Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1887, Page 1

T 11 A s B NI AT S 40 AT THE OMAHA ‘DALY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. FRIDAY MORNING, THE WORK OF WILD WINDS. Ropublican Oty Swept By a Terrifio Btorm Yesterday Afternoon. TWO CARPENTERS KILLED. A Large New Brick School House Completely Wrecked—The Ene tire Town Very Nearly Demolished. The Wreck of the Wind. RerusricaN Crry, Neb., August 18.— |Special Telegram to the BEE.]—A terrible cyclone, combining in all thelr fury the three elements of wind, rain and hail, swept over this city this evening. 1t began at 4 o'clock and abated about 6, dealing in its two hours’ continuance death and destruction. The town Is scarcely recognizable. All of its monuments of material progress and pros- perity are destroyed. Every brick building has been wrecked. The walls of the new schoolhouse, mnearing completion, were blown in, burying in their ruins seven work- meu, Of these tive were rescued, living, but much injured. The other two, J. J. Lan- ning and Mr. Allen, were killed outright. Many frame houses were literally blown away, their occupants fleeing from them to save their lives, Several people were In- jnred in trying to make their escape from their houses. One man, whose name is unknown, cannot recover. A violent rain storn, accompanied by hail, breaking every window on the north and east sides of buildings, completely deluged the city and effected the completion of the ruin. The damage thus far will reach $50,000, un- covered by insurance. A DETAILED ACCOUNT. RerunricaN City, Ne August 18- [Special Telegram to the Bek. |—The worst storm ever witnessed in this part of the state struck this place about 6 o’clock this after- noon, ‘The large brick school house, just about finished, was completely wrecked Seven carpenters were caught in the ruins. Five were rescued alive, butinjured, ana two were seriously wounded, J. J. Lanning, & highly respected young man of the place, and A. 5, Allen, of Alma, Neb,, foreman of the gang, were killed. Lanning was a single man, Allen being married. The dormitory of the McP’herson norwal college was badly damaged, the whole north side of the upper story being blown in. The house of H.S. Wetherill, a printer, was completely blown away, burying his wife and two children in the debris, badly Injuring them. The brick residences of William Gibbs and Oscar Val- licott were partially demolished. The front of the law office of James Hunter lays In the street. ‘The one-story residence of Dr. Beecher was lifted entirely off its foundation and carried some distance, but, strange to say, damaging it but little. Light- ning struck the residence of L. K. Morris, badly damaging it. A number of other resi- dences were more or less injured, outhouses were prostrated, fences blown down, and, together with the contents of lumper yards, scattered over the town. The city generally presents & demoralized condition. The storm lasted fully twenty-five minutes—a straight, hard blow, accompanled by heayy rain and hail, the hail breaking windows on the north and east sides of houses. The loss to city and vicinity at rough figures will reach $30;000, Dundy County School Land Sale, BENKELMAN, Neb,, August 18.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|]—The public sale of Dundy county school lands drew a large number of speculators to Benkelman to-day. ‘The bidding was spinited. Sixteen dollars per acre was paid for choice lands. Nearly every section in the county was either sola or leased. ————— Business Fallures. NEeW YoRk, August 18.—The New York creditors of the Hayward Rutber company, manufacturers of rubber goods at Norwich and Colchester, Conn., have received official notice of Charles Bard as receiver of the company. This was the first intimation in the trade that the company was in trouble. ‘The assets of the company were generally supposed to be about $750,000, and the liabili- tiea about $400,000 outside of the capital stock. CHICAGO, August 18.—The jewel:y tirm of Matson & Co., one of the oldest in the city, failed this afternoon for $140,000. A con: fession of judgment in favor of the prineipal creditors was made. Edward Forman, an old employe, has been appointed receiver. He says that owing to the sudden death of Mr. Watson recently it ‘Wwas necessary to close up the affairs of “the house, as none of the family cared to conduct the business. This was chosen as the simples He thinks the affairs are in excellent shape and will issue o statement 800n, —— Gould Trades Bonds For Cash, NEw Yonk, August 18.—[Special Telegram 8 the Bek.]—The Times says: Jay Gould has turned $7,000,000 more ot his bonds into cash, This makes $17,000,000 within thirty days. This time the sale is of Iron Mountain 5 per cents, and they o to European custom- ersof the Wall street banking house of Kuhn, Loch & Co. of a man who had papers upon his person showing him to have been successively ser- geant, lieutenant and captaln of company A, Fifty-fifth 1llinols volunteers, was found on the Baltimore & Potomac rallroad track last night, near the city, where he had been killed by a train. ——— Death of a Chicago Pioneer. CuicaGo, August 18.—Levi Rosenfeld, aged seventy-two, one of the peoneers of the city, diea early this morning. He leaves an estute valued at $3,000,000. e was the father of Maurice Rosenfeld, noted in connection with the great wheat deal, and the creditors of the latter are anxious to know what share of the estate Maurice will secure. August 18.—A Madison, Wis,, special says that Henry P. Armsley, pro- fessor of agricultural chemistry at the W eonsin state university, has accepted the directorship of the Pennsylvania agricultural experimental station, - A Phrenologi Povaukeersi, N. Y., August 18.—Prof, 0. 8, Fowler, the noted phrenologist and lecturer, died at his residence near Sharon Station, Conn,, this mornin| The Strike DENVER, August 18.—An El Paso special to the Times from the City of Mexico says: ‘The strike has collapsed on this end of the road. All passenzer and freight trains are running with their accustomed regulanty, e d Whitney refuses to be interviewad upon the Adumiral Luce matter, saying he cawe here for rest aud not to “talk shop,” o Hanlan Stargs For Australia, ToronTO, Ont., August 18.