Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 7, 1889, Page 1

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED Frightful Bxplosion in & Powder Magazine at Antwerp. STREETS STREWN WITH DEBRIS. Fire Breaks Out and Adds the Horror of the Scene—Sixtye Three Miners Meet Death n Scotland to The Antwerp Horror. [Conyright 18%9 by Jamss Gordon Benns) ANTwRRP, Sept. 6.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to Twe Bee.]—A terrible catastrophe, the consequen of which are yet incalculable, took place at Antwerp this afternoon, At a quarter past 2 o'clock a terrific explosion was heard, even so far as Ghent. The whole town was shaken and immediately afterwards it seomed as if a rain of glass was falling over the surrounding country, There is not a whole window in Antwerp. The magunificent stained glass windows of the cathedral were also destroyed. The townspeople were panic-struck. It was first supoosed that an earthquake had taken place, but suddenly the sun,which was shining brightly, was obscured by an impenetrabie cloud of dust, ringed vy a great glare of fire. It was near port and just behina the dry docks that the catas- trophe took place in the powder magazine belonging to a Corvilain merchant, who had recently purchased 40,000,000 of old car- tridges, intending to sell the powder. His work people, overa hundred in number, more than half of them being women, werc occupied in the task of epening these cartridges when the explosion tookk place. To what it was due there is very little hope of discovery, for not one of the Corvilian’s employes has yet been found alive. In fact, not a single corpse has been found 1t was not only in the Cor- vilian factory that lives were lost. A large number of persons were also more or less se- verely wounded by glass, and the roofs of several houses fell in for a great distance all around. The ground was strewn with ‘carc ridges and gebris. All was not over yet, however. A few minutes after the explosion a vast sheet of flame leaped up 1nto the sky, and it was seen that a petroleum warehouse not fur from the magazine was, on fire. In the broad daylignt the blaze of 40,000 barrels of pstroleum on fira was vi ble at a distance of over 300 miles at Brus- sels. Then the Marson Hydrauliqie of Ant- ‘werp, which furnishes motive power for all trains and other machines of the port, sud- denly gave way and became a heap of ruivs. Bverywhere in the streets were wounded persous, aod at frequent intervals one came across parts of a human frame, such as legs and arms, ‘The petroleum mart is still abluze and the heat is 80 great that it is impossible to ap- proach within several hnndred yards of the conflagration. Tho spectacle is terribly superb and thera i8 nothing in recent history that can be com- pared to it save the scene which Paris pre- sented during the last days of the commune and the great fire in Chicago. The fire has spread in all diractions and the city warehouses, in which from twenty to tweuty-five thousand barrels of petroieum are stored, are on five, asare many of the vessels in the docks. The Scheldt resembles a river of fire. The whole garrison and a large part of the male population of the town are awding the fire- men, but their efforts are useless. It is impossible even roughly to estimate the number of persons killed. but supposi- tion ranges from two hundred to four hun- dred, while there are certainly thousands injured, The latest information is that there are 150 ‘half-burned corpses in the hospital. The population is in a state of panic, for, though the fire at present is confined to the naighborhood of the port, it can hardly be prevented from spreading over the town ware the wind to turn to the north. With regard to material damages, it is needless to say that they are enormous. When the Corvilian sought permission to erect his cartridge manufactory the city au- thorities opposed him with might and main. The provencial counsel, however, was less far-seeing, and accorded the Corvilian the authorization he askea for. The fire is still raging. Many soldiers are dropping from suffocation. I have ascertaned tnat the disaster is really the outcome of political bickering be- tween the town council and the provincial council. The former is liberal and the latter clerical. The latter only granted permission to the Corvehan to locate the powder factory in such a dangerous position to annoy the town council. This disclosure causes in- teuse indignation. Explosions are coastantly occurring und ships are going farther back in the Scheldt to avoid the flames, The king has telegraphed an expression of sorrow and a requost for hourly informa- ton, ‘The latest estunate is that there are 300 killed anc 1,000 wounded. At the American docks all the ships have beon saved owing to the favorable direction of the wind. — - A DEATH ROLL OF SIXTY - THREE. Terrible Fate of Workmon Scotland Mine. LCopyright 18389 by dames Gordon Bmnate,) Kpixsunan,, Sept 6.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to Tux Bre | -Sixty- three men and boys have perished through fire in the Maurice Wood pit, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Twenty-oue bodies have been rocovered. This fire is one of the most dis- Wstrous mining caltmities that hus ever be fallen Scotland. On Thursday worning sixty-five miners, including a contingent of boys, went down in thepit to prosecuto their usual calling wnd all but two have perished. Hitherto mining dis- asters in Scotland have been contined to ex- plosions of the fire damp, and these have all been in the west of Scotland, where, as at Blantyre and Udstone, there aro flery seams of cont. On the eust coast fire dawp in uny dangerous quantity is a thing uaknown, and ocounsequently wining has bitherto been con- sidered oxcoptionally sufe. The present calamity, nowever, shows that other perils have to be faced, and the disaster of Maurice Wood tukes rank with the tragedies of Blantyre and Udstone in the awful destruc tion of human life, « On Tuursday night the list of dead cousist ed of four ana there