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DROWNED IN A CLOUDBIJRST-
A Flood Sweeps Through a spauf.b
Town mt NfSht,

MADRID. Sept. 1.-THE town Of villa
Canas. in the province Of Toledo. has been
devastated by floods and a large number
OF lives have been lost Heavy rains have
fallen In the province and the town. which
Is situated on rather low ground. was in
undated
The people had no thought Of dancer
though the many small streams in the
vicinity OF the town were rapidly swelline
ana threatening to overflow their banks
Late last night, when most Of The In
habitants had retired, the waters from the
hills. where there had probably been a
cloudburst. swept down on ,he do,,nad
town, carrying away almost everything in
its path. i'
Huge trees that had been torn bo,,,,v
from the ground were swept along on tbs
crest OF the rushing waters and were bprl
ed with frightful violence against the
houses no IN the path Of the on rushing tide.
carried houses before them.
Awakened to Face Death.
So sudden was the catastrophe that tbe
affrighted people had no chance of saving
themselves. Men and women. awakened
from sound steer oy the tottertnp of tbe,y
dwellings,. franGcally rushed to windows
and leaped only to be enxu,fed IN the
water thar was now kissing and seatb,n,
about the falling houses Other bouses
that ESCAPED being demolished by the fioat-
ing debris were rapidly undermined by the
waters, and In many 1ases collapsed be-
fore their occupants could leave .hem.
The masses OF wreckage going Sown on the
flood In some instances offered a mean.
or escape to persons who would otherwise
have been drowned.
How Many Escaped.
Men, women and children. clutching in
the darkness for anything that would sup
port them. grasped the trees and ether
floating wreckage and were carried 10
places OF safety. A large number Of lives
were saved in this manner In a humber
Of cases the persons thus saved were very
badly injured and 1t is probable that rnany
Of them will die
Bodies have been found Of several women
who had apparently made heroic efforts 10
save themselves and their children. In
one place a handsome young woman was
found with an infant clasped to her brea ST
with one hand while with the other hand
she held the hand of a little boy. All were
dead and there was not mark upon them.
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Naval Orders,

Lieut.. z. 5. Prime has been ordered to
duty on the Concord as executive; Passed
Assistant Paymaster Reah Frazer, 10 the
st. Louis: Assistant Paymaster T. H.
Hicks from the st. Louis to the navy ward
League Island; Lieut.. H. H. Hosley has
been detached from the Vermont and or
dered to the New York navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the hishsst end IN.
lowest and the closing prices OF the New York
market today. ss reported by Corson D Mccartney,
members New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Eessrs Moore schley. No. 80 Broa6wayi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15
WIN NE Au.trinn Nffnfeter o.

LONDON, Sept 1.-THE Times announces
that Gen. Kriegshammer, the Commands
OF the first army corps of the Austrian
VA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15

MERTZ AND MERTZ,
NJ d R y PRICED TAILORS,
1t sO6 r ST. NV.
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THE HOUSE.

The order made yesterday revoking leaves
OF absences and directing the sergeant-at-
arms to telegraph for absentees did not.
when the House met this morning, appear
to have been productive Of very gratifying
results. The attendance was a small one.
and there were more empty seats on the
democratic side than on the republican
side
There were numerous corrections made to
the Journal. all referring to the roll calls
yesterday. but they gave Mr.. Reed Of Maine
an opportunity to say drily that he would
refrain from alluding to the obvious incor-
rectness Of the journal.
Then came more corrections. and Mr..
Reed inquired smilingly how many errors
had been found in the journal.
Inc Speaker. as smilingly. replied that he
had not counted them up
MI: Mr. Reed.Lhere have been about seven or
eight corrections. just want the House to
notice 1t as an instance Of the imperfection
Of parliamentary machinery. Uaughter)
Mr.. Boatner's Personal Explanation
Mr. Boatner Ua.). rising to a question of
personal explanation, sent to the clerk 8
desk and had read a newspaper article
charging him together with several other
democrats) with aiding the republicans in
their filibustering yesterday by absenting
themselves on the roll call So far as he
was concerned the statement was abso-
lutely without foundation. He was during
the first roll call. detained by business In
the Judiciary committee room. Had he
been present he would have voted with the
democrats He had always determinedIy
advocated the repeal of the federal election
law.
Mr.. Reed-Perhaps I ought to say thai
the administration has not relied upon Mr.
Boatner. Uaughter)
Mr.. Boatner-The gentleman's support is
so sufficient to meet the emergency shat
the administration does not find 1t neces-
sary to look any further.
The Regular Order.
The Speaker directed the clerk to call the
committees for reports. but Mr. Burrows
(Mich) saw an opportunity to put a small
pebble In the cogs Of the legislative ma
chine. He did SO by demanding the ''rcgu-
lar ORDER
This is the regular ORDER" responded the
Speaker.
But Mr. Burrows dissented from this
opinion and contended that the regular or
der was his motion (made yesterday to
dispense with the call Of committees.
On this motion the yeas and nays had
been ordered. and he thought Uhough he
had a doubt in his mind about it and
would like to have the Speakers decision)
that that motion was the unfinished busi-
ness.
dreary one. The republicans knew that
they had the whip hand and the democrats
acknowledged 1t.
EulORies ON the Late Judge Chipmnn,
Two hundred and thirty-seven members
responded to their Names and then, at 2
o'clock. public business was suspended and
the members Of the House proceeded 10
deliver eulogies upon the late J. Logan
Chapman Of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15

