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The herald., 1894-08-30

make amicable arrangements. The inti-
mate friends of the Vanderbilts are
hooking for successful results sccruing
IRON tbe good offices OF the Jays. l
think eventually each will be brought to
view the matter IN the proper lignt ana
agree to q recon meditation. OF course. 1t
may be some time before TINS end 10
reached, but | think both even now
wish they had escaped the publicity
earned thus far"
Mrs. Vanderbilt was formerly Miss
Smith of Mobile. Her family was not
wealthy, as the Vanderbilts would con-
slider wealth, but what the Smiths
lacked in money they made up in aristo-
cratic lineage. One OF Mrs. Wander
bft's sisters married Fernandino
Yzaega, whose sister, then Viscountess
Vaudeville, is now duchess OF Manches-
ter. for whom Consuelo, the eldest OF
Mrs, Vanderbilt's children is named.
After this marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wander
bilt went to Europe and then tho young
couple came to New York to settle
down. AT the suggestion OF his father
the Young man began to build the pale-
tial residence at Fifth avenue and Fifty
second street, which cost about 5000
600. 1t is ON the corner above the Van
derbilt brown stone mansion built by
William II. A few years later he built
the summer residence at Newport which
cost 81, 900, 900, and which he gave to
his wife. They spend a part OF each
season in Europe, however.
If any lawyers ON this side OF the
water have been consulted in regard to
divorce, the facts have not been dis
closed. Several prominent law firms,
with whom the Vanderbilts are known
to have dealings at some time or other,
will net affirm or deny that they have
been consulted by either side on the
question OF the trouble. Such is the
case with the firm of Evarts, Choste &
Bowen and Jay & Chandler.
The herald., 1894-08-30
THE ASIAI|C UNPLEASANTN
King of COrea Under Chinese
Protection.
Russia Taking Advantage of China's
Embarrassment.
Japan Buying Obsolete Arms for He
Troops-Recons Fighting in Corea.
Alleged Chinese
Victories.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin says:
According to the latest communica-
tions from the east, the Corean king 10
under the protection OF the Chinese
general Yeh. Competent judges do not
believe the King declared himself inde-
pendent of China.
The Japanese government. it is re-
ported. bought recently through an
agent in Vienna 100000 needle guns OF
an old model, and succeeded in getting
them shipped to Amsterdam.
1t is said Russia, profting by the
Corean difficulty, has put pressure to
China to compel her to make concessions
in the Pamirs. China. however, refuses
to yield an inch OF territory.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 29.-The native
press has received confirmation OF the
reported battle between Chinese and
Japanese troops August 18th. Accord
ing to these reports 5000 Chinese troops
OF all arms attacked the Japanese forces
detailed to guard the Ping Nang passes
in Northwest Corea and eventually sue
ceeded in driving the Japanese from
tbeir positions.
VT is added large number of Coreans
focked to the Chinese standard, begging
for arms and asking for permission to
form the advance guard of the Chinese
forces against the Japanese.
August l4th, still according to the re-
ports received by the native press, the
Chinese were reinforced by 400 troops
from Yi.Chow, and the day following
they attacked the Japanese lines at
Chung Ho, and the Japanese retreated.
August 10th, the Chinese army was,
the report says. furtheir reinforced by
$4,000 fresh troops, and August l7th,
attacked the japanese who are eaid to
have lost 1000 men and heavy baggage.
The Chinese, August 18th, advanced to
Huang- g-Chow, and passing too near the
Tatung river, Is Japanese werships
opened fire upon them, inaicting the
loss OF several hundred men.
At ebb tide the same day three Jap
anese warships found themselves
grounded. and were sf.erward severely
damaged by the fire OF Chinese artillery
handled from ambush. The bulk OF
the Japanese forces, it is further
asserted, retreated south ward, pursued
by the Chinese cavalry until night
stopped the latter's advance. General
Yeh, the Chinese commander, made q
detour and attacked the Japanese in the
rear. completely routing them and cap.
turing Husng Chow.
General news received here does not
confirm these reports of the native press.
The herald., 1894-08-30
ALASKAN ADvICEs.
The Seal Catch-A Mining Boom on tn
Yukon.

