Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 23, 1886, Page 1

{ FIFTEENTH YEAR, UARY 23. 1886, NUMBER 185, NOT A SINGLE SOUL SAVED, | Thirty-Nine Newburg Miners Killed Out- right by the Fearful Explosion. RESCUING PARTIES AT WORK, Heartrending Sights at the Scene of the Calamity-—Sorrowing Rela- tives Block the Mouth of the Shattercd Shaft, Corpse Covered Mine Floors, Wnrenise, W. Va, J. 22—Special dis- patelies to the Intelligence scone of the mine disaster continues to present a heart- rending spectacle. The east bound train to- day brought a great number of people from Clarksburg, Faivmount, Grafton, and inter- mediate points, and sympathizing friends ame from as far east as Piedmont, They swelled the hopeless, helpless crowd that hung about the pit's mouth, Men, women and children were gathered there, pale, trem- bling, weeping, staring at the shaft almost dumb with consternation. Iew words were exchanged and these ina low tone, for the people there kiew that 1EY 8TOOD ABOVE THE TOMD of thirty-nine men who went down to death at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. In half an hour more they would have been out, As 1 reached the spot men were still at work repaiving the shat.cred timbers of the shaft, and other men were in a bucket going down the black hole into the blacl deep below. Returning they brought no tidings for the anxious crowd, but soon a rumor spread that the seareh party nad found at the bottom of the shaft Dan Miller, the cager, and his son, 15 ye old; the driver, young Timmons, a trapper, and young Clark, driver. One of the par quoted as ing they found Kinney's mule blown feet out of the stables, with Ins halter on. The chers themselves would say nothing. It was thought better to KEEP THE DRt that the lamps revealed below until a wider search brought more definite knowledge, There could be no certainty as to the identity of the blackened remains, The buckets went down and up, the men were re- pairing breaks in t ir siift as o found them, the crowd was growing larger and pressing havder on the ropes stretehed about er were the people to get even ble hole, A temporary wrriedly put up to make in which the work mignt go on without interference. As soon as the shaft was suflicientiy repaived a cace was put on to take downa larger working foree in hope of BRINGING UP SOME and beginning au ingu Coroner Jones of Terra Alta, summoned a jury to be present at the works at b o'cloek, but the progress was slower than the coroner expected, and the in- quest was postponed for an hour, It then at there was little prob- of any bodies being brought up to- nd the inquest was adjourned until § BODIES in the mine will be continued through the night, by relict parties composed in part of men who have fathiers and brothers below. THE ORT ' is variously determined by in theories, The gencrally his that of the com: diteh through a brattis at the extreme end of the working to let the water off, knocked down a door to give him a better chance at this work. The door played an important part in the system of ventilation, which was thus deranged. Foul gas collected in a great volume and was fired by the miner’s lamp. Mr. James Wilson, shipping clerk, was standing fifty fect east of the shaft when the explosion eame. He say: “L heard a thud which was accompanied with a dense mass of fog and mud. Before I had time to realize the situation, in halt & minute a sec- ond shock came, A TERRIFIC BURST OF GAS, ripping off the weather boarding and demor- alizing the upper part of the shaft, thus co ering much of it, but it had eaught thirty- nine poor fellows down there, and 1 think their doom is sealed.” At the bottom of the shaft the scene of wreck and confusion was horrible. Men, mules, shattered cars, and all sorts of debris were piled up in confusion, The men trod on a body before they knew low near they were to the dead. From the wreek below it is supposed the explosion was violent enough 1o blow the men outof the most remote rooms, though experts differ as to whether the shocl would nec rily be fatal. The idea is ad- vanced that the most experienced miners, knowing the nature of the gas, if the MEN WERE NOT KILLED AT ONCE, they would have thrown themselves on their faces, there being the least foul air on the floor. This gives their friends some ground for hope, but it Is so slight that it Is not en- couraged. Jt is believed by some men who are familiar with mines that the rooms in the ext portions of the “working” are comparat y free from gas, and that they may have af- forded a refuge to those in or near them, Phese gleaws of hope are met by the aflicted families with moans of despair, WILL CAUS) The calamity the little town of Newburg, The recent cold weather froze out the miners, and they could not work for ten days, and little money is coming to the men who are on the death roll. A few of them had no savings, and their tak- ing off will leave their families in destitu- tion, rible forca on ——— HSTANDARD" PAY: The Senator Desires a Thorough In- vestigation of the Bribery Charges, WaASHIN Jun, 22—Senator Payne to- night mailed a letter to the chairman of the reeently appointed investigating committee of the lower house of the Obio legislature, of which the following is a copy: U iD 81 S| WASHINGTON, Cowgill, As one D. C., Jan, Hou, Chairman, Columbus, nch of the general assembly has appointed # special committee, of which you are the _chairman, to investigate ‘the conduet of the democratic caucus which in January, 1884, nominated & candi- date for United Stutes senator, and as the matter is thus raised to the plane of respecta- hility and placed in eharge of intelligent and honorable gentlemen, I propose to give it appropriate attention. For myself, I invite the most thorough and rigid sn‘l‘ulhli. My private eorrespondence and books