Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 29, 1889, Page 1

TR e '-rvh‘m‘lmu.wu_u:. 3 ,. P o e EIGHTEENTH YEAR. AN INCIPIENT ASHTABULA, Frightful Disaster On the Grand Trunk Road In Canada. FIRE LAPS UP THE FRAGMENTS. Beventeen Persons Killed and Fifte Bodies Burned Beyond Recog- nition—The Wreck ana the Ruins Described. An Early Morning Horror. HamiLToN, Ont., April 28, —A terrible rail- road accident occurred on the Grand Trunk near here at 1 o'clock this morning. The St. Lous express jumped the track and the en. gino ran into a water tank. Two cars were tolescoped and immediately took fire. All the dead, seventeen in number, haye been taken out. The first body identified was that of R. 8. Gurnay, of Chicago. He was in- stautly killed, but not burned. An Italian, name unknown, was alse instantly killed. The other fifteen were burned beyond the possibility of identification. About twenty persons were injured, but only one or 1wo se- riously. None of the train hands were killed. The fireman was slightly burned and recoived a acalp wound. The train wus composed of an engine, two baggage cars, a smoker, & Chicago & Grand Trunk through passenger coach, a Watash couch, a Wagner first class coach, a Pullman car and two Wagner sleeping cars in the order named. The accident occurred at a junction where 8 “Y" is built. This “Y* is used to switch through trains for the Toronto branch from the main | The train is said to have been running at a speed of forty miles an hour or more. When directly on the switch the en- gine jumped the track and plunged nto a water tank, which stood in the space between the “Y,” smashing the tank into atoms and turning it almost upside down. The baggage cars came directly after the enging and the first of these was pushed over the engine and thrown on the mam track, leav- ng 1ts wheels behind it. The other baggagoe car caught fire from the engine and the two were soon in flames. The coaches following, with the exception of two ‘Wagner cars in the rear of the train, were huddled together by the shock and soon caught fire from the baggage cars. The passengers on the train, numbering over one hundred band fifty, many of whom were sleeping at the time, had a terrivle experi- ence. The majority of those on board the train were able to get out of the conches bo- fore the fire reached them, but in the con- fusion that reigned it is not kunown how many victims were left to the mercy of the flames; pinued in by the material of the wreck and unable to extricate themselves, R. 8. Gurhay, of Brooklyn, had his head completely severed from his body by a piece of flying Gebi Rudolph Devier was also instantly kilied. As soon as the engine rolled over, after strileing the water tank, Engineer Watson vsed [firom#n Chapman crawled out from __ winderheath it, neither being much burt. An * auxiliary train was s out from this city immediately on receipt of the news of the accident, and the passengers, including the njurea and two of the killed, were brought to this city. The two Wagner cars in the rear of the train were uncoupled from the others, and were saved from the flames. A large gang of employes worked unceasingly st the wreck, doing their utmost to extin- ‘guish the fire. There was great dificulty in sccuring water, owing to the tank being smashed, and the fire held sway for many hours before a thorough scarch could ve made through the debris. Up to 5 o'clock the charred rem ains of eighteen victims had been exhumed from the wreck. In no caso was there enough of the body left to identify the nains or to tell whether they were of the male or female sex. Among the wounded now in the hospital are the following: mes A. Palmer, Ilion, N. Y., head cut, but not seriously hur Hamilton Clark, Chicago, donble fracture of right leg, bruised badly, head cut and probably internally injured. Of all the in- jured, he is the worst. Anthony Maaz, an Italian on ‘Wisconsin to Italy, head cut. Sdwin Chapman, fireman, nead badiy cut. Enoch Kenyon, of London, England, ribs broken. C. C. Azbel uri ‘William prained. 'A. L. Doney, Danville, 111, cut about the head. George White, 2 German, on his way from Illinois to Union Hill, right hand cut off and scaly wound, Andrew J, Carpenter, Yankton, Duk , - jured_sbout the head. S. E. Youug, Clicago, shghtly hurt, Joseph Morrls, East Sioux Falls, Duk., on his way to Clark’s 1sland, Me,, scalp wounds, bruised leg and shoulders, not serious. About sen others were shghtly hurt, but s to prevent thiem contmuing their journoy. It was 6 o'clock this evening before the tracks were cleared. The wounded in the hospitals arc all doing well. As far as can bo learned, there was no neghience on the part of the railroad com- pany. The train simply jumped the track at thie fr The screams of men who were being burned to death in the smoking car could be heard above the noise of escaping steam and roaring flames. Conductor Poole says that the train was fi‘toen minutes late, but was not running wore’ than twenty wmiles an hour when the accident happened, as s orders wore not to run at that at a greater speed. The place where the aceident oc curred is considerod dangerous, as there is a switch, or rather snarp curve; hence the procaution of ruaning slowly. Seven cars— ® baggnge car, two first-cluss: conches, a smoker, a first-class duy coach and two Wagner sloopers—were burned, there being not & vestize of wood oranything that would burn left. T'he baggage car was demolished nd the engine was most completely wrecked. The loss to the company will be enormous, Many of those on the teain were going to New York to participate in the centenuial festivitios. Most of the passcngers lost all or & portion of their bagzaze and clothing, and a large amount of wails were lost by fire. Aunother report of the accident says the reviains of from sixteen to eighteen were takon out of the wieck. They were cut to pleces almost to @ man, and burned be yond all possibility of recognition, They ‘were buddled together @ heap i one end of tho smoker and were pinned in by the timbers, which made it inipossiblo for them to extricate themselves. Nothing could be done for them, as tho b 55 0f tho flumes made it out of the question for the men to rescuo thew. The only way in which it could be ascertained that frem sixteen to cighteen bodies had been teken out was from the fact that legs and a ; ponding W about that number wero found, The remains were takeu to the city hos- ital und placed in the morgue awalting deutitication. An inguest will be held to- worrow. 