Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 26, 1889, Page 1

OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1880, THE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT, Burlingtov, Rock Island and St. Paul, People Hostile to It. THEY WILL SMASH THE DEAL. The Presidents of the Three Roads Confident of Their Power to Make Matters Too Hot For the Allied Lines War On the U. P. Arrangement. Cmeaco, Oct. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tnr Bee.|—The situation of the Union Puaetfic under its new trafiic arrangement with the Northwestern will uot be a bed of roses. Really thers is & tacit if not a written agrecment on the part of the Rock Island, Burlington and St. Paul roads to fight the Union Pacific at every possible pont. To understand the situation thoroughly it 1s necessary to go back to 1885, when the famous tripartite agreement was formed be- tween the Union Pacific, Rock 1sland and St. Paul. A cast-iron contract was at that time entered into by the three roads which stipu- lated that each should belp the other in every wvossible way. The agreement was for twenty years and could be termi- nated only on & year’s notice, Up to date no notice has been given by either of the lines interested. Soon after the agreement was formed the Burlington learned of its exist- ence and commenced a vigorous warfare against the three roads, and after a wemor- lgln struggle the Union Pacific capitulated and granied the sume terms to 1t which the Rock Island and St. Paul enjoyed. The rec- ords show that neither ot the three hasturned over as much trafic to the Union Pacific as has the Northwestern. Although prominent officials of the Rock 1siand, Burlington and St. Paul were per- fectly free to-day in expressing their opinion of the new agreement, tha nature of the case compelled all of them to refuse the use of their names. The ears of Charles Francis Adams must have buzzed, however, to-day, as the ofticials of the three roads expressed their opinion of him o your ropresentutive in the most vigorous kind of English. Not a shadow of doubt was expressed by any of them that they would be cnabled to break the agreement between the Union Pa- cific and Northwestern. “If the Burlington was vig enough in 18 to break the tripartite agreement,” said Paul Morton, of the Burlington, *it strikes me that the Burlington, Rock Island and St. Paul are big enough in 1850 to break the preseut agrcement.” AlTof the officials spoken to agree that the denal might be & good one for the North. western but a very bad one for the Union Pacific. “Railroad wars make strange bedfellows. The Santa Fe having been guaranteed a large share of the trans-Missouri through traftic,” said . R. Cable, of the Rock Island, “the deal in one sense follows out u set, policy of the Union Pacific, that of ignoring Cuicago ;l much as possible. The deal the Uunion acific made with the Northern Pacific about rates from Duluth and Omaba to common omts was u body blow to Chicago. The ates to Duluth and Chicago are the same from the east. Then to common points on the Union and Northern Pacilic, traffic via Chicago must stand the local rote between Chicago an¢ Omaha over what the same trafic via Duluth must stand. Under the provisions of the inter-state commerce act the effect of the lower rates via Duluth must extend to intermediste points, the conse- quence being the rapid upbuilding of Duluth At the expense of Chicago, There is no ques- tign that the rates ought to bo less from Ofaba than from Duluth, The present deal ig but a continnation of the old policy, the Northwestern being the only Chicago line having o Lake Superior outlet. It will be no change of policy on the part of the North- western either, as it is notoriously partial to Dulutk on trafiic originating on its Elkhorn, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha branches. I don't suppose the new deal can be broken without a struggle, but it will surely come when the present rush of freight slackens. I do not know whether it will cowe toa rato war or not, but I know we will break up the deal if possible,” Grain Rate to Be Restored. CmicaGo, Oct. 25.—[Special Telegram to Tae BEE. |—A Grand Traok ofiicial to-day received word from New York that there was every assurance of the raising of the grain rato to the old 25-cent basis. A hint had been reccived from the inter-stato com- merce commission that 1t would no_longer and the open_opposition the present separ- ation of rates offered to repeated decisions of the commission. It will be remembered that six months ago the Baitimore & Ohio reduced the corn rate to 20 cents. The moye created a panic among the eastern roads, Dbut after a long contest the matter was ar- ranged by all lines except the Grand Trunk company quoting a 20-cent corn rate and 25 cents on all other grain, The Grand Trunk refused to oppose the 1nter-state commerce commission and returned to the 25.cent Dbasis on all grain, The other lines had Theard nothing of the rumored raise, but all exprossed eagerness to have it come. The Grand Trunk oficial doclared that rates would be restored November 10 or 15, Dakota Demands Fair Rates. Cn10aco, Oct. 25,—[Special Telegram to Tk Bep|—Senator Frank Pettigrew, of Soutk Dakota, is in this city to-day, Ho is bere to have righted numerous alleged dis- criminations agalost the merchants of his state, und while holding out the olive branch of peace in one hand, says that the railroad laws of Iowa will be as peaches and cream in comparison to those which will be enacted by tho legislature of South Dakota, Awong other things the scnator said: “We want to establish” a commercial cen- tor in the interior of our state and proposo 10 have equitable rates to permit it. We are pow being discriminated against on all bands, tor instance, the sugar rate and others are made up hi‘ taking the rate from San Francisco to St. Paul, adding to 1t the locals back to Sioux Falls, aud then to the interior point. Then the local rates from Aberdeen, Watertown and Sioux Falls to tributary points are far Ligher per mile than the rates on the samo goods from St. Paul. This is a plain discrimination in favor of St. Paul and against us,” ‘The bellicose scnator added that if the railroads did not do the right thing the leg- ture of South Dakota would. He left for Milwaukee to-night to confer with the oficials of the St. Paul row Chairman Walker, of the Iuter-State Commerce Rail- way association, referrea the senator to the Trans Missouri assoclation. The Engineers. Dexves, Oct. 25.