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Open Letter to Bryan.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The World will
print tomorrow a four-column "open letter
to Mr. Bryan asking him to define in his
speech of acceptance his position on sew
eral planks in the Chicago platform 1t
says that upon many grounds the World
stands with Mr.. Bryan. instancing the In
come tax, opposition to tariff changes, hos
tility to trusts and monopolies and to
bond issues in times of peace without ex-
picit authority of Congress. 1t denounceS
the Chicago planks in regard to the Su-
preme Court and condemnation OF Presi-
dent Cleveland for putting down the riot at
Chicago. 1t then antagoniZes sharply the
demand for free coinage. and tells Mr..
Bryan this is the main reason for the dis
ruption of the party. The World says tha.
if Mr. Bryan can convince the undecided
Democrats that it is safe for them TO vote
their party's ticket the World Will comply
with Mr. Bryan's invitation to support him.
not because lit is blind 70 the grave faults
of the PLATFORM on which he stands. but
lin spite of it. and rejecting it with un-
diminished and Interchangeable contempt.
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STORM In MICHIGAN.
Lightning and Wind Play Havoc
s1AA 600 nau,auas nj Saranax

DETROIT Mich, Aug. l0.-A very heavy
electrical storm swept over Michigan early
this morning. Many buildings were struck
by lightning and several destroyed by fire,
caused by lightning. AT Muskegon the
storm lasted hour, many windows were
blown in and smokestacks, fences and out
houses were blown down and wire commu-
nication demoralized. At Lansing and other
Michigan points the storm was terrific, but
the damage not great. The loss was great
est in the Saginaw valley. At Saginaw City
lightning and wind. bordering on the pro-
portions of tornado, did terribly destruc-
tive work. The Jefferson-avenue NJ Z.
Church was struck by lightning and dam
aged $1,000 Fifty other buildings and fac
tories were unroofed or badly wrecked;
hundreds of trees were blown down and
wires Frustrated Street traffic Is sus-
pended. The damage will reach 100000.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Park-Isham's ..Oricntal America

Park-Isham's "Orfcutai America.
When May Irwin found out that Billy Eldridgs.
of John w. 1sham's Oriental America Company.
was singing Hot Tamaia Alley she was .
pretty wrothy woman. She wanted 10 spring that
new song herself. and has not set got over her
diss ppointment. Eldridee makes 4 big HIT with
il in the first section of Oriental An,erica, .
musical sxit called Mrs. Waldorfs Fifth An
riversary.' lie sings IL with lively chorus
and walk that Is hard 10 describe. and II brings
three and four every time. IL VIII os
whistIed and sung b. hundreds OF people here
lefore the week Is out. Oriental America
OF ened it's week at the Park yesterday. IL is all
hat claimed for tia big psrio. snce with
handsome costumes. Oriental Ariefica re-
mains all week with daily matinees. ~ Is an
ambitious and deserving Production The tneatsr
MAS packed al both performances yesterday.
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Sixteen Deaths.

OWENSBORO. KY. Aug. 1O.-Sixteen
deaths from various causes, all superin-
duced by excessive heat occurred here in
the last three days. Among the deaths
are:
MISS TILLIE B. SLACK, stricken en-
route home from church.
MRS. JAMES SLACK, mother of Miss
Title stricken five hours later.
MISS OLLIE POWERS.
MISS ROBERT YATES
JAMES COLE.
GILBES CRUMP.
MRS. CATHERINE DOUTHETT.
MRS. SUE MARTIN.
MARTIN NALLY. an infant.
HERSCHEL GRISSOM.
THOMAS THYLONS. child.
MRS. MARY DALEY.
Four negroes.
Several prostrations are also reported.
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No Observation mt Akkeshi.