1t will be duys before the dead are identified. Some of thie wouaded were also taken to the city hospital, A Passeuger's Story. SuserssioN Buiag, N, April 28.-A special train on the Grand Trunk esws in to-day about 1:40 p. m., having on board about seventy-five of tho passengers who were in the acvident that occurred & short s way from Edwardsport, Ind., slight in- Leipty, Chicago, ankle badly that distance west of Mamilton this morning. ‘Among them were four men who are badly cut and injured about the head and body. Maicom McKay, of Barton, in relating his experience, said: *'1 have no idea how I got out of the wreck, but would not be surprised it T went through the window, as the doctor took several pieces of glass from the cuts in my head, I have a faint remembrance of two men helping me stand, but I was half way Lere before I clearly understood what had happened.” 1t 18 fearea that Ball Phillips, of Chicago, first b man of the Hamilton team, was among the killed. He was expected to report to-day. i A ROYAL RUNAWAY. oy ent, But An Unman- agenble Team. [Copyright 159 by James Gordon Beannett.) Nice, April 23, —~[New York Herald Cable pecial to Tne Ber.|—As Queen Olga, of Wurtemberg, was driving yesterday after- noon, on the Carniche road between Monaco and Nice, in company with Baroness Wel- wark, the horses were frightened by the noise of a train passing through a tunnel near by, and became unmanageable and ran away, near where the road is very narrow and makes a sudden bend. They dasbed into a parapot, over which, the harness having given way, they fell and rolled down, The 1andau was saved from going over the wall by its tongue, which struck the parapet und broke off short. Her rajesty and the baroness exhibited the utmost coolness from the first to the last, and after a few minutes’ rest at the villa of the Russian general, Kladischeff, they returned to Nice entirely recovered from the effects of the accident. The footman was slightly bruised and one of the horses was killed, s ) RIS A DEADLY DUEL. Two Tennessee Farmers Fight it Out With Knife and Bucks hot. CiatraNooes, Tenn.,, April 28.—[Special Telegram to Tuw Bee.|—A deadly duel oc- curred yesterday in Jackson county, Ala- bama, that resulted in the deathof oneof the participants. Two farmer neighbors, living at some distance from Scottsboro, named J. 1. Prince and " Green, quarreled Friday over some trivial matter, and Green threatened to kil Prince, and he prepared himself with a shot. gun, On Suturday morning the two men met in a public road and immediately dismounted from their horses and resumed the quarrel. They finally decided to fight it out, and Green made for Prince with a dirk knife, making a vicious plunge at him. Prince dodged and scized Green’s arm and the deadly struggle began in. earnest. Prince’s gun was leaning against tho fence, and the question with | him was ‘how to get it before he was killed. With a sudden effort he tripped Green, throwing him to the ground and im tely made a break for his gun which he reached just as Green was ing distance. Without leveling th Prince thrust the muzzle against his enraged enemy, pulled the triggor, and lodged a heavy load of buckshot in his breast, killing him instantly. Prince gave himself up aud snow in Scottsboro jail to await trial. Not An THE THEOSOPHISTS Third Annual Mecting of the Amer- ican Section. Citcaco, April 28.—The American section of the Theosophical society began its third annual mecting here to-day. The report of the secretury said that the new members since the last meeting number 232 Local sections to the number of twenty-six are dis- tributed in various parts of the country. Dr. Keightly, of London, representing Madame Blavatsky, the roling spirit of the society, read a communication from her, chiefly devoted to exhortation and suggestions. ‘The letter said, among other thin “Colonel Seott (prosident of the socioty) is on a visit to Japan, invited by a strong and influential deputation to lecture there on Budhism among a people who are mad and crazy to acquire western civilization aud who believe it can only be adopted by tne sui- cidal adeption of christianity.” The letter denounced as enemies of theos- ophy the spiritualists, whom the writer re- red to as “blind worshippers of the illu- ary phantoms of the dead.” Several pa- pers were read by delegates, ——— OMAHA'S PILGRIMS, The Boys Atiend Divine Services at Deadwood, Deapwoon, Dak., April 25,—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—This mornig the members of the Omaha board of wade were treated to a slight fall of snow, which con- tinuedgup to 2 o'clock, the hour of their de- parture for Spearfish. Many of the mem- bers attended divine service, the Congrega- tional church attracting the most attention. Rev. W. H. Bross preached a sermon es- vecially prepared for the ocecasion, entitled 'he Merchandise of Truth.”” The sermoa was an eloquent one and was greatly appre- clated by the visitors, —_— A Wholesale Forger Confesses, New Buirary, Conn,, April 25.—Charles E, Woodruff, formerly secretary of the Yoang Men’s Republican club, and city clerk, has confessed that he has entered forged papers 1o the extent of $40,000. His victims are the Rirst National bank and Mechanics’ bank of this city, the three leading banks of Middle- ton and the banks in New Haven and Meri- 1, Woodruff has practiced forgery for nearly six years, according to his own con- fossion, during which time he has forged notes to the extent of $300.000. Of this amount he has managed without bemng discovered, to make good all but the sum above mentioned. Among the names he has forged have been those of leading business men of this and neighboring cities. Wood- ruff was arrested and brought into the pollce court to-day and was held under $12.000 bail for trinl. He went to jai Tt A Blaze in Beatrice, Beatkice, Neb., April 28.