Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE " OMAHA, WEDNES DAY MORNING, JANUARY 28. UVER ONE IUNDRED HILLED, | Frightful Explosion of Fire Damp in a Bhaft at Reottdale, Pa. “w STARTED BY A WORKMAN'S OIL LAMP. Bixty Familles Left in aDestitute Con- dition by the Disaster—Work of Rescue Appeal for Aid. Bejun—An Bcorrnare, Pa, Jan of fire-aamp in the mammoth shaft of the H. . Fricke coke comp: { into eternity and a number seriously injur shortly after 9 o'clock the result of the ignition The after-damp which followed the damp explosion suffoca and it is supposed was ed nearly every men, realizing the awful to tho ground, the venting the gas striking them. The persons not killed arein such a eritical condition that their deaths are moms Up to this writing fifty bodies have been discovered all without a sign of life, fire which broke out after the explosion was soon_extinguished which were put in oper been driven from the pit cuing the entombed winers commenced. mammoth plant has fifty-nine ovens, one of »st plants in the coke regions, 1 hard of acc u Tnited works, where an explosion recently destroyed the entire shaft. The affair has cast a egion, and tonig The gas has id the work of res- »om overthe entire it hundreds of mine are flocking to the scene of the aisaster, fering assistance Dunbar disas by the destruction of li ppalling loss of life is more than over- The news spread throughout the ent coke region with g body was awe-stric Coftins have already elghty persons from Mount | takers, Noono e condition to tell the story It s estimated that th at’ rapidity and n the mine in of the disaster. of the world for sustenance by a fact that they all the plant not having been me time, and work has this disaster, most penniless running full fo Everything possivle will be done to supply the widowed mothers and cnildren with necessaries of life, will act liberally in this direction and Master has sent an appeal for id to the miners and cokers of the regioh. At miduight it is st killed in the cxplosion. been taken outso far, fire and it is feared that all the other bodies wili be cremated. This morning a partial story of the disaster An unexpected flow of gas was struck and the miners working in the Workman Pete was obtained. B and 4 were all - killed, —Phe - fire boss, as fs his mine and examined the working placs. pangied body lies at the morgue. evidence that he attended to the regular certificates of inspection recer from him this morning, that the mines were safe. The miners knew ificates had been filled out and went to work. They never returned. Superintendent Dunbar district He immediately called for volunteers, and, gathering a few about Bofore doing 50 he notified Gen- al Superintendent Dinch, and that gentle- dered all the mine superintendents in tho rogion to the scene. W od the mine asight impossible to picture Bank cars, mules, and, terrible than all, men pact mass against the ribs or walls of the conl, and not a living thing w It was almost him, descended 1 the volunteers piled in'a com- in the wreck- as solid as the coal itself so terrific was the force of the ex- plosion. This obstruction was removed with dificulty and they entered the chamber of t thay discovered after leaving the main entry was a gum boot, In it was the log of o man, found a human head, but nowhere in the trunk that had borne The firsy obj Further on they surrounded by dangers unseen, with blood oozing from it, told the story of * the appaliing disaster. in, they found bodies strown along tho wang- One unfortunate met his knees in_pri eves uplifted. Working their way death while on r, with hands el was found in this Tt was a pathetic picture, While all this was oceur the region were cor the great disaster. atives and friends of theunfortunate victims, rushed to the mouth of the pit, shricking and sobbing, and the sceae was one never to be ting at the scene of Women and childr Following them came physicians and un- dertakers from Scottdale, Mount Pleasant and Greensburg, and after Lambing of Scottdale, who w beroaved with words of sympathy and con- dolence, besides urging the wen to greater work in the rescue alive and imprisoned physiciuns were little needed, for every man in the headings where the explosion oceurred brought up Every corpso was cov- »d to enquire nt among the who might' be The services of the every fow minutes, no one even ventu whose body it was, for they knew that every- one In that part of the win explosion was dead, Superintendent Keightly was He had been In two other mine dis s—Dunbar and Youngstown was far the worst, {ng knows the cause of the ac will never be known for a cortainty, many were killed by the explosion, but the | meand the unfortunates This is shown by the fact bodies in the immediate vi- cinity of the worst wreckage were muti- at the time of the ““No man liv- dreaded after-dampe: succumbed 10 it. that ouly those One of the foremen connected with the aid that safety lamps were not used in lo presence of gas had mever before boeu manifest and was uot suspected, e orger Convioted, PontiAND, Ore., Jan, & stein, arrested in Des Moines, Ia., sometbime | ago, was convicted today of forging & pension | e les in Chicags 27, —General ved this evening from Cuicao, Jan, forty-eight Indians art Pine Ridge. Thirty of the bucks were taken to Fort Sheridan and eighteen chiefs will be sent on to Washington. - - — KILLED BY THE NMOTOR. Peter Duffy Thrown Undert'e Wheels and Terr'bly Crushed. At6:90 last night Peter Duffy was cross- ing Burt street on Eighteenth, and observing a motor train coming eastward on Burt, he endeavored to turn his horse out of the w He turnca so rapidly and so short that the wagon was