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THE MACON TELEGRAP JCmabllatird 18‘Wt y^.jrm'l.PublUhlnBr-o., Pwbll.1i* MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING. JULY 30. 1894. I Dnllr, |7,00 ft Y«»r. I ttln«UCopy, a l«nt«. town and forest SWEPT BY FIRE Phillips. Wis., Smouldering in Ashes and Her People Scattered in All Directions. OUT OF 800 HOUSES 37 REMAIN ,.,.i people «» "** m jl.nrW.nt l>.vr».n » Barulin Tn.lli—Cta'Ur.a ll * n *' rom (j.i.xllnc *■>»“••• Wts.. July M.-At eayt.re.ik ,hl« morning a dense smoke covered an area ot forest 100 miles square, and the centre was this desolate, are swept, entire city. More than 2,100 people have tied to the forest or to the villages near by. The town this morning was a heap of ruins and the smoke was so dense that the headlight of a locomo tive could not ‘be seen fifty feet way. Three relief trains reached Phillips sowi after 6 o’clock this morning. One was In charge ot oGvernor Peck and the .tiff. The second, at Stevens’ Point, WSS in charge of Prank Lamoreaux and Crosby Grant, and the third from juratiaifleld was in charge of Maj. jj w . Uphara, Republican candidate fjr governor. As soon as be arrived, Governor Peck c_V.ed Whs staff tto gether and directed the work of un loading the provisions. There were sev- eral car loads and a warehouse was opened in one oi • cat few] buildings that <i$e left standing in the’ town. Through Che dense smoke Governor Peck started out on a tour of Jnspec- tton. ell soon found tow heavy walls of masonry which marked the place where two banka had stood. On in quiring it wias learned -chat the vau'lts of the banks contained $52,000, and Gov ernor Peck Immediately swore In a dozen men to guard the money In the vaults. They were furnished with Win chesters and ordered to remain on duty In wo shifts, day iand night. 'Ane loss by tne great conflagration in its entirety is difficult to estimate. Out of 800 buildings in -the .town only 37 remain. B. W. Davis of tihe Davis Lumber Company estimates «inre total loss at $1,500,u0o, with scarcely half of the fu.l amount could be recovered by insurance. Tne LMVM Lumber Com pany lost $500,000, 'fully insured. The next largest loss is -ilhat of the Fayette hnaiw Tannery Company .op erating one of ‘the iarget tanneries dn tne United tttates. Tne tannery was destroyed, also the stock, aggregux- iug a loss of nearly $200,000. Tne >Blatz Brewing Company of Mil waukee hd a distributing depot here, which was destroyed, with 'loss of $3,000 or more. There is no way of estimating The [number of lives ‘lout in the Are, and [even after forty-eight hours have biased no one can be found who ven tures an opinion of the loss'of life. TWSnen the peole fled beforp the wifvo 'of Are the became separated and can give no account of each other. It Is known that sixteen persons perished on a raft that was 'burned 4n the Ibayou, and when the supports of the ■bridge were burned away it fell. Wo- [men and children .were crossing at the [time und some have perished. | The churred body of Anton F.*Lentiee [can be seen in the wreck of a brick Twnmney. The man was attempting to karry his trunk from a burning build- linir when the brick chimney fell on him, [crushing out hm life. I As the fire wen* toward Jhe bridge a number of children wenetseen to lake refuge to The big lumber yard. Their ertso were heard by others who fled to ward 'the water, but the children have never -been found. Of the sixteen per- **** . w *w lost their lives on the reft that burned to the bayou, eight nre yet in the wuter. The body of Frank does, n machinist, was found under a pile of driftwood at noon today. Tne fatal Jen of i#? ' w '* 0 am * cbSWren were removed anorward. Dynamite was exploded all y*¥. 1,1 th « bdyiou and a number of >0( ' I I e * were raised by this means. Jim ock ■ body was brought to the surface. 1,2? . w ®* butcher who was drowned h,H in his arms. The /true story of ithc ill fated roft fever been told. The only mm #I5°i: cHb a wmorohcnslve narrative of [“)* 13 Bollen, a lumber- m-in. He was Standing near a boat* U?XS e when a number of women end children came /toward him. There were P* rc f. 0| * four men following. They went h> the reft and attempted to pass m>m /the shore -wihon it caught Are. huLiSS? J^^hed- As the oonts were overloaded, they sank. The raft burned •° <he water’s edge. Governor Peck discovered that a sa* £ <* khe limits was ■Jrfn,,? . 