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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
GLACIER SWEEPS A VALLEY
Is Reported to Have Destroyed
Twenty villages and Killed seven
Hundred Persons.

VIENNA, Sept 3.-Correspondence re-
ceived here from Tiflis, Trancaucasia,
Russia, gives a graphic account of a dis
aster which occurred August "a, when as a
result OF landslide, supposed to have been
due to seismic disturbances. some twenty
villages were destroyed and nearly 700 per-
sons were killed.
On the northern slope Of Mount Kasbek
lies the watering place of Tmenkau. Early
In the morning of August II subterranean
disturbances we're noted at Tmenkau, but
the hundreds of bathers in the hot springs
there secuted the idea Of a catastrophe and
in spite Of warnings continued their bath
ing
At o'clock Of that evening the entire
valley where the hot springs are situated
was filled with deafening noise resembling
thunder and loud rumblings pfere heard.
The valley stream welled to the dimen-
slons Of a mighty river. and sweeping along
II carried with It huge blocks of rock and
Ice. Then the bathers tried to escape, but
II was too late. The entire northern slope
Of Mount Kasbeck, with the glacier above
began to move rapidly. Village after viii
lage was swept away and everything in the
path OF the landslide was destroyed. Within
few minutes the valley nearly twelve
miles long. had been devastated by a wal
of rock. ice and earth. The valley wa'
completely filled up to a depth Of nearly
| 1000 feet by the matter hurled into 1t. A
fierce hurricane ragged at the time and the
bodies Of people and animals were flung tC
great height and dashed against the rocks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
INVESTIGATING A HOSPITAL
Chicago Coroner Makes Charges and
Bodies of Those Who Died to
He Exhumed.

CHICAGO, Sept 3.-Charges by Coroner
Traeger Of carlessness in the administration
OF the Presbyterian hospital and a decision
to exhume the bodies OF two women who
died mysteriously in that hospital were the
developments growing out Of the poisoning
OF Mrs. Moore by Miss Etheridge. The
bodies to be exhumed to aid in the investi-
cation were deaths which occurred in the
hospital August 2s. The husband OF Mrs.
Katherine Dubski will ask Judge Chetlain
tomorrow for permission TO take up the body
Of his wife, which is buried in the Bohemian
cemetery, while Robert Moore. whose wife
admittedly was poisoned. is expected to
come from Rensselaer,, Ind. to make prep
arations for disinterment OF his wife, who is
buried in Hopestown, III. Relatives OF Mrs.
Maria Stewart are holding a conference
with view Of presenting a similar request
to the court for an examination OF her re-
mains.
Coroner Traeger's charge OF carelessness
is based on failure to report to him deaths
Of Mrs. Moore and Mrs. DubskL The hos
pitaI authorities have confessed they were
in doubt as to the cause of death.
sThey should have refused to issue death
certificates In each case" said the coroner.
Then they should have reported the mat
ter TO my ONCE Immediately"
The hospital authorities state in reply
that there was nothing unusual attending
the deaths Of the three women.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
FLORENCE STRIKE a FAILURE
Men who Have Not Returned to Work
Ready to DO So, hut Places
Are Filled.

FLORENCE, Italy. Sept. s.--The strike
here began because the metal workers en-
ployed by the Pignone iron works were dis
contented over the fact that the directors
Of the company executed orders for q firm
at Leghorn during the recent strike there.
This dissatisfaction led to friction and
the workmen Of the Pignone works made
demands which the directors of the COM
pany refused to entertain. The Pignone
company began dismissing the maleontents
in its employ and the strike ensued
One Of the directors OF the Pignone COM
pany aroused the enmity Of the workmen
because he refused to recognize the labor
organization and the strikers demanded
his removal They also attempted to set
fre to his house.
The labor leagues. assisted by the social
ist party, then engineered a general strike
with the view OF preventing the defeat Of
the Pignone workmen. The movement has
resulted In the complete defeat OF the
workmen; the compositors have decided to
resume work and today only the Plgnone
and other metal workers, numbering 1900
men. are on a strike. Most Of ne places
OF these men have. meantime, = n filled
and work is proceeding
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
PELEE IS As BAD AS BEFORE
Stories from Martinique Of Death and
Destruction Are Confirmed.
soUFRIERE is ALSO BELcHNG LAVA
More Than One Thousand People
Known 20 Have Been killed,
while the Loss to Property
Cannot He Estimated.

