Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 15, 1887, Page 1

lab gl ) i SIXTEENTH YEAR. BRIBERY AND COKRUPTION. Obarges Preferred Against Members of the House By Mr. E. Rosewater INVESTIGATION ORDERED. AN Intense Excitement Created By the Reading of the Document—HKepre- sentatives Dumfounded and Lobbyists Overcome, A Bomb In the House, LINCOLN, March 14,—|Special Tele- Zram to th ‘The house convened at 2:20 o'clock. Atter prayer the following petition was read: Lince Neb,, March 14, 1587.—To fon. N. V. Harlan, Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives: 1 desire through you to make known to the honorable house of representa- tives of information which warrants me in making the charge that members of the house committee on judiciary, whose names 1 deem it improper to divulge at this time, have become parties to a criminal conspiracy to defeat the bill now in possession of said Judiciary committee, senate file No. 98, an act to amend sections 214 and 215 of the criminal code. I have positive knowledpe of the attempt of one member of the judiciary committee, who claimed to represent others, to extort a large sum-—reported to me as $5,000—1rom certain keepers of gambling houses in Omaha, for which sum the said members offered to procure an ad- verse report of the committce on the onti-gambling bill, and cause its final defeat. A large sum, amounting to several thousand dollars, was thereupon con- tributed by the parties interested and placed at the disposal of the members of the lexisla- ture who are in collusion to carry out this corrupt bargain. I am alsoreliably informed that a corruption fund was raised and dis- tributed by certain contractors for public works and parties connected with corporate interests to bring about the deteat of, or radical changes in, senate file 84, known as the Omaha charter bill. 1 hold myself ready to substantiate these charges and make known to any investigating committee ap- pointed by the house all the facts known to me concerning the same, [Signed] E. ROSEWATER, The reading of the communication seemed to daze the house, and for a moment after its reading not a syllable was uttered. Mr. Slater was the first to break the spell. He arose, and Ina few words which wero ut- tered rather incoherently, moved that the communication be referred to the committee on jnsane asylums. This created no laugh- ter. Mr. Dempster said the charge was a seri- ous one and a severe reproach to the mem. bers of the legislature, and as a member of the house he could not rest under it—would not rest under it—especially if he were a member of the judiciary committee. He moved, therefore, that a committee of seven beappointed to make the required investiga- tion, Mr. Russell, of Colfax, hoped there would he a free and full investigation and that aothing would be covered up or smothered. Mr, Caldwell (a member of the judiciary committee)—1 hope for the same thing. Mr. Watson—I would say with reference to the charges that have been made, as far as 1 am personally concerned, that 1 have the highest personal regard for the gentleman who has made them, but there has not been any specific charges made, and there should be something specific charged, otherwise the house ought not to take notice of the communication. ['his I8 & general charge, and a general charge ought not 1o be noticed. Let Mr. Rosewater name the party or persons against whom he makes these charges and 1 will joln hands 4o help in the investigation. Mr. McConaughy, also a member of the Juaiclary committee, sald that he insisted that an investization be made. ‘1 am a member of this committee and the charges affect my uprightness with that of the other members of the committee. In duty to my- self 1 ask for an investigation. Such charges a8 these have been floating around all winter, and they have been published, too, in Mr, Rosewater’s paper. -1 deem it to be a matter of great importance to all of us, und I insist upon the investigation.” Mr. Smyth, of Douglas—1I join with the rest of my fellow members of the judiclary com- mittee for an Investigation. 1t is true that the charges are not specific, but they are of such s nature as to warrant an investigation and 1 want a thorough investigation, Mr. Slater—LI forone, as amember of thls committee, although at firstdisposed to think lightly of the matter, will join with the mem- bers of the house In asking for a thorough and systematic investization. But I have an article in my desk which says that the charter remained in the hauds of six men, and yet 1 never knew nor saw one of those men. This 1s for the purpose of throwing ridicule upon us, Two years ago, those of you who were here will remember, that this same man (Mr. Rosewater) asked for an Investigation which cost the state $7,000 or $8,000, and yet noth- ing came out of the Investigation. Never- theless, In view of these charges, 1 say give this committee a full and fair Investigation, On motion of Mr. Eisley the cownunica- tion was read a second time, Mr, Dempster said that he had made his mo- tion in the interests of right and justice, and the charge was such that he did not feel it would be right to let the committee rest under, Mr. Randall of Clay—The charges are broader than | thought they were when I heard them read at first. They seemed to re- fer to the judiciary committee, but they now bring in me and every mewmber of this hiouse because they proclaim that a fund has been handled to affect the passage of the Omaha charter. Now, such being the ease, no com- mittee can be appointed which ean report upon such charge, Involving the whole of this house and which would be an answer which would satisfy this wan (Mr. Rosewater), But I am sat- isfied that an investigation should be mwade. I want somethiug more specitie. We cannot get a committee in this house to in- vestigate all our own wmembers. Let him (Mr. Rosewater) ask that a committee of tho senate be appointed to conduct the investi- gation, or let bim appoint a committee him- self. While these charges mainly applicd to only nine men, he thought they ought to be investigated, but he now saw_they included every wewber, and be was opposed to the building up of any one man’s power or influ- ence, Or any wan's newspuper, . Mr, Watsou—1am 2ot iu favor of bullding S up Any man's power or any man's news- paper. As far as [ am personally concerned, 1 have the greatest respect for Mr, Rosewater and his newspaper, but it [ were defending a man in acourt of justice I would require specitic charges to be made against him before I would go to trial. Ilere are nine wmen, I have known them and have associated with them, and I will testity to the truth that I know them to be gentlemen of respect- ability, honesty and intelligence. Now, [ amopposed to any motion which comes in here and allows people to use a drag catch eyerything which comes in its way, 1f these persons will name the man and pro- claim the charge, I will favor the motion. But if they do not name the man, it is worse than child’s play to make an investigation, and that's why I oppose the motion. 