Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1884, Page 1

[—— "THE OMAHA THIRTEENTH YEAR. Pt T D s .- PR DA1Ly BEE: OMAHA, NEB. THURSDAY MORN ASHAPTER OF HORRORS. & Railway Condnctor's Criminal Neg- ligence and its Results, Nineteen Persons Killed and Thirty Wounded. Scenes of Agony That Beggar Description. A Serious Disaster on the Illinois Central, Other Disasters With sequences. Serious Con- DEATH AND DISASTER, A GREAT CALAMITY. Toroxto, January 2 —One of the most harrowing calamities that hashappened in this neighborhood for a long time « ccur- wred here this morning on the Grand Trunk railway. The suburban train left Union station at 6:40. The car attached was filled with employecs o1 the bolt works, who live in the city and are con- veyed to their daily labor by this eans, the train stopping for them spposite works, After turning the curveat "urk» dale foundry a freight train was ob- served coming cityward, but the impetus of both trains was too much to allow the brakes to do duty in time, and the result was a fearful tragedy. Nineteen men employed at the Bolt Works are reported killed, and twenty or thirty wounded. Conductor Geo. Barber, of the freight train is said to be responsible for the ac- cident, as he was running his train with- out orders. He has been arrested. The last accounts place thenumber of wound- ed attwenty-seven. Several injured are so badly maimed that they are not expect- ed to recover. The suburban passenger train had on board sixty passengers, chiefly employes of the Bolt and Iron works at Humber, residing in this city, who were going to their work. Although the weather was piercingly ccld and the gale blowing the snow against the car windows, the merry crowd did not heed it as they told how they spent New Years. On winding a sharp curve just before reaching the bolt works the engineer saw a freight train coming thundering down the grade toward him. He reversed hisengine, blew a warning whistle and with the fireman jumped for life. The conductor heard the warning whistle and shouted jump boys for your lifes, and sprang into the snow. In a second more there was a terrific crash. The engine , of the freight train knocked the boiler off the dummy clear through the first car, crushing unfortu- nate passengers in every direction and pinning many to the floor. The im- petus was so great that the freight en- ine actually mounted the truck of the ummy, which kept the rails, and re- mained on its balance. The engineer of the freight train, when he saw the col- lision was inevitable, sprang from the engine, but Thomas, the fireman, was killed instantly. To add to the horror of the scene the boiler of the dammy exploded, and the steam and boiling water scalded and car- ried death or terrible injuries to the mangled and bleeding men. Then fire, as if maddened at the other agencies clutching 80 many victims, broke ~out and completed the sickening work of destruction. Shrieks, groans and heartrending cries for help from agonized sufferers rent the air. Several poor souls suffered untold agonies with their limbs and bodies burnt to & crisp, and piteously implored those near them to pour water on their scalded limbs or putan end to their sufferings. Strong men looked on appalled, and many an eye fliled with tears. Every possible phase of disfigurement is to be seen—limbs cut, bruised, mangled and half eaten away by the fire, or swollen to enormous size by steam or water. No posgible horror is left to the imagination. e first car was badly wrecked, and it was several hours before all who were buried beneath the debris were extri- cated. A relief party of 80 or40 men was soon on tke scene, and set to work slowly and tenderly to rescue the sulfor- ers, and at 10 o'clock a car load of dead and wounded was on the way to this city. Ambulance wagops met the relief train at the depot in the midst of a tremendous crowd. As the wounded were carried from the car to the ambulances many laokers-on turned sizk at the pights. The wounded men bore their suffering with fortitude and patience, a few groans be- ing the only indication of their intense agony. The scene at the morgue was be- yond description. There 15 bodies were laid side by side on either side of the room, blothers, sisters, fathers and brothers were to be seen passing from body to body with trembling hands, lift- ing the coverlets to gaze upon the faces of the dead. Now and agamn a cry of anguish from some unfortunate told too plainly the discovery of some dear one carried off in the prime of man- hood. At the hospital on arrival of the wounded the doctors immediately set to work sewing up wounds, and did all in their power to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunate men. One man, Johs Rowlett, died shortly after arriving at the hospital. When found among the debris he spoke cheerfully and asked to be allowed to walk. On looking down he cried, **Oh, God! my legs