—Hanlan left here this afternoon for San' Fraucisco ’wm o dustralia, COWARDLY ASSASSINATION. St. Josepi, Mo., August 18.—(Special 'Lel- egram to the Bek.|—Samuel Gaun, one of Buchanan county’s best known and wealth- fest citizens, was shot and fatally wounded last night at 8:30 o'clock at his home about ten miles southeast of this city. Mr. Gann last night at the time mentioned was stand- ing at the well, ten feet from the kitchen door of his house, drawing a pail of water, As ha was lifting the full bucket from the curb a man advanced on him from the dark- ness and presented a revolvor and ordered him to throw up both hands. Mr. Gann re- plied, “Wiat do you want here,”’ at the same time drawing back witn the pail of water and striking his assailant full in the face. The robber, who by the way was masked, was almost stunned, but pointing his revolver as Mr. Gann fired. The shot, which was trom a 85-calibre revolver, took effect in the right breast in front of the shoulder, the ball plercing the lunz and lodging near the back- bone. After the robber fired his companion suddenly stepped around from theside of the house and fired twice, one shot striking Mr. Gann in the abdomen and penetrating the obdominal cavity. ‘The fiends then flod and have not been heard from since. The in- juries are such that the man cannot recover, and death is looked for hourly. One ball was cut out at the back, but the other one had not beufl located last night. Within an hour after the shooting the entire neighbor- hood were aroused and men on horseback were seen scouring the roads in all directions hunting for the desperadoes, A regular vigi- lance association has been organized and nothing will be left undone that will lead to their capture, ‘I'he reporters with the doctor were stopped three times by the association on the way home from Mr, Gann's at lock this morning. 'The robbers were masked and at noon yesterday robbed a farmer named Lowe of $200as he was return- ing home from the city ner Mr. Gann’s house, That the same men shot Mr. doubts. Mr. Gann is worth over a quarter of & million dollars. 1n St. Joe he Is very well known, his visits to the city being numerous, joys the distinction of beink the tallest man™ in northwest Mis- souri, standing almost seven feet in his stockings, His age is about sixty-four years. ‘I'his morning the sheriff with ‘ten specials and deputies, went to the scene of the mur- der and at once organized forces, which are now scouring *he country. Robbery was un- doubtedly the motive for the crime. Mr. Gann has been popularly supposed for a long time to carry large sums of money on his person and to keep ious large sums hid about his house. Mr. Gann is an old Mexi- can war veteran and ved under General A. W. Doniphan. who died a few days ago. He Isthe wealthiest men in this county out- side of the city and a democratie leader. Sk e S OMAHA NATIONAL BANKS. Statement of Their Condition at the Close of Business August 1. WASHINGTON, August 18.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The following is a state- ment of the condition of the Omaha national banks at the close of business August 1, 1857, furnished in response to the demand of the couiptroller of the currency: RESOURCES, Loans and discounts......... Over drafts......... . United States bonas to secure cir- CUIALION Luviiiiie vaviee von aine United States bonds to secure de- posits. .. ceeee Other stocks, bonds and mortgages. Due from approved reserve agents.. 1, Due from other national banks $8,088,842 41577 Exchange for clearing house. Bills of other national banks .. Fractional curreney........ 184,043 2,430 Silver coin, dollar: . 00,624 Fractional........ .. 41,018 Silver treasury certificates 8,490—1,332,505 Legal tender notes. secoseenees OOL1D Five per cent redemption fund...... 14,550 Due from U, 8, treasury..... 20 Total LIABILITIE Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Other undivid National bank notes is: Amount outstanding. Dividends unpaid . Individual deposits. United States deposits. /5 Deposits of U, S, disbursing offic Due to other national banks.... Due to state banks and bankers. . Totalsse ... Minneapolis Roads at Wa MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn,, August 18.—There 1s fair prospect of a bitter railroad war be- tween the roads centering here. The bone of contention will be the rate on wheat shipped from western Minnesota and Dakota points, Heretofore there has been a differ- ential of )¢ cents on Minnesota and 8 cents on Dakota wheat in favor of Minneapolls and against Duluth. This differential the Manitoba road, in its tariff about to be issued, has done away with, making the Duluth and l\llnlwaflmlls rates the same. The Northern Pacific has agreed 1o follow the Manitoba’s lead, although the distance over tha line to Duluth 18, a8 in the case of the Manitoba, longer than to Minneapolis. General Washburn, presi- dent of the Minneapolis & P , 8ays the result of this B(;lil‘y, it adhered to by all the roads, would be that not a spuonful of wheat would come to Minneapolis, and the millers might as shut well up sk Sensational Testimony. DENVER, Colo., August 18.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—A sensation was created at the preliminary examination of Mrs, John A. Witter—who is on trial charged with poisoning her husband—by Edward H. Cald- well, adruggist at 1555 Blake street, testify- ing that he sold Mrs. Witter ten grains of strychnine on June 4, and one ounce of arsenic on June 7. The defense charzes that this testimony 1s lrumgml up by the prosecu- tion and unreliable, but after a very severe cross-examination, failed to develop any contradictory evidence. Thney, however, did prove that ‘the record book of poisons sold was very carelessly attended to and meny pages missing. The witness could only pro- duce in court three or four of the last pages of his record book, which covered a perlod of twenty-one months, and contained through this entire period tne record of only four or five other saids beside the ones alleged to Mrs. Witter, e Threatened Canned Fruit Famine, CHICAGO, August 18.