—The locomotive engi- neers to-day began the consideration of varlous resolutions presented to the conven- tion, forty 1n number, the most important of ‘which is ove favoring feaeration, Only two resolutions were acted on to.day. At this rate the convention promises to be a lengthy one. 1t is learned to-night that A. R. Cavener, of Chicago, second grand assistant eugineer of the brothernood, tendered bis resignation 10 the convention to-day. The Station Agents. Kansas Civy, Oct, 2.—The Natioaal asso- #ation of Railway Staton agents to-day “elected Albert L. Kline, of Allegheny, Pa., ident, sud C. Carle, of Mason, Ills., rand treasurer, The next wmeeting is to held at Cleveland, O, A Rallway Manager Resigns. City oF Mexico, Oct. 25.—Major O'Brien, general manager of the Mexican Natioual rallway, has resigned w0 uccept & position with 8 railroad in the United States. ROYALTY FRATERNIZING. Athens Enjoying a Visit From Dis- tinguished People. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Beanst.) Atuexs, Oct. 25 —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre.|—The Greeks have the reputation of being more con- tomplative than demonstrative, but to-day in their welcome of Princess Sophia and Empress Frederick they threw off their national characteristic and gave them a royal reception. Evprywhere the crowds went wild with enthusiasm and everywhere shouts rent the air. Upon arrival they were met by the king and queen of Denmark, the ministers 0f the Grecian government and their wives, the mayor and corporation and delegates and envoys of all foreign countries and from different parts of Greece. Among the ladies on the platform were Lady Mon- son, Madam Backwetlew, Baroness Kosjek Trabenberg, Madam Sapounakis, M'lle. Anagyro. On the arrival of the train Prince Waldemar, Prince Albert Victor, tha prince of Wales, the king of Grecce and the duke of Sparta warmly grected the fresh arrivals, Princess Sophia was greeted with a buzz of admiration. She at once took the arm of the duke of Sparta. The princess looked lovely in pure wnite, with a small straw bon- net with a white feather. Empress Freder- ick wore a traveling dress made of dark gray. The quecn of Denmark wore a mauve costume and the queen of Greece was in white. The princess of Wales wore a 00s- tume made of pearl gray. After the introduction of the ministers and their wives and the diplomatic corps, the mayor presented a banquet and address of welcome. The visitors were driven to the palace. The king of Greece and the duke of Sparta were on horseback, accompanied by a guard of honor. Ou the arrival of the pro- cession at the palace the royal party came out on the balcony and waved their hand ker- chiefs to the enormous crowd which had gathered about the palace to the number of 20,000, Three of the Scalded Men Die, [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, Oct. —|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bee.|—Three of the unfortunate firemen who were landed at Holyhead last night and taken to the hos- pital, suffering from fearful scalds and burns, died early this morning. The second engineer and colored firemen, who were badly scalded, are slightly better, but not out of danger, ‘The Cephalonia sailed from Holyhead at 8 o’clock this morning, the re- pairs, which are expected to occupy the at- tention of the engineers for several days being undertaken on the voyage to New York. A verdict of death from scalding was returned in the cases of the dead men at Kelso police court to-day. Sent to Jail For u Month, [Copyright 1659 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxnoy, Oct. 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Ber].—Robert Ruth- erford, ahas Princo Rutherford, son of the late Gypsy queen, Esther Faa, or Blythe, and one of the claimants of the fortune loft by the Californian millionaire, Thomas Blythe, was sent to fail for a month for breach of the peace while intoxicated, Prince Robert approached the carriage’of General Hood, of Stanrig, and swore at him and two ladies. Survivors of Balaklava, 1Coy yright 1889 Dy James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox, Oct. 25.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Ber.|—Only six- teen survivors of the battle of Balaklava at- tended the annual dinuer this evening. Five of those who participated in the famous charge of the Light brigade are Lord Tread egar, Sir George Woodwell, Sir William Gordon, Major Cowles and Colonel Mussen- den. A Conservative Victory. (Copuright 1889 by Jamss Gordon Bennett,y Loxpoy, Oct. 25.—|New York Hesald Cable—Special to Tne Bre.|—After much hurrah on both sides, Brighton was carried to-day by the couservatives, who elected Gerald Loder over Sir Charles Peel by a wajority of 2,507, In 1888 the conserva majority was 2,148, and in 1856 it was 3,250, Loty TILL TALKING. DAVITY & He Says Houston Knew the Parnell Letters Were Forgeries. Loxnoy, Oct. 25.—Michael Davitt resumed his address befors the Parnell commission to-day. He said the landlord system in Ire- land should be abolisbed and the land vested in the state. Eight-tenths of the money which came from America for the support of the Irish cause, he declared, came from Irish workingmen and workingwomen. Davitt, continuing, said that Houston, secretary of the Loyal and Patriotic leaguo, and his ac- complices knew the letters alleged to have been written by Parnell, which were printed in the Londcn Times, were forgeries before Pigott took the w ness stand, and thav it had come to his Squuvu) knowledge that Pigott had con- cased the fact prior to his testifying for the Times. On being interrupted by Chief Justice Hannon, who would not accept the state- ment without evidence, Davitt replied that the allegation would be again made and proven later on, Davitt proceeded to point out that Parnell and npot he founded the land league in America. Le Caron, he declared, had failed 1o prove the assertion that the Clau-na Gael munaged Parnell’s tour in America. No money colleoted in America has ever been intended to assist armed rebellion in Ire- land, A FORCED TO T HAUMAN FLESH, Horrible Tale of Survivors of the Steamship Earnmoor. Bavrivone, Md., Oct. 25.