Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 26, 1891, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. BURLINGTON FLYER WRECKED. | Fatal Results of a Dispatoher's Mistako Oombined with the Storm. ENGINEER ROBERTS INSTANTLY KILLED. Fireman Udell Fataly Scaldea— Northwestern Train in Wisconsin Ditched, with Fatal Results her Accldents, . Surroy, Neb, March [Special Tele- gram to Tur Br A frightful wreck oc- curred on the B. & M. four miles east of Sut- ton this morning at 7:30 o'clock. Train No, 77, going west, loaded with feeders, wus over- taken and ryn into by No. 1, the fiyer. No. was running at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, and No. 1 at the rate of fifty miles an bour, The fiyer had two eneines, one being a mogul, and a snow plow uhead, and_conse- quently could not sec the train atiead. The snow plow engine drove under several of the rear cars of the freight train, sweeping from the under side of them pairs of trucks, bending up the steel rails as though they were lead, and pitching six of the cars to the right and* left. The last car injured scooted upon the top of the snow-plow and the engine and d up there loaded with cattle. The r of the front engine never left his se and escaped unhurt; his firem by jumping out, lighting snow bauk. The next e x 1 also escaped his head i a ne, a m I, was thro\ n about twenty-five feet sidewise and fell on its side. Tho engineer, John G. Roberts, of Plattsmouth, instantly killed by being caught bet the engine and the tender. His lower extremities and body being literally mashed. His right hand, as he lay dead under his engine, was grasping the back side of the steam guage. It will be impossible to re- cover his body until the wrecking men, who are on the ground working like beavers, get the engine raiscd up. Henry Udell, the: fireman of this engine, was in the rear of the tender firing and was caught by the coal and buried up by it to his hips and was badly burned by the escaping steam, His lower extremitios are literally cooked, also his arms, shonlder and back. Ho is suflering from the shock, but a rea has set in and he is comfortable under la hypodermic doses of morphine, He bas b sent to Omaha, Dr. Clark, the compauy’s surgeon, was brought to the scene of the wreck and ' gave the necessary ussistance and care to the in- jured fireman. Both the dead engineer and the injured fireman are married, but have no childven, One of thesteors was traveling around while o piece of sliver was sticking through him. Ho was afterwards snot by the pas- sengers, An apron was temporarily con- structed of ties and the cattle that were in the car on top of the engine were hauled out on it and tumbled down to the ground. It was a novel sight to sec & carof cattle more than twouty-five feet from the ground and on top of the engine, The uccident appears to have resulted from the giving of & wrong order by the train dispatcher. At the time of the occurrence of the accl- dent the wind and snow wero blowing a zalc and it was impossible for the men on the snow plow to see anything ahead of them, 1f the accident had taken place a few minutes sooner the train would have been at a deep ravine and the loss of life would have been necessarily fightful, As it is it wasa very lucky accident. Noncof the passengers were hurt. An inquest is being beld by the coroner of Fillmore county. Henry Udell, the fireman, died about§ o'clock last night on the way to Omaha, a few moments before the train reached Lin- coln. His remains were taken off the train and taken toan undertaker’s. The remains of the engineer, J. J. Roberts, were also taken from the train at Lincoln and removed to the undertaker’s, Roberts lived ot Plattsmouth and Udell lived in Omaha, The remuins of each will bd sent bomo when the undertaker has pre- pared the bodies for shipment, FATAL WRECK IN WISCONSIN. Man Killed, Another Fatally Hurt, and Others Injured. RAciNE, Wis., March %.—The northbound Chicago & Northwestern train, known as the Green Bay & Marinette express, and a Mil- waakee freight train collided at Racino Junc- tion this morning, causing a loss of one life, the fatal injury of one or more porsons and serious injuries to half a dozen others, all em- ployes of the company, The mail, baggage and five freight cars were burned. The pecuniary loss is estimated at §60,000. The freight train, which was a heavy one and which was usually sidetracked at this poin bocime unmanugeable aud crashed uto the passenger. Willis Audrows of Fond du Lac, fireman of the freight, was killed. Martin Kae of Milwankeo, the freighf en- gineer, was probably fatally injured. Thoso badly injured were I, T. Do Silva of Chicago, express messenger; John (irobben of Milwaukee, passenger fireman; J. Bower of Evanston, ussistant expross messonger, One BLOCKED BY THE SNOW. Not a Wheel Turning on the Missouri Pacific Central Eranch. Arcmisoy, Kan,, March 25,—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber.]—Tho central branch of the Missouri Pacific is not moving a wheel today on account of the snow blockade. The snow is particularly bad on the west end, where the country is covered to the depth of ten inches on a lovel. The wind is blowing furiously and the snow is in consequence baaly drifted. I some places the drilts are many miles long and miniature mountains in height. Several trains have boen caught be- tween statious, among them the pay teain and o possonger train. The company ages 1o provide crews and passongers with food, but with difficulty. A plow was started out this after- noon, but as fast as it cleared o pathway the snow drifted in bebind it and tho attempt was abandoued, leaviug the plow engine to “die” in the drift, The suow at this writingis falling more furiously than atany time swce it began twenty-four hours ago. Superintendent Ratbburn says it is the greatest snow storm the road hus experienced in ten years, Steamer & traithaily Ashora, Nowrork, Va, March 2.