8e veral men had tome in- r h 2 < ! L The governor ordered the jnerlff to close the saloon. A totopor- CmJ. v 1 " 4 mad * by rapproprt-.iting an EH** T ar ‘ lricxl relief com- CJSf? 3 «ta?tement to the th * B ener °ua citizens KJJ lhe gt Ate for their liberal contribu* B. Nldhofaoo, groceries; W. F. Dono van, boats ami Hltocs;U. P. Hosrner, hardimw; B. A. Turnbtl, restaurant; Niuhifa A; Minir, tlnijta, T. lolwreooe, dry goods; OMzons' Nutonri Batik; A. A. Sulden & Oo. Util ore; J. Wheeler, II wry; Hflrkfo Grovery Company; Swcrtoc-lin, dothtot;; SwiCn ft Co., drugs; H. Shtfip, dry goods; L. Grlss- mum, dry goods; W. H. Hanson, hard ware u.ud upon house; Obtotgo and Northmatem doixi: and offices; J. P. ITto, lumber. Sen-nil dwellings amt their oontnltB were also dostroyed. The Bm’ley ts the only hotel left sitvud- lug, aind !t wes saved only t>y n furtu- miM.* I'lumae <"f wind So f ir .as known, no one wos Mled und hut tew injured. This fa a severe blow to Belle Plain, and tt fa 11 givtre question whether at will ever be rebuilt com pletely. GREAT LOSS BY FIRE. |An Iowa Town Almost Brttiroly De stroyed Yunrdtiy. Belle Plain, la., July 20.—Tire cry of F r e w«* beard tteougliout the town |Me yoiterdwy afternoon. The citizens >»/a liad the fire apparatus out, but swing to the eugtaes Mlunning slowly P* flames, wMeti bad storied In the r :( of a livery stuble and were firmed PJ a strong mat • wind, bad spread p-Tos, the atTeut into tt.- business por ■fan of the chqr aajd mas toon beyond ot the fliutuen. It was tuipos- I’Ole to vt.g) «be dames with the uie fwfiaa oo find god telegrams went f ' 1 ”-to f-'edar Ifitpids awl Taiaia, hot r> 3 o’clock fie btwtaess portion of I , •j**' 11 . with fhe exceptioo of rbtwe [w.dlaga, were In asbes. 1 tn oil over sixty imildlngs owl bust P-*Mt IJQrpmd u'in> limit.«l .art vi'jh eencerns were burued out, with a << WoO.Ouo, with dirsi.iimt tnsnr- ■ Tile l.irgejt lomes are as fwi- : Gtwulce opera house. Herring StVL« t Rtuk, hardware; J. D. 'fa- dry goods; W. II. Burrows & duabing; Vtm Jitter A Oo., drugs; THE UIUWAUKEE FIRE. Milwiaukce, July 29.—Followtug is a summary of the lire losses of hist night: The city of Phillips, ontlerly wiped out; the city of AIohou practic ally destroyed, witih the White lUver i.’imhir t\«ujiuaiy and 30,000,IKK) feet of lumber; headquarters of the Ash- lumi number Gumpajiy, near Shore’s erosslhg, entirely wriped out; a special ti'.iihi of tlio Chioaigo, St. Paul and Jlin- tie.iip.ills and O.trahu, cvttsisUug of s x- tet.n curs and tuvd kxvmwialvus all burned, broke 'through the burning bridge m«r Ashland .Iimotion; catnp* of tl'ie Thompson LunA>er Company burned; ait White River; two bridges Ml the main line of the Chicago, St. Paul, JlluhotiMtljs mad Omullia. ra.lruad, one iiesr Ashland JunuMan nnd om* mur Mlaaoil; the bridges of the Wls- eausln Central wndroad, one alt Chelsea nod the other mar Phillips, on the tujui south ot Aslilaud. Several par ties of berry pickers narrowly escaped with their byes, und lit fa certain that some of the tu-ie hoaiestenders scatter ed along through the burning dhorict have perished in the OmneAnulets they have m some marvelous wiay rocajiei through Hie sulfoeoltliug flames uml stoofee. About noon refugees and b.mKslidaxkTs begun to nnkvc nit Ash land. TIim> Wruusnud [Hviple have been made homeless here by tllte foriwt liras at Phillips. Not u bulldjng was left waitoiK ini the. town. When the tire struck the city it sprethl from hottse to house until tt wmpp«l tho whole vllliiige in flamea. The i*tjple rtn to Hie ttallrdad Where trains were started and IraWtilly oom- vejed them to ntlgliborCng towns. Nothing hut u few lM’soital effects were saved. FIRE IN NEW YORK. New York, July 29.—Tho building at the southwest miner of Fulton and Gold streets, and numbered from S3 to 89 Fulton street, was gulitod by tire this ovenitig. This bulldlmg was occu pied by various Arms, including two inauuflidturerM of chemical articles, some of whhlli ailded largely to tlho rophl spread of the flames. Five nlarms wet’e semt out In quick succes sion. bringing live wngnirs nil.l two water towers to tiro scene. After about two mid n hwlf hours’ hard work the llremen sueeeisbst in gdttiug the tire under control. Tlie loss will amount Vo about $150,000. Tile following nre burned out: Jlomlel & Alkni. reKtail- i ia" and eiluiiw; s. llunslaivlMi, dealer In potent in atloausi; Apell & Co., drap ers and tailors; Lelimier & Brother, steam printers; The Uuiv Journal com- ptfakig rooms; A. LoaOBbury, maimi- flaqtiuaOng Jtwveliv; Fbtrrtilld Bibs. & Foster, lnainufaioturers of digestive fer ments, amt Chtirliw Schelxe, lllliu- grapher. 