Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 10, 1887, Page 1

"THE OMaAHA DaiLy BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY MOR MAY 10, 1887. DISASTERS OF THE DEEP Graphic Account of Steamship Collisions On the French Coast. A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST. Itallans the Sufferers — They Yelled Like Wild Animals — Coolness of the Captain and His Officers. Terrible Marine A ighted 1857, by James Gordon Bennett,] tk, May 9.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bek.|—Among the saloon passengers of the Champagne were seven United States naval cadets--W. G. Miller, MeKay, Dieffenbach, e, Dutton, Wright and Slade—-all returning home from the Quinnebang and Pensacola, of the Mediter- rancan squadron, to pass their examinations. 1 had long conversations with twenty of the Champagne’s passengers to-day, but the fol- lowing account of the disaster, as told to n by Naval Cadet Miller is the most graphie, and I cable it verbatim: HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. “We were running along in a thick fog with a light breeze, Although going at a re- duced speed we must have been moking sev- enteen knots, We breakfasted at half past 10 o’clock and at about 11 I sat down In the smoking room with a friend playing a quiet game of cards, Our steam whistle was blow- ing every minute. I left the smoking room for a moment at half past 11, when suddenly Iheard a strange, shrill whistie that seemed 1o be just alongside on the port bow. Then came & tremendous crash, then a second crash, then a third, then a tremendous scrap- ing and squeaking as the two vessels seemed to be eating into each other. The noise sud- denly ceased and the other steamer seemed to be standing off in the fog, and in a few moments disappeared. Meanwhile every. body rushed on deck. THE OFFICERS C00Ta Captain Traub and all his officers were as cool as possible and r the pa saying, “I'nere’s no danger; keep o could see that we had been struck onthe p bow exactly at the intersection of the tor- ward atbwart ship bulkhead with the outer hull. 1 afterward learned that two big holes had been made, one above the water line and the other about a yard below the water line. Captain ‘Traub at once turned the ship round, intending to beach her. We steamed along at ten knots an hour, butin a fe wmin- utes the Champagne’s bow began to settle steadily, going lower and lower until in about an hour the bow was so low that the rn» peller began to work badly, being forced high out ot ‘the water. Captain Traub at once ordered water to be PUME to keep the v propelier under water. We thus got the speed up to ten knots again, We kept our whistle f ng and ftired guns every minute, and iolsted the international signal for 'great danger,’ ‘want immediate relief.” There was now a slight fog;no land was visible. At 1:30 we sighted the British steam collier Vulture. The Vulture changed her course and followed 1n our wake, but could not keep up. with us as we were going ten knots and the Vul- ture could make only nine. A little before 8 o'clock Captain ‘Traub beached the Champagne on a soft mud bank. She set- tled into it almost without a shock, The cabin passengers kept perfectly cool, but the thousand Ttallan emgrants beeame perfeotly wild with tear. The emigrants had had no as they have their food later than the cabin passengers, 5o being the whole day without food they howleu and YELLED LIKE WILD ANIMALS, They fell on their knees and prayed, and hundreds of them, shouting “‘Santa Marie, Santa Marie,”” made a regular charge aft, ‘They swarmed like locusts oyer the second and then over the first cabin decks, and were provented of getting possession of the first cabin itself only by the sailors who stood by, hatchets in hand, * The great thing now was* to get this vast mass of humanity into the boats and on board the Vulture. Captain Traub and the officers acted splendidly. The sailors stood at the gang- way with hatchets to prevent any rush into theboats. Women with Infants in their arms were the first of all to be rut in the boats, and that without regard whether they were first or second-class or emigrants, This maneuvie was successfully executed, the ofti- cers handing the women into the boats with cool and_calm politeness, as it in a ball room. Next the single women and those without protectors were conducted into the boats, and all safely got on board the Vul- ture. Here I must mention the plucky con- duct of all the young American ladies, with- out exception, Miss Stephenson set an ex- ample, and refused to put on a life preserver, saying: ‘Some poor girl among the emi- {muh« may need it more than I do,” and all he American young ladies, of whom there were many very pretty and charming on board, refused to go into the boats till all the other women, whether emigrants or not, had been placed in safety on board the Vulture. As soon as the female portion of the cargo had all been rescued, the emigrant GOT INTO A STAMPEDE.8 Twenty of them managed to overpower rs who were guarding a boat hang- I'4 the side and jum pell the boat. The welght of the emigrants was 80 great a8 to straighten out the hooks from which the boat swung and the emigrants and the boat went into the water with a tre- iuomlous splash. Most of these did not now how to swim and were probably drowned, 'Lhe other male passengers, emi- grunts, stewardesses and cabin servants were * all put in safety on board the Vulture. Of course no one was allowed to carry with him any baggage or valise of any kind, When we got aboard the Vulture we were ked like sardines. As the Vulture was in ballast the captain was afraid of becoming top heavy with so much weight on deck, so he rut all the male emigrants into the hold and nto the coal bunkers, where they continued howling, prayng and yelling. The mails were also brought on board the Vulture, which ted for Havre at '.