1 say to the house that in opposing this motion, unless the charges name the man, it 1s not doing anything wrong; otherwiseit isan outrage to the house to investigate unless thoy name the man. If any member has done anything wrong he must be made acquainted with the charges against him—that is, if the man who makes them knows anything against him; and if the lat- ter doesn’t know anything, what's the use of having an Investigation, So, 1 say to Mr. Rosewater, let him name the ran, because if his charges are true the man who 1s guilty of them you can send to the penitentiary. Mr. Jeary of Cass--The gentleman of Otoe has asked that the man be named. I think that Mr. Rosewater's charges have named the men or committee. 1 have known of these charges, and they are a stigma, and if there is a stigma to at- tach to the members of the committee, I want to have the same removed so that the members cannot be hounded with it. In honor and fairness to the members I want an investigation to be made which will justify the committee and exonerate them. Mr. Andres said Mr, Watson had not asked for speclfic charges when on Saturday last he had charged conspiracy against Mr. Whit- more, Mr. Peters said charges like these have all winter been floating around against the mem- bers, and to take notice ot all of them would keep the house in a constant state of hot water. In justice, however, to the judiciary commit- tee, an investigation should be had, and he would ask that a most rigorous investigation should be made. Mr. Heimrod—I am not a member of the judiciary committee, but if I were, I shouid nsist upon a thorough investization, because 1 would not have anybody say that 1 wouid accept a bribe, Mr. Knox of Douglas said there were but fourteen days of t! e session remaining, and unless there were specific charges made, there ought to be no investigation. Atall events, the investigation, if 1t take place, should be had as s0on as possible. Mr. Watson amended Mr. Dempster’s motion that Mr. Rosewater be required to make specified charges and name the man or members of the judiciary committee to whom he refers, This was seconded by Messrs. Tingle and Heimrod. Mr. Tingle then addressed the house in a lengthy speech, aud in favor of specific charges. Mr, Watson then said that at the request of several members of the committee he de- sired to amend his amendment by requesting Mr. Rosewater to name the man or men to whom he refers, the committee to be ap- pointed by the chair, and that the investiga- tion contemplated be conducted with closed doors. Mr. McConaughy opposed the secret ex- amination. ke wanted It open to every- body. The motion, as amended, prevailed. ‘The chair appointed as the committee of investigation Messrs. Dempster of Fillmore, chairman; Minnix of Adams, Gilmore of Cass, Craig of Burt, Keiper of Pierce, Aiken of Nuckolls and Ellis of Johnson. The house went into committee of the whole with Mr. Randall in the chair, The bill for the payment to John Lanham of $10,005 for work on the chemical labratory, after a discussion of three hours, was passed for favorable report. House roll 142, paying May Pribble $2,000 for Injuries received in the laundry in the insane asylum at Lincoln, was recommended to pass, in support of it Mr. Andres re- marking that he wished the state to be held responsible the same as manufacturers and the same as railroads for the safety ot thelr employes. House roll 67, granting rellef to Sarah D, @Gillesple, amounting to $605, was passed. House roll 235 was passed, authorizing the refunding of $120 to Grand lsland paid for illegal registering of water bonds. The governor announced that he had signed bills 592 and 398, the former one, of Mr. Watson’s, giving outside railroad com- panies the right to lease and operate roads in this state; the latter, also by Mr. Watson, defining the crime of larceny. House roll 280, granting 8§75 for the rellef of G. M. Price, was passed; 429 for the re- lief of K. D. Everett, for $3,000 for injuries sustained while aiding the sheriff of Burt county, The bill reimbursing Kearney county for the prosecution of Zimmerman was passed, as amended, for $3,800, The governor sent a message suggesting the passage of a bill limiting the number or employes of each house of the legislature, On motion of Mr. Randall it was referred to the committee on appolntments, with orders to report tlie bill as suggested. ‘The governor also suggested the enactment of a law providing for the encouragement and maintenance of two regiments of militia. ‘I'he committee arose and reported, and the house adjourned IT WAS A STUNNER. Since the exciting scenes during the clos- ing days of the senatoral contest, nothing has created such intense commotion as{ did the presentation of the bribery and con- spiracy charges in the house ihis afternoon. ‘The lobby members, scattered about the floor and cloak rooms, seemed as if struck with paralysis, and members on the floor were dumbfounded with amazement. The conduct of certain members of the judl- ciary committee was conspicuously distress- ing. Caldwell, usually quiet and pale, had a hectic flush on his cheek and exhibited symptoms of high fever. He paced up and down theaisles dramatically distracted, and finally rushed throuzh the corridors and out of the capitol like a man bewitchied. Russell pretended to be indifferent and kept on directing newspaper wrappers to his con- stituents while the charges were being read and discussed. Then he broke Into the de- bate with a few incoherent remarks in sad contrast with his usually foreible style. Then he passed across the hall two or three times to gather Inllph'ulon from Slater and Van- dervoort. Slater himself rose to assure the house that tl:_o u.-huz-sl did not mffect him in 5! the lea His choking voice betrayed a qmm! deal of emotion, which hardly sounded like the iterances of an ansry man. Tingle's face turned purple while ie was opposing the res- olution to investizate, Others were moro or less worked up by the unleoked-tor explosion. Since the house adjourned the promised dis- closures are town talk in the hotelsand other public places. Senate Proceedings, Lixcors, Neb, March 14.