—Carl Graves, fireman, and Ludwig Lodes, two survivors of the crew of the steamship Earnmoor, lust night gave horrible details of the way they sustained life by cannibalism for days. The two men described how, upon the death of several of their comrad when unable to obwain anything olse, they had eaten the flesh from the bodies and sucked the blood, and how three days afterward their limbs and feet began to swell, which they attributed to the boison from human flesh and blood. They have no recollection of how the flesh and blood tasted, s0 great was their mental anguish at tho tuue, —_———— The Death K Paws, Oct. 25, dramatist, is dead, Ewyiga. N, Y., Oct. 25, —Jeremiah Mol Guire, ex-speaker of theassembly, died this morning. PiiLADELPIIA, Oct. 25.—Joel Barlow, of Moorhead, & well known ironmanufacturer and capitalist of this city, died this morning aged seventy-soven CoLumnus, O., Oct. 95.—Prof. Leo Les- quereux, the eminent botanist and paleontol- ogist is dead, aged eighty-three. rd, wile Augier, the French st A Schooner Missing. Bostoy, Oct. 25.-~A three-masted schooner which suiled from here for Fayal sixty-five days ago with a crew and passengers num- berwg thirty-seven, Lias not been heard from, and Is believed to have been lost, e Dillon Arrives in Brussels. Buussers, Oct. 25.—Count Dillon, who bas been exvelled from Lorain by the Ger- wan police, arrived to-day, TN TR A 15 0 HE HAS PUT AWAY THE STAMP Raum Will Sign Pension Certifi- cates With the Pen. NO MORE DEPUTIZED CLERKS. The New Commissioner Will Proceed Carefully In the Granting of Ap- plications—Dakotans Going to Washington. 513 FoUunTEENTH STREET, Wasnixeroy, D. C., Oct. 35, “Iam going to carefully examine every pension certificate before I attach my name to it,” said Commissioner of Pensions Raum to-day as he drow up before him a huge pile of certificates. 41 cannot be too careful till T learn thoroughly the rontine of affairs here. It has been customary for the commissioner to sign his namo or have a clerk do it by the use of a rubber stamp, but [ think that is a delegation of too much power, and it should bo attended to personally by the commis- sioner. 1f I can intrust a clerk to sign my name to pension certificatos by the use of & rubber stamp I cannot see why I should alone bo empowered to do this work and be held exclusively rosponsible for it.” The commissioner had four or five hun- dred certificates presented tohim for his sig- nature during the day. Among the cases he made special was that of a lady who was born during Washington’s administration. She is ninety-three years old and is the widow of a soldier of the war of 1812 She has been entitled to a pension all along but has never applied for one until recently. That was why hier case was made special. General Raum himself s entitled to a pen- sion, being a wounded soldier, but he has never filed an application and he has no iagea of seoking a pension while he 1s - commis- sioner. Wasnixarox Bursau Tue Oxana Bre, } A GATHERING OF DAKOTANS, There will be a_gathering of very prom- inent South Dakuta republicans in Wash- ington next week. The two senators, two memboers of con- gress and the governor and lieutenant gov- ernor, together with Judge Bdgerton, who came near being elected one of the senutors, will be amtong the number. They are m- ing here especially to present Judge Edger- ton for appointment as the United Statea district judge for the state ot South Dakota, and y will look after the distribution of various other offices before thoy leave. Senator Pettigrew will arrive to-morrow. Just before the opening of the recent .cam- puign, and at the request of those gentle- men, the appointments at the = post- oMce and various other depart- ments were heid up in Dakota until the election was over. There now will be a rattling of the dry democratic bo hotding positions in South Dakota, While here these statesmen will take all of the ini- tiatory steps possible for the opening of the great Sioux Iudian reservation and also the ovening of the Wappeton and Sisseton res- ervation, which is located in_the northwest- orn part'of South Dakota. They will pre- pare the bills which are to be presented on the subjects before congress and will get the material ready for reports upon them in committee. CAPTAIN BOURKE'S EXPERIENC Among the newspaper men on the excur- sion train of the international congress, which is due in Omaha to-morrow afternoon, 18 Mr. Harris, of the Evening Star, of this city. In his dispatch published this evening is the following, which will be relished by the many B readers who personally know Captain John Bourke, who is a member of the special party and represents the presi- dent of the United States on the trip: “Captain Bourke sat down to breakfast this morning and discovered after he had succeeded in corraling something to eat that he was without the implement with which 10 convey the provender to his mouth. At two previous meals this same thing had happened, and on those occasions the captain had insisted on his rights with some vigor. 