'Pile cause of the lire 1s un- lrnuwn. LOSS OF LIFE. Phillips, Wfa., July 20.—Twelve peo ple are known to have loot tlidir lives. Among tlho dead nre Frank Closs, em ploye of Davis Lumber Comjjamy and 2-year-old child, James Lock, butcher, wife and live obildren, Mrs. David Bryden und two ohlldreo. THE FIRE SPREADING. Wauxnr, Wls, July 29.—Nciwb from the country is to the effoot ttluut forest Ores are running In nil directions uml destroying much property. All day long the sun how been Obscured by flense smoke, but this oily fa In no ImaJUdlaite danger. THE TENTH VICTIM. Stevens Point. Wfa., July 29.-Ls.to tbta ntftccnoon two bodies -wore tokim from the bayou at Phillips, making teu in number. OSHKOSH IN A FIERY SWIRL. Oshkosh, Wfa., July 29.—Fire started at aboht 2 o’elok tb’s afternoon In the lumber yards rtf SllatVhblder, Amos tt Oo., and the flames, urged on by a bnfak southeast Wald and with every thing dry an a infer, soon beoame a e» flwraMup that for three and a trait hours thrrtattenod n> Kpe’ id Wo the man- afadtmring dWriet and Hue residence portion of the oity. The principal los ers nre the Diamond Jfcateh Company, $190,000. partfaJIy Invrt; Stwriholder, Arms ft Oo.. $.10,990, fully Instinsl. Five small dwellings were also con sumed. IDA WELLS IN ENGLAND. Governor Northen Refutes Her ChurgM Against Southern La«rles.|Deee. London. July 29.—The Macon. Ga., cor. reepondent of tl-e Spectator sende to that paper a dental from Governor Northen of a etory )f the lynching and flaying of a negro In that etate, and In the course of the dental Governor Northen wrltee: “I am thoroughly diegueted with the courro of the English papers. I am eat- (sited that they do not want to know the truth.” To this the Spectator answers: There stories and other Idles of a woman being rolled in a bunel bristling with nails, n- gro children being lynched for trivial or. fencer, etc., come from American corres pondent*. who are supplying falsehoods to tho English press for the sake of ob taining a few dollars. The Spectator adds: "Wo are glad to get reliable contradic tion of such stories.’’ TH WENCH IN NEW YORK. New York. July 29.-Ida WelU. the fa mous negr> leeturer. skote to eo enthusi astic audience tonight at the African M. E. church on Sullivan street. It was h»r first public appearance since she returned from England, where She ha* been for the past six months, delivering lecturer on lynching* In the South. The English people, she said, were astound'd at the ernefty perpetrated by American whites upon the Southern negro. She declared that the negro was not free today tint he baa been deprived of the power of the ballot and does not dare to demand Jus tice. In coachjrfoa, Ida Well* said: "All we ask Is that what Is crime and law to to the white nan shall be crime and law to too negro,” THE JAPS SWEPT THE DECKS CLEAN Tho ChineJO Warships and Transports Wero No Match for tho Japanese Ctuisor. MORE THAN 1,600 CHINESE SUNK With the Troopship Kowshnng, Which Had Been Disabled During tho Fight—Troops Concentrating at Chinese Feints. London, July 29.—The Central New* Agency bne tht* dispatch ^rom Shang hai: The Chinese warship Tsaou Khan, which was captured by a Japanese warahip off the coaat ot Round Island, la a vessel of an obsolete model. Al though completely oPtmatohed by the Japanese cruiser, the troop ship offered some resistance and loat fully 100 men, killed and wounded, before she yield'd. She was entirely disabled when the Japanese hoarded her. The troopship Kowshung tried to get a way as »oon as the Japanese warships began 'their attack and made bnly a weak running fight. The Japanese guns swept her decks and carried off One Japanese soldiers by the score. The latest estimate of the number aboard her is 1,700. Only forty survived the foundering of the ship. They say that' all her olflcers were killed before she went dowh. Tne announcement that the rest of the Chinese transports arrived safely at Corea und landed their men 4s con firmed. On the 27th the Japanese fusi- laded heavily those iwho had landed on the 23th at Yam Chang. The Japn- ese officer* hoped 'thus to prevent the Junction ot 'the Chinese with the Co- reans near Seoul. Whether 'they accom plished their object is not known. No news ot the hostilities can be obtained from Pekin. Code messages are re fused at