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 10.-Word has been
received that the English. American and
Japanese expeditions for the purpose of
observing the eclipse at Akkeshi on the
Island of Yezo, the most northerly island
OF the japanese group, has proved a failure
owing to the dense fog prevailing at that
place, and no observations were taken.
The members of the American expedition
consisted of Prof. and Mrs. David p. Todd,
of Amherst College; Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Curtiss James; chief engineer John Penn
berton, of the United States navy; w. Z.
Greish, of Harvard University: T.. A.
Thompson, instrument maker of Amherst
Professor Schaobelee, of the Lick Observ-
atory, and Others This expedition had a
very elaborate and expensive outfit of
lenses and photosra Dhic cameras, with a
patent device TO regulate the exposure of
the plates from which great things We're
hoped.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
WOMAN BADLY INJURED.
Mrs. c. Subbey Thrown from Her
Buggy-ADkIe and Wrist Broken.

Mrs. c. Subbey whose husband Is gardener
living about seven miles northeast OF the city,
thrown from her buggy last night as she
returning home from the city and painfully
hurt. She had reached the corner OF Eighth
street and the Michigan road, where sewer -
in the course Of construction, when the horse
became frightened at the engine USED IA mo
sewer, and, plunging side. threw her
violently from the vehicle. she Was carried into
Mr collars house ana DR. Lambert Was Aent
for liz. found that she had sustained disioca-
ton OF the right hip. ana that the left ankle ana
left wrist were broken. also the little hngef on
the left hand In the condition she ia last
night the attending physician Wa unable 10 say
whether the injuries would prove faial or mol.
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DYING BY HUNDREDS.


conveyances. The mercury from a. m.
TIL tonight in the nineties- From
till in the afternoon il stood at IS in the
shade. The average for twelve hours was
trifie above %. The local weather bureau
agency here predicts hotter weather to-
morrow. The names of heat victims re-
vised to 10 o'clock tonight are:
GUS SCHMITT, dead.
Serious Cases-Annie Washington Hugh
Talby. Louis Buschman. Nathan Saul.
Timothy Lynn, two men. names unknown.
Cases not Serous-Phlip Burkhardt. New
port, KY: Charles Hofley. Harry Saunders.
VIM. RennekamD, VIM. Drumming, George
Whiting
The maximum heat by the weather
bureau instrument was ninety-four.
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SilxerIte Found Dead.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1O-A. W. Pile of
California, secretary OF the national silver
committee, was found dead to-day under
circumstances which lead to a suspicion
of foul play He had been missing since
last Thursday. His body was found to-
day under the aqueduct bridge. When
last seen he had considerable money on
his person. but the money was missing
when the body was discovered A silver
watch, however. had not been disturbed.
There is no evidence of suicide
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Cable Notes.

In the British House of Lords last night
the Irish land bill passed its third reading
without division.
News has been received from Spitzbergen
that Prof. s. y. Andree has discovered four
rents in his balloon
Serious floods have caused severe damage
on the Mosquito coast. Several villages
have been destroyed. The telegraph lines
10 Greytown are down ana the Colombian
schooner Pioneer, sailing between Colon
and Bluefieids, has been lost
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OBITUARY.

Judge AIonxO j. EdgertOn, Once q
Member of the United states senate.
SIOUX FALLS s. D.. Aug 10.-Judge
Alonzo j. Edgerton died Sunday Of Brights
disease.
Judge Edgerton was a member of the
Minnesota first Legislature. He succeeded
Senator Window in the United States Sen
ate. was president of both constitutional
conventions here and was appointed Ter
ritorial Judge by President Harrison in 1879.
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Hottest Since 1S73.