OLD TINE IDEAS
OLD TINE IDEAS
About tailor clothes being luxuries
too expensive to be indulSed in are all
dspelled now. Tailor-made clothes-words
synony nous with mt, good appearance and
go"d wsar-cost more than slipshod
ready y-made suits.
OUR S35. so SUIT FOR SIS
OUR s35. so SUIT FOR SIS
Is an offer that's attracting tailor made
men nov. The coat and vest is of Clay
weave black English worsted. made cut
away, regular $50 goods. The trousers are
Of neat striped material, regular $3.50
quality. It's model suit for a modern
man. We keep all OF work In repair
for one year-linings. braid. trimmings,
and so forth. That shows what's in il.
See our $500 BUSINESS SUITS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15

Weather tomorrow generally fair.
IT'S MULE SENSE
To pay 81. 40 for lumber when
you can get better Of us for
$1.15.
We guarantee every board
Of ''even thickness and best
Heart North Carolina Lumber
%
II you read 1t In ad. it's so.
LIBBEY, BITTINGER MILLER,
Lumber, Millwork and Builders Hardware"
Cor. 9Th and n. Y. ave. NV. sells
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What are you going to do about coal. Wait until
the price takes another jump or store 1t
away now and 25 to so cents on a
ton. Get prices before buying a
lump. Coal delivered anywhere same
day.
ARTHUR p, SMITH
ith and 1 SITS. ne, and Branch 701 18th Ut. NV.
sells
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15

p E EOPLE WHO WRITE
and who particular about the kind of
Stationery they should not fail to call and
examine CRANES and WRITINGS celebrated
brands-none finer. We also headquarters
for genuine Irish Linen Paper and Envelopes.
Remember. you money by dealing with
us.
EASTON RUPP. Popular-priced Stationers,
421 11th street Uust above the avenue). sells
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Britannia

The Britannia kept her lead, and as they
began to drop below the southern horizon
there appeared to be no change in the rela-
tive positions Of the boats. The wind holds
very light
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DIR. JNO. L. REID,
1922 y ST., GEORGETOWN,
VIII resume practice
se15-2ts MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
FAILURE AT ALBUQUERQUE.
Suspension of tho Albuquerque Nations
Bnnk-Depositvrs Win BE Paid.

Suspension of tho Albuquerque National
Bnnk-Depositvrs Win BE Paid.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, July 3.-The Albu-
querque National bank suspended this morn
ing. The officers claim the suspension is
only temporary and that the assets greatly
exceed the liabilities.
The suspension of the Albuquerque Ma
tional bank will cause no loss TO depositors,
as the suspension is temporary. and, even If
otherwise, as the bank has not only paid up
capital of sl75,OOO but surplus of $40, 900
Its stock is held by more than 100 wealthy
men in Vermont, New York and other east
ern states, who are liable to immediate
assessment of the full amount of their
sl75, 900 of stock holdings, which would be
paid over TO the depositors. The bank has
besides large line of assets of its own.
The other two banks of this city are ex-
ceptionally strong and have large cash re-
serve Full confidence is expressed on every
hand by the citizens, and no runs whatever
are being made. The First National bank
has long been recognized as one of the
largest and soundest oanking institutions of
the west, Its footings are more than 81,
| 900. 600.
Cashier c, c. Hall states that the liabili-
| ties of the Albuquerque National bank are
| S275 900; assets, $4,000.
The New Mexico Savings Bank and Trust
| company also closed, bat they say depositors
will be paid in full.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
DROPPED TO HIS DEATH.
Ray Eiser's Balloon Ascension and t
Fatal Result.