the telegraph offices and no other messages referring to current attains are accepted. Tne ouc.ying battalions of the north ern army are concentrating rapidly at the A Taqua, the rendezvous from which the regiments are embarked for Corea. The work of preparing harbor de fenses here advances. A great amount of ammunition has been purchased by the government und is being collected at the ports for shipment. The expor- tultlon of rice and grain has been pro hibited and the groin trade la par alyzed. The coasting steamers and Bmulli craft are afraid to leave too har bors while everything looks and sounds like war. The Ohlnose officials continue to 'maintain that war has not been de clared. The Central News says that In official circles here there is a strong! feeling In favor of mediation on the parted the United Bttcs, although few be lieve that Japan land China would no cept arbitration unless under consid erable pressure. ACCOUNT OF THE VIGHT. Shanghai, July 29.—The Chinese offi cial accounts of the recent engagement between Chinese and Japanese war ships says 'chat the Chinese Iron-clad Ohen-Yu-En, 'Which Is one of the larg est vessels of her class belonging to tho northern fleet, returned to Kot* uind escaped by the Japanese. The lat ter. the report adds, captured a dis patch boat and sank a transport. Six other transports escaped. News has been received that on the same day the engagement took place the Jhpanrso troops.ashore attacked the Chinese at Asan. No details of the attack have been received. The British twin-screw cruiser Reapers has sailed hence to protect the British at Chow Foo, on the -Shun-Toonk promontory, a health resort of foreigners. The principal di vision of the Chinese reinforcement* sent to Taou hits reached the destina tion safely. CONCENTRATING TROOPS. Yokohama, July 29.—All the army and reserves has been summoned Into service. Chinese residents of Japan ore fleeing In large numbers. Reliable nows has reached Tokk) that the main body of the OMnest troops arrived at the northwestern frontier of Corea on July 15.—In ofllolal clroles everybody Is oonvlnced Chat China's recent nego tiations were « mere subtefuge to gain time and concentrate her foreu with a view to combining the Coreans for an attack. It Is rumored that tihe Japanese ships have been fired upon again from the shore. A lengthy statement has been sent out from un authoritative source ex plaining Japan's position. It is claimed that Japan has never gone beyond the rights given her by the treaty of 1836. The statement rehearses Japan’s de mands as presented to tho government at Pekin, and declares that If war re sults tthe policy of China will be an swerable for it. It is Impossible, says the statement in conclusion, to eon- lecture what caused China's attitude in the face of Japan's Indisputable treaty rights. HOW'TO SETTLE IT. London, July 29.—The Standard says: The Japanese will And U difficult to persuade Europe that they arc not the aggressors. The incidents that have al ready occurred and the preparations of both powers leave little hope that the quarrel will be settled without further resort to arms. A hippy result could only be secured If one or more powers would Intervene with their ad vice. backed up with a threat of com pulsion. The Dally New* sajt* thl* morning: It I* certain that whenever the Japa nese and Chinese force* meet, on land or sea, they will fight, unless they are compelled to refrain by some power or combination of powers that both must reaped. It seems too fate for mediation, although the basis *R9f remains, China being less sensible to the point of honor than some other nations. That Corea must be reformed all impartial ob servers sdmlt. The test of Japan’s sin cerity 1* her alleged willingness to re tire on the completion of the, reforms It ought not to be difficult for the powern interested to gurantee the exe cution of reforms nnd demand that both armies retire. BUDGET OF NEWS FROM GERMANY The Ponding Trouble Between China and Japan Is Discussed in Diplomatic Circles, THE POST TAKES A SILLY VIEW It Thinks Duels Sam Wilt Aid Japan to tmbjugul* the "Heathen Chines" nnd Thus Acquire Territory la the Celestial Empire* ot the secret police until the old em peror commanded tt. "The present political leaders," adds one editor contemptuously, "do not need ithe protection, as tihe parties from which the outrages are to be expected are the supporters ot the government.” The editor of the Norddeutsdh Alt- gemlne Zejtung replies: “That 4s a coarse end inexcusable Insinuation. Suerly the Hamburg Nabhrlohten can not believe 'that toe Social Democrats oan keep Von Caprivt 4n power any inun* Hi.in Miev did 'Prince Bismarck.” Berlin. July 29.