of aecounts will be checrfully submitted to your inspeetion if you desire it Lonly insisf, in case any testimony is given which in'the slightest degree inculpates we, 1 nay be atlorded the opportunity of appearing before thf comnittee, ot R @y very respectfully, your obedient ser- vanut, H, B, Payxe, A Furnace Caves In, Prrrsnune, Jan The furnace in eourse of consteuction at Lindes Steel works | caved i yesterday, instantly killing o Pole ud injurin, \Vllflumauhu{w 80 badly that il e night SPARKS BY CABLE, The Irish Amendment to Address— Gladstone Nodded Assent. Loxpox, Jan. 22,—0'Brien's amendment to the address in reply to the queen’s speech recites that the depression in agriculture works grievous hardships upon the tenants, who form the bulk of the people of Treland, and being destitute of capital they are obtain eredit. Owing to the on of bad seasons they are 10 a helpless condition and unable to y full rent. ‘Their hardships are age vated by an inconsiderate use of legal powe by the landlords in enforcing evietions and refusing the abatement required. This house, therefore, with a view of insuring re- spect for law and order, ghould consider as s001 as possible measures by which the Irish courts will be_enabled to stay evietions and arrange a settlement between the tenants and landlords, The Post says that Gladstone nodded as- sent wi My, Selton, in the house of com mons, stated that he understood Gladstone favored the restoration of a native legislature to Ireland, provided the integrity the em- pire, supremucy of the erown and anthority of the imperial parliament should be secured. Sily Loxpox, Jan, & inual eeting of the International Monetary Standard associa- tion was held to-day. Henry H. Gibbs, gov- ernor of the Bank of England, presided, and in an address admnitted the progress of bi- metallism W Ingland, but said it was neing in Germany, He said he feved that the roval commissi epressed — condi- tion of nwould report that tne present ¢ i the silver qu tion had an important bearing on the ¢ 511 sion, Henry M. utell, also of the Bank of England, (. contidence that the United States senate would not alter the con- liti of bill, Bimetallism, Greenfell said, was of vital interest to trade and agriculture, Thomas Sutherland and Samuel Montague, members of ‘\ ament, and other gentlemen, also delivered ad- dresses, The meeting resolved to form a gold and silver league on a popular bas The Caino, Jan commission Turko-13g; defense 0 Egyptian A sha, ‘Lurkish ypt, proposed that the my be organized for the Egypt in place of the English Tatter army Is too costly in view of its limited' revenues. aid Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British com- missioner, has applied to his government for advice as to the course he shall follow in re- gard to Moukht: proposal. Ordered to Become Scarce. i an. 22.—Mr. Heiurichsen, the itizen who was recently ordered by the government to leave Gjennes (Prus sia), has received another notice from th nent ordering him to quit the country efore February 1. Stanley as a Railroade LoNDON, Jan. 22.—The Congo raily pointed Henry M. Stanley ma of the work of laying aline of railway into the Congo country. Fires in France, Panis, Jan. A nuwmber of cabinet fac- tories were destroyed by fire last night, in- juring several workmen and throwing 500 nen out of employment, tary of War. Viscount Cranbrook has been appointed secretary of state for war, in place of Mr. W. C. Smith, who has accepted the office of chief secretary for Ireland. The Crew Saved. LoNDON, Jan, 22.—A part of the crew of the ship Frank N. Thayer, from Manilla for New York, before reported burned at sea, were saved. ey A PARTISAN FIGHT. ‘Where Parliamentary Law is Knocked Higher than Gilderoy's Kite. Corumpus, Ohio, Jan. 22—In the Ohio senate this morning, the question being on the approval of the journal, which was tabled by the adjournment yesterday inorning, the president held that it was regularly before the senate for approval and that the proceed- ings only were tabled; having reference to the resolution to take from the hands of the committee on privileges and elections the Hamilton county contest cases and consider- ing the same in open senate, 2 ? {rom the on of the c e decis: ion sus ed, ‘The Journal of Wednes did not therefore come up for approva eral Kennedy, president, rose toa qu of privilege, ind In a lo statoment citing authorit scope of duties as pres . announced that he would in accordance with the law and precede regardless of the rules adopted by the majority, abridging him in his constitutional rights. The state- ment went to the committee on privileges and clections. Later the committee on privileges and elee- tions made a renort, asking further authority to make Invesiigations, and a minority of the committee made a report that the com- mittee be relieved from further consideration of contest and the matter be brought to the senate. € he xl(lurtillll of the minority report and all other motions relating thereto, the chair held that the four Hamilton county membe uld not vote. The democrats fused to yote on any question, and the eh declared the report. adopted by a vote of 17 republican votes, ‘as that would be a majorlty under his ruling, The ing grew intense, and the governor put the motion’ and declared the senate recessed. The president pro tem, Mr, N took the chair, and the de I art of the lxr()t'n'fllinga whi Deen taken, although they did not re the winority report, The senate adjourned to 4 p. . Monday. ——— RELIC ROBBERS, Masked Thieves Steal a Valuable Lot of Family Heirlooms. Tannyrown, N, Y,, Jan, 2 A New Se town last night, Their most suc was that upon the widow of Storms, The only persons in the house were Mrs, Stors and another lady, The burglars territied the, f instant death, and almost smothered Mrs, Stormns