\\'N\l{ minutes ‘Ihere was literally nothing but stand- ing room on board the \uiture, except on the rail, where men and women were squat- ting like crows. One Italian passenger en- livened the trip b, having & fit, in which he foamed at the mouth, fell down and had to be bled before he came to again. At a quarter 10 10 we arrived at Hayre, all tired out from standing up so long. We had had no food since 11 in the morning and the emigrants had had none all day. wish to express my adwiration of the perfect discipline muin- tained by Captain Traub and his ofticers under such trying circumstances. ‘Ihe sail- ors and even the cabin servants never for an instant became excited and everything went as calmly and quietly as it merely golug through naval maneuvres.” ‘The vessel that collided with the Cham- page was the Ville de Rlo-Janeiro, coming To! Plata, Aftor the collision the Ville de Rio filled with water, and the Ville d Bordeaux, which sailed yesterday fro Havre for the Antilles, sightéd her and took off all her passengers ana_crew who are all now safe at Havre. The Ville de Rio sunk this morning. 1 have just returned from Arromanches beach where 1 saw the Cham- kne resting in the muddy sand, the holes n her bemfl coverea with canvas. In two days she will be able to steam back to Havre to be repaired. THE 1.0SS OF LIFE. HAviE, May 9.—It is now stated that re- ports of loss of life among the emigrants on the French steamer La Champagne were ex- aggerated, Less than a dozen emigrants woere drowned, ‘The steamer La Bretange, which will sail for New York wWednesda; will convey the passengers of La Champagne. 1t has been ascertained that the bark which 1he La Bretange collided with and sunk Sat- urday night was the Norweglan bark Sellus. La Hretauge was not injured. Down on the Dram ST. PETERSBURO, May 9.~ Russian government has prohibited the sale of a drama composed by Count Tolstol for eral circulation, and entitled *“The Fowvers Dazkness,” . IN THE COMMONS. Healy Creates Another Sensation in Parliament, Loxpox, May 9.—T. M. Healy, in the commons this afternoon, asked what answer had been returned by the government to the letter of Patrick Egan, treasurer of the old land league, offering to return to Dublin and stand trial for the charges against him pro- vided the venue in his case was not removed from Dublin, Colonel King Harmon, par- liamentary secretary for Ireland, replied that no answer had been sent for the reason that no such letter had been received. Laught Healy requested W. 1. Smith, rst lord of the treasury, to state if it was the intention of the government to sanction the conduct of Balfour, chiet secretary for lreland, in deliberately ab- staining from coming intw the house until the questions on paper relating to Ireland are all over. Smith submitted that thatsort of a question should not be put. The excgencies required Baltour to attend to the business connected with his department of the government outside of the house and interval replies to questions respecting Irish affairs could be adequately given by the sarlinmentary under the secretary, Colonel i(lm.' Harman. Healy—*"1t my friends and I are to be left mercy of lhls‘tl:\rll;l'nmn, Isball direct attention to the matter,” Speaker Peel—"Order. is most unparliamentary. Arthur (’Connor intimated that in conse- ce of the attitude of the government on Times' charges, he rofused to continue to serve as a member of the commission of in- nry into civil service, [Parnellite cheers|. he” house went into committee and con- sideration of the Irish crimes act amendment bill was resumed. After several minor amendments had been disposed of, Mr. Healy moved that any one frivilously = summoned or needlessly de- tained a8 a witness could hold an action for compensation against the maeistrate. The attorney general opposed the amend- ment, Mr. Morley supported the motion. A hubbub ensued ending in a division which resulted in the motion being rejected, 24 to 136, Mr. Healy asked the government to state its views on his amendment, Mr. Smith replied that their answer had already been given. He then moved cloture. Adopted, 249 to 170. Healy’s amend- ment was rejected, 250 to 17 fr. Labouchere moved to report progress. Rejected, 245 to 170, Mr. Robert Wallace, home ruler, moved that the chairman leave the chair, Conybeare, radical supporting the motion, mith again proposed cloiture. € rled, 245 to 160, Wallace's motion negati 245 10162, Mr. Smfth moved to put the question on the whole remaining portion of the first sec- tion of the bill. The chairman declined to put a cloture because of id amendments, which motion would exclude two that de- serve ample diseussion. This decision was, eived with loud and prolonged cheers from the opposition. Mr. Chamberlain having returned, union- ists will not determine what amendwments NM? will probose to the crimes bill, espe- cially in regard to the clause providing for a change of venue to London. Eventually Mr. Smith’s cloture motion was vut and agreed to. progress was reported amid loud cheers. Mr. Braplaugh inaugurated a movement in favor of a second reading of the oaths bill. Lord Hartington and a bulk of the uniouists have decided to suppsrt the movement, ,This interruption e s The Press Not Very Enthusiastic. LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoNDoN, May 9, 5 8. m.—[New York Ier- ald Cable-Special to the Beg.]—The morning papers are not very enthusiastic over the American exhibition beyond tnhe Buffalo Bill show. This one extract from the Tele- graph about echoes the press sentiment: ““T'hat it Is American, thatit Is an exhibltion. and that all the notable people in London thronged to see its opening ceremonies yes- terday; and that there is an entertainment of startling and novel interest actached to it 1is also about all that can be honestly recorded concerning the great show. In West Brompton there was an enormous crowd, who attended 1n a some- what mixed and incongrous fashion to wit- ness the inaugural proceedings and who rushed rapldly over to see Buffalo Bill and his merry men before Colonel Henry S, Russell, the president, had quite finished his cordial invita- tion to those present to join us in the further development of the new world. The great fountain of life—circus—is the show, and the exhibit, so far at all events as we can judge of them in their present unfin- ished state, are really of no importance what- ever. e British Justice in Ireland. DunriN, May 9.—In the case of Dillon against Police Inspectors O'Brien and Da- vis for assault and illegal seizure of money and papers at Loughrea, the court of queen’s bench has adjudged that the conduct of the olice was lawful. 