—[Speciai Tele- gram to the Bek, |-~The senawe et at4 p, m., several of the senaturs Mving at a distauce from the capital being absent. The first busi- ness taken up was the attempt to reinstate the employes fired Saturday, and after wasting €100 in time the attempt to rein- state failed, Bills on second reading were the house rolls appropriating money for new buildings at the Kearney reform school, and the bill appropriating §5,000 to ex-Governor Furnas. On third reading the bill, senate file 171, by Mr. Colby, chauging the time for personal taxes to become delinquent under township organization, was passed by unanimous vote, In committee of the wliole, Mr. Colby in the chair, senute file relating to extending the time ten years for the payment of school lands was amended in winor detail by Mr. Duras of Saline, and recommended to pass. Senate file 182, relating to the con o of title to land by trustees was, in a spi manner, recommended to pass. Senate file 120, relating to the insane tax paid to counties by the state, and preparing for the refunding of the same and the cessa- tion of collections of taxes ot that character, was considered and left without action for further sitting. The bill allowing the taking of {udzml\nu on itemized accounts supported by afii- davit in case no defense is made was recom- mended to pass. House roll 19, creating a state board of vharmacy and regulating druggists, was re ommended to pass, following which the com- mjttee arose, The only amusement of the afternoon sion was the eloquent efforts of Schminke, of Otoe, to get Messrs. Majors, Colby and Snell on record on the employes’ question. Adjournment followed the rising of the comimittee of the wholl STATUTORY PROHIBITION. ses. Details of the Proposed Regulator of the Liquid Appetite. LiNcory, March 14.—[Special to the BEE. | -=The matter of prohibition has not yat been settled satisfactorily to the advocates of that principle in the present legislature. 1t was known that, in the event of the question of submission of the constitutional amendment failihg, a bill having in view the same intent would be submitted. Although it was not decided until Friday last that there was no possibility of the submission bill passing eithier the house or senate, yet, several days in advance of that date a prohibitory bill was introduced in both honses, whieh, if passed, will have, upon liquor dealer and consumers, the effect which it thought might be secured by t! submi: and adoption of the prohibitory amendment. ‘The introduction of this bill had been con- sidered long b the amendafo me time in order _be able to deter- ailure or success there of submission. In the debate, on the latter question, in support of his objection to the prohibitory amendment, Mr, tson, member of the house from Otoe, arraigned the prohibition members as eow- ards, and supported his arraignment by the assertion that if they were actuated by honest motives to ameliorate the condition of the commun'ty by the passage of prohibitory laws, instead of trying to amend the con- stitution by a appeal to the ‘\eu ple they could much more easily attain their end by the passage of a wrohibitory law which could 0 easily effected without appealinz to the people, and by a majority vote of both the senate and house, Mr. Watson little knew how unanimous upon his _views, were the prohibition advo- cates, and, before the house adjourned that evening, the last oneof the session on which bills could be offered, a bill embodying his ideas was introduced. The document ap- peared simultaneously in both the senate and the house, the introducer in the former being Senator Keckley, of York, and lu the house, Mr. Randall, of Clay. Both of these bills are word for word alike, and it is thought, if they should become a law, will have as great, if nota greater pernicious in- fluence \I&mn the liberal-minded people of the state. he instrument consist: of eighteen pages and comprises tlllrle ixht sections, It is entitled **An act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, purchase, or giving away malt, spirituous, vinous or intoxicating liquor in the state of Nebraska; to provide for the issuance of a permit to buy or sell the same for mechanical, medicinal, culinary and sac- ramental purposes only, and to provide pun- ishment for the violation of the same and for violation of any of the provisions of the act, and to provide for the issuance of a search warrant authorizing an officer to search for and seize the same wherever found in violation of the act.” Section 1 prescribes that no person shall manufacture or sell, directly or indirectly, any intoxicating liquors, or keep intoxicat- ing liquors with the intention to sell or give away within the state, and such nx!uoru 80 kept, together with the vessels in which they are contained, are declared a nuisance and shall be forfeited, Section 2 forbids the forfeiture of intoxi- cating liquor imported under the laws of the United States, provided the liquor remains in the original casks or packages, and in quantities not loss than are required by the laws of the United States and is sold in the original cask in the same quantities. It fur- ther states that no person shall be prevented from the manufacturing of liquor in the state for the purpose of being sold for mechanical, medicinal, culinary or sacramental purposes. Section 8 provides that any verson who shall manufacture intoxicating ll’ri)uors exc«j&; as above provided shall pay a fine of 3 and costs of prosecution, and be imprisoned 1n the county jail not exceeding six months, and upon the ‘second and subsequent con- viction shall pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than 81,000 and costs of prosecution and be imprisoned in the county jail for one year, Section 4 gives permission to any citizen, a hotel-keeper, the keeper of a saloon, eating house, grocery and confectionery to manu- facture, buy and sell inloxicating liquors for mechanical, medicinal, culinary and sacra- mental pur})nses. provided he secures the gfirll‘lllnslon or the same trom the county oard. Section 5 states that the permission shall be granted on the signing of a certificate by a majority of the legal electors of the town- ship, stating that the applicant is of good, moral character, and is believed to be desir- ous of selling the liquid as mentioned. Section 5 requires the filing of a bond with the county clerk where the application is made of §3,000, with two sureties, for the sale