HARTFORD. Conn, Aug. 10.-This was
the hottest day since 1873. The maximum
temperature was ninety-two degrees,
though private thermometers on the street
registered 103 degrees this afternoon. Pros
trations and deaths caused by the heat are
received from all sections of the State The
list of deaths include:
JOHN MICHAEL, aged seventy, Of Hart
ford
JAMES j. DILLON, aged thirty-eight of
Hartford.
JAMES l.. HOWARD, aged thirty-two.
of New Haven.
MRS: PETER WHALEN, aged forty
two. of New Britain.
JOHN FREDERICK, aged forty-two of
West Haven.
PATRICK O'SHEA, aged forty-five, of
West Haven.
THOMAS MILLER, aged sixty-fve, of
Bridgeport.
Albert Nourse, of New Haven. attempted
suicide to-day while craZed with heat and
will not recover, and John Sullivan. while
at work at New Britain was overcome
with probably fatal results.
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The entries for the Eve purse events during the
summer meeting OF the Indianapolis Driving
Club have been tabuiatcd by Secretary Graves
They show that some OF the best stables OF the
country will be hcse. The meeting runs through
five days. beginning with next Tuesday and clos
Ing the following Saturday. In The ID tot, with
a purse Of 500. there nine entities. Ia the -
trot. purss. -. 900. there twelve entries la
the ? II trof IrEe 1900. there eleven entries:
IN the 2:li pace. purse Al. co., there seventeen
entries; In the e:le trof. purse $3.50. there are
a.L-.
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PROVIDENCE, r. L.. Aug. 10-The heat
here to-day has been intense. several Their
mometers ranging nearly 100 all day. j.
Hobart aged sxty-five, dropped dead at
noon, and Fred Tearde, thirty-fve, and
Stephen Harrington. twenty-eight. were
overcome and will probably die.
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SON of Rear Admiral Foote was under ar
rest there for grand larceny. reveals the
fact that some one for some time past has
been using Admiral Foote's name ana
miral Foote has no grandsons save two
young boys. each under ten years of age
and now in Cleveland. O.. with their par
rents. The real identity of the Utica i'm
poster is unknown here.
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senior Sagasta's Fears.

MADRID. Aug. l0.-Senor Sagasta. the
well-known Liberal. in interview the
Spanish outlook. said that he feared. like
Senior Canovas the Premier conflict with
the United States
The attempts to cause riotous demonstra-
tions against. the government continue
Valencia yesterday was placarded with
posters reading: Long live free Cuba. ="
Long live the social revolution" etc. The
placards were removed by the police.
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everal prostrations are also reported.


EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 10.-The Their
mometer here registered go in the shade at
1890 o'clock this morning. At the same
hour it was rs in the sun. This is degree
lower than IL has been for the two days
last past. The register l02 in the shade
yesterday. Essex Roach. a cclcred express
man, died last evening from sunstroke. A
cool breeze from the southwest gave peo-
pie an opportunity to cool Off last night
and get A good sleep
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BUFFALO,. n. V, Aug. 10.-There have
been three deaths from heat during the
past twenty-four hours in this city. Joseph
Black and Mary Lotus dropped dead yes
terday and Ellen Bishop to-day. The tenn
perature has not been above 50 degrees.
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COPENHAGEN. Aug. Unsuccessful pho
tographs of the eclipse of the,Ssun were
taken at Bredvig on Skjerstad Srd.
NEW YORK. Aug. ia special dispatch
was received in this city to-day from Mr..
Arthur Curtiss James. of the yacht Cor
onet. from Miyaneshita, Japan, which
reads as follows:
ceSSful"
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BALTIMORE. Aug. 10.-The number CT
fatalities due to the continuance
OF the heated term reported to-day is
twelve, making a total of thirty-six to-
gether with about seventy prostraticns.
The highest point reached to-day was
eighty-nine between II and L. subse-
quent thunder storm has somewhat alle-
Waited atmospheric conditions
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Danforth VIII Preside.

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Elliott F. DAN
forth. formerly State Treasurer of New
York has been selected to preside at the
me citing in Madison-Square Garden on
Wednesday evening. when Mr. Bryan Will
be formally notified of his nomination for
the presidency.
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Two Victims at Boston

BOSTON. Aug. 1o.-The thermometer reg
istered 95.4 to-day, which is the record for
the season The humidity all day was
above the normal and the suffering was
intense -Four prostrations occurred this aft
ernoon and two resulted fatally. The a. ad
are John Murphy, aged twenty-four, and
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The State Labor Gay committee net last night
at Anderson. n A. Hays VIII re OF the
be delivered by the Mayor OF Andersen The
picnic VIII be held ~ Riverside Park AnesIseA
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LONDON, Aug. 10.-Baroness Tennyson.
widow of the late poet laureate. Is dead.
She was a daughter Of Henry Seiwood
and married to Alfred Tennyson
in 1850 Her sen. Hallam Tennyson, Is the
present Baron Tennyson.
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T.lLcd roii,,c. on tho Curb.