1t will e remembered hat Dillon and other members of the league were closeted in a room in a hotel at Loughrea receiving and receipting for moneys paid them as trustees by tenants un- der the''plan of campaign. "'The police, with- out warning, broke into the room and by force took from Dillon the money ana Ba TS he had In his possession at the time. Dillon at once had the inspectors, who were respon- sible, arrested, the plaintiff taking the ground that he was not violating any law, and that the action of the police was unwarranted and illegal. — The Times' Slanders. LoxpoN, May 9.—Farl Carnavon, con- servative, writes to the Times suggesting that as it is intolerable to allow the Dillon- Times question to rest in its present state, that & special tribunal be created outside of parliament, invested with full powers to call and examine wit- nesses and to which a decision of the matter should be left. While expressing confidence in_the impartiality of the proposed tribunal, the 'Times says it is doubtful whether the Parnellites would consent to submit their case to such a tribunal. But why, it asks, should ingenuity be expended in_devising amateur tribunals? (s not the law of the land good cuough for I'arnell and Dillon? —— Hungarian Enterprise. VIENNA, May 9.—Nordenfeldt is about to sign a contract with the Hungarian govern- ment for the establishment of a factory at Pesth for the manufacture of small arms. The capital of the concern will be 4,000,000 florins. Hungary will allot lands on which the factory will be built frce of rent and will exempt the property from payment of all taxes for fifteen years, It will also ex- empt from duty all imported machinery which will be used in the factory, and guar- antees orders for four hundred thousand ritles to be delivered in two years. Emperor Francis Joseph sent $5,000 for the relief of the victims of the fites in Hungary. — French Affairs. Panis, May 9.—General Boulanger has drafted a bill for experimental wobilization of the French army next October. The prime minister has sent a letter to the budget com- mittee of the chamber of deputicsexpressing willingness on the part of the government to examine cojointly with a committee any economies in the administration of afairs of state which the committee may propose as desirable, Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska: Warmer, fair weatber, fol- lowed ‘Thursday night by cooler weather and local ralns, increasing winds generally south- mmn{. For fowa: Warmer, falr weather, south- easterly winds, Canad Politios. OTrA7aA, Ont, May 8.—8ir John Macdon- ald denies the report that he is to be raised to the peer: A prominent member of the cabinet to-duy expressed he opinion that the eutrance of Newfouundlaud into the dowin- ion is lueyitable. MWPHERSON MUCH DISGUSTED One of the Promoters of the Pacific Roads Investigation Kicking On Their Work. THE ROSSER-SHERIDAN MATTER. Secretary Lamar Affirms a Land De- ciston in the Niobrara District— Nothing Definite as to Jor- dan's Successor. McPherson Kicking. WASHINGTON, May 9.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Senator McPherson, of New Jersey, one of the leading democrats in congress, is here and to-day expressed his disgust at the way in which the Pacitic rail- road investizating committee, which he was prominent in creating, Is conducting its work. He said it was merely skimming over the surface and that the investigation as con- ducted was childish and unimportant. What congress wanted was facts—bottom facts. Thus tar the investigation had not brought out an He expressed the opinion that after the investigation was over, a special committee of congress would have to be ap- pointed to make an investigation. When asked if he thought that Cleveland would be nominated, he said: “Certainly; he wili get the delegation from New Jersey and from every other state. 1L think Cleveland will have no opposition in the convention. He will be nominated. e is already nominated. I know of no man who will put himself up in the convention against him. 1 know of no man in the other party who could stand against him with the people. He will get the delezation from New York and New Jersey, and every other state in the convention. he situation, on account of the labor vote, is very uncertain. No one knows what they will do. If they nominate an independent ticket it cannot be predicted what “will happen, — “There s o wonderful shifting of parties going on at present. Men =~ are changing all the time from one party to an- other. 'huem is a large draft from both par- ties into the labor varty. ‘L'here is a large draft from both parties ‘into the prohibition party. A great number of republicans they call mugwumps are allying themselves with the democratic party, and discontented dem- overats who are disappointed because they did not get all the oflices are going even to the republicans. 'l al shifting about, a_const. going on. You can’t look for men to remain in the same party lines. There is a chanie, a transfor- mation in progress, Rosser and Sheridan. rox, May 9.—[Special Telegram :i.]—Quite a stir has been created in official, political and army circles here by the tire of words between General Rosser and General Phil Sheridan. The latter to-day produced the order under which he acted when he rode through the Shenandoah val- ley burning provisions, ete.,, and laying to waste that whole country, and it proves that he acted solely on the order of General Grant. The order is dated at Cedar Creek, Va. Au- gust 16, 1864, and directs the destruction of wheat, hay and provisions from Millwood to Winchester, and also the capiure of all mules, horsesand cattle that may be useful to the army. Itspecifies that *‘Loyal citlzens can bring in their claims against the govern- ment for this necessary destruction and that shoos will be burned, and ofticials in charge of this delicate but necessary duty must in- form the people that the object Is to make this valley uninhabitable for rallylng parties of the rebel army.” Speaking about the burning of buildings General Sheridan said to-day: “In destroying a barn of hay we naturally did not remove the hay to destroy it, but burned the barn an all. It would have taken too much time to do otherwise.” The people are almost unanimous in the opinion that Sheridan has not only whipped Rosser in Virginia, butin his post bellum engavement and controversy has brought the general of the army into not a little prominence. The following from this evening’s Critlc shows: ‘“The recent maliginant letter of General Thomas L. Rosser, ex-confederate brigadier general, di nouncing General Sheridan for war devas- tations in the Shenandoah valley, has re- kindled the smothered camp fires of the Grand Army of the Republic all along the line and the veteran boys in blue are firing into Rosser with red hot shot. It has also had the effect of starting a presidential boom for the lieutenant general of the army which may possibly assume important proportions, The ticket talked about in Washington hotel corcidors is: _For president, General Phil H. Sheridan, of Ohio; for vice president, Chancery M. Depew, of New York. Geueral Rosser’s letter is evidently destined to cut something of a figure in "the coming presi- dential campaign.” The United States Treasurership. WASHINGTON, May 9.