—The Tribune this morning says: The fruit dealers of the United States have been placed 1n an unpre- cedented situation. Except in California the fruit crops throughout the country vir- tually have fai'ed. InChicago, as elsewhere, the sfocks of dried and preserved fruits are about exhausted, and owing to the secarcity of labor on the Pacific coast cannot be replaced, altough wholesale Drices have risen from 10 to 15 per cent. Canned goods,tespecially fruits, are appar- ently going to retail during the winter at fully 50 per cent above prices obtained the year previous. According to the Tribune, &n 10- crease of 25 per cent to California’s inst year ack will not be suflicient to prevent” the hreatened canued fruit famine in the cast. Weather Indicatiol For Nebraska: Generily fair, slightly warmer weather, var bl winds, generally shifting to souther: For lowa: Faurw wiable winds, shifting to east and south, Slightly warmer in western portion, statioiary temperatuce in eastern portion, For Dakota: Fair weather, variable winds, geuerally soutberty, warmer, PARKER'S DESPERATE FIGAT. He Gives Bheriff Doan a Terrible Tussle Before Being Oaptured. AN ACCOUNT OF THE COMBAT. Being Unable to Secure Bail, He 1s Lodged In Jail At North Platte —Other News About the State, A Plucky Sheriff. Nort PLATTE, Neb, August 18.—[Spe- cial Telegram to the BEg.|—Frem Logan county parties we learn the following addi- tional particulars in regard to Uarker, the man who robbed Paymaster Bash: A shory time after the robbery, Parker appeared in Logan county. He had the money that he had taken from Bash with him, an original package, and in the same valise it was in when stole Parker put up a sod store about fitty miles northwest of Gandy, and purchased a lot of horses and cattle, paying for them with the proceeds of the robbery. In May, Deputy Sheriff Carter, of Lozan county, and a strong posse undertook to ar- rest Parker on a warrant for robbing Bash. Parker stood off the posse and fired several shots at the deputy sheriff. About two weeks ago three men named Bagnell, Lucas and Johnson, went to Parker’s store and ef- fected his arrest, claiming they were deputy United States marshals. They took Parker out into the hills, five miles from his store and took from him what money he had on his person, about $2,100, and a horse. It turned out that the horse did not belong to Parker, but to Haskell & Williams, whe swore out a warrant for their arrest and arrested them at Plum Creek. Parker appeared in Gandy on Monday, ex- pecting the return of the parties who had robbed him, Parker was heavily armed and remained In Gandy all day. On Monday night Sheriff Doane returned to Gandy and determined to make the arrest. Parker was at the livery barn, armed with a revolver and bowle knife, where Doane's horses were. Doane, entirely unarmed, proceeded to feed his horses, keeping his eye on Parker, who was also watching Doane with his hand on his revolver. Doane managed to get within springing distance of Parker, when, with one bound, he caught Parker from behind and threw him on his face. Then ensuea a life and death strugzle between Parker and Doane for the possession of the revolver and knife. Parker succeeded in drawing both. Doane also got a grip on the revolver and Parker got Doane's thumb between his teeth, but Doane did not relax his grip of the re- volver. Doane’s other hand was cut in the struggle over the possession of the knife. For several minutes Doane maintained the dreadful struggle until & crowd was gath- ered, who disarmed Parker. Yarker still held Doane’s thumb in his mouth and re- fused to let go until one of the bystanders Jabbed the bowie knife into his throat, when he reluctantly let go. He was immediately bound band and foot. A warrant was then issued by the county court of Logan to arrest Parker for shooting at Carter with intent to Kkill and after a preliminary hearing he was bound over in 85000 bail to appear at the next term of the district court. Thero being no jail in Logan county, Sheriff Doane brought his prisoner to North Platte for safe keeping, arriving here yester- day. Parker’s attorney sued out a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Snelling, of Lin- celn county, on the plea that the ball was too excessive. Snelling reduced his bail to $2,500, which Parker was unable to give, and was remanded to the custody of the sheriff, 1n the meantime telegrams have been re- celved from United States officials at Omaha and Cheyenne authorizing his rearrest on the charge of robbing Paymaster Bush, should he be able to give bail. How Parker Was Skinned. PruM URFEK, Neb,, August 18.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.|—On Sunday after- noon, August7, three men, Charles Lucas, Charles Bagnall, aud one Johnson, repre- senting themselves to bo deputy United States marshals acting uuder instructions from the United States marshal at Omaha, put in an appearance at Haskell & Co.’s ranche, at the head of the Dismal river, in the unorganized territory, and stated that they were there for the purpose of arresting Charles Parker, the desperado who robbea Paymaster Bash last spring at Antelope Springs. Wyo. Parker was present and suspicious of the strangers, but they finally at supper caught him at & disadvantage and overpowered him and disarmed him. They then securely bound him, and placing him in a buggy drove about six miles from the ranchtoa very lonely place, where they told him if he would pay them a consideration they would turn him loose. He consented and paid them,as the BEE correspondent is told, $2,185, ‘They then skipped, leaving Parker unarmed and afoot. Oune of the alleged ofticers, Lucas, was arrested at Broken Bow the ‘Tuesday fo llowing; another, Bagnall. was arrested last Saturday morning at Kearney, while the other 1s still at large. Bagnall is an Englishman and Is kuown by a number of people in this city, having been in the employ of Edward Crewdson, a stock grower of Custer county. Parker, as soon as he se- cured arms, started in pursuit of his assail- ants, and, it is reported, overtook them, and in the fight which ensued was killed. Bagnall was in Cozad Friday, the 12th, and told ac- quaintances