overturned, throwing Me. Dufty upon the track in front of the approaching train. The motorman put on brakes and shut off the current, but could not stop his train until it had struck Mr. Duffy and had shoved him along the track about six feet, The unfortunate man was hastily extri- ted from bereath the car by the trisinm and the patrol wagon was to his home at the corner of Thirteenth and Capitol avenue, A physiciun was called and the injured man was found to be suff om a_ghastly wound in the right g be right hip vas badly crushed and a s cut from groin upward about six inche The attending physicls that the injury was not neces his Judgment proved to be incors Dufty died at 7:40, Thomas Morse, the conductor, and Elwood Nixon, the motorman, went to the police sta- tion with Sergeant Whalen aua surrendered themselves to the jailer, They claim that the accident was unavoidable so far as they were concerned, but they wanta full and fair investigation of the matter Mr. Duffy lived at the corne avenue and Thirteenth street and worked for Whitney & commission merchants, on Thirteanth streot beteen - Douglas’ and The deceased was thirty-two ye leaves a wife and two children. The coroner was called and the remains were placed {n the hands of Heafly & teafly, undertakers A man named Frank Gardner, who saw the cident, claims that the motor struck the wid turned it over, throwiag Duffy on ack. The inquest will provably o'clock this afternoon, sk L Western People at Chicago. Cricaao, Jan. 27.—[Special Telogram to to Tue Bre) —Among the westerners in Chicago today were the following: At the Grand Pacific—L. J. Drake, Omaha; J W, W Lincoln, Neb.;James P. Wall, & ¥, Ta 5 John Gibson, Creston, a At the Wellingtou—W. C. Waterloo, Ta, At tho Palmer—Sol Bergman, At the Sherman—G. H. Brown, City, Ia.; H. L. Mayo, Omaha. ——— HIGH-PRICED FU. oin, ash w 1 to think ily fatal, but bct, for Mr. of Capital s old and be held at 3 Shurtlefr, Sioux It Has Been Purchased by a Sfoux City Baseball Backer. ST. Pavr, Minn, Jun. 2 gram to Tue Ber. ] —There 18 a mid. break in the Western Baseball association, Sioux City huving today announced its with- drawal, President Peavy of the street rail- way company of that city has gone into his pocket for nearly $1,000 to make up defic- its the past two seasons and he announces that he is through pavirg too dearty for his fun. Prosident Krauthoff of Kansas City will bo asked to call a meeting to fill the vacancy about February 1. If there are no further desertions the St. Paul and Minneapolis managers favor the udmission of Grand Rapids, Mich., being the mnearest of the applic to the old circuit. If, however, Lincoln and Denver can be indueed to withdraw Detroft, Toleds and Indianapolis will be invited to fill the three vacancies. -— .CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Sennte. WasmiNGto, Jan. 2%.—The senate met at noon and the journal of Thursday, covoring the proceediogs of Thursday, Friday, Satur- day and Monday, was read and approved. Among the petitions presented and re- ferred was one by Mr, Frye I favor of hav- ing potatoes received by the government and treasury certificates issued thervon at§l per bushel. Tho house bill to prevent counterfeiting passed with amendments. Mr. Dolph’s resotution in relation to the power of the minority to compel the attend- ance of absentees went over. The house bill for the payment of Indian depredation claims was considered until 2 o'clock, when the apportionment bill was taken up, the question bewg on Mr. Davis' amendment to give an additional member each to Arkansas, Minnesota, Missourl and New York. No dction was takea and the senate soon adjourned, House. WASHINGTON, Jan, 27.—In the house today the approval of the journal oceupied half an hour, M. Springer offered a_resolution reciting the speaker's conduct yesterday in deciding that a dilatory motion was unlawful. Mr. McKinloy made & point of order that the question was not a privileged one. “Tho speaker sustained the point of order. M. Springer appealed and on Mr. MeKin s motion the appeal was tabled—135 to 105, Tho speaker lald bofore the house a mes- sago from the president vetoiug the bill authorizing Oklahoma City to issue bouds to railroad companie: The bill passed ora rallway bridge over the Mis between Council Blufts The house went into committeo of the whole on military academy appropriation bill In the course of i general debute Mr. Rogers of Arkansas referred to the Iudian war o unprovoked and _indefensiblo and the Wounded Knee affur the most shameful murder in the annals of our history. Mr. Flower favored a serohing 1nvestiga- tion Into the causes of the war. Messrs, Peel of Arkansas and Cuteheon of Michigan defended the army and courted a thorough investigation, After some talk by Messrs. Spinola and Bland on fthe force bill the committe rose and the house adjourned. —_— The Woather Forecast, For Omaha and Vicluity—Raln or snow: colder. For winds; ebraska--Snow and slight. changes in ten Towa—Threatening weather; winds; slight” changes in temper- rain; easterly easterly ature, or South Dakota—Threatening weatho) snow; winds shifting to northerly; slight changes in temperature, Murderer. Cueyesse, Wyo., Jan. 27.—-|Speclal Telo- gram to Tue Bk, | ~Charles Miller, the six- teen-yearold boy, who murdered two com- panions, who wore stealing aride in a box car with him inSeptemberlast, was sentenced today to be hanged Mareh 20." Miller is un- concerned about his fate. Lo ichih 2 ¥ Lodging House Fire. Sax Josk, Cal., Jan, ~Tho Central lodging house burned this morning, There were sixteen people fu the house. John Foloy and Charles Nord were burned to death aud one other person injured, Several shops | wero also destroyed. A Station Agonts' Strike Ended. Ciicaco, Jan, 27.