similar instructions, and the practice of illegally fencing portions of the public domain will be stopped, if possible Several parties, who have violated the law in this respect, have been warned, and failure to at once comply with the warning will re- sult in a number of arrests. In many in- stances stockmen have fenced the only ac cesaible points to streams, where cattle of ad- jacent homesteaders were | accustomed to water, much to the inconfenience of the homesteaders. Bov Ate ‘lnrphlnd 1] SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 7.—(Special.)— August Kapp, aged 2 years and 10 months, died last evening of what the physician thinks was morphine polsoning. The little fellow was out in the morning playing, and some of the children of the neighborhood gave him a box of pl The lad ate most of them and became drowsy, and went home and to bed. Later the parents became alarmed and sent for a doctor, who found the ehild unconscious and was unable to rouse him. The box frem which the pills were taken was labeled quinine, but the doctor sayg the symptoms were exactly those brought on by morphine polsoning. Nothing but Straight Hasiness, SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 7.—(Special.)— The committee appointed by the Sioux Falls school board to investigate the charges against two of the members of being Influenced by a money consideration to vote for Prof. Rowe for superintendent of the eity schools, has submitted its report. The committee gays it was only able to discover where the superin- tendent had made one loan of money to a member of the board, but :ul the loan and entire transaction was In dvery way legitl- mate. —_—— LEAD TRUST PRESIDENT ON SILVER Thinks the United States to Tuke the Intti LEADVILLE, Cola., July §#~W. P. Teomp- @on, the millionaire presider§ of the National Lead company of New York City, more com- monly known as the Leal trust, s in Lead- ville looking over the mining end milling situation, “1 am trong Euough Step. said he in an interview, “a thor- ough bellever in the doctrine of bime:allism. It is the most beneficent moveiary reform which has ever been proposed. and the wor d cannot too soon get on a. bimetallic basis, I believe the United States ds strong enough and rich enovgh to teke the dvttial st-p in the matter of silver, and that free coin:ge could e adopted by the United States without any danger whatever it -Goternor Stevenson Commits Su'cide. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal., July 7.—Ex-Gov- r E. A. Stevenscn of, Tdaho committed sulclde yesterday at Paraiso Springs, a heslth | resort near here. Ex-Governor Stevenson ar- rived al Paralso Springs Jume 5. He was aficted with sclatica, and was in a heipless condition, His health had /improved some- what and he was able to welk a little, It 1y supposed that during the pight the pain re- turned, and in desperaticn, be took @ large dose of laudanum. He was found uncon- scious in his rocm and all efforts to revive him failed. Secrelary I Pariy at Tacoma, TACOMA, ., July T.—Secretary of War Lamont, accompanied by his party, con- sisting of Mrs. Lamont, the Misses Lamont, Adjutant General Wilson, Major L. W. Davis, secretary to Mr. Lamont, and Mr. and Mi Bryant of New oYrk, arirved by spec'al train this morning at 8 o'elock, and were driven about the gity by National Democratic Com- mitteman Wallace, his wife and Secretary Colller of ‘the Chamber of Commerce, The party left for Seattle at 10 a. m. Two Hoye, Gne & Pero. IRONTON, 0., July 7.—Today, while bath- ing at Russel, Ky. opposite this city, Charles Sutton. aged 8§ and Homer Likens, ed 7, w di .l.! Sriat :;o ‘:«.:w‘n:ld.muklal lost his Ufe CHICAGO LIFE SAVERS BUSY Furious Wind and Rain Storm Suddenly Ewopt the Lake, MANY PLEASURE BOATS CAP3'ZED Several Crews Rescued While Cllnging to Debris and Others Are Supposed to Have FPerished During the Tornado. . CHICAGO, July 7.—One of the most fu- rlous wind and rainstorms in this vicinity for years passed over the city about 6 o'clock this evening, coming from the north- west. The day had been intensely hot, and there were many people out on the lake in saflboats, and, as the storm came very suddenly, it is feared that several lives were lost. The different lifesaving crews have been busy all the evening tracing rumors of capsized boats, people clinging to planks ete, and up to 10 p. m. have brought in the occupants of three capsized boats, all In a very exhausted- condition. No traces of the others have been fuund up to this hour, and it is hoped that no more are out Up to within twenty minutes of the de- scent of the storm upon the city the sky had been clear and the sun shining brightly. Suddenly heavy black clouds began to gather in the northwest and a few minutes later a terrific gale of wind, accompanied by a perfect flood of rain and furlous thunder and lightning, was sweeping over the city. Shade trees were broken off close to the ground, awnings and signs were forn away and much damage was done in the city The wind subsided after about half an hour, but the furious rain continued for fully two hours. The parks had been crowded all day with people