are off,” and so they were, burned off. The coroner impanelled a jury, who viewed the bodies and adjourned until 2 o’clock, when they again met* Some evidence was taken and a further ad- journment made. ~ Barber, the condnc- tor, was immediatly placed under arrest. He admitted that he got orders at Ham- ilton to run w QQueens Wharf, Toronto, avoiding all regular traine, He looked at the time table but torgot the subur- ban train on the list and hence the acei- dent, Public interest is thoroughly aroused for the unfortunate widows and children, Already subscription lists are started and offers of entertainments made to provide fands, The fgmilies of several men killed are in poor circumstances, DBe- sides Charles Thomas, fireman of the freight train, the following were killed instantly: G. Aggett, leaves a wife and child; Joseph Keefer, wife and two chil- dren; C. Bpohn, single, was to be mar- vjed to-night; R. Mulligan, wife and child; J. Kerndghan, wife and family; Alex. Carruthers, wife and large family; (1. White, wife and five children; Joseph McDonald, single; W, Triff, single; Burns, single; George Prescott, ; George Sealo, single; John Me- single; Charles Stanley, a boy aged fourteen; John Rowlett, leaves a wife) and child; Jghn Lynch, wife and family; Eddie Robihson, Sam Bailey, a widower, but leaves a family; H. C. Kerman, wife and child, only six days old; Fred Bathsard, single; Hugh Cun- ningham, wife and three children, Several have died at the hospital, and three others are not expected to live through the night. The severely injured are: W. Rogers, Patrick Norton, Mathew Walker, Pat- rick Kavanaugh. The following are slightly injured: W, Fitzgerrald, Richard Carruthers, Michael Kelly, Charles McDonald, James Kelly, Alexander Banks, John Aggett, John Caraiga, Victor Gireaus, Thomas Mec- Donald and two Montgomery Brothers. The damage to rolling stock is $20,000. Manager Hickson, of the Grand Trunk, immeaiately wired the local manager to give every care and attention to the wounded. A DISASTER ON THE OHIO, Prirssvre, January 2.—An accident occurred at Davis Island Dam, nine miles from this city at two o’clock this morning, by which one man is known to have lost his life, while three others prob- ably perished as_they are still missing Shortly after midnight the tow boats J. Bunton and John T. Case left the city with tows for lower ports. Their progress was slow owing to ice and a strong current. When Davis Island was reached the boats lost con- trol of the towsand swung against the south pier, Three boats sunk at once. The Case drifted to the head of Neville island where she lodged. The Burton was not so fortunate, the shock of the collision threw the fire from under the boilers and two minutes after she was burning in a dozen places. A scene of the utmost confusion followed. The crew numbering 20 men became pani¢ stricken and several jumped overboard mid- way between the Dam and Ne- ville island. The boat careened and went down in shallow water. The Case not having been injured, put out a yawl and succeeded in picking up 16 of the Burton's crew. The other 4 are miss- ing. Shortly afterward the body of Engincer Underwood was picked up. It is possible that the three still missing managed to make shore, but up to noon to-day they lhave not reported. Their names are Frank Young and Alvis Bevington, deck hands; Gustavus Alten- hauff, cook, all young and unmarried, Engineer Underwood leaves 8 wife and tive children. ~ The steamer Birton is a tota! loss. She was owned by Walton & Co., of this city, and valued at $25,000, loaded with coal valued at $25,000, mak- ing a total loss of $50,000. No insur- ance. The men who went down with the steamer, J. N. Burton, this morning, are still missing, and all hope that they were rescued, has been abandoned. Two left the wreck on a log and are supposed to have fallen off. ANOTHER BAD ACCIDENT, Sroux Ciry, January 2,—Passenger train No. 2, on the Illinois Central road, due here at 10.45 a. m., struck a broken rail between Manson and Barnum, west of Ft. Dodge, this morning. The train was a double header. Both engines kept the track but the sleeper and two passen- ger voaches were thrown from the track, going down a fifteen foot embankment. Mre. J. F. Smith, of Ohio,Barnum coun- ty, Illnois, was instantly killed but her eighteen months old child was injured Mrs, Smith was on her way to Cherokee Towa, to attend the funeral of her sister. The injured are C. L. Turner, Manches- ter, head cut and ribs broken; Mrs. Jane Dunning, Ionia, 1lls., head Yruised and mind deranged; Leon Jacobs, Lake City, Minn., head cut and leg bruised; A. M Chamberlain, Montezuma, lowa, arm and back bruised, John Holbrook, Sr., Ft. Dodge, hand bruised; J. R. Finch, Hillsdale, 111., face cut; Thomas Pierce, Reinbeck, Ohio, head wounded. Tho wounded arc at Manson well cared for. The body of Mrs. Smith was taken to Kt. Dodge. SIX LIVES LOST. Houvenroy, Mich., January 2 —The bursting of the Huron mill dam, situated one mile from here, resulted in the loss of six lives as follows: Charles E. Ray- mond, teller First National bank, his son and servant girl, and Howard Ray- mond, wife and son. Fourteen hundred dollars were sub- scribed at a_citizons’ meoting yesterday for the benefit of Mrs, Raymond's two children, which she heroically saved. STRUCK BY AN EXPRES, WaroLeoN, Ohio, January £.