—Here, as else chore on toe continent, all eyes have been turned eastward throughout toe week. Several daya ago Chancellor von Ca- prtvl stmt his Instructions to the Ger man mlniltflers tn Toklo and Pekin. He to’d them to support strongly England':' Initiative to restore peace between China and Japan, and, In the event ot continued hoetilHUca, to maintain an at titude of absolute neutrality. The Japanese legation here received yesterday dispatches announcing that active bosJUttlca had begun. At tho Chinese lrffatSon, however, the officials still persisted in assuming that the dis pute would bcit settled without war. Tho Pekin government oSIher neglects to inform Its lied in representative of current events or ithe Chinese minister distorts toe official dispatches sent to him.- The consensus of official opinion Is that a - prolonged war is at hand and that European efforts to restore peace will be futile. This ts the opinion of the diplomatists best acquainted with East ern politics. * The press comments tan toe situation reveal some novel views. For instance the post, familiarly known as tho “di plomatists Oman," turns on the United Slates government with the wolds: "There Is no doubt that the Americans covet territory In Haul Asia and see In toe presenx crisis an opportunity. Cali- Hermans are especially eager for a foot- hfcfd on. toe cues Astatic coast and nat urally feel a stronger attraction toward the territory than (lo the Southern sen ators. They are linked by the ocean to Asiatic trading untoraKi, Americans who look far ahead now desire to cre ate In Japm a. point of vantage for further Asiatic ventures. Therefore they hick Japan ngalnwt Chinn, mind ful of the fact tout by so doing they give an irreparable shook lo toe much* lauded end umiur.il friendship between P.ussin und the United States." The Vosslscho Zeitung maintains that Japan will win in tho war and blames Ghinu for rcluslitg lo n; J here - f o Itli ful.y to the splrlb df her treaties nnd tbr try ing to keep Corea In baroarlsin. China, It Bays, is endeavoring to stop toe prog ress of civilization in East Asia. Tho majority of Berlin dallies lake this view lit the conffk'i nnd express the hope than nhe war will crush tho Ignor ant self-conceit of too Pekin govern ment. The victory of Japan, they say, would moan .too reform ot the barbar- .ous abuses of Cbrett’s internal ilffMrs, the introduction of popular schools and of telegraph und rallro:wfa and the open ing of rich mines. 1 The dlKscutoms of the policy tto bo pursued towatd toe Anurchlsts, howev er, has become acute. Count Botoo Eu- lenburg, tlie Tory premier ol Prusolu, leads the ministerial group, who demand exceptional laws to stop the spr-id of anarchy und social democratic propa ganda. Dr. Hlnapoter, once toe emper or’s tutor. Is sold to bo exerting nil his Influence In favor of Etilemburg’s pro- pt>sib*. The emperor Is Baht to he unde cided. While Inclined to favor repres sive laws, he fears to oppose Chancellor von Caprlvl, who undoubtedly would re sign his office the moment Kulenburg’s programme should be adopted. One way out of the dilemma has been suggested, possibly at toe emperor’s Instance, and that Is to lav too whole subject before .the federal council, not In the (brm of u. bill, hut of ire us a mutter of discus sion. The opinion of the federated gov ernment could be obtained llms wllh- out the Imperial government being com mitted ‘to any definite policy. Tho Swiss law proinulgatde ngulnirt Anarchists went Into effect on Wednes day. Tlie first else In which it wus applied was that of l’aul Skdernas, a notorious Anorchtsr. who wus expelled from Franco in 1891. He sought refuge In Geneva and there he continued to plot. Under the new tow he was ex pelled. The German newspapers ountfnift such decisive action of the free ltWle rep ibllc in handling revoIuttonWus with tho sel fish policy of England. The Swiss lo-w fa certainly severe enough tn pinnae the most reactionary Prussian. It provides five years’ Imprfaonnient for everybody convicted of lncftlng to aots which Im peril human life or working to upset, the present social and oofStlonl order. It ;>enatlzes heuvlly tlie immufaoture and the Illegal poosesslon of explosives. It gives the