Ray Eisers Balloon Ascension and tho
Fatal Result.
Ray Elser, the daring young aeronaut
made his last ascensionlast night He now
lies in the Missouri river, where he dropped
to his death at S:35 p. m
At $50 Elser made one of his usual ascen-
sions at Courtland beach under the auspices
of Gould g. Gribble. AS the balloon shot
upwards amid the shouts of a large crowd,
young Elser cast farewell look and smiled
at the immense throng, little thinking that
in few minutes he would be in the cold en-
brace of death.
After the balloon had risen to height
of 300 feet it drifted over toward the river
Elser's usual custom is o make a parachute
jump from this distance, and he at once
prepared 10 do so, 70 the horror of the
crowd, theA balloon commenced to collapse,
and it was plainly evident that Elser was
having difficulty in getting the parachute
loose from the side of the balloon.
The balloon was soon directly over the
river and descending rapidly, Elser became
enCanPleu III tHe ropes. Dedtn Stareu MIN
in the face. The airship quickly dragged
him to his death. He struck the river and
after hopelessly struggling for life sank
from view.
An effort was made to find the body, but
up to a late hour it had proven an unsuccess-
full undertaking. The balloon which made
the fatal trip is one of the largest airships
ever seen in this section, having $50 yards
of canvas and when inflated measured 6Sx52
feet.
Ray Elser, the victim of the fatality, was
young man 23 years Of age. He came
here from farm in the interior of this state
some time ago Recently he signed a con-
tract with Gould g. Grlbble to make ascen-
sions, after acquiring brief knowledge OF
the parachute profession. This was his
seventh ascension. He made his Initial as
| cension in Omaha last Thursday at Court.
( land beach. The utmost regret is expressed
| by the management at the sad termination
| of last evenings program.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
SHERMAN SPEAKS.
uo Will Vote for the Repeal of the Silver
Purchase Act OF 1890.

He VIII Vote for the Repeal of tho silver
Purchase Act OF 1890.
CHICAGO, July 3,-"There never has been a
time since the law Of 1899, known as the
Sherman act, was passed that would not
have voted for its repeal,n said Senator
John Sherman, at the Lexington hotel today.
"The Sherman act was a compromise meas
ure, and it was passed to save the country
from free coinage bill that had been passed
by the senate by an overwhelming majority.
The democrats helped TO pass the Sherman
Pill and they should receive the abuse and
blame for all the financial distress of
the nation i have told Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle that
will stand with them for sound, safe,
silver, is fighting three-fourths of his party.
OF course, have my own ideas about what
should be done, and when the matter comes
up in congress will have my say. think
the Sherman law will be repealed, but the
danger Ia that congress may go too far.
Should the clause providing for the purchase
OF 4,5OO,0oO ounces OF silver monthly be
stricken out, Ii would be well. But II con-
Eress should go on and repeal the clause pro-
viding that the United States shall main
tain the parity between gold and silver
CONS, II would cause widespread distress
There is in the treasury $50, 600, 900 of coined
silver dollars and $3.50 10000 in uncoined
silver bullion. The legal tender of these
Coins must be preserved and their parity to
gold maintained. II is well enough to stoI
the further mintage OF silver, but that IL
circulation must be maintained. To stoI
making silver dollars would not impair The
usefulness of those already made so long al
the government guaranty Is back OF them.
.The present s.riuScncy Is caused by th'
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04

apprehension OF the mercantile and financial
world that we will not meet our obligations
in gold, but will pay in cheap money l be-
lieve we should have sound, safe currency
on n gold basis. / do not think the cessa-
tion of silver coming will bring gold more
into circulation do not think gold will
ever again be so much in circulation. 1t will
be utilized as the reserves and basis on
which the circulating medium will rest for
security. think such n thing possible, and
am of the opinion 1t will be brought
about. The action of India with regard
to silver is not conclusive The law that
the silver rupee, which is worth l6 pence, is
in the nature of fiat money Hesitation is of no
effect here. j do not think the India coun-
Gil acted TO aid Great Britain to force the
United States 10 gold basis. All the great
commercial nations have tried silver and
have failed Mt it. The United States is the
last of them to realize that silver cannot be
made the basis and standard of the worlds
money. II the coinage of silver dollars was
stopped and the metal relegated as among
the nations of the Latin union, the world
would know that we proposed to pay our
debts in the worlds money-gold-and con-
fidence would be restored"
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
EXPLOSION OF GUN COTTON.