were fifty-nive en tombed. Now there is not the faintest hopa of unyone in the pit having escaped except the two men who brought the news of the fire to the surface. “The pit belongs to the Shoot Tron company and was worked solely as an iron stone pit. Buy recently considerable check was put on the ludustry through an interdict having been obtained by certain landed proprietors arainst the company carrying on calciue | works in connection with the production of the raw material. Since that time no iron stone has been conveyed to the shoots and rather more attention has been directed to- ward the production of coal, though the iron stone was still worked. The coal is of good quality. Themouth of the pit s situated on top of a hill, ashort distance from the turnpike rond. The shaft descends a distanco of fathoms, Running in a southerly stion from the bottom of the shaft is level mine extending fifty fathoms, at the extreme end of which the shaft of the Greenlaw pit communicates Branching off near the junction of the Green- law pit 18 an incline, which descends on a scale of about 80 n 100 feet for a aistanco of 160 fathoms, From the bottom of this in- cline the workings run in opposite directions right and left. The mine has thus no second shaft leading to the utmost depth, as the eenlaw connection only extends down to the eight fathoms level. The coal aud iron was conveyed up the incline by hatches ran- ning on rails, and thence up the shaft in the usual cages, The coal sides of the incline were lined witih wood, but the roof, which was of iron stone, was bare. 1t1s thiy wood lining which appoars to have taken fire, and that, too, u poiat lower than the connection with the Greenlaw pit, the consequence being that the miners who were engaged at the lower level were literally hemmed in and could find no way of escape. #® Then ensued u sceno which, happily, 18 not often witnessed, and which is perbaps best deseribed in the words of ono of the sur- vivors, David Robb, who was at the deepost part of the workings. - He says: “I'mmediately shouted to the boys that the pit was on fire. Mitchell and a boy named Willie Urqubardt volunteered to go into the workings to warn the men not far from the bottom of the incline. Two men, Hunter and Wright, were driving a new road, and a boy named Tolmie went to warn them. Just at that time I got the bell signal from the top to send up the men’s carriage. As 1t was leaving empty, I went with it. 1 had no idea of ths serions nature of the five and I thought if Feould get to the eighty- fathom engine house I might bs able to turn the water on and put out the flares, but be- fore I got to eighty fathoms the smoke be- came 8o dense that I almost suffocated. I uld see nothing. I thought 1 should never come through it, and at the eighty-fathom station, where the carriage halted as usual, all Icould do was to yell, ‘For God's sake, bell away.’ That meaut to go on. Fortu- nately they heard me at the bank or I should not have bean able to tell the story.” From the time of the alarm till now relays of men have worked at the task of rescue, bu without any resvle, alshough last night there wus kept up a struggle with overmas- tering fumes in putting brattice work to ob- wain ventilation. Two men were let down the incline in a truck and besides having to battle with & current of smoke so thick as to obscure all vision, their efforts amounted to but little. After a few minutes the m:n would come to the surface with with stream- ing eyes and perspiving face, Their object was to reach the eighty-fathom level, from which it was hoped it might be possible to turn the curreat to clear the incline, At midnizht there were still some four or five fathoms to be bratticed before the eighty- fathom level could be reached. From that time work proceeded at a rate of not more than o fathom per hour. Shift after shift went down, and the men cama to the sur- faca in despair at the slow progress they were making. While working en the about 3 o’clock this morningz, came on tho bodies of John Walker and Hugh McPher- son. Both bodies were found in tha vicinity of the eighty-fathom engine. It was part of the duties of these men to attend to it, and they seem to have died at their post. Dr. Banger, who examined bodies on their ar- rival at the sarface, states that the corpses were frightfully scorchied, not with fire, but the hot air in the pit, the tewperature of which is stated to have been high enough to melt lead. The flesh adhered to their clothes, and the ghastly spectacle was ren- dered the more lideous by the fact that on oring to remove their boots the feot parted from the legs. hortly after3 o’clock it was found that the east side of the pit had began to fall, and in order to retain the sides and ropfa large number of props were utilized. A quantity of the stuff, however, fell, considerably hin- dering the operations of the rescuers. About 4 o'clock information reached the pit head that although six bodies were visible on the west side they could not be approached on the east side, and there was not a man alive. The rescuers made gallant efforts to get at the bodies, but were repulsed by the fire and foul air. By 7 o’clock it was seen that noth- ing further could be done in the way of re- covering the dead. Meantime, in consequence of the fire on the castside of tue workings, the explorers can not reach the bodies, althoush they can seoa number, and from their position it would appear that they had made a rush aimost in a body to get out, but had been overwhalmed, One of the rescucrs, named Anderson, ventured too far and Lad to be carried to the surface in a helpless condition. - EXTENDING HER SWaAY, Two Pacifid Isiands Annexed », Great Britain, AN FrANCisco, Sept. 6.