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s o okl gt THE OMAHA DAI — = = — STABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871, OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1895. SINGL cory riv CENT! MAKE AN APPEAL T0 EUROPE Oondition of Foreigners in the Celestial Em- pire Demands Immediate Attention, CHINA MUST ANSWER FOR OUTRAGES Forelgn Re nts of Shanghai Hold & and Denounce n Murder of Brit- tanlonaries. SHANGHAIL, Aug. 5.—At a crowded meet- Ing today of the European restdents of this city speeches condemning the action of the Chinese authorities in the case of the mas- sacre of missionaries at Whal Han, near Ku Cheng on Thursday last, were made and a resolution adopted to appeal directly to the Buropean governments against the outrage The resolution also referred to the inadequate | ARMENIANS STILL PERSECUTED, Effort to Prevent the utrages. LONDON, Aug. 5—The Daily News has advices dated Armenia, July 29, which say: The condition of the Armenians is worse than ever. They regard Shakir Pasha as their worst encmy and his appointment as a con- temptuous deflance of Europe's demand. De- liberate persecution, slaughter and pillage of the Armenians are pursued today with the same ruthless vigor and flendish ingenuity as in former years. Arms are distributed among the Moslems in the frontier districts and every day news arrives of fresh murders, wholesale imprisonments and pillages. The authorities in the great towns from time to time march heavily manacled gangs of limp- ing and wounded Armenian prisoners through the streets. If the Itan 18 courting revo- lution he will surely have his way. Unless the persecution is stopped the country will be in such a blaze that nothing short of Rus- sian occupation will extinguish it. D ling as they do in miserable poverty with the Armenians, the correspondent extolls tfe de- votion of the American missionaries, Rey- nolds and Cole. Turks Make No BOTH SIDES READY TO FIGH Planning to Capture Arms Stored in the County Court House, SITUATION AT SPRING VALLEY IS SERIOUS Negroes and Italians Are Arming for Open Warfare and the L Police Authorities Are CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—A Post special from Spring Valley says: The foreigners, under the leadership of the Italians and the negro:s, who have concentiated their forces at Seaton- ville, are both organizing today, and as the towns are under arms a deadly confiict anticipated. The English of Spring Valley to the number of 2,000 held is speaking miners | MRS, T. DE WITT TALMAGE DEAD, Never Recovered from the Shock ot the Burning of the Tabernacle. DANSVILLE, N. Y., Aug. 5-—Mrs. De Witt Talmage died here at 5:30 morning. Since the burning of the Brookiyn taber- nacle Mrs, Talmage has suffered from nervous prostration and she has never fully recovered from the shock sustained then. The fire broke out while the doctor was holding his usual Sunday reception and. a large number of parishioners and visitors * were in the church when the fire broke out. They all made good their escape, but Dr. Talmage went back into the burning edifice for some- thing he had left behind. During his absence Mrs. Talmage, who, with other members of the family, was outside awaiting his reap- pearance, became greatly excited and alarmed for the doctor's safety. As soon as she was informed that he was all right she broke n this | down completely, her overwrought nerves be- ing unequal for such a strain. Her doctors suggested a European tour to bulld up her failing health. She was accompanied to Bu- rope by Misses Maude and Daisy Talmage While in Rome she became ill with Roman Received in the Supreme Court. " LINCOLN, Aug. 5.—(Special of the Omaha F Clerk of the Supreme Court Campbell asked to have it filed. Mr. Campbell fused to either receive or file it. To a re | porter for The Bee Chief Justice QU0 WARRANTO IS DELAYED Petition for a Hearing Presented, but Not EXTRA TERM MAY NOT BE CALLED Telegram.)— Attorney General Churchill this evening pre- sented a petition in quo warranto in the case re and Police commission to and Norval FIRED INTO A PASSING TRAIN, Fatal Effects of a Salute from a Small Cannon, SPRINGFIELD, 0., Aug. 5.—A cannon fired from a Knights of Pythias excursion today struck & passing train carrying the Third regiment of Ohio National Guard, Colonel Anthony commanding, resulting in the serous injury of a number of soldiers. The regiment has been in camp for the past week at Johnson's island, and broke camp today. Today was also the day for the Knights of Pythias of Springfield and Dayton to start for camp at Sandusky. The two trains were to pass near Bellfontaine. The Pythians had a small cannon in the baggage car of their train and were firing salutes as they went along. One of these salutes was fired fust as the train bearing the reglment was passing, The two trains were but two feet apart. The full charge of the cannon, powder and wadding, was delivered right in the faces of the crowded car- |load of soldiers, who had the win | dows open nstantly there were shrieks of pain from the wounded soldiers. To | make matters worse the car was filled with CHOSE A SUPERINTENDENT School Board Gives the Place to 0. G Pearse of Beatrice, HAD JUST THE NECESSARY EIGHT VOTES Other Seven W Salary Mad tracts t to Prof. 1 FLO00=Conl Cone for the Year Awarded. C. G. Pearse of Beatrice schools elocted am superintendent of Board of Education at the regular meeting last night. He received exactly the eight votes nece siry to elect on the first ballot, whils the res mainder went to Prof. Homer P. Lewls, prine was by | eipal of the High school. At a caucus in the afternoon the majority a mass meeting at the lumber yard near the Rock Island depot today and pased a resolu- tion that no negro—men, women or chiliren— would be allowed to remain inside the city limits after 5 o'clock tomorrow evening. Speeches of the most inflammatory nature were made advocating the immediate opening up of hostilities. The negroes at Seatonville held a meeting at the Union church later and organized themselves for active service. Bureau county has 300 repeating rifles stored in the court house at Princeton for the protection of the citizens, and an effort will be made to se- cure them. Should they fail the men will | wounded. In addition tha troops captured a [arm themselves with shotguns and Fifles and number ‘of prisoners, The Spanish loss was | small arms and make an effort to regain twelwe wounded