—The steamer which went ashore a mile velow the Chica- micomico life saving station on the Nurth Carolina coast yesterdoy morningis the Brit- ish steamship Straithaily, bouna frem Santiago De Cuba for Haltimore, The crew of nmeteen were lost, including all the offi- cexs excopt the second’ wate, The steamer will be a total loss. The steamer was com- manded by Captaia Wynn. Communlcation between this city is inter- TWENTIETH YEAR. rupted by abreak in the ruvornlnflll tele- graph cable, and it will be impossible to se- cure any detalls of the wreck before tomor- row. Iwo Firemen Kilted, Ricunoxn, Va, March 25, —A coal train collited with anotner train on theChesaneako & Olio road near Rockeastle, causing the death of the two firemen. ‘Wont Througn a Trestle. Faisensviur, Tex., March 25,— Y esterday ® train on the Galvestor Central & Santa Fo ‘Wl turough a trestle uear this place, S. M. N Hart of Kansas was killed and E. M. McKis- | sack seriously injured. Conductor Garrison and Brakeman Hughes were hurt. All on the train were badiy shaken ub. Had «sle with a Norther. New Youk, March 25, —The steamer Cal- edonian arrived today from Mediterrancan ports. On March 11 she struck a “norther.” The wheelhouse was smashed and the helms- man injured. A sea also carried away the ooby hateh and all the loose spars on_the deck and severely injured the second ofticer and a lot of Italian immigrants, 1 to Deat, A horrible acci- mine here today Van Brock- ed Miller— Four Men Cru Lyoxs, Kan., Mar nt occurred at the alt Four men-—Thomas Beach, N lin, Thomas McCandless and F were descending the shaft in a bucket whon the heavy oak beam overhead broke, letting the bucket fall to the bottom of the shaft. ‘The beam fell on top of them, crushing the unfortunates to death, Their bodies were frightfully mangled. DON'T WANT " ALLIANCE. New England Farmers Satisfied with Their Lot. Bostoy, Mass., March 2 gram to Tur Bre Herald has dis- patches from several points in New England voieing the sentimont of the farmers on the proposed alliance movement in eastern states. A dispateh from Pitts It is the sentiment of the leading Berkshire county farmers that the New England tour of the alliance I Kyle aud Simpson, will be a practical failure.” Henry A. Barton, ir., of Dalton, ex-master of the state grange sail to the Herald re- porter: “Ido not believe the state grange is at all in sympathy with the movement, I am of the opinion that grangers generally, and Tam acquainted with leading members all over the state, are not in favor of the alliance 1 do not believe it will be success- ful in N [Special Tele- 1d, ex-member of iculture, who has beon wor of Berkshire for nearly half I do not see how New can aford to o into this thing from a political point of view or any other.” Charles A. Mills of Williamstown, & mem- of the present state board of agriculture, B | not in _favor of nys am the farmers' alllance in New Eng- lnd. Any movement to make the farmers more en masse s, in my opiuion, unpatriotie, All classes and professions 1 do not believe in should worl together, [ i 1n this country.” organizing in clas George 7, Dean of Chieshire, pr the Berkshire Agricultural society, st have taken much nterest in this sibje; 1do not seebow the alliance can be’ benefit to New nd. of any in New England. A dispatch from South Framingham, in Middlesex county, says: Throughout this section of the state there has been developed among the farmers very little interest in tho tour of the leaders in the [ farmers' alliance movement. One of the best informed members of the Patrons of Husbandry in this section and one who occu- pies positions of prominence 1 the councils of the state and National grange, says he re- garded the allianco movement west as a rope of sand with not sufficient adhesiveness to lold togethor for a great length of time. The alliance movement will never be a suc- cess in Now England, he said, where the farmers feel well satisfied with what they are accomplishing in and through the Pat- rons of Husbandry. ——— ORGANIZED A DISTRICT. lowa Farmers’ Alliance Getting Closer Together. Foar Donar, Tn., March 25.—[Special Tel- egram to Tur Bre]-—About seventy-five delegatos representing the different farmers: alliauces of the Tenth congressional district met in this city for the purpose of perfecting a district organiztion today. Among thoso present were President J. B. Furrow of the state alliance, State Lecturer Sargent and District Organizer W. B. Forb A plan of organization was adopted by which a district alliance is formed, made up of one member from cach local branch and two members from every county in the Tenth congressional district. Resglutions _were adopted demanding an equalization of values; that ali notes and se- curitics bear the assessor's seal; that .all debts and mortgages be exempt from as- sessed valuation: that all litigation for amounts under £200 be settled by arbitration. Free coinange of Am n silver was en- dorsed, us was also a service pension bill, the Conger lard bill, the Butterworth option’ bill and the Australian ballot_system. The reso- lutions also demanded that United States senators bo elected by a vote of the people. Mitchellville's Calamity. MircreiLyiLGE, To., March 25, —[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.)—-This morning at about 4 o'clocis fire broke out in the grocery of J. L. Cook, which proved very disastrous to several of the town's best citizens. Tho grocery store and stock of Cool, and the only drug store in town, belonging to . H. Reich- land, was completely destroyed. Also the outfit of the Mitchellyille Index, the books pers of G. W. Copeley, attomey at thing belonging to Dr. Hibbs, phy- sician, and Dr. Morgan, dentist; also the re- cords'and_furmture of several lodges, the halls of which w on the second floor. Tho loss in Lawyer Copeley's ofice in- cluded all the city records and ers. ‘The total loss will be about $15,000, partially in- sured. Killed by Inhuman Treatment. Masox Crry, 1., Mareh 2. —|Special Tele- gramto Tuz Bre.