CAsTRIEs, Island Of st. Lucia, B. w. l..
Sept. 3.-The zone Of destruction Of Satur-
day nights eruption Of Mount Pelee, island
Of Martinique, paralleled that which de-
stroyed the town of St. Pierre In May last,
but it spread some hve miles more east
ward.
The projection OF destructive matter
southwark from Mount Pelee was almost
Identical with that of last May The area
embraced Morne Rouge. the southern spur
Of Mount Pelee, on which beautiful hill was
the sanitarium OF st. Pierre, dividing the
Capote and Champs Dore valleys on the
east and Ajoupa Bouillon and Marie Refine
on the west, the market gardens and cattle
farms which supplied st. Pierre.
The inhabitants were removed from this
area, and also from the villages of Lorraine
and Basse Point, at the base Of Mount
Pelee. after the May catastrophe, but they
were sent back by the government last
week.
The gendarmerie Of Martinique ofhcially
reports that 1850 persons were killed and
15O injured by the last showers OF fiery
hall. The war ship and the steamers are
taking the inhabitants from the coast vii
lages, where people of inland places have
also gathered for safety.
Survivors who have reached Fort de
France describes the eruption as being the
most violent yet experienced. The deto-
nations were heard at the island Of st.
Kits
The st. Vincent volcano, the soutriere,
was in eruption simultaneously. Awful
detonations were heard along the southern
islands to Trinidad.
PARIS, Sept S.-The Martinique COM
mittee met at the Ministry of Colonies to-
day and decided that 100000 should be
Immediately sent to Martinique for dis
tribution among the sufferers from the last
eruption there.
The Martinique fund now amounts to
over s1,70o,O 900, Of which 100000 has been
distributed. This is in addition to tho
$500, 900 sent to the island Immediately
after the catastrophe Of May and the sub
scriptions obtained in the United States
and other countries which were sent direct.
sum of over s1.4OO,OOO is consequently
available for relief work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair and Warmer
Thursday and Friday.
WOULD COMPEL ARBITRATION
Governor stone Proposes to Have spe-
ciR1 Session Dispose of
strike Troubles.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sept. S.-"An extra
session Of the legislature would cost the
state less money than 1t is costing to main
tain the militia in the anthracite region
to prevent and suppress riots"
In thoseywords Governor w. A. Stone ad-
dressed some Of his friends during his
visit here concerning his purpose to call
an extra session Of the Pennsylvania leg
islature and try to end the anthracite
strike. He is said to believe that by this
mean the strike could be terminated in
less than thirty days. The plan he pro-
poses is a compulsory arbitration law.
Under a carefully thought out scheme
which he has prepared a committee APP
pointed under his proposed law would ar
bitrate the strike whether the strikers
or operators were willing or not. Ample
provision will be made to compel both
sides to accept the decision. The prin-
cipal feature is to compel the two parties
to submit showings to a third party for a
decision. The courts have repeatedly up
held the principle involved.
The scheme involves a sweeping appli-
cation Of the principle of the injunction,
both against capital and labor.
BRAMWBLL, w. Va, Sept. 3.-The sltua-
tion in the Flat Top coal field is very alarm
ing. Tonight at Simmons creek, as the non
union miners were leaving the mines, a vol
ley was fred at them by strikers hidden on
the mountain side. The guards returned the
fire. So far as is known no one was in
jured. The fire in the Pocahontas mine
continues to rage, although two large
streams of water have been pouring into II
since yesterday II is said the fire has ex-
tended to the other three mines, to which
the chief entrances are from the West Vir-
ginia side, and that there is no prospect oi
subduing the flames soon. The loss prom
icaa IN ha aporunnua
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
CONVENTION ENDS IN A ROW
Union Party in Quaker State
Greatly Bellies Its
Name.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.--The state con-
vention Of the union party was today
marked by scenes Of Wild disorder which
resulted in a split and the holding of two
conventions. One faction Of the party ia
vored the endorsement of the democratic
state ticket, headed by Robert E. Pattison
for governor. while the other faction ia
vored the republican ticket, headed by Sam
uel w. Pennypacker.
Each side tried to get control OF the con-
vention machinery. In the mixup pistols
and knives were iourished. some men we're
struck by black jacks" and others by
chairs. The Pennypacker adherents
stormed the platform and amid great con-
fusion indorsed the republican ticket. The
Pattison faction under the marshalship Of
Secretary Ritter of the union party, retired
and assembled at the Continental hotel,
where Pattison was endorsed for governor
and Guthrie for lieutenant governor. 1t is
believed that the whole proceedings will
be taken into court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
HUNGARIANS PUNCHING HEADS
Rioters Around Agram Beat Captain
witas and wife and Force
Guards TO Fire.