their homes and household goods, They also passed a2 resolution that | sald that permission to file such a petition must be granted by the full bench either at a special or regular sesston. The supreme irt would not be in session until Septem the suffocating smoke of the powder. With | powder burning Into some, blood flowing from | the wounds of others who had been struck the heavy wadding, the scene was one of confusion. The injured were in great ag The car doors were opened and the smoke cleared away. The hospital corps of the re ment was aboard and was fmmediately caliad into service. Three men were badly cut the | Ab3ut the head. Two little boys, company “mascots,” had their faces shot completely agreed to unite on Pearse, Plerson went to Lewis, thus leaving them with exactly the | necessary votes. The supporters of Smith, Carhart, Roberts and Strong united to ace complish Pearse’s election There was a decided difference of opiniom in the matter of sala Tukey moved that the salary be made $3000 a year. Rhodes amended to the effect that it remain at 00. Tukey said that it was not business- like to pay $3.600 to a man who was now getting only $1,200 at Beatrice. It Mr Pearse proved to be the right sort of man it would be proper to increase his salary after the first year. CUT SIX HUNDRED OFF. Knodell said that there was a certain amount of work connected with the position manner in which China has dealt with the | perpetrators of former outrages. The Chinese minister at Ku-Cheng, waited for the completion of the massacre before appearing upon the scene. There are l‘f'lm‘ soldiers at Ku-Cheng. It is therefore absurd | to say the authorities could not have stopped | the massacre, which was evidently carefully and secretly organized. The American mis- #ion at Shanghai, near Hankow, has b en destroyed, and the missionaries are fugitives The American consul has advised the mis- sfonaries in adjacent provinces to retire Some of the speakers at today's meeting de- | clared that they have lost confidence in the diplomats at Peking. United States Minister | Denby and British Minister N. R. O'Connor are being especially denounced. The Ameri- cans desire a special commissioner under United States Consul Jernigan to inquire into FILIBUSTERS LANDED IN SAFETY. fever, and accompanied by one of her physi- cians she returned home. While staying at the family's summer residence near East | Hampton, L. I, she appeared to improve | and her friends had hopes for her speedy | ber 17, at which time the petition could be recovery. This was not to be, however, as | presented and a hearing of the case had. As she foon had a relapse of the spells of ex-|there are criminal and other cases docketed haustion and m\r\'tin\" pr:»lfl;r'\:lynu. "]l'lv:" - | qufficient to consume two weeks of the court’s B e o g0, Wit Miss. Dalay | time, It might be untll October betore almage as her constant companion. quo warranto case could be reached. Chlef While Dr. Talmage was absent on a lectur- | Justice Norval sald that he did not antici- | ing tour in the west last week he received | pate that a special term would be called to a telegram summoning him to his wife's bed- | hear this case. This morning Governor Holcomb requested side. He at cancelled il his engage: | Thls mofning Goyernor Holeomb reat ments and hastened back to find that there e Secretary Marat to wait on Attorney | General Churchill and request him to file was very little hope for the patient’s recov- ! ery and he remainel with her untl the end | QU0 Warranto proceedings in the Omaha Fire | @nd Police commission case with the supreme came this morning. g e ‘dovensed wan the second wife of Dr, | Court. The attorney general, through his Spain Declare that Americans Asnisting Cuban Insurgents, MADRID Aug. 5.—An official dispatch re- ceived here today from Havana says that a band ot fifty flibusters, commanded by Sanchez have landed in the province of Santa Clata. Many of the inhabitants of anctie Espieritu, in the sanie provincs, have nished and it is supposed they have joined the_insurgents, Tha Spanish treops defeated the insurgent band commanded by Matias Viga in the fight which took place near Magaro. The insurgents lost ten killed and had many Are : w i full of powder, and were in great agony; two soldiers were made deaf, probably beyond recovery; another will lose his eyesight. One man was sitting with his face between his | hands looking out of the window and receiv- ing the discharge full in the face, was seriously burned. Some twenty more had their faces partially filled with the powder onee GoLD. Ha the outrages in Sze-Chuen. LONDON, Aug. 5.—At the Chinese legation here it is stated that no information has | been received regarding the massacre of mis- | sionaries near Ku-Cheng beyond the meager statement that the Killed or wounded are at Wha-Sang. The correspondent of the Times at hai says the missionaries killed at Ku-Cheng were murdered by an organized baund of elght vegetarians. The coerespondent says: | The women begged for thelr lives, promising | to yleld their property and valuables, but | the leaders of the band shouted out orders to kill them outright. A corrected list of the vietims s as foilows i REV. AND MRS. STEWART. NELLIE SAUNDERS. NA IRISH, burned in the head. MISS STELLIE NEWCOMB, was speared and thrown down a precipice. MISS MARSHALL, had her throat cut. MISS GORDON, speared in the head. MISS TOPSY SAUNDERS, speared in the brain. MASTER HERBERT fractured and brained. LENA STEWART, died from shock CONSUL GRACY INTERVIEWED. BUFFALO, Aug. 5.