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The residence in west Beatrice owned by D, H. Smith, occupied by A. Herman, special agent of the Hibernia Insurance company, was entirely burned at 8o'clock last night. The house and furni- ture were worth $1,500, insured for 1,700 in the Farmer's and Merchaut’s of Lincolu and the Hibernia. The family were out of town. The fire department saved the buildings on either side. : Ofticials of fthe Wyandotte railroad accom- panied by represcniatives of the English syndicate who expect to buy their bonds, ciame in on a special car last night, returning this moruing. They will soon submit a pro- position. — Legitime's Army Demoralized. New Yorg, April 28.—The United States steamer Atlanta arrived to-day, from Hayti, 1o take part in the naval parade. She left Cape Haytien on April 21, The United States consul at Gonsaives is autorcity for the statement that” Hyppolite had cut the army of Logitime in two and bad one scetion of it in a position where it was being re- duced by starvation. He considers the speedy surrender Legitime extremely probubl — g = The We Indiontions. For Nebrasks g raius, waraier,e erly winds, s Por fow: Fair, volder, woster!y winds, Yor Dakota: Wale, stationary tempera- ture, northe Rochefurt's Son Suicides, Loxvox, April 38.—Hennl Rochefort's son has committed suicide et Houa. st- ARUSH OF “BACK NUMBERS." Displaced Office Holders Yearning For Reinstatement. THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY. ay Not Be Filled Before Septem- peculations on Drum’ ssor—Hungry Indiana Office Seekers. Wasmixarox Bureav, Tne Omana Bei } 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasmiNgrox, D, C., April 28, It is a noticeable fact that the men who are most loudly complaining that President Har- rison is too slow in making appoincments are those who least deserve political preferment, and who will not get any office in any event. There is some complaint in the hotel corri- dors, There always has been at this period of every administration and there will con- tinue to be till the millenium stops political proccedings. President Harrison is in search of the most deserving and capable men wherever changes are to be made. He wants to improve the service in the first instance and secondly to reward those who most merit reward, That is why there is delay. An impression has gone abroad that the president wants to restore to the public service the men who were displaced under the Jast administration, and the consequence a great rush on the part of that class fa- miliarly known as ‘“back numbers.” The president believes in reinstatement only where they are to the advantage of the service and where a wrong can be righted. No fair minded man will deny the statement that a great many officials were displaced during the past four years who de- served displacement. They. would have gone out of the service had Mr. Blame been elected. The clamor of these men to get back into their places only impedes the work of appointing other men, They tuke up the time of the president und his cabinet officers without any real reason. Some of the delays in waking ‘changes in prominent appoint- mente are due to contentions among deserv- ing applicants or factions. In a few instances the president has been unable to find men who were better fitted for the places sought than those who are now in them, and he has been honest enough with himself and the public to refuse to make changes simply to give the salaries to otuer men. A little patience is always necessary in times like these. Everything cannot be done in a day. A great deal has been accomplished already The aim is to please the greatest number and do the most good. SUPREME BENCH VACANCY. The vacancy on the bench of the supreme court of the United States made by the death of Justice Matthews may not be filled till late in September. The supreme court will not meet under five montis, and_there is 10 necessity for hasty action, A United States senator called the other day to have a man appointed to a vacancy existing in a prominent position, and when the president evinced no tendency to take precipitate ac- tion, the legislator expressed surprise, whereat the president, it is stated, observed that the law did not require a vacancy to be instantiy filled when created, and that public interests would not suffer on account of the existing conditions, That is the reason an inter-state_commerce commissioner has nov been apponted, and why commissioners for the District of Columbia and many other places available have not been filled. The right men have not been found and, since there is plenty to do in meeting more urgent conditions, there is inaction. DRUM'S SUCCESSOR, On aweek from next Wednesday the term of Adjutant-General Drum will expire, and he willlay down the cares of ofice and o upon the retired list. 'Who will succeed him is now one of the most vital questions affect- ing the army, Colonel Kelton, the prosent assistant adjutant-general, is spoken of, and from the fact that he is the senior officer of his grade, the friends of Generals McKeever and Whipple are not asleep, and a large amount of influence is being brought to bear upon President Harrison for the position. There was a rumor started in the clubs last wecek that Colonel Michael Sheridan has as- pirations in that direction, but a careful in- vestigation failed to show any authority for it. Nome of the candidates has any assur- ance from the powers that be they will be appointed. President Harrison is well posted as to the qualifications of the officers who would like to be adjutant-general, and while he will be guided considerably by the rec ords of each now on file in the war depart- ment, there exists no reason to suppose that he will make his selection from among them. HUNGRY INDIANIANS, Indiana men who are seeking appoint- ments to places located outside their native state have, in a few instances, set up their residence elsewhere than in Indiana. They have, however, gained no advantage by this manceuvere. The fact is Indiana bas re- ceived no more appointments so far than were given her by the last administration, But she has been treated liberally and will continue to receive liberal rewards. This was