—The Milwaukee & St. Paul station agents’ strike is ended, The striker o declare i of. h Roll, Gurexcog, Minn., Jau, 27.—Judge James C. Edson, judge of the Eighth judicial district, aied this morulng. executive committee today decided | THE SEVENTH N HARD LUCK. Survivors of Wounded Knee Killed or In- Jured ina Railroad Wreok. A COLLISION NEAR FLORENA, KANSAS. Meagre Detal's From the Scons Re- port Four Soldiers Dead and Over Thirty Infured—Rail road Officials Reticent. Bratnice, Neb,, Jan. 27.—[Special Tele: gram to Tur Brg.|—Very meagre informa- tion has thus far been received from the scene of the Union Pacific wreck, occurring at Florena, Kan., at4:30 yesterday afternoon. The railway officials here are reticent und it is next to impossible to secure telegraphic communication from Florena or Irving, Tho most reliable information is in_effect that the special train conveying the four troops of the Seventh cavalry and two batteries of artillery which left this city at noon yester- day had a head end collision with the regular passenger, No, 44, bound uorth at Florena, Kan, a small station sixty miles south of this city. The special containing the mili- tary was running on No. #'s schedulo and apparent confusion of orders caused the catastrophe, The trains met on a down grade from both directions. The three en- gines were practically demolished. Eight conchies and a stock car of the special were smashed, and also the mail car of the regular. The special was a vory heavy train and a double header, Four membors of the Seventh were killed outright, and Captain Godfrey ana six enlisted men seriously, if not fatally, injured and twenty-five or more 'of the command received injuries of greater or less severity. The baggageman of the regular was also in- jured. The track is badly torn up and trafiio is interrupted for from twenty to twen four hours. The railway authorities here admit a serious wreck, but. decline to give out definite information, The passenger coaches of the special were next to the engine, which makes it possible that the disaster is ‘even greater than here reported. The killed are SERG PRIV 4 alry. CAPTAIN GODFREY, Troop D. SERGEANT SHARP, Troop G. Soveral other non-commissioned officers and privates are painfully hurt, Lizzie Dennett of Lincoln, Neb., hud an arm broken and her head cut, and Brakeman Kimball, Conductor Flynn and one or two others dro slightly injured. A number of cavalry horses were killed. The conductor of the “military train, whose carelessness is responsiole for the wreck, has disappeared, SHORTBAT, Battery E. 12 MEIL, Troop G, Seventh cay- An Old Settler Doad. Sent n, Neb, Jan. 27.--[Special to Tue Bee.)—Mrs, Euncie Beers, the oldest person in this courty, mother of Mrs. J. D. pearman, whose husband, Captain J. D. Spearman, died on January 11, died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Spearman, near this village, Mrs. Beers was born in Binghampton, N. Y., October 5, 1797, and died January 27, 1801, aged ninety-four yeavs, She was the sister of Jebediah Smith, the first white man who ever made the overland trip to Califor- nia, which was mude in 1825-6. She was o niece of Cyrus Strong, the millionaire banker of Binghampton, Y. and a second cousin of x-President R, B. Hayes, Love Li:ughs at Locks. Nenrasks Ciry, Neb, Jan, 27.—[Speclal Telegram to Tur Brr]—Mrs, Clara Hess- ling hasa great deal of trouble with her soveutecn-year-old daughter Agnes, who re- cently eloped with Lee Morgan, but was prevented from matrying him by the inter- ference of the mother. Today Mrs, Hess- ling wanted the county court to send the girl t0 the reform school because she still insisted on being sweet on young Morgan, but when Shie found that sho could not bring this about she wanted Juage Eaton to compel the young couple to marry at one. In this she was also disappointed and started out to tind some new scheme to stop the love-making of Lee and Agues An Elwood Shooting Affalr. Erwoon, Neb., Jan. 27.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Ber]—A shooting affair oc- curred here today between two liverymen. George Faiwr called E. T. Leck out of the Commercial hotel and demanded the payment. of some money which he claimed was due him from Leek. High words ensued and Fair approached Leek to strike him. The latter warned him to desist, but Fair kept following him up, when Laek drew a #8- calibre revolver and shot Fair in the thigh. ‘The wound is painful, though not considered dangerous. There was bad blood between the parties prior to this time, Boy's Foot Crushed. Venniarg, Neb., Jan. 27.—(Special to Tine Bek.|—Fred Quimby, a sonof George W. Quimby, & lad about fourteen years old, had his foot crfished last night while playmg around a locomotive. The engine was back- ing into the round house, when he attempted to jump from the rear of tho tender. One foot caught, and he was precipitated with the other under the wheels withi the above re- sults. His playmates took him home in a wheelbarrow and the engine was dispatched to Creighton for medical aid, returning with Drs. Roberts and Britt, who amputated the foot near the instep. Quiet at Rosebud. VaLENTINE Neb, Jan, 27. — [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Colonel Poland, with three companies of Twenty-first infantry are camped here tonight, waiting the arrival of a spectal traln to take them to Sydnoy, which will leave here at § tomorrow moruing. They toport overything quict at Rosebud, sevoral of the hostiles from Pine Ridge having ar- rived before they left,. Taylor's Ceim . Davip Ciry, Neb.,Jan, 27.~(Spacial to T BeE.]