—Samuel Gracy of this place, late United States consul at Foo-Chow, China, was interviewed today on the re- ported massacre at Ku-Cheng. Mr. Gracy gald: “Ku-Cheng, the place mentioned in the press dispatches as the scene of the latest_anti-foreign riots in China, is in the Fug-Kien province abowt ninety miles above Foo-Chow. Tt Is fully 100 miles from Pa- Eoda anchorage, the highest point of naviga- tion for steamers in the Min river, hence it is entirely beyond ¢he protection of Amer- | fean or other foreign gunboats. ““The Literati have been stirring up tronble against (he foreign residents there for many months, and the danger to life and prop- erty became so great that about two months ago all American residents were recalled to Foo-Chow. These are Rev. and Mrs. W. ¢ Wilcox and three children, Miss Mabel Chat- | ford and Miss Rouset, the two latter repre- senting the Woman's Foreign Missionary so- clety, and all of the Methodist church. The other foreigners were three or four mem- bers of the English church mission who may not have been recalled during the re- cent troubles. It is probable, that matters may have quieted down there ‘after the for- | elgners came away and some may have been enconraged to return. LOOK UPON ALL ALIKE. The common people do not distinguish be- tween Japanese, Americans, English and Germaus, but all are alike foreign and ob- noxious. We cannot but fear that outrages such have just transpired at Cheng-Tu, in the northwest interlor, will occur in other Tocalities where foreign missionaries are re- siding far away from the treaty ports, and hence beyond the protection of foreign gun- boats. The people are extremely ignorant and exceedingly superstitious and easily fm- posed on. The fact that the recent out- rages were connived at by the highest au- thorities in the district at the time gives cause for much anxiey for American mission- | aries living in the interior. The people and the officials of the Fug-Kien province, in which Kucheng is located, have been the most friendly in the whole territory and this massacre will be most surprising to all fa- miliaz with the country. “Conslderable light Is thrown upon the feeling of the Chinamen toward foreigners and the causes which led to the recent mas- gacre by an article printed in the North Chin Herald of July 6 regarding the previous riots, a copy of which Mr. Gracey had. It is follows: ‘At Cheng-Tu the officials, who h more than adequate force at their dispo made no serlous attempt to stop destruction of the Protestant and Catholic propert though appealed to from the first, although when the destruction was complete, they pro- tected the lives of the misstonarie for the words seemed to have been: “Drive out, but do not kilL." ' The chief cf police at Cheng- Tu, a Hanan man, a Taoti i1 rank, issued the following proclamation on the second day of the rlots ‘At the present time we have ample evidence that foreigners deceive and Kidvap small children. You soldiers and police must not b disturbed and flurried. When the cases arc brought before us we certainly will not be lenient with them.' * “Another placard, which appeared a day or two before the riots, read: ‘It is hereby no ticed that at the present time foreign bar- barians are hiring bad characters to steal small children that they may extract oil from them for their use.’ Another placard, put up the day after the riots, and evidently intended as a sort of justification, read: ‘At the present time, when Japan has usurped Chir territory, you English, French and Americans have looked on with your hands in your sleeves. If in the future you wish to pre doetrines in China you must drive the Japanese back to their own conn try; then you will be allowed to preach your holy gospel throughout the country without hindrance.’ “There was also, we learn put out by the viceroy, attributing the out break to the presence of forelgners in the parade ground during the fruit throwing that accompanied the feast of the fifth day of the fifth month, but as a matter of fact therc were no foreigners on the parade ground the wholo day." Shang- STEWART, skull a proclamation ¥ a Drunken ¢ S, Ky., Aug. 5.—H. C. Roden- baugh, proprictor of the Hotel Woodford was shot and mortally wounded and his son Jumes was Instantly killed this afternoon by W. N. Lune, agent for a Lexington patent fence manuficturer. Lane came to the hotel drunk. He found fault with the room to which he was assigned and began abusing 11. ©. Rodenbaugh, who is an old man. Young Rodenbaugh drew a revolver and ordered Lane from the house. The senior Roden- baugh s a leading republican of the Eighth (this) district, and fs well known on the Kentucky turf. Lane 18 in jail. ————— American Water Pipe Golug to Tok WASHINGTON, Aug. G.—Advices received at the Agricultural department announce that & manufacturer at Allistun, Ala., has secured the contract for equipping the City of Tokio Japan, with water pipe. Manufecturers in England, Germany, Belglum and other Buro- pean countries competed in the bidding, but wt. | bank. 1. BRUSSELS, Aug. 5.—When the cashier of the Savings bank opened his cash box thig morning he found that sum of 185,000 francs in notes was missing. As the box bud not been broken open and there were no signs of the lock having been tampered with, i is presumed the money was extracted before the box was locked and placed inethe xate of the The police are investigating the mate ter, but up to the present no trace cf the stolen money has been found. Happliy the numbers of a majority of the notes wera in the possession of the bank, and as ihese have been telegraphed broadcast it is believed the thiefl may eventually be arrested. Bread Riots in TEHERAN, Persia, - Aug. ~The bread rlots In Tabreesee continue. A mob has wrecked the house of the governor, who has resigned his authority and promises a re- duction in the price of bread. Later advices recefved from Tabreez Is to the effect that the price of bread has been reduced. The European colony is in perfect safety, as the riots are directed entirely agalnst the governor, who the Persian crown prince. It is reported that wheg ihe mob attacked his palace he ordered his body guard to fire and that from fifteen to twenty persons were Killed, An attack upon a larger the ersln. o . OAXACA, Mex., Aug. 5.—Dario Periez, one of the most prominent journalists of south- ern Mexico, has retusned to this city afte a mysterious absence of several months. He was publishing a newspaper called El Estado de Oaxaca, and indulged in severe criticisms of state officlals through its columns. One night he kidnapped and taken to Yucatan, where he was forced into the fed- eral army. He succeeded in sending a letter to President Diaz, in which the facts of his abduction and treatment were given. Pres dsnt Diaz promptly ordered his release and sent him a present of $10 « ming Spanish Commanders, LONDON, Aug. 6.—A dispatch to the Times from Havana says the Spanish-generals in Cuba have been shifted to different posts. is believed this was done In anticipation of a more actlve policy. Yellow fever is causing ravages among the troops. Mr. Ramsden, the British consul at Santiago de Cuba, has Ived a letter from Jose Maceo demanding a supply of arms and ammunition or $1,000, with a threat to destroy his plantation if it is refused. It is rumored martial law will be proclaimed there. Negroes Fleeing | rror. PARIS, Tex., Aug. 5.