|—Walter Fidere, an or. phan living with Peter McMahon at Rock- I, ten miles southof Lere, died suddenly sterday, Suspecting somothing was wrong, mquest rovealed a terrible cvime, trace, punctured from prods of and black and bluo trom kicks, The jury found that death resulted from blood poisoning caused by frozn feet, and that it was contributed toand hastened by se and other inhuman treatment The latter will be held to answ Sought and. Musox Ciry, la., March 2.—(Special Tele- gram to T E A. Anderson, a Norwe- gian, was found dead, hanging to a tree, near hero this morning. He had bent a young sapling and put his head between the brauchos and let it fiy up. From indications he bad been dead about six days. Weylands-Rohrbaugh. Keokvk, Ia, March 2.—([Special Tele- gram to Tug Bri.]-Mr. E. J. Rohrbaugh, & prominent business man of Omala, was mar- ried today to Miss Carrie Weylands at the brides’ parents, in this city Signed with Sioux City, Stous Ciry, Ia., March 25.—(Special Tele- am to Tur B foux City sigoed teher Hart of the Lincoln club today, ¢ - * Anna Dickinson's Ambition. Pirrsuung, Pa, March fal Tele- gram to Tnw Bee.]—Miss Susan Dickinson in an interview about her sister Anna, says: *Of her entire recovery from this attack of nervous prostration I have not the least doubt, aud neither have ber physicians,” Miss Dickinson intimated to your coires pondent that Anna has not by auy means given up her iutention of going on the stage. “The maguificent costumes and cquipments used by her in the production of ber own play, “Aun Boleyn" ure still in hor posses- sion here, and Miss Dickinson expressed the Delief that they would be used by her again before wany seasous have passed. "OMAHA, 'HURSDAY MORN MARCH 926, 1 THEY PICKLED THE CORPSE, Horrifying Disswvery of n Man Who Wanted His Brother's Bedy, HE 1S BOUND TO HAVE THE REMAINS, Another Fight to Be Made Over the World's Fair Sito — A Tea Garden Exhibit from Japan —~Chicago Affairs, Cuicaao Orrice or Trne Bee, * Cinieaco, March 2, Within a pickling vat at a medical college Third avenue is the body of Terrence uson, the firoman who died at tho in- firmary at Dunning, IiL, aftor an 1llness of two weeks, Has little pale faced brother Mat- thew lives with an aunt at 118 West Jackson reet, and during his brother's stay at Dun- ning made weekly visits to the invalid, who was dying of quick consumption. Yester- day when he visited the infirmiry ho was grief-stricken when fuformed that his brother was dead. On inquity about the body he was horrified to learn that it had been given 10 a medical college for dissection. Matthew Ferguson is poor, but he said after he returned to the station that he had encugh money to send his brother's body to at Lockport, it would be buried by relative 1 will b A ho, as he loft the offic in pieces. 1 will find out by what authority it was so di posed of when the Dunningofticials knew my brotner had friends and rolatives in tho city.” ' was delivered to Mathew Fer; ning aud he will take it to Loc Y., where both his parents are port, buried. THE WORLD'S FAIR SITE FIGHT, Many of the world's fair stockholders liv- ing on the west side are dot mined to open the site question again. ‘They are out solicit- ing proxios and_concentrating them in the hands of men known tobe infavor of the dual site. The election of any considerablo number of directors pldged to the lake front would mean anothe empt to get the down n site, There pbe no doubt that the n stockholders will get a larger esentation ou the board of directors than now have, but that they will be able to bring the site question up again is not prob- able, us the north aund gouth divisions will certaiuly be strong enough to defeat any at- tempt that might be made, A JAPANESE TEA GARDES. Jochi Takimine of Tokio, Japan, wishes to exhibit a Japancse tea garden at the exposi- tion and he comes backed with $50,000 and the banking firm of Mitsul & Co. of Tokio to carry oat tho project. Tho banking insti- tution, it may be said, is 600 years old. Mrn Takimiae wits the Japaneso commissioner to the New Orleans exposition. FLOPERS HIDIXG 1N CHICAGO. John Walsh, aged about’ twent: father is in business at_Kockford, Ill., has eloped with the wife of William Lvnch. The guilty couple is supposed to be hiding in Chi- cago. whose WESTERN PEOPLE 1¥ CHICAGO. Among the western people in Chicago today were the following : At the Auditorium— A. P. Steele, Helena, Mont.; Horman Kountze and Miss Kountze, Omaha; M. Rath, Livingston, Mont. At the Leland ~Matthew Orr, Dillon, Mout. At the Palmer-—William Bal ‘Waterloo, Ta.; H. C, Smith, Falls City, Neb. At the Grand Pacific —George W. Kelley, F. A, Nash, Omaha: Fred R. Tomey, Sioux City, Ia.; J. M. Powers, Montana. At the Sherman—T. B. Shepard, Miss Shepard, Omaha. . At tho Tremon‘~Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Rogers, Miss Rogers, Omaha; H. B. Batche- lor, Miles City, Mont. At tho Briggs—Mr. and Mrs, J. R, Swift, ©. Trumoull, C. Williams, Omaha, —_ ‘At the Saratoga—Mr. and Mus, i1, B. Han- sen, S. M. Newell, Omaha, At the Windsor’—Mrs. Constant, Omaha, At the McCoy—W. E. Carson, Mr. and Mus. J. E. Pratt, Omaha, At the Gore—Mr. and Mrs. *H, Sherman, Council Bluffs, At the Brevoort—/. W. Bowman, D. A. Foote, Omaha, At the Clifton—A. C. Boyd, Lincoln, ATKINSON. e A STEAMSHIP PROJECT. Negotiations in Progress for Organiz- ing a New Ocean Line. MoxTieaL, March 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.