LONDON, Sept. Am a dispatch from vi
emma the correspondent OF the Daily Mail
gives an unconhrmed rumor that the Ser
vians at ARram have retaliated and massa-
cred the Croatlans.
AGRAM. Hungary, Sept s.--The proela-
nation OF martial law this afternoon has
been followed by the bringing into town
and posting Of more battalions of troops.
The rioters have been overawed by the
soldiers and this evening they are quiet.
Opposition newspapers have been cons
iscated and the Irbobrat in which the ar
ticles which caused the riot appeared, will
not be published during the continuance of
the disturbance. mob in the village of
Vraboe stoned a detachment OF gendarmes.
The latter replied with volley, killing one
Of the rioters and wounding several others.
Many houses we're wrecked and sacked
last night. The rage of the mob was first
directed against the house of Captain
Witas, a retired army officer, who yes
terday fired on the mob, wounding a man.
The rioters erected barriers, tore up the
fences smashed the windows and were pro-
ceeding to storm the place when the militia
dispersed them. The mob, however. soon
reassembled and returned and the rioters
forced their way into the house, which
! they wrecked. Captain Witas and his wife
escaped. The rioters then sacked the
| houses Of a number of servants and de-
stroyed~ the residence OF a merchant. Al
though a state Of siege has been declared
at Agram and despite the fact that the
principal buildings and squares are occu-
pied by troops, the rioting is increasing.
Numbers of peasants have arrived here
from the country to help the Croatians.
Bsrricades are being erected and a virtual
state OF rebellion exists.
Early today mobs plundered Servian
shops, pulled their stocks in the streets
and set fre to them. Captain Witas. who
was returning to his home. was seized at
the door Of his home and dragged into
the street. where the old man, despite his
piteous entreaties for mercy, was terribly
beaten. The captain was eventually taken
to hospital in serious condition. Many
| rioters have been arrested. Reinforcements
of troops are occupying the streets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
COTTON CONDITION is LOW
Staple Product of south Almost Ten
Points Below Average for Past
Ten Years.

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-The monthly re-
port Of the statistician Of the Department Of
Agriculture, issued at noon today, shows the
average condition of cotton on August 2e
to have been GA, as compared with s1.9 on
July rs. ia on August "a, 1901; ss.2 on
September /, 1900, and ten-year average of
1871.
The present unprecedented low average,
which is two-tenths Of a point lower than
the condition OF September /, 1885, is due
mainly to the reports from Texas and Ala
bama, in both Of which states the prevail
ing conditions are nothing less than disas-
trous. The averages Of condition in the diff
ferent states are as follows:
Virginia, so; North Carolina, 80; South
Carolina. "a; Georgia. sS; Florida, Is; Ala
bama. "a; Mississippi. 6s; Louisiana. 20;
Texas. So; Arkansas, rs; Tennessee. so; Mis-
souri,, 70; Oklahoma, rs; Indian Territory, 6s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Orders and Routine of Treasury, In
terror and POstOmce De-
pRrtments.
CFrom a STAN correspOndent.)

WASHINGTON, Sept S.-(special Tele-
gram.) 1.-The comptroller of the currency
has approved the National Livestock bank
OF Chicago as reserve agent for the First
National bank Of Brooklyn. la,
The contract for carrying the mail from
Grow Lake to Funston. s. D., has been
awarded to r. Y. Hazard Of Funston.
DR.. C. w. Cornell has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Knoxville,
Ia, and Charles Bunee at Hastings, Neb.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-Frank
schram. Tarnoy, Platte county, vice A. c.
Leas, removed Iowa-William ]. Toohey,
Juniata. Buena Vista county; Charles Wild
man, Lynnville, Jasper county. South Da-
kota-William N. Hartupee. Winans. Rob-
erts county.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
MACEDONIAN UNDER ARREST
President of the Committee ia Placed
In Custody and Taken 20
Dubmitza.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. s.-General Zont-
ehof, president OF the Macedonian commit
tee, has been arrested at Dubmitza and
brought here. The arrest OF other members
OF the committee is expected.
The Macedonian committee recently held
a congress at Sofia. NJ. Sarafoh, formerly
president Of the committee. was then ac-
eused Of incorporation OF funds and Of
being the chief agent in the kidnapping Of
Miss Stone. the American missionary.
A division resulted and the adherents Of
NJ. sarafon held a separate congress and
elected another committee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
NO DUCHESS IN THE GROUP
omcers Deny that HiEGinsOn's Callers
Had ,COnsueIa Concealed About
Their Persons.