The Seal Catch-A Mining Boom on the
Yukon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Letters were
received today at the treasury depart
ment from Assistant Secretary Hsmlin
and Captain Hooper of the Rush. The
letters, which are dated st. Paul's
island, August Sth, state tue assistant
secretary, who has been on tour of in
spection to the Pribyloff islands. ex-
pected to reach Port Townsend on the
5th OF September and Washington about
10 days later.
Captain Hooper liz his letter says the
North American Commercial company
has already taken about 10000 seals,
and it is the expectation that 1000 addi-
tional will be taken before the season
closes. This would indicate that author
ity has been given the company to
take the maximum 100000 number of
skins conditionally granted by the aecre.
tary before the season opened. Hooper
also says there are many poachers in
Bering sea, all armed with spears, and
it is assumed that they have had q
profitable season IS the weather has
been favorable.
Reports from the Yukon river show
that great mining boom is in progress
in that region. The sum OF 100000 in
gold nuggets is now at Unalaska await
ing shipment to San Francisco. Miners
in large numbers are going into the
country from Sitka and Southern Alaska.
The herald., 1894-08-30
A DEADLY AMBUBCADE
Mexican Troops Again Surprised by
Yaqui Indians.

Mexican Troops Again Surprised by
Yaqui Indians.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29.-Details OF an
other ambuscade OF Yaqui Indians on
Mexican troops have been received. On
July 2Sth. 45 men of the Fourteenth
battalion left place called Los Pilares
fer La Cruz de Piedra, and from there
started on the 30th for Rio Yaqui, near
the outpost of Los Guasimas. They were
ambuscaded in thickly wooded part OF
the road, by party of about 100 In
disns, who had divided themselves on
each side of the road. At the first fire.
delivered at pistol range, nine federals
dropped. Captain Gomez, in command,
rallied his men on the defensive, a
little outside of the ambuscsde, when
the Indians attacked the troops
furously, but were repulsed more
than once. The fight lasted more
than an hour and half, the fed
erals remaining in possession of the
field. While some of the Indians were
fighting the remainder got away with
all the baggage animals, money and
ammunition of the troops they could
carry of. 1t was noted that two Indian
women and six or eight Indian boys,
about IA years OF sge, were among the
combatants. OF the fedsrals II were
killed, wounded end the wife of a
sergeant killed. A child OF s and a boy
OF 9 were wounded slightly. Four In
dians were killed and two, badly wound
ed, taken prisoners. Captain Gomez
will be court martialed at Torin.
The herald., 1894-08-30
A NEVADA GIRL.

Nettie Newsletter Well Known on the
Pacific Coast.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-Nettie Neus-
letter, the young woman who is said to
be the cause OF the family troubles OF
w, K. Vanderbilt, Is we'll known here.
She is native Of Eureka, New, was ed
ucated at Mills seminary, Alameda
county, resided for number of years in
San Francisco and has frequently figured
in eacapades that have won her motor.
iety in the new and old worlds. She
was born 80 or 30 years ago in Eureka.
New, whore her father. Ben Cohen,
Kept clothing etore and became wealthy,
She returned to Eureka from the semin-
ary when she was Is years old and was
the belle of the town. Pretty, witty.
graceful and vivacious, she possessed all
the requisites for the breaking of hearts.
Her first victim was the nephew of q
we'll known capitalist, and her liaison
with him created such scandal that
her parents sent her to the care OF o
relative in San Francisco. The change
failed to make the desired reformation.
and che soon became q marked figure on
Kearney and Market streets during the
afternoon parades. Among her admir-.
ers was q wealthy Hebrew named
Rothschild, who laid himself and his
fortune at her feet. She utilized both
until she fell in love with q cigar drum
mer named Henry Newsletter. She
married Newsletter in 1884, and all went
we'll for time. Her husbands busi-
ness compelled him to be out of the city
most OF the time, and during his alb
sence Nettie led rapid existence. She
was the boon companion OF all The fast
young men about town, and the end
came in 1887.
She left her husband and went to New
York in company with Laura Edelman,
a noted woman of Los Angeles. Nsus-
tetter secured divorce, and Nettie con-
tinued to lead gay life in New York.
She captured the heart OF q millionaire
manufacturer, who gave her q eumptu-
GUS fiat, horses and carriages and all the
money she could spend. He took her to
Europe where che travelled like prin-
cess. When she returned to New York
she dszzlsd the people with the elegance
of her Worth dresses and the brilliancy
of her jewels.
In 1890 che returned to San Francisco
to visit her parents who had removed
W bAAo Clby lIOm LSut0Ahs OAO bOOh
rooms at leading hotel, dressed better
than any woman in town, wore thou.
sands of dollars worth of gems and spent
money as freely as ii she had an unlim-
tied letter Of credit on the United States
mint. Her money began to give out
and she went back to New
York for more. taking with
her . pretty Oakland girl.
Tho next that was heard OF her was
that she had gone to Europe again and
had been elected from the Continental
hotel in Paris. To her parents she
wrote that she was studying for the
stage, and she always carefully con.
cesled from them the fact that she was
leading fast life. She wrote that she
would return to San Francisco in Octo-
Der, but probably her encounter with
Mr.. Vanderbilt may interfere with hel
plans.
The herald., 1894-08-30
OWL SERVICE REFORM.
Commissioner Roosevelt Says the Work
Is Progressing.