expected. It 18 but commensurate with the victory the republicans of the state won. It may be' true that some republicans who want places could get them if they lived in other states. Their services and their merits are recognized, but all the deserving republi cans in Indiana cannot be given offces. Neither can they be in any other states. But it docs no good to lament the condition, or to affect a residence elsewhere, Indiana republicans can rest assured that they do not stand prejudiced n any part of Harrison’s administration, and if they will exercise patience they will learn in time that judgement and justice have controlled his actions, LIVELY WORK. There will be some very lively work in the office of ghe general superintendent of the railway mail service, to-morrow and next day. During the past forty-eight hours a very large hst of appointments has been made out, and in four instances out of five men who were displaced under the Last ad- ministration were reinstated. Quite @ num- ber of republicans in congress came into ‘Washington to-day for the purpose of laying siege upon Superintendeut Bell to have ap- pointments made before day after o-morrow, after which the appointments will ail be made under the civil service rules and by competi- tive examination, It1s the policy of the ad- ministration to reinstate the men who were displuced under President Cleveland in in- stances where the displaced officers were ef- ficient and more capable than new wmen would be. PROVIDING FOR FRIENDS, Vice-President Morton is endeavoring to have a brother-in-law, by the name of L who i a brother of his first wife, appointed marshal of the District of Columbia. The not lived lo Washington for more ars, but they claim this city is They are originally from ington. Another appointment the vice- president is trying to secure is thav for Aulieci Palmer, who wants to be minister to Greece. Palmer has 1i abroad for twelve years, Mr. Morton has another brother-in- law, by the name of Grinnell, in the consular service, PERZONAL. J. G. Gilmore, Omaha, B. R. § Waterloo, and J. T, Carr, Dubuque bere. Governor B. R. Sher Willard's, herman, Ia., are , of Illinois, is at Peuny S, Heatu, e —— Children B 1 to Death. Wanreroy, Dak., April 28 —A tire last Fri- day on the farm of Swen Moe, near here, caused the death of his two young children, aged 6 aud 8 years. e Killed For Abusing Hi: Wife. LeAvENwoRTH, Kan.,, April 25.—Robert Henderson (colored) to-night gilled his step- father, Charles Bailey, because the latter beat Henderson's wother, THE RAILWAY CONDUCTORS A Union Meeting of That Order Held at St Joseph Yesterday. Sr. Josern, Mo., April 3.—[Spacial Tele- gram,to Tue Brr.]—A uiion meeting of the Ordes of Railway Conductors was held in this oty to-day, from 10 a. m. to2p. m., from 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. and from § p. m. to 10 p. m. There are 240 divisions of the order and forty-two were represented at yoster- day's meeting, by 218 conductors, The fol lowing were the officers of the meeting: J. B. W. Jounson, Cedar Rapids, Ia., grand chief conductor: W. H. Fawoeti, Pueblo, Colo., assistant conductor; IS, Liddy, of the St. Joseph division, secretary; W, W. Joliff, Trenton division, No. 42, senior conductor; D. Capron, Horton, Kan., division No. 226, junior conductor. ' The meeting was in secret, and only delegates and membors in good standing were admitted. The meeting was for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the members in the Missouri valle T garding various important matters that will be discussed before the meeting of the grand division in Denver beginning May 14. The principal subjects considered wero liconse legislation and the project of building at a cost of at least £200,000, n general headquar ters for the order. In the past few ycars the order has grown wonderiully. It was incorporated under the laws of Iowa for a term of twenty years, and its expense for rent in various parts of the country are a heavy item each year. It has been deter- mined that by building a general headquar- ters at somo convenient point this expense would be saved and the building paid for in the course of a fow years, besides thero would be a centralization of power that will work a benefit to the order. The meeting yesterday was In favor of Cedar Rapids, Ia., asa place for erecting the headquarters. Cedar Rapids has offered as an inducement a block of ground valued at $0,000. Sioux City is also an applicant, and guarantees the interestat 6 per cent' upon $200,000 each year to the order if it is selected as the head- Qquarters. The prevailing opinion is that the offer of Cedar Rapids is the best of all, and the delegates for the Missouri valley will vote for Cedar Rapids i the grand division meeting. The meeting yesterday was en- tirely preliminary in 1ts churacter, and had for its object the cussion of the subjects to come before the grand division, 8o as to learn how tue delegates from the Missouri valley should cast their votes. The attend ance was greater than had been expected. At the close of the session St. Joseph division No. 141 held a meeting and elected S. J. McDonald as its representative in Denver, R s oty EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY. How a Woman Prevented the Laying cfa Street Car Track. Nasnvitie, Tenn., April 28.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee. |—A peculiar case oc- curred on West Broad street, in this city, to-day. Workmen on the McGavock & Mount Vernor street railway were engaged in extending the track of that road, and were warned to desist by J. C. Lambert, in front of whose house the road runs. Refus ing to comply, there came near being a fight, and Lambert repaired to & justice’s oftice to swear out warrants against the street car men. While he was absent Mrs. Lambert determined that the_ track laying should stop. She took a chair, and, placing it di- rectly across the line of the track, seated herself and calmly commenced the perusal of a newspaper. The workmen were knocked out and telegraphed to headquarters for in- structions. ‘The superintendent of the street, car line at once swore out a warrant, charg- ing Mrs. Dambert with obstructing the public highway, and only when she saw the ofticers approaching to serve the warrant did she stop the perusal of Yer paper and vacate the fortress. Work was at once resumed and the track laid ju & hurry to its comple- tion. e~ STATE NEWS, The Omaha Extension. HARTINGTON, Neb., April 28.