of liguors, while the bond for the manu- tacture sf the same sall be 85,000, Sectlon 7 requires the filing oy the bond with the county clerk, and the notice of the clerk for the final hearing of the urplicntlnn by the county board, and uotification of the same ten days In advance of the hearing, Sectlon 8 says that residents of the county may lx-renr before the board and show why the application should not be granted. Section 9. The permission to sell must specify the house in which and the length of time the liquor {s to be sold. Section 10. The sureties ml{ ba held jointly and severally responsible for elvil «nn-fies brought by a wife, child, parent, ardlan, employer “or other person, under he act. Section 11. The account books of the sell- ers shall at all times be open to the inspection of every oflicer from the court dowu to the constable, Section 12 Any person not entitlea to the same who shall ‘procure a permit to sell liquors shall be deemed to have secured the same fraudulently, Section 13. Any person who shall make false entries of sale or keeping a false record shall, upon conviction, have his license re- voked. Section 14. Liguors, freight, must not be sold per cent; and every dealer shall report monthly to the county showing the quantity of liquors purchased sinee the last revort, to whom sold, for what purpose, and kind and quantity of liquors reimaining on hand. Section 15. A party with permission to sell liquors shall be liable to damages to be re- covered by the party injured. A dealer making false returns shall be tined 8100, the same to be recovered from the bondsmen. Seetion 16. It is made unlawful to sell or zive intoxicating liquors to minors, or in- toxieated people, or people in the habit ot getting intoxicated. Section 19, uors found in unusual quantities upon t property of am accused person shall be presumptuous evidenee that such are kept or held for the salo thy °. Section 20. Buildings in which i r stored shall be declared ‘a nuisance und be forfeited. Sectior 2L Upou the representation of » including cost and for more than 33 creditable resident of the county the prem- ises of any person which are suspected of nesaling Intoxieating liquors oy - be ched, and if the iatter be found they ited and the same destroyed. A person found intoXicated shall pay a fine of $10 and costs, Section 3L Every person who shall directly or indirectly maintain by himself or by asso- clation any club room or a place where intox- feating liquors are sold or given away shall be fined §100, Section 34, A person who shall manufae- ture or sell intoxieating liquors so as to cause the intoxication of any other person shall be liable for reasonablé compensation to any person who shall provide for such in- toxicated person, Section 35, Every wife, child, paren! guardian or employer, injured in means of SuppOrt or property shall have right to sue for damages sustained, from the party sell- ing to the victim intoxicating liquors. Section 87, A party obtalning liquors under false pretenses shall bo fined $10, For a sec- ond offense he shall be finea and be im- prisoned not less than thirty da; WHY THEY VOTED. ready mentioned in these columns, the bill submitting the prohibitory amend- ment to the constitution was defeated in the house by a vote of 49 to 40, lacking eleven votes of the necessary two-thirds required. During the balloting on the same, a aum- ber of members explained their votes, some of which explanations being in substance A Ish‘?'nl' Madision voted no because, while the last plattorm of the republican party had declal in favor of prohibition, the prohibition in his neighborhood, in- stead of standing by the party, had favored the democrats by nominating independent tickets, He also feit that prohibition would unsettle business, disarrange the school bus- }nra‘s. and would, in fact, never be success- ul, Mr. Andres, of Douglas, voted no for the following reason: “‘Prohibition doesn’t pro- hibit. It is detrimental to the best interests of the state, and tends to array one half of the people ngainst the other half. 1t Is a piece of sentimental legislation and will bring about the opposite of what I8 claimed for it. Being ageressive in its nature it will raised determined opposition and breed con- tempt for the law in general, Its most per- nicious effect upon the people will be to make this a nation ot hypocrites. The enactment of a prohibitory law will destroy a great In- austry of thi: , Wipe out milllons of in- vested propel nd throw out of employ- ment thousands of families who have hereto- fore made and obtained a lezitimate livlihood in breweries and distilleries, ~ Our present license embodies all the principles that can justly be asked for to regulate the liquor traflie. 1 propose to let well enough alone.” Mr. Latta of Burt voted yes because it was a zood old democratic principle that the ma- jority shouid ral Mr. Slater of Wayne voted no because pro- nt free whisky and the Slocumb law if enforced would acecomplish more in the interests of a growing state like Ne- braska. fr. Kenney of Webster vol the papers had said the legis in session forty-six days and had passed only nalf a dozen bills of general interest. Mr. Gafford of Gage voted no because high Ti and local option were the best. I’ro- hibition in other states had tended to contu- sion, driving the whisky business from the saloons where it belonged to the drug store and the club room. Itcanses more drunken- ness because it lessens the amount of wine and beer drunk and inereases the consump- tion of liquors which contain more alcohol, and causes men to get llquor by the bottletul than by the drink, Mr. xlgmr, of Pierce, said: “As | regard this bil the initiative of a movement to commit murder on the sacred rights of the people, 1 vote no.” {eimrod, of Douglas, said: *‘1 vote no for the reason I consider our present high license the best to regulnte the liquor traflic, ‘The experience has taught us that the Sio- cumnb law 1s the best s/ ird for true tem- perance and also proteefs our citizens against the disturbing element of hypocrisy. Should !!I‘nlllbfllnn be carried it will be detrimental 0 the best interest of the state. Why is it that a number of older states have repealod the prohibitory law and accepted high license? Because the found that prohibition on their statute books simply meant the sale of liquor without a license.”” ed nay because ature had been Eetdadlins - <2 HORE THE B, & O. DEAL. Arrangements Said to Be Completed For the Transfer. BAvrTIMORE, ‘March 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE. |—The control of the Baiti- more & Ohio railroad will be sold to Alfred Sully if he can raise the money to purchase it; 1f he cannot it wili pass into the hands of others who are ready to undertake the nego- tiations, 1n either event Robert Garrett will no Jonger be identified with its active man- agement. As matters stand to-day, and this can be stated on information from unques- tionable sources, Sully is master of the situa- tion, and until he confesses nimselt unable to bring together financial and other inter- ests that must be reconciled to assure success of his undertaking, no one can step in and the road over his ‘head. Garrett awaits Sul lf"s rlensure, and despite the fact that his original option has expired, be intends to continue waiting for Sully a few days longer, BavTiMorg, March 14.