with a pillow. They then ransacked the house and carried away everything that they could lay hands on, They carried away a service of silver plate weig hing 600 ounces, woich was presented by a brigade of caval ir commander, General Storms, besides other articles of high value to the family as relics, These in- cluded a pair of candle sticks, very massive, which were brought to this eountry just alter the close of the war of independen silver hilted sword, which General Scott carried at the battle of Lundy's Lane, They also took avother siiver hilted sword set with gems, which o) belonged to Gen- eral Marsena and was used by Italian campaigns; christening e apostles snoons, and alt the a mestic silverware of three generations, burglars, in addition to the above took all the woney and family jewelry they could find, a lot Of bri-a-brac and antique cut glassware The property stolen was valued at many thousands of dollars, Every effort is being e to capture the robbers, aid en. Henry e Pig Tails Sue for Damages. SAN Francisco, Jan, 22.—A uumber of Chinese have begun suit in the United States court againstthe ity of Eureka, (Cala.) for $182,000 damages, alleged to have been sus- taned from loss of property at the time of lln'lil‘mpulaluu from that city in February ast, - Business Failure, 1. Joskry, Mo, Jan, 22.-J. W, Bailey, an extensive dry goods merchant, closed bi: store to day for the second time in two years, Liabilities §25,000 and assets about $40,000, ] (00D WORDS FOR WATERWAYS | Able Arguments Presented for the Misse issippi and Missonri, WEAVER CONGRATULATES WISE, Tho Towa Congressman’s Fondness for the Southern Fire Baters—West- ern Postal Changes—Various Washington Matters. ‘Who is Mr. Sullivan? WASHINGTON, Jan, 2%.—[Special Tele- gram.|—The session of the house committec on rivers and harbors was again devoted to argument from friends of the western and northwestern water ways, Two gentlemen of the northwest spoke in behalf of improve- ments of the Upper Mississippi and the Mis- sourl rivers. Mr. Sullivan, of Nebraska. had only three minutes in which to explain the needs of Omaha and the towns along the Missouri to the northward. He did his work well, however, and impressed the committee with the importance of the improvements which had already been made. “I'he speech of the day was made by Colonel Platt Walker, of Minnesota, e spoke for upwards of half an hour and the committee testified to the force of his arguments by or- dering them printed for future reference, Colonel Walker was thoroughly prepared to make a forcible argument, e set forth the growing importance of the Missouri as a highway for the commerce of the great northwest valley and pointed to the fact that the improvements made thus far on the 1,200 miles of the navigable waters of that riyer and the Yellowstone had only cost the government $815,000. This high- le urged, was absolutely necessary f ransportation of men and stores for the government to the military and Indian reser- vations of Montana and Dakota which can- not be reached by rail. The proper improve- ment of the river would, he claimed, chea) transportation and afford a means for r ng a market for the immense farm products of the valley; and speaking of the upper Mississippi and the work that has been done on it, Colonel Walker said that in spite of the fact that the appropriations for this portion of the father of waters had been meagre in the extreme, the result had been marvelous, ‘The construction of the head wing dams have proved the w policy, and were even now beyond the ex- Instead of a minimum depth of feet of water from St. Paul down, the ¢ have made it possible to keep a unifor depth of more than four feet at all seasons of the yi He stated that if five feet could be secured a number of capitalists had agreed to guarantee a rate of 7 centsabushel on wheat from St. Paul to the levees, as against 24 cents via the'New York route to the sea- board. Referring to the publication in the eastern press to the effect that the commerce of the great rivers was on the wane, Colonel Walker quoted from the report of the super- vising inspector of steam vessels for the fifth district, to show the tonnage of the dis- trict lias steadily increased, while the freight and passenger business has increased to an enormous extent. Liberal aid from congress, Mr. Walker claimed, would further increase this business, and would materially help to transforma vast region now little better than a wilderness into thousands of fertile farms, He made incidental reference to the im- portance of the Hennepin canal project. 1t would not, he said, be used perhaps to as great an extent by Minnesota and Dakota as by Towa and Illinois, but as a portion of the great system of waterways for which the northwest asks help from congress, it should receive proper recognition. A FONDNESS FOR THE FIRE EATERS. Among the very first members who rushed from their seats in the house thisafternoon to congratulate Capt. George D. Wise, the Virginia ex-confederate, who “traduced the memories of the union soldiers dead and belittled those living, and extolled the vir- tues of those who fought for the “Lost Cause,” was Gen. Weaver, of lowa. Evi- dently the general’s sympathies and im- pulse led him to forget his usual fox-like cunning and diplomacy, for no sooner had Wise coneluded his harangue than he sprang to his feet and went at once to the orator, and taking the latter’s right hand be- tween both of his own, shook it heartily, spoke words of the warmest approval, caressed him fondly and followed him out into the lobby, where he intermingled with the southern fire eaters, and for the time be- came as one of them. Some surprise was expressed at General Weaver's actions by those who do not know him well, but it was not surprising to the lowa members, They