there that he was on his way to England. The evidence the three men pro- duced to show they were officers were tele- grams which they alleged that they recelved at Whitman station, the last one of the B. & M, branch west of Broken Bow, but whether thej agent at the above station is implicated is mnot known. Sheriff Taylor, of this county, brought Baznall from Kearney last Sunday on a charge of stealing apair of horses and a buggy, the charge being proferred by the Haskell Bros., from whose ranche the bogus officers forcibly took the same to convey Parker away. The mat- ter was fixed up by Bagnall paying the Has- kells $250,and he was on Monday discRarzed from custody, and he immediately mounted alorse and lett the city. He said before leaving hé was #oing to England, He was re- vorted to have had in his possession when first arrested about & crisp new bills, probably a portion of th taken from Paymaster Bash. When he left here his pile had diminished to about $100, most of the money passing into the hands of lawyers here and at Kearney. Parker, or Harris, as he is known among the cattle ranches on the Dismal, first ap- peared there last spring. He is known have had in his ssession when he first arrived between $20,000, and §30,000 & part of which he has expended on buying horses and building & two story buliding on a remote and commapding sand hill, It was generally supposed that %xe car- ried his money on his person, and such a be- lief probably induced the three “snide” of- ticers to_ effect his capture in_the hope of making a big_haul. What disposition bas been made of Lucas, who was their leader, eo.“l correspendeut has not been able to ———— Landea in Jail. LaxcoLN, Neb., August 17.—[Special Tel- egram to the BEr|.—In the county court to- day Eugene Bevan and his paramour, Nettie Conkling, came to the end of an adulterous way of living, and both, are reposing in the county jail. Bevan bas lived in the state for years and is well known in different sec- tions. He fs a carriage painter by trade, and in 1876 married & Miss Ryan, one of the brightest young ladles in Falls City, whose parents were prominent and well-to-do resi- dents there. It lprlrl that Bevan and his wife lived nappily for & number of years, but bout & year and a half 0 he home and went to Indianola, Neb.,, where his wife found him. Shortly after he deserted his wife there and left with the woman, Néttie Conkling. They have been out of sight since that time until 5uurdly, when Mrs. Ryan, mother of the leserted wite, found the couple living in this city as man and wife. On trial to-day Bevan and his paramour confessed that they were not married, and _had _been living together most of the time for a yearand a haif. Under the new law ena last winter adultery is a penitentiary offense, and it will be strange if the deserted wife does not prosecute the case and send Bevan to the penitentiary. The Trial of Richardson. Love Crry, Neb, August 18—|Special Telegram to the BEE.]—A session of the dis- trict court was held last evening, at which time Judge Homer appointed James Landis acting sheriff according to a previous agree- ment of counsel for the state and Richard- son. A motion was filed by the defense for a continuance on the ground that a witness was absent by whom they could prove that Willard arevolver on his person at the time he was killed, all of which the state ad- mitted. The court then called Sheriff Landis and charged him to summon 100 men to Ap- renr by 10 o’clock to-day from which to se- lect a jury. Court opened to-day at 10 o’clock and the work of selecting a jury has been going on all day, with about ten or twelve men remaining, and no challenges et. Court is now being held in the opera house, where the large auditorium is more than balf tilled with anxious listeners. A Brutal Crime. VALENTINE, Neb, August 18.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.)—The most brutal as- sault in the history of this econnty took place here this morning at 1 o'clock. A negro from the Black Hills, who has been loating in town for two days, broke into the house of Mrs. Hoffman, a most respectable German ‘woman, whose husband is out living on his clalm, seized her by the throat, and with a six-shooter thrust in her face tried to ravish her. The woman fought desperately and 'was terribly beaten over the head and face by the villain with nis revolver, being un- recognizable by frieuds. Her moans and the fighting of her dog with one following the rufian awaking her neighbors. They went to the rescue, but the wvillain managed to escape. ‘The woman was found almost in an insensible condition, having been thrown from bed against a stove in the desperate struzgle. The fiend managed to get on a cat- tle train and escape to Long Pine, where he was arrested this_afternoon, thanks to the vigllence of Sherift Connoll A telegram to-night states that he is heavily guarded by the citizens, there being no officer. Deputy Sheriff Cline, who fellowed the fiend to Johnstown only to miss him, was instantly telegraphed to drive by team to Long Pine d bring his prisoner up on the morning train. ‘The citizens here love law and order, but a deep undercurrent of feel- ing meaus a lynching bee within the next two days. — e, SONS OF TEKRANS, Proceedings of the Second Day of the National Encampment. DEs MOINES, Ia., Augnst 18.