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CREMATED ALIVE,
Two Men and Ten Horses Burned
Near Boston.
The Sad Disaster Attending q Moonlight
Yachting Party.
A Small Boat SWamped In the Rough
Water, and Two Young Girls
Drowned
Epecial TO THE MORNING CALI.

Boston. Aug. 21.-Fire broke out In
stable at Ocean Spray. Winthrop, fashion
able summer resort near here, this afternoon.
a few minutes from the time the blaze was
discovered the entire stable was in flames.
The flames communicated to adjoining
buildings, and before the fire apparatus
reached the scene the fire had spread
to three other buildings. The stable
contained thirty horses, ten of which were
burned to death. Several carriages and
driving paraphernalia were consumed. Two
men were in the loft asleep when the barn
caught fire, and were cremated alive They
were employees of the stables. Escape was
entirely cut off before the men awoke. So
rapid was the advance of the fire that no
attempt at rescue was made. The horses
and vehicles in the stable were owned by
the cottagers and represent considerable
money. The cottagers who were in bathing
on the beach rushed from the water in their
dripping garments to the scene. Men who
saw their property burning before their
eyes were frantic to rush to their rescue
and were only held back by the cooler ones,
of the crowd
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AN ISLAND DEVASTATED.
Martinique Swept by Terrible Hurricane
Thrsa Ulndrsi Persnns Killed

Martinique Swept by Terrible Hurricane.
Three Hundred Persons Killed.
PARIS, Aug. 2L-The latest reports from
the Island Of Martinique state that 21S peo-
pie were killed by the recent cyclone. This
is in the coast towns alone. The towns in
the interior are not heard from yet, and un-
til reports are received from them the total
number Of killed will not be known. It is
thought the number Of dead In the interior
towns will be equal or greater than in the
coast towns. 1t is known. however, that
houses, crops and trees from one end of
Martinique to the other are demolished or
tlattened down beyond all hope of recovery.
qhe loss to the coffee aud sugar planters is
great.
Troops at the disposal of the Government
and large body Of volunteers are busy at
work IN all directions succoring the injured
and burytng the dead. The physicians OH
the island had hardly an hours rest for the
first f0rty-eight hours following the hurri-
canes passage, and the citizens of all classes
are doing their utmost to help the sufferers
and to repair so far as possible the damage
done. A rough estimate makes the number
killed 800 and the injured 1000.
The death-list from the recent cyclone by
towns up to date is: st. Pierre 81, Morne
Rouge %, Fonda st. Dennis Z, Precheurs 6,
Carbet 4, st. Joseph 90, Marin s, Vaughn
10, Lamertin 26, Francois %. Robert %,
Rivlere Pilote Z, miscellaneous Is. These
do not include the deaths in the isolated
places or upon the plantations with which
no communication can be had at present.
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Tennis Tournament.

NEWPORT Or. H., Aug. 21.-Yesterday all
the matches OF the third round in the tennis
tournament were finished, except one be-
tween V. G, Hall and S. T. Chase. The
other matches scheduled for the morning
were: Z. L. hall vs.. C. Hobart, f. S.
Hovey vs.. A. W. Post, and j. R. Clark vs..
&. Hall beat 5. T. Chase, ca, 2-6, 6-3,
6-3; c. Hobart beat E. L. Hall, So, ca,
11-9. Ga; NJ. ID. Smith beat J. S. Clark,
6-1, Go. Ga; +. II. Hovey beat A. w.
Post, 4-6 ca, Go, Sc, Go.
This afternoon Campbell played an exhi-
bition match with Knap. Besides this. oDly
consolation matches were played Follow
ing are the winners: s. Henshaw, E. 4.
Thomson. K. J. White. Ii. Mccormick,
E. 5: Rushmore. II. Fielding. L. J. White.
ID. w. Gambler aud d. Miller. Tomorrow
fourth round, and +. II. Hoyey plays D.
Smith in the semi-finals,
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BUSINESS FAILURES.
The Farley National Bank of Montgomery

4AC ATTY NdLlUudl Dduh VI
Suspends Payment
New YORK, Aug. 2l.-William P. Dane,
manufacturer and dealer in cards and
papers. assigned to-day The liabilities are
given at $4,000, with assets sufficient to
cover this.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.). Aug. 21.-At noon
to-day notice was posted in the Farley Ma
tional Bank that the Directors of the bank
had agreed to suspend payment temporarily.
the cause stated being the inability to raise
money to make good the paper drawn by
others and protested in New FORK. Matters
will be soon arranged, SO that no one Will
suffer money loss.
CHICAGO, Aug 21.-Attorney Morris of
the American Wheel Company said this
morning that creditors undoubtedly would
be paid in full. He said that the first of
this month the assets were 81, 074, 600 and
Liabilities S1,S00.000 n. G. Butler was APP
pointed receiver, and an order was issued
by the Court allowing him to continue the
business so that the contracts, amounting
almost to $1,000, 600, can be carried out. The
meeting of stockholders and creditors will
be held tomorrow, when it is expecte d
some satisfactory plan of settlement will be
agreed on.
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EASTERN WEATHER.
Cool Wave Predicted for the Coming