had observed him express his sympathies with the enemies of the: union soldiers a number of times during the past few days, while the bill to increase from $8 to Su month the pensions of soldiers’ widows has been under consideration, He has voted with the most rabid and ultra ex-confed y constantly following the ership of such men as Reagan, of Texas, who was Jefl Davis’ postmaster general, and Gen, Wheeler of Alabama, who was famous as a confeder- ate commander in the late war, W CHA y Philip K. McMurt to-day commis- sioned postmaster at Goldfield, Iowa: Andrew Lischer at Columbus City, low i John Emanuel at Pleasant Valley, Neb. The postotiice at Inland, Cedar county, Towa, has been discontinued, Mail will go to Bennett. The postofice at York Center, Iowa county, lowa, bas beein removed two and a quarter miles cast, Changes have been ordered in time schedule of the Star route from Sidney to Hamburg as follows: Leave Sidney daily except Sun- daysat 7:15a, m.; arrive at Hamburg by 11:15 a. m. Leave Hamburg daily except Sundays at 2 p.u.; arrive at Sidney by 6 P m. In the schiedule of the route from Nassau to Deep River (Icwa) as follows: Leave Nassau Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a. . arrive at Deep River by 1a, m, Leave Deep River Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- days at 12 m. ; arrive at Sidney by 8 p. WANT ADULTEE D GOODS 7. . In the house to-day Mr. Murphy introduced a resolution passed by the Jones County Farmers' institute, held at Wyoming (lowa) January 13 to 15, requesting congress to enact a law requiring all imitations of butter and cheese which are not the produet of un- adulterated milk and cream manufactured in the United States, to be labelled with a stamp imposing a tax of five ceuts a pound. The resolution was referred to the committee on way and means, the mail (Towa) WASHINGTON, retary of war lurdn?' ted 0 the presi- dent the report of the fortitications board, It is estimated it will require $120,000,000 te establish a good system of defenses, recommendation is made that an ap tion of $21,000,000 be made at the present s sion of congiess to secure the necessar L»hml tor beginning the canstruction of eavy ordnance as will be board also suggests the establis governwent Toundries, and recomuends tae | construction of torpedo for hatbor de- ense. CANNON'S DEP. NG BANG. H, W. Cannon, com| T of currency, tendered his resignation 10 the president to- day, to take effect Febranry 1, in order to accept the office of viee-president of the National Bank of the Rem; lic of New York, WORK OF HOUSE RAICTRES. The house committee on invalid pensions to-day agreed to report favorably the bill to exterid the limitation clause of the arrears of pension act to January 1, 1888, The bill will be favorably reported to the house at the first np{mnum'y, with a view of relieving the widows' pension bill of amendments in- tended to accomplish the'same object, it ing the opinion of the @ommittee that the measures should be BL&III’M? discussed. The committee also discussed the bill to pen- sion all disabled solaiersxlepending on their own manual labor for support. Final action on this question was not' taken, ‘The rivers and_harbors committee to-day heard a number of delegates from the river lm]-ruvmnentcnu\-on(loll. Among the speak- ers were: J. Phelan of Memphis, on the Mis- sissippi river; James Flower of New Orleans, who read a paper for E. K, Converse of New Orleans; Dr. Arthur of Kansas, A. K. Sulli- van of Nebraska, . B. Walker of Minnesota, S. Y. Tupper ot South lina, John Seri- vener of Georgia, and Major C. W, Raymond of the United States ar ™ Solicitor General G from the interior department all the papers bearing on_the case of the Bell Telephone company. He says he widl consider the mat- ter at onee, and_probably direct the institu- tion of a sui the validity of the Bell patent e ek, He las not yet de- cided whose the suit shall be brought, but he is understood to prefer Washington as_the most convenient place for the purpose ot the government. ‘The attorney goneral has de- clined to take any part in the case, and has placed its entire management in the hands of the solicitor general. ARGUING AGAINST DIVISION, Boynton, Engel and Jphnson, of Dakota, before the house committec on terri- morning in favor of the admission ¢ m-ritnrry a§ a state and against They took the ground if division ded upon, the Missouri river be made line and the territory divided south instead of east to west. LEANING e house committee on Indian affairs to- cported fayorably Representative Nel- hill providing for the np}mluuumt of commissloners to obtain from the Red ¢ Chippewa Indians of Minnesota re- rl«un.mmmmm of their title to their reserva- on. SUIT, ON ode to-day received e —— THE WAGES OF SIN. A Chicago Whisky Drummer and His Mistress Pass in Their Checks. CnicAGo, Jan, 22— [Special Telegram. |—A terrible tragedy was enacted ina house of ill fame on South Clark street this morning. Charles Clowes, agent of the Western Export tion and secretary of the Riverton shot his mistress, Blanch Grey, and then committed suicide. There wasno witness to the ful deed and no eause will ever be :\»;fugnei, as the lips of the only ones who know anything of it are sealed in death. Clowes and Blanche were out riding all day yesterday, returning to the houseat 9 p. m. Both appeared in good spirits and chatted merrily with the women in the house until 10 o’clock, when both re- tired to a room in the second story. Three hours later, reports of two pistol shots aroused the women who were lying ill in an adjoining room. The lat- ter screamed for aid nm%::g an alarm bellso oc lustly that those on fhe lower floor ran up stairs in great alanme forts to open the door of the room occupidd by Clowes and his mistress proved unavailing. An officer then rushed