—[Special .o Tue Bee.]—The extension of the Harting- branch of the Omaba road to Yankton from this point would be the best thing that could happen the county so far as railroad building is concerned. It would, no doubt, bring more actual settlers into the county, and that is just what we need at the present time, A great many of our people are afraid it would injure Hartington, but there is no doubt but they are laboring under a mis- taken iden of things. Hartington is the county seat and there is no doubt thav we will always hold it, for we are located within one-fourth of a mile of the center of the county from every direetion, and it is an old established theory, and a true one, * Do any- thing for the improvement of a county and its capital will receive the benefit.” So it will be with us. Every dollar invested to- waras the improvement of Cedar county will assist directly or indirectly the county seat. True there will small towns spriug up be- tween here and Yankton and a few general stores be s , but this will be a small matter in comparison to the number of new settlers that will come to the county, should the road be built, who would do the bulk of their trading at, and shipping from this point. The wholé thing amounts to this—we must have more settlers if we expect to in- crease our business, and nothing is as sure to bring them as a good through line of rail- road, and if this line goes, Hartington will reap her portion of the benefit, ——— The Stockham Creamery. Srockuay, Neb., April 28.—|Special to Tue Bee,) —Regardless of booms and boom- ers, Stockham pursues the direct line to prosperity. The putting in operation of a fine creamery plant is the latest sign board along the road. The first shipment of butter was made to-day, to_an enterprising Omaha commission firm, The creamery has ten teams on the road gathering cream, and the prospects are very flattering for a profitable business. The board of directors com- prise some of our most enterprising citizens, viz.: President, T, D, E: dent, H. Mesner; secretary, F. erick ; treasurer, K. J. Sharp. These, with Mr. Joseph Stockham, comprise the directory. Alexander Wandall, & skillful mery man of eight years' experience, has charge, insuring & grade of butter equal to the best. — —-— Showers and Matrimonial Flowers, Sr. Pavn, Neb.,, April 28.—|Special to Tne Bee, |—The recent rains in this vieinity have put the farmers in a very pleasant state of mind, and work in the field is being pushed with a will, Business iu town, as & natural consequence, is at a low ebb. The only event of nbte of the week is the marriage of Mr, D, T.. Johnson to Miss C. C. Corey, of this plage, at the residence of H, W. Potter, onthe morning of the 24th, Mr, Johnson is a rising young attorney of St. Paul, and the bride is serving her third term as school superintendent of Howard county. Both in her oficial capacity and her social position she has scores of friends, who unite in wishing the young couple every joy a long and happy hfe may bring. Burglary ana Trampi at Oxford, Oxrokn, Neb.,, April 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Beg, ]—The jewelry %store of G. C. Knowlton was entered by burglars last night and robbed of watches and jewelry to the value of nearly $400. Suspicion points strongly to about a dozen tramps who cam to town last night, Six of the vagab. were arrested, but three wero afterward leased. The remuining three are still in custody and will be given o proliminary hearing to-morrow. If mot convicted the will be iz vited to leave town imacdiately or accept a coat of tar wnd feathers wt’ the bands of an enraged populace, Rerosene and Whisky Coasumed, Beiwvna, April 25,—The American ship Richard . Buck, from Philadelphia for San Francisco, before reporiod bere in distress, was discovered to be on fire April 19, owing to the inflammable nature f & large portion of the cargo—kerosene, , ele. The ship s00n hur‘nlxt:lh.lffi:uml‘ .‘u.d It is roughly estimate e repre- sented nalf a million dol ot 1 staff we GOTHAM'S GORGEOUS ROBES. A Lavish Display of Patrioric Bunt- ing All Along the Line. GILDED EAGLES PERCHED HIGH, While the Hawks Roost Low For the Multitude—Statues and Stream- ers Give a Centennial Tone to the Metropol Decorations. New York, April 28.—The Savbath day was broken by the sound of hammers all along the line of march of the great centen: nial parade, to-day. The rains of the past two days had put a stop to all work of dec ration, and when the clouds began to break away work was resumed without a moment’s loss of time. The chief interest seems to center at Washington square, at the end of Fifth avenue, where the first great arch stretches from curb to curb. The archis built entirely of wood, and 1s ornamented with a fringe of garlands and laurel wreaths in papier mache. 1t is ivory white and is surmounted by a carved wood statue of Washington, ten teet high. This is the statue that is said to have been first erected on the batrery in 1702, At the foot of the statue is a large trophy of national flags, and from four corners of the arch streamers are ex- tended to the corners of the neighboring resi- dences. Four large trophies of flags are on each side, and upon either keystone are perched fine specimens of American oagle, The arch has also been fitted with colored electric lights, and at night it will present a most beauiiful appearance. The First Presbyterian church, between Eleventh and Tywelfth streets, has been util- ized for an immense stand, and the Presby- terian building on the cther side of the way presents a very brilliant front. Up at the corner of Fourteenth street, the Grand armory first attracts aitention, with a trophy of flags over each window and a flag draped on every sill. The large Hanover apartment house on the corner of Fifteenth street is handsomely decorated. At the corner of Twenty-first strect the South Reformed church yard is filled with stands. The union club is