—Since it has be come 5enemliy known that a meeting of railroad men was held i this city yestorday Deople are rnrldlv coml&: to the conclusion that the Baltimore & Ohlo railroad will e sold. People are now talking on the streets about the road failing to pay a stock dividend because of the extenslons and improvements, in which large interests may be put to serl- ous inconvenience, 'There {s, however, much conlidence manifested in the aolld['tdv of the nd shares sold to-day at 170 against aturday. There were 136 shares sold at a higher figure. It is some time since so much of the stock was on the market. NEW YoRK, March 14.—Reports about the negotiations to purchase the controlling in. terest in the Baltimore & Ohio company con- tinue to berife in Wall street. A statement to the following effect was made to-day by a gentleman of this city not himself concerned in the matter who returned last night from a visit to Baltimore. On Friday three gentle- men left New York for Baltimore, one of whom was a wealthy financier, one a politician and one a lawyer. They called vesterday morning at the house of John G. Davis, second_vicé president of the Baltimore & Ohio. Then thev went to see ex-Attorney General Gwynne, of counsel for the road, who had just’ returned from Washington, where he had a consuitation with President Garrett and Austin Corbin, ‘The result was that arrangements were made y Gwynne for the immediate preparation of pavers to consummate the sale of he majority of Baltimore & Ohio stocks. Garrett's ivate secretary left Baltimore for New York at 1:30 yesterda: afternoon and communieated last night wit Whitridge, the legal: representative in this city of the Baltimore & Ohio interests. 'The only hitch in the matter of the sale, the sr::ker said, related to the 82,000 shares of stock which are held by the city of Baltimore. ‘The three visitors from New York yesterday saw Naval Officer Raisim, who is sald to con- trol the city council of Baitimore, and all ob- stacles were removed. According to this statement the papers were to be signed to- day. Theprice at which'the stock is taken is 185 ana Garrett |s to be president of the new railroad combination, “OUR OWN CARTER." Planning to Make an Aggressive Fight For the Mayoralty. CurcAGo, March 14,—| Special Telegram to the Bee|—Carter H, Harrison is planning to make another and very aggressive fight for the mayoralty. He has succeeded in uniting the democracy and if the pasty will carry his desire, that they endorse a portion of the labor ticket, he will make the run and ex- pects to win, aided by the street car com- nies, the city officials and the gamblers. R'.wo of his former department men are at the mfifl of the hluxu street Tr 'im" hnles, n:g With a very large campaign fund he expe to be able fo win. It Inp:n d that Stauber, the socialist, will be endorsed for city treasurer. A few soclalistic workingmen who are nomi- nated by the labor party will be run for the oftices for which they are down on that ticket. Harrison’s contingent in the labor councils feel confident t| 1! .[! can force a union on this basis, or at least break up the labor party and thereby allow the dewmocratic portion to return to the ranks. It is stated on good authority 100,000 is ready to be put'up it Harrison runs, ANOTHER BRIDGE HORROR. New England Again the Scene of a Fright- ful Railroad Wreck. THIRTY PASSENGERS KILLED. Eight Cars Precipitated Into a Road Thirty Feet Below, Oompletely Demolishing Them—A Hol- ocaust Prevented. Frightful Railrond Wreck., Bostox. March 14.—It is reported that a heavily loaded passenger train on the Boston & Providence railroad met with a terrible ac- cident about 7 o’'alock this morning. between Roslindale and Forestville, Four cars are said to have gone through the bridge and many persons were killed. A wrecking train has left here for the scene of the accident. Advices have just been recelved from the scene of the wreck. Itis stated that nine- teen bodies have already been taken from the ruins. ‘The Iatest advices from the scene of the ac- cident on the Boston & Providence railroad indicates that thirty-three persons were killed and forty injured. Among these were many women, Conductor Tilden was among the killed. The accident this mornink occurred on the Dedham branch of the Boston & Providence railroad between Forest 11ill and Roslindale, at what is known as Bussey park bridge. The 7 o'clock train from Dedham, consisting of seven cars and a baggage car, under charge of Conductor ‘T'ilden broke through the bridge. The en- gine and three cars went over safely, but the others fell through to the road beneath, a dis- tance of thirty feet. The last car, which was a smoker, turned completely and fell on top of the others, all being crushed alinost out of shape. The cause of the accident is said to be the breaking of the bridge. Re- ports as to the number of persons killed vary ereatly, and It is impossible to give the total number of victims, 1t is stated that the bridge where the accl- dent oceurred this morning isa comparatively new bridge, and the accident was caused by a truck on one of the cars giving away. caus- ing the car to strike against the abutment of the bridge. The smoking car, atter it fell, caught fire, but the fire department was promptly on hand and prevented any spread of the flames. The bodies of the dead have all been removed, and of the wounded some are at the Iuwlfllfll and some have been taken home, sothatit is diflicult to obtain their names and the extent of their in- juries at present. Among the killed are Conductor Tilden, Sergeant 'Taylor of West Roxbury division of the Boston lice; W. E. Snow,"Alice Burnett of Roslindale: Mable Adams and Frank Norris of Dedham, and Harry Gay mortally injured and dying. Many of the injured vere brought to the hos- pitals in this city and some of the killed have not been identitied. The traln was crowded with working people and the most intense excitement prevails among their friends who are anxious to learn, the names of those killed and Injured. There are no relinble details of the number of dead yet. Police say that twenty- three were killed _outright and as many more will die. Webster Clapp died n Forest Hill station where he was taken. The r.