up stairs and by a series of powerful kicks tore the door off the hinges. The sight which met the gaze was sickening. Clowes lay ou the floor nearly dead. The blood which was still flowing from a huge hole over his right temple, had stained the bosom of his shirt, and discolored the heavy carpet upon which he lay. A revolver of large cali- bre was clutched in his right hand. The officer bent over the pros- trate man and liffed his head upon his knee. The dying man gasped once or twice and then expired. Blanch Grey lay in bed with her arms folded ac her breast. The diamonds in her ears sparkled brilliantly when the policeman lit an additional gas jet, and the rubby in one of the rings upon the fore finger of her left hand was nearly as red as the life blood which was trickling. over it When the officer lifted the woman upon a pillow the rent in her chemise disclosed the wound just over her heart. The revolver had been held so close to the woman’s breast that her garment was burned by the powd Pa- trol wagons were then siimmoned and within an hour after the shooting the two dead bodies were lying on the marble slabs of the morgue. Clowes’ father died in Springfield, TIL, about two months ago and left him a hand- some fortune. His mother, who lives in Hyde Park, has not yet been apprised of the fate of herson. While Clowes claimed he was married three months ago, the inmates of the house were unable to give the address of his wife. Blanche Grey came from Springfield, where she first met her slayer. She was about twenty years of ageand a blonde of great beauty. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. CnicAco. .|—Charles A, Clowes, a wealthy young married man mur- dered Blanch Grey and then shot himself at a disreputable house, 441 South Clark street, early this niorning, both d)'lulg instantly, '@ were no witnesses to the deed. They been together all the afternoon and ré- turned in a cab ahout nine in the evening, There were no evidences of a quarrel. Clowes was rather intoxicated, but the wom, in good spirits, T i diately. — About 1 o'clock the house sturtled by two shots. An cmploy police officer who burst in the door of the room. ‘Phe girl lay peacefully ‘on the bed shot in the left breast. © Young Clowes had fallen on the side of the bed and blood flowing from an ugly wound in the r temule, [ vy of Riverton Alehohol at Springfield, 1L is father died at' Springlicld about a year ago and lgtt Wim a fortune estimated at $100,000. For several years he spent much of his time in Chicago and made many aequaintances,spending lnum'fv freely, He was a very handgonie man, of strong build, fine eyes and righ dark hair and nius- tache, His'mother li: Hyde park and with her is Clowes’ younig wife whom he married only three wonths ag). The girl whom he shot had 0 inmate of the house two years, She was véry ’n'eny,wllh (3 wealth of black hair apd qu«, Ustrous eyes, She had a petite formand dressed in good taste. " Biia 18 dosobal og. b6 quiet and temperate, At the hogse itis d “she had been Clowes mlstresafi‘r six years, He as. sociated with her in Peorig and "Prln field ther here, 1t 'is stated that the the shooting was the girl up- for hig marriag he wite whom married so short a time ago is sald to be a most estimable lady, and” the shame and horror of the oecurrence has utter- ,‘), prostrated her, and fears are entertained or her life, Bothbodies were taken to the morgue. ‘The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict to- day to the effeet that Clowes fired the fatal shots that put an end to himself and his mis- tress, Blanche Grey, S Bt A Patch on Her Heart, Krosuk, lowa, Jan. 25.—Miss Maggie Harrison sued Lawrence Reiner for bre of promise. The case was on trial for six days In the superior egurt and attracted much attention. The jury awarded the plaintiff $000 damages, o e Dynamiters Sent Up. N Fraxcisco, Jan. ~—Dynamiters sman, Koesher and Mirtlestadt, who convicted January 6, of having illegally stored gunpowder within the city limits, were sentenced £a six nonths mprisonuent cach, in the house oi correction, yesterday, 0, | i SUING FOR CASH 0N COUPONS | Butler Oounty Bouds Parchased After They Had Been Declared Illegal, JURY AGAINST THE PLAINTIFFS. Lincoln Completely Snowbound—Ans other Nebraska Railroad-Meet ings of Husbandmen—State and [owa News, From the State Capital, LiNcory, Neb, Jan. 22.—[Special Tele- e jury in the case of Frank & McNair, of New York, against Butler county, on trial in the United States court, returned a special verdict to- day, finding the facts as presented, and leav- ing the judge to pass on the many law points involved. The plaintiff sued to recover 87,500 due on coupons of bonds issued by Butler county to aid the Lincoln railway in 1879, The county was repsesented by Hon. J. C. Cowin, and put on the defense that the bonds were illegal, the commissioners having no power to issue them, and the amount be- ing In expess of the debt limit allowed by the statutes. Just after they were issued, a tax- vayer named Sturok obtained an injunction restraining the auditor and secretary of state from registering them, and later the state supreme court pronounced them illegal, De- spite this they found purchasers at 9215 cents on the dollar, and the holders now want their money. The entire issue of $60,000 is in- volved in the decision of the present suit. The correspondence passing between the board of railway commissioners and the Burlington & Missouri and Union Pacific oflicials, relating to the refusal of the Bur- lington to recelve at Kearney freight shipped by Meyer Bros. at Grand Island via the Union Pacitie, has led to the abrogation of the agreement between the roads, as will be seen by the following letter: OM 20.—R. B. Cowdery, Esq.