WASHINGTON. Sept, s.-Naval oficers
who have just returned to Washington
from Newport contradict absolutely the
story that the duchess OF Marlborough went
aboard Admiral Higginson's flagship. AS
sistant Secretary Sanger with a party of
friends went alongside the flagship and
asked permission to come aboard. which
Admiral Higginson granted. but the duch-
ess was not OF the party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
PERFoRATES FRISCO EDITOR
President Williams OF Jockey Club
Puts BuIlets Through Frederick
.MariOtts Anatomy.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.-Thomas II.
Williams. jr.. well known horseman. pres
ident OF the California Jockey club. shot and
seriously wounded Frederick Marriott, pub
Usher of the San Francisco News Letter.
tonight at Mariott's residence. Marriott was
shot three times. one shot breaking his leg.
another passing through his hand and the
third entering his body. His recovery Is
doubtful. The shooting Is supposed to have
grown out OF articles printed BY Marriott re-
necting on Williams.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
Uniform Rate for Missouri River.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-At an Informal
meeting OF the Trunk line officers held
here yesterday arrangements were per-
fected to maintain uniform rates on all
shipments Of freight eastbound from Mis-
souri, river points. The trunk lines. IL is
added. will demand their full share OF the
regular tarin and any western roads max
ing cuts will have to stand losses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
TWENTY-SEVEN ARE INJURED
Faulty Rail bitches Passenger Train
on Santa Fe Near Brown
wood, Texas.

FORT WORTH Tex. Sept. "a defective
rail wrecked the westhound passenger train
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad
last night, fifteen miles east of Brown
wood Tex, and the entire train was rolled
| over q ,twenty-f0ot embankment. Twenty
seven nsrsons wrfpAsniars9 one fatallys &
Injured:
Mrs. r. w. Humphries, skull fractured;
will probably die.
Misses Alice and Kate Humphreys, dan
gerously hurt. not fatally.
Lynn and Agnes Humphreys and two
Humphreys boys. badly bruised. All the
Humphreys are from Houston
Mrs. X. B. Haskins and three children,
Brownwood, bruised and cut on hands.
Jeff Grassland, Temple, badly cut.
Mrs. M. T. Gilbert and son, Cleburn,
badly cut on the head
George Brownlee, Zephyr, Tex, face cut.
Robert Bradbury and Steve Hayes,
Zephyr, slightly injured.
Miss Ana Johnson, residence unknown, a
teacher enroute to Ballinger. Tex, badly
injured.
r. N. Usselton, Temple, back sprained.
B. Maxwell, mail clerk, hip injured.
| Miss Della Hill, Killen, head and hands
cut.
Miss Mary Adams Georgetown, head cut
! Mrs. Pulliam. Belmont, Gonzales county
shoulder sprained.
Lee Lebett, Waco, badly hurt.
| B. F. Baker and ]. w. Jackson, Brown
wood. slightly bruised.
Lee Hall, Brownwood. cut on head.
The train was running on schedule time
when suddenly the engine and cars left the
track and. after jumping over the ties for
q few yards. the cars turned over the en-
bankment The injured were placed on a
relief train and taken to Brownwood this
| fnnrninO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
TWO THOUSAND NECESSARY
POstOmce Clerks Decide 10 Have In
suranee Department when that
Many Policies Are Assured.

