Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1888, Page 1

EGIITEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. FRIDAY i —l) MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1888, NUMBER 64, AN 0CEAN STEAMSHIP SUNK. Details of a Terrible Catastrophe off Bable Island. OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. The Geiser and Thingvalla Collide in a Dense Fog and the Fore mer Is Sent A Fearful Loss of Life NEw Yokk, August 16.—The ste fand, of Hamburg, of the American steam- as just brought news of a col- island betwe: and Thingvalla, of the Thingy o'olock on th The Geiser sank in five minutes One hundred and five he Tuingvalla was d to put into Halifax passengers 1o the n the Geiser lla line, which morning of after transferring all aboard, seventy-two of whom wer or killed in the collision taken first on the Thing: thirty-three Captain Moller of the among those saved. Thingvalla transferred to the Weiland num- sser left this port on August 11 alla was on nd was advertised to bound for Stettin, way to. this cit leave here on August dense fog were expe enced through the night and The stories diffc the liability lies, if not wholly due to the f s, The Thingvalla struck the ard side amidships about of August 14, 4 o'clock in th varted and within five minutes the ew of the Thingvalla did all could to save the Geiser's « gers, but owing to the heavy sea only thir No other vessel was n The Weiland, on her w 100 miles away. morning of the T4th the Weiland was Thingvalla and the tr. no mishaps occurr The following is a list of the pas crs who were saved from the steamship Mrs. Hilda Lind, from New York Cumistoffer I n, from St. Paul, Johanna G. Copenliagen ; hondhjein, Norway; Fred Hunsen, Fens Anderson, Phlladelphia, Pa., to finn., to Gosborg, Romerdeh], from ; hagens Johunn Alquist, from Iron Mountain, Mich., to Orlando, Finland. Capltain A. Albers, of the Weiland, tells the followin age floating in the an accident had ha A little later we a sea of oil and sighted a ea and suspected tha pencd somewhere near us. sailed through broken boat of the Geiser. sighted a steamer to the northward, about eight miles off, and_seeing she had a flag of distress up we ran down to her. to be the Thingvalla, and Captain Lamb of that vessel came to Us in & small boav and begged us to take off his passen suved from the Ho said that his own that he expected her His forward com- been completely carried away from half way to the deck to below the We sent out three of our boats and the Thingvalla lowered two_of hers and in five hours we had transferred the saved passengers and crew of the Geiser, and also ers of the Thingvalla. at the time, and the the passengers was sink at any moment. partment ha the 455 passen sea was_very rough work of transforring bow was then patched up as well as possible and she started for Halifax, The collision, so far as known, was caused The chiof oficer of each deck at the time of the collision. ficer Peterson told much the same story of He said that the fog was Through the night ram had he first we knew of the Geiser's approach,” he said, “was when she appeared on the' starboard side right The Geiser was struck opposite tho engineers' room, amidship. heavily loaded, was very low in the alla carried vessel was on the oceurrence away her own compartmen of the Geiser. deck houses 2d away and the staterooms were smashed in and the occupants killed.” Peter- son heard the bell ring in the Geiser's engine room, but could not tell what the order was, He was on deck at the time, the bell ring again, this time to back, and the steamer had just commenced to revers the Thingvalla struck. He then heard Second Of- some of the Gelser's passengers was picked up with a Weiland arrived Moller, of the Geise enue cutter. the steamer n & directly to the office of the he was closcted a few mo left word that the accident was due to the weathe without stating his destination Twenty-four of the the Geiser, under cha Jorgenson, a They are br and but few Lave eithe Second Oficer Jorgenson gave a graphic fescription of the col “I was asleep in shoclk, and imwes ing in the situ; hauds on deck. the bow of the e now at the hotel Denm , curiously attir couts or stocking: bunk when I heard a liately went on deck. ion at’a glance, T ordered all )\ I swung myself off on Phingvalia and sank _gracofully, carly overybody was and when she be ns and heart-rending s Those who reached the decl mado frantic éfforts to cut down the y were too excited to .y finally grabbed up different pieces of wood aud jumped over the side of could hear gi coming from belo boats, but the Auuas Wilse, a clvil engincer of Minne- olis, one of the passengers o the Goiser, “About 4 o'clock Tuesday morning T was awakened by o slight slock, and, thinking that we bad struck @ wreck, we had been struck on the starboard side There were at that time four or five men working at the boats. & cork jacket and felt comparati I called to the people down stairs, and then watched tho boat sink. As she went down [ her and was carricd down several Soon I felt myself about amidship. bundred feet, I believe. shooting up through the water, impelled by 1 was on top of the water 1 climbed on the the cork Jacket, for perhaps half an hour, keelof & small boat_ floating upside down, and was finally picked up. John Teawild, o saloon keeper of Hudson, “'1 was asleep when I heard the crash, and - hurried to the aeck, where I found quite a number of men attempting to loosen the boats. “Tsaw no chance of saving myself there, 8o I rushed out, picked up a plank and jumped overboard. ‘e scene was heart- rendering, There must have been thirty-five heads above water, but one by oue they dis- appeared. The following is the best list of the lost which could be obtained to-night, It is made by striking off the names of those saved from the list of passengers as stated in the books of Passcnger Agent Jenson. It will be seen that the total bumber of names in the list is seventy-eight, more than it should contain, as ther only eighty-six passengers aboard and four- teen were saved Cabin_passengers—L. Clansen, Georgo