-n1lnenr. when his engine broke from the traln, kept right on to korest Hill and gave the alarm, instead of stonping to ascertain the extent of the accident, and on that account it was possible to got assistance at once. ‘The officers of the road are present and nare doing all they jcan. Superintendent Folsom says he does not know how many were killed or injured. The bodies ot the killed were horribly mangled, some of taeir heads being entirely severed from their bodies ana many bodies are crushed beyond recognition. he train was the one which leaves Ded- ham at 7:05, and arrives in Boston at 7:40, and was one of the largest and heaviest of the morning. The bridge on which the acci- dent occurred was built of iron and was called the “Tin” brl(lsa by railroad men. The accident was due to the glving away of the structure under the weight of the traln, owing doubtless to some hidden fault in the construction or material used. El:ht cars, comprising the train, are jumbled into a complete wreck, not one of the coaches escaping complete demolition. The inmates of the smoker were all _either killed or in- jured, not one escaping without injury of some kind. It is remarkable that “any person in the cars escaped from death as they are so completly demolished, Cushions from the seats are scatterea over the rondway and into the adjacent pastures, while the car wheels and "trucks are scattered in all directions in a mass of splinters. In the roadway ure pools of blood, and occa- sionally a portion of a body can be found, while sometimes there are mfllonq of flesh to be seen fastened to timbers which had been gauged from some vietim, FURTHER DETAILS. The scene of this morning's accident is about a mile from Jamaica Plain, where the Dedham branch is built through u valley and the embankment for a long distance is a high one. South street runs diagonally under the track of the branch and it was into this cut that the cars of the train plunged from the bridge which crossed it. A ‘revised list of deaths as far us ascertained is as fol- lows: Lizzie WALTON, aged seventeen, of Ded conduetor. Lizzix MANDEVILLE. of Dedham. M. TAYLOR, policeman. Mzs. ELLIS, of West Roxbury. IpA ApAys, of West Roslindal EbwAnRDp A, Morgr, of Dedhain, : METCALF, of Boston. AL, of Rosindale. Scow, of West Roxbury. StErneN Hovauroy, aged thirty-eight, of Roslindale. W, ER CAPP, of West Roxbury. W, E. Sxow, of West Roxburg, Mus, K ARD, of West Roxburg, N1CHOLS, of Dedham, H. HumrHREY, of Dedham, Miss HERKINS, of Dedham, AH MUReny, of West Roxburg, of Boston. nILT, of Dedham, RRY GAY, of Roxbury. GATES, of Roslindale, StoNE WEST, of lfiuxbur?‘. ANDREW RYAN, of Roslindale, WILLIAM 8. SyiTH, reported ns injured, ied at the city hospital as did William ¥, Dewham, making twentyv-seven dead whose names are known. ‘Chere are at the morgue the bodies of three men and two women which are yet unidentitied. ‘That the horrors of fire were not added to the terrible disaster was due to the prompt- ness with which relief wassent. A chemical engine from Roslindale wus at the scene wlhlln twenty miuntes after the wreck oc- curred, brouglit by a letter carrier who gave the alarm upon observing the flames rising from the debris. ‘The scene at the brldf‘e shortly after the disaster was heartrending. In one place seven bodies taken out were placed in a row. All were badly mangled. A large number of ‘women were on the train and many were to seen in the ruins. One woman was cut completely in two, the upper half only being found. I'wo men who were saved had their faces hacked und the lips of one were cut off, It has been impossible to obtain a correct and complete list of the killed and wounded owing to the fact that immediately after the catastrophe occurred its vietims were hastily removed from the scene, and in such widely diverse directions that it is extremely difticult to trace them correctly. Some of the injured were ai once conveyed to their homes, others were taken to the hospitals, while others still found temporary shelter in residences ip the immediate neighborhood, Some of the dead, a majority of them in fact, ~were brought to the city hospital and morgue, bui there were others taken to the depots of Roslindale, Forest Hills and Canterbury. I'ie agents of the railway company are now dill. gendy at work endnvorlmfi 1o compile eon plete statistics of the calamity and a full list of the casualties will doubtless be furnishea at_apracticable moment. All day a large corps of surgeons bave been at work ' attend- . A - Ing to the injured, who are more numerous than was at first reported, It is now being estimated that nearly seventy persons re- ceived sevel ounds. Of these it s said a number will probably die. A curious fea- ture of the disaster is found in the fact that the entire bridie went down with the wreck. Not a serap of iron remained attached to the abutments and but for the chasm and awful wreck ~beneath there was noth- ing to iudicate that a Dbridge had once spanned the abyss, — Lying by the side of one of the splintered cars was one of the main iron girders of the bridge which showed a clean new fracture through 1ts entire breadth. ‘This girder was composed of two parallel plates of heavy wrought iron connected by braces of wronght iron and bolted. The opinion is gcm-ufily expressed by those who have personally inspected the wreck that the breaking of this girder was the immediate cause of the disaster, but there is much doubt as to the cause of the breaking of the wirder. It is stated by some that there was A jaming and bumping sensation just previous to the crash which gives color to the heory that the fourth car, the first to go through the bridee, was derailed and thrown from its trucks to the ties of the bridge with such force as to cause 1ts heavy iron supports to giveway, Atthe point where parallel pieces of Tron were bolted together there was tound a fracture in the iron, part of which was rusted and indicated an old flaw, while the other portion shows @ clear fracture, ~ This might, in the opin- fon of some persons, indicate that the old flaw had weakened the truss or girder to such an extent that when the full weight of the train came upon the bridge it caused the aining section of the truss to give way, thus allowing the entire structure to fall, Another fact bearing upon the cause of the disaster is the condition of the cars which went over the bridge with scarcely less damage than was inflicted upon the cars that went through the hiehway, The first sign of vlolence 1 upon the woodwork of the second truck of the first car of the train. A very violent blow from underneath, as before mentioned, fractured a very heavy 4x10- inch oak timber in the frame of the trunk midway between the rails and between the two axles. ‘The blow was so heavy that it lifted the truck from the track and derailed the car. Engineer White says that when going across the bridge he felt a shock which he thought might have been caused by a broken axle. 