beautifully decor- ated. Nothing was done to-day towards the com- Pletion of the decoration of the arch av twenty third street, but it is said four hours will suffice to transform it from its heavy rain-sonked appearance into a veritable pic ture of lightness and life. Looking tarough the arch, one first sees four golden eagles in the midst of trophies of flags that surmount each window on the corner of the Albemarle hotel. The same idea has been carried out in the ornamentation of the Broadway and Twenty-fourth street sides of - the hotel, and is very pretty. The Hoffman house people have been lavish in the expenditure of money and talent. Private houses innumerable and many of the club houses on Fifth avenue are also handsomely decorated, while others will be finished to-morrow. Such crowas as were on the streets to-day were never seen before in New York on Sunday. Fifth avenue and Madison square were almost impassable, while Lower Broad- way and Wall street were packed. The crowd was drawn to Wall street and vicin- ity to view the scene of decorations of the new sub-treasury and custom house. To-night the finishing touches are being put on the pier at the foot of Wall street, where the president will land to-morrow. Tt is pler No. 16, East river. The pier is 450 feet long and is divided into two apart- ments by means of two large curtains sus- pended from beams. The part facing the river will be decorated only with a large American flag on the roof. That part of the pier facing South street is covered with decorations. Over one hundred large Amer- ican tags are draped over it, supported by the coats of arms of the various states, and numberless streamers are hung from ever; point. A float is arranged for tho presiden. tial party to land. It is covered with a car- pet and concealed at the sides with bunting. Extending from piers 16 aud 17 were strung two lines of streamers. Sixty flags and many streamers decorated the roof of the pier. The decoration of the city hall has also been finished to-night. »The Sabbath was not observed among the craft on the rivers to-day. Everything was being put into ship-shape for to-morrow. Many steamers already had their bunting flying, and on all the work of overhauling decorations in readiness for the early morn- ing hours was being pushed rapidly. Centennial The President's Train. WasniNGTON, April 28.—About 5 o'clock this afternoon a maenificently appointed trainof ten cars pulled up at the siding at South street, just outside the Pennsylvania railroad station. It was the train to bear the president and party to New York to at- tend the centennial celebration. It was soon surrounded by unday sight-seers, The cars form the most gorgeous and best appointed train ever run in America or in the world. They are lighted by electricity, heated by steam, and are fitted up with every appliance that lux- ury could desire. The committee to escort the president came from New York to-day and called on the president, the dinlomatic corps and other high officers, The train was drawn up in- side the yard eacly in the evening to await the arrival of the guests, Lieu- tenant Mason and Mrs, Mason were the first to arrive. Just atchford, Justico Field and Chief Justice Fuller came down about 10 o'clock. It was twenty min- utes to 11 when the president and party passed through the gates, Thore was quite @ crowd gathered in_ the station, but way was quickly made and the party passed quietly into the car reserved for it. The president went through all the cars and then came back to No, 60, where he seated himself. The other cars were set apart for newspa- per correspondents who accompany the part, Chief-Justice Fullerand wife, Justice Blate fora, Justice Field, Justice Strong, Secretary Windom and family, Walker Bluine and the Misses Margaret and Harriet Biaine, Secre- tory Rusk and family, Lieut. Mason and Mr Mason, and Col. Burr'of the war departmen members of the inaugural receptior. commit- tee, Private Secretary Halford, Col. Wilson, Lieut, Mason, Heury W. Raywond and Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Halford. The president and his immediate family and guests occupied car No, 60. Secretary Blaine was not one of the party. The attack of lumbugo, from which he has been suffering, did not yield as readily to treatment as had been expected, and he de- cided to abandon th Tne blinds of the president’s car were drawn, and there was quite @ little social gathering in it while they waited for the time to start, which in deference 1o the presi- dent's antipathy for Sunday traveling, bad been fixed at 12:10 o'clock. It was sub sequently determined to deluy the departu of the train until 1 o'clock, and shortly after midnight the blinds of the president's car were drawn fast and the party retired for the night. Promptly at 1 o'clock the cry All aboard,”” rang out, the train men sprung 10 their places, und the long truin slowiy steamed out of the station, — Des Moines Centennial Services. Des Moixes, la, April 28.—[Special Tue Bre]—Des Moiues began its cele tion of Washiugtons centennial Tudsday. At Grace Episcopal church there was a ition substantilly of the same service ducted in old St. Paul's church, where the first president and his t for worship immediately after his forma!” insuguration at the city hall, one hundred years ago. Bishop Perry, who is the Episcopal bishop for tie diocese of lowa, has taken grest interest in havieg an appro- priate religious observance of this centen- Dbial and ho has vrepared a special service which reproduces s clgsely as possible the to thut was ¢ New Y . B4 N BER 817 service which Washington attended on the day of his {nauguration in New York. Dr. Van Antwerp, rector of (irace church here, followed that service t-day, The service Te Deum was sung to-day as it was sung then, and this was followed by o historical sketch of the scenes of 1780, by the rector, A notable featurc of the service was the presence of Crocker Post G. A. R, the largest Grand Army post in Towa. 'Thoy marched to the church in a body, and added to the patriotic impressiveness of the oc- casion, o THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week, Bostox, Mass, April 98.