—Advices from Honolulu by the steamer Austraha to-day, state that the British man-of-war, Espiegel, returned there August 23, after an absence of w month, She had visited Humphrey's island and Rierson island and aunexed both to the Brivish domiuion, The islands are twenty miles apart and are supposed to be on tho route of one of the projected Trans- Pacific cables. . While av Humphrey's island the Espiegel took on bourd tweuty men of the Hritish ship Gurton, from Syduey to San Francisco, which was wrecked near Starbuck 1sland, July 15, Tue ship went aground during the night and was ubandoned. T'he officers and erew, iu threo boats, Kept near the ship for @ day or two, but finding she could not be saved they attempted Lo go ashore but could find wo place where ble to land. The boat containing e and eight of the crow was lost sight of aud has not bueu secu since, ncline the men, By Ohamberlai ans Businos CuamBerLAlY, 8. D, Sept. 6.—)Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|--Chamberlain is in the capital fight and will Gght to a finish, wll reports to the eontrary notwithstanding. A @nd enthusiastic meeting eld here this evening and §10,000 more raised in addition the large sum al: subscribed. Chamberluin is thor oughly in earnest’ now, and will fight for blood. Heavy St s in switzerland Loxpoy, Sept. 6.—Heavy storms are re- ported throughout Switzerland, and great damage has resulted. Many farm houses were struck by lightuing aud bursed, - Throo Negroes Killed, Atianva, Ga., Sept. 6.--At the Risiog Fawn furnaces, to-day, three negro conviets were killed by & premature explosion of dy- nuwite, due 1o their carelessuces, JPTE] IBER 7. WILL FIGHT ITTO A FINISH. The Monon and Pennsylvania Pass- enger Rate War. ANOTHER REDUCTION EXPECTED. Manvel Klected President and Direc- tor of the Atchison—He Will As- sume His Duties Next Mons day—His Plans The War Sti Cmicaao, Sept. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee |—The passenger war between the Pennsylvania and the Monon is being prosecuted with increased virulence, in spite of yesterday's rumor of a settloment. There is no apparent inténtion or desire on the part of cither road to yiela an inch. The only outcome in sight is a still further re- duction in rates, an event looked for by each road from day to day. In answer to a query by President Car- son, of the Monon, to-day, to oune of his officials the following statement was made: “‘Vice-President McCullough, of the Penn- sylvania, said in Indianapolis, and it scems to have been given out elsawhere that in former years his road enjoyed 65 per cent of the business in competition with the Monon. He further said that because of the Monon’s manipulations with brokers, his proportion had dwindled from 65 per cent to 85 In other words, the lines had changed places. The first state- ment is absolutely untrue, and the rest mostly so. The records of the Ohio River Tariff association show that at no time did the Pennsylvania do more than 45 per cent of the business. Previous to the passaze of the inter-state commerce act a pool was in effect between Chicago and Louisville, By agreement the Pennsylvama was allowed 45 pe it. but 1t never earned it. [Purther- more, Mr. McCullough says, part of the de- crease was owing to manipulation of mileage s. We can absolutely prove that the Pennsylvania was as much benefitted as the Monon from that cause. It isa fact that none of the passengers carried.on mileage tickets are included in the report of the Ohio River Traflic association. In other words, the report shows only the businese done on regular tickets, Cousequently all our passengers who went on mileage tickets are that much taken from our regular traffic and still we do 66 per cent of the business,” aging. Manvel Unaonimou-ly Elected. CiicaGo, Sept. 6.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—At a meeting of the directors of the Atchison, Topeka & Sunta Fe rail- road company to-day in oston, the resig- nation of President William B. Strong, was presented. A resolution was adopted ex- pressing their appreciation of his faithfulness integrity and ability, and their sincere wishes for his future weifare and success. Allen Manvel, late vice president of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba raiiroad, was then unanimously elected director and presi- dent of the company and he will assume his duties next Monday. It was announced that a sufficient number of stockholders of each of the California companies had given their consent to the consolidation of the same, and the consolidation would go into effect forthwith, To meet the present situation of the road's affairs, the by-laws were amended so as to relieve the president from the supervision of the financial affairs of the company, thus leaving him free to give his entire time to the overatioa of the railway properues in tne system, ‘The board authorized the scttlement with Hon, Levi C. Wade of the claim made by him as counsel; also the next of kin of Mr, and Mrs. John F. Hart and their son Roberrt, who were killed in the accident lasu April at Lorenzo, IlL, upon the basis of £5,000 for the death of each person, President Manvel stated this afternoon that he expects ex-President Strong here by to-morrow night, in order that there may be a conference before the office is formally wrned over to him on Monday. The action of the directors in relieving him of any responsibility for the finances of the road is especially pleasing to him, as it will leave him perfectly free to nanage the executive business.. He intended making a careful study of the road, and especially the territory to which all of the 7,000 miles of road in the system reaches. He 4 then tell which association alliances are profitable and which are not. So many conflicting interests are met and the Atchison 1s so hedged in by competitors in all the different western associations that it is at times difcult and oftener impossible to meet competition under the rules of the associutions of which the Atchison is a mem- ber. This matter will be carefully consid- ered by President Manvel, although he said he had not yet thought of withdrawing from any association. It seems extremely likely, however, that he will withdraw from the Inter-State Commerce Railway association. The defection of the Atchison would be nearly or quite a mortal blow to that body. A New Kansas Road. Toreka, Kan, Sept. 6.