— r onse to your request of the notified the Union Pacific company that the agreement heretofore in effect between our companies, which provid that freight tendered either at a jlnn( pointand destined to a local point o1 the line of the other, would be refused and cancelled, and that hereafter all freight tendered our company would be receiv regardless of the destination of the same. 1 have also in- strueted our agents at all junction stations to receive all freigzht offered and bill the same at the tariff to the most direct delivering point. Yours truly, Tros. MILLER, "Thé high winds Tuesday night filled the cuts on all the roads running out of Lincoln with snow dri ain, and a complete em- bargo on traftle is the result. With the ex- ception of one train from the south on the Union Pacific, there have been mno trains here since Thursday, and railway officials are reticent about promising when the regu- lar schedule will be resumed. The city is full of blockaded people, Omaha being un- usually well represented. Incorporation papers of the Chicago, Ne- braska, Kansas and Southwestern railway were filed with Secretary Roggen yesterday. The road, if built, isto run from a point on the south boundary of the~state, between Franklit avid Webster ‘counties, toa point on the Missouri river in Cedar county, opposite Yankton, via Omaha, The capital is fixed at $6,000,000, and among the incorporators are G.R. Clraney, R. V. Shirley, A. H, Kaley, E. B. Smith and ex-Gov. Garber, The Nebraska Shorthorn Breed ciation was organized here to-day, with J. B. Dinsmore president; J. Kdwards, treasurer, and O. M. Druse, secretary. Annual meet- ings will be held on the Wednesday of each state fair week, at the place where the fair is held. The secretary was instructed to in- vite all shorthorn breeders in the state to be- come members, The State Horticultural society closed its annual meeting to-day. The most import- ant business transacted was the passage of a resolution asking congress to make an appro- on for the department of agriculture to be used in experiments on injurious vegeta- ble fungi, Remnants of Ragmoney Men. DEs Moixes, Iowa, Jan, 22.—[Special Tel- egram. |—There wus a secret conference of the remnant of the Towa greenback party to- day. They discussed the pitiable state to which the; come, anddenounced sub rosa Weaver and the other bosses who had s0ld them out to the democratic party. They adopted a long memorial to congress and the Towa legislature, In their address to con- gress they opposed the construction of fur- ther canals, but favor a national double- 4 steel railroad. They also ask for a government postal telegraph and condemn the financial policy ot the admin tration, and thank Senator Beck for his words for silver. In their memo to the legislature they ask for a law taxing mort- gages and reducing senger rates one cent per mile on all roads in the state; also, for the reduction of legal interest from 10 to 7 per cent; also, that the railroad commission be abolished, and that pooling discrimina- tions be prohibited. An Unfortunate Fatality, HAMBURG, lowa, Jan, 22.—[Special Tele- gram.]—Edward Heaton, a brakeman on the Kansas Cit L Joe & Council Bluffs rail- road, was instantly killed at this place to- day noon while shifting ¢ on the switeh, He was on the cow-catcher, and while the en- gine was running up to the cars escaping steam enveloped him 80 that neither himself nor engineer could measure the distance, and the engine and car came in violent contact, catehing Heaton at the waist, nearly ing his body in two. He then fell und engine and was horribly mangled, e was a brother of Passenger Conductor Wil Heaton of the same road and unmarried, The remains were taken to St. Joseph on the train which passed down soon after, T'he weather is bitter cold, the thermometer rang- ing from 10 to 16 below zero during the day. Beatrice Will Have Water Works, BeaTrice, Neb., Jan, [Special Tele- gram. |—The proposition 1o vote $5,000 worth of bonds for water works for this city, carried to-day by 518 majority. The opposi- tion was made principally by men who thought the amount too large, The bonds draw 6 per cent and will be put on the market in about three weeks, Bids for pufting in the system wiil then be advertised for and work will be commenced as soon s possible, Last night’s blow filled up the city again and no trains are running here today, Coal Shute Calamities, Orrumwa, fowa, Jan, 2 ‘The apron of the coal shute at Laddsdale, on the Rock 1s- land road, a few miles west of Edson, fell down this afternoon and eut off the cupclas of the cabooses of two freights going ¢ Frank Cresco, brakem cnton, Mo in the first cupala, was d, and” Wikl Jacks, brakeman, of Treuton, iu the same cupola, was badly huit, A Strong Temperanc MABSHALLTOWN, Lows Telegram, |—The tenpe peop pushing the enforceiient of prohibition all along the line. The saloon keepers here had ard tinies to-day, *'I' 8600 and costs each. - Four more were lined 1,000 each, and all to be hupilsoued untld the Lines are paid, pecial are 1ol thew were tined | ‘ ‘ i CAPITAL AND LABOR. The Coke Strike Increasing in Num- ber—-No Violence Reported. M1, PLEASANT, Pa,, Jan: 22.