—News reached here of a bad state of affairs prevailing in Delta county One night last week every negro was notified that he must leave at once or be taken out and hanged. This caused a stampede among the negroes, who, being thoroughly alarmed, began to move out of the county at once, although good citizens tried to dissuade them, and offered them every protection. Valuable property has been abandoned and the scare continues, Discussed Affaies in the Balkans. MUNICH, Aug. 5.—The Neuch Relcstein says that the principal subject of discussion yesterday at Ausse between the Austrian premier, Count Luchowskl, and Prince Hohenlohe, the German chancellor, were the Bulgarlan and Macedonian reports, both of which were of a reassuring nature. It is added that a perfect agreement was arrived at on all the questions discussed, Ordered to R to Brazil, ROME, Aug. 5.—Signor Martino has been ordered to return immediately to Rio de Janeiro In order to effect a seitlement of the Italian cloims against the government of Brazil. The claims referred to are those resilting from the destruction of the property of Italian citizens incident to the riots during the last insurrection = Aug. A nin KISSINGEN Stern of York was sentenced today to two weeks® for insulting a public ofclal o of 600 marks for resistance of the state. The defense pleaded not gullty to the charge of resistance and asked that Mr. Stern be found guilty of the charge of insulting an officer. Cuban News from Madrid, MADRID, Aug. 5.—According to a dispatch recelved here from Havana, the government troops have defeated the Insurgents near Matanzas and in addition, the Insurgent forces commanded by Maceo have been de- feated in the province of Santiago de Cuba. Several insurgents were killed in both en- gagements. in Ger Louis ny. N imprisonment and to pay a fi to the authority W Assaulte Young. Girl. AL, Aug A dispatch from St Johns says: A shocking assault oceurred in Iberville, opposite here last week. Four m brutally assaulted a 14-year-old girl, who wa found tled naked to a tree with a frog in her threat to prevent her erying out, Mucedoninns Are Quiet. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 5.- ments of the Insurgents in Maced not been reported here for The agitation i Macedonia heving completely failed move- several is regarde Rice Crop RNaol YOKOHAMA, Aug ontinuous rains have ruined the rice erops in many parts of Japan and a famine Is feared. Many lives have already been lost and the damage done is enormous, King of U mark St Sulfering, COPENHAGEN, Aug. 5.—The king passed a bad night. He suffered frequent recurring and hie condit thought to be seri a in Japan, 5 - Two Men Mee in a We CHILLICOTHE, 0., Aug. 5.—While dig- ging u well at South Perry, Joseph Bingham the American contractor secured the job. The ter pipes are shipped to Tokio vie Liver- was suffocated to death by poisonous gases. His brother-in-law, Oliver Benway, tried to rescue him aud shared his fate. Both men leave large families. would continue to work in the Spring Valley mincs until discharged by the coal company As the police and 1o effort to arrest the of lawlessness is on the increase. In_addition to the negroes reported In- jured at yesterday's conflict four others are missing follows: Washington aged 47 years; Arch Fleming, aged 35 y | Samuel Johnson, aged 30 years; Lewls Mar- tin, aged 85 years. Of these it is the opinion that two at least are lying dead in the woods surrounding the late negro colony, as farmers report having seen their bodies Some of the colored residents of Chicago have been wrought up to a dangerous condi- tion by the report of the outrages committed against their brethren at Spring Valle Some of the more radical have openly threat- ened to march against the foreigners there with an armed force. Late tonight the fol lowing call to arms was issued and circulated 1 community of the South Side ple of Chicago—There will be a meeting at 500 State street at 9 p. m., August 6, and we .want all men to come. The time has come for us to se our arms in defense of our race. The | are killing our people all over the ecountr: Every day we read of their lynching, murde ing and outraging our people. We declare that this is a free country, and unless we fight for our rights the foreigners will run us out, as the government has not protected and will not protect us as we protected it in the time of need. We ask all able-bodied colored men to respond to this call, as they must have our aid at Spring Valley before D. m. Tuesday or they will stand and slaughter the helpless women and children that are left. We have_got to do this, and {we may as well die now as to die a year from now. MOORE C. HAWKINS, M. FISHER.” A mass meeting was held earlier in_the night, at which speeches were made by Mrs, 101 B Wells-Barnett and_others. A telegram was sent to Governor Altgeld asking him to see that the colored miners are protected, and it was decided to hold another meeting on Wednesday night, and if by that time no action has been taken by the governor, ar- rangements will be made to send nurses and other assistance to Spring Valley, Several memvbers of a colored military company who were present declared if the state would not protect the colored people at Spring Valley they would give the Italians all the fight they wanted. The meeting, however, frownel upon the warlike young men, saying that it had not come to that as yat SPRING VALLEY, Il Aug. 5.—The situa- ticn s very quiet in thi® city tonight. This afternoon a few negro women were allowed to pack up their goods and depart from Lo- cation. The 100 negroes run out of this city are all at Seatonville. Many of them slept in the woods last night. The mayor con templated putting on a few deputies tonight, { but the situation is so calm that in all likeli hood this will not be necess A meeting of the miners and citizens will be held in the { public square tomorrew morning at 10 o'c’ock. | The man Role, who was shot and robbed by lored men Saturday night, is still alive, [but cannot live long. The coal company offi cials begin to feel alarmed, as a dynamite bimb was found near Manager Dalzell's resi- dence this morning. Thee is no clue as to who dropped it there, but it is generally be- leved that it had been there ever since yes- terday, wher the crowd visited him to” de- mand the discharge of all negroes, —_—— CHARG SOME BAD D First she are making diotersn the pirit