—The west bound express on the Wabash road last night struck a wagon near here con- taining five young men, killing Frank Long and William Reberts, and badly in- juring George Arps. Long leaves a wife. The others were unmarried, A freight train on a side track concealed ¢he ap- proach of the train. A TOWN DESTROYEL, BRECKRNRIDGE, Minn,, Januery 2,— This town, situated near Dakota, was nearly destroyed by fire yesterday. Among the buildings bumm{ are the Sherman House, Wilkin county offices, cunuiniui nearly all the county records, and nine business buildings, {mn"ifi,- 000; insured $35,000. o — The du. aaue funce Row, 81, Louis, January 2 —The depoesed Chief of Police Campbell, through his attorneys, petititioned Judge Adams, of the circuit court, this afterncon, fora writ of certiorari against the board of police commissioners, asking that all the late proceedings against Campbell be adjudged null and void, The writ was 18sued, and made returnable Friday, January 11th, The police board, at a regular meeting this afternoon, directed Acting Chief of Polize Hercules to swear out a warrant of arrest against ex-Chief Campbell, for holding possession of the private office at police headquarters in violation of the law, alko instructing Captain Fruohte to prefer charges against him for not reporting for duty asa pa- trollman, to which position he was re- duced by the board, — A Peosioner Gone, Cuicaqo, Janury 2.—W. H. Gotham, the first importer of Hereford cattle,died to-day, at the residence of H. V. Bemis, where he has been living as a pensioner for a number of years; aged 83, no foundation LURED BY LUCRE. Wintover awona - te. . §oot cotet His Honor Judge McCrary S1ides From | wit Teaiston, T was apy A by s with Ralston, I was approached by a 9 Dy NG, JANUARY FROM FOREICN LANDS. Mivister Lowell Decides Not to b a 1884, NO 168, [ per cent, tax on bank irsulation now ex- |isting. This would make the interest | on the new bonds equivalent to the banks |to 3 per cont, and he thought a maj- ority of the banks would readily take THE TRANSGRESSORS. A Verdict of Not Guilty in the Emma 1he Bench City Comforts, The Roads Which Mortgages Have Swamped. The Passenger and Freight Rates Fixers, . RAILROAD MATTERS, A JUDGE'S CHOICE. KEOKUK, January 2 — George W. Me. Crary, judge of the Eighth United States judicial circodt, embracing Minnesota, iuwl. Miseouri, I¥ansas, Arkansas, Ne- Braska and Colora@o, forwarded his res- ignation to President Arthur to-night, to take effect March 1, 1884 He has con- tracted with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad to fill the position of general counsellor for a term of five years, his headquarters to be at Kansas City. Judge McCrary was appointed circuit judge December 1, 1879, by Pres- ident Hayes to succeed Judge John F. Dillon, who had resigned to enter the service of the Union Pacificrailroad. He was a member of the Forty-first, Forty- second, Forty-thid and Forty-fourth congresses, and was secretary of war dur- ing the greater portion of Hayes' admin- istration. The reasons assigned for re- signing are of a personal nature. A bet- ter salary, less work and home comforts are the inducements. He will be per- mitted to engage to a limited extent in the general practice of law. Judge Mc- Crary expresses a liking for the duties which he soon ceases to perform, and compliments the bar of the circuit wko made the bench so agreeable to him. Torkks, Kas.,January 2,—Mr. Harris, assistant general manager, confirms the reports regarding the connection of Judge McCrary with the. Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fe railroad. = He says the judge will act as general counsel for the entire line, THE NEW ENGLAND FIGHT. Bostox, January 2, —Over 3,200 shares of New York & New England stock changed hands to-day, at from 13¢ to Lic the latter price being the last quotation this morning, and 43,000 7 per cent bonds were sold at from 93} to 95. While Gs were quoted at Tlc bid, witn 1o sales recorded, The selling was prinoipally bs smaller holders who bacame frighten- ed by yesterday’s deveiepment. The de- cision of Judge Nelson, on an application for a decree similar to that granted by Judge Shipman is a set back to the peti- tioners, and at the same time very satis- factory to the opponents, inasmuch as it gives them just what they wanted, am- ple time to determine the best policy to be adopted in the case. The opponents intimate that the bill as drawn and filed is defective in several important particu- lars. They assert that it must, on a full !