eecking relief from the almost intolerable heat, and when the storm began there was a stampede for the varisus elevated and cable line: The surface roads were all equipped with open cars, and as a result the occupants of every train made a sorry looking sight be- fore they had traveled a block, and most of them, after getting a thorough scaking, deserted the cars sought the shelter of convenlent stairways and stores along the streets, and there they had to remain until after 7:30, or take the chances of another wetting by once more taking the cars. FATALITIES WILL BE SIX. Several houses in the outlying districts were struck by lightning and wrecked. Two small resldences were whoily destroyed. No one was injured. A signal tower beside the Panhandle tracks at Ada street was blown over and the tower man, August Bedloe, fatally injured At 11 p. m. the police and life savers say that the fatalities will not exceed half a dozen. Charles Klein, John Ross and Charles Shook are believed to have been drowned. hey were blown out into the lake in a row boat and no trace of them has been found. The yawl boat belonging to the vacht Hattie B. has been picked up off Twenty-sixth street, but it is thought the yacht has weath- ered the gale and made some other port The small craft which were blown out into the lake by the hurricane report exciting ex- periences. There were several narrow es- capes from drowning. The telegraph and telephone service was completely demoralized. It was 10 o'clock to- night before any communication could be bad with Milwaukee. SOME HEAVY LOSSES. Later reports coming in this evening show hat the losses in the the downtown districts alone will aggregate a large sum. The big department stcre of Rothschild & Co., occupy- ing nearly three-quarters of a square on State street, suffered most. The plate glass win- iows on the State street side were nearly all blown in. The stock was badly damaged by the flood of rain. Several passersby on the street were painfully injured by falling glass. Plate glass windows were also blown in in several other downtown store: At midnight no further fatalities had been reported, and it is now thought that all who were out on the lake have been accounted for. The report of the drowning of three men off Cottage Grove avenue is now be- lieved to have been without foundation. A small boat containing three men came ashore near the Farragut boat house, after the police reported thelr supposed accident. Dispatches from many points in the central and northern portions of Hlinois and south- ern WisconsIn tell cf furious gales this after- noon and evening, though in no place did the damage reach so high a point as in Chicago. Tho weather all through the state was op- pressively ot all day, and the storm came with remarkab'e suddenness toward even- ing. Along the lake shore, north of her there was much damage done, and it is feared that when the returns are all in it wiil be found that there was much greater 10ss of life than heard of tonight. At’Savanna, IIl., the storm almost reached the proportions of a cyclone. At Peoria the mercury had stood at 98 nearly all day until 4 o'clock, when the storm suddenly swept down upon (he city, Several buildings were unroofed, one three-story frame block being completely destroyed and much damage done to trees, awnings and windows. Many boating parties were on the Gakel but #o far as known tonight all suc- ceeded In reaching places of safety. LIST OF THOSE DROWNED. Some lumber crafts, Chicago bound, were caught by the storm, but whether they suf- fered cannot be known until tomorrow. The excursionist steamers all cama In safely. Long after midnight the searchers were patrolling the waters, seeking over- turned boats and some token of the dead At the latest writing, although the old cap- tains of the river belleve the morning will add to list, the drowned are: JOHN ROSS, capsized near outer break- water. THREE UNKNOWN PERSONS, supposed to have been drowned by capsizing of small, unknown yacht, off Twenty-second street. Charles Cline and Charles Leeshook, first reported drowned with Ross, were not on the boat when she went down, At Delevan, Wis., the roof of the Metto- wee hotel was blown off and great trees wer broken like pipe stems. The wind was accom- panied by a deluge of rain and great hail- stones that broke windows and leveled fields of grain. PINE BLUFF, Ark, July 7.—A terrific cyclone swept over this city and adjacent territory north at 11 o'clock tonight. Al wires north and south are down and news of the damage. which must have been consider- able, cannot be ascertained at this hour. Small buildings and numerous parts of houses in this city were hurled away for great dis- tances, but thus far no loss of life or other casualtics have been heard of. This was the hardest storm that ever occurred In this se. tion. It abated somewhat after fifteen min- utes and was followed by a deluge of rain. An immense cloud preceded the cyclone and made the heavens appear as it on fire. Clountburat in Missonri. ELDORADO SPRINGS, Mo., July T.