—[Special Telegram to the BeE. | —~Ex-Senator Barnum, of Con- necticut, and Mr. James W. Hyatt, left ‘Washington at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Up t0 10 o’clock to-night the announcement of the appointment of the latter as treasurer of the United States had not been made. 1t is impossible to learn from any authority whether or not the position has been ten- tendered to him. He called upon the presi- dent to-day in company with Mr. Barnum, and this fact, in connection with the knowl- adge that Mr. Jordan has gone to New York to tako charge of the affairs of tiie new West- ern National bank. leads to the belief that Mr. Hyatt has been selected as Mr. Jordan’s successor, and that he has gone to secure his bondsmen. R The Childs-Drexel Fund, WasiiNGToN, May 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—The members of the typo- graphical union of this District say that there will be a great rivalry among the printers east of the Mississippl river in the contribu- tions to be made to the Childs-Drexel fund. The Columbia typographical union has issued a circular calling attention to the birthday of Mr. Childs, which occurs on Thursday next, when each journeyman is to set and contribute 1,000 ems for the Childs- Drexel fund. ‘The chairmen of the various offices are instructed to collect the contribu- tions on the pay day next following the anniversary and pay them over to the secre- tary of the union. "At offices in which there is no chairman the contributions may be paid over by the individual contribufors. Le union of this Distriet, which includes the large force employed at the governinent office, is determined o make a _vigorous ef- fort to turn in the largest contribution to the tund. Some of the cmpln{m have signitied a purpose to make a contribution to the fund equal to the aggregate contributed by their employes. Assignments For the Garfield Parade. WaAsHINGTON, May 9.—General Baird, chiet marshal of parade at the unveiling of the Gargeld statue on Thursday next, issued a general order to-day, assigning to places the organizations which are to participate, Among them are the Grand Army of the Republic, a battalion of the Third United States artillery, a battalion of United States warines, a_ detachment of gailors from the United States ship Galena, Miel{ of the Ann{ of the Cumberland, —the District militia, consisting of about a dozen com- panies, and various secret societies. Military Matters. WasuiNaren, May 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—Hospital Steward J. A. Lesly has been ordered to duty at Fort Thomas, Arizona. First Lieutenant Mason M. Muxon, “Tenth cavalry, is sriously 1ll*at Milwaukee, where he went recently from Arizona in charge of the remains of his father. First Licutenant F. Beers Taylor, Ninth SAYALrY, Lias beep obliged to go to the Lot Srrlngq army and navL hospital on account of his long continued r| atism. Army furloughs: Hespital Steward New- burn, "Fort Schuyler, New York harbor, four months from June 1, to go abroad; First Ser- eant Solomon Evans, company A, Twelfth nfantry, four months, On thie arrival of General tatch at Fort Niobrara with the headquarters of the Ninth cavalry General James S, Brisbin, lieutenant colonel of the reglment, will be tra to the command of Fort McKinn oming, Edison's Condition. Wasm~NaroN, May 9.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.|—A gentleman who arrived here this afternoon from New York reports the physical condition of Thomas A. Edison, the well known electriclan, to be precarious. Edison has just returned to New York from Florida, whither he went last fall for his health, and where in reality his health suf- fered. He now ails from abscesses on his skull. So farthe operations seem to have relieved him very little, it any. Physicians say they will make another herole éffort to ave his life, but they have ‘slizht hope. Edison is courageons and is undergoing ex- treme treatment. It was thought at hrst that his trouble was bronchital, but it is now in his head. The French Consulate. WASHINGTON, May 9.—Consul General Walker, of Paris, is In Washington on leave of absence, and it is understood that he does not expect to return to his post. There were over400 applications for the position at the incoming of the present administration, but Walker, who is a republican, was retained in office, it was sald, use of bis familiar- ity with the silver question and the possi- bility that there might be another interna- tional monetary conference. Now that such a conference is no longer considered proba- ble, applicants are again being pushed for the position, Sadie. Postal Changes, WAsHINGTON, May 0.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.]—The following chanzes have been made in the time schedules of Nebraska star mail routes: Pleasant Ridge to Orleans —Leave Pleasant Ridge Tuesdays and Sat- urdays at3 p.m., arrive at Orleans by 4:20 . ., leave Orleans Tuesdays and Satur- s at1p. m., arriva at Pleasant Ridge by 0 . m. Prairie Center to Hazard—Leave Prairie Center Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6 p. m., arrive at Hazard by 14 P m. Leave Huzard Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1:30 p. mr., arrive at Prairie Center by 8 p, m. Pernonal News of Westerners. WaAsmiNGToy, May 0.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber)—William Henry Bailey, of Towa City, and Francis A. Hubbard, of Elli- ott, Ia., were to-day admitted to practice be- fore the interior department. General Van Wyck, Major Pittenhouse, of the army, and Admirals S. Almy and Jen- kins of the navy, will nvited into the Grand Army here on Wednesday nieght of this week. Preparations are being made for a big_time on the oceasion, J. S. Swan and wife, of Lincoln, are here. # Refuse to Sanction the Strike. READING, Pa., May 9.