A Cool Wave Predicted for the Coming
Week.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-A high pressure
area has appeared in the Northwest, which
will cause general cooling and mostly clear
condition. A general forecast is made Of
cool. pleasant weather Sunday and for two
or three days following in most sections.
especially west of the Allegheny Mountains.
With such force of high area frosts might
be prepared for in the Northwest, as they
are likely TO first occur in the Dakotas and
Northern Minnesota and later over Wis
consin and perhaps Iowa. Communication
with Key West and the West Indies is inter-
rupted, so no information In regard to the
cyclone was received this morning.
CHICAGO Aug. 2t.-Minimum and maxi
mum temperatures: Chicago, 720 and 74o;
Cincinnati, 500 and So; New Orleans, $50 and
920; New York, 760 and s40; st. Louis. $40
ami $40.
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MILLER'S SCHEME.
How He Tried to BunGo MANAGER
0Brien.

AsBURY PARK, Aug. 21. Frank P.
OBrien, manager of the Birmingham (Ala.)
Herald, is among the guests at the Guernsey
House. OBrien said this evening that the
story of the attempt made by Count Mike
wicz and ''Shoe-box' Miller of Pittsburg.
to "bunco" him out of $4,000 was absolutely
untrue. He had first met Miller at Birming-
ham three years ago and had shown him some
courtesies. Only July Sd Miller accosted
him again at the telegraph office in Jersey
City, and told him that he had scheme in
which hundreds of thousands of dollars
could be made. II told him." said O'Brien,
THAT | was always ready to go into a good
thing. He made an engagement with me for
Sunday evening. July 9TH Miller met me
on Beach plaza at the time set and we came
back to the hotel together. He introduced
me to Count Mitkiewcz and both talked to
me for some time about investing
$4,000 cash in their scheme. | saw
a twenty-page letter written by Colonel
Shepard. One thing that convinced me that
there was some kind of a scheme being
worked to secure big concession was the
fact that the Count insisted on
taking mo to Washington and intro
ducing me to ex-senator Blair. They might
have fooled me with bogus Chinese Min
IotCl, UuI uOL nave MOEk6u OIL any
other man as Senator Blair. | now believe
that whole scheme was devised simply to
get $4,000 out of me-"
The plan which Mitkiewicz and "Shoe
box" Millar laid before O'Bren was in SUBJ
stance resurrection of the Counts old plan
for an American bank in China. According
to their story, the Chinese Government had
granted them concessions of enormous value,
including the exclusive banking privileges
in China and the control of all railroad
and telegraph lines. Besides making
these business concessions the Emperor
Of China had agreed 10 reeeive ex-senator
Blair as Minister to China in difference to
the wishes of Colonel Elliott +. Shepard,
who was represented to be one of the capt.
talsts behind the syndicate. The Chinese
Government had agreed to furnish one-half
the money and the syndicate the other half.
Other members of the syndicate were Tsui
Kwo Yin, Chinese Minister at Washington,
and Ii Hung Chang, Chinese Prime Minister.
The plan, as they presented it. looked
plausible, especially as it was backed up by
letters and teegrams from Colonel Shepard
and others, including Ho. official Interpreter
of the Chinese Legation. Unfortu-
nately for the schemers W. c.
Mcbride, the well known Washing
ton correspondent, arrived on the scene
before o. Brien had been quite prevailed
upon to part with the $4,000. which they
wanted him to invest, and which they in
sisted was needed at once in order to send
man to China with contracts for the EN-
peror to sign. Mcbride put O'Brien on his
guard, and tn e Count and his friend Miller
left town.
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Trotting at Spriu sfield.