N. Hammer, Hertho [renfols, Mrs. nd and chitdren, J. C. Melberg, Al- Mrs, Seehus ef Chicago, wife of dinavin; Hildi Kellog. Amanda M. Ander- son, John Anderson, Maginus ~ Ander- abeth Herg ~ and child, Hild J. Becklund C. Braath, . Carlson, Caroline Christiansen children, Ole” Christopherson, Julia ickson and two children of Clinton, Sorcen Gabrielson, Kittie Gullicksen, J. Gustavsen and_child, Jane Hansen, Poter Hanson, Mrs. Karon Hanson, Mads Hanson, Andrew Ingebutson, wife_and child; J. K, Carl Johansen, Mrs, Johnson and . G Johnson, Mrs, J, H. Johnson and Johnson, Maria Josephsen, Gina dass, Christian Knudsten, Christina Knudsten, Mrs. Bocha Kustral and child, H. H. Lie, A, J. P. Lind, William J. Jund: strom id Lund, Mrs. Ida M > and child, Peter Mill Paul; Lllen Nelson, Ni imb, uder, H. Olsen, Mrs, A. M. Peterson, rson, wife and child, H. Randbin, A. Soderholm, ¥ orcuson, T.'E. Stromberg, Mrs. H. M Sevenson’ and friend, A. Thompson, C. E. Tuneberg and wife, Mrs, Auna Wicker and child Ofticers and assistants—Te Total erew Jost—Thirty-fiv These are the latest and bost estunates of the lost, ‘The Geiser was an iron serew ship of 1,818 tons burden. She was 224 long, 39 feet beam, and 22 feet depth of hold ) was built at Copenhagen in 158 with compound inverted eyl i and and 4 stroke, Ciicaco, August 16, —Tmmediate ipt of the Associatod press disy sinking of the alled at the oftice of the Thingval pany here. In point of importance this e is only second to the New York office. Branch oftices are established thronizhout th northwest, which are tributary to the Chi- cago office. These minor ofices reach a large Scandinavian population, and the result is that the Thingvalla line is really the one which reccives the patronage of that mation in this city. The news of the disaster had been od and the agent in charge stated that Al hundred passenggrs had left on the ill-fated ship from New York. The Chicago ofiice had sold Captain Stecrage passeng son, Andrus Ande Lotisa _ Anderson, son, Mrs, in all. th four ‘ter on the ch an- ser, i T about fifty tickets from all parts of the northwest, They were a class who were making a trip back to their old homes to visit friends and renew old associations, Later in the _evening, when the sad news had become disseminated, the ofice of the compuny was besieged by anxious friends of some of those who had sailed on the Geiser, but as the telegram received from the New York oftice was very meagre as to details, no consolation was given them. he list of those who took passage from the hicago office was about as follows Andrew Ingebregtzn, Mary Ingebretzn and their daughter, Ida Mary; A. G. Jonsen, L. Petersen and wife Hedwig and two chil- dren; Solfert Petersen, John Broerssen, Mrs. Jensen, Julius Fredericksen and wife Julia, ‘and davghter Annie; T. Jehn, Charles Carlsen, Kittel ~ Gul- licksen, Peter H. Morstad, Peter Hansen, Johin H. Enlquist, Mrs. John 8. Jansen and chald, T. J. Johansen, Christ Elieson, Mag- nus Andersen, Mrs. Johnsen and infant, O. . Lie, C. C. Braater, Elizabeth and Rogna Berg, Captain George M, Hammer, Johw Tenyold, Ole Christoffsen, Caroline, Carl and Fritz Christensen, Annie and Oscar Wieker, Jens Hansen, Hilda Soldverg, Louise Andersen, Lauritz Rummendahl, Anuie Thompson, Mads Hensen, Gust Adler, Paul Paulsen, Annie and Kirsten Sorenson and Miss J5. M. Peterses —— A TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION. A Saw Mill Scattered Over Several Acres of Ground. TAs Vegas, N M., August 16.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.]—Yesterday evening the boiler at Clement’s saw mill exploded, scattering the building over several acres and tearing a hole in the ground several feet deep, and causing a report which was heard fifteen miles. The body of Ferdinand Clements, nephew of the proprictor, was gathered up in preces, a mangled mass of un- recognizable flesh and bones. He was thrown a distance of several hundred yards, and, re- bounding from the ground, his body literally fell into pieces and parts of it wero found many yards from where his remains first fell.” The enginecr, whose negligenco in letting the water get too low in the boiler caused the terrible accident, Jose Mestos by name, was killed outright, but Lis body was not found in such a wmangled condition. A boy who was standing near at the time of the explosion eseaped with stight bruises, the fire box passing over his head. Two other Mexicans, whose names were not learned, ‘were badly hurt. —_—— Passenger and Freight Collide. Cuicaco, August 16—At 7:45 o'clock this morning telegrams were received here stat- ing that a serious accident had occurred on the Illinois Central road ncar South Lawn, fifteen miles from this city, and asking that a relief traio and physicians be at once sent. A special train was immediately dispatched to the scene, It appears that at about 5 o'clock this morning the passenger train due here at 645 & m. ran iato a Grand Trunk freight ot the crossing, cking the foremost cars of the passenger amand scveral frelght cars. As far us i no loss of life occurred, but two slorks and threo passengers were dly injured. The en; baggage s and one coach were piled in confusion and thrown from the track. When the debris was cle y, SeVen porsons were found injured more or less. It is thought none are fatally hurt. There were over two hundred passengers on the Illinos Central train and their esc was a miracle, Ior rods around the s of the wreck demolishea freight an fi"lm cars are piled up on ever dozen wrecliing crews are at work the debris. e 2N L The Yellow Fever. JacksowviLLe, Pla, August 18—No new cases of fover and no deaths have been reported for over forty hours. Cireaco, August 16,—The health officers here have arranged to inspect all the incom- ing trawns from the soath having conncction A removing with the yellow fever districts, aud will fumigate all baggage from such points. D New Nebraska Postmasters. WasHINGTON, August 10.— 1 Tele- gram to T'n ~The followin postmasters w ppointed to-day John Annan, Barbor, Antelope county, viee Will- Quoen, resigned; S llan, Keith count h M. N. , vice Virginia - — President Salomon in Cuba, WasniNG1o¥, August 16.