}euring be dismissed upon this ground i upon no other. On the other hand President Clark and friends disclaim any intention to antagonize themselves to the remainder of the stockholders. A YEAR'S FORECLOSURES, ChicaGo, January 2.—The Railway Age will publish a summary of the rail- way foreclosures of 1883, the showing being rather favorable than otherwise, taking into consideration the fact that all roads foreclosed on have been in a shaky or moribund condition for several years. The foreclosures covered 18 lines, with a total of 1,354 miles of track, $18,825,000 of capital stock, and an approximate of 28,605,000 of bonds and debt. Over half of this mileage and liability belonged to two lines—the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central, aud Cleveland, Tuscara- was Valley & Wheeling. None of the other lines had as much as €€ miles of track and two of them only six. The total capital invested (stock, bonds and debt) is $47,330,000, against $6i,- 425,000 in fereclesed roads in 1882, $127,925,000 in 1881, and §263,882,000 in 1880, FREIGHT AND PASSENGER KA 5 Ciicaco, January 2.—The local east- bound Trunk line freight committee met to-day in response to a request by Com- missioner Fink, who desired their senti- ment before declaring a reduction in rates under the application of the Grand Trunk, which charged that rates were being cut. The committee unanimously agreed to maintain rates for the future. 1vis understood that Fink sent similar requests to the local committees of St. Louis, Peoria and Indianapolis. The passenger agents of Missouri river lines met to-day and appointed a eommittee to draft an agreement in re- gard to the payment of commissions on through business from New York to the Missiouri river, and report to a meeting to be held to-moerrow. This action is taken with a view of harmonizing the differences between these roads and the Trunk lines,growing outvf Commissioner Pierson’s orger allowing cut rates on the Wabash & Northwestern road on this business. C— Body Snatching. CHicaca, January 2,—Several weeks ago the body of a lady was stolen from a grave yard in Sycamore, Ill, Detectives, who have been on the case since, this evening arrested three men, Coffee, Hall and Armstrong, of this city, They charge these men with being an organized gang of grave desecrators who prey upon church yards of neighboring towns. Sev- eral medical colleves were searched for missing bodies, without success. —— Villard and his Traducers. New Youk, Janvary 2,—E., B, Frabri is out with the following card: In this mornings issue of The New York World, under the heading of ““The Villard Sink- hole,”” appears what purports to be an in- terview with me. In answer to the ques- tion whether the Oregon Transconti- nental propgsed to proceed against Vil- lard for the recovery of monies arising from stock sales, I am made to state, *‘1 cannot at present say what will be done, but it is not improbable some action will be taken.” 1 now desire to say Into a Railroad Office in Kansas To Secure Less Work and Home reporter who asked me whether 1 had heard the rumor circulated in tho street to the effect that proceedings will be commenced against Villard. To this | replied “1 had not heard anything of (Eresident Arthur Offends the kind and have not seen anybody.” I avail myself of this opportunity to say, Portuguese Government. while very grave mistakes have boen . made by Villard, 1 have yet to discover ; Anything that would refieet unfavorably [E WrEHE %‘““"b;“ce d’“' Harbor Tace reared. on the integrity of his actions or the honesty of his motives.” Why the Czar's Watch Dog Was Killed, Lord Reolor. the ——— WASHINGTON TOPICS, THE FUBLIC DERT, WasHisaToN, January 2. debt statement is as follows: The public Decranse of the public dobt. dur- arious Matters of Interest and ing December... Decroase since June 30. Importance. Cath in treasury kil Gold cortifical Certificates of Refundine certi Legal tendors, Fractional ¢ sh balance av 1884 est | 1, 1884..... Matured debt. .. Liogal tenders........... Certificates of deposit. ... Gold and silvor certificates. . Fractional enrrency ; Total non-interest bearing debt. Total debt. . v Total interest. . Cash in treasury . . ek Debt less cash in treasury. ..... 1,408,011 FOURTH-CLASS MAIL MATTER, The postmaster-general has issued an GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, MR, LOWELL RESIGNS Loxpox, January 2.