— heavy rain, amounting to a cloudburst, fell here last night and today nearly all the streams in (his part of the county are out of thelr banks. The wheat and oats, which were reshocked after the wind and hailstorm which visited here last week, are now thought to be soaked clear through, and unless a few dry, warm days come pretty soon, they will mold and spoll. Clear creek, three miles west, is up to high water mark and full of floating fences and small bridges. Reports trom all over the county say the rain was eneral. Severe Storm In K OSWEGO, Kan., July 7.—A severe wind and rain storm swept over Oswego this even- Ing. A number of dwellings and several staunch buildings were unroofed, including the opera Louse #vd three large brick store * ley road. bulldings. Tn all of these the stocks of goods were deluged by rain and badly damaged. The water works stand pipe, built at a co st of $5,000, was blown down. The corn and fruit crops were badly damaged. The loss in town will be fully $30,000. FATALITIES ON AKE GENEVA Steam Laonch Swamped and All on Board Drowned, LAKE GENEVA, Wis, July 7. storm passed over here this about 4:40 which unroofed several build- ings. The hail broke a large quantity of glass and ruined corn, oats and what little fruit there was. The steam launch Dis- patch was chartered just before the storm by a party, consisting of Father Hogan and Miss Hogan of Harvard, I, and a man thought to be Dr. Fanz, assistant supe tendent of the Elgin, Ill, insane as wife and child. The boat was in c John Preston, a reliable young man —A heavy afternoon were caught by the storm, the boat was swamped and all on board were drowned The body of Miss Hogan was found floating near Kayes park this evening, This trip was to be its last, for the even ing train to the city, and this fact led the excursionists to risk the waves. The wind had already stirred up a heavy sea. The boat had not gone half a mile when the hurricane bore down upon the lake, and the white caps were lashed into small ocean billows. The violent rain which for lowed the first gust was the most furious ever seen here. It was fmpossible to see the little boat from landings, and nothing could be seen. The storm was directly be hind. The first plunge into the water drove the nose of the boat far into the waves, and It was feared the Dis patch had died on_ the first on slaught. It came up, however, with the next crest, but the glass showed one passen- This was Miss ger was missing. probably Hogan, as the searchers found her body a mile from the wreck with a life preserver fixed in her hand. This plunging and rolling was continued for more than an hour, when it was seen that the launch’s steam had given out, Its screeching whistle, constantly and vainly crying for help, was silenced. The ex- cursionists were huddled in a group In the center of the boat. One big wave followed another, beating upon the helpless thing with increasing fury. It finally rolled over on the side turned bottom up and sank. Miss Hogan's body was found at Kayes park about sundown. A most vigorous search by a hundred men has failed to get a trace of the others and it is feared they are all with the hull, held by the engine and ma- chinery against the bottom of the lake. RE DIS\STROUS STOKM AT EL ny Houses Demolished and fieveral Peo- p'e Seriously Injored. EL RENO, Ok, July 7.—After three days of terrific heat and wind a sand storm of de- structive power visited El Reno tonight at 5:30 p. m., wrecking several houses and in- juring several people. The North African Methodist church is a total wreck, The resi- dences of Fred Hulse an Wilson are The stables and sheds of the s livery stable were blown into the yard adjoining and wrecked. Outbuildings are blown down and many roofs and signs carried away. | During the storm it was dark as night and people ran into each other on the street. Mrs. J. W. Brewer was blown quite a dis- tance down the street and was only saved from death through the courage of Dave Em- mons, a marshal, who caught her and carried her into shelter. No fatalities are reported yet, but many people are injured. The thermometer for the last forty-eight hours has néver been below 98 even at midnight and has reached as high 8 109. A hard rain is falling now. Tornado In Georgia. EATONTON, Ga., July 7.—A terrific cy- clone swept across this and Morgan counties about 6 o'clock this afternoon. It is known, however, two lives were lost and a number of persons severely injured, several of them fatally. At Willard's station on the Middie Georgla & Atlantic rallroad, every house was torn to pleces. Henry Adams and B. Hard- ing, colored, are killed outright. Buildings, fences and 'crops on the Martin plantation were carried away. The parties who started out to follow the path of the cyclone after it left Willard have not returned. Over in Montgomery county Andrew Perry’s farm buildings and house were blown down Perry and his family were buried in the fall- ing timbers. Perry is injured internaily and will probably die.” His wife s in a critical condition, The home of Jim Collier was de- molished and two of his children were man gled by the wreck. Robertson’s plantation was swept clear of everything outstanding. The Robertsons fled to the cellar and escaped without serfous injuries. F. B. Logan’s farm buildings were destroyed and some of his tenants were injured by the flying debris, Kansas sire awolley ELDORADO, Kan., July 7.