—No distar- bance reported at any point in the coke re- gions this morning. A large mass meeting of miners, nativeHungarians and coloredmen was held here for the purpose of organizing the Hungarians, who promise to stand by the Americans until the strike is gained, ‘The men were all_in tavor of staying out till the rate which prevailed in 1884 1s ro- stored. The speakers dlenotince tlg operators and the Pittsburg lmlh'o John Nugent, an unoffending man, it was said, had been brutally assaulted by an officer, and it was decided to raise a fund to prosecute his assail- ant. The men at the meeting dispersed to meet at three this afternoon, If the police attempt to interfere, as it is announced there will certainly bo trouble, Ninety per eent of the miners in the region are now idle and it is estimated now that the strike has already cost over $50,00), PrrTsit reinl Gazette Mount Pleasant special: nass meet- ing of strikers was in progress t car came up and was stopped by the strikers. Serious trouble was prevented by Rev. Fath Lamberg, who addressed the miners, The strike has now reached the proportions of the largest struggle cver known between Iabor and ital in the coke regions. Over 6,000 men are now ou To-morrow is the eneral pay d onble is anticipated. All 1aces of stri s Leld a meeting to-night and organized for future work. The Cigarmaker's Strike. New Yok, Jan. The cigarmaker's strike is unchanged from yesterday except in one spot. ‘T'he committee appointed to wait on Jolin W. Love reported to-day that they came to an agreement by which liis employes are to return to their benches. Mr, Love agreed to pay his men the old rate of wages. It was decided by the locked out men to send another committee to confer with the man- ufacturers upon the si i The ban - eig Oltenburg & Co. and b; went otit on a strike, issued an answer to_the chall bosses to arbitrate, The submit to arbitation prevail pending the arbi sition of the manufacture scalo provail pending the result of arbitra- employed by & Co., to-day kirs to-night ge of the they will tion. Work will be resumed in Love's factory on Monday. It was stated to-night that Kautman Bros. & Bonda had given up_and that they would set their men at work Mon- (lnIv next. 'he Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have decided to contribute 7 cents-per capita monthly to the support of the men during the strike. i L e S AMONG THE RAILROADS. Grievances and_ Differences sidered by Western Pools. 22,—The Chicago, St. Louis Ri Passenger association made no progress to-day tow a settlement of the relations that are to be sustained with foreign lines, or how to act and to what tent commissions shall be paid, To-morrow the session will be continued. Delegations of merchants from St Louis and Kansas had a conference here to- v with the general managers of the lines forming the Southwestern” Railway a: tion. ‘The erievances of the connmer terests of the two cities were by K. P Kelley. General Green, torge Minch, ex-Governor Stannard of St. Louis, and by W. B, Grimes and H. J. Latshaw of Kansas City. J. M. Nave, of St. Joe, al spoke, The "principal Eoncession asked was that the sawe threugh rate be made per ton por mile as to the northwest The 1)1)()] mianagers stated th atis be taken up in conjunction with eight agents of the various lines and a formal re- ply submitted. he Western Trunk Line(tvi ation in a meeoting here to-c 8 the demand of the Rock Island and St. roads for a reduction in_ the p awarded the Wal . Manager Smith, of the Wabash, declined at fi submit the question to arbitration, but tinally agreed to take the matter under advisemeni. Con- Awarded the Contract. S, Pavn, . 2.—Telegrams to the Northern Pacific headquarters here from New York, flflf’ the_directors awarded the Cascade tunnel to Nelson Benne Mon- a, who has the contract for the extension of the work, His Fath Law, ), . Twombly ected Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis road in place of William H. Vanderbilt, e —— BARS THE SLUGGER. The “Irish Lad" Frothy For a Fight With Jim Smith, ncceeds Burke, the sued a chal- rring John L now lenge to fight any man 1 L. Sullivan, the fight to be six or eight rounds or to a flnish for from £5,000 to $10,000, In his challenge Burke ealls attention to the announcement that Jim Smith, the prize fighter, will cr fight with' mateh with - Sulli and T no nged of Smith waiting Tor Sullivan to makda mateh, as he (Burke) is ready to meet Smithatany time. Burke lie means business, and will post forfeit within twenty-four houss after Smith’s or any other man’s acceptance with the editor of the New Yoirk Clipper or the Chicago Tribwne, the cditor selected to appoint a final stake holdei or referee, The Bean Eater's Brag. Bosroy, Jan, 20.—John L. Sullivan an- the following announce ight any man in the world within_four § the match to he for from $2,500 10 §10,000 a side, London prize and to be to a finish in the pr y persons only, the challenge to remain open only one wee The Nanticoke Disaster, WiLKESBARRE, Jan, 22.—The mine inspee- tor of the fowrth, second and lawanna districts, together with a number of other in- speetors left for Nanticoke this morning, They will visit the scene of the disaster and enter the mine as f. I the true state of afiairs regarding the entombed men, an ke a report to the mine inspector of this district —— The Failure Score, New Yok, Jan. 22.—Business failures during the last seven days, as reported by K. Jun & Co., number for the United States %, a total of 520, as against 2 the last week, and 336 the week previ to last, More than two-thirds are r from the southern, western and Pacilic states e The Fur New Yonx, Jau Co., fur dealers, 5% signment to-day for the henetit of to Wi, I Dyon, with preferences ing to §51,500, Weath Missornt VALL and local snow; outherly winds; falling baromete warnmer ——— old for Europe. J Brown Bros. & Co. in gold bars for ie steamer Oregon. 