W, “H, D OFF IS, Natlonal Bank Y Mensures, —The First National bank has charged off from its surplus $1,000,- 000, transferring that sum to the profit and loss account. Never before have such heroic measures been taken by a Chicago bank. In charging off this large sum from its surplus the directors have complet wiped out the real estate which the bank has taken at one time or another and which is said to rep- resent a value of some $160,000. The bank charged liberally from its undivided profits at the begin g of last year. The bank's statement to the comptroller December 19, 1893, showed undivided profits of $659,949 January it charged o something like $600,- 000 from its tded profits, “‘There Is nothing to say about the matter,” said Presi- dent Gag: ‘further than that the bank has made losses and accumulated doubtful sets, which it has now been deemed wise clarge off in this wi We might have wa d along and brought out all of those 80 that no loss would have been 1f we are still able to do that it will g0 Into the profits as we realize on hicamo shown simply them. e s Waiti ALTON, Tll, Aug been received in this Sachtleben, who is conducting the Lena scarching expedition. ~ He states that his mission Is making rather slow progress. He i at Brzerowm, waiting for governmental authority to proceed with the prosecution of the murderers of the lost American wheels man. Having established the identity of the assassins, he is compelled to lie ldly by until e United States, by force of author- ity, compels the Turkish powers to allow praceedings against the guilty parties. He has recently had a telegram from the Amer- ican consul advising him not to move for the present, but to await developments, as eps have been taken to procure him the needed authority. To undertake to act ag- gressively without any authoritative military gacort, be says, would be tantamount fo sulcide e 01d oprietors Take the Mercury. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—The Daily Mercury has returned to the control of its -former proprietors, Messrs. Caldwell and Noble, Four thousand, nine hundred and seventy shares of the capital stock were sold at auction today and were bought for $500. The sale ends the recent difficulties between the old proprietors and Harvey Lafayette, who at- tempted to have his partial purchase of the paper rescinded by the courts. s B el Movements of Ocean Steamers, Aug. 5. At New York—Arrived—Ethiopia, from | Glasgow; Trave, from Bremen; Cevic, from + Liverpool; Amsterdam, from Amsterdam, Another letter has city from William able-bodied | Taln; His first wife was drowned while hoat in 1862, leaving a daughter, Mi Je and a son, who has since died. Within two years afterward the doctor mar- riel Misz Susle Whitemore of Brooklyn. She hecame the mother of five children, Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage, Mrs. Dorin, Mrs Mangan, Miss Maude and Miss Daisy Tal- mage. DISCOVER o AR 'RATL OF BLOOD, Makes Up for t the Excavators in th CHICAGO, Aug Human blood found today in Holmes’ castie bespattered from one room to another. Science aided Detectives Fitzpatrick and Norton where other agencles had falled and uncovered ‘more startling evidence ,against Holmes and Pat Quinlan than has been found In the castle. There was found in the castle by th detectives and medical expert a trall of blood leading from tha doorway of the dining room of Mrs. Julia L. Conner to the sink in the same room; from there into the dark cham- ber where she and Pearl formerly slept, and from there to the inside of the door opening into the bath rcom, where the secret door was; on the baseboard of that room above the trap door and down the secret stairc which led to the false elevator ghaft and thence into the basement. The blood was human. A clot of blood mixed with human hair was found. Also from the debris from the dark chamber, where the mother and child slept, there 'was taken some child’s underwear ' stained with blocd; a pair of brown diagonal trousefs stained at the bottom with blood; the pocket of a wom dress, bloodsoaked; a @andkerchief which had been used to wipe up blood with, and various clothes and parts f underclothing spotted with blood. These articles were examined microscopie- ally at the time of their discovery and the test made then and there of the stains and blotches showed it to be human blood. With but one or two exceptions the expert decided they were all marked with humen blood. A rope was found in the dark chamber, and in its knots blood was discovered. Chief Badenoch believes all this to be the most important of any, save the partial confessions of Mr. |Quinlan, that he has yet sccured. The Inferdnce drawn by the officers from the trail of [blood which™ was discovered was that the bldod, being human came from somoe person who was Killed in the dark chamber, dragged|from there to the trap door, thence down tBe secret stair to the basement. Chemical analysis of all the blood will ediately (.-T[m 'he bloody doors were taken off and the ba boards, also portions of the floofing of chamber and boards from tle secret e SLOw evidence the dark aircase, ZIP WYATT 1S LY SINKING. ftx Hix Identity nud Ma tinl Confossi SOUTH ENID, Okl, Aug. allas Yeager, the notorions bandit, is alive, but fast sinking. He has three 45- caliber bullets in his body, two of which are lodged in his intestines. Wien told this afternoon that he was bound to die he made a partial statement, admitting his identity and requested that his father be sent for. His father, William Wyalt, lives near Guth- rie and is known as “Sixshboter Bill" He is a tall, muscular old man and when in his cups is In the habit of making a hot house for the boys. Zip Wyatt, the bandit, is the only one of the Dalton gang who made his escape from the raid at Colfeyville, Kan. He was wounded at the Dover robbery and was the leader at the Little Rock train robbery on the Santa Fe. He has assisted in a score of more of murders and perhaps 100 robberies of banks, stores and private families. More than 500 people visited the jail today to see him. Many of them positively identified him A deputy United States marshal stated this afternoon that the pursuit and capture of Zip had the United States government ten or twelve brave officers and private citizens and probably §50,000. L ASSATLT DURRAN A ATTEMPT TO Deputy Sherifts Dixar is Evidently SAN FRANCISCO tempt to do violenc the Man, Who Tusane Aug. 5.