'This, however, could not possibly have been the 'tirst cause of the accident, for the trucks of the first two cars are in good condition except in regard to the fractured oak timber mentioned above. The only remaining possible cause of the accident'is a broken rail, and it is doubtful, as before stated, an_investigation into this point could result satisfactorily, for there are many pieces of broken and twisted rails snarled up in the wreck. ‘The probable cause of the smashing up of the three cars nearest the engine, which remained on top of the embankment, is that they must have jumped the track when the rear cars went throuzh the bridge. The Bussy bridge was built fifteen years ago, and during the past ten years has been repaired three times. Workmen have been busily engaged all day in removing the debris” from_the strect and from the embankment. The wreek is 8o complete that no attempt was made to save any portion of the train. Additionnl evidences were found of the ter- rible nature of the disaster at a late hour as the work of removing the wreck progressed. In some l)lm'm were fragments of tesh or vieces of clothing which had belonged to some vietim whose remains ~ had previously been removed. There was blood over everything, Most of the pieces of clothing found were from the garments of women and the fatality among them is pro- portionately greater. Inone place the bodies of seven were taken out, all’ horribly mnan- gled. "A_patlietic sight’ was that of two girls with arms around one another cllnxhl? together in the embrace of death, In many instances axes and crowbars were necessary in order to free persuns who were viniol in the wreck. 1n two cases 1t was necessary to cut the bodies in two in order to get them out. They were already crushed out of -n( resemblance to human shape, an were so tizhtly wedged that they could be re- moved in no other way. One old lady was taken from a car uninjured, but with her clothing torn to shreds,” She said the women in her car seemed to be panic stricken the moment the crash came. She Saw one wo- man dying in a seat while another woman had her” head pillowed on the dying woman’s breast. ‘The headless trunk of a woman was fonnd I In;f7 across a timber in the street under the bridge with one al completely gone and lower mangled.” The head was found among the tangled iron and fragments of the car a few feet away. One man was seen to walk from the wreck in the direction of Roslindale after the wreck and when he had gone a dozen yards he fell dead either from excitement or in- juries. Everybody seemed dazed and could not realize. what had occerred, David Roundy, of Roslindale, had & most remark- able experience. He was in the smoking car playing cards with Ed Snow, Harry Gay and Sargeant Laillo. The crash came and the next thing he knew he was in the muddy street uninjured end holding in his hand the queen of diamonds, which was covered wit! fil'm His three companions had all been ilted, REVISED LIST OF TIE KILLED. The following is & revised list of the killed and those who have died of their injuries: CoNpucror MyRoN TiLDEN, of Dedham, ALICE BURNETT, Roslindale. WrLriAsm Jonzsoy, Roslindale, Mnis. HORMISDAS CARDINAL, Roslindale. MR. CrLapr, Central Station, Weat Rox- buiy. West Roxbury. m imbs all cut and 188 NORRI EpwAgp E, Norris, Dedhaim, freight clerk of the Boston & Providence railroed. “DGAR M. SNow, West Roxbury. WaALDo B, LAILLER, West Roxbury. Lazzie MANDEVILLE, Dedham, L1zz1e WALTON, Dedham. WiLLIAM 8. 8TRONG, (died after removal to hospital). WiLrLiam E. Durnay. Srernex T. Houanros, Roslindale. HARRY GAY, Boston. Miss M. L. Obiorpk, Dover, N. H. H. Price, Dedham, im\ ADpAwms, Boston. " Miss SARAN E, ELLs, Medlield. AN UNKNOWN WoMAN, about thirty years of age. ALBERT E, JOHNS Perer 8. WARREN, Ce MA I HiLt, Boston. HarTie J. DubLEY, residence unknown, LAURA I'ricE, West Roxbury, RosABELLA WeLcH, West Roxbury, FATALLY INJURED ARE} West Roxbury, \eineer, Dedhan, EAuNsnaw, (possibly) lindale, ray, Roslindale, Joux Murrnyj{possibly), Koslindale, W. W. Sairn, brakeman, West Roxbury. eBSTER DRAKE, conductor, Dedham, ipossible to obtain an absolutely cor- rect account of the nuwmber injured, but it will reach 100 or more, Of these atleast twenty-five are quite badly hurt, and the re- mainder received only siight bruises, ‘The others who were more or less injure d in to-dav’s railroad accident, as far as can be ascertained, number 114, M Canadian Affairs. St. Jony, N. B., March 14.—[Special I'ele- gram to the B 'he valuable lumber property of J. Stewart, in the Ottawa dis- trict, has been attached by the broken Mari- time bank for a half million, ‘I'his is on ac- count of the sum of §600,000 said to be owing to the broken bank by the tirm of R. A, & J, Stewart, lumber exporters, Not only the bank but the great tirms which it has been carrying are hopelessly bankrupte Deposits of milllons of dollars are swept away, and hundreds of people are financially ruined. ‘There I8 not an industry in New Hrunswick that will not be disastrously affected, OTTAWA, March 14. —(Special ‘Telegram to the Bek. (—Captain Scott, royal navy, ad- miral of the Canadian navy, and commander of the cruiser Arcadia, has completed all ar- rrnx nc{lu Ior}\:eg'llnlnln,flthafllhhul “l':ro e~ ve service on April 1. ‘The fleet w! - e B 1l be l'll‘k;:g siderably inereased. Gunners men of the British navy, the seamen will drilled two hours daily, and ‘heir ¢ will include practice at the great guns as cutlass and mausketry instructions, s A Minute Ahead of Time. KaNsAs City, March 14.