|—H. Montague Allan and J, T. Allan, of the Allan steamship line, have ar- rived in England on business connected with anew steamship project. It Is proposed to form & new company of which the Naval] construction and armament company of Barrow-in-Furness, presided over by the Marquis of Hartingtom, andt the Allan com- pany will be the chief promoters. Negotia tions beteen the two companies are at pres- ent in progress and areexvected to be suc- cessiul. The navy construction company will haye honds issued immediately. The jotention is to have the new com- fony ke over - tho existing Alln inc steamers and run them principally as frelght steamers, The now lino will be under the control of the Allans and will be neutral as between the Grana Trank and the Canadian Pacific railways. The now com- pany is working to secure a government, sub- sidy. Three or four fast steamers will be built similar to those runuing to New York, and it is expected that the trafic to and from Chicago and the north- west will thus be diverted towards Montreal. Moutreal will be the summer port, and either Halifax or St. John tho winter The steamers will be built by tho con- struction and armament company, which also has the contract, for building the now Canadiun steamers. The first of the Allan boats to forsake the St. Lawrence river will ian, Corean, Pomeranian and Siberia. With these four steamers the Allans have formed a weekly service between Glas- gow and New York. The vessel to sail on the new route will be the Assyrian, which will leave Glasgow on May 1, calling at Moville and Londonderry to émbark pas- seugers, P S WHITNEY & SONS FAIL. The Big Car Wheel Manufacturers Foresd to the Wall. Puraperrina Mareh 25.—The firm of A. Whitney & Sons, ear wheel manufacturers, is tinancially embawrassed. The firm is' now composed of John R, and James S, Whitney, the surviving sons of the founder. Rumors of the embarrassment of the firm were con- firmed by James S. Whitney, who declined to give any detalls of the matter be- youd odmitting the bare fact. The car wheel works were founded by Asa Whitney in 1868 When the works were built theyx were among the finest in the country. Animmense trade was built up. The founder died in 157, leaving an estate ostimated at$1,000,000 and the management of the concera fell to the three sons—George, John R. and James S. After the death of the fathier it was found that he left a lirge dower to his dauchter, who had married Bishop Howe of Reading. This dower was secured in the manufactory. A couple of years ago it was found the interest in this luheritance had not been regularly paid and an appeal was made to the courts. An order was made assessing the unpaid interest and the plant s suid to have bean mortgaged to secure its payment. George Whitney died in 1585, leaviug estate vaiued at §300,000. John R. Whitney had also retivea from the firm, but at the time of placing the mortgage he was con- strained to come back into it, and is now the senior member. Since then the works have been doing & fair business, but have been eradually falling behiud younger catablish- ments. Last year the- salng of the firm hy the commercial ageucies was cut down to be- tween $200,000 a0d: #30,000, but their credit was good at that.amount, Eanker Hean ina lote Cricaqo, Mareh %.—Banker S. A. Kean was indicted today by the grand jury for de- franding bis credlitors in connection with the failure of his bank $0me months ago. Lumber Company in Trouble. Beavsost, Tex., March 25—The Warren lumber company, operating ono of the largest sawmills in_eastern Texas at Warren, has gone into tho hands of & roceiver. The assots and Habilities are estimated at £00, - 000, The recoiver thinks matters can be ad- justed and that Work can be resumed in a Tow days. S SHE MARRIED THE OTHER MA A Connecticat Girl Surprises Friends ahd Betrothed, Daxnury, Conn., March 25,—(Spocial Tele- gram to Tus Brr [&-The young society peo- ple of this city Were surprised yesterday when they learned that Miss Jennie Baldwin haa been secretly married to Frederick Wild- man. For some time past Miss Baldwin has been engaged to be narried to George Moore, a well known ana popular young man of this y. Preparations for the wedding were well under way, o8 it was to take place on Thursday. The pospective bride had se- lected her trosseau and il arrangements had been made, even (o oblaining the license, The parents of both the young people looked with favor on the usion, Last Suuday aftérnoon Fredericl Wild- man, a former suitor of Miss Baldwin, drove up to the Baldwip homestond, and, after making a short calll drove away with Miss Jennie. She told her parents she would go for a short drive with bim and would return home early. Wildman drove with Miss Baldwin to Brewsters, in New York state, just across the Comnectiout state line, where ho procared & marriage licen and 'the young couple were married. They then retirned to the home of her parents and told them of what they had done and asked forgiveness. This was granted after o o0d deal of persuasion, Mrs, Wildman'sact was a groat surprise to her friends and also to tho friends of young Moore. Sho said sho thought she would be happier with Wildman than she would bo with Moore, All the persons concerned stand v high i society. The sympathy of the young people is with Moore, who is nearly distract- @l over his los: — DIRECT TAX REFUND. Her Nebraska's Share Will Be Known in aFew Days, WasHiNGToN, March ecial Tele- gram to Tug Ber|—Senator Paddock had an interview with the scoretary of the treas- wry today with the view of ascertaining what, if any, progress hna been made towards the adjustment of tneclaimof the state of Nebraska under the recentact of congress providing for the refunding of the direct_ tax levied and collected during the war period. Tho secretary informed him that a committee of subordinate officers of the_department were.t work on the details and he was hoping to get their report in time to furnish him sowe. information on the subject on' the coming Saturday. In the states and torritories where the tax was col- lected by the officers of the federal government direch it was fouad that there was no recerd in detail of the amount collected from Ihdividuals except as the same appeared on. the stubs of the receipt books used ot that time, In the case of some of the larger states whin the tax was thus collected the determination of these amounts and to whom due undor the regent act would involve an immense ag 0t labor, and the department is not with the neces- sary clericat force to™. “and con- gross having made nu provision for an in- crease of the force, it will be impossible to do it until congress makes provision therefor. The Worlds Fa'r. ‘W asiiNGToN, March 25. —The Spanish gov- ernment bas notified the department of state that it will participata in the world’s Colum- bian exposition at Chieago. Minister Lan- coln also eabled a brief announcement today that the government of Great Britain had accepted the invitation to make a display at the fair. i . It is a curlous fact, that the first action taken by uny foreign nation in councctiou with the celeoration of the four, hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America should be by the republic of San Domingo, on which was located fhe first settlement. of Spaniards in thenew world. Captain Nathan Appleton, a well knowa citizen of Boston, engaged in the constriction of a railway in San Domingo, has requested to take charge of the large extibit of that ropublic, Lieutenant Wells, U, S. N., commissioner to Venezuela, reports that the president re- ceived him 'very cordially ana anuounded that Venezuela would seceptthe invitation to participate, ¢ Address to WasniNGroN, Magh 25.