—The first at- to Theodore Durrant, on trial for the murder of Blanche Lamont in Emanuel church, since his incarceration was made today as the defendant was leav- ing the court room. The prisoner was in th custody of the chief failer when a wild lool ing young man rushed from the crowd toward Durrant, with the evident intention of as- saulting him. The jailer threw him off be- fore he could reach Durrant and the assail- ant tried to draw a pistol. He was seized by two deputy sheriffs betore he could aim his weapon. It s believed the assailant is insane, A seventh juror ta try Durrant was se- cured at the morning spssion of the court in the person of H. J. Smythe, a Tetired farmer. A 2 Large Nu of. Conyicts Injured, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 5.—Two convicts, Sullivau of Kansas City and Hooley of St. Louls, are in the prison hospital to- night possibly fatally hurt. Twenty pri coners are more or less injured. The prison- ers working in one of the shoe shops were being marched to supper across a bridge twenty feet long, connecting the second stories of the factory bulling. Suddeniy and without a moment’s warning the bridge broke, and all of those who were on it were precipitated to the ground. Sullivan ana Hooley were among the fist to fall. Strange to relate, no bones were broken. Hooley was hurt in the breast, Sullivan in the back. All were badly bruised Duestrow Testimony About All In. UNION, Mo, Aug. 5.—Just before court adjourned this’ evening the defense in the case of Milllonaire Duestrow stated that ft had introduced all its testimony except the expert and seml-expert testimony. Just prior to the adjournment court held that a hypo- thetical case must be made by the defense before it rested, and not after the state had made its rebuttal. The decision is consid- ered quite an important vietory for the state, Reeovering. JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 5.—The two aero- nauts who fell from a balloon at Vander- cook's lake yesterday afternoon will probably recover. The young woman had both her legs broken, while Elliott's collar bone was fractured, | deputy, Mr. | stder tory and prepare the papers accordingly. T governor's request was to the effect that if it were not possible to flle them today that such action would certainly bs had tomorrow. The attorney general, assisted by Mr. Day, immediately documents. The petition, which sets up that at present there exists Day, said that he would is short in Omaha mi; new board was appointed and citing the law under which uch action was taken. The at- the old board, giving tempting to retain pc their reas ssession of th ns for at- r offices, that the appointed was unc MAYOR BEMIS I nstitutional. Move that Takes the Wind ¢ Churchill-Russell Sai LINCOLN, Aug. b6.—(Speclal.)- net continue assiduously Russell Omata courts. the supreme court relation of Mayor Bemis, member present Board of Fire and Poilce sioners, and ex-officio chairman in proceedings in the nature of quo warran to test the authority under which he legal seeking force Fire and Police in spite of the to the commission interdiction of the office. The commencement of poured on the neck of“tie combine. its chief contentions in fighting the amicab seitlement in the courts old commissioners. tertained no In the courts. was that the intention of testing the These proceedings dis that contention. They show that the pres board s not only anxious to test the ne by judicial process, but is even wi institute the necessary proceedings itself. whether the attorney gencral commences suit {in the name of the new appointces or n-t. latter BROATCH AND BOARD ANSWER. inl of A for Inj The answer filed in agalnst Vandervoort, on file in the di main, a denial of the allegations plaintif’s petition. The answer the new board was appointed by only two of the appointing board provided for in the combine’s law and without the concurrence of Governor Holcomb, but seeks to have the court dissolve the restraining order on the assumption that the old board does not intend bringing any quo warranto proceeding test the right of the new office. When Judge Scott was first asked for the use of court room No. 1 for the hearing of the injunction suits he refused, telling Dep- uty Sheriff Rosenzweig, who communicated the request of Judge Hopewell, that he needed the room every day for his work. Later at the earnest solicitation of Dick Hall and Frank Ransom he consented e Sl i MRS, GARDNER LOCA al De i Ge ati cti the finjunction Broatch and rict court, is, % in Petl- suit Foster, in the of the admits that now AVE neeticut Town, the missing Nebraska Christian delegate, is believed to be teach a Connecticut town. A woman her description has been traced place where Mrs. Gardner got a write to her husband under an name that she was dead bridge, where she went by the Miss Mansfield. She left the day ner disappeared, having her the New England depot, where for the Connecticut town. 1sw from woman to to name Mrs. Gard trunk s:nt Cam- SAW NO INDIANS ON THE TRIPF, rty of De Jackso LANDER, Wyo gram.)—The sheriff ty Sherifis R ‘s Hole, Aug. 5.—(Special T posse which went to Jackson's Hole returned tonight at 9 o'clock They report that no Indians were seen on the 400-mile trip except those on the reserva- tion, DENVER, urn from Aug A News speclal from Cheyenne, Wyo., sa Adju General Stitzer arrived here from Jackson's Hole. reports everything quiet at that place and says he believes the Indian police will be able to take the Indians back to their r vation, Conflic PETOSKEY, Mich., derhoof of the returned from Aug. steamer Beaver ~Captain Van Thomas Friant has tsland. He denfes that any great damage has been done, given out in the early reports. On other hand, equally reliable landed relate that Gillette is certainly de- stroyed and that St. James, although saved as yet, is threatened by swamp fires, which are’ liable. to overcome the vigilance of the islanders, No lives have been lost. A hevay rain is falling tonight o e ki Hu & Down the Ch ™ SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., Aug. 5.—The Christian gang robbed another store near Calvin last night. Marshal McAlester has telegraphed the Department of Justice to appoint special deputies to hunt the robbers down. Marshal Rutherford of the northern district has a force of deputies on their way here. The officers are determined to elther kil or capture the entire gang. —- Valuable Horses Burne FORT WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 5.