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bree.]—The following table, compiled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross ox: changes for the week ended April 27, 1880, with rates per ceat of increase or decrense as compared with the amounts for the cor- responding week in 1888+ crrirs, CLEARINGS, -esuaIIa(q Hoston .11 Philadelphia’. Chicago St. Louts ..\ San Francisco Pitisburg Baltimore. Cinemna New Orlenr Kansas City Louisville Providence Detroit ... Milwaukeo Omaha Cloveland St. Paul Minneapolis Columius Memphis. .| Indianapolis Richmond. ... Hartford Duluth Peorin St. Jose Worcester Now H Spring Portiand Galyeston Fort Worth Norfolk Wichita Lowell ... Los Angeles . Syracuse i Grand Rapids . peka N *Bunalo City Tacoma. . “Montreal *Halfax.. 4 3.452,0 00! Total....... Outside Now Y or Not included in totals; no clearing louses a these poiuts last year. -~ MRS, KIRKHAM Mr. Hillman Yields to the of Her Friends. ,-April 28.—[Special ! —Alarge crowd W Justice White's division of the armory po- court to-day when the case of Mrs. Jennie Kirkham, accused of shophifting, was called. Mrs. Kirkham's husband, Rev. T. M. Kirkham, pastor of the Christian church at Thirty-seventh street and Indiana avenue, supported the defendant, who was heavily veiled. ‘The manager of the Boston store, Mr. Hillman, who had caused Mrs, Kirk- ham’s arrest, said that he did not care to prosccute; that friends of the prisoner had decided that she was insane at tho time the theft was committed, and under the circum- stances all had agreed that 1t was better to drop the matter, The detective who made the arrest came forward and said: “T do not desire to push this prosccution, but [ do wish it distinctly understood that the odium cast upon us as police ofticers by these church people is entirely wrong. We did not make a mistake in making the arrest. The woman has practically ad- mitted that she took the articles.” After a slight wordy war beteen the ofiicer and Mrs. Kirkham's -~ attorney, Justice White dis- missed the case. Mr. Hillman stated to a reporter that Mrs, Kirkham’s name is tached to a sworn paper now in posss i of the proprictors of the Boston store, in which she malkes affidavit that she was tem- porarily insane at the time she took the articles, and that the police made no mis- taice mn arresting her: also delaring that she will not institute action for damages against the owners of the store in which the cpisode occurred. Justice White said. o is no_ doubt in my mmnd as to the lady’s guilt. I belicve sho took those articles and is now escaping what I should call her punishment. You see that I, acting @s & magistrate, have no power todo anything, when an agr ment has been made, except when the agree- ment couples with 1t the charge of con pounding felony. It is better 1o act char tably in a case like this, All things were considered. The lady is well connccted and holds a high place in” Society. She had her weakness and gave way to it. Iather than trample her name in the dirt and post her all over the world us u common shoplifter, the effort was made to induce the firm to drop the prosceution. I think tuis method of set- thing cases, of whatsoever kind, very di reputable; but when it is donc 'in this way wo are powerless o act. Already 1 think Mrs, Kirkham has suffered infinitely more than_a common shoplifter who is held to the grand jury and sentenced to & term in the Denitentiary. treaties clegram to present in —_— Cow Trains m lowa. Cory, 1a., April 23.—!Speeial to Tue Be: —We have very little accommodation on this branch of the Burlington. The com- pany took off the only passenger tram it had on this branch some three weoks siuce, and we have no passenger or mail accommoda. tion at all to speak of, nothing but a mixed train, and 1 am told it has no time card to run on, and there is but one car to haul the passengers, bageage, mail und express, Our postmaster says he does not know when to make up the mail in order to get it to the truin, but was told that if he had it there by 6 p. m. it would be all O, K. Some days the train ulls inat 5:50 p, m. and pulls out at once without the mail The citizens think that the company ought to have o time card to run on, 5o that they could get the maiis off without twenty-four hours’ delay. [3ut most of the complaints are among the traveling men who have to travel and seil goods on the road. OAKLAND, Ta., April 28— (Special to ‘Tup Bek. |—The people here are indignant be cause the branch train pulls out from Ayoca when the western train is in sight, and does not bring the mail. The people héve think it is u needless picce of spite work. 1he Northwestern Bounda Quenkc, April 27.-The Quebec ment has served @ protest on the federal government against any settlement of the northern and northwestern boundary ques tion with Outario without its consent and without the question being settied with Que bee at the sawe time. . —~ = A Thumper's Last Bound. Fraxciaco, April 25.-Fom Avery, & weli kvown local prize fighter, fell dead as night, in the ring, during an exhibition with Ed Caffe, at tbe Cremorne theater. Physicians said death was_ due to heart fail ure caused by over-exertion, Caffe was ar- rested, "y govern SAN S A Nebraska Horseman's Purchase. LovisviLLe, Ky., April 25,—|Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.)—A. 5. Patrick, of Girand Island, Neb, has bought the bay horse Lyman, by Walsingham, dam by Messcuyer Duroc; also the borse Alceks, by Auviver, dam by Chlclulll::gn ¢ N e TR - ‘, ol EYESON THE CHEROKEE STRIP Hungry Homeseockers Looking For Another Ohance. GENERAL WEAVER WELL FIXED. The Donghty Towa Warrior Stood in With the Ring and Located a Valuable Quarter Section. Another Oklahoma. OkrAnoMA City, Oklahoma, April 28— [Special Telegram to Tir Bre.