—A convention of Philadelphia & Reading railroad employes, representing fifty Xnights of Labor assem- blies between Philadelphia ana the coal regions, last night refused to give endorse- ment to the strike proposed by the miners and Labor Amalgamated association, con- tending that there must be a union of all bodies before a strike can be inaugurated. ‘I'his decision will, it is believed, result in a postponement of the threatened strikes in the coal regions, a8 no other meeting of these assemblies will b held until August. Storekeeper Aprainted—Bank News. WasniNaroN, May 9.—The secretary of the treasury to-day appointed Edward Mec- Cabe to be storekeeper in Peoria county, Illi- nofs. The national bank examiner for Illinois has reported to the comptroller of the cur- rency that the Will County National Bank of Joliet is not affected by the losses reported to have occurred by the mismanagement of the savings bank In thatcity. The report to the contrary, the examiner says, probably originated from the fact that th¢ two banks occupy the same building and to some extent have the same oflicers. Affirming a Land Decision. WASHINGTON, May 9.—[Special Telegram to the BEr.]—Secretary Lamar to-day de- cided the case of John Barry vs Michael Schumacher, being an appeal of the latter from a decision of the commissioner of the general land office dated July 11, 1885, hold- ing for the cancellation of his homestead entry made August 16, 1851, at the Niobrara land office, 'The entry was held for cancel- lation because the testimony showed that the entryman had not acted in good faith. After careful consideration of the whole record it is held that there was no good reason for dis- turbing the conclusion of the commissioner whose decision is aflirmed. Garfield's Statue, WASHINGTON, May 9.—President Cleve- land has issued an executive order closing the executive offices and departments at the seat ‘of government, including the public ?flnung establishment at noon on Thursday, he 15th instant to enable persons employed therein to attend the exercises at the unveil- |_mfdof the statue of the late P'resident Gar- tield. anlnn Bank. ‘WASHINGTON, May 9.—The comptroller of the currency to-day authorized the Western National bank, ot New York City, to beein business with a_cavital of $3.500,000, Manning is president of this bank. ————— JOHN AND JOSEPH, A Presidential Combination on Sher- man and Hawley. CINCINNATI, May 9.—([Special Telegram to the BEE.]—From what has leaked out since the banquet of the Loyal Legion Wednesday night, 1t Is almost certain that the presence of Senator Hawley lad an im- portant political significance. Soon after Lis arrival he was met by Murat Halstead and influential members of the Lincoln elub and escorted to its rooms. A quiet conference, informal but earnest, was held on the question of the presidency. ‘I'he senator was given to understand that Ohlo wanted Sherman for the presidency, and would make any combi- nation to effect that end. 1t was stated that it an agreement could be ent ered into with some influential eastern leader like Senator Hawley he could get the vice-presidency. A leader would be preferred from Blaine's own section who wes not distasteful to the mugwumps, ' Hawley was given to uuderstand that he would fill the bill ex- actlv, He took kindly to the proposition, It was further intimated that in case Sherman could not be nominated the Ohio men would show their gratitude by helping Hawley to the first place and take a western man for the vice-presidency. One of the prominent gentlemen, who was at the Lincoln elub, said: “The ticket to win is Sherman and Hawley, and, mind what Itell yo what it is going to be, If hr any mischance Sherman cannot make it, then he will want Hawley forthe first place and some live west- ern man for yice presiaent.” The general’s remarks were very politic, it Is said. e did not commit hhnw{f‘(nll)’ o the arrangement, but took the matter under advisement. Goy- ernor Foraker's friends will take kindly to the alliance or in event of Sherman’s failure 10 secure the nowmination they want to press Foraker for vice-president and a combination with kl-nwley for first place could effect such an en Daniel ‘Wool Growers in Session. St. Louis, May 8,—The second annual con- vention of the Wool Growers and Interna- tional Sheep Shearing asso2iation will meet at the Cotton exchange here on Wednesday 1t is expected that between 500 and 600 repre- sentatives will ba present, as well as a con- siderable number of woolen manufacturers, wllme‘;viu presen some new views to sheep raisers, LITTLE LESS THAN DEVILS An Attempt at a Fiendish Outrage On a @irl in Dos Moines, DEATHS IN FLOOD AND IN FIRE. Big Money For Educational Medals— A Distinguished Citizen's Demise ~—Found in the River—Hawk- eye Happenings, The Work of Villains. Drs MoiNgs, Ia., May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.)—Last night a young woman living between the “Q" and Rock Island tracks on East Second street went to the home of Towa McVay, the fifteen-year- old daughter of Mrs. McVay, a widow living near by, and asked her to take a stroll. The Kirl assented and the two crossed the river and were soon joined by two young men. When they had reached an unfrequented part of the west side below the railroads the men began to insult the girl and she be- came irightened and ‘wanted to go home, but they would not let her. They then, grapping her, trled to throw her down, but she fought to protect herself. ter companion came to the aid of the men and seizing the girl pushed her down among a lot of barb “wire, the points lacerating her person and distguring ner face. ‘The men again tried to accomplish their villainous lmr]lmu-. aided by the other girl, but the vie- im shrieked for'aid and aroused the neigh- borhood A woman rushed to her assistance and the other girl and one of the villains fled. The other remained and told the woman he would see the girl home, He walked a portion of the dista nce, begging Ler not to say anyvthin about it, but to tell her mother that she fe down and seratched herself. This morning the girl was taken before Justice Evgleston and 1old her story substantially as above, and warrants have béen issued for the arrest of the outragers, but up to a late hour to-night they had not been found. United States District Court. Sroux Ciry, May 9.