SPRINGFIELD (Alass.), Aug. 21.-Iu the free.
for-a pacing race to-day Hal PoInter made the
first heat in 2:101a, the second in 2:14 and the
third In 2:1O$4, establishing a new record on
the Hampden Park track, the best previous be
Ing 2:14, made by Goldsmith Maid In 1873.
The unfinished PAR class trottiug race was
taken in straight heats by Henrietta.
In the sixth heat of the 2:2S class urotting
race, Fanny broke and paced the entire back
stretch and passed under the wire ahead The
Judges set her back to second place amid cries of
robbery" The lace wept over uutil to-mor-
row ON account OF darkness. The summary Is as
follows:
2:27 trotinG race, Henrietta won, Walter +
second j. B. Richardson third. Time, PISA.
Free-for-all pacing race, Hal Pointer won, YoIo
Maid second. Johnston distanced. Best time,
2:l032.
2:2S trOtting race, for $4,000, unfinished
Happy Bee won, Fanny Wilcox second, Martha
Wilkes third, Frank f fourth. Best time, 2:1S 1s
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COAST INTERESTS.
4 California Professor HOnored- Land
Cases Decided.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-It is believed
that Professor LIE Conte of California will
be elected President of the National Asso-
citation Of Scientists at the convention now
being held here. The Star says: Professor
lie Conte seems TO be the favorite candi-
date The nominations will be made to-
night and will be acted upon Tuesday next.
A. III. Powers has been appointed Post
master at Kings River. Fresno County, Cal,
vice NJ. Frankenan
LAND CASES DECIDED.
In the case of Russell d. Newton on
appeal, Assistant Secretary Chandler af
firms the Commissioners decision reject
ing Newton's application for an extension
of time in which to submit the final proof
upon his desert land entry in the Tucson
District. Ariz. In the case of Eliza Z.
Piercy Involving desert land entry in the
Tucson District, the same decision was rem
dered as in the case of Dana 2. White.
PAYMENT ON AN IRoNCLAD.
The Navy Department has authorized
the eighth payment on the coast-defense
vessel Monterey of $146,605 to the Union
Iron Works.
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THE CHINESE TROUBLE.
officials Alarmed at the Attitude Of the
PoYars

SHANGHAI, Aug. 21.-A strong Chinese
squadron has been ordered to Nankin, and
another is assembling north of Yang-tse-
Kiang. The Peking Government is alarmed
at the threatened appeal to force by the
powers. The Chinese Government expedi-
tion TO lay telegraph lines has been expelled
by the people in Yunnan.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Assistant Secre-
tary Soley said to-day: There are no YES
sells in the Pacific available for service Mt
China, and l do not see that the department
can do any more than it has done. From
official advices | have at hand there is no
need of doing anything more at present. l
think you will find that the force, although
small, will be sufficient for the present
emergency"
LONDON, Aug. 21.-The Standards Shang-
bal correspondent learns from PekiDg that
the dispute between foreign representatives
and the Chinese Government has taken a
favorable turn, and there is prospect Of an
amicable settlement. The authorities are
showing themselves more tractabe, but
hesitate TO proceed against Human. Foreign
ENJOYS are disposed to make matters as
smooth as they can for China.
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NEW PARTY REVOLT.
Farmers Alliance Men Trying to Reclaim
DESERVING Republicans

TOPEKA, Aug. 21.-S. B. Bradford, ex-
Attorney General of Kansas, presided at n
meeting of the Republican Farmers
Alliance men this afternoon. Bradford is
popular with old soldiers. the Republicans
and with the ''o!d crowd" He called these
elements of the Farmers Alliance together
to organize a revolt in the new party. 1t
was planned that in each sub-alliance there
should be a self-cons tituted committee of
members who have not gone into the politi-
cal movement of the organization. whose
duty it shall be to reclaim those Republ-
cans who deserted their party for the
Alliance, and to keep.in.the party those who
show symptoms of dissension.
The meeting OF the delegates from the
various commercial organizations of the
Farmers Alliance adjourned tonight, hav-
ing transacted practically no business. 1t
was intended to combine the various organ
iZations under the one management, but the
object and interests of each were so diverse
the matter could not be accomplished. The
committee was empowered to call another
meeting after further dellberation.
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WIND AND RAIN.
Crops and Buildings in Kansas Damaged by
Storm

KANSAS CITY. Aug. PA terrific wind
and rain storm passed over this city this
afternoon. Shade trees and shrubbery in
the residence portion of the city were badly
damaged. Telegraph and telephone wires
We're prostrated for three hours and the dam
age is only partly repaired. In the vicinity
nj Huron, kaHs, number of farm build
ings were destroyed and in Atchison County
much corn was fiattened TO the earth by the
wind. At LeavenwOrth two business
houses were unroofed and stocks of goods
therein badly damaged by water. Corn-cribs,
cattle-shedS and other outbuildiugs were
blown down in portions of the county and
much corn tlattened.
Late specials from Atchson, Kans., show
several buildings to have been unroofed and
property therein badly damaged by water
Several erSons were seriously injured by
flying tiGlbers and falling glass. 1t is
thought that none are fatally injured. The
total damage is placed at over $4,000. At
Liberty, Mo-, winds played havoc with
fences, outbuildingS and gro wing corn
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At Chicago.