1his morning he just smiled apologetically at the waiter and meekly said, ‘Waiter, in New York and Washiugton, where I have frequently caten as many as three meals in a day, I have become accustomed to using a knife and fork. Now if it is not a di- rect violation of the rules of the house I wish you would get me those articles. There was asmile visible on the countenance of the waiter as he moved away. but he got even with the sarcastic captain, it took him ten minutes to find them, and the captain was not doing so much smiling either.” PALMER AND THE PRESSMEN'S UNION, Public Printer Palmer had a dose of the power of the pressmen’s union a day or two ago. No man can be a pressman in the government print- ing office unless he belongs to this union or can show a card that be is a journeyman in good standing in some other similar organi- zation, If the public printer should insist upon the appointment of a man, however competent, who was not a member of the union, every pressman,employed in the print. ing ofiice would stop work at once, and re- fuse to resume until the appuintee was either admitted to the union or discharged, A few days ago the public printer ap- pointed two men who made application for admission into the union., Their applications were rejected on the ground that they were not competent journeymen pressmen. The public printer made an investigation into the matter, and it 80 happened that he ascer- tain that the union was right, and that the men were not it to act in e capacities for which they had been appointed. It was a narrow escape on Mr. Palmer's part from what might have been a very embarrassing situation, for had the men been able 1o prov- erly perform their duties, and the union re- fused to have admitted them the result would bave been a strike. 10WA POSTMASTERS, Bartlett, Fremont county, 8, C, Walkor; Eust Noaaway, Adams county, S. G, Simp- son; Essex, Page county, Richard McCall; Tuskeega, Decatur county, W. H. Edson; Weston, Pottawattamie county, 8. S, Works. ARMY NEWS, By direction of the secretary of superintendent of the recruiting service will cause thirty recruits 10 be assigned to the Twenty-first infantry and forwdarded under prover charge to such point in the depart- ment of the Platte s the commanaing gen- eral of the department shall designate, MISC NEOUS, The application of J. T, Beggs, of Hastings, for a rerating of his pension has been made special and allowed at §50 & month, e was drawing only $ a mouth, but a new exam nation showed that he was entitled w the in- crease. L. B. Gradly and wife, of Omaha, are at the Ebbitt. Senator Paddock. with his wife and daugh- ter, will arrive about the nuddle of Novem- ber and locate at the Portiuud for the wiu- te Now that the sinking fund requirements for the present flscal year have been met by the purchase of bonds 1o date, the sole pur- pose of future bond purchases will be to pr vent undue increase in the surplus, which now amounts Lo $46,345,000. Tho receipts so far this month aggregate nearly $27,000,000, and the expendituros were nearly $17.000,000, making & net gain of 10,000,000 'for the mouth, The estimotes of tho stae department for expenditures during 1500-01, with slight ex- cepuious, are the same as submitted last yean, and aegrogute about §,000,000. Several cousuls will be recommended for increase in salary and the services of a few additional messengers will be asked. Peagy 8. Hearn, Fatal Boiler Explosion, WisNIPEG, Man., Oct. 25.—A special from Salt Coats, N. W. T., says the bouler of & threshing engiue burst at the farm of A. Anderson to-day, killing F. Dugan and J. Fullerton and seriously injuring two others. ar the OR INSPROTORS, POSTOFF The Treatment of Reglatered Matter Discussed at lemgth. WASHINGTON, 25.—The conference division of inspoctors of the postof department ended to-day. The object was a general in- terchange of views upon & subject connectod with the betterment 9f thd service. The treatment of rcgiumrflmnttm— was discussed at length, and a systendl of comsecutive en- aorsements by all persoms through whoso hands_vegistered pacakges pass, as an additional safegtard, was adopted. No changh was recom- mended as to registered package envelopes, although it was the opinion of the inspectors that there is great need of an envelope which can not be tampered with without showing showing signs thercof. The instructions to inspectors were thoroughly rovised and a large part of the time of the conference was devoted to the discussion of the means and methods to be adopted in the detection of crime and the conviction ol persons violating the postal law. STEAMBOAT INSPEOTION. Kesult of the Work Done by the De- partment Last Year. WASHINGTOY, Oct. 95, —Inspector Gonerdl Dumont, of the steaniboat inspaction service, in his report to the secretary of the treasury of the operations of the service during the fiscal year ended June 80 last, shows 6,725 steamers wero inspected. As compared with the previous year this shows an increase of 800. The total number of accidents during the year resulting in the loss of life was 32, These accidents resulted in the death of 301 persons, or 81 more than last yoar, Of those lost 92 were passengers and 209 were officers or employes of the steamers. In closing his report he calls attention to the ciass of ves- sols using naptha gas as molive power and asks that these be put in charge when navi- gated of a licensed pilot, because of the dan- gerous explosive power and higuly inflam- mable nature of that gas, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasniNGToN, Oct. 25. - [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Pensions allowed Ne- braskans: Original invalid—John M. Stowe, Alex West. Increase—John T. Beggs, La- fayette Anderson, George Green. Reissuo —Josiah Platt. Original widows, etc— Dinah, mother of Thomas Whittle, Pensions granted Iowans: Origmal invi- lid—Robert B. Archibald, James M. Ray, William L. Thompson. Restoration, reissue and increase—John W. Bdck, John Ward. Israel Pelkey, John Gray, Joshun im, Thomas S. 'Applegate, Eazra D. Original widows, jete,.—Nancy A., widow of William R. Bartows; Sarah E., widow of Georee Perkins; Aun, widow of Owen O'Mally. Yesterday's Cabinet:Meeting. WASHINGTON, Oct. It is said that the principa) topic of discussion at to-day’s cab inet meeting was the method of treatment of the leading issues of the day in the forth- coming reports to congress. retary Windom remained after the meeting and took luncheon with the pres- ident, which fact gavefrise to the report that the tariff and tinancial’ polities of the admin- istration were under coasideration, SRt iy IMPORTANT PAPKRS MISSL Longenecker Loses Documents on Which ThousandsHang, Cmicago, Oct. 25.