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—The next regular sessicn of the United States district court convenes here to-morrow with Judge Shiras on the bench. No jury has been summoned because the ap- propriation of the general government is in- adequate to meet the expense. The cases brought before the court will not occupy its time for more than two or three days. Dis- trict Attorney Murphy says that about twenty-live new criminal cases are now awaiting the action of the grand jury. Fes- tal the absconding Storm lLake postmaster, dicted one year ago for embezzling $1,000 of Uncle Sam’s money, who was afterwards apprehended and gave bail in San Franciseo, has been trying to wet his case dismissed, but Mr. Murphy has received instructions from the solicitor of the treasury to press the case to a hearing. o A Bada Record, la., May 9.—(Special Telo- gram to the 1 .|—It now turns up that Lattimer, the ambitious fellow who at- tempted to establish a new democratic daily here recently and failed so completely, has a bad record in Colorado, having been an em- bezzler, a highwayman and robber, a peni- tentiary bird, and once an inmate of the in- sane asylum at Pueblo, This Is regarded as Proot positive that ho was never murdercd or oully dealt with, as Colonel Keatley, his editor, has all the while believed. He man- aged to get away with the booty here and his whereabouts since leaving so mysteriously have never been learned. It is said he has a brother in_Minneapolis and that Lattimer is not his right name. Srovx Crr! ———— Money in Medals, DAVENPORT, In., May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek-]—A prominent citizen here has given $1,000 to be invested, the proceeds to be expended annually for three medals to be used as prizes for the best record in po- liteness and good behavior in the grammar schools, including progress in the two re- quisites.These prizes are to beawarded annu- ally at the close of the school year. The first medal is to be gold, and the two others may be of silver or other precious material as may be aecided npon. It s believed that th e in- vestient can be so placed as to yield at least £100 a year for the purpose. The gentleman made will some time ago and inserted a bequest of $1,000 for the purpose named, but thinking of it lately he concluded it might be just as well to have his idea carried out now as he is just as likely to become an oc- togenarian as not. Enterprising Medical Students, DaveNrort, la, May 9.—|Special Tele- gram to the BEg.|—The coroner of Rock Island county, who was summoned to an island in the Mississippi ten miles above here to-day, reported finding a medical student of Le Claire, Ia., and an assistant nnfingcd in boiling the remains of a human body. They had found a ‘“‘floater” and their purpose was to boil the flesh off the bones and sell the skeleton to a Chicago medical college. The affair created a sensation in the towns along the river. Burned in a Barn, TIowa Crry, la., May 9,—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The little five-year-old son of Hon, H. 8. Fairall, editor of the Republican, was burned to death in his father’s barn this afternoon. The bur with another boy of the same age were playing with matches and set the hay on fire. One boy escaped with slight burns, but the other perished in the barn, which was entirely consumed. A Prominent Man's Death, MoNTICELLO, Ia, May 9.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Hon. A. H. Marvin died here to-day at the age of seventy-nine, He represented Jones county in the consti- tutional convention in 1557 that framed the present state constitution. He had been prominent in educational work of the state and was the author of the cohstitutional basis of [owa’s present school system. —_— Death Through Drink. KEOKUK, Ia., May 9,—(Special Telegram to the Bre.|—The body of John D, Phelan, of this city, who disappeared Sunday morn- ing, April 24, was found in the river at Alexandria, Mo., a few miles below Keokuk to-day. Itis supposed that he jumped into the river while under aberation of mind. He tiud boen drinking kreatly and stopped sud- denly. Car Brake Competition. BurrLiNGTON, Ia., May 9. tests of freight car brakes was begun in this city to-day, under the auspices of the Master Car Builders’ assoclation, and will be con- tinued daily except Sunday for a month or six weeks. Five car brake companies— Westinghouse, the Eames. Awmerican, Hans- com, and Carpenter, the latter from Ger- many have entered the contest. Drowned While Sailing. DEs Morxes, Ia., May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Vincent Robinson, aged sixteen, the son of a prominent citizen of Algona, was drowned while sailing on the river at that place yesteraay. A squall of wind capsized his boat aud he could not swim to shore, Improvements at Seward. SEWARD, Neb., May 9,—[¥pecial to the Beg.|—The work of grading on the Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad in the city has begun, Teams, men and utensils are coming at all times and every indication points to its completion to this place by July 1, although they have until October accord- ing w proposition. A number of publie meetings have been held lately in reference to water works but nothing accomplished until tue last, when it seeued to be the gen- eral sense that the city should issue a call for a special election to vote on a proposition to bond the city, Our little city is now bonded for only £17,000, and according to the_ideas of some of our citizens 000 or $:0,000 more would not be a great burden. An effort is being made to raise funds for a Congregational church building, whieh at this tiine scems to be entirely successful, The “solid’’ men are coming down with snch ms that indicates a desire to see at least o respectable church edifice in Seward, armers are getting very uneasy about crops. Dry weather has nof injured the crop Jrospects vet, but if rain does ot soon come here certainly will be a shortage in this i twenty-one cars of cattle shipped from Seward one day recontly, J. N, Edwards has two car lo: t would have been sant out but sickne vented, Seward's four saloons pay $500 each to the school fund and a like amount to the city general fund, which latter will be used for grading and draining the streets, Tried to Steal a Ride, Corvamrs, Neb., May 9.