—Minister Lowell hias resigned from the lord rectorship of St. Andrew’s university, to which he was 6,885,150 recently elected. He states that his 38,793 reli%nltinn is owing to the difficulty he 340,780,600 | would encouuter in properly discharging 140,060,000 | the duties of rector, in view of his posi- 200,980,681 | tion as ambassador of the United States. G,080.428 [ The resignation is greatly regretted by 0 | his supporters in the recent election, and by the ofticials of the university. PORTUGAL OFFENDED, Loxpoy, January 2,—The Telegraph’s Vienna correspondent says he has heard on good authority that the passage in order changing the rate of postage on a | President Arthur's message, whereimsit is number of articles heretofore rated as |atated that it might become necessary for third-class; on printed matter paying[the United States to co-operate with postage at the rate of 1 cent for every | other powers for the safeguard of their two ounces. Under this order these |rights of trade on the Congo river, gives articles hereafter will be classified as |offense to the Portuguese government, merchandise or fourth-class matter upon | which was under the impression that the which postage will be 1 cent per ounce. | Washington cabinet would take a differ- Following is the text of the order: The |ent view of the matter if Portugal had at character of paper as an article of mer- | her disposal a large flect like thatof Eng- chandise within the meaning of the [land. Meantime Portugal is preparing postal laws is not necessarily changed by [two new naval divisions for service on printing or stamping thereon words, | the east and west consts of Africa and of letters, charactors, figures, images or|South America. any combination thereof. Labels, pat- THE HARBOR GRACE RIOT, terns, photographs, playing cards, visit- | gy Jouxs, N. F., January 2.—Lord ing cards, address tags, paper sacks, | Derby, colonial secretary, has offered wrapping paper, with printed advertise- | {) , New Foundland government military ments thereon, bill heads, lotter heads, | and naval aid to prevent a recurrence of envelopes and other matter of the same | gho ‘rioting. Dispatohes are received general character, the printing upon which is not designed to instruct, amuse, cultivate the mind or taste, or impart general information, are mere articles of mercandise and will be rated as fourth- class matter. ARCTIC EXPLORATION, The following gentlemen appeared to- day before the Arctic board and present- ed plans to rescue Lieutenant Greely and party: Captain George I. Tison, of the Hall Arctic expedition; Lieutenant H, J. Hunt, U. 8. N,, ene of the officers of the Rogers in her expedition in search of the Jeannette; Lieutenant Garlington, who commanded the last expedition, and | Panis, January 2.—The trial of the Lieutenant P. H. Gray, who had charge | Marquis de Rays, charged with falsely in- of the Point Arrow, Alaska, signal sta- | ducing many people to subscribe to an 846,681,016 0,427 142,478,445 Int ing debt, January of public feeling at Harbor Grace, Car- botear and other places. Further dis- SUDEIKIM'S MURDER, 8t Perersnu January 2.—The venge for the arrest of Mme. Wolkel- stein who recently arrived in St. Peters- burg from Kharkof for the purpose of murdering the Czar. Her arrest was due to the energy of Colenel Sudeikim and nephew. SOME SWINDLERS HOUSED, extremely anxious to return to the Arctic | the Island of Port Breton, in the South regions in search of Groely, proposes that | Sehs; and with the misappropriation of himself and the relief ship by Lieutenant | hundred persons to settle upon the Colwell. Letters were read from Lieu- |island, most of whom perished through tenant Schwatka, setting forth his views | privations, has concluded. The marquis in respect to the proposed expedition, | was ondemned to four years' imprison- and one from General Niles, recommend- ment. His four associates were sen- ing that Schwatka be placedsin command. | tenced to prison, two to two years each, FUNERAL OF GENERAL HUMPHRIES, one to elght months, and the qther to six The funeral of Goneral Humphries months, ~ All of them were fined 2,000 took place from his late residence ths | france each. Two others were sentenced afternoon. In accordance with the | to one and five years' imprisonment ro- wishes of the family there was no mli- |#pectively. Three others, charged with tary display. The secrotary of was complicity in the swindle, have been ac- number of army officers, their families | 9uitted. and many prominent people were pres- ent. The remains were taken to the Congressional cemetery. SEARCHING FOR MILLIONS, The solicitor of the treasury was noti- fied to-day that there would be submit- ted to him certain legal questions which have recently arwen in connection with the work of recovering treasure sup- posed to be lying in the wreck of the British frigate Hussar in the East river, New VYork, just below Point Morris. The Hussar was wrecked in 1780, while on the way to Norwich, Conn. She is supposed to have had on board nearly a million pounds sterling intended for pay- ment off British troops, also two Ameri- can prisoners chained to_the gun deck. Attempts have been made at intervals for many years to recover the treasure which it is believed went down with her, but en aoccount of the great depth of water and swift oross tide in the channel where the wreck lies, all such attempts THE SNOW STORM. Quenge, January 2.