—Special 'Tel- egram to the BEE. |—In she uattonal encamp- ment of Sons of Veterans te-day the commit- teo on rules and regulations presented a voluminous repurt, which was adopted. The committee on ritual favored no change in the ritual, and was authorized to prepare a suita- ble burial service. The following resolutions were adopted unanimously: Whereas, We recognize the fact that thous- ands of the heroes of the late war are to-day largely dependent uron charity for their daily bread, and remeinbering that to their patriotic sacritice we! are indebted for a glorious nationality, and believing that the country whose honor they helped to save should care for the pour and afilicted patri- ots; therefore Resolved, That we take pride in unimg congress and the president of the United States to dotheir part in giving justice to these noble heroes, by granting to the honorable and righteous benefits expressed in the Grand Army pension bills recommended by the pen- sion comniittee, Resolved, That we do all we can to impress the people, the congressmen and the execu- tive with our earnest desire to haye such bills upon the statute books in order that suffer- ing patriots may taken from the poor houses and dependent sitions and made to feel that republics such as ours will always honor the men whose lives were in danger in their noble devotion to duty. Resolutions were also framed thanking the local camps and citizens, and one direct- ing that Major Davis, the father of the order, be ‘rlnemi n permanent charge of the badge and decoration department of the order. One ballot was taken for commander-in-chief, resulting_as follows: General George B, Abbott, 80; Lieutenant General Roke, 23; Colonel Hall, 6; General Webb, 4; Colonel Wilham, 1. The encampment then adjourned untll to-morrow without deciding the contest for leader. The tight promises to be both warm and bitter, as the eastern delegates are to some extent arraved against the west. At night a magnificent banquet was served at the Aborn house. A Newspaper Man Nominated. MaseN Crty, la, August 18.—|Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The republican con- ention for the Forty-third district—Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Hancock counties— to-day nominated N. V, Brown for senator on the 132d ballot, He is well known 1n the state as a veteran newspaper man, having been editor of the Cerro Gordo Republic: and Dubuque Times, butnow a farmer. He was a soldier from Indiana. Good Templars Elect Officers. Des Moinks, Ia, August 18.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.)—In the grand lodge of 1owa Good Templars the election of of- ficers resulted in the re-election of E. R. Hutchins as grand chief templar: Mrs. Anna Schultz, of Missourl Valley, was elected fmml v(oeu;msluzmn. Drake, of Mount ’leasant, grand superingendent of juvenile work; Perry Perkins, Des Moines, grand worthy secratary, and W. H. Fleming, grand worthy treasurer. It was decided to hold the pext session at Hampton. Shot By His Listle Brother. MoUNT PLEABANT, Ia., August 18.—[Spec- ial Telegram to the Bex|.—Charles Woods was accidentally shot by his little brother, Guy, while out picpicing near Rome last evening. The ball entered the back and passed through the left lung. The wound is very serious, —— The Pacific Commission’s Report. SAN FRANCISCO, August 18.—The prepara- tion of the reports of the Pacific commission, it is thought, wili be ¢omsagnced about Octo- ber 1. Their work here s neariy completed. Chalrman Pattison left for the east to-day, and Commissiouers Anderson and Littler willgo to Portland Saturday. Should the court decide soon that Senator Stanford and others must answer the uted questions, the commission will geturn to San Francisco. ‘The commission, fp executive session to- decided' not to employ counsel to assist United States attorney in the contest now pending in the coul ok, SO Revenue Cutter $upposed to Be Lost. S8AN FrANcIsco, Sugust 15, The steamer St. Paul arrived from Bebring station to-day and reports that grept fears are felt in Oun- alaska forthe safety of the revenue cutter Bear, which left that port June 20 to look after Arctic whalers, 1t is reported she was in bad conditivn and o g when she left ber siuce, the port. No word hias been rece vel from. AUGUST 19. 1887, CAUGHT 1IN AN AMBUSH. Four Men Are Wounded and Three Horses Killed, SQUAWS CASTING BULLETS, This What a Bear River Settler Saw—Utes Believed to Be in Ambush Near Glenwood Springs. Four Men Wounded. MEEKER, Colo., August 18.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|]—A courier just arrived says Kendall visited the old Thoinburg battle ground for an outlook with nine meun. He was ambushed in the rear, and after a heavy fight returned to Meeker with a loss of three horses and four of his men wounded. The people are very excited and anxiously awaiting troops. Ranchmen and citizens are guarding town. 1f troops are not here soon they will have serious trouble. Thoroughly Alarmed. GLENWOOD S priNas, Colo,, August 18— Special Telegram to the BEE.1—By a courier in from Meeker it s learned that the greatest fear and excitement prevails since the Ute peace commission attempted to as- sassinate their escort who was taking them to Colorow’s camp to make known the con- ditions of peace. There are about 600 people in town and avout 200 of them good fighting men, but they are poorly armed. 'I'he women are trightened badly and an attack is ex- pected on the town at any time. Double vigil- ance Is used to guard agalnst & massacre. 1f the Utes are as strong as believed they out- number the fighting torce here. Three couriers have been dispatched to General West within eight hours to hurry on the militia as fast as pos- sible, McAndrews, the interpreter who came with the peace commissioner from Ouray agency, says that under the circum- stances he thinks a zeneral outbreak is un- avolaable. It is known here that the Utes at Ouray and Ulintah have been dissatistied for some time. ‘They claim the agent is a bully and having the backing of the troops at the rort, knocks them down or abuses them in any manner he may choose. 'The settlers are arriving hourly, com- Ing In groups which have been gathered for mutual protection attheranches. One settler saw four run- ners to-day, two of whom were hurrying to- wards Utah and two were going south, prob- ably to southern Utah for reinforcements. A messenger has started for Fort Duchesne to ask aid from there. Anmother settler has come in from Bear river and says he was within a quarter of a mile of Colorow’s camp on William's fork. He counted thirty-seven squaws and sixteen chil- dren by the aid of his glass. He saw the squaws engagzed in running bul- lets and fixing ammunition. A small party of scouts sent out to-day have just returned and reported that they saw a party of about forty bucks making towards the old govern- ment wazon road between here and Glen- wood Springs. 1t is supposed they 2o as an ambush in anticipation of help coming from that direction. The Situation Unchanged. DENVER, Colo., August 18.