—The state de- partment has received a telegran from Con- sul Relmer announcing the arrival at San- tiago de Cubla of Dresideut Salomon of Hayti on board an English war ship, e West Virginia Democrats. HawmisaroN, W. Va, August 10.—The democratic state convention was called to order at 10:80 o'clock this morning and Sen- ator Fulkuer made temporary chalvman, REPUBLICANS IN LANCASTER, A Rousing Convention Held in ‘Which Honest Men Win. OTHER POLITICAL GATHERINGs. The Railroad Crowd Routed Where- ever it Appears—Submission Gen- erally Favored—A Brute at Blair -Over the State. Honest Men Win. Lixcory, Neb,, August 16.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|-—-The Lancaste unty convention was called to order at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. A. M. Trun ble, of Garfield, was elected temporary chairman and T. Till man temporary secretary. The factions were as meck as M during this little pr liminary sideplay, but the brewing storm gathering force while the committee on dentials were preparing thewr rej official vote on the submission question was announced. It stood 1,103 for to 1,25 against. This settled the conflicting reports that have been constantly cireulating since the primary clection submissionists lost the battle in Lancaster county. A motion for permanent organization was made. For permanent chaieman Captain Billingsly was nominated. Hou. G. M. Lambertson and E. P. Homes presented the name of Judge O. P. Mason. This was estecmed # test of the strength of the fac was surprisingly close. Lambertson re- corved 113 and Mason 106 votes. On taking the chair, Mr. Lambertson made a ringing spoech, pronuncing a splendid eu- logy upon the national ticket and the attor- ney generai of the state. He advised cool- ness and deliberation in placing the county and state trusts and the nomination of men who posscssed integrity of purpose in the consideration of the great questions of the hour. The speaker insisted that the time had come for railway regulation, and wise legislation on the labor question, He thanked the convention for the homor con- ferred in eleeting him _chairman of the convention. A committee of nine was then appointed on resolutions, following which a motion was made that all resolutions be referred to the committee without debate, It carried, and C. A, Atkinson arose and in- troduced & resolution. eharacterizing Charles I Manderson as the successor of General gan, and usked that the Lancaster county legslators be instructed to vote for and use all honorable m to secure his re-election to the United States senate. Judge Mason recited the preamble of the declaration of independence, and asked that a resolution be passed declaring for submission. These resolutions come up at the close of the nominations, having been referred to the convention' by the minority re- port of the committce. The Manderson resolution, after a sharp and acrimonious dis- cussion, but amidst the wildest enthusiasm passed by almost a unanimous vote. The resolution declaring for submission, was laid on the table by a vote of almost two to one. An effort was made in the committee roon 1o prevent the endorsement of Attorney Gen- eral Leese, but it failed. The minority re- porters were even ashamed to make their names public. Now came the wrangle and clash. The railroad strikers were bent on beating McBride for the house, All sorts of motions were made to handicap his success but w out avail. They were beaten at every tur Henry « Doane Hathaway ventilatad his knowledge of parliamentary law by rising to a point of order after the question had boen settled by a vote. The dance. with the gang, was_upand J. C. McBride, J. L. Caldwell, C. O. Hall, Charles Severline and J, W. Dickinson were nominated on the first ballot by zood round majorities. R. D. Steavens was renominated for county attorney by acclama- tion. Al V. Brown was renominated for county commissioner. The state delegation was as follows: J. H. McClay, S. D. Dick- enson, C. W. Pierce, C. T. Boggs, A. Holter, J.J. Trompen, Web Taston, J. M. Bowen, W. C. Austin, C. W. Mosher, A. . Kennard, J. D. Woods, Elmer Stevenson, W. H. Wou ward, Samuel Kimball, W, H, Dorgon, V liam Seely, C. Magonn, S. J, Alexander, Alva Smith, M. H. Westcott,H. S. Reed, Ed- ward Gardner, A. R. Talbotand J. H. White, On motion Hon. 5. Brown was permitted to select his own de! to the congres- sional convention, They are as follows: A.W- Field, G. M. Lambertson, L. W. Bilingsley M. B. Cheney, S. W. Pamler, S. D. Woodby, I. R. Burling, R. S. Cooley, E. P. Holmes, . L. Doty, R. B, fler, C, E. Ware, S. D. Graves, J. C. Johnson, J. H. Cramer, James Crabtroe, D. H. Harris, W. A. Hackney, T. M. Cook, J. J. Kelley, C. M. Branson, J. H. MeMurrty. Charles J. Dabach, John Wat- son, Fritz Westerman. Ringing resolutions were adopted endorsing the national republi- can party and the largest county convention ever held in old Lancaster adjourned e die at 10 o'tlock to-uight, happy 1 the fact that railroad strikers and corporation hench- men had been relegated to the rear. Otoe County Politics. Nenraska City, Neb., August 16.—[Special to Tue Bee]—The republican prima- ries in Otoe county will be held next Saturday and promise to be well attended. Paul Schminke will endeavor to secure a Qelegation favorable to himself for state treasurer. Paul has much confidence in him- self and his fricuds—political leaders—think nim_eminently fitted for making the race, winle his candidacy has received considera’ ble encouragment throughout the state. As the primaries and convention draw near John Watson's fricnds sco the hope- lessuoss of his aspirations for congress, und ndidacy of Mr, Counell, of The outcome 18 hard to s ol heretoforo ided between the s ican majority in a close contes ws ago Paul Schminke led his ticke! vied the county by 1,300 majority atatime when Schminke was in have been about_evenly d Van Wyek was the great_issue beforo the people ‘of Otoe county. Watson owed his majority of several bundred to the same cause. At that time the