Destruction of the Government Works Mt
Newport, Il. 1.-Two Fatalities.
NEWPORT, II. l., July 3,--The United States
torpedo station Is on fire.
The fire at the torpedo station was in the
gun cotton factory. Work was at once begun
removing the large quantity of gun cotton
contained in the building TO place OF safety.
Before the work was entirely completed,
however, the fire reached part of the gun
cotton and an explosion followed, killing two
men and injuring three others.
The killed are: Frank Loughlin and Jere-
miah Harrington. aged % and 32 years re-
spectively The injured are: Michael
Regan, John L. Harrington and Ensign e. e.
Capehart, attached to station The extent
of the injuries sustained by these three are
not known. A number sustained injuries of
a minor nature. The gun cotton factory is
wreck.
No reliable estimate of the money value of
the plant is yet obtainable
How the fire originated is still q mystery.
The explosion did not take place until after
general alarm had been rung in by tho
station fire alarm and the whole fire force of
nearly 100 men was gathered closely about
the building. The fire started in the north
end of the building on the west side, while
the explosion occurred on the east side at
the north end.
The injured men were all working upon
hose close to the building, when apparently
die of Il score of men. How the others es
capped is a mystery. The seamen and gun
ners were at work in the center Of the puild-
ing, throwing out gun cotton, there being a
large quantity of 1t in wet condition.
They naturally deserted the building, and
by order of Captain Converse all lay under
shelter of the earth embankments about the
factory from whence they directed feeble
streams toward the burning structure,
which was allowedoso burn itself out.
The fire equipment was not suitable to
do effective duty and the city department
was not prepared to respond to such call
Several who received lesser injuries came to
town without reporting to the station sur
geon.
The third one to die was Micheal Reagan,
an hour and half after the accident. He
leaves n wife and seven chilnren.
Ensign Cathcart will do nicely, his wound
being but an ugly tearing of the flesh by a
piece of flying metal. Many of the others
injured have their eyes badly burnt, but the
question OF loss of eyesight has not yet
been determined. The burning of the fac
tory will probably remove the manufacture of
gun cotton from here, as the officers have
long since declared that a seaport is an un-
desirrble place to manufacture supplies in
time of war, as it would soon fall into the
hands of the enemy. They have, therefore,
recommended its transfer to some inland
place.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
FAMOUS BANDITS CAPTURED
Henry Starr, the Indian Territory Terror, in
Custody.
SURPRISED AT COLORADO SPRINGS
Kid Wilson and the wifo of the Notoriour
Bandit Also Under Arrcst-How
the Men Were Caught-A
Tame AFFAIR.

CoLoRApo SPRINGS, July 3-Hcnry Starr
and Kid Wilson, two members of the Starr
gang of train and bank robbers, who have
caused the death of q dozen men and ter
rorized Indian Territory for months were ar
rested here this morning. They arrived at
the Spauldng house late last night with
Mrs. Starr and registered as Frank Johnson
and John Wilson Of Joplin, Mo.
The officers learning who the two men
were, surrounded the hotel this morning, but
were afraid to approach them outright and
attempted TO get them in position to shoot
on sight. Henry Starr went alone into the
restaurant and tho police followed him.
Then Marshal Dana caught one arm Of the
noted outlaw and Officer Wright another,
while Detective Atkinson covered him with
q pair of six-shooters
Starr and Wilson were surprised. Starr
gave up without a struggle, but said to tho
officers: at is a good thing you got thd
drop on me or there would have been somo
corpses around here"
The same officers then went to Colorado
City and captured Kid Wilson. He was
armed with Il 45-caliber revolver and would
have made desperate resistance if the Off.
GERS had not first covered him with theiI
pistols.
When tho men were brought to Jail an at
tempt was made TO interview them, but
without success. After the arrest the OH.
GERS went to the Spaulding house aud woke
up the woman, VINO was registered as Mrs.
jackson, but who is really the wife of Starr.
She is about Is years old and rather prepos-
sessing. She said that she was married to
Starr about six months ago and that her
home is about 200 miles east of here.
a search of the room was made and under
the pillow was found 81 AGO in grcenbacks,
which had never been used, while $500 in
| gold was found in valse.
The woman carried a pearl-handled re-
| volver of 3Scaliber. She was closely ques-
| toned and admitted that the man who was
captured was Henry Starr and that the
name of the other one was Kid Wilson.
| There is a reward of $1,000 for the capture
| of the men
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
CHICIGO'S FOURTH OF JULY.
The Eagle VIII Scream as Never Before at
the Fair Today.