—Butler coun'y was visited with another heavy rain this afternoon and the streams are swollen. At Gordon, south of this city, the Santa Fe track is under water. The storm came up about noon, with a severe wind, but no dam:ge was done in this vicinity. PEABODY, Kan., July 7.—A terrible rain ani windstorm visited this town and vieinity today. Much damage to barns, windmills and crops by the wind is reported. The streams are higher than they have been for ten years. The Royal rose about eight feet in three hours and muny bridges are in dan ger of being washed out. About a foot of water stood about the Santa Fe depot anl part way up Mein street. Many cellars are overflowed. Kansas Town Damiged. TOPEKA, July 7.—This evening the little town of Canton was struck by a tornalo and great damage was done. Nearly every house In the village was more or less injured, Many houses and barns were entire’y demolishel nd a score of persons are reported injured Many houses and barns were entirely demol- ishel and a score of persons are reported in jured. James Snyder and twp others were burled beneath the ruins of a barn. Snyder hed one arm broken and receivel other in- furies from which he is not expectel to re cover, The High school building was badly damaged and a number of perzons were in jured by flying timbers and debris, At Milwauk MILWAUKEE, July 7.—The wires are down in nearly every direction out of Mil waitkee, but from meager reports it seems that a eevere storm, approaching a cyclon has passed over the southwestern part of the state, probably doing much damage. It is reported that four men who were out on the lake in a boat were drowned. sufterers ST. LOUIS, July 7.—A Republic special trom Springfield says: Another hard rain f.11 at Winora_ today, but no further damage was done. The people there are st:aightening up things and recovering from the storm. The people of Springficld will take action on an appeal for ald for the citizens of Wirona to- WOrrow. Vore at Oshikoah. OSHKOSH, Wis,, July 7.—The most severe storm and rain occurred this evening. Sky- lights were broken and much damage must have been doue to crops. The thermometer dropped 25 degrees in ten minutes, b as Clostng Wichita Joints, WICHITA, Kan.,, July T.-Governor Mor- ril's order to the police commissioners to either enforce the prohibition law or hand in thelr resignations is taking cffect in a decid- edly interesting manner. Last night the police began a crusade agalnst all t loon joints and gambling houses in the city, They have been peremptorily ordered to close up the police commissioners declare that the law will be enforced to the letter. Several arrests have been made. —~— Arrived with Her Rails, SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.—The steamer Washtena, which was reported wrecked in the Stralts of Magellan, urrived here today 8he brought a_cargo of rails from New York for the San Francisco & San Joaquin Val- FRANCE AND BRAZIL ANGRY Boundary of French Guinia Cause of a Very Serious Dispute, BOTH SIDES DEMAND AN EXPLANATION Armod Conflict Kesuits in Complications that May Call for Some Interference on the Part of the United States, WASHI lations between T.~The strained res France and Brazil over the neh Gulana boundary appears to become more complicated dafly. The subject Is anals agous to the British-Venezuela trouble in which the United States has taken a hand, and in the opinfon of officials here the French with Brazil s rapidly assuming an aggravated aspeet, which may again call for the attention of the United States, as the Monroe doctrine applies to one no less than the othel An armed conflict has occurred in the dis puted territory between French soldiers and Brazilian he French government has de- contest manded redress and the Brazilian congress has passed a resolution couched in sharp language, calling for an explanation from France. A cable report from Brazil states that the government regards the subject as 8o menacing that a t censorship has been established on all information regarding it. The armed conflict has merely brought to a crisis the long contention over the French Guiana territory. Both countries claim a large tract of terris tory, extending north from the Amazon river, and equal in extent to what Is usually designed on the map as French Guiana, Each tion of this dis- The fault be placed. country regard puted territory for the recent French Guiana i wanted by France as a convict colony for the deportation of the worst classes from the French prisons, HISTORY OF THE CASE." As a result, the population Is a_ strange mixture of French, Arabs, Malays and Greeks and the rifft-raft of Paris, and they are a des- perate and lawless class. A few years ago one of these adventurers, a man named Gross, attempted to get up an independent country. He established a capitol and called his government “Independent Guiana.” The boundary dispute has run through two cen- d has the distinction of being an