|—Protty much the same condition of affairs exist hera as at Guthrie so far as concerns the location of lands, Every quarter section and every desirable lot is claimed by two or more parties, and people who would not steal any- thing else will take a lot if given haif e chance, There is considerable claim jumps ing, but it is generally done very auietly, and the first intimation one has that his claim is in jeopardy 18 when he sees a man putting up atent or a house on it or sitting there with a_Winchester across his lap. The best piece of property here is owned by General Weaver, the great greenback apostle of lowa, He took up a quarter section in the best part of the camp, and if Oklahoma City ever amounts to anything he will be well fixeds He stood in with the oficiais and got his choice of land before the common herd were permitted to enter the forbidden territory. A number of squat- ters are claiming town lots on Weaver's quarter section, but the opinion prevails that those who located quarter sections in the Oklahoma towns before the town sites were located thero will be sustained, for they all stand in with the oficials. Oklahoma City is building up rapidly, although people are leaving daily. About' four hundred left to- dny. Some were unable to get lots and otliers had sold_their claims to the boomers who have confidence in the place. Some plowing has already been done in this neigh- borhood, and the scttlers scem determined to cultivate their lands, but owing to the un- certainty of titles the buildings ave all plain wooden structures of the cheapest material, Many persons who failed to to get land here are heading for the Cherokee strip. 1t is generally understood that Captain Couch, the veteran boomer, is at the head of the scheme for settling the strip, and expects to, build up a sentiment m favor of this move- ment that the government will be forced to, 1t is saia that General Merritt has. y issued orders to his vurious post commanders to remove all intruders from the strip, but so great is the confidence in the carly opening of the country that home- seckers are willing to take their chances. Disgusted Boomers, Poxea, 1. T., April 25.—[Special Telegram to Tur Br Hundreds of disappointed boomers, who failed to get land in Okla- homa, are settling hereabouts in the Chero- kee strip. For the past three days there has been almost a constant string of covered wagons returning from Guthrie, Oklahoma City and other points in the territory, and about hatf of them go through the strip, but others squat here, and they will remain until the country is open to settlement. These men are hunting homes, and_consider it unfair that the cattlemen should control these 6,000,000 acres in the Cherokee strip, while they are seeking only o few acres each for a homestead. Tho Uhited States troops, are not molesting theso squatters, but the cattlemen who have tie lands leased are becoming uncas, i will endeavor to have all settlers removed — across the line. Every train passing through here. going north is loaded down with people re- turning from Oklalioma. Many of them_ are very bitter against the depity marshuls whom they charge with having located atl of the bost land in the territory, thereby de- priving aonest homesteaders of their just, rights. United States Marshal Needles and Register Dille are severely denounced for permitting these frauds by their employes. By some it is charged that they got a share of thespoils. On reaching: the station hera thirsty people crowded around the well at the section house in search of water. The trains on the Santa Fe do not attempu to carry water cuough for the thousunds of travelers to drink, and in this dry and dusty country th much suffering.~ Eight car loads of ex-boomers passed through on the train to-day, returning from Guthrie and Oklahoma City, and they report more ready to follow. The stampede out of Oklahoma is almost as wreat now as the rush to thak country was a week ago. -~ - TWO FOOLS WILH GU A Duel Which Slightly Disfigured a Love-Sick Youth Wirkessanie, Pa, April 28.—[Special Telegram to Tue Brk, |—-Jumes Danicls and Philhp Dillon, young men of Plymouth, about twenty-threo years of ago, fought a duel yesterday. They were duck-shooting on the river bank above Plymouth. Each carried an old-fashioned army musket, loaded with heavy duck shot. A dispute arose relative to young ludy, whom both admired. Dillon challenged Danicls, who suggested a duel with guns at seventy-five yards. Dillon agreed, and stood still while Daniets paced off seventy-five yards. Then he turned round and raised his gun. ““Are you ready,” he called. “Let her go,” ree plied Dillon, and the two guns rang out. Dillon fell. Daniels was unhurt. e ran up and found the shot had taken effect i tha hend ad face, Dillon’s right hand was badly Jacerated and seven shot struck his fuce, als though no_ very serious injury was done, nicls took Diflon o a surgeon, who exs cted the shot and dressed the wounds, S. Search fiscated state, Chanrestos, 8. C., April 28, Telegram to Tue Bre,]—The heirs of Jacob Bradenburg have undertaken to recover property in ierlin worth #10,000,000. Jacch Bradenburg was a prosperous merchant in Berlin & century ago, and was accused of treason. His encmics made o case againgt him so strong that, fearing conyiction, he fled, abandoning neariy all his property, He came tayAmerica aud settled with the Dutch igton county, South Carolna, whers s now reside. Somo descendants ine ested in the reputation of the family have investigated the charges brought against itim, and have wlso hunted up wie property forfeited by tlight, 'hey claim they have secured evidence that will vindicate the original Brandenburg of treason, and the real estate ho forfoitsd is lead by’ the Gers aan governument for public purposcs, The ord of securitios is clear and complete, Colonel W, W, Brooker, of Kdgeficld, has been retained as leading counsel for the claimants, After consulting with the Ger, wun minister at Washington, Hrooker will proceed to Berlin, where he will try to take Dossession of the property. -— - A Scramble for Dry Land, KKaxsas Ciry, April 28.-At Chelsea parl this afternoon the bridge across the artificial luke gave way and precipitated about seventy-five persons into seven fect of water, Most of them mbled out or were a sistod v the more frightened than Bet, but fiftecs injured, four of them sericusly of a [Specinl Lesnisnung, W, Va, April Lrier n tains, near the Green Urier White Sulphur springs, arc a mass of frey willions of fect of valuable hard timber D consuined, with wens of Lhousauds catls and othior property, Thy fire e bge youd contrel, akd Lusy Linn ilwell ouk.