—The Interstato Civil and Political Rights ‘assoclation of the United States, an organization of colored men, has issued an address to the negro voters of the north, in which, after refering to the defeat of the elections bili in the sen- ate, they say: “Important elections are to be held this autumn in the northern stat where the negro vote is thebalance of power, and each negro in the north is urged to refuse to vote for any candidate unless ke is known to be a firm friend to the negro,«a free ballot and a fair éount. Thenegroes are urged to organize for offensive and defensive purposes and allow the Anglo-Saxon to fight Bis Ppolitical. battles ‘lone “whonover he is one of those men who have said negroes are an inferior class of people to the Anglo- Saxon race,” Improving Ocean Mail Service. WasixgroN, March 25, —PostmasteriGen- eral Wanamaker has invited the diplomatic representatives of the various South Ameri- can countries to confer with hin regarding plans for facilitating the mail service under the new postal subsidy, etc. He has also had @& numper of conferences with revresentatives 'of ocean steamship lines, It has been ruade elear to these gen- tlemen that while thé purpose of the post- master general is to b Mberal to American shipping interests, ho Wikl insist upon mak- ing contracts that shall veally be for the in- terest of the govera: Not Oficislly Advis Wisnixoros, Marglf 5.—Tho war depart- ment has not yet formally advised of the alleged couflict authority at Sioux Falls, S. 1., betweenaomy officers and stato judicial oficers growingeut of the demand of the marshal for the sarrender of two Iu- dians held by the army officers as the slayers of Lieutenant Casey. e Indians could not be held as prisoners ofwar, and if the army officers declined to .aumronder them to the marshal it was orily beeause they wish to make sure that the chlprits were turned over to the proper authorities. Advised to iempanber defferson. WasniNroy, March 25—The national as- sociation of democratic clubs has issued & circular letter, addressed to democratic clubs throughout the United States, inviting them to appropriately_ceipbrate the anuiversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson on Thirs- day, April 2. The Ufe of Jefferson is con- trasted with what they term the ‘‘centraliza- tion, prodigality, favoritism and corruption of the last congress.” Mahone and L ingston Hormoniz » Wasnixaroy, March 25, —General Mahono ana John M. Langston have, it is stated, sot- tled their dlflel’xc‘.! and will hereafter work in harmony forthe pramotion of the interests O the PepibMED Pary in Virginia. Correspondent Kincaid on Trial. Wasuixarox, March %.—The taking of testimony in the case of Kincaid for the kill- ing of Congressman Taulbee was begun in the criminal court today, Several wiluesses wero examnined, BLOODSHED AT COVINGTON. Ex-Mayor Peyson Killed During a Fight in a Gambling Den. DOC MIDDLETON FATALLY WOUNDED. Claims to Be the Noted Outlaw— The Result of a Game of Craps—A Big Snow Storn Dikora City, Nev, March 25.—[Special Telegram to Tue Brr.] —Early this morning an affray occurred At the gambling house of Courtwright, Oweans & Wilson, called the White House, at Covington, m which Doc Middleton, a gambler, who claims to be the noted outlaw, and John Peyson, ex-mayor of Covington, were fatally wounded. Pe died this evening. Peyson had several hundred dollars when he began shooting craps i the evening but towards morning he had lost nearly all. He was drinking bard and in bad temper, and somebody stole his hat or hid it. He accused Doo Middleton and engaged in a quar- rel with him Stub Wilson, one of the proprictors, who killed o several years ago in Sioux City, interfe Then Peyson went across the strect to his saloon and armed himself with arevolver and told his hartender, Jim Brown, to come along. He swore that he would have his hat or have blood. The moment ho appeared at the door of the gambling house the players began to cash in and run or hude behind tables, Poyson immediately drew his revolver and Stub Wilson sprang to grapple with him. Stories differ as to what followed, but it seems that Doc Middleton ran in to sep- arato the two. He aimed a blow to knock Peyson down, whereupon Peysou's bartender, Jim Brown, 1red at him, the ball entering under the leff arm and lodged som where in the back. tinued their hand to hand encounter, the latter was picked up he w holo punched through tho back of his I Tt was evideatly made with the hammer of the revolver with which Wilson repeatedly beat him over the head. Peyson was carried 10 his home and died there this evening. Middleton 15 not the famous Nebraska out- lawof the same name, althovgh he claims to be. Probing has failed to locate the ball, and ' t he will die. vho Wilson and Peyson con- ‘When have been Jity within a week or two by police raids and prosecutions. They immediately came acrossthe viver and oponed up gambling houses, The people of Coving- tonand Dakota county are very much in- censed, and are talking of regaining and pre- serving tho peace aud morals of the com- munity, Gornoy, Ncb. gram to Tur BEE. dieton is up the March ]—The ginal Doc Mid- Slkhorn rond somewhere. His family is living hore, Tho reported kil ing must be a mistake. His wife is sick and has telegraphed him, aud ho is expected home tonight. i Worst Storm in Year: HastiNgs, Neb., March pecial Tele- gram to Tne Bre.