—The St. Louis, Kansas & Southwestern ralway company has filed 1t charter with the socretary of state. ‘Che line is Lo be built from St. Louis in a southerly direction through Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas to o pownt on the Rio Grande river. Its capital is tixed at §10,000,000, HEh R BURNED FIVE BLOCKS, The Whols Business Portion of Link ville, Ore., Destroyed. LaNkviLLE, Ore,, Sept, 6.—A fire broke out. back of J. . Forbes’ saloon early this morn- g and in two hours the whole business part of the town was in ashes. The loss will be about £160,000, There was no loss of life. Five blocks on each side of Main street were burned. e e A SAN FRANCISCO SENSATION, Two Politicians Off v to 8=l a Judge's Decision, SAN Fraxcisco, Sept. 6.—A sensation was created 1o police court this morning by Prosecuting Attorney James Long, who openly churged that Philhp Crimwmins and Fire Commissioner Martin Kelly, two well known republican politicians, bad offered to sell Judge Joachimsen's decision in the Keuny murder case for $1,000. The father and another relative of young Kenny, who stabbed and killed Jawmes Mase sev- eral weeks ago, were placed on the stund to corroborate Tong's charge. They testified that ex-Senator J. N. K. Wilson, who was retained to defend young Kenny, bad told them this morning that Crimmins and Kelly bad called on him last evening and offered for §1,000 to obtain a dec favorable to tho prisover, and also promised if the grand jury should take the matter up afterwards, that they would reach District Atwrney Page, Judge Joachimsen iu- structed Prosecuting Attorney Loug to lay the watter before the grand jury atonce and push an investigation. Crimmins ana Kelly charges. both deny the AT A Justice Miller in Chicago. CHicaGo, Sept. 6-—United Btates Justice Samuel W, Miller was in Chicago to-day on his way to Towa, where he will hear cases on the regular cireuit. Died of Heart Disease. Corrage City, Mass, Sept. 6,—General Rodney C. Ware, of Brooklyn, died this aft- ernoon of beart disease. A DIME MUSEE ASPIRANT. Miss May Marchand Wit Go Over Niagara Falls, Cnicaco, Sept. 6.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—Pretty Miss Mhy Marchand, who desires to go over Niagara falls n a barrel, started for Niagara Falis this after- noon, with the intention of performing the perilons reat next Sunday. The young lady was seon at her boarding house, on Wash- ington boulevard, this morning, but was very reticent in speaking of her plans. Miss Marchand is cighteon years old, of very pleasing presence, and is possessed of a great determination, that indicatesan abilivy 10 ao whatever she tries. There s nothing of the bravado in her conversation. She speaks quietly and with a reserve quite in koeping with two strips of crapo which cov- ered the lapels of her basyue, in memory of some dead relative “'1 shall leave Chicago this afternoon,” she said, after being pressed to talk," and ex- pect to reach Ningara Falls to-morrow, where I expeot to meot Mr. Graham. We Will then deside on the particulars of the rip.” Will you go over together 1" “That will depend on nim. I should like to make the trip with him, but if he does not caro to have me, why then I shall go over alone.” “Does not the fate of the woman wh weunt over yesterday muke you nervousand a little inciiued to postpone your adventure” “Ob, no,” with a_little smile, *'I have not the siightest fear. Besides, I think that she intended to commit suicide.” “What is your object in going over the falls " *“To prove that it can be done. There are a great many things in this world one could do if one would only try." vei How came you to think of making this ripi” *‘Last year whon I was at Niagara Falls I got the idea that 1t could be done in a barrel, But I was not of age then aud I was not alone, Now, however, those conditions do not trouole me, and thera is nothing to pre- vent making the experiment.’’ “rom what point wiil" you rapids “From the Canadian Horseshoe falls, enter the sids, above the If T went from the mer- ican side I might be arrested wten I landed, but if I start fro the Canadian side and lund on the American, the Canadian authori- tios will not care to £o-to the trouble of ex- raditing me, and I shall not be subjected to arrest by the American authorities. i HER NAME WAS MEAD. The Young Lady Who' Went Over Niagara Fal's. Bixanasron; N. Y., Sept. 6.—The young woman who suicided at Niagara Falls yes- terday is believed to be Anna Mead, of this Miss Mead left her home Wednesday morning ostensibly to take 8 walk. Yestel day morning_her’ parcnts received a letter rostmarked Niagara I"alls. There was no date on it and no name was sigoed to the let- ter, but the handwriting wis recognized as that of the missing girl. The letter read: *‘1 bought a ticket for this place this morn- ing, and if nothing happens o prevent me I intend to go over the falls, The reason I came here is that there ia & possibility that my body will not be fonnd, and I hope 1t niver will. No one is to blame but myself.” Miss Mead was twenty-five years of age and well counected. No “reason can be given for the foolish act. p e A CELEBRATED CASE. Mr. Merrill, of Bosten, Giked to Deal in Margins When He Won. Coicaco, Sept. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tne k —A Boston'dispatch conveys the intellizence that the supreme court of Mass- achusetts has just handed down a decision Bustaining the defendant in the case of Will iam P. Harvey & Co., of Chicago, against Z Taylor Merrill, a Boston man who vought margins and attempted to escape the labili- ties, The action was brought by the Chicago firm to recover about $18,000 paid on account of Merrill in the purchase and sale of pork on the Chicago bourd of trade in 1883, The defendant denied his liability and set up certain special matters of defense, cluding the claun that the plaintiff had paid the not in legitimate trade, but on mar- gin contracts, the matter bewg a gambling transaction in which the defendant’s agree- ment to reimburse the plaintiff was void, The case was tried in Boston last September before Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr., son of the famous “Autocrat of the Break- fast Table,” and a verdict was given to the plaintiff. An appeal was taken, the defend- ant excepting to certain rulings of the trial judge. The appeal was urgued before the full bench on March 4 last and the case has been under advisement ever since. The d cision just handed down does not touch the merits of the case, and it will go back for a rehearing, ““We wil! fight the thing to a finish,” said G. S. McReynolds, resident partner in the firm of William P. harvey & Co., this morn- ing, “The case is a celebrated oneand the inter- est in it is very general, as it involves the question of liubility in margin operations. This man was quite willing to take the money when he won. bu* when he lost it was diff- crent, He then squealed and refused to pay. Judge Holmes and the jury said he must pay, and the question is still an open one, for this decision is not on the merits of the case at all,” e —— GOING TO WASHINGTON, Prominent Sioux Visit the G CuAMBERLAIN, 5. D,, Sept. 6.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The Indian office has given permission for ail the promiuent Sioux chiefs at Lower Brule agency to visit Washinguon, and the cuiefs are now preparing for the trip. The object of their visit to Wasning- ton is for the purpose of conferring with the authorities in regard to their tribes being allowed to move south of the White river, instead of north, oppasite Crow Creek agency, as the Sioux bill proyides for. This triba is the only one that willbe compelled to move owing tothe openingof the reservation, as what is now theiragency isancluded in that tobe opened under the provision of the Sioux bill. Much unnecesaany trouble might have been saved had the promulgators of the bill inserted a clause in 1t allewing those In- dians drawing rations’' wt Lower Brule agency who wished 1o take their lands 1n severalty south of White river to do so. Most. of tiese Indians have always wanted to move below that river, wheze they claim the land is much better. The Sioux commis sioners were questioned in regurd to this matter, and informed the Jnafans that they ould take land south of White river if they cared 1o do 80, and it is probable that the de- parument will allow them to do as they like. The Indians have selected an interpretor, who will accompany thewm on their trip, e A RECEPTION 1O GOV. THAYER. hiefs Preparing to The Emmet Association, of Milford, Mass., Will Hohor Him. Mivrorp, Mass, Sept. 6.-The Emwet association, of Milford, next Monday evening wiil tender a reception to Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska, now in Bellnghaw, in apprecia- tion of his defense of Patrick Egan when that gentleman’s avpointoent as minister of Chill was assailed. ~All of the Trish-Ameri- can socketies in Milford are invited Lo partic ipate, and over oune hdudred prominent citi- zens will be present, ——— - The Conleys 1Y Fight OfF. Huriey, Wis,, Sept. 6.—The Conley-Car- diff fight announced for to-night hus been declored off on account of orders frow the KOVErnor 1o tiie sherif 1o stop it. - Ruskin is sic Loxvox, Sept, 6.—Prof, Ruskiu is ill, A CRUSADE ON CHINAMEN, The Troubles of a Matrimonially In- clined Ohicago OCelestial. FINED FOR WANTING TO MARRY. A Chicago Justice Excceds His Au- thority in Law But is Sus- tained By That of Com- mon D.cency. A Mongolian Lover's Troubles. Ciicaao, Sept. 6, — ial Telogram to Tue Bre.|—The originality of the average Chicago justice's decision 18 only exceeded by its flagrant violation of all law. In his zeal to discourage the growing tendency of the American maiden to seek in wedlock the insinuating Mongolian laundryman Justice LaBuy has become a looal lion among indig- pant mammas and irate papas. Notwith- standing this, however, his action in asscss- g fines of $100 each against Frank Lee, a Chinaman, and Jennie Engerbritzer, a young girl who wanted to marey him, has caused a great deal of adverse criticism. It may not be a very wise or nice thing for white girls to wed Chinamen. but there is no law against it, and good lawyers uro at a loss to know upon what precedent Justice LaBuy would send them to the bridewell. A reporter called on Judge LaBuy this morning to ask him what authority he had for his sentence, and the justice admitted very readily that he had not tried to punish the parties for their matrimonial intentions, which were the only real grounds of com- plaing against them. I sent the Chinaman to the bridewell,” he said, ‘‘because he had sworn to a marriage license clerk that the girl was nineteen yoars old, when she was under age.” “‘How long is it that perjury has been a crime punishable by a justice of the peace?” The question was rather disconcerting, but the justice contented himself by insisting that the Chinaman deserved the sentence. “‘Why did you sentence the girl!"’ he was asked, “‘Because her parents said she was willful and would not mind them.” As a dispenser of sentences Justice LaBuy possesses a liberality that must sur- prise those who come before him. In the frst place, if the Chinaman had really com- mitted perjury in swearing out the license the most that the justice could lawfully do was to hold him to the grand jury. In the second place there was no formal complaint against the girl, and to send her to a reform- atory institution was a high hanaed outrage and a disregard of personal rights, But Ch- cago justice shop law is peculiar, and Mr. TaBuy’s dispensation of it is as fuir, periaps, as that of any of his colleaguc: . Heavy as were the fines levied against the Chinaman and his betrothed, they were not large enough to satisfy the officers in the case. Officer Engstrom took out a_warrant for Mrs. Della Belle Lee Sing, in whose house 1t hud been shown that Lee met the little German girl. She was charged with disgusting conduct and brought before the police magistrato this morning. Miss Sing is & white woman, but has now been married six years to Lee Sing. Sing