Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR, ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR, Terrible Loss of Life in an Massachusetts, Accident in DOWN A STEEP EMISANKMENT. A Passenger Train #alls Two Hun- dred Feet and Then Burns Up ~Thirteen Persons Re- ported Killed. A Horrible Holocaust, GreEENFIELy, Mass,, April 7.—A terrible disaster ocenrred on the Pittsburg railroad to-nightmidway between Bardwell Perry and West Deerfield station, the east bound pas- genger train, due at Greenfield at 6:05 p. m., going over an embankment 200 feet high, Six bodies have already b n taken out of the ruins, and it is not known how many others were killed. The train was an eastern express, and consisted of & baggage car, smoker, sleeping car, mail car and two ordinary p neer cars, The n was in eharge of Conductor Foster, with Herbert Littiejohn as encineer. The point where the accident oceurred is the most dangerous on the road, Trains run on the edge of an embankment 200 feet above the Deerfield river. ‘T'he bank is steep, and iy covered with huge boulders and masses of rock. When the train arrived at this point the tra com- menced to settle under it for a distance covering its enti length. The coaches roke from their trucks and went rolling over and over down the precivice, The en- gihe broke trom the tender, tearing up the trac for twenty feet. Below rolled the Deerlield river, on the very edge of which the ATS W thrown, As soon they struck they eaught fire from the stoves, The sleep- ing ear was an entire wreck, It was oceu- pied by several passengers, not one of whom atthis hour, is known to bhave escaped in- Jury. One man, whose name is unknown, is imprisoned m the wreck of the slecper,where he is being burned alive, One little girl was picked up dead, As so0n a8 the news reached Greenfield a special train was mada up and sent to the seene of the disaster, having on board several physicians, section men and a few citizens, On arrival at the seene of the wreck, a horri- ble sight was witnessed. Darkness had set- tled over the spot, Far down on the river bank could be seen the smouldering embers of the hiolocaust, It was impossible to tell who was hurt and wiho was killed, The stout-hearted trackmen were lowered cautiously down the treacher- ous height, and the work of reseuc began. Merritt Seely, president of the National Txpress compi ]‘.nl Boston, v tound in the wreek and taken into the'relief car, 1le had a wound four inches Tong and halt an inch wide over his lett temple. His left thich broken and also his lett leg the kn ides whiei, he sustained internal injuries, rom which he will die, D. Crandall, a_po: clerk, was plunged into the river, and got ashore with difliculty. He was wounded about the head and s arin was fractured. The Fitehbirg conch was the only one that escapd the conflagration, Deputy Sheritf Bryant, of Greenfield, who was in this ear, rescued two children from the flames, but one was dead and the other o Their parents were on - board inotbe found. Some of the injured cre taken to Shelburne Falls, and some of the wounded to Greentield. C. P. Bell, of Nashua, N. Il., was cut stightly on-the ead and e but not seric ously hurt. He was thrown head-foremost into the river and went to the bottom, hardly escaping drowning, Condu r Foster is reported safe and but shightly injured. ), C. Wells, of Andover, by hurt and_ his head cut. “Thio ear in which he was riding was broken in two, and stood on end within a few feet ot the river bank. Nicholus Dorgan, of Greenfield, had his left arm_and ankle broken, and ‘was se ously injured internaily. A little girl, who was n passenger on the train, died in his arms from injuries received. J. E. Priest, of Littleton, N, H.Juad hisface and head cut. Engineer Littlejohn of North Ad badly scalded, it 13 believed fatall 0.K. Warner, chairman of the Greenfield Donrd of selectmen, was badly hurt, but his Injuries aro not fafal, i ireat excitement prevails along ‘the rond between here and North Adams. Being in- terviewed by wire to-night at Shelburne Falls, Conductor Foster said: “1 am unable to stite how many were on the train, Only three men e thus far been found who eseaped injury, and they set the number of passengers all’ the way from twenty-f one hundred.” There is no doubt that half a_dozen were Killed outright while falling, and as many more were fatally injured. ‘The west bounil express was delayed at entield and West Deertield two hours, whiie the relief train, with surgeons and their assistants, was sent outon its time, The locomotive 15 & com- plete wreek, but remains on the track, while its tender is down the bank. THE INJUIED. 16 following persons were burne Falls, more or less injured: Littlejohn, brother of the engined wife and rlnhll both of whom | died; A, D Cornell, Allen Lewis, E. B, Stowe, A. C. Harvey of Boston, badly nurt: J. P Towler, A. R Warner, of Greenfield H. Couillurd, Charlemont; E. W. Dunnells, Waltham; Aiss Darby and May Gowing; o Miss Cornellis, badly hurt, as is Mail Agent Putney. A. M. Waterhouse is missing. 10 wats reported in Sheiburne Falls tiat THIRTEEN PERSONS WERE KILLED outrizhit, but this could not be verificd. Fears are entertained that the morning will in- crease the list of deaths and casualtios, portion of the mail is reported lost in the AU1L o%clock to-night men were still It is learned that the alls number nineteen. d his shoulder ms was Ve sinee injured at Shelburne ADDITIONAL DEATIS, Engin Littleiohn rd will die | ] d bodies have be LArenr is dying, moriin, n tound at wreck, e train, at the time of the aceident, was running at the rate ol about twenty miles an hour, - Frank Louk, of Bos- ton, & salesman fora New York tirm. jumped from the tram, and is_believed to be'the only person who sal the cars go down the e wikmont. e says there were three passen- gers in the drawing room ¢ MO HODTES RECOVERED, At midnight it was reported that four more dend bodies were removed trom the wreek, 1t is bolieyed that_others have been swept down the river, Of the four bodies, one wis reed 1 as that of Brakeman Shyer, 1t is upossible (o get w complete list of the killed ad wounded to-night, - Bight Lives Lost at Sea, [45s,, April 7.