—The snow storm which set in yesterday morning increases in violence until the present time. The railroads are all blocked. UPRISINGS FEARED, Pants, January 2.—A Boyonne tele- gram states that a revolutionary move- ment is expected to occur on the Franco- Spanish frontier. The Spanish minister of the interior has advised the French prefect on the frontier to take precau- tione to prevent the uprisings. RATHBONE'S CONDITION, Haxover, January 2.—Colonel Rath- bone is growing weaker and is unable to obtain sleep. 5 A GOOD ARTICLE, Orrawa, January 2,—The agents of a ng orders for American flour in view of the short wheat crop in Canada this year. heve hitherto been fruitless. A com- & WORFEITED GRANT. peny mow engaged in the work P uadertook it at their own expense, Mexico, January 2,—The government has declared forfeited the concession made to (eneral Grant fora submarine cable, comnesting Mexico, the United Btates and Central Amerios, no work baving been done within the prescribed time, and risk upon an agreement with the United States gosernment ¢hat they should have ninety per cent of all money vecovered, the United States to have the other ten per cent, together with all relics of value that might be found, From the fact that a legal question has | arsen goncerning the sunken treasure, and is to be submitted to the law officers of the treasury the inference is drawn that there is a better pros) before of the reco AMOLOSING KHARTOUS, Loxnox, January 2.—-A Cairo dispatch states that the position of Khartoum is critical. It is reported that the rebels than ever| are drawing around the place. of the money, but nothing is known definitely about'it orfew o peo TR0 come about the nature of the question raised. St ARAVMANTS BMITR, 5 Wasuinaron, January 2,— Secretary Argument was begun in the United] Chandler received the following cable States supreme court to-day in the im-{ nessage from Minister Hunt at St. gn;t.mt Louisiana land cases of Alfrod| Petersburg yesterday: ““Harber tel- lidell and others, appelants, against| egraphs from Tomsk that he arrived there Jamee H. Richardson, register of the|yesterday aud expects to reach Orenburg Louisiana state land oftice and others. {the fifteenth inst. arber has charge of - — il the bodies of De Long and comrades and Saved By a Dog. is bringing them home via St. Peters- Lovtwirie, Ky., January 2,—Early|burg. At Orenburg Harber will strike this wmorning Deen's furniture arcade |the railway which takes him to St. Peters- building, #08 and 810 Market stroot, was | burg in two days. He should reach New burned. Loss on building and contents, | ¥ork February Lst. £35,000, - Well insurec. Origin of the e — fire unknowpn. Deen and family, living Mr. Sabin's Plan, on tho second floor, were wwakened by1 Mussgavous, January 2,—Bemator the whines of a dog lacked in the house, | §ahin, chairman of the national republi- and were so nearly suffocatedZthat they, | can committeo, this afternoon authonized with difficulty, could make their way to | The Evening Journal to define his posi- the windows, where they werv rescued In | tion on finances as follews: In his their night clothes by firemen. opinion payment of the national debt R lguuld cease. In fact it should have coased a year ago. He would favor the insue of 4 per cent fifty year bonds by the government into which all honds of either denowination should be converted a8 they mature or are called in, These bonds eould be used as & basis for bank insues, Accompapying this measure should be the repeul of the 1 A Leap Year Party. Mansuarvrowy, la, January 2.— One hundred and thirty gentlemen, leaders in society and Dusiness, cele- brated leap year by receiving the ladies in music hall in the afternoon and giving & daucing party to-night., The affair was of great elegance, containing alarming accounts of the state | no insurance. turbances are feared. in the Republic oil works and cooper murder of Sudeikim is attributed to re- [ing at § o'clock, Cause unknown; loss |, tion for two years. Garlington, who is | alleged enterprise for the colonization of L the coming expedition be commanded by | funds, and also with inducing several 1 r ot Minnesota Hour mills are | ™ them, and probably if they were allowed, as they should be, to issue circulation upon their full face or par value. Under the prosent laws banks can issue circula- tion to the extent of only 90 per cont. of | A1l Towa Prisoner Shoots a Jailer the par value of the bonds deposited as security for such circulation. He thought and Esoapes. it would bo safe to permit banks to issue . notes o the par value of the bonds, be- | qp o GilmoreiTrrialr Opens With oause our money cannot be any better than our government. Abundant Counsel. Once More at Liberty. Bond Case. — 8o Avely Slugging. Desver, January 2.