kept a laundry in Denver, Colo., at that time, and belia Belle lived in the same biock. They saw a great deal of each other, fell in love ana were married by a justice after the usual fashion. The evidence showed that one day recently Miss Kuglebretzen went to Mrs, Sing and said: “lam fn love with Frank Lee. I think those eyes of his are the pret- tiest I have ever seen.” “Why don’t you marry him if you love him 801" asked Mrs. Sing. “Oh, heis a Chinaman, would talk.” *'Let them talk; T guess if I loved a man I would marry him,” said Mrs. Sing. That evening when the couple met at the residence of Mrs. Sing the marriage was ar- raunged, only to be subsequently thwarted by the Chinaman’s prospective mother-in-law. After hearing the evidence Justice LaBuy said he would fine Mrs. Sing £100 for allow- ing such procee in her house. He said it was a dangerous matrimonial agency and ought to be squelched. The Chinese are very much excited, and have joined together to secure the release of all three persons fined by securing writs of hubeas corpus, and everypody K10 HE SULKER. Billy Murphy, of Denver, Filicd Fall of Shot. DENVER, Sept. 6.—At an early hour this morning Timothy Stocking shot and in- stantly killed Billy Murphy, an ex-convict from the Joliot penitentiary. The story leading up to the murder is sometbing of a romance. In 1883 Miss Will- iams, & beautiful young girl of whom Mur- phy was enamored, rejected his suit and married s rival, Stocking. Murphy took to drink, and a couple of months after the wedding was caught attempting to burglarizo a residence and was sentenced to five years' mprisonment, Stocking being the principal witness of the prosecution.. Murphy swore revenge. After his release he followed the couple over the couutry, finally locating them in Denver. He came here a couple of months ago, and meeting Mrs, Stocking on the street badly frightened her by threats of violence against herself and husband. Stocking, however, uppeared to pay little attention to the threats. The police had been notified of the state of affuirs, and had repeatedly driven Murphy from Stocking's premises where ne had vecn found skulking around at ali hours of the night, 5 About 1 0'lock this morning Stocking was awakened by someone knocking at the front, door, and going to the entrance he asked who 'was there, and bemg informed it was Billy Murphy, lookéd between the blinds and saw the man with & huge knife. Stoc ing picked up a shotgun and fired the con- tents ot the barrel into Murbhy's face and ck. Murphy staggered out of the gate and fell u corpse on the walk. Stocking was arrested and locked up in the central station, The decease has relatives in Chicago, all of whom are quite wealthy and influential citi- zens, IR LOTS, Speculators hcroaching or. the #ioux Reserva Piexng, S, D, Sept. 6.—[Snecial Tele- gram to Tug Bi —For some time numer- ous speculators have been KOINg across the Missouri to Fort Pierreand staking out lots which they expect 14 sell when the Sioux reservation opens Instructions have been received from keadquarters for the Indian police to kee all such persons from going outside of ¢ mile square limit on each side of the meuth of the Had river, and they are mow putroling for that' pur- pose, it being feared, presumably, that at the present rate the encroachments would go beyond the mile sauare upon which white people are allowed to live. A party of gov- ernment surveyors and railroad engineers are operating on the spol. A company of regulars from Fort Sully 1s stationed here to preserve order in case of any rush in the fu- ture. e 1osts Must Keep Out of Politios, Pawis, Sept. 6.—The minister of fustice has sent a circular to the bishops of France, reminding them that the clergy are pro- hibited by law from taking part in elections. The circular says the government will un- hesitatingly and vigorously proceed ugainst ecclesiastics who may overstep tne lines en- joined under al! governments since the C: cordat. It wus the violation of this law which caused the dificulties between the civil power and the religious authorities ut the commencement of the prescol regime, THE S10 SUSPICIOUS, Standing Rock Indians Think Sitting Bull Poisoned John Grass. Onicaao, Sept. 6 —[Spooial Telogram to Tur Bee.|—A dispatch from Bismarok, N. D, states that the oxcitoment at Standing Rock agency is running high over the loged voisoning of Johu Grass by ting Bull. John Grass, who is the leader of the Sioux nation, is said to be in a precarious condition, and his tollowers beliove that Sitting Bull is responsible. At army headquarters in this city, this morning, no additional information regarding the sit uation at Standing Rock was obtainable. “‘We have heard nothmng,” said Colonel Roberts, General Crooks’ mid, ‘“‘further than what is in the morning papers. John Grass 18 sick of a fever, and it may be that the Indians, always superstitious, have got it into their heads that Sitting Buli has been plying some black art i layiag low the oux chief. Colonel Roberts speaks enthu- tically of John Grass. He is a big brained, strong, capable man,” said the offic “as different from Sitting Bull as he well could be, He would make his mark in any walk of ife. 1f he were thrown into Chicago even, his native force would bring him to the tront here as it has brought him to the front in his trive.” “Sitting Bull is a sort of ward politician. He is shrowd and has a very small following which he uses after the manner of a vetty politician. He is u chronie kicker. Whet ever anything is to be done he i found to be in opposition to it. He's aga everything, In the tribe his influenc small. He's a dime museum hero. His in- fluence has always been overestimated by the papers and he has made a pretty good thing of it, selling his pictures und passing as a power to be considered. John Grass, on the contrary, is a_progressive man, He is well to do, well educated and well dressed. He is a genuine leader and the Indians look up to him as such. It will be a great loss to the tribe should he die.”’ Other officers who know the Sioux chiefs give the same estimate of their characters and ail of them expressed the hope that John Grass would pull through. - NAGLE ON TH AND. He Says Terry Looked Like an Infu- rinted Beast. AN Fraxcisco, Cal,, Sept. 6.—Deputy Marshal Nagle was examined in the tederal court to-day and rclated the details of the tragedy iu the Lathrop dining room last moath. He said when Judge Terry ap- proached Justice Field he had no idea he was going to make an attick, but before he could 1wnterfere Terry slapped the justice in the face with his right hand ana repeated the blow with his left hand, striking the jus. tice the second time on the back of the head. Nagle continded: *I was on my feet in an instant and throwing out my right hand to keep Terry off 1 shouted, ‘Stop that! Iam a United States officer.” 'Ferry then directed his attention to me. He had his right arm in position as if to deliver auother blow and as he turned his glance on _me he looked ko an mfuriated beast. His clenched fist imme- diately sought his bosom. Believing my life in danger I immediately drew my pistol with my left hand and catching 1t with my right, fired two shots in quick succession and Terry fell to the floor. I believe Terry would have cut me to pieces and perhaps Justice Field too, if L had not, acted promptly. 1 knew he had always carried a kmfe and I believed he had one on him then. T knew him to be a guantin fungeh and” proposed to take no chances with him.” s B THE HAMILTON CASE. All the Qonspirators Plead Not Guilty —Robert Ray Lenient, New York, Sept. 6.—Mrs. Swinton and ner son, Joshua Mann, were taken to the Tombs police court this afternoon. Robert Ray Hamilton, Inspector Byrnes and Assist- ant Attorney Jerome were in court waiting for them. Hamilton affirmed to be the com- plainant against the defendants, Mr. Ross, counsel for the defendauts, said his clients pleaded uot gyjity and demanded an exam- ination. Hamilton then: touk the witness stand. The charge he made was a surprise. It was larcony in the secoud degree. He admits knowing Mrs. Hamilton since June, 1856, and stated that they had lived together us man und wife the greater part of that time, He had lived with Eva Mann three or four years previous to their marriage. He never suspected that the cuild which now bears his name was not his own, but he did suspect that Mrs, Swinton and Joshua Munn were conspiring some time in June to obtain some of his money. The testimony of Hamilton i ail showed the sums of money he has n Mrs. Swinton, Iuspector Iyrnes told the story alrcady vriuted about the babie: SENATOR CALL DECLINES, He Does Not Care to Discuss Person- alities With Chippley. oxviLLg, Fla,, Sept. 6,—Senator Call has addressed a five thousand word letter to Golonel Chippley, chairman of the state dem- ocratic executive committee, dectining the lat- ter's proposition to meet him in a joint dls- cussion before the people of Floridu, as cou- tuined in Chippley's recent ucceptauce of Senator Call’s challenge to his alleged de- famers. Senator Call refers to the railroad lobby in the last legislature, ani charge that a combine was made to defeat his re- clection to the senate in 1891, He also re- fers o o combination Lo attempt to revive an obsolete land grant which resulted in the dis- possing of thousands of people of thel homes, It was to expose this plot, Call says, that he proposed to cauvass the state, not to make a personal defense of his own record, He wishes to direct pubiic attention to the extent, enormity and iniquily of the evil practices in which ko charges Chippley aud his associates are engaged. al il she Was Boa by tho tush, SAN FraNcisco, Sept. 6.—A aispateh from Victoria, B. C., states that the schoo Lilly, belonging to that place, arrived o from Behring sea last night She reports that she was boarded August 6, by the United Stutes revenuo cutter IRush, her papers seurched and i skins confis- cuted. She was ordered o proceed to Sitka, but 0o prize crew was pluced on board. The vessol sealod for a few days after this, but ully sailed for home, Onthe way down poke to the Victoria schooner Kute, latier reported that sho had been or- dered to heave to by the Rush, whici she did, but the wind was blowing 80 hard the cutter conld not lower a boat. The Kate was ordered out of Bebriog sen. She had 530 skins aboard. The officers of the Itush 191d the Lilly seven schooners bud al- rency been seized, - A Katal Fight With Tramps. Pirrenuna, Sept. 6.—There was a fight this afternoon between tramps and the crew of @ local freight train on the Pennsylvania railrond, ut tion, eighteen miles from this city. ramps refused to gev off the train_and the latter attempted to foreo thew. Forster Cox, a brakeman, was stot_and fatally ju Jesse Nicholas, sther brakemau, whe attempted to rescus X, Was be over the head with the butt nd of @ 1 and very seriously injured. The tramps escaped before assistunce a- d, - A Kenl Batile for Him. MiLwAuUkEE, Sevt. 0.—~Charles Mouteshed, who was injured by the explosion on the revenue steamer Fessenden during the naval battle a week ago, died this morning — An lowa Naval Cadet. AxxaroLis, Md, Sept. 6.—Claude V Andrews, of lowa, has been admitted us o naval cadel EXTRA SESSION PROSPACIS. Harrison Seems Unfavorable to the Barly Convening of Congress. SAN DOMINGO HOLDS ALOOF, Nations Will Ate nternational Congress the Ar De- sertion Problem. All Other American tend the ~solving WASHINGTON Buw 518 K\ NTI SrRELn, WasniNaroy, . G, Sept. 6, A prominent member asked President Harrison, o few days ago, if it was his inten- tion to call un extra sossion of congress, to which the president replied that as the mom bers and sonators from the new states coulde not reach here before the 10th of Noyvember he thought it would be foolish to call con- gress to meet just two weeks in advance of the regular tim I'he president is still in doubt, however, about tho extra session, a8 the cabinet has not yet discussed the quese won, : OMae Bie, * SAN DOMINGO SULKS. The ofMcial statement of the action of the American nations upon the nvitation to