—[Special Tele- gram to the BKE. | —'T'he situation of the Ute trouble remains unchanged since yesterday evening. No Indians huve been seen, neither has any courler arrived from Glenwood since last night. Every one is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the militia, who are expected to reach here some time to-night or to-morrow morning. After the troops have rested a part of them will accompany Sheriff Kendall to assist him to serve papers upon two Utes wanted for horse stealing. 1t is thonght when this is attempted resistance will be made and a battle fought. Until then no new developments are expected. Colorow Asks For Ald. DENVER, Col., August 18.—The New: cial just received from (:lenwood, says: The N ews’ special nortbern courier has learned exclusively that the White River Ute Indians have sent runners to Uncompaghre camp, Blackfeet, Sioux, Crow aund other tribes In Colorado, Montana and Idaho, for aid. Colorow knows that he must fight, and this will be a decisive battle, and that it will end the Indian question forever. He has determined, it is said, to have other tribes brought Into the difticulties, and while the outbreak has been local so far, he wants to make 1t a national one. Runners are reported to have started for the camps of the other tribes from Yellow Jacket pass on Sunday night. Dungan Blair, a white ranchman who married a Ute sguaw and who is said to be popular with the Utes, Is alleged to have stated thic to be a fact, —— An Appeal to General Crook. DENVER August 18.—|Special Telegram tothe BEE.|—In reply to Governor Adams’ demand for troops to assist in putting down the Ute disturbance General Crook to-day telegraphed: OMAHA, Neb., August 18.—Governor Adams—Your telogramn was forwarded with Tequest for instructions. ‘Iroops cannot be used to ass'st state authorities in execution of elvil process without orders from the pres- ident. They are ready to move on receipt of definite information a8 to what the Indian outbreak consists of. CROOK, Brigadier General. To this (‘nv?rnor Adams telegraphad the eply : August 18.—To General Crook, our telecram received. If you cannot ald in_enforeing civil law against Indians 1t certainly is’ within your proy- ince to compell Indians to return to their reservations when they wander over our state frizhtening and shooting at our citizens, and compelling them to abandon their homes stock and crops. Compelling wowmen and children to gather in settlements where th can be protected from threats and depre tions of Indians. The experlence of eight years ago prevents the entertaining of t0o much faith in the harinless intentions of these very Indians. The Indlans who are Instigating this trouble are the very ones who participated in the Meeker outrages and the Thornburgh massacre. ‘Their presence off their reservation is a constant menace to our peoble. our immediate intervention would induce the Indians to return to thelr reservation, and we think that you should force them to go at once and return no more. (Signed) ALVA ADAMS, Governor, R - Snubbed the Soclalists, SYRACUSE, N. Y., August 18,—The United Labor convention assembled at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and the committee on creden- tials made its report, which showed that the socialistic element received little attention from them, Upon reassemjling the committee on per- manent organfzation reported John Me- Mackin, of New York, for president, and other officers. A cominunication from a committee of the Union Labor party was im- mediately sent back to the committee with the information that the convention could not treat with them. Adjournedtill morning. e A Big 8melter Started. TacomA, W, T., August18.—Dennis Ryan, the St. Paul millionaire, and a company of eastern capitalists, bezan the erection of the largest smelting and reduction works in the country here yesterday, The capital stock of the company is placed at $2,000,000, and the works are to turn out 400 tons of ore NEW YORK, August 15, resident of Venezuela, 18 stopping at the Vindsor hotel. HEADINGLY EXCLAINS, He Says He Advooated Economic, and Not Politi Revoluation. (Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett,) Brussers, August 18.—| New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—Headingly, the English ‘socialist who left Belgium ab- ruptly on hearing that the authorities wanted him on account of his revolutionary speech atthe Mons workingmen'’s congress, writes 1o the Inderendance Belge, denying that he advocated political and social revolution, He says he only spoke of an economic revo- lution, without an appeal to arms. Far from desiring an uprising, he says, his socialist friends in England are much alarmed at the constant strikes in Belgium. They balieve Belgium workmen should not strike, until the Meuse fortifications are completed, be- cause of internal troubles occurring before that time. Either of Belgium's powerful neighbors may interfere, make Belgiuma battiefield and swallow it up. Concerning his exvulsion, Headingly says he is proud to be put on the same footing as Domela Nie- wenhuis, Louis Blanc ana other glorious victims, Rumors of Rtanley’s Death Scouted. [Copyright 1887 by Jamee Gordon Bennett.] PAnis, (via Havre), August 18.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the B At the French ministry of affairs the report of Stanley’s death still finds credence but at Brussels all alarmist rumors are scouted. In the Commons, Loxpox, August 18.