—About 8 o'clock last night the schoouer Beta, from Halitax, was driven ou the beach of Plum Island. About midnight the proprictor of the Half-Way house discovered the vessel, and on going to it, found it abandoned. A soarch among the sand hills revealed a party consisting of three men, two women and a child. They were all half dead from cold and exhaustion, and were taken to the house and eared for, Beta, besides lier erew of six wien, had ef passensers, including two women and three children, When the vessel struck, the pas- sengers were sent to the eabin, where they remained until the heavy sea alnost filled it and drove thew into the rigzing. A girl of three years, and an eight months old infant, were - torn by the s from the arms of their mother and drowned. The cook was swept into his galley and drowned. The survivors were soaked with water and halt a dozen were frozen to death They clung to the stays and shrouds untii daybreak, when, thetide having fallen. a few ot ashore with a line, by weans of which all lie others were rescued. No names have oen learned. ONGOL" Minister Compelled to Show his Papers Before Landing. SAN Fraxcisco, April 7.—The Chinese minister arrived yesterday on the steamer Gaelie, from Hong Kong. Just as the minis- ter, followed by his suite, was about to step ashore, he was stopped by the enstom officers who informed him that he could not allow, him to pass till he had shown by properly au- thenticated documents that he was entitied toland in the United States. The Chinese consul-general and Chinese consul, who were Dresont tp receive the minister, exprossed some indignation that such formalities gliould be required in this instance, but as the officer 1 I, the minister. dispatched cretaries for his _credentialy ac him to the United States. Wihen these were produced the surveyor informed the minister that tiie custom ofiicers must have something toshow that he and his suite have been properly admitted to this port, The minis- 1’8 passport was then sent for, and aft duplicate certitied copies had been made, the einbassy. was allowed 10 Tand, Chinese Consul Bee has following “statemens in the refusal of ‘the custon’s authori- ties to allow the minister to lnd_ without sroducing the necessary papers, & Saya ructions to the collector of i5 port to permit the legation to land freely id to extend Lo them every courtesy Just at the moment his excellency and suite we about to step ashore, the surveyor in- formed me that the collector had just sent an order mot to permit the lezation of land until his exceliency’s credentials were sent to tie custom’s hoise for examination. This was communicated 1o s excellency, who expressed much sur- prise at the action of the collector, remarking that his government instructed him to on present his credentials to the president of the United States, adding that they were wked in his baggage under seal, and it ould be very inconyenient to get at them at that moment and therefore preferred to re- main on the ship until communication could be had with Washington. ~ Finally, after a delay of an hour and u halt, the minister and suite were permitted to leave the ship. 2 Sl THE WHEAT CROP, A Remarkably Favorable Outlook Fx cept in Kansas and Michigan. Cuicaco, April T—The following is the Farmers Review summary of the wheat crop up to April 5 Growing winter wheatenters the second of the spring months under con- ditions searcely, if ever, better. This appears 10 be true from a close study of the reports of all the winter wheat states, with the exce tion of Kansas and Michigan. The for state appears destined to ave’ very nearly a repetition of the short erop of last year. Only wo of the counties embodicd in thie latest re- port make favorable returns, while the re- wainder indicate that nearly all the fields show the effect of winter killing. In Ellis county the outlook is so poor that already some of the fields have been plowed up, and the only fields which appear to escaped frem the blight- ing efleets of the alternate thawing and treezing were those where the grain was sown amongst_corn. The Michigan outlook Dot entirely tavorible. Many of. the fields are reported [ooking brown and dead, and in many instaneesthe crop hasbeen pronounced afailure. While the output promises to be considerably short of the “bumper” crops of the last two vears, there is still promise of a fair average yield'In that state. Iteports trom the remaining winter wheat states are_al- most_uniformly good. The fields in Ken- tucky, Tennessee and Missouri present a very favorable_ appearance, ‘The plant is healthy, und with plenty of moisture there remains nothing at present to threaten the crop. Steuben county, in _ In- diana, reports that ~ the injury inli by the fly in the fall, and by freezing, causes' some of the fields to present an unfayorable appearance, with the prospect of not to exceed a half average crop. The remaining indieati are, outlook good and above the throughout_the state. In som counties of 1llinois, winter-killing is re- ported, but in the main the report i$ favor- able. Reports from the Pacific const are gen- eraliy of u_glowing character. Taking the conntry at largo, there is not t0 exceed § per cent of the crop but what passed through the winter safely. There has been alittle spring ding in Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Min- nesota and Dakota, but active spring opera- tions are ot exvected to begin before April 10 or 15, THE GKEAT CRISIS, The British Cabinet and Irish Home Rule. Loxnox, April 7.—The Times say desperate effort was made meeting of the cabinet to prevent a disrup- tion and that the effort succeeded. Gladstone maodifies his proposals regarding customs con- trol by giving the English parliament the right to veto all fiscal enactments of Ireland, providing that an. imperial receiver shall collect the customs and excise, and making the imperial claims the first charges on the revenues, Gladstone is thoroughly supported in all his proposals by Earl Granville, Earl Roseberry, Marquis of Ripon and Mr. Camp- bell-Bannerman. Sir Farrar Harschell does not varticipate in the discussion on home rule, but he upholds the proposed land bill, Istone is in robust health and good and is confidant of suecess. On ‘Thurs- day Chamberlain will speak after Gladstone, and Lord Hartington wiil b adjourn. Itis believed that Lord Salisbury has per- suaded Lord Hartington to move that the liouse refuse to consider Gladstone's bill, The last words uttered by Forster before his death were, “No home rul Displacing the Poles, 1y, April 7.