—A complaint has been filed and a war- rant issued for the arrestof J. B. Taylor, agent of the Unfon Pacific at Brainard, this county, the crime charged being rape. Tay- lor has fled. The victim of Taylor's beustly and cowardly act is an orphan girl, The Foreman Returns, Uxiox, Neb,, Jan. 97.—Speciul Telegram to Tuk Bee.]—Foreman R. C. Tunkey who, with his wife, has been sponding the past six weoks at*Hot Spriugs, Ark., for tho ben- efit of his health, returned this morning to re- sume his duties {u the Omaha Southeru sup- ply yards at this place, A New Land Company. Haemixas, Neb gram to Tue Ber.)—Articles of incorpora- tion of the Queen City Land compan filed this afternoon with the county The capital stock is $25,000, with W. uing, A. L. Clarke and William K corporators, Snow at Chadron, Cuaproy, Neb, Jan, 27.—| Special Telogram to Tue Bee.| —A warm, hight rain set in last night at 9 o'clock. At 12 o'clock it turned iuto snow and has continued snowing sinee There is eight 1uches on the ground uow, It | 15 still mild and snowing aad looks like a big | storm, The Beautiful at Brayton. Braytoy, Neb, Jan. 27.—[Special Tele- who died fn 1438, | hard hero all the aftern snow 1s three inchos dee) still coming down very fast. i tonight the naverage and Deathof an Old ipen. Uxtox, Neb, Jan, 27. Tologram to Tue Ber|—Last evening occurred the death of one of Cass county’s eldest citizens, Jane Charlton, aged eight; r years, Herses Stolen, BeaTnice, Neb,, Jan. [Spoctal Tele- gram to Tae Ber|—Frank Pethoundi, a farmer living six mules north of this city, B tovo horses stolen from s premises last night. Oamages Asked. Lixcous, Neb., Jan. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—John Weitho asks $10,000 damagos In the district .court from the Vitri- tied paving and pressed brick works, John says that in performing his duties he was compelled to wallc over some planks aoross a tank into which waste steam and water was forced, On October 14, last, he fell into the vat and was so badly injured that he will not be able to work any more. An Old Man's Injuries. Lixcoly, Neb., Jan. 27.—[Special to Tue Bk, n the evenlng of Dacemaber 10 last Peter Gartner, a shoemaker aged sixty-one years, was walking along N street whon he fell into a hole dug by the Lincoln city elec- tric railway company. The result was he had two ribs broken, and was otherwise in- jured, insomuch that he cannot perform any more manual labor, He also claims that the city knew of the hole's existence, and should be made to pay one-half of the $10,400 dum- ages ho asks, A Batch of Robbsrs. Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 27.—ISpecal to Tur Ber.]—Several farmers living ia the vicinity of Raymond, who have beem the victim of sneals thieves, have organized a vigilantes corps, and this moruing ewrly hada chuse after a grain thief, but the fellow escaped. Juhn Litza, who lives six miles south of the city, took dinner yesterday at the restaurant at 113 South Ninth street, and hung his ove coat on a nail, Another man came in shortiy afterwards and hung bis coat on top of John's. He finished first, and when he took his coat, absent mindedly, of course, took the one be- longing to John.’ The latter reported his loss to the police, and th morning Oficer Kin- ney found the garment in Haken's pawnshop, where the thief had sold it for 82,50, John Massoy, living on Tenth and Pine streets, veports that some one stole his spring wagon and a set of harness Last night, 70 SAVE HIS DAUGHTER. An Austrian Changes Hfs Name and Lxiles Himself. Crmioxco, Jun, 27.—|Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—A very dramatic and touching story developed in @ case, before United States Commissioner Hoyno today. The case was that of Gustav Lange, charged with being a diamond smuggler. In the trial today it developed that the prisoner is inno- cent, and moreover that ke is & man of prominence in Austria, who fled from Vienna and tools an assumed name to save his daugh- ter from disgrace. He is Jacob Kronfeld, formerly an appraiser for the Austrian gov- | crnment in the Verkehrsbank (bank of com- merce) at Vienna, and father of Dr. A. Kron- feld, oue of the mostprominent of Vienna physiclans, editor of the Wiener Medicinische Wochenschrift and the author of the best treatise upon Dr. Koch's discovery. Kronfeld was missed fromy Vienna about. the middle of May, 1890, undér circumstances from which 1t was 'luferred tpt he had either & serious aceicent’ | becowe a fugitive from his creditors, The latter surmise was su.agthened by the fact that bills of exchange amount- mg to 45,00 florins and bearing Kronfeld's slgnature were In circulation in that city. The disappearance caused & great commotion, for the missing man was known to possess a considerable fortune and to be very well connected. In addition to his worlk for tho wovernment Kronfleld conducted large transactions for jewelry houses and when he came to America, immediutely after s disappearance from Vienna, he con- tinued in the same busiuess. Kronfeld brought letters to an examiner in an ap- praisors utoro hore nomed Boubelm, futro- ducing himself as Gustav Lunge. He brought alargo amount of jewels with him tothis country and Mrs. Bonheim,overhearing a con- versation between himand her husband,came to the conclusion that no_duty had been paid on tho goods and, fearing her husband might be discharged from his position told her sus- picions to government officers here, who ar- rested Lange. The story came out when Kronfeld was asked toduy why he fled from Vienna and changed his name to Gustav Lange. “To save my daughter,” ho answered, *I had been aware for some time that her hus- band, my son-in-law, had boen forging my name to bills of exchange. Iknew of no way 10 stop the losses without exposing his crime, cxcext to leave and becsuse, otherwise, 1 knew my whereabouts would be discovered, and I would be forced to pay 45,000 florins or prove my son-in-law a eriminal.’