republicans were strongly organized and united, and could rely on the full German support. *“This year,” sad a leading republican, it is dif- Terent, We need better work than we are likely to have, through too much confi- dence in our strength, The Germans are not s0 cathusiastic for Schminke as they were. This for various courses, principaly among them the tendency of party doctrine towards prohibition, and secondly they }n-'m to strongly object to the boast credit. often chminke to the effect that he carried the rman vote in his v vocket.! Then again the republicans in general in the woest- ern part of the county are rather against Paul for, as it is alleged, knifing their candi- date for county r fall and favor- ing the democratic candidate who was a ) it is safe to Schmin! v will not be 1, “Tliere has been put in circulation a rumor, by a political enemy of General Van Wyck, to the effect that the railroads and their hi lings would make a determined effort and defeat lum as a candidate for state senator in his own county, and thus settle his can- didacy for election to the United States senator; that to this end money wuas freely spent in the county, and for this “were the democratic German clubs organized in every precinct. ‘I'he rumor is pronounced by leaders of both parties s preposterous, and the scheme ridiculous even if true, for personally Gen- eral Van Wyck is very close to the Learts of the voters of Otoe county. Attoruey General Leese is regarded very favorably in Otoe county and he will receive its strength toward his renomination. For once Otoe has no candidate for that office, which seems sufficient evidence that the people are satisfied with Leese. The slate, so far as made up, may be | avres jons, and the result of the votes summed up as follows: Van Wy senate; Paul Schminke, with, very proba- bly, aman from the western part of the county, for the house; Van Wyck acandidate for the United States semate;Paul Schmnike, a candidate for state treasurer, and John Watson wor the float senatorship from Otoe and Cass counties, and willing to accept the nomination for congress—if forced Apon him. - —-— ’, Pierce County Affairs. Pirnce, Neb., August 16,.—[Special to Tie Ber.]~The republicans of Pierce are not dead or slecping. Immediately following the nomination of Harrison and Morton the re- publicans secured a red cedar flag staff sixty- five feet in length, which was duly raised, and floated a Harrison and Morton streamer twenty-five feet in length, much to the cha- grin of our democratic friends. The ele- ments, however, were in league with the enemy and about twenty-five feet of the pole and flag took a header. Our democratic friends made so much sport of our staff and its untimely end that it sct the indefatigable Chappell on the war-path, This resulted in raising @ new republican flag stafl ten feet taller than the first, As the staff was being rased an Ovana~ Bre of last Saturday, contain- ing an account of Jim Blaine's rec New Yor sent sk The republicans are with you in your fight for Leese who will receive the delegation from this county. Andy Graham is our choice for state treasurer. Dr. Alden is being talked of for the logislature and J. P. Buckner for the state senate. The crop prospects are good. crop in this section is supe the corn crop is a little Late, off three weeks longer we mense crop. Buckwheat n or was in finer condition, Gage County Republicans. ption in caught up by the wind and The wheat to last year; but if frost hold: ill have an im. rlooked better Beatrice, Neb., August 16.—| Special Tele- gram to Tir Brp]—To-day's republican county convention wus a victory for the temperance poople. Every man nominated will vote for the submission of the prohibi ry amendment, and the convention passed a resolution favoring submission and endors- ing the action of the state board of transpor- tation. The nominations were: I W. Funck, Beatrice, for senator: John W. Williams, of Filley, W. C. Hill, of Blue Springs, and yman, of Adams, for representa- for float representatives from CGage and line. Hugh J. Dobbs was nom- inatea for county attorney. A reso- lution was unanimously passed en- dorsing “the candidacy of Captain E. Hill for state treasurer and allowing him to select nineteen delegates to the state convention. A resolution was passed, but not unanimously, giving L. W. Colby the congressional delegation, thirty-one dele- gates voting against it. W. J. Connell was presented and invited to address the conven- tion. He said but little respecting his can- didacy for congress but pledged his support to the republican nominee. He gave a good tatk on political M. R. Davis, editor of the Republican, who so ably presented the name of L W. Funck, was elected chair- man of the county central committee, Fined For Cruclty to Animals, Braig, Neb,, August 16.—[Special to Tae BeE |—A man by the name of Greble drov into town to-d with eight large sized calves in his wagon-box. He was on his way to Cal- houn, where he intended to kill and ship them to Omaha. Two of them were nearly dead. Several citizens tried te prevail on him to un- load part for fear they would ull smother. He would not, but when he found they intended toarrest himhe agreed tounioad three. Heun- loaded two and started his team on a run for Calhoun with the balance nearly dead. The deputy sheriff started horseback after him and brought him back to town. He paid a fine of £5 and costs, amounting to $11, and took part of the calves, left the balance and went on his way to Calhoun to kill and ship to Omaha. The Trial of Farmer Murrish. KEearNey, Neb.,, August 16.