—It isannounced this evening that important papers are missing from the county attorney’swfce upon which the county was largely dependent to combat the old “‘boodle” claims aggregating §250,000. The documents are supposed to have been stolen, They are needed chiefly to fight the bills of Contractor Kelling, ex-Warden Varnell, ex-Commissioner Frey and the American Stone & Brick company. The last named claimant is now repre- sented by Luwyer Furthmaun, who was as- sistant state’s attorney when the papers were turned over to the present incumbent of the state's attorney’s oflice. Mr. Longenecker has noclue as to how the papers d that unless the missing documents are recovered it may re sult in the loss of wany thousand dollars to the county. o e SECURED BY NI'W YORKERS, The Washburn Mills in the Hands of a Gotham Syndicate. MixNEAroL1s, Oct. 25.—The Northwestern Miller announces to-day that a New York syndicate has positively secured control of the C. C. Washburn milling plant, now oper- ated by the Washburn & Crosby company, and that the bulk of the stock will be sold in this country and the balance in England. Vice President Washburn, of the C. Washburn company. admitted this morning that a deal was pending, but said that iv was not in materially different shape than has been the case for several months, although the present negotiations were with different parties, The Miller refers to the report received from London that the deal to purchase the mills of C. A. Pillsbury & Co. and the Wash- burn Mill company had fallen through be- cause of the inability of the prospective buy-~ ers to securely guarantee the capital before- hand to the satisfaction of the owners, within the time ot the option given, Ll NOT A FREIGHT WHEEL TUR! The Switchmen Tie Up the Chicago & Grear Western. Cucaao, Oct. Not a freight wheel turned on the Chicago & Great Western railway this morning, the strike of the switchmen being still on, The strike 15 the outgrowth of an alleged arbitrary dismissal of a switchman last Thursday. The Chicago & Great Western company does terminal wock here for the Wisconsin Central and the St. Paul and Kansas City lit ud as con- sequence of the strike the freizht business of thoss roads is being blockade. Later—The strike is ended, at least tem- porarily. An agreement was reached by referring all matters in dispute to arbitra- tion, the strikers meanwhile to resume work ana the obnoxious foreman to be suspended. 2D The Excursionists avMinneapolis. M Aronis, Oect, 25.—+~When the inter- national American excuesionists reached this city from St. Paul this morning they were met by the recevtiop committee and escorted to the chamber of eommerce, where they were welcomed by Mayor Babbin a short uddress, After a rosponse by one of the delegates the visitors were placed in car- riages und driven to the high school and Washburn flour mills.” They then had luncheon at the West hotel. An elaborate recoption was given the dole- gates in the botel this evening. At 11 o'clock they started for Sioux City, T Port Leyden Badly Scorched, Warertows, N, Y., Ogt, ~Much of the business portion of Port Leylen, Lewis county, burned early this morning. The Douglas house, opera house, eight stores, postofiice and several dwellings were de- stroyed. Piftecn familigs lust their homes and much of their possessions, as the flames spread so rapidly they had little time to save anythiog. 'I'he commercial travelers who were spending the night at the hotel lost their sample trunks, escaping with scant clotbing, —— ‘The'Roof Fell 1n. Giraxp, O, Oct. ~The reof of the new hot blast of the Giraed furpace fell in to- day and a number of workmen were pre- cipitated a distance of twenty feet. The falling timbers broke the steam pive and the escaping steaw burned three men terribly, vroduciog probable fatal juries. Four others sustained bad cuts aud bruises, AWRECK ON THE MILWAUKEE Two Freight Trains Come Togethor Near Mason Uity, Ia. SUPRME COURT PROCEEDINGS. One Man Killed and Another Fatally Injured by a Cave-ln—Sixth An- * nual Convention of the State Y. W. . A, Another S Masox Crry, Ta., Oct. 2 gram to Tie Bee|—A very damaging col- lision occurred on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road betwoen Garner and Britt last night. John Scranton, engineer, was run- ninga freieht west and Frank Nowbowers, engineer, was coming east on an extra, Iho train going west was to stop at a switch four miles west of Clear Lake and wait for the rogular passenger and wild freight. In some way the orders wero misunderstood, and about a milo west of the switch the two froights met. Tho engincers and firemen jumped from their engines and were un- injured. The two engines wero very badly wrecked and several froight cars were badly jammed. The Supreme Court. Des Moixes, Ta., Oct. 25,—|Special Tele- gram to Tme Ber.]—The supreme court banded down the following opinions this morning: The state of Towa vs Andrew Severson, appellant; Winnebago district; afirmed. Elizabeth Moss, by her guardian, Mary ‘Tunisan, appellant, vs Lovi Moss and Re- becca Moss; Muscatine district: affirmed. David Hoftoer, appellant, vs B. S, Bram- 15 Buchanan district; reversed, H. Yarger vs the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul railway company, appellant; Chickasaw distriot: afirmed. The ¥. W. C. A. OskALoo8A, Ia, Oct. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Beg. | —The sixth annual con- vention of the Young Women's Christian association assembled in this ecity to-day. Over a hunared delogates are present, repre- senting about twenty different associations, and the work coming before the assembly i bemng carried on in a very satisfactory wa The officers present are Miss Rebecea Green, chairman of the state executive committee; Miss Martha Fisher, state secretary, and the following named members of the executive committee: Miss Nettie Bryson, of Pella; Miss Rosa Lewis, Oskaloosa, and 'Miss Min- nie Bdwards, of Mount Pleasant. Miss Annie Reynolds, of New Haven, Conn., who has been called to the state secretaryship for next year, and Mrs. William Danner, treasurer of the international committee, are also present. 