—A lively froe Aght botiason Shanee Siade of Ty Jung | ETank James L. Sulllvan combination and local celeb- rieties, occurred in front of the Arcade saloon this morning. All hands were drunk, hence no serious damage was done. An ofticer interfered but was soon done up, others came to the rescue and all hands were jailed. During the melee Champion Sullivan ran into the Ameri- can House and demanded a revolver with which to do up some one. Propriotor Smith refused when Sullivan attempted to take it by force. Smith, however, revolver in hand, ran him out of the house. If some of the slugger's combi- nation don't bite the dust before leaving Colorado they will be in luck. A Clergyman Brutally Beaten and Robbed—Other Wickedness, CRIME AND ORIMINALS. THE GILMORE TRIAL. Special Dispatch to The Bee, Yorx, Neb., January 2.—The Gilmore trial was called this morning on the open- ing of the January term of court. Henry Clay Dean, of Missouri, and Hon. Will- iam Vermillion, of lowa, district attor- neys, Thos Darnell, and Scott & Frank, and W. P. Conner, of this city, appear- ing for the state; Hon, J. M. Thurston and Hon. G. W. Post, of Omaha, and Sedgwick & Power, France & Harlan I und and Bates & Bennett, of this place, ap- iron at §4 per ton, &Y forgo pig iron $5 | pearing for the defense. Up to thia per ton, steel rails $5 per ton, bar iron 4- Lour nothing has been accomplished but 10 cents per pound and nails §1. per keg. | the partial empanelling of the jury, which He says: “It will bo seen that the|will be continued to-morrow at the open- docline is very serious, much more 80 ing of the trial. The opera house was than is generally supposed. It would [ packed, but little or no excitement pre- seem that prices cannot go lower than | vailed. they now are and this theory would ap- pear to be sustained by the fact that owners of furnaces, rol lin{( mills and steel works on every hand have put out their fires because the future offered no hope to their real ing profits.” s The Iron Trade Depression. Puitaverenia, January 2.—The see- retary of tho American Iron and Steel association in a review of the year's trade estimates the shrinkage in the price of No. 1, anthracite foundry pig A DESPERATE General Press Dispatches, Orrumwa, Ia', January 2 -—James i as O'Brien, donfined in the county jail, this city, at 1 o’clock to-day e e escaped by shooting dead the turnkey. The Record of Fires, Up to 4 this afternoon the prisoner had Crtcago, January 2,—The Daily News' [ not been captured. How Williams ob- Carmel, 111,, special says: Seven business | tained the pistol is a mystery. He isa buildings on Main street burned last [notorious desperado. night. Loss not stated. TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED, Tucson, Janury 2.—The Star's Bowie | Tucsos, January 2.—Three of the special says: The railroad hotel and [Southern Pacific train robbers and mur- freight dep:t are burned. Loss $30,000; | derers are in custody at Silver City. The first one, caught at ‘Vegas, is a negro and has confessed. Two others were taken at Eagle, New Mexico, on Sunday. The fourth is expected to be taken soon. FRANK JAMES AT LIBERTY. Kansas Crry, Mo., January 2.—Judge Krekel, of the United States court to-day announced his decision on the question of the right of the federal government to the custody of Frank James on a charge of .complicity in the Mussel shoals rol bery in Alabama, the court ordering the prisoner remanded to his bondsmen in the Blue Cut robbery case, holding that the state tribunal first mininfl possession is consequently entitled to his custody DERD, = CreveLAND, January 3.—At 1 o'clock this morning n disastrous firabroke out shop, Both are in flames. The Republic oil works are still burn- £10,000. JAcksoNviLLE, Ore., January 2.—Fire this afternoon destroyed property valued at £60,000, in less than half an hour, among which is the postoftice; insurance, §17,000, e ——— Arizona’s Prosperity. Tuesos, Junuary 2.—The Star’s annual trade review of Arizona shows the popu- tion of the beritory to- bo 65,000, hav. | Tl the case e disposedof. This les ing doubled in three years; By wealth $24,200,000, against $12,000,000 DRSRRVE 3 in 1880 ck increase for the year, 50| Omicaco, IIL, . Jan 2.-—The ARY ilver and gold bullion output | Journal’s Quincy, ll., special says: Rev. ?:r the year, $8,000,000; copper bullion, | Horace Warden, seventy years old, was 28,000,000 pounds. attacked at his gate by three footpads Peace with the Indians is at last se- |last night, robbed, and so brutally ocured, the last of the renegades from |beaten that it is thought he cannot Sonora having surrendesed to San Oarlos | recover. agency last week. General security is g A PATRICIDE, now felt and there is renewed confidence| g,,uy 0, January 2.