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—An adjourned term of the district court convened Monday morning, taking up the Murrish murder trial, The day was spent in empannellng a jury. The Thetaking of testimony began Tues- day morning and lasted until yesterday evening. The speech-making closed this evening at 4 o'clock and the jury, after listening to a lengthy charge by Judge Hamer, retired and are still out. = George Evans and A. H. Conner appeared for the state and made an able prosecution. _Greene & Hostetter and F. L. Huston, of Kearney, assisted by Charles Riley, of Sidney, were attorneys for the defense. It is the general opinion that Murrish will be found guilty of manslaughter. The erime for which he is arraigned is for shooting nis wife last spring, whom he caught in the act of adultery with his hired man, Reclaimed by Her Father. KeARNEY, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—Miss Mina Hunt, who was a performer in Black Bros.’ dime circus, was met accidentally by her father yesterday in the postofice. She had left her home in Axtell about two months ago for parts un- known, since which time her father has never tired searching for her. After considerable parleying she decided to go home, and they loft together about 4 o'clock in the evenine, leaving the circus peovle in doubt as to her whereabouts. She is & young lady about nine- teen years of age, and has the bearing of re- fincuient. e A Candidate Resigns, Pawsee Ciry, Neb, August 16.—[Special to Tue Ber.|—Politics has taken a new turn in this county. H. C. Wortham, spoken of as a candidate for |~.-Tr.\,wnutiw-. sent word to Julius Rhodes, a rival for that ofice, and an oppouent in' the same party, that he (Wortham) would not oppose Rhodes. So that Rhodes, of this eity, and C, M. Corlett, of Burchard, an attorncy, will fight for thé place. ot Republicans at Tekamah, TexAwan, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—=Tie republican conven- tion passed off without excitement, H. A. Harding was nominated for representative, H. Jeger for county commissioner, 5. W. Peterson for county attorney and I, K. Ward for clerk of the district court to fill a va- cancy. ——— Kearney Votes More Bonds. KeArsey, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Ber.]—A special clection for bonding the city for 865,000 for the Nebraska Southern railway was carried to-day by al- most a wnanimous vate, Twenty-five thous- and dollars in bonds were voted for a new ty hall. The people are jubilant over the result. Rain Will Spoii the Reanion, Dakora Ciry, Neb, August 16.—[Special to Tur Bee)—The pioneers' reunion at Hileman's cgrove next Saturday, which has up to this time promised to be the largest and most interesting gathering ever held in Dakota county, will prove a failare in couse- quence of the almosg incessant raius, Wilt Vote on Qourt House Bonds, Fremoxr, Neb,, gust 10.—[Special Tel- egram to Tne Bgk.]—The Dodge county supervisors decided, vote to submit the g bonds for a new co this fall. -day by @ unanimous eation of voting $50,000 t house at the election A Crazy Dakora City, N Telegram to Tae k thirty-five years of uth Omahan, , August 16.—[Special —A erazy man about , giving the name of Hugh Bergen, clafming to hail from Ar- mour’s packing house.in South’ Omaba, was and placed'in jail bere yesterday. k for the | REACHED AN AGREEMENT. The Republicans Now Practically United on Tariff Revision. RESULTED FRPM THE CAUCUS. Senator Manderson Declares Against Overhead Electric Wires—The De- funct Oklahoma Bill—Hawley's Heavy Ordinance Measure, Republicans United on the Tariff. WASHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMATA BrE, } 13 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasiivaron, D. C., August 16, Despite the statement to the effect that Nittle was done with the tariff t night at the meeting of republican senators at Sena- tor Chandler's house, it is learned to-day that the question was most thoroughly dis- cussed and so far as any differences between the republicans are concerned was prace tically settled. Thege were no longer any doubts among the republican senators to-day as to the fact that the senate committee on finance would report a tariff bill and that the senate would pass it if it had to stay here until December 1. Tudged most of the sena- tors believe that the fresent congress will sit a year if it passes a tariff bill. Senator Spooner said yesterday that he should op- pose the report of any tarift bill until one was formulated that every republican sena- tor could support, and so certain was he that such a bill could be formulated that he emphatically expressed the opinion that con- gress would not adjourn at all this ar, but would take a short recess at election aud re- turnto business at the old stand, to con- tinue straight along until March 4, next. nator Spooner must have become satisfied t night that his prediction was true, for the eaucus decided that no adjournment would take place until a tariff bill was passed. The tariff, it was learned at the caucus, is formulated, and that the commit- tee on finance will be ready to report it about the middle of next week. The com- mittee has *hree more hearings which it de- sires to give manufacturers before reporting the bill, and these will y it. ‘The com- mittee found three obstacles in uniting upon abill. These three items were, free wool, frce sugar and free lumber. —The last caused the greatest difficulty. Sabin, Plumb and Manderson were strongly in favor of frce lumber, and insisted at the meeting last night that there should be no compromise upon that question. Sabin made astrong appeal for the total abolition of the duty, and was followed by Plumb and Man- derson, who stron of the treeless seetion should be considered., Spooner and other senators from lumber states opposea this action, and after a full and free conference it was decided that a compromise in justice to all parties should be accepted and that the bill should contain a reduction on lumber of 50 per cent or 1 per 1,000, The duty on sugar next took the at- tention of the caucus, Senator Plumb de- claring that his state could not accept the 50 per cent reduction on sugar made in the committee’s bill. The caucus finally agreed that the reduction should not be over #3}g per cont, but this did not please Plumb. It is said that he will give the bill his support, however. The wool clause was uot settled, but it is stated that there will be little dif- ference of opinion among the senators when the bill is reported. The reduction on lum- Der is said to be quite a victory for Senators Sabin, Plub and