? As the evidence against dronfeld is very slight and many clrcumstanges go to confirm his story, he will undoubtedly be dischurged when the report of the examination is for- warded to the treasury officials at Washing- ton, - O'NEIL'S MURDERER. James Horton Confesses and lmpli- cates Another Man, Booxe, Ta,, Jan. 27.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—The tramp who killed Conductor O'Neil at Long Point last Thursday morning was identifid fully at Tama today, He broke down and contessed and will plead guilty on trial, Heis the man who stolo the horso at Long Point the night of the murder, as re- latedin Tue Bek last Thursday. He was identified by the hair from the horse’s back which adhered to his ciothing, and by stolen clothing which he was wearing, He was_arrested within five miles of the place where he committed tho_murder. He also implicated & man named Gardner, who was arrested in Marshalltown tonight' and taken to Tama for a hearing. The supreme Comrt, Des Moixes, 1a, Jan. 37.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The supreme court to- day filed the following opinions : Thomas Kaur & Co., appellants, vs Inde- ident school district of Hock Rapids et aly on district; afirmed. W. C. Moody vs Poter Funk, appellant; Calhoun district; affirmed. Charles Stroff, appellant, vs Swotford Brothers & J. B, Stroug; Linn district; af- firmed. In re estate of . H. Rawlings, deccased; Dayis district; afliemed, Salt & Bro. vs A, J. Diy Van Buren distriet; roversed. The district township of Senter et al, pellauts, vs th s, appellant; ap- independent district of Lans- ing: Allmakee district; afirmed. Conrad Leich ct ulvs G. W. Dee, appel- laut; Des Moines districs; afirmed. Struck a Vein of Coal. Lesans, Ta, Jan. 27.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bek]—A five-foot vein of coul was discovered on the farm of J, Rankin, in Graut township, eight miles north of Le- mars, today, at a depth of 206 feet. Wernli & Hungenberger of this city were digeing a well for Mr. Raukin and discovered the vein, Samples of the coal have been brought to wwu and tested and found to burn well, Indictments Against Bunker Horner. Krokux, T, Jan, 27.—The fedéral grand | Jury returned four indictments today against Banker Horner, vecently arrested in New York city for violating the ant-lottery act, on un indictment found in Svewgficld, il e e A Deatry Avalanche. Rome, Jan An avalanche at Floresta | today destroyed eleven houses and killed gramto Tue Bre.)—It has been suowing | nineteen persous. PFEIFFER DEFEATS INGALLS. The Farmers' Alliance Editor Will Bo the Next Kansas Senator. HE POLLED THE FULL PARTY STRENGTH. Blographical Sketchof the Successful Candidate—Vilas Defeats Spooner In Wisconsin—No Choice in Dlinois, Torrka, Kan., Jan, 27, congress meots tho se When the next t of Hon. John James Ingalls will be occupied by William Alfred Pfeiffer of the farmers' alliance, who in the joint session of the Kansas legislature tomor- row will be formally declaved elected United States senator. The predictions of “‘know ing ones” that the alliance would be unable to agrge upon a candidate and that failure to agree woula disrupt the organiza tion went wide of the mark. The caucus was harmonious last night and on each ballot the name receiving the lowest vote was dropped from the list until the choice was made. Rumors of & defection in the voto in the house today likewiso proved un- founded The proceedings of both houses were of an orderly character, In the house fifty-three petitions from Grand Army of the Republic veterans throughout the state for re-election of Ingalls went over under the rules, When the result of the ballot was an- nounced the alliancemen went wild and cheered for several minutes. The ballot for United States senator re- suited: Houso—Pfeiffer, %; Ingalls, 22: Blair, 5. Senate-Tuzalls, 85; Pfeifter, 2, Senator Ingalls in an interview this after- noon said ho had no_plans for the future ex- cept that he knows e will remain in Kansas, | William Alfred Pfeiffer was born in Cum berland county, Pennsylvania, in 1831 and_is of Dutch pareutage. In 1850 he caught the gold fover and went to California, where he remained two years. He made considerable money and returned to Pennsylvanla, and soon after removed to Indiana_and later to Missouri, He served during the war in the ighty-thind Tllinois volunteers and at the closeof the war he settled at Clarksville, Tenn,, practicing law, and in 1870 he moved to Kansus, taking up a claim, At differont times ho edited various rs, served in the state senate and was a delegate to the natonal republican convention in 1550, In that year he moved to Topeks, assumed editorial control of the Kansas Favmer and afterwards bought the paper. He has been engaged in the publication of that paper ever since.] Bomb. Pierge, .