—The lower house of the n lantzg to-day, by a vote of 214 to 120, adopted a bill expropriating the land of the Poles in Posen and colonizing the provinee with Germans. THE A ROYAL RECEPTIO! The Chines one of his s crediting made the regard to that a at yesterday's -~ PaCIFIU MALIL SUBSIDY. ‘The Eastern Roads Whipped Into Paying Most of the Subsidy. SAN Fiaxcisco, Cal, April Chronicle this morning publishes an ar showlng the methods adopted by the over- Jand railroads in the disposition of the so- called Pacific Mail subsidy fund. The arti- clo in substance charges that althongh under the lust agreement of the overland roads to pay the Pacitic Mail $85,000 monthly to cease competition,the railroads shipped an average of $50,000 monthly by Pa il steamers, leaving the balance of ,000 to be paid. The Chronicle say t even this amount the overland roads managed toavoid paying. They collected, us charged, through the medium of an advance rate system from stern trunk and fowa lines, a certain ortion to be applicd to what was termed “steamship fund,” and out of whic the balances due the Phciie Mail were o be paid. The. Chronicle publishes figures to ow that in the division of excess which remained in this fund after paying the Paci- stern trank and Jowa Iities were completely iguored, notwithstanding the fact that the Towa lines had contributed 23 per cent to the fund, s Flour Mill Bu Quixcy, IiL, April 7.—The Criterion wills, recently refitted by Taylor Bros., of Poutiac, 11l were totally _destroyed by fire early this norning. ‘Total loss, $125,000; in- surance, $3,000. The fire originated in’ the drying roou, ud all the efforts of the fire departivent * to check the flames were tutile, A New York Aldesman Skips. NEW Youg, April 7.-Alderman Delaey cannot be found, and it is stated he left the city Sunday right with the intention of re- maining away. The d. Tron Works De MILWAUKEE, April .- The iron works at Florence, Wis., were destroyed by fire last J uighit Loss, $50,000; lsuiimee, $15,400, troyed. OMAHA, THURSDAY PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE. The Strikers on the Gould Roade Continue Harrassing tho Managers, AID PROMISED THE KNIGHTS. Riotons Proceedings at East St. Lonls —Railrond Managers Arming Deputies with Winches- ters—The Engineers, Progress of the Strike. NEw Yonk, April .—Interest in the south- western strikes among union men in this city continues to grow. The action of the general executive board in recalling the or- der to resume work and in pledging support of the entire organization to the strike meets with unqualified approval of the majority ot the knights in_this zregion. From a large number of local and district assemblies reso lutions favoriug this course and vledzing themselves to furnish their quoti of the necessary funds were sent tary Tarner, GOULD ON THE MANIFESTO, With reference to the manifesto of the Kuights of Labor, published this we:ning, Gould's representative said: “These people seem to forget that coal was made 25 per cent cheaper_throughout the southwest by Gould when he opeiiod the railrond systein there. The people through that country are in favor of the company, which shows that the statements made (his morning are ab- surd.” Gould said the manifesto of the knights would not have much effect on the people, especially the people of the south- west, and he did not seem at all disturbed. A BOYCOTT THAT DIDN'T WORK, The knights, because the Kansas City Journal denounced the acts of the siriker: demanded that the Union News company should not deliver any of the papers of the Journal. Hoxie then notitied the news company that no other papers should be_car- ried if it did not deliver the Journal as us “The news company therefore decided to- pay no attention to the order ot the knights. KANSAS Ciry, April 7.—The Times' To- ka, Kansas, Spesial says: State Labor sioner Belden in interview to-day ex- pressed an opinion that if the Missouri P cific continued their discourteous treatment towards the oflicers of the Kuights of Labor a general boyceott against the Gould system would be ordered. EVEIISTE St. Lovis, April ployed on tiie ralironds e Louisdeciine to state Arthur’s presence in this effect upon the extension’ of the strike to other departments of the roads than those now involved. A prominent member of the Knights of L when questioned as to whether the engineers would support the strikers, said: *That is just what they are going to do, you can depend upon it. " Arthur is opposed to strikes, out such pres will be brought to annot fresist, He attended, ay, a meeting of the brotherhood in t ' Louis. He wanted to feel the brotherhood’ pulse, and it was felt, and found feverish. 'The course of the engineer is not all in sympatliy with the strikers as yot. but a majority of them are, and the rest will be, Any way, you can depend on it that the en- gineers will go out.” It is rumored that engineers employed in East St. Louis, not running passenger or coal cars, will strike., < A SECOND WALK-OUT. S1. Louts, April 7.—Matters have been very quietat the union depot to-day. There was a goodly number of strikers conirented about the platform, conversing among them- selves, but' they had little to do_or to say to outsiders. Nearly all the men who had gone to work in the yards of the Missourl Pacific, Bridge and Tunnel and Union Depot compa: nies have quit again. ‘There are four crews, all told, working in the bridge and tunnel yards. It'is the inten- tion of the Bridge and Tunnel and Union Depot companies to put more men to work, however, and a number of old hands have ugreed 10 go hack. They, however, are not members of the Knights of Labor, UIET ON THE 1:ON MOUNTAIN, ST. Louts, April 7.—At the Iron Mountain yards to-day all is_quiet and orderly, Five witch engines we th crews, clected from of brakemen. No serious difliculty was experienced in get- ting freight trains started. men employed in - these’ yards work yesterday, but went out again when re- questéd to do’ so by a committee of the Knights. The yardmaster sent to DeSoto for new wmen, twenty of whom arived this morning, and are now at work. A RIOT AT BAST ST, LOUIS, EAst St Louts, April 7.