—Louis Grifiin, in General Crook's contrel of the Indians. | . promin‘ent' farmer, had a quarrel with There is a general revival of prosperity | piiy7 vear old son yosterday, and_fol- over the territory. There are now nine- | 404 {flm into a piece of woods near ty-eight public schools in the territory | 41 oir home. ~Soon after a shot was heard with a total of 8,500 pubils. and young Griffin emerged from the T wood with the information that his* father had killed himself. The body of the farmer was afterwards discovered with a bullet in his loft breast. Young Griffin was not apprehended, and has disappeared. THE BOND OASE. St. Louts, Jnnun}?' 2,—The Post-Dis- patéh special from Hillsboro (Ills.) says: Judge Phillips delivered long instructions to the jury in the Bond case this morn- ing, after which the jury retired in charge of two deputy sherifis. The general opinion seems to be that it will take the jury a long time to reach a conclusion, he jury returned the following ver- dict a little before 8 o'clock to-night: “We, the jury, find the defenants not uilty of the crime charged.” Judge hillips stated before the verdict was. read that no sign of approbation or dis- sent would be_tolerated from the audi- yoars old, with only a dollar between | ence, the reading therefore was received them. Heo guve the dollar to a boarding | with silence. The defendants were con- louse for his brother, and refused to eat | gratulated by friends, Fuhn‘m‘u to the . himself. Ho found employment as a |verdictis very much divided. ere Was . ‘brakeman, and after thirty-six hours ex- [a rumor during the early part of the . posure in the sleet and rein returned to | night that a mob had left Litchfield, a the boarding hou died. neighboring town, for the pi o of e ——— lynching the defendants, but so far th A Wintry have failed to appear. The night is: Onicaco, January 2,—Inter-Ocean | bitterly cold and very unfavorabie fox specials report a severe driving and drift- [ out-door operations, ~ The A ants ing snow atorm, with low temperature | remain with the jur{ to-nieht 1 the throu({hout portions of Wisconsin, Michi- | court house. All is quiet at the present. gan, Indians and Ilinois, There is no | writing (midnight). snow here, but the temperature has been going down ever since noon. The Vacant Judgeship, Burrare, January 2,—A severe storm, | Dpy Moy Is., Janusry 2.—The accompanied by snow has raged neazly | Hon, Galusha Parsons, of Dos Moines, all day, the wind blowing forty-five to|one of the first hwy.r-’ of e bar, Bha fifty-five miles and hour. Trains were | jng popularly discussed as the successor somewhat delayed. to Judge McCrary, of the United States circuit court, in case the latter carries out his reported intention of resigning. — f Arcabishop Perche. New Ox s, January 2,—The grand religious, civic and military obsequies of the late Archbishop Perche occured to- day. The procession was a large one, in- cluding the Catholic clergy, state and city officials, military, various Catholic socioties, Sisters of Charity and Mercy, in charge of the inmates of the Catholic asylums, and a concourse of citizens from St. Louis, The cathedral was decorated with funeral emblems and appropriate inscriptions, Succeeding Archbishoj Leroy officiated in the cathedral, assiste by clergy from this and other states. Funeral e e— A Brother's Sa fice. Lexwaroy, Ky., Japuary 2.—W. Irving Landell, said to be from Phila- delphia, died here last night from hunger exposure. He had reached here a fow days ago with a young brother 12 o — 1dle Bteamboats Burned, 81, Lowis, January 2,—The steam- poats Colerado and City of Alton burned to the water's edge near the sectional docks, in the southern part of the city, this morning, The overturning of a stove in the Colorado was the cause of the fire. The City of Alton had been dismantled, Ea:g boat was valued at 00, Insurance of the Colorado, §0,000; City of Alton, 3,500, They belonged to P. P. Marion, HOD'S GARSAPARILLA Isa carefully prepared extract of the best remedies of tue vegelablo kingdom known o medical sel- ence as Alleratives, Blood Purifiers, Diuretics and Tonics, sich as Barsaparilla, Yellow Dock, Stillingia, Dandelon, Juniper Berries, Mandrake, Wild Cherry Bark and other selected roots, barks and herbs, A miedicine, like anything else, can be fairly judged only by its results, Wo polut with satisfaction o the. glortous record Hood's Sarsiparilla has entered for itself upon the hearts of of people kn New England who have or iudirectly boex re- Ueved of terrible sufferlug which all other remedics falled o reach. Des Mol Wealth, Ouicaco, January 2.—A Des Moines special says: The building improvements in Des Moines during the last year cost $3,808,472; .value of manufactures, $18,- 183,8560; wholesale trade, $3,063,020, ‘The population is 40,000, an increase for the year of 6,000, Elevator Vietims, New Youk, January 2.—The elevator of Smith ~ Bros' brewery fell to-day, seriously injuring five persons, ine uding the two gn‘uprlewrl. Donald and Me- Pherson Smith, P by express two oy Measrs. C. 1. Ho ,3:;""5‘3"%::'3 %‘; Yy e