—=[Special Telegram to Tue Br Kelley of Moody, the member who stated un the floor of the hotise on Saturday that he had been offered a brite £ 31,000 to vote for Moody, rose in his t to a question of privilege this morning, it was warning sufficient that another thunder- storm was about to oreak. Kelley, this time, handled Elderfielder, the leader and lobbyist of the prohibition forces, without gloves, He stated that this leador, who was a preacher, had in one of the pulpits of the city taken him to task for his daring to ex- poseon the floorof the house the attempt that had been made to bribe him. He had always supposed that it was tho duty of a good citizen to make known a crime ‘coming to his knowledge. However dear to him prohibition was, he could not help but deplore that such & good cause had, for a leader, so disreputable a person aud such a lying hypocrite. Kelley's speech created quiten ripple and particularly pleased the re-submissionists, who were glad to see a division likely to grow in the prohibition ranks, The bribery committee has not yet reported. Some racy developments are ex- pected when it aoes. Kelley says be has urned in all his evidence to them. A vill was introduced by the military com- mittee appropriating 2,000 to cover the ex- penses of the late Indian uprising and to re- mburse the military. This afternoon the house took up tho sen- ate bill fixing tne penalty for delinquent taxes to begin June 1 and amended it to make the penalty accrue from February 1 at 12 per cent per annum from the time of delinquency It passed. It 18 likely that it will pass the senate in this shape, as the time now is close to_adjournment, In the senate the following bills were intro- duced : By Majors—A joint resolution and memo- vl to congress asking that United States senators be elected by a direct vote of the people of the several states, By Bird—Instructing the county treasurers to pay the monies collected asinterest and penalty on delinguent taxes into the general fund, The joint session to bullot for United States senator met as usual, today at noon with the usual {nterest in the result. As predicted, the break came and for tomorrow & still more decided one is expected. It is now getting down o a question of anything to the elec- tion of a republican. Three compromise candidates will appear—Lake, Mellette and Melville, Moody is certuinly out of the race. The Black Hills section will concentrate it strength on Lake. Luke 1sa wealthy banker of Rapid City., Mellette and Melyille both haye a strong following. The combine still expects to win, but the republicans will make a strong effort to defeat them. The first bailot today gave Moody 40 votes, Melville 14, Mellétte3, Lake 10, Preston, Winstsow 6, Pickler2, Matthews 1, Martinl, Seward 5, Harden 21, Crose 16, Ky King 5, Dow 8, MeFarlane 1, Tripp 5.~ There was one pair, The second ballot reduced the number of candidates to fifteen, Moody lost one move vote that went to Matthews.” T vote was very scattering and scarcely sative of anytning except thata breik has come. Nocaucus candidate is expected for LOWOLTOW, e ekt F. M. B. A. Men Will Not Fuse. Serixorienn, I, Jan, 27.—Republicans and Jemocrats are slightly discouraged to- night over the senatorial outlook. There is a spreading impression that the Farmers' Mutual Benefit association men will not be won so easily by either partyas was ex- pected, The victory of Pfeffer over }ngu”! in Kansas~ today has given them @ new determination to insist on their demands being met by one or the other of the two old parties, They will fov the present continue to vote forStrecter, and when he is aropped Johu P, Steele of Mount Vernon, 111, will be their candidate. The re- sort that repubficans and Farmers' Mutual Joncfit assoclation men have been conferring in regard to unitiug upon Judge Gresham is believed here to be without foundation. Adopted After a Long Debate. Ixviaxaponis, Ind, Jan, 27.—The senate this evening after a leng debate adopted the house resoulution not to make an apropriation for the world's faie if the elcctions biil be- comes a law. The adverse report of the com- mittee on the bill requiriug the Am can flug to be floated over school houses was con- curred fu, More Frultless Bal'ots, Serixariewn, T, Jan, -The first ballot for United States senator in the joiut assem- bly was without change. After the thirty se h ballot adjournment was taken until LOmMOXIOW Boon, A Blow to the Maopsoy, Wis,, Jan the lower house this morning pa suspension of the rules, the bill to ropeal the Bennett compulsory educational law, Trextow, N, J., J After o heated | debate the democratic majority in the general assembly adopted & resolution withholdii 3, the sppropriation for, the worlds falr if th elections bill is pussed, Smith, one of New Jersey’s commissioners to the world's fuir, voted for the resolution ats Spooner. , Jan, 27, Vilas recelved a majority over Spooner today when both houses of the legislature voted for United States senators, Manisoy, Wis Favors the ddian Ballot. Suew, Ore, Jan, The house today passed the bill for the Austradian ballot sys tem, THE CHILIEAN REVOLUTION, Rebels Capture I Destray ¥ Loxnoy, Jan A via Buenos Ayres ¢ thero states that the r Tongorl and fought Towns and dispateh from Chili ening the revolution bels have blockaded Torbaraliis; thata battle was at the former place and that troops have been sent to reinforce the garrison The insurgents h Limache Alto, taking possession of the na- tional factories in the latter place and expell ing the dircctors and adherents of President macedas. The property of the foreign residents is suffering _considerably from the effects of the rebellion in spite of the efforts of the foreign powers to protect the interestof the citizens of the tries they represent. The diplo- representatives have formally informed the Chilian government that they will em bark on the vessels of forcign powvers if the conflict continues, Presi nt Balmacedas has asked them to delay taking any action as he hopes to suppress the rebellion” within & few days, bt MR, BRADFORD WARNED. A Southern Tolnted ain Wrecker Gets a 1 Official Notice WoonviLLe, Miss., Jan, 27.