1in the afternoon session there were papers by Mrs. J. L. Watson, of Ot- tumway, and Miss Allie Rowe, of ayette. The treasurer's and secretary’s reports made excellent showings. Tlie cash on hand at present is &38,755, and the money _ e: pended during the past year was $1,01 Five hundred ana fifty-four active and ninety-six associate membars were re- ported. Buried By a Cave-In. Des Morses, Ia, Oct. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tk BEE.]—About noon to-day, while workmen were engaged in_cutting a road through a hill at University Place, tho embankment suddonly caved-in, burying two men, Ole Johnson and Ole Nelson, The three remaining men escaped unhurt and began at once trying to rescue their com- rades, When they were reached it was found that Jonnson was already dead and Nelson was frightfully and fatally mangled. .—— GUAD THAT HE KILLED BOWMAN. Chambers Creates a Sensation On the Witness Stand. St. Lours, Oct. 25.—In the preliminary ex- amination of Chambers for the killing of Bowman to-day, two witnesses testificd that Bowman motioned as if to draw a pistol be- fore Cnambers fired the fatal shot. The event of the day was the testimony of Chambers. . He said when Bowman and Garrett first came to the house Bowman whispered to him (Chambers) thut he must have $1,300. “But I haven't $1,300,” responded Cham- bers, en I must levy on everything in sight,” said Bowman, Chambers said 1f Bowman once enterea the house he would gut it without regard to the rights or feelings of auybody, He, Chambers, then brought out a gun with the intention of frightening them off the place, After ordering Garrett away he toid Bow- man Le would give him threo minutes to get off, but he didn’t move. ‘*He never moved a muscle,” said Cham- bers, “Then T saw him make a motion with his hand, and it occurred to me if I did notshoot him be would shoot me, I thought of the Terry Ficld-Nugle affair, and of the quick- ness with which a man could draw a pistol and shoot. My finger was on the trigger and 1 pulled it, and Bowman fell.” “Ihe prosecutor cross questioned Chambers 8o ciosely in regard to his financial dealings with Bowman that he lost lus temper, and the spectators wero treated to quite a sensa- tion, “You were afrmd Bowman would you?” asked the prosecutor, “Yfld,"'“ruplil;d Chambers, kill ause he would do anything. He was the ——— scoundrel I ever knew.” As he said tuis, Chambers leaned forward in his chair and his face became hvid with rage, “Yes, sir,”” he shouted hoarsely, ‘“‘never such a ———— scoundrel as Howmian lived, and I rejoice that I killed him.” Chambers was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury. - - Fierce Fight With a Burglar. Kaxsas City, Oct. 25, —George W, Thomp- son drew a large sum of money out of the bank yesterday and when be retired lust night had $1,400 under his pillow. During the night he was awakened by a burglar who grappled with him, A furious struggle ensued during which @ revolyer was disckarged, the bullet narrowly missing Thompson, The thief finally broke away, grabbed the money and escaped, —— Navassa Rioters On Board. Baamong, Oct. 25.—The United States steamer Galona arrived this evening from Navassa, bringing the leaders iu the recent riot, @hey were turned over to the federal authorities here. The story told by the offi- cers of the Galena regarding the riot is much the sume us that ulready published. One of them said, however, that the white bosses practiced great brutality on the negroes. > 8. W., Oct. 25.—Advices re- d from Apia under date of the 15th state that a battle is reported to have taken place on the island of Savaii between the forces of Maliewus and Tamasese. Three hundred men were engaged on each side. Several were killed and a number wounded. Whoich party won the victory 18 not known, e - Worse Than Supposed, Bosroy, Oct. 25.--A Providence special says: The shortage of the Brown univer- sity funds on account of the operations of the ex-registrar, & son of ‘ex-Presideat Robe inson, has been found w0 be over $16,000, instead of $4,000, as fivét supposed. e e Steamship Arrivals, At London—The Italy, from New York, for Liverpoo), arrived off, Kinsall. At New York—The Columbla, from Ham- burg. AtBremen—The Eider, from New York, THE CRONIN TRIAL Taking of Evidence Resumed in the Criminal Court, Cricaao, Oc Taking of evidence in the Cronin case was resumed in the criminal court this morning. The prosecution con- tinued the presentation of witnesses, whose only testimony was as to the identification of the body found in the catch basin as that of Dr. Cronin. The identification was very perfeot vory positive. The next matter taken up was the finding of the body in tho catch basin by the two sewer cleanors, who notified the police of the fact, and the policemen who were sent out and assisted 1 removing the body were 8Worn as to this point ana descrived the pro- ceeding. Lawyer Forrest for the defense, who made tho cross.examination on this head, was very searching and rigid. The taking of 1dentification evidence was then resumed and after the examination of sev- eral witnesses the court took a reces At tiio afternoon session Dr. Bgbert stated the facts revealed by the autopsy, describing the wounds at groat length and giving it as his opinion that death had resulted from thom, All the wounds were on the head, but the skull wus not broken except that a small piece of bone was chipped off at the corner of the left eye. The stomach and some of its contents were exhibited, and Dr. Egbert said that Dr. Cro: nin_was killed within three hours after he had eate The cross-examination of Dr. Egbert developed the fact that none of the wounds were such as would neceasarily causo deuth, 1t was im- possible, he admitted, to say whether the wounds were inflicted before or after death. If death had resulted from the