At Chicago.
CHICAGO Aug. 21.-At the Hawthorne Park
races the following were the winners:
-Four furlongs, Jennie won, Townsend sec
ond, MontIelair third. Time, O:54.
Six furlongs, Tom Karl won, Ethel second,
Fred Tarel third. Time. 1:2OA.
One mile and furlong (handicapl Ell won.
Lillian Lindsay second, Silver Lake third.
Time, l :53.
One mile, 1nsolence won. SIverado second,
Alalanta third. Time, l:4914.
One mile aud seventy yards, Falerna won, Lew
Garlic second, Pomtret third. Iime, 100.
AT GARFIELD PARK.
At Garfield Park races to-day the winners
were:
One mile, Prince won, Joe Woolman second,
Yattell third. Time, 1:51A.
One mile and seventy yards, Mary Sue won
Marie X second. Robin Hood third. Time, :54
Six furlongs, Fariue won, Lena Frey second,
jim Murphy third. Time, :201A.
One and an eighth miles Qandcap), Ed Bell
won, L0ngllght second, Rosemont third. Time,
Five furlongs, Maggie Lebus won. Johnny
Greener second, Coriune third. Time. :05.
One mile. Big Three won. Alphonse second,
Malchma third. Time, ;461a.
The track was In good condition to-day at
Washington Park and The winners were:
In the 2:24 pacing iace, unfinished, Jack
Shell first, Alexander second. Best time,
pisa.
In the second trottIng race ran Pedro won
Clara Wilkes second, Elko third, Andrew fourth.
Best time, 2:2114.
In the Columbia stakes for two-year- olds. .,rot.
ting race, Vassar won from West Wilkes. Best
time, :3314.
III the 2:2o class trottlng race. Honest George
won, Allne second, PicKpannia third. New
YORK Central aud the others were ruled out Best
time, 2:1734.
In the 2;13 class trotting race, Home.take
won in three straight heats McDos second, Al
win ih+4 d. Best time, 2:1534.
In The 2:4O class trotting race. Pat Downing
won inthree straight heats, Edith Sprague
second, Jennie Starr third, Tom Pugh fourth.
Best iDe, 2:18.
The unfinished match between Nancy Hanks
and Margaret was finished to-day by sending
Nancy ovtr the course with runner against
time, her competitor having Withdrawn yester-
qay. Hanks Game under the wire In exactly her
former lecord, 2:1234
To-DAY'S GREAT RACE.
i; is the general Impression here that DIVERS 9
horse Kingston Will, tomorrow, win the great
Garfield stake Of $4,000. He is reported as In
prime condition this evening aud is said 10 have
easily 1ugged mile In 40. Many people, how
ever. think Marion and Vlrge d'Or have a
show to win. The track is in good shape. Tenny
and LOngSIreet Will NOT enter.
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Noted Bandit Killed.

WALsEN BURG (Colo.), Aug. 81 - The
famous andt Catillo was SHOT and Killed
this morning near here after desperate
fight with six Deputy Sheriffs. The fight
lasted three hours. The bandit was well
armed, had large supply OF ammunition
and fought the deputies from the cover of
rocks. so that it was almost Impossible for
the officers to get good shot at him. He
was given several chances to surrender, but
replied 10 all such proposals with volley
from his reyOlyers
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Lands to Be Opened.

GUTHRIE %. IT,, Aug. 21.-A private let
ter has been received here from Acting Sec
retary of the Interior Chandler stating that
Indian lands in Indian Territory purchased
will be opened to settlement by pro clama-
tion by the President September 10th. The
result of this letter Is that rush is being
made TO the borders Of the lands. 1t is re-
ported that a large number of boomers have
already crossed the borders and are hiding
in the bush.
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KILLED THE LEADER.
MutinouS Firemen Attempt to
Seize a Steamer.
One Of Their Number Shot Down and
Buried at Sea.
The Captain Of the Ship Placed Under
$4,000 Bonds 10 Appear for Trial
at Rotterdam.
Special to THE MORNING CALr.