—About 10 0'clock this morning a larze crowd of strikers made arush for the Chicago & Alton yards were met by a strong _force of deputy shals, armed with” Winchester repeating They ordered the mob back, and called m’ them to disperse. T crowd re- d to do, and upon attempting to rush through the gates the marshals brought their rifles to their shoulders and threatened to fire if the crowd advanced. This cooled their ardor somewhat, and they turned back, none the less determined that”there should'be no more work donein that eity while the knights are still on a strike. 'The deputies remained on guard at the Alton yards, fearing u second attack on_that point, while'the strikers pro- ceeded to the Cairo Short Line yards, Upon reaching there the mob found their way unobstructed and by the same meatis employed at other yards forced the men at work there to leave their position. The men then dispersed having accom- plished their object, but not before calling a meeting of all strikers 1o take place at 2:30 o'clock at Flannagan’s hall, where resolutions il be adopted declaringio one will'bo al- lowed to fill the strikers' plices, All yards are deserted, and no business is being done iv any of them. Adjutant General Vace was a spectator_of the action of the mob this morning in forcing themen employed [n the rilroid vards o quit work, and he telegraphed the situation to the governor, FIREMEN EERS. he engincers em- ntering in East St. the catse of Chief city or_its probable Go ouT, Twenty firemen employed on the engines of the Bridge and Tunnel company struck te day in support of the knights. Th stop the transfer of all freight’ and passen: trains over the bridge unless the vacancies can be filld, AIMING DEPUTIES, Cieaco, April 7.—The Daily News' 8t. Louis special says the managers of the railroads terminating in East St. Louis, fear- ing that Governor Oglesby will not order out e militia, ave arming deputy sheriffs with Winchester rif ae Quiney, Louisville & Nashville, and Cliicago & Alton yards will guarded to-morrow by thirty to forty men from country points sworn in as deputy sheriffs, heavily armed and with orders to shoot afl trespissers on railroad property, i Late this ey ther but smaller matched (o th they compelled s mob freight handlers to abandon work and ioin them, % _QUIET AT FORT WORTIL, - Forr Wonzir, Texas, April 7.—Everything is quiet here and trains are moving regh- larly, 1y lmproving. Scnaxrton, Pa, April T.—Master Work- man Powderly is able to attend to his cor- respondence and expects to be sufliciently re- covered within a few days to leave the house, - nas ion of Mission Houses. SAN FrANcisco, April 7.—Advices from the Phillipine Islands state that February 15, u party of Mohamedan fanatics attacked the mission Louse at Zamoutacs, on the island of Mildano, set fire to the mission house, as well as the dwelling Louse of the priests, the old chureh, and the new ehurel, now in process of erection, and the store louses, the whole being rediced to ashes. The loss is esti- mated at 318,000, A Spanish force was sent 1o chastise them. when twelve were killed and veral wounded the loss on the Spanish side being one captain of the infantry and four wen wounded and -one man killed, Three days previous the same band burned the vil I.ere of Awadeo and the naval coal depot. The loss is very great. Powd MORNING. APRIL 8, 1836, A PITCAED BATTLE AT. LAREDO, TEX, A Political Prooession Attacked With Winchesters and Oannon, and a Terrible Fight Follows. GArvEsTON, Aptil 7~The News Laredo special says that Laredo to-night is in sack- cloth and nshes. The intense excitement and lawlessness which have prevailed here for the past fortnight culminated to- night in a bloody riot. The immediate cause is attributed by many to the circular which appeared this morning, announcing that the democrats would hold funeral sor- vices at 4 o'clock over the party known here as the “Huarches.” Directly after the appearance of the circular, It was announced that the party would prevent any such demonstration. At4 p. m., the streets leading to the point where the democratic pracession was announced to start, was blocked with armed men. Later, the music of the democratic band struck up and the procession moved down Main street and turned into the street leading to the wmain plaza. When the head of the column had reached the front of Martin's store, a party of men_armed with Winchesters and revol- vers charged the procession. Instantly over ome hundred mmed men beeame engaged in a deadly conflict, and for half an hour a regular battle raged along the street. During the conflict a smail cannon, which had been used by the Huarches party was fied down the strect and” is said to havo been loaded with nails and stones. By b o'clock mob law was supreme. Word was dispatehed to Colonel Barnard, commandant at Fort Mack- intosh, that the heavy firlng in the city was caused by a Mexican atiack from the other side of the Rio Grande, It took but a few minutes to double quick two compantes of infantry into_the town, before whom the mob quickly disappeared The casualties, so far as known, are five Killed and three wounded. All the killed are Mexicans excopt one young American named Brecker, The Democrats claim that they were fired into, and acted upon the de- fensive. DECORAT! TOMB. A National Memorial Service at River- side Park. NEW Youk, April 7.—In the eatly part of Mareh U, 8. Grant post No. 327, G. A. R.. of Brooklyn, applied for and received from the park commissioners of New York, the priv- iloego of decorating on memorial day the tomb of Gen. Grant at Riverside park. Origi- nally it was intended to have only this post participate m the services. Gen. Logan was selected as orator of the day, and_the secr tary of navy promised to datail a man of war to firo salutes at Riverside. When these facts were published they created general feeling of interest in Grand Army cireles, and I Tesponse to Du- merous letters and suggostions on the sub- joet, it was decided_to' make it a uationa affalr. So far as now arrahged the services ot the day will include_any ‘oration by Gen, Togan, prayer by Rev. R. 8. Storrs, D. 1., of Brookiyn, singing by the "AmphionMisical society, @ salute and salVo of rtitery by tho Seventy-fivst regiment and . First_buitery of National Guard of the state of New York. and minuta gn fired by a man-of-war of the United States navy. Gen, Sheridan an_ staff will be pres also departmient commanders of Mass setts, Pennsylvania and New York. Itis pected that 100,000 persons will be present. ‘il governors of all”siates have. been in- vited. ent, acht ———— The Towa Legislature. Dis Moines, April 7.