skull wounds, it would, in ull probability, have been caused by concussion of the brain. The Qquestion was put to the doctor: s it not seientifically true that the physi- cians found no evidences in that body that were certain and conclusive of the form of death?” Dr. Egbert replied: *“That is true,” He was of the opini curred through the excessive loss of blood, but there was no certainty of 1t, he said. Dr. Perkins, who assisted at the post-mor- tem. thought death resulted from concussion of the brain, and n that death had oc- MISTAK A Supposed Dead Man Turns Up Alive and Well. St. Pavy, Minn,, Oct. 2 gram to Tne Bee. |—That “truth is stranger than fiction” has just been exemplitied here in a most startling way. Last Monday morning about 10 o’clock a young man, ap- parently about twenty-four years of age, while walking along the beams 1 the Endi- cott building, missed his footing and plunged headlong six flights to the basement. When picked up he was found to be dead. He was taken to an undertaker’s room and identified by Thomas Mahoney and James Mahoney as their brother, Patrick. Later he was id: tified by a dozen other acquaintances. After Iying in the morgue u day his body was placed in a cofin, taken to a train and borne to Hazlewood, Rice county, young Ma- houey’s former home, When the cofiin was opened at St. Patrick’s church, i Hazle wood, the body was recognized by a hundred people as that of Patrick Mahoney ow comes the strange part_of the story Thomas Mahouney returned to St. Paul to se- cure the effects of his brother, On arriving here, however, ho found that Patrick had boarded in Minuneapolis. Repairing to the latter city, he .weut to No. 1718 Hawthorne avenue and inquired if his brother had any effacts thore. Mrs. Aarrigan, the landlady, replied that ho had, but when Mahoney asked that they be de livered to him she laughed und sa f you will wait here until noon Patrick 8how up here and take dinner with you.” he brother was first incredulous and then overjoyed. To make a long story short, Pat- rick Mahoney did turn up as much alive as any man in Minneapoiis. He had been at work all week 1 Minneapolis, and not hav- ing received the papers, had not heard of the . The case is the most remarkable in Minnesota, and sngeested that the body found in the Chicago catch basin may not have been that of Dr. Cronin after all. THE DISCIPLES, Last Day of the Three Conventions of the Church ot Christ. LousviLLe, Oct. 25.—The last of the theee national conventions of the Church of Christ was occupied by the General Mission ary associution mostly in receiving and dis- missing reports of committees, Among the recommendations of the committees con- curred 1 by the conventions were; ‘Lo ap- point a committee of couference on union with the Free Baptists; in favor of co- operation with other societies in the publica- tion of a missionury paper; to fix the secona Lord’s day in January iu_cvch year as offer- ing a day for the collection of a general missionary fiund, and the first Lord’s day in December as children’s offering day. Des Moines, la., was selected as the pl. for meeting next year, and T. W. Phillips, of Newcastle, Pa., was elected president for the ensuing year. [Special Tele- Universalists Adjourn. LyN¥, Mass,, Oct. 25.—The Universalist convention concluded its labors to-day. Be- fore adjournment the following was adopted : “Resolved, That the Universalist church, in convention assembled, reafiirms the p tion. which it held from the beginning, to-wit: ‘That it rests on and belioves in the historical veracity of the New Testament records of the lifo and words and works of our Lord Jesus Christ.” - A Bookkeeprr's Down fall, ve CREER, Minn., Oct. 25— [Special ‘elegram to Tup Bee. |—Joseph Shaver, bookkeeper of the Crosby Lumber company, left Wednesday night for a uripto Winnipeg. An examination of his books to-day shows that he is §2,000 or 3,000 short in his ac- count! wree years ago he took charge of the pusiness of Crosby & Co. and it seems fell in with a gang of bloods, whose timo is spent in gambling and riotous living Young Shaver from this time led a fast life, away beyond his income, and in order to keep up began to rob his employers, This culminated in his flight and the desertion of his home. He was married lust November to an estimable young ludy of Luverne, who is heartbroken over the downfall of her’ hus- band. On the night of his departure Mrs, Shaver gave birth to a child, and knew noth- ing of her husband’s troublé until told. Just before his departure Shaver pl 0 in the bird cage for hig wife, and this 18 all that is left her, —— Terrible Drouth in Minnesota. © FarisavLt, Mion., Oct. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue B -Reports from all over this section of country of the terrible drouth are pouring in, and unless rain and plenty of it comes ore winter sets in the effect will be terrible. A great wany wells are now dry and many farmers in this vieinity haul water six miles for watering cattle and for household use. Tnere 15 & fear that the Faribault waterworks will give out, which will leave the city in a kielvless condition, e A Pbalanx of Republics. Mies, O, Oct. 25.—In the course of a speech here to-might in the Ohlo campaign Senater Sherman said the next congress woutd undoubtedly institute some action tending toward the union of North, Central and South America into @ solid pbalanx of republics commercially and politically. ——-— Busines: oubles, CLEVELAND, Oct. 5, —The private bauk of Rev. J. W, Powell, at Fostoria, O., closed its doors to-day. The depositors are mostly merchants. ‘The assets amount to §24,000, The liabilities will exceed that amount, NUMBER 129, ESCAPED CONVICT SUICIDES, A Former Inmate of Sing Sing Blowe Out His Brains. HE WORKED AS A FARM HAND, Constantly Haunted By ths Fear Thas Oficers Wers or Track, Ho Protorred Doath Rather Than Be Recaptured. Preferrod Suicide to Sing Sing. Stinuwarer, Minn,, Oct. 25.