New YORK, Aug. 21.-Captein Barker of
the Netherland line steamship OLDHAM, which
reached this port last night. reports that
twenty-four hours after leaving port on the
last trip he became aware Of a plot among
the firemen and stokers to take possession
of the ship. He went down into the fur
naco-room and was greeted with Kisses.
Next day the vessel was stopped without
orders from her officers. While they were
inquiring the cause of the stoppage the
chief engineer came rushing on deck, stat
ing that the men had drawn the fires from
the furnaces and threatened his life. The
captain went below and asked what the
trouble was. The crowd replied with o
general howl. and Peter Duzen, who was
spokesman for the group, said: "We have
grown tired OF this life and intend to run
things to suit ourselves" After someImore
talk in similar strain Duzeu picked up a
heavy iron pick and sprang at Barker. The
latter drew revolver and fired, biting
Duzen, who fell TO the floor and expired a
couple of hours later. The rest of the mu-
tineers precipitately returned to work.
Duzen's body twas buried at sea. On the
arrival Of the steamer at Rotterdam Barker
had the mutineers arrrs ted and gave HIM
self up on a charge of murder. He was
placed under $4,000 bonds to appear for
trial, and returned his vessel to port. Ship
ping men are confident he will be person
ally acquitted. There were 800 passengers
on board the steamer at the time of the
threatened mutiny. Duzen was a native of
Holland. Papers in his bag showed him to
have been leading Socialist and to have
n hnd
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STEAMER LINE WITHDRAWN.
Galveston's Commercial and Maritime Inter
ests Win Suffer Thereby.

GALVESTON Tex, Aug. 21.-The South
ern Pacific, better known as the Morgan
Line of steamers, which have been plying
between this port and New York for many
months during the cotton-shipping season,
have been Withdrawn and will ply hereafter
between New Orleans and New York, where
the Southern Pacific system propose to con-
centrate its business. These steamers dur
ing the cotton season make weekly trips,
corning out laden with merchandise for
Colorado, New Mexico. California and old
Mexico, besides interior points in Texas,
and returned laden with cotton, principally
received on barges from Houston. All this
business hereafter will find an outlet via
New Orleans. These steamers were an i'm
p0rtant adjunct to the maritime business
of this port, and their withdrawal will be
keenly felt in commercial as well as labor
circles,
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To Abroeate a Treaty.

HALIFAX. Aug. 21.-The New York Her
aid will tomorrow publish a dispatch an
nouncing upon official authority that Spain
has given Great Britain formal notice of its
Intention to terminate July LIST next the
treaty by which the products OF Canada are
admitted into the Spanish West Indies under
the favored nation" treatment. Much
anxiety is manifested as to how the Spanish
officials will interpret that treaty under the
new conditions created by the recent reci-
procity treaty with the United States.
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International Socialist Congress.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 21.-The British dele
gates to the International Socialist Congress
at meeting to-day adopted resolutions in
favor of the abolition of piece work. and of
calling the next congress the International
Workers Congress. At to-day's session of
the congress a resolution was adopted de-
claring that strikes and boycotting are the
workmen's only weapons, but that arbitra-
tion should be employed whenever possible
without the loss of dignity. and demanding
that the right of combining be guaranteed
by law
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Strikes May Cause a Blockade on the Erie
Railroad

adiAIUdu
LANCASTER Pa.), Aug. 21.-The State
Federation of Labor, in meeting here, has
decided not to recognize the Socialists, the
Labor party or the Farmers Alliance and
have declared themselves opposed to afill-
ating with any political party as body.
THE STRIKE EXTENDING.
FINLAY Ohio, Aug. 21.-The strike on the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad is extend
ing, and unless some terms are soon agreed
upon the entire line will be block AIDED. The
main shops Of the road at Lima have shut
down owing to the strike. This throws 200
more men out Of employment.
La FAYETTE. Aug. 21.-Offieials of the
Lake Erie Road are unable to move the
freight trains here. To-day not a wheel has
turned. The strikers are orderly.
PEORIA, Aug. 21.-There is practically no
change in the strike of the SWitchmen on the
railroad here to-day.
THE STRIKE AT CRAMPS sHIP-YARD.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 21.-Inquiry to-day
at Cramps ship-yard proved that the strike
OF rlyeters, calkers, shippers. holders-on and
rlyet-heaters had not assumed the proper
tlouS reported by the men last night.
1t is stated that the number of boys and
men who quit work is about 800, but 160 are
all who are out. Henry Cramp said to-day
ttrez strike would not amount to anything.
The firm could get all the men it wanted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21.-No new phases
in the Lake Erie strike tonight. No trains
were moved to-day and no effort will be
made TO move trains until Sunday morning
when the new men who have been hired are
expected to 20 to work at Lafayette While
no violence is anticipated, the company is
Iuily prepared to protect its property. The
fTelght-house was closed this noon, throw
Ing about fifty men out of employment,
making the number now out over 1000