Comn1issfoner Roosevelt Says the Work
Is Progressing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Civil Service
Commissioner Roosevelt, in an inter.
view on civil service matters, said that
the commission was now on far better
footing than ever before for efficient
work. This was due to the fact that the
commission, under legislation pushed by
Senators Lodge and Cockrell, hereafter
would have it's own force OF clerks, in.
stead of being dependent on clerks de.
tailed by the several government depu-
ties.
-, The civil service commissioner de.
nounced the Bynum bill for the rein.
statement Of Democratic mail clerkc
dismissed prior to the classification OF
the railway mail service under the civil
service system in 1889 as thoroughly
vicious and partisan measure, saying:
':'If it should become law it would
be a precedent for the enactment OF
similar measures whenever q change of
administration took place. 1t is intro
ducad purely in the interest OF the
epoils monger and is q thoroughly
vicious bill in every way"
Mr.. Roosevelt then calls attention to
the decision OF the attorney-general
which permits solicitation for political
purposes by letter in government build
ings, and says the commission will re.
quest the passage of law to prohibit
such solicitation, holding that solicita-
ton for political purposes 10 illegal,
whether done by letter or in person.
The herald., 1894-08-30
A Devaetated Town.

MARsHFIELD, Wis, Aug. 29.--The
Port Edwards train arrived here today
bringing additional news of the burning
OF Vesper. The town is practically
wiped out, entailng loss OF about
$l5O,0O0. The FIRE has been burning in
that vicinity for two weeks, but at no
time did it appear threatening. The
high wind drove it beyond control and
like whirlwind it broke over the little
place with fury which rendered all at
tempts to save property useless. Seven.
teen families employed in the mills are
homeless and as the timber contiguous
to the town 10 burned, the place will
never be rebuilt.
The herald., 1894-08-30
FATAL FL A M ES.
Four Lives Lost by n Tensmont Fire in
New York.

Four Lives Lost by tenement Fire In
New York.
New York, Aug. 29.-Fire today in a
sixstory building ct 226 Riverton street.
occupied as a Jewish synagogue and
school, and as tenement, resulted
fatally to four people. The house was
occupied mainly as meat shops. As
flames burst from the building at 2a.m.,
man was seen to rush from it and
run in the opposite direction. The
flames started in the tailor shop
of Fabricus Levin. Levin's watchman
and three other men got out by fire es.
caues. 1t was supposed everybody was
out OF the building, but youth ap-
peared on the hame-enveloped fire.
escape of the fifth floor. Fireman Tim
othy Collins attempted to rescue him.
He had gone up the ladder few rounds
when the boy climbed over the es-
cape and dropped squarely on the
shoulders of Collins. Down went both
to the pavement. The boy was killed,
The fireman was injured Internally and
will probably die. La the shop OF Joseph
Schackman, the room from which the
lad had jumped, fireman found the
bodies OF tive men, a father and son.
The boy who jumped Was an
other son. The damage to the
building was about $4,000. While this
fire was in progress, three alarms were
sounded for another in a tive-story
"double- decker" tenement at 81 Gos-
pick street, also decidedly suspicious.
The tenants were panic-stricken but
escaped uninjured.
The herald., 1894-08-30
THE sCAPEGOAT KICKS.
General Dick inso WiI Demand Court
l. Martial.

General Dick inson WIN Demand a Court
Martial.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.--The National
guard dispute over the action of the
militiamen at Sacramento on July 4th
has not been allayed by the publication
of Major General Dimond's report to the
governor. Brigadier-General Dickinson,
against whom certain reflections were
directed, now asserts that he
was made scapegoat by General
Dimond and Gen. t. W. Sheehan.
Dickinson admits that he received
through Major Hooper message from
General Dimond ordering him to CO.
operate with General Sheehan. After
receiving this order Dickinson says he
could not find Sheehan to co-operate
with him, and was told that the latter
was at the law library in the depot
Dimond's headquarters.
Dickinson adds General Dimond would
not send him permission to make ex-
actly the came movement that
General Shsehan had requested
him to make. Then Dickinson
says he was blamed for inactivity. He
emphasizes the statement that General
Sheehan was absent from his post.
II shall certainly demand court
martial" said General Dickinson. lit
has been said that l failed to perform
my duty. Now, either did fail to do so
or l did not. l am competent or incom-
petent. There is no middle ground.
II l am incompetent l should
loose my commission. L shall
certainly, therefore,, demand a court
martial. That is my right. l am be-
ginning to get hot about this matter.
and am determined that l shall not be
held responsible for any errors or omis-
sions which may have occurred and
for which l was not 20 blame. | sm
willing to assume all the blame which
may attach properly to me and am re-
sponsible for, and willing to answer for
everything l did, but l refuse and de-
cline to be blamed for the errors Of
OtharRv
The herald., 1894-08-30
An Orsng-Outang's Nest.