—|Special Tels egram o Tur Bee | ~Fred hurber, escaped Sing convict, lies d house of Thomas Wallgate, a wealthy favmer at Grey Cloud. Mr. Wallgate hired Thurber todo farm work through a St. Paul agency October 0. Yestorday Mr., Wallrato had ac- casion to visit St. Paul, and in his absence the man inquired anxiouslty of Mrs. Wallgate if her husband was an ofMcer, or if he had gone after a sherift or other oNicers. He was answered in the negative and Thurber replied that he had recontly escaped from Sing Sing aftor sorving three years and sixty , and that seven ycars of his sentence remamed, but that ho had served lomg enongh, and if there was any probability of his recapture he would cus his throat or jump into the river, \Wheu Mr. Wallgate came home ut dusk Thurber took his horse and cared for it, and then going intoa building next the barn used as & blacksmith shop killed himself with Wall- gate’s shotgun, which was storea in the building. Ho tied a string to one of the triggers and exploded the vharge by pulling the string with nis foot. Thurbor had in his pocket an unused envelope addressed to Bd- ward Bendhnski, meat marke ner Maln and Water streots, Sing Siug, N. Y - S A DIRTY POLIIICAL TRICK, Another of the Sharp Practices For Which Chicago is Noted. Citioaao, |Special Telegram to Tue I can leaguo circlos in the Twelfth ward wero thrown into a fever of excitement to-day ever a pioce of political intrigue perpetrated by their enemies, 1t has been understood all along that the American league, or anti-Clan-na-Gael o= , has gained a supremacy in the Twelfth ward which could ba frustrated only by a scheme which would prevent' them from getting their forces to the primaries, The lengue workers had assembled last night to arrangements for the primaries, and ry precinet licutenunt was on hand 1o re- 6 circulars and tickets 1o bo distributed this morning. But the thousands of ad dressed eovclopes were desiined not to ba sent out. A boy had been sent from the Bau ke Printing company with several thousand tickets and circulars to be delivered to the league meetine. He did not appear. Mr. Clarke was impatient. He sent out people to search for the The boy could not' be found. He did not r ot the priuting ofice this morning supposi- tion is that the league’s enemies waylaid the oy and kept him from fulfilling his errand. ot to be daunted, the league had the print- ers set 1o work, this morn= ing the tickets and circulars were replaced and men were sent out to put _them in tha voters' hanas before the primaries, - WORKING FOR WOMEN Platform of a Brooklyn Lady Who fiunning for Mayor. New Yonk, Oct. pacial Telegram 10’ Tue BEw|—Mrs. 2 Beckwith, & prominent chureh and ty worker, has declared herself an independent candidato for mayor of Brooklyn at the coming elec- tion. She was asked yoesterday what she proposed to do. Toip the women,” she replied, *If T am clected mayor of Brooklyn I will sce that there are women on the school board, in every police coprt, police station and prison i the city. 1 will have women on the board of health and in the board of public work Don't you think there are women in thi city who would sweep our streets quicker and cleaner than the men who are now em- ployed and who protend to 4o that worli I could rally a staif of 500 in filtcon minutes. "they’d be glad to get the job and they'd be worthy of bire, t0o. Now I know what you aro going to say —‘looks stuff and nonsense. They must have bread, not only for tuemselves and children, but not seldom for their hunsbands. More, they would sing, smile and bo merry over it, for there never was a street so hard to clean as a tub full of clothes, I want to sce women appointed inspectors of tevement houses, fac- tories and merkets, and when they get to work and submit tieir first report, I know good will have begun to tuke effect. 1 want 10 see good women in every station in Brook- lyn, 1 wantto reach the factory girls, give them a better atmosphere and purer si roundings, morally and hygi Sho will make « ver, large number of church women behind he il i i SOROOL CHILDREN FIND A BOMB, Two Fatally Injured and Eight in a Sevious Condition, FraNkLIN, Pa., Oct. A number of school children found a bomb loaded with dynamite near the school house o the Gal- loway farm, near here, to-day. While attemnting to open it with a knife, it exploded with terrible results. Two of the children named 1Mtz Rogers are fatally hurt, while e are in a serious condition “The bomb is suphosea to have been made by some one for the purpose of killing fish. EXPECTE rald and U others A BLOODY BATILE Outlaw Howard in ville Court Housr, LousviLie, Ky, Oc 25.—~A dispatch from Pineville says the forces of Wilson Howard, the outlaw, worked a neat flank movement on the forces of County Judge Lewis yesterduy. ‘T'he latter party left the court house 1n the morning Lo make an sault on Howard’s camp. Howurd's forces moved around to their flank, got into town, 100k pussession of the court house and are holding the town. Judge Lewis' party is eamped outside and it 18 oxp i will make an effort to recapture the town, when a bloody batule 18 looked for. Later—Reports received tonight say the outlaws did not capture the court house and that Judge Lewis 18 gaining recruits, Whisky. —News of another fight in the mountains reached here to-night, this time from Tennessee. The fight was be- tween & band of Italian laborers and the mountaineers over some whisky. One Italian was killed and three others seriously wounded, session of Pine- LA The Squatters Must Go, Pieine, 8, D., Oct. 25.—From private ad- vices two or three bundred squatters at Fort Pierre, across the river from here, hove learned that the government intends to drive them off before ovening the reservation and that the lands on which they have located will be taken by the Northwestern rallway for railroad parposes. Three German fam= ilies who camre from Paris, IlL, have been found by the Indian police to beinastarviog condition, One death bas occurred and others are anticipated. B The Weather Korecast, For Omata and vicinity: Fair weather, Nobraska - aud Dakota: Fair, sligutly warmer, variable winds, becomiog southe erly. liwu- Clearing colder, northerly winds,