Manderson, who made a strong fight to have the entire duty taken off, MANDERSON ON OVERHEAD ELECIRIC WIRES. In the senate to-day during the considera- tion of & communication from the district commissioners, in relation to permits recently issued for the erection of overhead wires to be used in the street railways here Senator Manderson took occasion to make some ob- servations which are of interest to the people of Omaha and other places where street rail- roads are run or to be run by electricity. He said that the electric_railroad experiments whic he had witnessed had taught him that overhead wires were dangerous and that there should be 1o obstacle placed in the way of pedestrians and animals in the streets. He had had oceasion to look into the subject of electric railways and was convinced that the stringing of wires for mo- tive power was objectionable mnot ouly because of the unsightliness of the poles al wires, but because everyone who came in contact with them was in eminent danger. He favored a system of underground wires, This might not be as efiicient but 1t was not dangerous. He preferred above all other clectric systems for motive power, the stor- age battery. /Unless wires exposed to con- tact by erséne and amimals are thoroughly insulated the danger was very great. Sena- tor Mandefson was endorsed in this view by a number of senators and the prospects are that the overhead system of wires will be pronibited in Washington. COURT OF INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS, At the republican senatorial caucus last night Senator Paddock succeded in securing yegognition of the bill to establish a court of Indian depredation claims. He was prom- ised that there should be an early report from the committee on Indian affairs and that the committee on order of business would place it upon the calendar, for con- sideration before the tariff bill is takeu up for debate, TIE OKLAHOMA BILL DEAD, Another determined effort was made in the house to-day, by Springer of Illinois, to secure consideration of the Oklahoma bill, Representative Lyman and others objected strenuously and the measure went over, ‘There is very little, if an probability that the Oklahoma bill will be sed during the session of congress as a numoer of members re committed against it. Inasmuch as there Luot be a quorum present when the bill can be taken up, a single objection will lay itover. HEAVY ORDINANCE. After all there will be some heavy or nances procured by the act of this congres The house to-day passed the fortitications bill, but it is understood that Senator Ha ley’s amendment to the army bill, which ap propr [ 000,000 for 'heavy guns and the establishment of gun factories to be owned by the government will be adopted by both houses, 20U ally that this session of congress will lust until the next one con- vencs in Decomber, and that there will be but a fortnight's lntermission just before election, This evening’s Critic has a 1ot of humorous paragraphs about the members of the house during the hot weather, and among them this, relating to the Council Bluffs repre MISCELLA It is believed g sentative: *Mr. Lyman is one of the first members on the floor in the morning. Iis time is taken up in answering letters. After he gets through he strolls round the house and enjoys a chat with somo fellow member jonal affairs, His favorite position is rest his arms on the railing outside the ats and his chin on the brass rod. In this itude he looks like a wingless cherub,” Mr. and Mrs. C. S, Lake, of Des Moines, who haye been visitng Mrs, General D, lave left for New York. They will visit Boston, Niagara, Quebec dnd other points north, returning’ home when cold weather scts in again, One of the most distinguished visitors of the week has been Judge James Graut, of Towa. ‘The long list of nis successful cases before the supreme court of the United States sufficiently attest his standing at the bar, Judge Grant is a North Carolinian by birth. He moved to Chicago and becume a pioneer of the northwest. He is now a niillionaire, as @ result both of his extensive legal practice and of his judicions investments. Peuny S, Heara, -~ Defeated by a Party Vote, WASHINGTON, August 10.--Morgan's mo- tion to postpone the fisheries treaty till De- cember was defeated by a strict party vote yeas, 21; nays, 27 NEBRASKA NEW Dawes County Republicans. Crianioy, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The county convention of Dawes county was held at this place @he following candidates wer nomi- For county attorney, §1. Ballard, of for county commissioner, J. H. Burger, of Crawford. The convention en- dorsed the Hon. Alfred Bartow, of Chadron, as candidate for senator from Dawes county and allowed him to name delegates to the jatorial convention at Rushville, Septem and also the congressional convention ron, Septemb pllowing are the at dele es: J. B, Carly, B. . Eagan, T. I, rs, H. D. Winshlp, B, H. M ew, W, ynolds, and F. 8. Rodenberger, The ates to the state convention are . B Fgan, G. A,V Wi V. F. Hayward, S. B, Cunningham, . Dorringion, of penter, of Whitney, and aw ford, The Campmeeting at Gresham. Gresiay, Neb., August 10.—[Special Tele: gram to Tue Bee|—The campmecting at this place began last evening. Rev. J. T, Minchart, pastor of the Grace M. E. church of Lincoln, preached the opening sermon. A splendid corps of christian workers are and more are to come, Those now here ar Rev. W. Baughman, pastor of the Gresham M. E. church; Rev. J.T. Minchart, Lincoln: Rev. 1 Smith and wife, Lin- wood; Kev. Abern, the blind evangelist, and his wife, from Superior, and Miss Fieming and Mrs. M. E. Roberts, of Lincolu. Miss Fleming will conduct a'class in the study of the life of Christ and Mrs. Roberts is con- ducting children’s meetings. The outlook is fora series of very pleasant and profitable meetings, which are to last to the 2sth. Dr. Paine, of Lincoln, will be here next weck. Elder Beans will arrive from the mountaius of Colorado before the meetings close. The Farmers' Picnic. Wanoo, Neb,, Augast 16.