government powry to expel any native or foreign AnnrcMst ur pun kill anybody falling to donounco those who are known to be plotting anarchl.il crimes. Tlie editors of Ocnmsn social demoirattle journals printed In Zurich and Butted ore preparing to move their offices, possibly to London. The conservative loumals here praise Switzerland for passing this taw, which ■they regard ns an example In Germany. Tne Wuriombcrg trj.les unions ligl- tstur and murderer, Asperlon, was ar rested last Wednesday In Bremen, where he old while awaiting an oppor tunity to get a wily to the United State*. During toe main ytrlke In Zu rich Asperlon and a. crowd of strikers met toe Swiss wurklnumari, Hoessll, who was Just leiviegVhe station to visit In toe family. Hoessll, who was a non-unionist, was attacked by strikers and beaten to death. At a reunion of Gerimui workingmen aevcrall weeks af terwards a member said that Asperlon struck the fatal blow and Induced his comrades to subscribe a fund for bfa escape. With toe money thus Obtained be paid hi* expenses while waiting to eirib irk. He bad seveftl German ac complices. Among them fihnlesler, chairman of iae strike committee. Most of them have been arrested. Prince IJIwnirck has consented to re ceive a Posen delegation of 700 at Var- sen the first week In September, and he Is expected to give dim a review and a defats* of bis policy against to ward the Social Democrats. The Ham burger Nachriabten said this week, in an article defending bis repressive laws, that Bismarck never feared the dangers threatened by the Social Dem ocrat!, and declined to have a guard mure than they did Prince Btsmarok, Several battalions of pioneer troops, who bad been ordered out to practice bridge building on tho Vistula In Au gust, have been relieved of this ser vice Indefinitely owing to toe spread of cholera In 'the Vistula basin. The cholera commission -met on Fri day at the Imperial health office and decided to increase toe frontier guard and toe pb/stolatia’ corps In Bast Prus sia. It Is impossible to get a clear Idea of the spread of Che disease, ns too boatmen conceal whenever possible all death# from cholera and refuse even to report coses of sickness, Tho Vistula und Its tributaries have been declared infected, yet tho boatmen and their families still drink toe water. Outside of tire Vlstul basin there Wave been only a few Isolated cases of cholera tn Prussia. The Berlin committee for toe strik ing brewer’s Journal have collected a fund of 65,000 marks, of which tney have spout but 26,000. Their subscrip tions ore expocted as toe result ot the boycotters' lnavis meeting on Friday. The sugar manufacturers have held scvervU conferences at the offices of too imperial treasury So discuss too ques tion of the eugar tariff of the United Slates. They tire almost unanimous In begging the government ito retaliate In cose 'the American Import itax on sugar be Increased, but the govern ment treat" tho offers coldly. Officljl opinion fa opposed to unythlng Hire a tariff war with the United States. Under tlie 'treaty of 1891 Oermnny would still be the most Jtvored nation even should tho 'tariff be left at tho figure 'fixed In too Gorman bill. The commercial journals advise the govern ment to Increase the duty on Ameri can petroleum. ,. UNCLE SAM’S SHARP SERVANT May Oause tho OutillscnWcni of 4,000 Barrels of WWIsky. Unittinore, July 20.—'Four thousand bam-lrt of iwhlsky tuuy bu oouAscnitcd by the fodiv.il goveruinont utt tho re- milt of mi ttiUto'iiiet to avoid tlie pay- incut of $4,DUO or $5,000 utx. »aj« a morning paper. Ft Is alleged than u local diHttllcry firm u few flays ago made uppllOatilon far release from government wurehouse of 4,000 trarrcls n Whisky. The sample barrels which Ute gUtlgvr Itried showed aly tt fraction ■time proof und Wo became nuxplriuiis. OtHier barrels were found to vary far from flue Bitmpltw and always til u roncto litifUer hIkavIh?. The gauger badomlmg ttiilfaflal III tit the sample UutcIh ted been "dootloirod" to unruld the Txiymortt of Mailer tux, reported dlls ititto lo tlie cutlcr.tor of imieiiual revenue, Vandiver, uml, It fa uta'iwl, yroli-nl.!)’ laid 'llln- itittc before Kistc- twry fluMa If iihe scepilary nrdern the ooliadtor to cauec itlho highest pen- ulty fixwl by toe rovemuo law for vlo- kiiitano, uno at toe hugest dMUterlca In Hdtlmore will bo closed, Mb product ltow In bond confiscated und sold by the gaveramotn rind tlie owner or own era rendered liable to Uno tund lmpi’fa- unutcnit ALL QUIET IN HAWAII. Tliere Are Some Obnoxious Features In tho Now Constitution. San Frnitoleco, July 29.