KANSAS CITY, Sept s.--The National
Association OF Postonice Clerks today con-
sidered plans for having their salary bill
become a law at the next session OF con-
gress. It was decided that when 1000
members should signify their willingness
to take out policies an insurance depart
ment would be established.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
Movements of ocean Vessels sept. a.
At New York-Arrived-Graf waldersee.
from Hamburg. D.,,,

AT New 1orh-ArflNeu-Gfhi Waiuersee'
from Hamburg.
Al iverpool-.Arriyed-N from
Philadelphia via Queenstown; Oceanic,
from New York via Queenstown. Sailed
HaVerford, for Philadelphia, via Queens
town; Teutonic for New York, via Queens
town.
AT Queenstown--ArrivedTNew England,
from Boston, for Liverpool, and proceeded
without communicating owing TO a gale.
Sailed-Ivernia, for Liverpool. for Boston.
At Hong ong-Arrived-Tartar, from
Vancouver, b. C.. via Yokohama and Hiogo.
At Genoa-Arrived-Cam via st.
Michaels and Naples.
Al Antwerp p-sailed-Nederland for Phil
adelphia
AT Brow Head-Passed-New England,
from Boston, for Queenstown and Liver
pool.
At Cherbourg-s -sailed-Kaiserin Maria
Theresa, from Bremen and Southampton.
for New York
At Naples-Arrived-L from New
York, via Gibraltar and Genoa, ana pro-
ceeded.
At SOuthampton-Arrived
Sailed-Kaiserin Maria Theresa, from Bre-
men. for New York. via Cherbourg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
KANSAS WOMAN FOR MURDER
MRS. stella Guinane IL Held at Chanute
with Man Who Gives
No Name.

CHANUTE, Kan, Sept. S.-Mrs. Stella
Guinane and a man who refuses to give
his name were arrested here today in con-
nection with the murder in this city on
Thursday night last Of z. V. Diekey,
stockman from Dewey, /. T., who was killed
for his money Bail was fixed at $4,000,
which neither could give. Mrs. Guinane
is the wife of William Guinane. who was
sent TO the penitentiary from Chanute
over a year ago for grand larceny,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
cay Treasurer is short,

WABASH. Ind. Sept SAN Investigation
OF the accounts of John Rose, for eight
years city treasurer, who disappeared Tues
day night. after a demand had been made
upon him 70 turn over the ONCE 10 his sue
eessor. reveaia \ shortage Of $1,000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04

OYSTER BAY, ~ Y, Sept s.-The yacht
sylph with President Roosevelt aboard
anchored OF oyster Bay shortly before $50
this evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04
stHte Central committe

The membership of the state committee
Was made up as follows;
EFirst pisriet-N. c. Roberts. Fort Madi-
second Districts. W. Mercer. Iowa City.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-04

tcOntinusd on Fourth PAssJ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26
COTTON GOSSIP.

The cotton market, while opening lower
showed we'll sustained speculative int
rest and was very active. The opening
prices showed a decline Of 4@11 points,
cables not responding to the bulltsh over
lures made locally yesterday. BY the
time our market nad opened the slight
advance previously reported by Liverpool.
he'd disappeared and the loca! selling
movement became very active, with heavy
Nquidstio on the first call, after which
there was q partial rally on reports of
rain throughout the cotton belt. az s:1di-
Gated by public and private means. Buy
ing became very active on wires from
Galveston of the effect that it was still
raining over Texas, with a probable
freeze tonight. while New Orleans wired
that Arkansas conditions were coming
very poor Wheather forecasts being for
rain and cooler weather in many. sections
added to the demand. Strong interest
came to the front as active buyers, prices
soon recovered 6@7 points of the de-
clire when a new movement to- secure
profits arrested the upward tendency. af-
ter which the market became less active.
while holding a firm undertone on bul'ish
reports from the sport markets Of the
South and pessimstic advices regarding
the outlook for {; top crop.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26
THE TOBACCO MARKET.

Such congestion In the tobacco ware
houses yesterday was never before Wit
messed in this city. The receipts Monday
night and yesterday went far in excess of
those last Friday. and the warehouses
were jammec. with wagons SO crowded
were the streets and warehouses. that
many of the nearby farmers drove home
ward with full wagons This retro
grade movement, however was partly
due to the fact that a considerable per-
scentage of the tobacco became wet
with the drenching rain. and farmers be-
lieved it better policy to redry 1t at home
and bring It again to the market at some
&c ter day
The big sale started In the crenshaw
warehouse at o'clock. The prices were
somewhat lower than on Friday last.
owing 90 the farmers crowding the buyers
away from the piles. After the f1rst
hour. however. the prices were somewhat
higher. as the buyers on the market were
given more room. Some Idea OF the
crowded conditions may be gained from
the statement tnRt under q singls ware