ars ticle in the two famous treaties—Utrecht and Amlens, Brazil was originally a Portuguese colony, nd Portugal insisted that it extended up to the French Guiana boundary now shown on the France claimed that her territory ran down to the Amazon. In the treaty at Utrecht the river Vincet-Pinzon was fixed as the boundary. Portugal then claimed that this river was the northerly stream now marking the boundary, while France claimed that it was the stream near the Amazon, £0 that the treaty left the dispute as far open as_ever. ce the recent armed conflict French sol- diers have crossed the boundary and perma- nently established themselves in the disputed terrifory, with the purpose, it is believed, of holding it by force, the oceuy as unwarranted, conflict cannot LIVES ON STEAM Records of the United States Steambont In:pection Sorvice. WASHINGTON, July 7.—The records of the United States steamboat inspection serv- ice, which, during the last nineteen years has been under the direction of General Du- mont as inspector general, show that during the last fiscal year the number of iives lost on steam vessels was approximately 368. This was an increase over the averageJor the pre- ceding 18 years of 128. 'This great Increase was caused by the large loss of life by the foundering of the steamship Colima, recently off the Pacific const. This makes the average for the past nineteen years 247, The highest previous annual loss was 586, in 1574; the lowest was 133, in 1886, Not- withstanding the great increase in the num- ber of vessels since 1870, over 100 per cent, there have been but 729 disasters to steam vessels, with a loss of but 5,057 lives, The number of passengers increased per annum from 122,680,130, carried in 1870, to not less than 650,000,000 in 1892. The average loss of life under (ie law of 1852 was one life in cvery 250,181 passengers carried, while under the act of 1871, which greatly improved the effic of the service, the loss was only one life in each 2,708,336 passengers carried, or a reduction of nearly 1f to 3 in proportion to ho number of passengers carried. The sery- ice consists of about 175 officers and clerks in the supervising inspector general's depart- ment, ten supervising inspectors in districts, LOST ELS under whom are located inspectors, divded among the various customs collection dis~ tricts of the United States. et FAST FRUL TRAIN DERAILED 1t on tho Union Pacific Not ar from Rawlins, RAWLINS, Wyo., July 7.—(Speclal Tele= gram.)—An orange speclal that left at 10 this morning was wrecked just west of Green- ville, ten cars leaving the track, all being badly smashed. A broken journal is sup- posed to be the cause of the accldent. Frank Boedin and Will Hays, two Rawlins boys about 20 years old, gong to Fort Steele and rdng on the bumpers, were botn serl- ously injured, Hays having one leg broken in three places and Boedin being injured in- ternally and one leg and bp crushed. West- bound passenger trains Nos, 1 and 3 were de- layed four hours by the wreck. General Man- ager Dickinson, Superintendent Malloy of the Wyoming division, Master Mcchanic McCon- nell and Trainmaster Culross who were in Rawlins at the time of the accldent, went to the scene of the wreck, taking a steam der- rick from the shops. A track was built around the wreck and all frelght and passen- ger trafiic as been resumed. ‘rious Accid: Uinta « ounty is Com ng. FORT BRIDGER, Wyo., July 7.—(Speclal) Uinta county, Wyoming, has deciled to take \dvantage of the Nebraska state fair com- mittee’s and the Union Pacific railroad's and will have an exhibit at the stato fair ‘at Omaha of a carlcad of mineral and agricultural produce not to be seen every day or in m es. One feature of the exhibit will b aple of a volunteer crop of po- tatoes. atoes, If not all picked up in the fall, will come up vilunt er the next spring. Oats and wheat also inteer crops. Wryo., July 7 m.)—A shooting affray occurred on Pass LINS, ~(Special Tele- g creck, thi y miles southeast, this morning between Charles Smith, a sheep herder, and McNalty, foreman for a sheep outfit. = Me- Nalty received a bullet in the right side and arm. Smith escaped, with the sheriff after him, Both Boys Injured, Wyo., July 7.—(Special Tele gram.)—Leslle and Rich, sons of Postmas- ter Magor, wero thrown from their today while returning from the wreck. lie was badly Injured, belng unconscious for RAWLIN some time, No bones were broken, e Demise of Judge Kirkpatrick, BUTTE, Mont, July 7.—-A dispatch from alt Lake announces the sudden death there of Judge Moses Kirkpatrick of this city, one of the foremost lawyers in the northwest, He was in the early’ 60s u law partner of Senator Stewart of Nevada and at one time a candidate, for the supreme judgeship vf that gtate. The past ten years he has been principal attorney for the Anaconda Mine ng company. —_—— Murshnls at the Mines. HUNTINGTON, W. Va, July 7.--United States Marshal Garden and twenty depu- ties left here on a special early this morn- ing for the Elkhorn mining region. The marshal wished to be in readiness in case un outbreak should occur, panies of militia Lere are The three coms Al under arras,