—|Special to the Ber, |—Yesterday as sectlon three of freight train No. 19 was going west a young man named Cordes Gustav, aged seventeen, tried to board the train as it was yassing Duncan but fell between the cars, the wheels of the forward trucks passing over his right leg and foot, He was brought to Columbus and taken to St. Mary's hospital and put under the care of Dr. J.” Charles Wilby, county physiclan who says it is a remarkable escapo from death and hopes that the injuries may soon be overcome, as Gustay is a young man of & vigorous constitution and build. His home ig in Howard county, nine miles trom St. 'aul, where he was trying to go on a cheap trip by using a voluntary pass. A boy ten yeas of age was fished ont trom the trucks of passenger No. 4 who claimed he had ridden from North Platte undisturbed until he got here, when the lynx eyed yard- master, Terrence Brady saw the younuster curled up, llterally covered with ‘sand and cinders. He said he was carrying real estate to Council Bluffs to help on their boom, The Pigott Letters. LiNcoLN, Neb,, May 9.—The agent of the associated press has learned that Hon. John Fitzgerald {s having photographs taken of the letters and documents in the handwriting of Pigott, which were submitted to the ex- pert committee on Saturday for comparison with the London Times’ fac-simile letter, and will forward copies to Mr. Parnell and his friends and also to the leading members of the Gladstone party so that they may com- pare the handwriting for themselves with that of the Times’ forgery. In the associated press rnlmn of yesterday, n telegraphie error veeurred in making tue” amount which Pig- ott alleged has been offered him by the astle agent for publishing the “fieti- ounts 500 shillings. It should have ance Granted. ay 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the B |]—Charles Richards, the slayer of George McFarland, was arraigned before Judge Gasten to-day, plead not guilty and a contin ce was granted to June 30, He is the first murderer ever brought to trial in Dundy county. The First On Record. RArID City, Dak., May 9.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—The grocery store of Hat- tenbark brothers at Deadwood was broken into Sunday night. ‘The combination on the safe was blown off. The burglars secured §60 in money, some mining stocks and county warrants, amount not known. No clue. It 1s the first instance of safe burclary onrecord in the history of the Black Hills. President Adams’ Tour of Inspection. CHEYENNE, W, May 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brg.]—President Adams and his party of Union Pacific officials spent Sunday night on the Cheyenne & Northern, the new brauch of the Union Pacific north from Cheyenne. Several hours were spent this forenoon in examining the new depot, the site of the burned Paciffc hotel, and in viewing the town. Mr. Adams declined to state anything regarding his imoressions. eichalobe ot NO V NOES. But a Rather Full Crop of Genuine Earthquakes. fay 9.—All other reports to the contrary notwithstanding no voleanic eruptions have oceurred in southern Arizona on the 3d instant. Simultaneously with the severe earthquake shocks experienced here. great clouds of smoke appeared over the peaks of the Whetstone mountains, south of this point, and at night the horizon was brilliantly illuminated by what was sup- posed to be volcanic fires, but the phenome- non continued during the days following the earthquake and on the 5th instant an ex- ploring party under the leadership of Gen- eral Forsyth, commanding Fort Huachuca, started to Whetstone mountains for the pur- pose of investigating the seismic eruption. 'hey returned on the 7th and reported that there was no volcanic eruption though signs of upheavals and mountain slides from Thursday’s earthquake were abundantly visible and that the brilliant illumination of the sky and the clouds ot smoke which hov- ered over the mountain peaks were caused by forest fires which they had traced to the carelessness of some MeXican campers who had camped on the mountain Monday night. This report effectually explodes the voleano sensation among the people of Benson. Anotlier severe shock of earthquake was ex- perienced here at 1:14 this afternoon, 0 damage was done, but it created great con- sternation among the people. The Earthquake’s Path, AN Francisco, May 9.—The Yuaymas, Mexico, special to-night says: Shocks continue at Ures. Many buildings were cracked and rendered unsafe. Nobody was hurt but the inhabitants are leaving as fast as possible, A large slice of mountain near Towa fell down with a terrible crash. ‘The friction of the rocks ignited the wo ods, causing the belief that a vol 0 had broken out. At the Delicias Santa-Elena mine the earthquake caused a great panic. Whole hills fell down, seattering rocks amongst 150 persons. Fortunately nobody was hurt, The districts beyond telegraphie communi- cation have not been heard from and the au- thorities are awaiting couri Cala’s ——— Canada and the United States, OTTAWA, Ont., May |Special Telegram to the Bee.|—There is considerable talk among members of the house of commons on the question of a commercial union with the United States. In course of a few days the matter will be brought before the dominion parlianent as g substantive resolution and a division will be asked for. ‘The entire liberal party, with a solid phalaux from the iati- time provinces and Manitoba, are i tavor of the measur e The Assassins of Dr. Northrup, PorrsmouTi, 0., May 9.-The grand jury investigating the killing of Dr. Northrup at Haverhill by the McCoys ot that place, this morning ended their labors by indicting all four of the McCoys for murder in the first de- gree. The shooting is said to have grown out of a whisky selling ease in which Northrup appeared as one of the prosecutin § witnesses and for doing which Haverhil people say McCoy swore vengeance ou him. The Work of a Mob, w ORLEANS, May 9.-—-A special from West Carroll parish says: Last Thursday a mob at Floyd seized Richard Goodwin und Grace Bilantor, both colored, and hanged thein to a tree, for robbiug the store of Mr. Bean, Russians on the Frontier, CArcuTTA, May 9,—It i8 rumored that the Russians are colleeting supplies at Chard Jui, about two hundred miles from the Afghan frontier preparatory to advaite on Khawmiab, - Lawmakers Adjourn, Cuanreston, W. Va., May i lature adjourned this moruingsine d NUMBER 324 A RUMORED BASE BALL DEAL The Philadelphia Leaguo Olub Said te Have Been Bought By a Syndicates A GENERAL DENIAL Negotiations Atso Reported to Be in Progress For the Sale of the Mot- ropolifan Team — Other Sporting News, MADE. Base Ball Deals, NEW Yonk, May 0.