—The mail train from New York came in over the Missouri Pacific to-day at 1019, being one minute ahead of time, W fast i ttete Gt NUMBER 264 WOMAY HANGING IN ENGLAND, Mrs. Berry Executed at Liverpool Fos' Poisoniog Her Daunghter, THE CRIME AND ITS PENALTY, The Bellef Gaining Ground at Rome That the Knights of Labor Will Escape Condemnation of the Church, Mra. Druse's English Connterpart, LCopuright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] Liverproor, March 14.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brk.| ie publie hangman this morning executed his names sake, Mrs, Berry, She is the sixth woman that has been hanged here during the last fifty years, What Mrs. Druse was to the United States Mrs. Berry was to England. There was a great similarity in their love for finery, in their death garments, in the heart- less character of the murders they committed, in their mania for writing farewell letters, and the scaffold scene. Mrs. Berry was con< victed of poisoning with sulphurie acid her eleven-year-old daughter for the pur- pose of obtaining £10 insurauce money. She was also charged by a coroner's jury with poisoning with tincture of atropa her own mother so that she could secure about £200 of insurance money. The daughter was brought by her mother from school in perfect health to spend her last Christmas holiday as home, 1In the midst of some juvenile festiv ities the poison was administered to the child and she died on the first day of the happy new year, Said one of the principal witnesses at the trial: *Never can 1 forget the piteous tone in which I heard the child, who was brizht, beautiful and interesting, exclaim as she sat on her mother’s lap, ‘Ob, mamma, how can you give me that horrible drink I There are no doubts that Mrs. Berry was guilty, although she dgied protesting her in. nocence, and the last words she smd asked heaven to forgive the doctor *'who swore my life away.”” HER LAST DAYS. During her last days on earth she had some curious interviews with her solicitor. On the table in her cell were abible, a prayer book, Longfellow’s poems and a large nume ber of letters. 1n speaking to him about her child she sald: “Do you know that beautiful poem of Longtellow's, ‘Resignation?” That poem ex- presses my feelings as regard this poor Edith.” ‘'hen she took up the book and ba- KAN ““There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lam is there,” She then read the whole poem, with an el- oquence which, with its surroundings, the so- licitor said was truly awtul. She called his special attention to the line ‘““There is no death: what seems so is transi- tion,” and said she should like to have that placed on the gravestone of poor Edith, her daugh- ter. ‘The solicitor Introduced the question o the presentation of a petition for her reprieve, buy, said she, *I am] quite resigned. 1 have little to live for. Those whom I loved best have already gone. 1 look upon death now as a five minutes’ journey by train, and when 1 get out of the train at the other station the first one to meet me onthe platform will be my daughter Edith,” Suggestions of insauity were made at the trial, but were killed by the fact that Mrs, Berry made rapid demands for the insurance money on daughter and mother. AN IMMENSE CKOWD, The execution was at the Gaelata Wall, & northern suburb of this eity. An immense crowd was assembled outside attracted by morbid curiosity to hear the passing bell toll and to see the black flag unfurled tothe bleak March wind from the prison turrets, The occagion was remarkable because the present home secretary, he who detended lady Colin= Campbell, reversing the order of his prede- cessors, admitted reporters and put In opera- tion a new method of execution. The drop was from the pavement of the yard into an eight foot bricked pit, causing instant dislo- cation of the neck, We were all admitted at fifteen minutes before 8 and placed within a few yards of what is generally called the scaffold, but which, except for the hanging rope, looked simply like a large well house erected on the ground and lacked the usual hideousness of the structure. THE WALK TO THE SCAFFOLD, At the last stroke of the hour the woman and a small procession emerged from the prison intothe yard. Here her nerve broke, she went into hysteries, and fell fainting into the arms of the two female wardens, who were on each side of her. They supported her in the brief walk to the concealed, noiseless and padded drop, where she temporarily re= vived long enough to declare in weak tones, I am innocent,” and to give an ejaculatory prayer for forgiveness for the doctor. I had scarcely time to study her awful, spectral face, before SHE DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW, There was no prolongation of mental agony after she was pinioned, no meaning- less reading of the death warrant, no flowery address to heaven from the varsons; only the short sentence trom the service for the dying was read, and the murdercss was dead. Berry, the hangman, stated that after tha fall there was not a quiver in the body, An inquest was immediately held and thenm followed the interment in what is called the murderers’ graveyard within the prison in- closure, for neither relatives nor surgeons can in England claim the remains of exee cuted criminals. Close to Mrs, Berry's body lie in the same kind of graves the remains of Catherine Flannigan and Margaret Higgins, who, three years ago, were executed in Liver- pool for poisoning Higgins’ husband to ob- tain insurance money from the same benefit socie!y as that in which Mrs, Berry's mother and daughter were Insured. AFFAIRS AT ROME, The Pope Disappoli the Prophota— The Knigl of Labor, (Copuright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) Rowme, March I4.—|New York Herald le-Special to the BEE.]—Pope Leo des lights in disappointing the prophets, To-day this papal pec uliarity was strikingly exems plitied. For weeks past the eccleslastical world has been anxiously counting on the great speech the pope would deliver at to= day's secret comsistory, It was confi= dently predieted that the holy father wouid unfold the latest views fof the vatican on the soclab question. Explanations in regard to the Jacobini letter and the Roman question were, as o matter ot course, expected, while it was assumed that American and Canadian affairs would have a prominent place in the dis= course. As a matter of fact, the speech was insignificant, The pove conlined himself to a fow generalities, He paid an eloquent compliment to the virtues of the new cardinals and then re- { lapsed into silence. 'Tho whole speech lasted exactly twenty minutes. The pope, | am sure, thought that none of the questions now