Marshall Locke. OF this city. was arrested fast
night by Sergeant kurtz and detective stout.
Lc Ike the Of Pennsylvania ana
Washington streets discussing the money goes-
ton. The large crowd which gathered around
him entirely blockaded the side walk.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 10.-The hot spell
was broken this afternoon by a furious
storm of wind and rain A number of
yachts were caught on the lake and had a
hard time weathering the gale but all es-
capped without serious damage.
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MtIltonatre,. Abauc,or C.pturca

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l0.-G. II. Win
throp. who is charged with abducting
James Campbell. the Honolulu millionaire
and combining him in house here for sew
eral days In an attempt 10 extort SIG. 900
from him. was captured by the police in
Oakland to-day.
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Fatal Railway Collision.

COLUMBUS. o.. Aug. 10.-The Toledo G.
Ohio Central passenger train, due to arrive
here at $3.50 tonight from the north. coll
lided with a yard engine hauling cut of
cars at the Sandusky-street crossing En-
gineer Charles Vance. of the yard engine
whose home is in Kenton, was instantly
killed. Engineer c. T.. Cullison, of the pas
senger. who lives in this city. Is so badly
cut and bruised that fears are entertained
fo' his recovery. William Sinclair. fireman
of the passenger. whose home is I'm Column
bus, had one leg cut off and suffered other
injuries, probably fatal Brakeman Belatt
of the yard crew, was also injured Fire
man Bennett, of the yard engine saved
himself by jumping. The passengers on
the incoming train were badly shaken up
but none of them hurt far as reported
The engines were both badly wrecked.
The responsibility for the accident Is not
definitely determined, but il is supposed
TO have been caused by some mistake OF
the signals.
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Hotter than for seventeen Year.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Aug lo-Dur-
ing the past fifteen days the heat in Chat
tanooga has been greater than for the
same length of time in seventeen years.
the highest temperature registered being
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Atchison Glob

AtchiSOn GLOBE
silver men who want to "argue" with us
on the streets must carry chairs; We are
tired OF arguing standing.
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Nearly 100 All Day.

96.1 degrees. A number of people have been
overcome by the heat, but no fatalities have
haen renorfad
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WASHINGTON. Aug. l0-A dispatch
from Utica. n. Y, stating that a grand
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The Union Trust Co.
Office-No. 6s East Market Street
PAID-UP CAPITAL :. 100000
SURPLUS $4,000
Stockholders Additional Liability, 100000

This company is authorized by law TO
act a trustee in ali capacities either by
private or public appointment IL Is ex-
amiEed regularly by the Auditor of State.
reports its condition 20 him, and is under
supervision of the courts in many cases.
1t can do all that an individual can in a
business way. do IL cheaper and usually
do il better. Ii will be here when the in
dividual has gone. Its great capital is not
only guarantee OF faithful service and
successful performance, but IL gives il the
ability to handle many concerns that am
individual would not have. IL is able TO
use its capital in the discharge of trusts.
to make advances. pay debts and keep af-
fairs moving where needed. Ii offers a
safe, competent and trustworthy agent to
all who need the services Of others in busi-
ness matters.
OFFICERS
JOHN III. HOLIDAY. President.
ADDISON &. HARRIS, LIST Vice Presf-
dent.
HENRY ETHEL, I'd vice President and
Treasurer.
III. G. G. BALS, Secretary.
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SIX PERSONS KILLED
AND FIFTY BRUISED AND MANNED,
SOME VERY SERIOUSLY.
Details of the Runaway TrOlley-Car
Accident Near Lancaster. Pa
Wild Dash Down a Hill.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 10.-The run
away trolley car on the Columbia & Done
gal railway last night killed six persons
and injured fifty more. instead of killing
three and wounding fifteen as first re-
ported The car was returning to Column
bia from Chickes Park, when the brake
rigging became loose on a steep grade.
There were about ninety passengers
aboard. who became panic-strcken when
the disabled car was beyond control. The
hill was a long one and every moment the
runaway gathered additional speed. until
1t is estimated, it was running fully a mile
a minute, when ii struck sharp curve
and left the track 1t ran across the turn
pike running parallel with the trolley road.
struck against "A tree and toppled over into
a deep ditch. The first body taken out OF
the wreck was that of Henry Smith. an
iron worker of Columbia. who had been
instantly killed by piece of wood which
pierced his head. Adam Foehlinger. the
motorman, was crushed to death and near
by him was William Pinkerton, a Columbia
boy, who had met a similar fate. Chief
Burgess II. H. HE'S, OF Columbia who had
been riding on the rear platform. jumped
a few moments before the car left the
track and his lifeless body was found about
a quarter of a mile away. his neck having
peen broken. Wiliam MetZSer, or Column
bia, had both legs crushed so badly that
they had TO be amputated. and he died a
few hours later. w. j. Ludlow. OF Sea-
grit. n. j.. was so badly injured that he
died shortly after being removed to the
hospital.
Those most seriously injured are as fol-
lows: Mary Bradley. Philadelphia. cut and
bruised about the body; John Carlson, Co.
lumbia, leg broken: Samuel Wike. Column
bia, ribs broken and badly cut. John III.
TrageSsor, Lancaster, shoulder crushed and
cut about the body. William Ctauffer Ian
caster. seriously cut on head: Maggie Con-
ley, Columbia shoulder dislocated. cut on
head and arm broken: Mrs Mary Stauffer.
Lancaster. head and body injured; Benja-
min Wolfe, Columbia. leg, wrist and ribs
broken; Charles Rinehart. Columbia, arm
and hip injured: Mrs. George Rinehart.
Columbia shoulders and back TANNED !:
Susane Hail. cambridge. arm hurt and
face cut: Jennie List Columbia. head and
Nellie Mckenzie, Lancaster, arm broken:
Reese Prank. Columbia. four ribs broken
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Yesterday Temperatures.