— 1t was asserted on ex: cellent authority that the Atlantic base ball club of Philadelphia has been sold to a syne dicate composed of TPhiladelphia lawyers. ‘T'he terms of the sale are not known, but the arrangements for the transfer have been completed. ‘The cause assignod is Iack of support. It was asserted last night also that negotiations were going on for the sale of the Metropolitan team, as Wyman was tired of paying out for the support of the club and that the sale may take place any day. Another starthing base ball rumor last night was that one of the biggest deals known was being made between the league and the American association whereby the Cincinnat) club was to be transferred he league, an the Indianapolis club to take its place in the American association. The excitement of base ball men in this city in consequence was very great, inasmuch as the story of the latter deal came from a well known Cineine nati man. This deal it Is said has been forms ing for some days, but just when it is to be slmmlfi is not known, = Dispatches from Cins cinnati last night said nothing of such deal is known there. DeTrorr, May 0.—President Sterns denies the truth of the report that the Cincinnatl base ball club would Ivmbx\bliv take the place of the Indianapolis club in the leakue. ~ He says it is impossible for any club to leave the league before Novembor. A GENERAL DENIAL, PiiLADELPHIA, May 9.—Lew Simmons, one of the three proprietors of the Athletic base ball club, to-day emphatically denied the statements contained in an_article pub- lished here and in other cities this morning, stating that the propristors were negotiating for the sale of the club to a_syndicate. 'l‘u%‘ article, he said, was a malicious lie from be= ginning to end. “As to thestatement that the club was not making monev, he said his one- third intes could not bought for less than $50,000, and neither he nor his partners, Mason ‘and S had the slight- est intention of glving up the own- ership of what they considered a £ood paying property. Another story which Mr. Simmons wished to brand as untrue was the one which stated that a secret confer- enca was held in Brooklyn at which the de- tails were arranged for the transfer of the Indianapolis club to the American associ- ation and the Cincinnati club to the league and the sale of the Athletic and Metropoli= At this mw-lm‘;‘ the nrlllcles Erastus Winan, Charles .ewis Simmons and No such meeting, ever held. NEW York, May 9.—Managing Director Watrous, of the Métropolitan base ball club, said to-day that there was no truth in the re- port that President Wiman was tired of paye ing out money for the club, and that nego- ns were in progress for the sale of the stated, wi Byrne, Justus Thorner, other base ball officials. Simmons says, was National Le e Games, h YORK, May ¢ he game between New York and Washington to-day resulted as follows : New York.......2 0 0 01 010 0—4 Washington .0 4000030 *7 Pitchers—Keefe and Shaw. Base hits— rrors—New New York 12, Washington 11. Umpire—Powers. York 3, Washington 2. I'he game botween Chi- CHICAGO, May 0.- Yngo and Indianapolis to-day resulted as fol- ¥ + Chicago 10. apolis 4, Chicaco 5. Umpire—Hengle, DETROIT, May 'he game between De- nd Pittsburg to-day resulted as fols 3 0 0 428 1 0 0 0-1 Pittsbur, 00001110 0— Pitchel Getzein and Bishop. Base hits— Detroit 16, Pittsburg 8. Errors—Detrolt 4, Pittsburg 5. Umpire—Ques PHILADELPHIA, May 9.—The game be- tween Philadelphia and Bostor: to-day res sulted as follow: Philadelphia.....0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2—5 Boston 00010010 0-93 Pitchers—Ferguson and Radbourn. Base Errors— hits—Philadelphia 10, 7 Umpire—Wilsons Errors—Indian- Boston 7, Philadelphia 6, Boston 8, The American Association. CINCINNATI, May 0.—The game between Cincinnati and Cleveland to-day resulted as follows: Cincinnatf.......6 0 0 4 0 2 3 3 0-18 10001000 0-2 Cleveland Pitche,s—McGinnis and Scheibeck, Base hits—Cincinnati 21, Cleveland 13. Errors— Cincinnati 0, Cleveland 9. Umpire—Cuth= bert. Avieie The kau Claires Defeated. Des MoiNes, Ia., May 9.—[Spécial to the Ber.]—Eau Claires’ series of three games began to-day, very disastriously for the vis= itors. They were pounded all over the field, the home team making two home runs from them. Seare by Innings: Des Moines.. 6 Eau Claire. 0 Pitchers—Bittle and The Northwestern League. LACROSSE, Wis,, May 9.—The game be- tweent Lacrosse and Duluth resutted as fol- lows: Lacrosse 11, Duluth 7, Pitchers— Harper and Brynan Racing at L LEXINGTON, May ¢ day of the spring meeting of the Kentucky club. The attendance was very large, For three-year-olds and upwards, one and three-sixteenths miles: Alamo won, Janbert second, Watchem third, ‘Time—: For three-year-old tillies, one and_ one- fourth mile: Florimore won, Wary second, Nellie C. third. ‘Tin 1214, One and onesixteenth les: Tearl I, + second, Jim Brannon third 514 For all ages, one and one-fourth miles: Monocrat won, Longslipper second, Wane deroo third, Time—2: A Thousand Wheelmen. ST, Louis, May 9.—The National Leagzué of American Wheelman will meet in tnis city May 20 and 21. About a thousand wheelinen have reported to ti vitat The Northwestern Regatta, GRAND RAPins, Mich,, May 9.—It has been decided to hold the regatta of the Northwestern Rowing association at Reed's lake, July 1st and 2 - Flames in a Frigid Country, WINNIPEG . May 9--A fire at Holland on the Canadian Pacitic & Southwestern rall- road Saturday night destroyed Shaw & Hige ginsou's general store loss, $50,000, insur leWhinney & Buchart’s store, 1048 $40,000, Insurance £1,500; Sinclair's hos $30,000, no Insurance; Richard iar's store, loss $900, no Insurance, ] origin of the fire is unknown. - ing Smuggled Goods, May 0.~T'he customs inspectors to-day seized as smuggled, 6,000 cigars and a rum und wine from the frulg ooner Rebecca R. Nickerson, of Hooth v, from Baraco, and arrested her master, un A, W, Tatner, o —-— A Jail Dreak, Corvsnus, O, May 9.--8ix prisoners escaped from the Frapklin county jall lnsg night, by sawing off the bars o the window, ‘I hey !l under indictment au sad thelr trials, 1 poel were