par- ticipate in acongress noxt month was issued by th a department to-day. Ivshows that every one accepted tho invitation except Sun Domingo. The reason iven by the gov- ernment of that country for declining to participate was that a_treaty nogotiated by the representatives of the lattor country several years ago failed of raufication by the senate of the United States. WANT T0 BE RAILWAY MALL CLERKS, Avplication papers are being received in large numbers by the civil service cominis- sion from people all over the country who are anxious to secure clerkships in tho rail- way wail service. From an examination of the register kept at the commssion head- quarters, 1t is learned thut in the number of apinicants for position in this service Ohio and Indiana lead, followed by Illitois and Jowu, while Kuusas, Nebraska, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania are about even in their demand for pluce and salary. Many of the northwestern states ana terri- torics have only oue application recorded, while other states and territories in that section have hardly a citizen within their borders who is not anxious to attempt an ex- amination 10WA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED. Mattock, Sioux county, E. B. Wilsong Suily, Jusper county, Lous H. Shermun, MISCELLANEOUS, Dr. W. R. Bolding was to-day appointed a e of the board of pensiou examiners eligh, Neb. Levi W. Naylor, of Wisconsin, has been appointed postofiice i tor in the money ordo te by transfor from the treasury department. The following cousuls were appointed to- day. Joseph T, Mason, Virginia, at Mano- beim; Berr uley, New ;York, at Munagua, Aleck Palmer, Dis- trict of Columbia, at 3 Little, T at Bristol ; son, Ohio. minister resident and tonsul gen- eral to Bolivia, ey THE DESERTION PROBLEM, Seorctary Proctor and Aides #6 Work Out a'Solutio WASRINGTON, Sept. 6.—~The sub) sertion from the army will be treated at Jength in 1he forthcoming report of the sec- retary of war. It is one that has had Secre- tary Proctor’s earnest consideration from the beginning as well as that of the adjutant general's staff. Vacious changes in barrack life, with a view to increasing the soldier's comfort and interest in his command have been instituted, notably the consoliduted mess and cantec systems. ‘Thesc have worked well where tried and the result has been that the ions has bean ded Of the desertions 95 por the men serving their fir of enlistment. In May lust Major Theodore Schwan, assistant_adjutant general, under mstructions from Secretar, mude & tour of inspection of the récruiting depots at Davids Island, N. Y., Columbus, ©O., and Jefferson b 3, Mo. The major is him- self a soldier who came up from the ranks, and bis report to the adjutantgeneral con~ tains numerous suggestions, including the draftof u bill prepared by him last winter after a close study of the situation, calcu- lated in his opinion to lessen the evil of de- sertion. Major Schwan says: “‘Whatever causes of discontent have at one time existed, such s the lack of provisions or care for the physical comfort and needs of the enlisted soldier or unreasonable demunds upon aud unfair or harsh treavment of him, have been removed so far as it is'in the power of the military authorities to do so, and the cases are rare where the failure of the government to make good its obligations can be truthfully alleged as affording even the semblance of a justification for deser- tion," Among other things Major Schwan’s bill provides safeguards against readmission to the service of ‘'repeaters” or professional deserters. Another provision of the bill is that one-third of a soldier's pay for the first year shall be retained until aischarge, aud Torfeited if he does not serve out his term, It also provides for the adoption of the British custom of permitting enlisted men to purchase their discharges, Acting Adjutant General other ofti nt occur among nd second year McKceever and :rs of the staff have, at Secretary Proctor’s request, submitted memoranda on the subject’ of desertions. Act~ ing Adjutant General McKeever says, 10 his opinion, the chief causes of desertion are: Disappointment at the realities of wmilitary Life; the employment of the soldier on laborers' work without extra pay; the inequaiity of pumshments as inflicied by courts-maitial; bad company administrations the tyrrany sometimes practiced on enlisted men by officers, and espocially by first sergeant , the o often un- el soalits imposed on soldiersy He alse he largest number of dej wscers are American born, The following remedinl monsures are sug gested: Limit tho term of service in the first enlistmont to thr , in re-enlist- mont to five years: graut dischurges on pa) ment of certan sums, graded according to the length of service; discharge men found t be incorrigibly bad, without charactel and thus bar their re-entry into the servic secure a graded code of pumshme guidance of courts-martial; s class of nou-commissioned off pecially first sergeants, by increasiog their pay; make the arrcst and punishment of de- serters more certain than at present by in- creasing the reward, —— chraska and lowa Pensions, granted Nebraskans: Original lid--John Stahler, Nathaniel M. Rice, Alwer Rummons, Levi 5. HBartlett, Oweu D, Wilson, Dwight B. Hall. Incrensc—Sumnuel N. Link, Thomus J. Fisco, James H. Feo, Milton J. Spry, Pensions allowed Towans: - Original invae lid—John D. Forgy (deceased), Nelson H, Shaver, Jobn H. Leonard, Nathan G, Osmer, Floyd Rossetter, Mark Whitman, sMarion Morgau, Williaw' M. Bledsoe, Iidward Hame ilton, Charles It W ilmer, Daniel Conilin Lestoration Increase—Jdohn James H, Weay Noah Morrison. Original widow Johu D. Forgy batter 8, and es- Oliver H. Su Mensch, Isaac O, Hill, Elijub Hogne, 1Roissue— Margaret A., widow of e - The Weathor Foreenst. For Neoraska and lowa: Kair weather, followed in central Nebraska by light rain sud warmer in lowa: cooler in Nebraska ox- copt in castern porfion; stationary tempera= ture, southerly win For Dakot light winds, weatiier, followed by copler, soutberly to westerly