—In the commons this evening William Henry Smith announced that the goverment would abandon the tithe rent charge bill, the technical education bill, Goshen’s revenue collection bill, the Irish constabulary bill, and other minor measure: He indicated the measures that the govern- ment intended to proceed with, which in- cludes the land allotment bill. Sir William Vernon Harcourt expressed himself satisfied with the list of bills retained by the government. He noticed it did not mention coercion bill number 2, and he hoped it had been dropped. i(}h-em from the Irish members.) Sir Harry Holland, colonial secretary, replying to the questions of Sir George Campbell in relation to the bill passed by the Queensland govern- ment, said the queen had advised that gov- ernment to at once assume the sovereignty of New Guinea. In the report of the land bill Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland, said the government accepted the house of lords’ amendment relating to town parks. Mr. O'Doherty opposed the gross injustice of the amendment and a debate of some length en- sued. Halfour’s motion to aceept the house ?r lm"ds’ amendment was finally carried—200 0 164, After further debate on various motions three of lords’ amendments were rejected on Balfour's motion. ~ Gibson, attornay_ for Ireland, moved that the house confirm™ Earl Cadogan’s amendment, which provides that the revision of the rents be based upon the difference in prices In 1887, as compared with the prices from 1851 to 1885, Parnell made a vigorous objection to this and said that the fact was that the government were moved to adopt the proposal in the house of lords by the fact that certain unionists had left town, giving them free hands. In the commons such conduct was contemptible. Balfour said that such reflections on the gov- ernment were unworthy of a leader ot any party. After further spirited debate Smith moved the cloture. Carried—224 to 155. Cadogan’s amendment hen adobted. e Venezuela’s Troubles, NEw York, August 18,.—Guzman Blanco, president of Venezuela, who 1s stopping at the Windsor hotel, said in an interview to-day. *“The English are acquiring the ter- ritory of the Orinoco and Amazon and have actually taken possession of the territory bounding Orinoco at its mouth, au act which Venezuela cannot allow. In consequence of this it has suspended relations with England, given passports to British ministers and rep- resentatives ana has applied to the United States zovernment to act as an arbitrator in behalf of Venezuela. The Knglish govern- ment has denied the right of arbitration in the matter. Venezuelanow proposes to send a suficient army, having raised a few thou- sand soldiers, to drive Enlish usurpers from her territory. As a resuit it is hoped the United States goverament will intervene to terminate a question requiring Great Britain to submit to arbitration. It i3 especially to be regretted that the press of the United States has observed a marked reticence in the Instance of a usurpation of Venezuelian territory by an ropean power,"” —~~—— Russia Condemns Ferdinand's Course S, P SBURG, August 18.—The Jour- nal de St. Petersburg says that the view taken by the Berlin North German Gazette of Prince Ferdinand’s manifesto is clear and correct, and declares the proclamation to a veritable act of defiance and exhortation to the Bulgarians to evade all their engagements. Prince Ferdinand, it 8avS, Aflmnrs to have realized that his rup- ture with the publie rights is complele, and continues precipitately andsblinaly in his path of adventure. ———— The Mexican Central Strike, City oF MExico, August 18.—The strike on the Mexican Central road seriously inter- feres with the running of trains, about fift engineers and (heir firemen having left tnefr locomotives, Freight will be kept back from the United States until freight engines can be manned. Officials of the road say the cause of the strike was frivolous and that they cannot give in e Davitt Refuses to Toast the Queen, ~-Michael Davitt and hel promised to attend the opening of the piscatorial school at Bal- levmore, county Queen, to-day, but Davitt, learning that the queen was to be toasted, absented himself.* The archbishop was present and joined in the toast to the queen. il Regiments Presented With Colors. BERLIN, August 18.—At Potsdam to-day Prince William, of Prussia, presented colors to naval regiments. The presentation was made at the royal palace. The empress and all the members of the imperial family ex- cept the emperor, who s still inaisposed, were present. e The Storm in England. August 18.—The damage caused Loxno by yesterday's storm Is very serious. In London three persons were killed and a number of churches and houses struck by lightning. 1In the country also there was much destruction of property and many per- sons are reported killed. e R Cholera in ltaly, RoME, August 18.—In Catania City to-day there were nineteen new cases of cholera and five deaths and in Palermo twenty-five cases and sixteen deaths. Suspicious cases of c!nlolem disease have been reported in this city, v A Small Riot. Paris, August 18, —1u the village of Mire- beau, Sur Beze, a small riot occurred to-day over the introduction of Itallian workmen. ‘The villagers attacked the workmen, killing one and woundaing tive ot e e Chol era Overcome. RoMmE, August 18.—It is semi-officially an- nounced that the cholera in Sicily has been overcomé and that there is no longer any danger of the disease spreading at Naples or Kesina. e Katkofl's Successor. HAMBURG, August 15.—A dispatch to the Journal from Moscow asserts that General ‘Tehirnaeiff will suceeed the late Katkofl in the editorship of the Moscow Gazette. oo il National League to Be Proclaimed, )NDON, August 18.—The Daily it understands that the government has o cided to proclaiw the Lrish National leasue. WS SAYS " NUMBER 62 BAD FOR THE SECTION B0SS; The Chatsworth Jury Finally Decides td Lay the Blame On Coughlin. A GOOD VERDICT FOR THE ROAD/ A Traln Jumps the Track In Ohig and Causes the Doath of One Man—Two Stock Trains Col= lide In liinots. hlin the Scapegont, Crarswonrti, Iil, August 18,—(Speclal Telegram to the B ‘Timothy Coughling the section foroman, was arrestod at noon and will be taken to Pontlac, the county seat of Livingston county, at once. (1o sayq he cannot give bail and will have to go to Jall. He insists that the verdict 1s unjust§ that he went over his section, as ordered,and that no tires were built as near the bridee ag testiiied to. ‘The coroner's jury agreed on af verdict ihis morning, which holds Timothy Coughlin, foreman of Section 7, to the grand jury and negatively exonerates the companys The management is not censured for running double-headers, for a lax system of track in< spection. or for anything else. The verdict simply says that the failuro to patrol the track for six hours before the train came azd the habit of