|—The worst snow storm in this section for yearsis now in progress. It has snowed incessantly for the past forty- elght bhours. In the country farmers report the snow at eighteen and twenty incheson a oty Ieshnclte o e s oo thermometer indicates twenty-eight degrees. above zero. BrATHCE, N b., March 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bep|—Tho heaviest snow storm of the season prevailed here last mght aud today, attaining adepthof six inches. The storm” developed 1uto @ drizling rain this afternoon. Linenty, Neb., March 25.—[Special Telo- gram 1o Tite By |—The heaviest snow of tho wintes is falling. It began Monday night with a sleot, but developed into snow " Tues- day mornlog, which bas fallen almost inces- saitly since. Somelive stock hos already perished and 1if it turns cold the loss will be great owing to the city of feed. Hay is selling at §10to $12 pex ton and corn 50 to 60 cents per busael, CHAv Neb., March 25.—[Special Tele. gram to THE B Snow to the depth of eight inches has fallen here ang it is stilt snowing. All trains are delayed and business is almost suspended, Newaax Grove, Neb., March 25.—|Special toTue BEp.|—A snow storm is now raging here and has been for over thirty-six hours, with little or no cessation, It is impossible to determine the depth, 0s it has drifted con- tinually. The storm ‘15 coming from the southeast, and it is not very cold. Nersox, Neb., Mavch 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tre Briz.]--T'he worst storm of the winter began here Menday evening and is still raging. Snow indront of the postoftice is drifted_over six feet. No trains today. Yesterdny’s B. & M..is in_a drift between here and Superior, and yestercay’s Rock Is- land is still stuck ot Ruskin, fourteen miles away. Thero is a sad case of a man on the B. & M. train, who has his marriage licenso in his pocket and bis prospective bride is at Bostwick. Tho froight train has boen side- tracked at this placo all last night. The B, & M. has gathered a forco of shovelers and started south to_shovel out the passeiger. More'snow has fallen than bas fallen in any one storm for ten years. It is very wet ani is packed quite solid. Pawsek, Neb., March gram o TueB —O f the worst storms of the season began yesterday, snowing hard with high wind. The snow is several inches deep and everything indicates a hard storm, AsmLaxD, Neb., March 25.—|Special Tele- ]—Following ~ yesterday’s light' fall a wet heavy snow has prevailod from tue northeast since early morning, The streets in aud about the city, already soveral inches deep with mud, have becomo well nigh impassible, oLoREGE, Neb., AT - [Special Tele- Mareh 2 pecial Telegram o Brp, |—The storm sull continues here. Suow has been falling for forty-eight hours, and at 11 o'clock tonight shows no signs of ubating. The snow has drifted badly and roads are almost impas: ible. As it has not been very cold, livestoc will get through with small loss. 'All trains on the Cheyenne branch ave abandoned, and the snow shovelers sent out wero compelled toreturn, The snow will do this county au immense amount of good, as it is the firsy wetting the ground has had and will almost make certain the wheat and oat crop. Death of a Prominent Citizen. Faris City, Neb., March [Special to Tie Bee.|—L. M. May, who has resided in this city for the past twenty-one years, died at bis residence yesterday of pneumonia. His death closes a useful and active life. Ho was editor of the Journal of this place from March 1, 1810, to May 6, 1882 During this time be won anenviable reputation by his vigorous republican principles, 5o well ex- pressed through the columns of his paper. Tn 1882 he entered the r mail sorvice, in which he continued uniil his death, He was one of Falls City's most popular citizens and besides o wife and two children beleaves ahostof fricuds to mourn his loss, The funeral takes place Thursday, March 27, Squatters Will Move, Nenraska Ciry, Neb,, March 25— [Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—Sherift Davis has served writs of ouster on the people of East Nebraska City, and all agreed to s00n as the weather changed. Mr. was the only one who objected, but after the sherifl read him a short lecture he changed bis mind. They were given until April 7 iu which to move. rotting As Furnoxt, Neb, March 25, gvam w0 Tus Big]--Tuo Lorsewen of this New | ety have organized themselyes into what is 10 bo known as the Freq , | trotting osen dent: treasure the new in. The vieinity. rolled ! Ninth si yesterda, blinding men are well but tonight o to purpos on the in holder Nye hi ion b OMEDA Bee | —-T Saturday me the fore. It votes Olson, B, the high Fremo: n to horn ¢ in by t weck for guilty.” who is vis from the sented Davip Lincow: city, Wa Telogram today for walk to | Ju, O'NEi gram o Nionga Tue Br elected, A Pitt Prrwsn gram to enou; asone of mailers o riou: infol a friend ‘where in disgrace business ¢ fuirs in b lier pet long escu For Or burned, Jobhn Thompson, s the horse and trotting will be open to the s egram to Heury and four troops of the mto They came o ata six-mile the speed customari wesoNT, Neb., N a candidate for me caucus ey hold a full hand that should be, Russian Jew brought bs the charge of se Beck and Hens Fuesoxt, Neb., Nichols wa: a muff fro Binoy, elegram to T B Nebraska sion foran appropriation for this place. Hornneas, Ne gram to e Be has been 1o guide at least three del and clerk for ) learned to Miss Snowden's disclosure C. Fitzsimmons of Brockville, Ont. THE association. resident; L. J. Ronin, M Dalis oc ot (& . The authoriz organization was with a paid up capital of 81 £ to be commenced w hen tho new organization, b The meetings of te and RoBINsoN, Neb. B the postar. 