— |Special T gram to Tue Bee) A. Bradford, who some weeks ago wrecked the pay train on the Loulsyille, New Orleans & Texas road, having been acquitted and huving s caped punishment for his crime through a technicality of the law, was discussed at a mass meeting of the citizens of Wilkinson county, held here today, when the following was adopted : Resolved, That we will no_longer tolorate said Bradford in our midst for one di cept that he may veturn to the next term of court to_stand trial on the remaining charge against bim and leave instanter, and to that end we hereby solemnly warn'S. A. Brad- ford, if he still stays in the cou immediately and never to come the limits of the county, excent dered, with the assuran will put him to death. — . Millionaire Mackay Pugilistic. AN Fraxcisco, Cal, Jan, 27.-[Spe Telegram to Tie Ber.]—Thero was a sensa- tional sceno in the Nevada bank this afte noon. Millionaire Mackay stalked into Presi- dent Hellman's room and knocked down C. Banynge, his confidential agent. The men were separated before cither could draw a rovolver, but those who know both_declare this is not the cnd of the trouble. Banynge came from Eugland years ago and has been Mackay's chief business man liere for several years. Heliman recently took charge of the Nevada bunk and it is reported toat Banyngehad played Muckay false in a recent deal. Dt as ubove or- that it he does we o Barbed Wire Manufacturers. OncaGo, Jan. 27.—The barbed wire manu- facturers, after a lengthy discussion,have decided to form the ~Columbia patent com- pany” to handle and control barbed wire patents after they are _purchased from Washburn & Moen, Instead of a tributo to the latter firm each manu- facturer will then pay 81 per ton royulty to the new company and the profits of the company will be distributed among the stockholders, Washburn & Moen will be pid in the neighborhood of §300,000 for the patent. The company will be organized within a couple of months. —_—— Emperor Wiliam's Birthday. BERLIY, Jan, 27.—The threo eldest childron of Emperor William are suffering from sovere colds, but the physicians state that there is no danger. The emperor colebrated his thirty-second birthday amid scenc great rejoicing. The city gayly decor- ated. The emperor presented (ho castle guard with new colors. remarking that they were copied after those of Frederick the ;at, which a shameless enomy carried off to France. Numbers of decorations were dis- tributed, —_— For McKinley Eill and Reciprocity. SerixGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 27.—The agricul- tural paper which a short time ago announced the result of postal card votes from 110,000 farmers in all parts of the country on presi- dential preferences has compiled the result on the tariff, It a considerable ma- jority for the MeKinley bill, an overwheluing Gemand for Blaine's schemé for reciproci and an ulmost equally strong protest against reciprocity with Canada. APeculiar Strike, CmicAGo, Jan, 27.—More of the shecp butchers atthe stockyards are out to The strike is & peculiar one. ift's men want 7 cents @ piece for sheop killed, Armour's men waat day wages instead of plece work. Morris’ men are satisfied with 7 couts, but want more sheep to kill. The packers say that as soon as the men can learn what they actually want the matter will be settied. - World's Fair Work Begun. CitieaGo, Jan, 27.—The first stake was driven and the first spadefull of earth turned on the lake fronttoday in connaction with the world’s fair, Preparations were begun for the erection of & temporary buildiug to be used by the chief of coustruction and his assistants. Some Property ownors opposite Lake Front park threaten an injunction e Riotous Rillway Strikers, Grassow, Jan. 27.—A" band of masked strikers yesterday severely multreated anum- ber of men working in the locomotive sheds on the Caledonian road at Strathaven and did much damage to property. The strik stoning the firemen and engmeers of passing trains and doiug all they can to annoy the company’ e Dectared Unconstitutional, CuicAGo, Jan, The Illinols supreme court has decided that the Chicago city ordi- nance requiring street. parades to have a pe mit from the superiutendent of police is ur constitutional, such uirement being d clared subversive of liberty. To be legal the ordinunce mustdetermine the condition under which parudes wiil be unlawful, Considering the Propositio Cineao, Jan, 27.—The directors of the Du- rangosteel and iron company of Mexicoy representing £9,000,000, today considered the proposition of the English syndicate to pur chase the company. The matter wis re ferred Lo a comnittee, s SF 2 Troops and Rebels. Suaki, Jan. Egyptian troops today captured Haudoub from the rebels. A skirmish latex with a baud of the rebels re. sulted in the Killing of two Egyptiaus and & number of rebels, N Dec % to Lovfirm or Deny, Loxpoy, Jan, 27.—-Gladstone declines to confirm or deny the statement made by Chbs. ter Conant that ho is about to resign the leadership of the party. gy ptin ve occupied Guillota and | ey p— “NUMBER 221, ey "HE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT of tho Subjects Disoussed by the Nae tional Farmers' Alliance. BURROWS OUTLINES A PLAN. Reforms Advoented President Powers in His An Addross— of Yesterday's ho Dologates. by ual The National Farmors Alliance assembled in convention at the boara of trade hall at 10 o'clock yestefday morning, and a fine body of wen they are The majority of tho delezates were on band and eager to begin work as early ws O o'clock, the originally appointed hour for the commencement of proccedings, but owing to the non-arrivul of several prominent bers from this state, theopening was do- forred until an hour later. In the meantimo the delegates present gathered 1 groups about the hall and put in the time in a lively discussion of the various topics