1l with the aternee- z0 Lo THALEY any an ¥ feet, her $5,000 and 1 Pittsburger has enewmbrances, ed are 1o live in bat city are wou- but feet, off 3 who would take her, her farm, - And now a b epted the lady with As the couple when mar Pittsburg the residents of t & wliere they. are going to reside the young man who takes Miss Mills dos t appear o us to be altogether foolish. I a good deal besides her feet, and can 1¢ Lof oue very agreeable fuet, which oy e biis wile opens Ler meuth she Pt Ler foot e e [ CIVILZATION THE SOLUTION. A Voteran Missionary Among the Indiang Speaks His Mind, THEY LEARN FARMING RAPIDLY And In Time Would Become Self Supporting—The Leaderless Cons Qition of the Democrats in the Seuate. A Competent Opinion. W ASHINGTON, Jan, 22, lSpm‘inE]—"Thel’Q is, to my mind, but one solution to the In- dian problem,” said Father Conrardy, who las for fificen years been a mnssionary among the Indians, speaking to your corre- spondent this morning, “That solution con« templates eivilization for the Indians, ¥ would civilize them by alloting a farm to the head of each household—say 160 weres—and build houses upon the land and stock it. The Indians are no nearer self-supporting to-day than they were ten years ago—I mean those supported wholly by the govérnment. They are placed on reservations without anything to work with and are given an annuity to live upon. Now, an Indian is no more lazy than a white man, but he is not going to beg plements to farm with, especially when he live without it. Then he has no land he can call his own, and he doesn’t want to im- prove lands for others,” “Do the Indians learn farming rapidly?”? 1 asked. “On, very rapidly,” replied Father Cone rardy. “They have as much genius as cun- ning, and are pleased to see the results of their wi L will guarantee if the govern- ment will give 160 acres of land to the head each of fifteen families, then puc comfortable Dbuildings on the farms, and give them imple- ments and seeds to work with, that it will make them supporting within three yearsat the farthest. ‘They ean make a much better living than the government gives them, and they know it and are anxious to try it. I have Dbeen working with the Indians in eastern Oregon, but they are all the same. We must colonize them.” that is a_ mistake most people enter- The boys, who have not accumulated , are the best to work; but 'y will all work., Now they all believe that v will be routed outof their homes, and feeling this insecurity they would take no in- terest, even if they had implements, ete., to work with. If the land were deeded 1o them —it may be lield against transfer or mortgage fora number of years, if the government de- sires—they would reali that they were building permanent lhomes,” “The women must have trouble in learning housekeeping?” “Very mueh, If possible they learn house- keeping more slowly than the men take to farming, But jt would overcome this by having white lady school teachers sent to them, visit the homes of the lndians once a week, and teach them housekeeping. The squaws are naturally uncleanly, and it will take sometime to get them to comprehend what it is to keep house; but this they must learn sooner or later, and the quicker itis begun the quicker they will learn.” ¥ WITHOUT A COMP| LEADER, 1t secms that the democratic party in cons gress is without a leader. No one so far has been able to cope with the republicans in the silver discussion or the demands that are being made on the administration for infor- mation concerning removals from office. It begins to look as though the men who have stood up for the masses of the party have kneed, and through fright re- fuse to come to the front again, or that they have been themselves disgruntled and dis- pleased, and do not want to stand by the ads mini ion. The real reason for the scate tering symptoms is that there are too many ideas and no powers of concentration; that no one is willing to stand back and recognize a leader or give way to the advicd or better judgment of somebody else. Every one seems to aspire to be a leader, yet no one secems equal to the occasion, The conse- quence is the democrats meet more of the issues with their usual and former zeal and eflectiveness, and it looks as though the ad- min ion would have to throw up its hands. At present the majority in the sen- the administration by the throat, \o president is ina hole in_ regard to makes ing removals of republicans for political reas sons, and none of his friends are able or in- clined to pull him out e THE FIRE RECORD, Two Destructive Conflagrations in Chicago Last Night. CuieAGo, Jan, 22,—Within a few minutes of each other, and only a few blocks apart, there started about 10 o’clock in the central part of the business portion of the city, two fires that promised disastrous results, ‘I'he first was in the paper box factory of Duck & Wilcox, 184 and 156 st Monroe street. This was a three story brick, the lower portion of which is occupi by Geo. H, Taylor & Co.’s paper ware house, The other tire was 115 and 120 south Water strcet, a fours story structure, also of brick, Page & Ostertog, J. W, Jennitee and G, W, Wagner & Sons, all commission and butter mer- chunts, were the occupants. ‘Tlie five at each place hiad food of the most inflammable de- § nlx)vlinu and quickly destroyedfall within its reach, ‘Llie fires wore confined fo the building in which they originated. The total loss is X sured, Duck & Wils hout $50,000, and Geo, ) ¢ others are small Tayloi & Co, 20, 0, e ———————— DYSPEPSIA Qauses its vietims to be miserable, hopeless, eonfused, and depressed in mind, very irrita= ble, languid, and dro It is a disease which does not get well of itself, It requires careful, persistent attention, and a remedy to throw off the causes and tone up the diges- aus till they perform their dutios Hood's Sarsaparilla has proven Jjust the required remedy I hundreds of casess “7 havo taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for dys- pepsia, from which.I have st ed many other medicines, but uone atisfactory us ood's Tuomas Coox, Brush Electrie Light Co., New York Citys o Sick Headache “For tho past two years I have been aflicted with severe licadachos and dyspeps sia. I was fuducod 1o try Hood's Sarsapas yilla, and hayo found great reliel. ¥ choers fully recommend it to all? Mus, E. ¥, AxNaie, Now Hayen, Coun, Mis. Mary €. 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