the Fair Today.
CHICAGO. July 3.-The weather was clear
and cool, and great crowds to be in atten-
dance at the Worlds fair tomorrow are al
ready beginning to arrive. Half dozen big
excursion trains unloaded passengers at the
terminal station Sunday morning and people
already IN the city focked to the grounds in
great numbers. The bureau of admission
estimated long before noon that moro people
had passed tho gatekeepers than all day
Sunday.
The management received notice of a flaw
in the casting of the new liberty bell at
Troy, N. Y, and it will have to be rccast, so
that part of the ceremonies which contcm-
plated having it rung on the Fourth for the
first time will have to be abandoned. This
will, however, be scarcely missed IN the
multiplicity of attractions scheduled for the
day. Cannons will roar. bells ring, bunting
wave IN profusion, the Declaration of In
dependence will be read at various points,
and feature never before seen in Fourth
of July celebration, all the outlandish deni-
zens of Midway plaisancc will take part
in the ceremonies by gathering in procession
and marching through that picturesque
thoroughfare, making as much hubbub as
possible. In addition there will be gorgeous
display of fireworks at night. There are ex-
pected to be anywhere from quarter to
half million people on the grounds tomor-
row.
The Guatemalean building was dedicated
today in the presence of large crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
SINKING or THE VICTORIA.
Inquiry Into the Accident VIII 30 Held at
Malta.


Malta.
LONDON, July BIN the House of Com
mons today Sir U. Kay-Shuttleworth, secre-
tary to the Admiralty, stated in response to
inquiries on the subject, that the Admiralty
had decided to convene Immediately a court
martial IN the matter of the loss of thebat-
tie ship Victoria. The court martial would
be held at Malta.
Replying to questions asked in the House
of Commons today by MIR. Redmond (Parnel-
lite), MIR Gladstone intimated that it was
the intention of the government to appoint
n commission to inquire into the financial
relations between Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone added that the sittings of the
commission would not begin until the excite
ment in connection with the passage of the
home rule bill had subsidized
Mr.. Herbert Gardner, president of the
Board of Agriculture, stated that n micro
scopic examination of the lungs of animals
landed from the steamer Lake Winnipeg,
from Montreal had proved that the animals
had been affected with contagious plcuro.
pneumonia. The prohibition against the I'M.
portation of Canadian cattle must, therefore,
be maintained.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-04
INDIAN SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Interesting Exhibition at the Rosebud
Agency, South Dakota.

ROSEBUD, July 3.-[Special to The BEE.l-
One of the most striking scenes ever wit
messed at Rosebud was the exhibition and
closing institute of the Rosebud Indian
schools. There are sixteen day schools with
an average attendance of thirty for each
school, All met at the agency Friday and
gave an excellent exhibition of
their work and methods. The
teachers will leave for their homes
tomorrow. Good Voice, Stranger Horse,
Quick Bear, Eagle Horse, Hollow Horn Bear,
Grey Eagle Tail, Ghost Face and many of
the old time chiefs listened to their children
with as much carnestncss and interest as
any parents listen to their children at col
lege commencement. The day school system
was originated and organized by James q.
Wright, the father of the present agent. and
has been continued and improved by j.
George Wright, until it IS now the best
school system in the country.
While the children learn English slower
on account Of being at their homes morning
and night, yet they become used to speaking
il at their homes and it is moro certain in it's
results. Agent Wright will increase the
number of schools this summer so tnat the
reservation will show almost a ward system
of schools
Many people are coming from different
reservations to attend the Catholic congress
to be held next week at st. Francis mission,
| near tho agency.