—[Special to Tue —Yesterday the Wahoo band went to s Bluffs to furnish music for the ele vator picnic given by the Farmers' Co-oper: ive association. The association was formed several days ago with a capital stock of §100, 000, for the purpose of buying grain and live stock and _dealing in lumber, Lx-Senato Van Wyek, ex-Governor Butler and Dr. ' Abbott of Fremont, were present and made speeches, Both G ernor Butler and General Van Wyck 1 strong anti-monop favored a Judicous revision of th pledged themselves to send esentatives to Lincoln who would favor the election of General Van Wyck to the United States sen- ate. ron; A. J. Leroy Hall, of ¢ Crops in Northoastern Nebraska. oN Neb., August 16.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bue]-—Reports from thirty nine points in northeastern Nebraska to-day show that small grain is a bad failure. Wheat and oats have been almost ruined by rust, hail and wind storms. Only a small portion of the fields will be eut, and the rains of the past few days have caused grain to sprout badly. Corn has a_ fair prospect, although considorably blown down by wind, and very ate. Destroyed by Lightning. ‘Wanoo, Neb,, August 16.—|Special to Tur Ben.)—Tuesduy night a terrific storm passed over this part of the country, which did con- siderable damage. Mr. Otto, living in Rich- land precinet, had his barn struck and burned up by lightning. He had eight horses in the barn, but suc d in getting out four of them. The other four perished. Mr, A. Leese, living just out of town, had a cow killed by lightning, and a gooa deal of other damage was don — An Elevator Struck By Lightning. FAIRFIELD, Neb.,, August 16.—[Special to Tue BEr.] —Gregg Bros'. elevator was struck by ightning and burned to_the ground at an early hour this morning. The elevator was almost entirely empty, One empty box car belonging to the Kansas City & Omaha rail- road was also consumed. There was no in- surance on the elevator, Republicans at Ord. Onp, Neb., August 16.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bek.]—The republican county con- vention met to-day and made the follow! nominations: Representative, H. Westove J. Clements; coron F. Holderman; county commissione; Brown Jolinson. Dolegates to the stute and senatorial conventions were also made, Republicans at Oakland. OAKLAND, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tel gram to Tuk Bee | —The republican conven- tion this afternoon nominated W. A, Hurding and Mont Everett for representatives, B. W. Peterson for county attorney. r. Jeger for commissioner. ~Harding i are both strong men and favor the submission of 4 prohibitory amendment. — A Victory For Submission. Faemost, Neb., August 16.—[Special Tele- gram to TiE Bee.)—The Fremont republiean primaries were held to-night and lightly at- tended. The vote on the submission ques- tion stood 41 for and 18 against, EVILS OF Interesting Testimony Furnished by samuel Gomp New Yourk, August 10, — Telegram to Tuk Bre.]—The most interesting testi- mony given to-day before the congressional investigation was that of Sumuel Gompers, president of the American federation of la- por. He described the features of his or- ganization and those of the central labor union and the Kuights of Labor. Gompe; played a prominent part as counsel for t locked-out brewery workmen in their recent appearance before the state board of arbi- tration, The Americ its ranks about 590,000 men, some ot belong to the Kuigits of Labor. is a cigarmaker by trade. Chair asked him his opinion of the p ive immigration, as follows munlt,y attorney, I ). n federation of labor has in whom Gompers ) t excess- His opiuion summarizes He considers unhealthy and for immigration & curs to the wor wmen. Voluntary immigration he could not find any fault with, H vhen, i cited an instance 1583, the cigurmakers working in the cigar fuctory of A. Sherman & Co. of Milwaukee, went on a strike. That firm ad- vertised in ‘Austrian newspapers for hands, The advertisements were highly colored, and stated how happy people could live near’ Mil- waukee and 00d wages. The witness said that u people came from Bohemia upon reading these advertisements, Gompers said four years ago, when the times were hard in Poland, and the Jews were being persceuted, Hebrew charity organizations were forméd hero and assisted - thousands of Polish Jews to this country. They were given employment in cloak and cizar factories, with the result that Americans were crowded to the wall, The present condition of American ¢ makers was depiorable on account of forced anmigration. In this city 40 per cent of tho sarmakers were aliens who scarcely ever learned to speak English, ‘I'he witness had been recently in the coal mines of Pennsylvania and witnessed the deplorable poverty among the miners, Hun- garians came here because the coal barous advertise for them in Europe, Mary Fabrici said that she worked on but- tonholes and only carned 40 ceuts a day by using a needle from 5 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. She shares with three families four rooms, for which $15 per month i3 paid, fifteen persons living in the apartients, Catherine Fabrici said that she workea at the same trade the greater partof the day and at night for about 50 cents, with which she hiad to support herself and two children, She buys cheap meat and bread and uses no butter, living lur about 25 ceuts a duy, THE VETERAN BRASS PICKERS A Morry Party of Old Timers Take a Day's Outing. WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DID, Men Who DesePvedly Ranked as the Bravest of the Brave During the Civil War, A Reunion of O1d Time Operators. agust 161t was a rollicking, great rted crowd which thronged ¢ decks of Captain Dave Cochrane's steaméry the John A, Dix, this afternoon, Tho représ sentatives of two great eras in the history of the United States had been tendered an ex- cursion on Lake Michigan by the local as- sociation, and it was not at all inappropriatd that at least one of the organizations present should take its outing on « boat named aftes one who had said that instant aecath along could atone for any disrespect to the Amerie can flag. The crowd on this oceasion