3:13 nce the colonel y andm snow st stow blind, tired, v the I3 0. Quit and Ray Nye, pital stock of od_at §10,00 Business is +is all_pud 1ds to boom ss In this association orld, ain The Ninth Cavaley M Marel Colonel ¢ Ninth cavilry horse fair and \ M o, this afternoon. Municipal Politics. Tux Bee.) Tho we held a meeting this afternoon for tho M. Nye as bourd of re-nyminating Mr: dependent tic filed for t some time, by conventions dy out. M iven grood Satu Sy men s, C. e of the school et, and the reqy petition with the names of over fifty member of the city b it Nye' A High Lici LB, e oh o ening, Mar a thin looks as if the you hereafte dictated whom C. W. Priestly, C. . 1. Adn license banne se Caue 'y conspict never done here be a3 it the I Pleaded Not Guilty. , Neb Tue B March 25. ck thieves, and John Sp from ting stolen woods, cuslip, two Brome, n-hour gait which v maintained by has had command of They left their camp near Pine Ridge 1o Chadron yesterday anun The horses Tho colonel starts for Omaha & M. railvond to see Mrs. Henry, who 1s sici at that place lookin Tele- voters of pec lay night s adminls atisfaction and she will havea iarge following. 1 to Tas most enthusiastic high license r held in Oakdalo took pl . The business were out iu full force and th of the In\\ll»hml( avel proceeding: last young men us_part in £ men propose to their nomine Reno, 0. A and A. Beeckman were selected as the geutlemen who should hoist cclal Tele- |—Pinkus Firestine, the nada on Peter of the Elk- [ brought eshenfl from Ridgley township last Did it for Lo March 25. eram to Tne Mrs. D ng b D Eno hotel some ealing £ from a_school teacher’s trunk, were arraigned before Judge Post the district court today and pleaded ‘not s Sako. [Special Tele- —A young fellow rrested hero today for stealing: McMenomy of Omaha, 10ls {00k the muft 's ago and pre- it to o girl upon Whom he has been layishing bis affections, as well as what be could steal, Neb, March 25, T ekt ook ot eRaA R oA Passenger Train Derailed. — [Special to Tun Bee,]—Passenger train No. 15 on the B. & M. was derailed near here last night by a combination of broken rail and snow banls. Several coaches were thrown from the track butuo one. was_injured, There 1s a hu‘;‘i Fire at David City. Cuv, Neb., N, Neb., March 2 March morning about 50 nts Rive to Tur Be St. Louls to_pre: Zity to the Missouri Hotel Burn March 2 Holdrege. Age Kin Neb., Marc! Tur BEe. culled there by thedeath ofa Adventu 1a, Pa., March Tni F ghof the career thestar adv f the countr ¥ furnished apariments le dury and letters wh mation. ixon ral duo time she of an GxpoSUTC. instinet led her men prof but iigh st oliticins nding in man, clear across the continent, ped prison while be doubt er, whose appr - maha and Vicinity Btead Y, March Loss, $125,000, WEATHER FO Tmp rovements Nemmasia City, Neb, March ~Mayor Ire th vi ) ; insured Envoy O'Kelly's Mission. Sfforts to se- cure an expression from President Fitzger- ald, of the Irish Natior exact object of Envoy 0'Kelly's visit to this orov (-qm.11§- ret doors was held th | league, as to the d unavailing, and O'Kelly w ent. A meeting with closed afternoon, [Special and lefy e claim of er commis- —[Special Tole- |—Today Barnum’s hotel at Loomls burned to the ground and a num- ber of travelling men wero competled to aid Called East,’ 25,—[Special Tele- Judgo M. P, Kinkaid started for West Virginia this worming, [ 8, —|Special Tele- Detectives have discoy- of Miss Luure owden, the accomplice of Fred Fitzsim- mons, the crook and murderer, o stamp her [ The letters show in the same line to in 1889, ar rela ve, Niobrara for High License. s, Neb, March 25, citizens' high license ticket ed in the fleld and will be Special to —————— SHE'S A STAR IN HER LINE. Stenographer as a Bril- and bla 1 of herluxu. ) finding o h are rich in sensational she indueed Join in a schemo to entrap and blackmail the members of the Pan-American_congress during their o days’ sojourn in this city coolly Used a Pittsburg She manufacturer s o do not_indicate, to koep a List of her vietims, with their In this list are not only thonawmes inent in tho nd men y Blac that eher oy HRECAST. Light lowed by clearing; stightly warme For Nebraska aiid Towd warmer; easterly winds For South Dakota—Generally fulr; southerly winds. man her rooms, ado the unwitting diplomats disgorge a gum“\' sum or face tho ow she blackmailed on this occasion she will not tell and her letters others Her regular names and business of af- rge citios ckmail was »and the mystory is low she so all the time main- taining openly her position as a stenographer the Modical ey . It has Detective ision is due Frederick rain, fol: Light rains; slightly At New Yark—Tho steamers, Spree from Bremen, the Nordland from Anfwerp. Y At Quuenstoyy—Tie steamer Wisconsin from New YorR.' ‘The sum mer residence of J. M. Counstable, at Orieut, tho 3 of the named [Special —The building occu- pled by O. L. Higgins, with the entire stock of merchandise and quecnsware, was totally destroyed by fire this 'I'ne 108s on the stock is about for$500. The building was well fnsuved. warmerr ——y NUMBER 278, [HANDLING PUBLIC MONEXS, Plan Proposed by Scnator Horu Freely Discussed and Ciiticized. g WHAT ARTESIAN WELLS MAY ACCOMPLISH: Economy Strikes the How The Eight Hour Bill—Poyn ter's Voue - Yosterday's Routine Work, o at Laste Laxcory, Nob, March ¢ Brr,)—One of tho most important bills ine troduced during the present session of the | legrislature was considered by the senate in comuittee of the whole this afternoon. It was Senator Hora's tile No. 92, providing for [Spocial to iy the depositing of stato and county funds in banks, The bill provides that tho stata treasurer shall deposit his fands in- state pp national banks, and acoopt latt al vonas from the fortho safety of the same. The bill b includes county treasurers, Scnator bad one. Eggleston thought tho bill was 1f adopted, no treasurer could ba held responsitle under his bond. Instead of having tho funds deposited in one place, they would be scattered perhaps among 500 bauks throughout tho stat Senator Horn said that the bill successful in Minnesota, It people wonted, and he could lad been was a bill the 