included in the programme, chiof of which is the promo- tion of their interests—agriculturally, finan- ciully, soeially and politicully At {0 0'clock J. H. Powers, the p ascended the platform and, in a ol sald: “The eleventh annual session of the National Farmers' Alliance will come to order. Brother Groat of Broken Bow, Custor county, willir voke the divine blessing.” Prayer was offered for the good of theordor and the successful deliberations of the dele- merme esident, i vgice, end chaplain bad hardly resumed his seat when B. I, Pratt of Clarks avose and said: “I'he members of this convention huvo assembled from the north and from the south; from the cast and from the west, for the pur pose of transacting business thit is of intet- est tous and not to- tho general publie, and, in view of that fact, I move you that all per xcept members of the allince be e cused from our sessions.” Allan Koot of Sarpy county moved to amend by allowing represeutatives from other favimors’ associations to attend the do- liberations, N. B. Ashby of Pulk coun posed the seeret session and usk Intended to apply to the enti merely to the exceutive meetin Al meetings,” responded Mr. Root T don’t think this is the proper course to pursue,” continued Mr. Ashby. ““The ad- dresses of the ofticers should be given to the public, and 1 know that much good wonld re- sult from transacting our business with open doors,” A vote was taken and by n bare majority it was decided to go into secret session, K sone thing that I think should be I Mr. Root, afterthe vote was an- he reporters will undoubtedly port of theso mectings, and L, think that a committee of three should be ed to inspect such reports before printed.” | 't be done!” exclaimed of the liberal minded men in one ve eutatives of the press wei Town, op- dAF this was session, or dozen > invited the retiement of the reporters thoe tion went through the prelimnary of appointing committees on eredentials and resolutions and making other propari tions for the active work of the session, After the pr s had been of a large number of resolutions were offere One of them was presented by George D, Fullertonythe enly Missour delegate proscuty and its presentation created a sensution an opencd the contest. that, is expected between iy ocates and opnenents of 1he third party movement. Mr. Fullerton’s resolu- tion was as follows : Resolved, That it is th tional Farmers' Alliance in sembled that tho inde ense of the Na- cmvention as- ondent, political action of the past year, as evidenced by the state of Nebraska, is just and proper and ought to be encouraged. The war would have been opened at had not a rule been established by v 2 referved to a committes & presented for debate. The resolution was ndingly referred to the committee and was one of the subjects of dis- cussion at the afternoon’s meeting. Among the officers and delegates who arp present are the following; Nebraska- rs, Cornell Hutchinsor Stowe, W. Hu enne; 1. Hodges, Clay; W. G. Teadley, L. 4'u‘mn«xn‘ulumhm; I2. Beavers, 3 W, T Crow, Saunders ; D, Calic- D. Hatfieldt eliggh; J. McClure, Fremonty B. F. Allen Root, Pap- itlfon; J A. Hill, Min- den; Wil 0. Hall, H W. E. Palmer, Moortield, . F. Ladd, St. Paul: A G. R, Calhoun; Kear- ney: H. S, Williamson, Beaver City; W, Dinean, Madison; futnes.C. Bethiog: ton, Beatrice; ' M. Aurora; C.S. Bradley, Holdrege; sth, Teolimsoh. Olios W. i, Bushuol, Hartfords . H. Mason, Tyne; . B. Fiteh,Bellevue; J. C. H. Cook, Millston; 1. 8. Parrett, Jeffersouvillog W. E, Ditmars, Shrovo. Tnd u-F. J. CI pool, Munele, August Post, Moulton; J, B. Fur- arwing N. Maken, Osceoln; George 1. Shaver, Red Oak; J. C. Bukor, will N, Surgent, Deep River A N R, Rassmus- son, b Wood, Wob- anders, | Ownsag A. Bates, Kinsloy A3, Wesifull, Sar> once iich the W. S8, M. row, ik clo, M. Sayles, Ch 2 Bod Milton' Georg 0. nnesota—J. J. Furlong, a McDonald, Minneapolis. Missouri —George D. Iullerton, Skidmores 9 ughton, Elm Grov . ¥. Rayens, St. Johns, Kentucky—Thomas W, Haynes, Morgan- field Wisconsin—William Toole, Baraboo. Counecticut—A. T. Carter, Richland. Texus—W. T. Stillwell, Fort Branch, Pennsylvania—C. Morgan, Erio, Vernon; B. B. Claypole, Pomanaj Austin; Miss Afternoon Session. At the afternoon session President Powors delivered his snnual address which is”given in full below. As soon as Mr. Powers had concluded, Mr, Furrow of Iowa moved that the speech be printed. “Where?" came from a delegate in the rear of the hall. “In the allisnce organ sponded Mr. Root. “If you do that,” said Miss Eva McDonald, who knows something about newspaper work, “ivwill be @ week bofore it will get before the public; and, besides, { have promised a copy to itk Bex: this evening, If it is printed 1 Tk Ber it will oe read by thousauds of per- sons tomorrow morning.” I have only the original,” Interposed Mr. Powers, will seo thata copy Is furnished the parer if you elve me the origal,” coutinued Miss McDonald W1t is out of all first printed in ‘T at Lincoln," re- son to allow this to be Ber) sald a delegate from lowa, should first gve it to our o let It o into the othe papers that can publish it." you one thing,” said Miss M Donald, “if Tue Bee doss not }.m.li\h the address tomorrow morning 1t will not publish for that puper does not publish news sov- u) days old,” *It skould be published in Tur Bee by all means,” remarked a Minnesota delegate “fop if the address is for the public we should use all honorable means 40 see that b will go where it will do the most good.” The editor of the Lincoln paper stuted thay te could not use the document before Thurs duy at the warliest 11 that 13 50, sald Mr. Powers, “I think the speceh shoild be publishied at coce if the