was composed of the representatives of the ‘ol time telegaaph operators” and the “United States military telegraph corps™ of the ecivil war, who for tio ditys iave et togothier ity joint scssion for the furtherance of goo Tellowship. The first of these organizations represents the entire teleeraph service of the Unitea States during the first twenty-fivé years of its existence. It includes in it membership the boys who handled the first rude instruments at the time of their inven= tion by Morse. When the armies of the union swept across the vast theater of war—some inthe far west along the Mississippi, some marching on A and others fighting on bloody fields in Virginin—it was necessafy:to keep in constant communication with t headquarters in Washington, This only coul only be done by means of the tel graph. Each army had its corps of operators with it, and th duties were particularly arduous. None of the relaxations attend upon the incidents of camp life w and late, rc translating ore theirs. They worked early civing und sending dispatches, phers, and keeping in- constaht, communication with detached corps, and with headquarters, Some of the operators were exposed to pe« dangers. - Often during the retreat of v he and his fellows would be left § exposed te the enemy until the las mouient, in order to take advantage of any hope which might be sent in the way of ine telligence that reinforcements were at hand. After the operat d climbed the telegraph poles, and connecting his instruments with a wire, he would hold communicas tion while exposed to the gally fire of th vebel sharpskooted he slept in sy the b soldier, But the peculiar responsibility of the sers vice luy with the cipher operators, Therd bout five of these in Washington, and ‘h general had one with him, The cipher operator received and interpreted dispatches amps and laid his life down ofb tletield as bravely as the braves of the most momentous nature. Often he had the passwond long in advance of t time when it was to be used. Mr. E. Ro water, editor of Tk Owana Brr, had tha password of the corps with which he w connected for weeks in advance, when nof even the general of the army knew 1t, During the great civil struggle over fify teen thousand miles of wire wero in operay tion, and over thirteen million messages w03 estimated to have been sent. About Lwel‘{ hundred operators were employed and near] throo hundrod ware killed, wounded or . oaj tured on the field of battle. "Through the efforts of General Iloseur::& a bill was introduced in the house which ognized the value of the services during th war and made provision for pensions, T| was referred and re-referred to com tees in the house und finally wa passed with the exception of the pen. sion clause. More delay resulted ax finally it got to the senate, where now, wit) the pension provision, it that bod, Among the present in Chic following: R. B. Woolsey s, R. W. Du g0 now are the R. A. Taylor, E. L. Nots 1, George M. Duzan, Ed4 ward Rosewater, J. 2. White, R. McK¢nzi W. W. Swith,'d. Cruise, W. H. Wooa; ruff, Charles Newton, W. J. Deal manager of the New York branci of the Western Union seryicel John Grant, M. I B. Fuller, Joseph Knittle, R. G, Stephenson, it 5, Jones, W. L. Ives, ‘Thomas Finnegan, B, M. Tomlinson, R. Hutehinson, James D. Kiud, C. C. Hine, R. Smith and other gentlemen from all pa of the union who he'd positions of respon bility and trust in the various localities which they reside, This morniug tue “Oldtimers” held a bri , session, choosing the following office) President, Colonel Carles 15, Taylor, Franks fort, Ky.: vice president, ) Kansas ~ City: sccretary Arllian J. Dealy, New Y¢ 5 Tae next annual meeting will be held Louisville, Ky., during the third week September, 1580, After the return from t) oxcursion 'both organizations sat down banquet at Kiusley e oOfticiat Crookedness, DEADWOOD, ., August 16.—[Speciak elegram to Tur Bre. | —Wallie J. Hill, wha was arrested some days since in Iowa charged with the appropriation of governs ment money to himself while in the goverpy ment employ at Speartish, was brought inf the United States court to-day, and op @& hearing discharged, as there was nof suflicient evidence to hold him, Postmaster J. C. W. White, of Carbonate, Dak., who was short $1,250 in his accountsj plead guilty to the charge and will bo_ s ten®d on Saturday in the United st‘aggn court, Mistaken For a Burglar. Deanwoon, Dak., August 13.—[Specigh Telegram to Tne BEk. | —Last night at Mh\}‘ sela, twenty-two miles north of here, Frai Thulen shot and killed John E. Clark, blacksmith, taking him for a thief, 1t seen! that some part who were coming home lat saw a light in Thulen's blacksmith shop, an thinking there was something wrong_ ifls formed him of it. He arose from his bey and, armed with a shot gun, proceeded Y the building. Clark ran on_hearing the sy proach of Thulen, and tho latter shot his He lived about an hour after being shot, - - Louisville Policemen Murdered. LouisviLLe, August 16.—Early this 1porns ing, while Oficers Jones and Roscnderg woxe attempting to make an arrest at a house o Lafayette strect, which has become notors ous for the crimes committed there, bot were stabbed to death by Charles Dielger formerly a private policeman und watchmage ——— Another B tiot. Pawis, August 16.—General Boulanger g rived at Doullens from Amiens last 0\'enll|3 A riot occurred between his supporters and his opponents, and the troops were called tg suppress thein. Generak Boulanger arrived at Abbeville to« day. He went to the ¢ tery of the place for the purpose of pukting a wreath upon the tomb of Admiral Courbet. Upon leaving tha cen eral Boulanger addressed crowd which had gathered. A row follow aud @ large numbe; rests were wade, T Two Million Dollar Fire. Loxpox, ices from Cays enne, French Guiana, states that the busi« ness portion of that city was destroyed by five. Loss, §2,000,000, - Hanlon's Son Burned to Deathy Toroxto, Ont, August 15.—Edward Hage lon, jr., a young son of Hanlon, the oarsmang while playing with mutches - last night, seth fire to bis clothing and was burned 1o deatlny gt o