500 M0 reason why it ought notto besuccessful in Nes braska as wellas elsewhere, Senator Shumway said that the statd would lose more money uuder the bill than {§ would receven interest. In the counties, supervisors could band together, estwblish g bankand get the money, then fail and hold on toall the fund der the present law, they were notin g anger of losing the principal, anyway Senator Mattes wanted to know whethor tor Horu were treasurer of the state, he would bo satisfied under his bond to have the legislature dictate where he should des bis mone, or Horn replied that in aurora they d a democrat who said he would be satistied simply witn the salary of the oftice, and deposit the funds in bank and pay the interest into tho county treasury. As @ cons sequence at the end of two years the treass urer would pay £7,000 of the “people’s money back into their own treasury. nator Cotlins said that the present trease had been olected under a different law, d given bonds. If this law should be passed 1t would cause a at deal of troule und perliups = roliovo thosg treasurers from theirresponsibility. He the foreofferod an amendment to the *cfiect thay the bill should not apply to treusurers now in oftl nd he ® tor Mattes said t t in Ohiy, where the legislature had wstructed the state troas- urer to deposit the stale funds in a vault specially provided for the purpose, and the funds had been stolen, thesupreme court had held that the treasurer was vesponsible under his boud, notwithstanding. A motion that the committee revort the ine definite postponement of the bill was lost. On motion_the bill was recommended ta pass as amended. After the committee had arisen and res ported Seuator Mattes offered an amend. ment that no treasurer should bo held respor sible and no bondsmen held for any moneys 10 guy baok. He hold that it would be une just to hold a treasurer responsible for funds hat should disw) when those treasurers. Senator Switzler said that If the amende mentprevailed it would relieve from res spousibility uuaer his bond any treasurer who might deposit fundsin a bank not desigs nated by the commissioners or any othew body havine jurisdiction in the premises, Senator Mattes withdrew his amendmen and Senator Switzler introduced another t tho effect that tho treasurershould ot be held responsible for money deposited undes the direction of his superior oficers, Senator Moore tacked on another amends ment providing thut the bonds of the banks reeivingtounty funds should be deposited with the county clerk, and those contaming state funds with the state auditor. With these amendments the bill was again recommended for pussage. Artesian Wells. Lixcor, Neb., March ¢ pecial to Tirm Brr.]—Prof. Denton of the agricultural de- partment delivered a short addrass bofore the semate this ofterncon regarling the means suggested by the bureau of watering what 18 termed the great plains res gion. This, he claimed, comprised 300,000 square miles, In it were included three-fifths of Nebrasku, one-half of Kausss, one-third of Colorado and New Mexico, all of Oklahoma and thrce-fifths of “exas. ' This region had now a population of 2,500,000 If properly watered, it could supe port over one hundred million people or 450, 00 families. The investigation by congress had shown that thesupply of water was ins sufticient and now examination was bein, made to determine whether or not watel might not besecured by artincial means to render serviceablo the vust territory. Heand Tis associates wero now in Lincoln, laying out the plan for the spriug work. There was not. another area in_the world, save possibly that on the continent-island of Australla, which contained so few rivers, “There wub init but one great stream, the Missours, which skicted the border of the state. The rivors of the plains were of no utility for navigation, but they would be of great, importance if the moisture which des scended upon them could be distributed over tho state, He then referred to the 1ainfall in certain sections, and said that it no placo was the normal quantity sufliciont to assure security for the purposos of agriculture, ‘The aim of the department was to ascertain the location of thoe great artosian basin, and to make use of those earth waters, of which there was no doubt of their existence, If it was possivle to find them at a moderate depth below the surface, it would prove of incalculable value to the region referred to, He asked, in behalf of the department of agriculture, the recognition of all the states of the examiuation it was conducting, with the assurance that it would repay liberally any expenditure which might be made in the Dremises, 1he House, Lixggry, Neb, March 2. -[Special to Tup Bre.]—The house at tho morning sese sion took up bills on flnal reading. The fol lowing were passed : House roll 197 by Williams of Gage, approe priating $20,000 for the ercction of an ads ditional cottage at the institute for the feeble winded at Boatrice, and £5,000 fora kitchen and dining room for tho sa House roll 413, authorizing Guy A. Brown, and H. H. Wheeler 1o compile an codify the statutes, with a proviso that the copies shall ost the'st 2d private persons not more thun £50 per copy—yeas, 5 nays, 8. House roll 170, by Fireen, authorizing cities of the first class having between 5,000 and ,000 inbabitants (South Omaha) 'to issue grading bouds—yeas, 82; nays, 0 Senate file 12 by Beck, providing for th levying of & special tax, novexcecding 1 mill on the dollar, by county cominissioners fo the pu of removiog any accumulations or obstructions iuany diteh rurning through o or more counties. The house iu committee of the wholo cu down the aporopriation forthe support of the militia from $10,000 to 25,000, und or= d the bill to a final readiug vote of Richard J, Hinton, special agent o partment of agriculiure, by invitatio d a short address on th feasibility of g western Nebraska by an extonsiv system of artesian wells, and” & recess way takeu (1l 2 p, m. fu the aftornoon the house considered the following bills in committee of the whalst