burning grass close to the track are subjects for criticism. The friends of the road on the jury had better staying qualities than those who wanted to fix a portion of the blame on the company. At the last mome ut the jury got into a wrangle over the word ‘‘fire” in the clause respecting the manner in which the bridge caught fire, Major Shaw msisting that nothing in the evidence showed how the fire was communicated, so the verdict “We, the jury, think the bridge caught tire from the burning erass.’” ‘The man thought to be A. Martin, of Bloom- ington, was identified by nis friends as W. H. Cossell, of Washington, Mo. The body supposed to be that of N. A. Moore, of Jack- sonville, turned out to be J. M Vokes, of Moline. Coroner Long adds Mrs. Neale's eighteen months' old baby to the company’s list. Separate verdicts were made out for each person. Mrs. Dr. Dockett s the first neme on the list. HE VERDICT, The following is the verdict found by the cor oner’s jury Lo-day in regard 1o the recent train wreck here: We find that the wrecks ing of sald train, which totally de molished eight coaches, one ba-gage car and one engine, ond either killed or wounded most of the occupants of said coachies, was caused by said bridze having been burned out before the train struck it. We think from the evi- dence that the bridge was tired from fires left burning, which had veen set as late as 5 o'clock that atternoon by section wmen, as close as sixteen fect on both the east and west sides of the brida We further find that the foreman of Section 7, Timothy Couz hlin, disobeyed positive orders from his superior to examine the track and bridge on his section the last thing on Wednesday, and that sald foreman, Coughlin, was guilty of gross and eriminal carelessness in leaving the fires burning along the track in sucha dry season and with such a strong wind blow- ing. Werecommend that he be -held for ex- amination by the grand jury; and, further, it is the opinion of the jury that the. leaving of the track without being }m\n)llull for slx hours before the passage of ths excursion train and the setting of the fires by the sec- tion men on such a dry and windy day as the 10th of August, 1587, were acts which de-~ ser evere criticism.’” 1ll., August 18,—The state board ilroad and warenouse commissioners continued the investigation of the Chatse worth disaster here to-day, and examined & large number of additional witnesses as to the details of the accident. David G. Suther- land, engineer of the first engine, was re= called, 11is testimony was substantially the same as the story he ‘has told before. "The fire was of such a nature that at a distance off 300 fect hie was not tully satistied the bridge was burning. o did not believe it could nave been seen much farther off from hig direction. His engine was first because it was not equipped with MeClintock’s engine was. put on becau alr_brakes, while His engine was Of its strength, When h saw the brid was in embers he shut ofl steam merelv as a “natural movement.” At the bridge the engine seemed to sink down. H efelt a shock and opened the throttle cle: out. Hedid not any signal, probably because he paralyzed.” On & down grade going at a rate of forty miles an hour, witn did not believe the train could have been stopped inside of & quarter of a mile, e if the air braked' were applied in full force and the engined reversed. Mrs, McCrintock, widow of the dead en- gineer, testitied that her husband remarked to her ho wished he didn’t have to go out he didn’t like to have another man ahead of He made no other objection. He h been on the road twenty-one years and w recognized as one of the most competent ene gineers on it. 4 ANOTHER VICTIM, Cn1cAco, August 18, —Another vietim of the Chatsworth wreck died this morning at Fairbury. His name was Elton Walters, of Cattaraugus, N. Y. Until within a few da; of the accident he was employed in a wate factory at Peoria. ~This makes the tot number of veritied deaths seventy-nine, Another Attempted Wreck. CnicAGo, August 18—An attempt was made last night near Belvidere, 111, to wrecl a passenger train on the Northwestern raild’ road, Persons living in the vicinity heard strange noises near the track and colng ta the scene caught sight of two men hurry n, away., The trai and was nearly dera one that bad been placed between the rails. The cowe catcher was smashed, but no other dai ., as done. " Fifty passtngers wero aboard Lu rain. One Man K v S Several Injured, PITTSRUN The Chicagar express on the Cleveland & Pittsburg road, which left Chicago yesterday n(wumnng jumped the track at Bayard station, nea Alliance, O., at 4 this morning, wrecking one sleeper, One person was Kkilled and three scriously injured, Thef consisted of three baggagd and express ears, one smoker. one passenger coach, two Chicago sleepers and one ‘l'oledg sleepor, which was attached to the rear of the train. "The aceident was eaused by the rails spreading just as the last slecper passed ovoy them, throwing it from the track and smash« ine it. - The two Chicago slecpers were also thrown from the track. O. Warner, colored porter on the Toledo sleeper, was crushed to death, and four passengers injured, sone serlously. - Stock Trains Collide, CuicaGo, August 18.—Near Navervilley 111., two Chicago, Burlington & Quincy live stock trains collided in a fog this morning making a fearful wreck. One of tne engined plowed througn three cars loadea withs fat steers for Chicago, and the huge beasts, almost without exception, were scattered mangled and bleeding along the track or pitehed down a twenty-foof emne bankment. 'I'e hog car on the other trai was completely telescoped by the tender, an a great number of porkers were erushed’ 1o & jelly. One of the engineers, known as Yan. ¢ Robinson, was seriously but not fatall; injured. - - Nellie Gould's € @New Yok, August 1 gram to the Bre. in the Graphic that Nellie Gould was engaged to marry J. M. P'raber, a railroad employe ag King's Creek, W. Va,, Jay Gould said yess terduy: “This ‘Traber s undoubtedly a half cruzy crank who has been writing letters tor | the tyear or two to my daughter, thouszh VLot cor. | should like to know how Buch A teport was set atloat"”