The following table of temperatures is fur
nished by the United States Weather Bureau. In
dianapolis Ind:
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-For Ohio-Fair in
southern; local thunderstorms. followed by fair
in northern portions; warmer in northern por-
tions fresh brisk southwest winds.
For Indiana and Enthusiastically fair and
continued warm south winds Tuesday
There indications that the will
be broken by Wednesday evening in the upper
and lower Mississippi valleys.
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WARM ANO FAIR.
Predictions and observations of tn e
Local Weather Bureau.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the
twenty-four hours ending IL p. m, Aug IL
Warm. fair weather Tuesday.
General Conditions-Ye Yesterday the low baro-
metric area, pushed by high barometric area in
the Northwest moved southeastward. with its
center to South Dakota. South of the lakes and
weather continued, except from Montana and
Manitoba, northward. where il is quite COOL
The temperature fell slightly nearly everywhere.
Local rains fell and thunderstorms prevailed in
the lower Mississippi valley, Manitoba southern
Minnesota, near the lower lakes and the
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MRS. BRYAN HONoRED.

Upon leaving the opera house Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan were driven to- the Randall
Club, under the escort of members. and an
official of the club presented to each one of
the clubs handsome badges Mrs BRYAN
was made an honorary member with her
husband in recognition OF the assistance
she had rendered to her distinguished con-
Jugal consort. Mrs. Bryan Is the first wom-
an who was ever thus honored. Mr. Bryan
replied. thanking the club for the honor
conferred and saying that while not able
TO accept all the complimentary words that
he was willing TO indorSe all that could be
said OF Mrs Bryan's helpfulness. He ex-
pressed appreciation of the rugged honesty
and statesmaniike qualities which had made
Samuel Randall one OF the most distin-
guished Democratic leaders. He babe the
members goodnight.
When Mr.. Bryan returned TO his hotel a
large crowd followed and insisted on an
other speech, 10 which he replied. stating
that, having met the Democrats of Penn
sylyania and some OF the other parties who
express his entire satisfaction with them.
The crowd could hardly be driven from his
rooms TO allow him TO retire. The crowd
was so much Larger than had been antici-
pated that IL could not be handled
The party Will leave Pittsburg at 7:30 a.
m. tomorrow morning. arriving at Phiia-
delphia at 5:i7 y. m. end in New York al
S:23.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
on which the Bryan party Travelled from
Chicago to Pi.tsburg. furnished special