—In the house to-day the speaker announced the following com- mittee to prepare articles of impeaclment against Auditor Brown: Messrs, Walke Redmon, Greenlee, Hammon and Dobuey. The house concurred in the bill passed by the senate removing the requirement of boards of supervisors to publish their pro- ceedings in one paper of foreign counties in tho state, A lotter from the governor of the state of Ransas was received, stating the be- lief thata soldier's home in Leavenworth, would afford great relief to old soldiers who d no home to go to. The governor was re- questad to telezraphi to the'old_soldiers in camp at Sloux City, asking their ideas on the subjeet. "Tho house then adjourned. - He Was Released. 00, Towa, April 7.—The trial of dner for the murder of George W. Huson, a colored barber, at Cedar Falls in 1583, was concluded to-day and the prisoner released upon his own recognizance, which amounts to a virtual acquittal. Huson and a white woman induced the daughter of Cod- ner to take o buggy ride. The three droye to Waterloo and pit up at a hotel of a question- able chiaracter, where, by the assistance of the woman, Huson ravisiied the girl, He wag arrested, and during his trial Codner stepped behind him as he was leaving the room in charge of an ofticer and shot him in the back, inflicting a wound from which he died in a tew hours, Warr Nathan € —— The Flood, C) NATI, April 7.—The river having stood 4 feet 2 inches, began to rise slowly and at 10 to-day is 114 Inches higher. There is no doubt that the rise will continue—the snow fall which has not ceased this morning 15 50 heavy that the melting will feed every sido stream for 400 miles, Passenger traing sed to run into the central passenger ot owing to the water on the track. Freight trathe is much restricted on the roads coming on the Whitewater eana Prrrsnvne, Aprl .—The danger of a great flood here 1s believed to be over. Ihe r touched the highest point (25 feet) early this morning, and is now falling.” Thie dam; is not heavy. -— The Snow Stc DeTrort, Mich., April 7. \ eontinued until6 o’clock this morning. The now is being cleared away. Ivis expected that to-morrow will see trafiic generally re- sumed, Itis warm and the snow is melting. Railroad travel has been blocked, but few trains getting through, The Grand Trunk hias about abandoned business between here and Port Huron, Other roads have been blockaded. but latge gangs of men are at worls and travel will “probably be resumed o self Up. PAriL1L10N, Neb,, April 7.—[Special Tele- gram.]—Dee Saling, the young man who recently tigured in a shooting scrape at a Sarpy connty school house, and for whose arrest the sheviif offered $50 reward, returned from Missouri this morning and surrendered to the court. He says he wants an examina- tion, and can prove his fnnocence. He will bave a hearing next Wednesday. -~ ‘our Days in an Open Boat. HaLipax, April ews has just been received bf the terrible experience of four fishermem in a dory, which landed at Guyon island after being out four days. Two of the d died of thirst and exposure. One dead bodies hud been partially de- voured by the sutvivors to sustaib life. Death of a College Professor. NEW HAVEN, Coxy.. April 7.—Thos. Thateler, professor of Latin and literature in Yale coll discovered dead in his bed this morning. He was 70 years old. - Weather for To-day. Missount VALLEY~Fair, wanper weather, followed during Friday with local raius; soutlierly winds, e s L ui: e THE ARMY BILL DEFEATED. The Sonate Rejeots the Measure After a Long and Heated Discussion. VAN WYCK SPEAKS AGAINST IT. He Declares the Proposed Increase to bo For the Benefit of Monop- olistic Slave Owners—A Tilt with Logan. A Lively Contest. 10N, April 7.—In_the senate, the army bill was taken up and Mr. Hawley took the floor and spoke in_ its support. The arguments for the increase of the army, Mr. Van Wyck thought, were rather singu- lar. Some senators had said that it was wanted because of the Indians, and some be- causo of the communists. The senator from Conneeticut (Hawley) had said that e want- ed the army to support the civil law and the constitution, Referring to the fugitive:slave law and its execntion in New England, Mr, Van Wyck said the United States army had been thrust in the way of the fugitive slave, flecing for life and liberty. He asked whether New England had “changed since then. Mr. Hawley replied that it had. Mr. Van Wyck said the army_had done police duty in keeping the fugitive slaves from freedom. Mr. Hawley remarked that he had never belived the fugitive stave law to be consti- tutional. Mr. Van Wyek said the secret of the whole mihitter was to be found in the idea of using the army again as a great polico power to keep slav y. Jay Gould and his confederates, and Vanderbilt and his confed- erates, had been_ allowed to steal millions, just as men, under the old interpretation of he constitution, had been allowed to steal from the black ‘man his birthright. “You have raised,” said Mr. Van Wyck, “‘another class of slaveholder s uirolenting and determined, and ste inst the instinets of humanity, as the old Slavelolders were, and Lthi K ' little more so. ~The Knights of Labor,” e continued, “had no sympathy with the commune.” Mr, Logan said the bill had been duced her. four times sesstons of the senate, and it Was therefore beneath any man to say that it was brought nere because of Gould or Vanderbilt. 