The nest of an orang- -outang has
been placed in the Natural History mu.
scum at Berlin by Professor L. Salenka,
and Professor Mobius has discussed it
in The Berlin academy. Professor Salem
ka removed the nest himself from tree
in Borneo The nest, which was stu
ated about 80 feet from tho ground. III
tho crotch Of tree 45 feet high and
about one foot in diameter, measured ~
feet long, and to g. 115 feet wide, by about
z inches high. 1t is made of 20 to 20
branches locked and twined together
and is large enough for fully grown
orang to lie in it at full length, though
this monkey probably always sleeps az
it does in captivity, with legs drawn up
and arms crossed over its body. The so
called nests Of the orangs are not Skill
fully built huts or closed shelters for
newborn young, but simply sleeping
places, as many careful observers OF
these monkeys Ia Dorneo have e,tab.
liahed. --Aeipsia Gsea
The herald., 1894-08-30
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

Petro Tenniner, president OF the re-
public OF San Marino, is dead.
Resr-Admiral Skerrett has arrived at
Chicago somewhat indisposed.
1t is reported that the condition OF the
Compte de Paris is growing worse.
A slate quarry at Stenville, Pa.
caved in. killing David Wills and Ed
ward Daniels.
Elliston, Mont, wac practically wiped
out by fire Wednesday morning. Many
people are without shelter.
The government of the Transvaal re-
public is being urged to place tax OF
~ per cent upon British silver.
At Richmond, KY, w. G. Owens, can
didate tov congress- against Breckenridge.
was hanged in effigy Tuesday night.
In Galicia there were 272 new cases of
cholera and 149 deaths, and in Buko-
wilma 26 cases and 13 deaths, Wednes-
day.
The police of Milan have arrested an
anarchist in whose possession were
papers detailing the plans of conspir-
Rey to stab the king OF Greece.
Rt. Hon. Sir John Clayton Cowell.
master Of the queens household, died
suddenly at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The veteran railroad official John @.
Gault is dead. He never recovered con-
sciousness since he was first stricken.
Councilman Doudorsal OF New Or
leans who was caught in the act of TAX
ing a bribe of $100 has been a. rested.
The grand stand and club house of the
Oh. ago baseball park were burned this
afternoon. The fire is thought to have
been OF incendiary origin.
At Columbus, o., fire destroyed the
livery stable of Shea & Graham. with 10
head OF horses, the new st. Denis hotel
and four other buildings; loss, 900.
For the week ending at noon August
goth, in the German empire, there were
rs fresh cases OF cholera reported, and
during the same period SO deaths from
that disease.
The British garrison is evacuating the
islepd of Cyprus. The newa has caused
a panic among the Christian population
who believe the island 10 about to be
restored to the possession of the khe-
dive.
The Tacoma interstate fair opened
Yesterday. Senator Squire touched the
electric button and set in motion the
mhCulu6Ty ala hli biio OOlAAAAs0s ASOA y
was magnificent street pageant over q
mile long.
At Moberly, Mo-, Fanny Johnson, her
mother and sister, have been arrested,
charged with the murder of q child born
to Fanny several days ago. The women
deny the charge but have been COM
mitted without bail.
At Grayson, KY, the Eastern Ken.
lucky Camel Coal company still refuses
to sign the scale and is loading the coal
on hand, under the protection oil
United States deputy marshals. The
posse was fired upon from ambush.
At an election in the borough of Lei
cester to fill the places in parliament
made vacant by the resignation OF James
A. Picton and Sir James Whitehead,
both Liberals, the successful candidates
| were Messrs. Broadhurst and Hazell,
both Liberals.
The New York grand jury today dis.
missed the charges of bribery against
ex-Policeman Richard Higginbothsm.
He was charged with having permitted
a railroad inspector to violate city Or
dinance relative to blasting. When the
| arrest WAS made it caused sensation.
The herald., 1894-08-30
millionaire Beck's Will.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-The Farmers
Loan and Trust company, as executors
and trustees of the will of Charles f.
Bathgate Beck, have begun an action in
the supreme court to establish the will.
Beck died October II, 1893, leaving about
$5,000,0 900. The action is brought to
clear up all complications that may ariee
in connection with the estate. The will
provides that nothing should be paid to
the children of his deceased's uncle,
Alexander Bathgate, from whom he got
most of the eetate. Matilda Carter de.
clared herself to be one OF these children
and contested the will. but she was
overruled on technical objections, and
advised to bring suit in the supreme
court.
The herald., 1894-08-30
A POTOMAC FOG.
PythiaE knights Have "A Damp Time at
Washington.


Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Knights
Of Pythias had damp time OF it in their
camp this morning az thick fog hung
over the place. Damp weather has been
their fate since they first camped here,
but they are having good time. The
prize drills took place today at the base
ball grounds, attracting many specta-
tors. The divisions which drilled today
were: Provost, No. OF Kaneas City
Percivsl, No. IL, Mobile, Ala. John Baer
Glen. No. 10, Eau Claire, Wis. Pioneer,
No. l. Little Rock, Ark; Marion, No.
%, Marion, Ind. Terre Hsute, No. 8,
Terre Haute, Ind. Kansas City, No. 3.
Kansas City and Excelsior, No. 3, Indi-
anspolis.
Secret sessions Of the Pythian Sister.
hood were held today.
The supreme lodge accomplished
nothing but routine business today, and
an early adjournment was taken to give
the committees time to outline the
work.
The election OF officers will take place
this week. 1t Ia thought the vice
supreme chancellor, Walter B. Ritchie
of Ohio, will be elected supreme chan.
cellor to succeed w. w. Blackwell.
The Pythian Knights assembled in
the broad White lot back Of the execu-
tive mansion for en- exhibition drill and
to be reviewed by their leader, General
Carnahsn, this afternoon. Msssed over
ths parade ground were thousands OF
scarlet pldmes shining before tue back
ground OF green trees. The army made
an imposing sight. After an hour of
drill the knights were reviewed bv Ma
jor General Carnahan and staff and
marched back to camp. After
dark Pennsylvania avenue was brightly
illuminated its whole length, the dome
of the capitol and the statue OF Liberty
surmounting it being hung with electric
liyhts
The herald., 1894-08-30
WHEN THURBER WAs.sMALL.
An Incident OF tho Boyhood OF the Fresi-
dents Private Secretary


dents Private Secretary
Private Secretary Thurber has al
ways been of very inquisitiye' turn of
mind in all matters pertaining to re-
hgion. He will forsake French novel
at any time TO discuss theology. His
research has been great, and he de-
lights in nothing SO much as. to rescue
some old divine whose mental eyesigh,
being dim has permitted him to stray
from the path and set him in the right
direction once more Thurber feels that
the day in which he has performed such
deed has not been wasted. His friends
expressed much surprise at his accept
ing his present Office. Those who had
known him FROM childhood were sore
perplexed that one SO religious as he
should voluntarily venture into the de-
vious path Of politics And their per-
plexity continued until they were able
to appreciate the truth of his declara-
ton that he accepted the position be-
cause he believed it to be his duty to his
country. They tell a story Of the first
recorded search Thurber made into
things pertaining to another life. He
was but tot, scarce out of petticoats,
but quite preoooious withal
The canary bird Of little friend had
died, and it had been buried in tiny
coffin with much honor. Two or three
days later the owner of the bird on
reaching tho grave to drop her tears sur
prised young Thurber before. the grave.
which he had opened, and with the bird
in his hand.
"Why, Harry Thurber," she cried,
running up and shaking him, "whatao
you mean? You naughty, wicked bad
boy!"
"Why," the naughty, wicked, bad
boy replied between shakes, "I-I--
only er want - -if-if
the title e-bir-bfrdie--a
gone - to - to - heaven. - Chicago
Post
The herald., 1894-08-30
Now England Kicks.

The latest phase Of the var in steer
ago rates in America is the alarm
in certain circles here over the an.
uouncement that hordes Of undesirable
immigrants are coming to England
from the United States. There is great
fear that when the rates go up these
persons, as one newspaper expresses 1t,
Twill remain stuck in our portion Of
the drainpipe." The nature of the re-
cent labor news from America prevents
auy great rush westward. New York
Sun's London Letter.