—Ths steamship Australia arrived yesterday morning, six nnd a halt days from Honolulu, bringing Hawaiian advices to July 21. Peac« pro. vails throughout Hawaii and the now government appears to bo firmly entab- llthed. The Jury system under the new constitution Is censing some trouble In tho country districts. The comtitutl'jn require!) all Jurorsto take oat In! of ullo- glance to the .tew rep ibllc and to adjure all help In restoring tho monarchy In any form. In ono country district It has boot linposslhto to got enough Jmnrs to serve the Honolulu royalists having sent out a circular staling that no answer had yet been rocclvod a* to President Cleve land's Intended action, and warning the natlvrs to keep out of politics and to tnke no ontlw of alleglqnec. Even too most ar dent royalist, however, have little hope that tho commission recently sent tn Washington will bo able to accomplish anything n ex-Queen Lllloukolanl'o be half. One evidence of the public faith in tho now government was shown Just, he ton the steamer sailed. Ten thousand dol lars og government bonds toot, previous to toe adoption of the new constitution, had gone begging at 18, wero sully dis posed of at par. OOTnAM IN A SWELTER, New York, July 29.—After a miserable night of torture an-1 sleeplessness, tho In. habltsnats of tola city arose thl* morning for another day of agony. At 8 n. m. the thermometer had sucoreded In mount- Ing to 73 degrees, and during every minute of every hour from then until a moling breeze sprung up out of tho west lake flits afternoon, It kept up an ihistrlous ad vance until It hail reachod K‘i degrees at > o'clock. That was tho offictal figure made from the register high upon the top of toe sheltered weather bureau, where there Is always a breeze, no matter what may be the condition below In the streets, But down on'the street trust worthy thermometers registered over 100 In the Shade. Three deaths were re corded as resulting from th* heat and u large number of prostrations THE FIRST BLOOD SPILLED. OMcago. July 29.—Prlvsle Chambers of company B splKerl the first blood In the Pullman campaign. He shot a man who was walking through the Michigan Central freight yards tet Kensington. The usual omtmand to "halt" was giv en three times, but tin In ruder did not •top. Private Chamber* fired one shot In tho (dr uml followed It by another that struck the man In the right nrm lust below tie shoulder and Came hut near the wrist. At toe hospital the man give Ids name is R. Keene. Ho fa a Dane and wus formerly employed In Abo packing house of Ifammood. fie told Surgeon Adams that he did not understand whst the sentinel's com- mind to "halt” meant. SHOOTING SCABS FOF FUN. Danville. 111., July 29.—Shooting at non-union men in toe Eastern I Knots yards at Danville Junction Is a pastime nt utmost nlgtfty occurrence. J. C. Bryns, an engineer, wsta shot lest even ing wnd died from th# effoot* of the wound tt noon 1odav at St. Elizabeth bowlMl. Ill* engine was crossing Fair- field street when a man standing on its sidewalk, but n few feot dhstant 'lellte orwtely fired four shuts out of a revol ver. Ilryne ww struck 1n the Hde by rile first shut, tt passing through the lung tod Into the abdomen. SUNDAY CRIMES AND CASUALTIES Three Little Boys Locked in a Closet in a Caboose and Were t Suffocated. •. 'j A HORRIBLE SIGHT WHEN FOUND They Left Hems Thurzftay and, It U Buppaeed, secreted Themeelvee In the Closet, From Which They Could Nst Krespe* Hartford, Conn., July 29.—Thle tore* Guinea children vrho strayed' aiway from their homo on Broad street, thle city Thursday afternoon have bean found and alt three art demd. Chief of Police Bell gave orders that all care n'hout tho depot and freight yards bo thoroughly searched. A few minutes after 10 o'olook policemen iwhoi hd Ibeen eearehlttg cars in. 