1t was as low as the eries of demagoguism’ that no man ought to stooo to it. Mr. Van Wyck—Is that a Mr. Logan—That is all, Mr; Van Wyek said this w ment, e remembered that in the old days in the house of representatives it was not the gentlemen of the south alone that had stig- matized men as ‘“demagogues.” Certan gentlemen from the noxth had also, in their y, stigmatized men as “demagogues.” Mr. Van Wyck, referring to the decisions of the supremo court upholding tho fugitive slave law, said that the court decided cases accord. ing to the wishes of the omnipotent pow of the times, and as corporations were now the omnipotent powers, the decisions were in their favor. “Strikes” of labor Mr. Van Wyek regarded as like the strike of Anthony Biirns when he struck for liberty. Mr. Van Wyck remarked that it had been said that there was domestte danger in this cmmtr{'. Iiad not that danger been met and passed? Why inerease the regular army to meet the danger that had dF ppeared? Mr. Logan said It was not true that Gould Tiad any connegtion, direct or Indireet, With the mensure. 1t wa for the benefit of the people, rich and poor, black aud white, Mr. van_ Wyck, interrubting, said ke hnd not charged “that Jay Gould or any other man had anything to do with it, ~ Lié had merely told what thé result would be. 3 Mr. Logan asked why, then, was the name used ' In_conpection With the argument, brought from the recent disturbances, but to create o predjudice agalnst the ml\umf‘e‘x of thobll, 't (Logat) "had always had o name, and hoped God had given hiw the honesty to advocate what ke believed to be right and oppose What he thought wrong. He had neverlived by drinking koup that’ fell from the lips of demagogues. 1f there was anything detestable in the »ight of honest men, it was a man _that floated around the world as a demagogue, who lived upon the flatteries of thuse who didn’t understand him. The vote was then taken upon the motion of Senator Ilale to strike ont section 2 of the bill. This s the section which established the future army force at 50,000 men, On this motion_the yeas were 22 and nays 22, The yote being a tle, Mr. Hale's mation was Jost. The republicans vofing for Mr, Hale’s motion were Messrs, Bowen, Chace.’Conger, 1 s, Pluinb, Sherman, Teller and V The demoerats voting against it were Brown, German, Gray and Walthall, With these eXceptions, the votes for the mo- tion were democratic and the votes agoinst it republican. Mr. Manderson then moved, as an amen ment, his bill heretofore introduced and fa orably reported from the military committee, known as “the three battalion” bill,” and it was agreed to, Ar. Gibson moved for an additional section repealing seetion 1218 of the Revised Stat- utes which, note ibits any person who served in the confederate government from appointment in the army of the United States. Mr. Logan thought it might not be well to g0 too far, He thought that in the eyes of the people there were certain persons” more capable than others. There were men who had been oflicers of the army and navy berore the war, a had entered the servi of the confede He would suggest an amend- ment of Mr, Gibson's motion 50 as to cover that class of people. Mr. Gibson could not accept the amend- ment. M. Intro- already, at different [Laughter.) the old arg Gihson's amendment was not agreed veqs, 21: nays, 2 Adfter further debate the bill was put on its final passage and rejected—yeas, 193 nays, 81 The vote in detail is s follows Yeas—Messrs, Blair, Cameron, Dawe Dolph, Evarts, rye, Hawley, Logan, MeM lan, Mahone, Miteliell of Oregon, Morrill, ayne, Platt, Riddleberger, Sabin, Sawyer, Spooner and Stanford—19, Nays—Mosss, Break, Berry, Brown, Call, Cha Cockrell, Conge stis, Fair, Gibson Hale, ingalls, Jones of Maxeén, Morgan, Plumb, 1 Sherman, Teller, Van Wyck, thall, Wilson of Towa and Wilson ot ang- 1 Adjourned, to- Bowen, ke, Colquitt, German, Gray, Nevada, Kenna, Saulsbury, "Ind The speaker laid before the house the mes- sage of the president on Chinese emigration, and it was referred to the committee on for- eign affal Mr. Willis reported back the river and har- bor appropriation bill from the committee having charge of the subjeet, and it was re- ferred Lo the committee of the whole. Mr. Holwan, in behalf of the setect Indian commission, called up the bill providing for the appointment of a commissioner, to consist of six persons to be appointed by the president, toinspect and re- port on the condition of the Indians and In dian affairs, Several amendments were offered, and pending action the morning hour expired and the debate on the silver bill Was resumed “The debate on the silver bill was resumed at the evening session of the house, and M. Daniels, of Virginia, spoke against the sus: pension of silver coinage. Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, also opposed ~ the suspeusion, Mr. Waorthington, of Illinols, announced Dimself in favor of the free coinage of silver, because it would tend to increase the price of silver bullion, and ~lessen the ratio between gold and silver, . because it would prevent the debtor from being compelled to pay his debts in dearer monay than that in whieh he p row ised to pay, and because it would ‘put it beyond the power of a combination to ereate a corner in gold. Mr, Skinner, of North Carolina, Mr. Me Rae, of Arkansas, and Mr, Brown, of Penn- sylvania, favored the free coinage. » Mr. Buchavan and My Cados, of New Jersey. opposed it. Alr. Byues shoke In fuvor of free eoinugs The House thew, at 10 p. m., adjourn: — CELESTIAL SARCASM. Chinese Ministe Thanks" for purtesy. Wasm~aros, April 7.<The Chinese min- ister at Washington has made a formal com- plalnt to the secretary of state in regard to the treatment of his successor at San Fran- cisco at the hands of the United States cus tom ofticers. 1le bases his action on infor- mation received from the Chinese consul- genegal at San Francisco, who, It is under- stood, alleges that the new minister and his suite were subjected to unusual and unneces- sary annoyances and disconrtesies on their arrival at_ that port. The secretary of state referred the matter to the acting sec the treasury, who this atte to the collector of customs at San Kranc for statement of the conduct of his ofli in the matter. Some surprise is expressed at the treasury department that the landing of the minister should have been hindered by or embarassment, in view ot the the collector at San Francisco specially instiucted to extend to him the usual couresies to vepresentatives of foreign governments, such_as allowing free entry of his bagg, 1 eficets, and afford- ing facilities for his uninterrupted trancsit to Washington, or wherever he desired to go. The following is the letter of the Chinese minister to the s y of state Referring to your nofe of the forming me that the necessary instructions re issucd to the collector of customs at San Francisco, xtend to your (my) sue- cessor, Mr. Chang Gin Hon, aud suite, upon arrival there, every proper courtesy and at- tention due a divlomatie representative of a foreign government,” 1 have the honor to state, that T have just receive from the Chinese consul general at San Franeiseo, the following telegram: **Ministor Chang and suite havo arrived. The collector demanded the presentation of their credentials before allowing them to land. After considerable detention, the surveyor permitted them to Tand.” Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. [Signed] Ci The ‘s “Card of i ult., in- NG TsAaoJu. e HORRIBLE HY DROPHOBIA. romincnt Baltimore Physician Dies in Terrible Agon Bavrnone, Awril [Special gram]—Brinton 1. Warner, o Baltimore physician, on last Christ- mas day, saw A street car run over alittle white dog. He picked the bruised and bleeding animal up, when it bit him severely in the right arm. 1le had the dog killed and the wound cauterized. The doctor worried about it and talked of going to Paris to sce Pasteur. Other physicians laughed at him. Last Tuesday he reinarked to his wife that he felt queer, and later in the day he fell to the floor in a spasm. When the spasm wore off he told his wife and Dr. Arnold that he had the hydrophobia and warned them against comiug too near him when in a spasm. On Friday morning began a series of paroxysms and Dr R. 1L Goldsmith and other physicians were summoned. ‘The suffering man_ panted in thirst, and begzed for water. When a glass of it was brought him he turned from it in horror. He would, however, allow his wife and doctor to wipe his face and hands with a wet sponge or towel. Saturday morn- ing the most acute symptoms of rabies de- veloped. During the paroxysm he would howl and then bark like a dog. The par- oxyism continued Sunday, Monday aund Tugsday, The sufferer in his moments ot conseiousness would preseribe remedie: Abaut 5 o'clock yesterday morning he was solzed with a terrible convulsion, during which_the physicians and attendants could not hold him. 1t lasted half an hour, when he fell ver dead. Dr. Warner was a son of J. E. Warner, of Harper county, Md., a former surgeon the anmy. ——— THE APOSTLE A Revised Edition Issucd by Alleged Saints of Utah. Provo, Uram, April 7.—At the {Mormon general conference here a lengthy epistle to the church was read from President John Taylor and George Q. Cannon. The epistle considers the present sufferings, though severe, not so bad as formerly experienced 10 Missouri and Illinols. Instead of crushing Mormonism, those bringing the persecutions are advertlsing it, and stimulating the faith of the neople. sdeentious and depraved peo- vle would not suffer the treatment extended to the Mormons, and bear them unmurmur- "The epistle then branches off into a de agzainst the government: aceu making the Imunds’ the means of furthering poli ends, and implores the Mormonsito bear up in the face of their troubles, remain faithful to fhe church and hope for better days, Reference is made to the trials for unlawini bitation before packed. juries, composed anserupulous men, and- the statement is made that many good Mormons brought to trial plead guiliy, knowing the hopelessness of their case, and o prevent insuits to their families by indecent questions on the part of the persecutors. *We have appealed,” con- tinues the epistle, “to have our wrongs in- estigated, but without avail.” The epistle enters intd the details ot the trials, and ex- horts members of the chureh to b faithful to the end. A Tele- young of. Military Changes, W ASHINGTON, April 7.—[Special. |—Orders will be issued in a few days for the transfer of the Fourth and Second regiments of In- fantry from the Department of the Platte to that of the Columbia. The present head- quarters of the Fourth are at Fort Omaha where seven companies are stationed under amand of Colonel Carlin, the other com- panics are at Forts obinson and Niobrara, The Cattle Associati Curvexse, Wyo, April Growers” association in session past two days have eleeted the following of- ficers for the ensuing year: President, J, M. Cancy: vico president, J. A. MeShiue; seeretary, Thoms Stur treasurer, A, 1L3Reel.’ Adjourned sine’ die. I'he Stock © for the Tow and Ary 100% Ciry, lowa, April state encampinentto-day was very largely attended. A rousing campetive was held to-night.” Considerable opposition is being developed 4o tho project of o stito x Idiers’ home, but it is likely the encanipment will favor'the home, but take no part in the work of determining the location, -~ - TELEGRAPH NOTE The Union Pacific Tas reduced first-class fare from Denverto Sau Fraucisco 1o %30 with a rebate of $5, 1t 1s reported in New York that Commis sioner Fink has been asked to arbitrate the trans-continental differcnces, An oftigial communication shows that the present diplomatic relations between ¥ra and Germany are excellent. The town elections in - Logan resulted in a substantial republican victory! “Ten of the eighteen mewbers of the board of supervisors are republicans, For the flirst time in seventeen years the republican ticket was elected in Kankakee, 11, The demoerats were split on i postoflice fight, and the malcontents yoted the repubii can ticket, Louis I, Schmdt, of Freport, L, suicided yesterday by hanging. Itis balieved he was driven crazy by being dismissed from ihe Knights of Labor because hie had accident all disclosed some of the order's seerets, The election in Chieago vesulted in a - de cided republican victory, the party gaining six aldermen, The néw coumell will be twenty-four republicans to twelve democrat The candidates of the ringsters were inyari ably defeated. The English steawship, Brinkburn, with 2,100 tous of iron ore, went ashore in'a fos yesterday, on Fenwicks island shoal w0 the sguth of cape lieulopen, ‘ulling with v lien the erew left her. The vessel will be a totl loss, The vessel was built in 180, and With its cargo was valued at $10,000, The G, A, R county, 111, | Luwber Yuid, 1 NEWS FROM ALL NEBRASKA. A Traveling Man Insults & Woman and is Driven Out of Lincoln. AN ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN Missouri Pacifio Switches Discovered Tampered With at Papillion— Other Interesting ltems— Election News. A Bad Traveli Liscory, Neb., April gram. ]—Yesterday afternoon Max Ruben- stein, a traveling salesman employed by Steln Bros., of S8t. Louis, registered at the Opelt house. A fow moments later, a Mrs, Woods, of Ilinols, who is boarding at the house,went into the office to write te Her appearance captivated Rubenstein, who sent her an insulting note by one of the bell boys. Mrs, Woods reported the insult to Landlord Opelt, who stated out to find Rubinstein with the intention of kicking a little sense into him. The rascal scented trouble, however, and grabbing his grip mpde adash for the depot and got away. The matter has been reported to the police, with instructions to keep a wateh for the offender and arrest him the first opportunity. The Nows From Wahoo. Wanoo, April 7.