—The $12,000 stock barn on R. D. McDonald's celebrated Riverside farm 'as burned t-nlght. The $10,000 California stallion, Truman, with a record of 212, and five fiue colts by Electric King, valued at $10,000, perished in the fames. as the con- ie request of the governor as manda- et about the preparation of the two contesting Boards of Fire and Police Com- oners, giving the names of the respective boards and stating the facts under which the torney general then presents the condition of and stating that thty do so under the belief law under which the new board was NS PROCEEDINGS, t of (he to tighten about the combine so Churehill- ugon of the Papers were filed with the clerk of vesterday directly in the the Commis- as plaintiff Broateh, Vandervoort and Foster assume to have been appeinted police commissioners and to claim these rofeeqmEs thicatens to be like a cold stream of water One of as proposed by the en- to board to assume Suid to Be Tenching School in a Con- BOSTON, Aug. 5.—Mrs. Annie M. Gardner, Endeavor g £chool In ing the to anonymous of to it was checked He | t inic TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 5.—This is pe checks for several hundred thous lars are being paid out this week by United ates Commissioner Glick. The following circular was distributed among the old tlers of Topeka and Shawnee counties who this morning visited the United States pen- sion office to get thelr quarteriy from the government: ‘Comrades, halt! You are entitled to gold in payment of your checks. Demand it. Do not accept depreciated currency.” The pensioners are paid by checks which are cashed at the Topeka banks It s claimed the circular was prepared by a bi- betallist who wanted to show that there is not enough gold in the banks to pay the pensioners alone, aside from doing the other business of the country, It has also been suggested that this may be part of the Sovereign boycoit of national bank no It is not known who distributed the circular. Over 500 pensfon checks were pald by the Topeka bank today, only two asking for gold Oue was a customer and he was given the yellow metal. The other was insolent and was told to get out of the bank. President J. R. Mulvane of the Bank of Topeka said “We generally pay most of the pensioners in gold, as it is more convenient when we are rushed, but this circular which was distrib- uted among the pensioners is diabolical. 1 know not what else to call it. We do not get a cent for making this payment, or rather for cashing these checks. We do not charge these veterans anything for collecting their money, and it really costs us about $25 ever three months to handle this pension busines We must be very particular about every chec and the checks must be forwarded to Washing- ton by express. We cannot risk the malls The government does not keep any money deposited with us, o you can see how fool- ish it is that this circular should be sent out, telling them to demand gold.” n day 1 dol allowance 'WO RIVER § nying With Mnte cousand Dollar B Aug. b.—At 2 p. m. firc was discovered in the Cincinnati wharfboat It soon threatened everything on the public landing and in port. The conflagration lasted less than an hour, burning two larec wharfboats and two and causing a loss of over $100 All the loss falls on the Cincinnati & Louisville Mail Line com- pany. The fire originated on the wharfboat known as the Cincinnati and was caused by a boy striking a match near baled ha The steamers Big Sandy and Carrolton were chained to the large wharfboats and had no steam up, %o they could not get away from the fire. Both were destroyed As the fire occurred three or four hours before the start ing time- there were only a few passengers on board, and they were easily landed. There was a multitude about the river banks on this side, and Intense excitement existed be- cause of reckless reports about the loss of lite. Several firemen and steamboatmen were painfully burned, but none seriously. Several wharf buildings and other buildings near by were badly scorched. A horse at- tached to a dray could not be driven from the burning wharf and plunged into the river and was drowned. Commedore Laldlow ses of the mail Big Sandy_steamer, 000; the Carrolton st ner, $35.000; insur- ance, $30,000. The loss on the Louisville wharfboat fs $8,000; insurance, $5,000; Cin- cinnati wharfboat, $15,000; insurance, $£12,000; total loss of the mall line, $106.000; Insur $90,000. The hulls of tlic boats sank steamers, as well as the wharfhoats, are total losses. There is no estimate of the cargoes. The insurance is mostly in foreign and eastern companies. i Bo. o steamers th The $10,- tonight says line are as follow $45,000; insurance, Io GAVE ™ of 8 in ¥ LAK the slayers near Echo captured and in the co Ly peradoes had suce £ three countles oy SALT George, Dawes been bars Coug Sheriffs § Monday are safely behind jail. These young ssfully eluded the officis for nearly a week, being engaged in the meantime in two encounters at short range. While the sheriifs' and the Salt Lake city police were scouring the country cast of Salt Lake City the two men made thelr way through the lines, stole two horses in the suburbs on Saturday night and reached Tooele county on their way west, Sheriff McKellar of Tooele county was notified of their movements and surrounded them this morning in Willow canyon men were taken by surprise and surrendered without fighting or firing a shot. They sald It was the first opportunity they had to lin tagg last and of and have posses vessel men who surrender without being shot dfwn like dogs They arrived hore at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The fail Is besicged by a curious crowd, anxious to see the prisoners, — - € Returned to Ishpe A Mich., Aug. spondent of the Detroit Evening M left town under compulsion of & miners last F ng The corre- Vews, who crowd of riday night, returned from Mar- e alone today, The strikers have gone to Neguanee to hold a demonstration. Mayor Johnson has made futile attempts to swear in special policemen, but none can be found who will serve . Mayor Johnson has received § telegram from Governor Rich urging the prevention of luterference with any person engaged in legitimate pursuits. itev. Wiiliam Coad, chalrman of the Miners' union, professes, willingness to assist in_ maiutaining order, but doubts the ability of himself and other leaders to contrel some of the strikers, who are suspicious of outsiders, The