'the yards ot toe New York. Now Haven and Hart- lord railroad for about two hours came to a caboose, from which sickening odors oamo. They burst open toe door and toe etendh, 'Which hold been strong before, became almost overwhelming., Keeping on at their work of Investiga tion, the officers traced 'toe smell to (he closet 'Which trainmen uso as a, clothes press, and breaking open too door they found the throe tittle boys naked and mangled by rats. •Freddie, the 1-year-old boy, lay at too bdltotn. On him was Raymond, 9 years of age. and on top of both ot them 'was Leroy, 7 years old. Under the toreo bodies were the few gar ments the boya wore when thoy left home. At toe autopsy this afternoon noth ing was found 'to indicate violence. The oondttkm of toe lungs Indicated death by suffocation anil the absence of obrnslon and other marks about the neck precluded too suspicion of strangulation. Tho theory Is that toe lltftle boys ran Into the oar to hide from a passing policeman Thursday afternoon, and tout 't'he door of tho closot swung to find caught ftoem In, Which tho spring stouroty 'locked. Tho closet Is five feet high and ‘Its floor «pace Is 23 by 1G Incites. It Is impossible 'tout too mtlo boyo could have lived lung In suto at confined space, nnd tho doctors think they beramo unoonectous in about fit- teen mlnutos, and they did not Hvo more than -fifty minutes after toodoos wna locked on them. It Is supposed that the three boys had taken off toolr clothes to play going in f.wlmmlng, an that Idea was In toolr minds whet* thoy loff homo. • KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Several People Slot Death In Various Places In Massachusetts. Pittsfield, Mass., July 29.—After sit ex cessively warm morning, this city wns visited this afternoon by a succession of sovero thunder idorms, which killed one man. shocked sevorul ((there nnd wrougltt havoc generally. A>t Tbtamnf Island, Onoto Lake, George B. Castle, aged 28,was InslanWy killed and Charles Johnson. 'Henry Wngnor and Lena Wag ner were terribly shocked. These four, with Castle’s wife nnd Mrs. Samuel tVII- liaihs. have been camping for six weeks and wore to break wimp tonight. Short ly after 0 o'clock Johnson, Ciirtlo, Lena nnd Henry Wagner went out under n turgeilreo twenty foot from tho cottage. The storm broke suddenly, n flush ot lightning struck tlie tree und nil four fell tt) Abo group J. Curdle* wns Instant- ly killed; the other three tnado uncon scious. Johnerft recovered In tin hour nnd the others will, ooino out all right In time. Cuntle wan a well known gro cer and wiib mnrrlod. Lightning struck a shed at toe fair grounds In ilie upper part of Ahe city, under which Murray Bturtcv.mt anil Charles Urqubnilt had Uakenrefuge and both were rendered unconscious and will bo laid tin for some lime. Another bolt struck .Pierce’s block on North street, smashing wlndown nnd doing slight duge. A double house at the junction, owned by George Bridle. Brldlo was .slsto ntrink. A large Inlca Bridle was too Struck, a large hole being torn In (he foor .but tho occupants in tho 'hbuso were not harmonized, MAD DOG ON 'A RAMPAGE. Thomas vine Had Several People Bitten Before toe Dog Was Killed. •Thomasvitte, July 29.—(Specml.)—Al mad dog on a rampage through toe streets hero today created n great ileal of excitement, ami of ter biting four people gave toe officers end other* considerable trouble before ho could be illspMed of. The dog took In most of the principal streets and bit toyoo ne gro women omd Norman, the liltlu son of Col. T. N. Hopkins, and tore# dogs before he was killed. Those who saw him say toera Is no doubt about the dog being mail. Rome of toe women were severely bitten. Considerable anxiety fa felt by tho friends of those bitten as to the resutl of toe hltes. , , ARCHDUKE WILLIAM KILED. Vienna, July 29.—While Ahe Archduke William ires riding this uftocn'sjn ut Baden, near Vienna, his horse bolted, bring frightened by an electric car, and the archduke was thrown, ills foot caught In the stirrup nnd he wus dragged more than 1Q0 yards, lie was Insrneible when the horse was (Hopped end lie died st 8:50 o’clock without haw Ing recovered consciousness. The phy sician* who attended him say death was caused by concussion of the brain. The urchduka was bom In 1827. He never tn jrricrl. He was inspeator general and master of ordnance in the Austrian army. HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH DEAD. Fort Wayne, Ind.. July 29.—The big oil tank works of S. F. Bowser ft Co. In this city were Atatally destroyed by fir* tonight, eritaltlng * loss of 3109,0)0 sad throwing 1,000 men out of employ, merit. The insurance amounts to abbut 120.900. The works will be at xteo re built. , Frank Matftir. e laborer, was instantly killed by picking up a Irrokc-q telephone wire which had fallen across an electric trolly wire. When Ms wife, who wea in poor health, heard of her husband’s death, she was completely prostrated end soon expired. . • ; _ —