—[Special. |—The temper- ance people are jubilant and the non-temper- ance people cortespondingly “sore” over the results of the ity election of sterday. It was the first election since the village was transformed mto a city of the second class. I'hie issue was license or no license. On the temperance ticket, the candidate for mayor, €. M. Copp, was elected by a v 5. ‘The candidates for clerk, city engineer and police judge were all elected by majorities ranging from 510 100, and fow’ of the six tes for aldermen were el ing the license people the city two aldermen. The n be contested. The entire sehool board on the temperance ticket, of which two of the candi- dates were ladics, was elected by a large majority. A large number of the Indies ex- crcised their right of suffrage on the school election, and thelarge majorities re- ceived by the temperance ticket elearly shows where the temperance question would be were they given the privilege of the ballot atall elections. Ashland, Valparaiso and Mead have eso gone temperance, making almost a ciean sweep for Saunders county. Grading on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Mis- souri Valley railroad has begun within the city limits. Serious Accident at Papillion, PAPILLION, NEm, April %.—[Special.]— David Owen, of Owen Bros., contractors on the new B. & M. line through this county, had a_ narrow escape from a situation that promised certain death. When in the act of mounting a horse, the animal started to run, Owen’s foot was fastened in the stirrup, and he was dragged for several rods,¥the o stamping him about the face and- brea: breaking his collar bone and badly -bruisiu hisentirebody. The stirrup strap broke ...5 Owen was released just before the horse plunged into a deep ditch. The doctors say theinjured man will recover. At alate hour lastevening Cora Rooks, a little girl residing in South Papillion, was bitten by a dog, and oi course the animal was mad. With visions of rabbiesin every household, the good citizens tarned out en masse, and soon killed the feroclous ca- nine, Lafer it was learned that the dog had £0od reason to be wad, from the fact that he had been ruuning after a rabbit and had overturned a swarm of bees, with disastrous results. At the village election yesterday, the dem- ocrats elected four out of five trusteer, At Springfield, fn this county, the village elec- tion was for and against granting liquor li- The prohibitionists carried the day by a largemujority. Crete's Hot Contest, Cnire, Neb., April 7.—(Special, |—Yester- day was held the most excitable municipal clection ever witnessed in Crete, Three candidates were in the field—C. D, Fay, J, J. Wilson and D. J. Reid. The two first named were the candidates of a cauens where no majority was required o nominate, but the eandidates having the two highest votes were taken. This was unsatisfagtory to a majority of republicans, who would haye been compelled to, support eandidates cither of whom would have been %3 satisfactory to a prominent and ruling wing of the republican party herctofore in this citys ‘The opponents of this wing brought out D. S0 Reed, o staunch republican and wide ¥ 4 awake man, for the interests of the city, His' triumphant election is a victory for the inter- * ests of the city and the republicans who won, the county fight last fall. The strange thing about yesterd; on wus to see H, M, Wells and_other opponents of Governor Dawes working hand in hand with the gov- ernor, who came down to vote, and his friends to elect one of the two opponents of Mr, Reed. ‘They aze a sore lot of men to-day, and hereatter youmay look for striet party nominations in Crete city eleetions, Blair's Quiet Electi Brati, April T.—Special. ) —The eity elees tion passed off vather quietly considering the interest and feeling worked up by the prohis bition element. The issies weie license or no license. Mr. E. N. DBradley was the nomines of the prohibition faction for mayor, and W, €. Walton of the other, ‘The latter was elected by about two to one. Twe school tickets were in the tield representing the factions, The one nominated by the itionists was eleeted Wit one exegp- tion. ‘The ladies were out at the polls in full force, electionecring with as nueh foree, spivitand “ehees” as the old-time politician, Distriet cowrt is o session here with Judge Neville on the beneh, Plainview Incornorated. PrAINVIEW, Neb, April 7.--[Speeial Tele- gram, | Last evening ourstrects were lighted with boufires, resulting from the fact that our town hus at last been incorporated, after long walting and praying of the inhabitants, Tlhe popu'ation of our town is about 250, and has the bright prospect of being one of the Dest tawnsin this part of Nebraska. Tho aunual school meeting of this place was held 10 the new sehool house yesterday, which re- sulted i eleciing an entive new board of directors, wi fuction There will 1,000 bushels of wheat sowh in this vicinity this spring. Ty ckers Foiledy PAVILLION JApnl T S peeial s Teles Atan carly hour this morning it wis red that all the switehes ip . the souri Pacitie yards lind been tampered with Auring the night, 1t was the cvident intans tion to wreek the 5 o'¢lo pussenger train, but luckily this train was benind tmes and 5 did notarnve until after the diabolical plot lad been discovered and frustrated. - at ke Contral Man. ~[Speeinl Tele- censes. bri he over discoy Bofore buying get priee und Uufifutfi