Ishpeming strikers, after a at the Midway park today, w to Negaunee and held a joint demonstration The chief apprehension tuday was the possi- meeting bility that the rain, which was falling, might drive the miners into Negaunee saloons, una that they might return infuriated. Mayor Johnson today sent a demand to Marquette to the sherift to come here unl»l one man was worth just as much as an- other. Jurgess and Cramblett thought that $3,000 would be enough, and after some further dis- cussion the amendment was withdrawn and the president and secretary were authorized to sign a cd 't with Mr. Pearse for one year at $3,000. Mr. Pearse is between 30 and 40 of age. He has been superintendent the Beatrice schools several years and was a wdidate betore the last republican state convention for the nomination for state supers intendent of public instruction The report of the superintendent of butld- ings Indicated a material saving by painting the school buildings by day labor. The cost on four large buildings was 4 1-40 cents per yard, Last year the work was let by cons tract and cost 6% cents per yard The report of City Treasurer Dumont indi- cated a balance in the fund of $26,827 clusive of the §10,000 deposit in the Midland tate bank. Warrants amounting to $51 665,98 were paid during the last twenty days of the month. The resignation of Jessie McRoberts, one of the recently clected teachers, was ten- dered and accepted Miss Lida Shellenberger was leave of absence for one year. NO SCHOOL FOR THE HEIGHT! The petition of proparty owners for a schoot at Omaha Heights was placed on file. The committee reported that the school — was needed by about twenty-five pupils, but the finances of the board did not warrant the expenditure, The monthly bills were allowed. cluded the fanitors’ pay roll for $1,6 that of the superintendent of amounting to $2.920.60. On_recommendation of the committee on judiclary the board refused to consider the Tequest of the bondsmen of Henry Bolln to muke a demand on J. O'Donchue for a balance of §566.35 due on his saloon license. This was the case in which a bill of 0'Don= ohue against Bolln was found in the cash drawer as part payment on the license, The. board will require the bondsmen to make good the amount. The contract for hard coal for the current year was let to the Sheridan Coal company at $7.50 per ton. The soft coal contract was let to W. C. Goss at §2.90, and that for nut coal to the American Fuel company at §$2.64, —-— MEXICAN RWAYS. years ot granted & These In- 50, and buildings, IMPROVING WA Extensive Plans f tion Being 1 CITY OF MEXICO, gal, an frriga the r 1 l oy Aug, on*engineer, of the British immediately Nnvigas Major Scon- who has been in government in India, will work on the Tempoal river near Tampico to enable steamers to ascend to the town of Tempoal. He will also, in conjunction with Mr. Core- hell, who was the consulting engineer at the Tampico jetties, excavate 600 kilometers of channel from the upper Rio Grande. Scongal also will be In charge of the canalization project from Tampico to Juxpam through Lake Lamihua. A concession has been granted for a canal to connect the west end of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, the canal ta run parallel with the co The new waters way will be nearly 400 miles long and will extend into Guatemala. The Mexican gov- ernment is giving much attention to extend= ing its various waterways so as to develop inland navigation. Genaral John B. Frisbee of this city, fors merly of California, has just reccived a concession for an electric railway from Jus- lipa, on the Interoceanic railroad to Coroba, on the Vera Cruz railway, passing through an extensive coffee and fruit country. This road will facilitate the outlet for the enors mous coffee crop of that region. Survey and construction will begin immediate George Topham has the engineering in charge. This is the first electric raillway projected in the reput Amerlcans here who are interested In pugll= ism will endeavor to have the Corbett-Fitz= simmons fight held Lere near the horders of the federal district. Public opinion is hoss til The examination at Puebla of of Editor Olomeos disclozes that nothing of her son's political con: unaware that he had enemies Cronista has been released Pucbla CITY OF MEXICO employ begin the mother she knew sts and w The editor of 0 from prison at Aug. G.—An autopsy has been held upon the body of Jesus Olmos reras, the congressman and journalist who was assassinated in Pueblo. It revealed the fact that he had been stabbed forty-two times In the chest and wowld probably have been stabbed ofte had not one of the Qaggers been broken, the blade remaining {mbedded in the muscles. The heart was traversed twice by a weapon wielded by a very strong hand and with sure alm. Other staby might apparently have been given by blind men, 8o wild was their direction, Nothing at present Is known as to the author of the deed, but indications show eclearly that it was an act of private vengeance, done by men who so timed thelr crime as to elude the vigllance of two policemen who were in the nelghborhood of the street where the body was found. Both officers have declared that they neither saw nor heard anything unusual during the night. e nt Workers' Steike Ended. NEW YORK, Aug. 5.—The Garment Worke ers' strike is practically a victory for the union, although Secretary Wilkowski, who on Sunday night made a formal surrender in the name of the Contractors' assoclation, was not able to deliver the goods, and & few employers are still resisting the workers' d mands. Forty agreements were filed today, This makes a total of 400 contractors, repre senting 12,000 strikers in New York and vie cinity, who have accepted the terms of the workmen. Leader Schoenfeld of the strikers said today: ‘‘Another 5,000 of our men r turned to work yesterday and today, and there are now only 200 contractors who have not signed our agreement, They are nearly all association men, and th€y may hold out two or three weeks. In the meantime the othew contractors will be doing all the work." in & Sad Plght. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 6.—Six survivors of the sealing schooner, Waite, which was lost last spring In Alasks, are rived today. All of the survivors are hore ribly mutilated, having lost toes, fugers, arms snd feet from ng frozen, They are on thelr way to San Franclsco. Rescued Sullo

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