Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1891, Page 1

TWE NTY-FIRS BRAKEMAN'S BLUNDER It Oauses a Frightful Wreck on the Erie Road at Ravenna, Ohio. FAST FREIGHT DASHES INTO A PASSENGER. Twenty-One Passenzers Killed and Twenty- Feur Badly Injured. FIRE CREMATES MANY OF THE VICTIMS, Hundreds of Willing Rescuers Standing Powerless to Render Assistance. HORRIBLE SCZNES AT THE MORGUE. Statesments of Three of the Passen- gers—Not a Train Hand Re- ceives aScratch—Investi= gation Hegun. Ravessa, O, July 8.—At threo o'clock this morning, possenger train No, 8, east bound, was lyiug quitely at this station, Something was wrong with the special car and the tram crew cathered in o little knot about the end of the car, whilo tha regular yardman whistled cheerfully as ho tapped cach smoking wheel to bo suro that all was right before the train, heavily laden with precious human freight, was forever beyoud his control. Meanwhile there was one up whom all their lives depended,—Flagman Boynton idling lazily toward the end of the car, then back into the night with a lantern and flag to wurn off danger from that point He was not long walking to the end of the car, not longer than anyone might think when there was no danger, and surcly there was no death in the peaceful, quiot darkuess that stretehed away toward the rear of thotrain. No, -Boynton was not long in starting, and be surely was not long in reaching a point distant enough from the train ho was bound to protect. No matter how long it took, it was too long; no matter how far back he walked, it was not far enough. There was some dreadful mistake, or carclessness, or fate. There was a daz ing flash of a locomotive hight in the bewil- dered eyes of the rear flagman, acry of warn- ing when it was too late, a whirl of wheels, ac awful crash, and deep silencs, but only or a moment., Twenty-one precious human lives lost in a moment and twenty-four maimed and injured. A terrible rear-cnd col- lision had occurred, and the flugman, throw: ing away his luntern, could only hope to save. Killed and Injured Following 1safull hist of dead and in- jured who but a moment before had been sleeping and dreaming of the morrow or, waking, speculating as to Low long the pros ent deluy would lust KILLED, HENRY GILDEA, JOUN MACA VERY, PATRIOK RYAN. T, HAUF. F. BURNS, 3 KIMBALL, OWEN HARDEMAN, THOMAS NOLA THOMAS KEVILLE 3 GILD DAVID BELEUIAN, J. KOy W. NEWCOMB. D, RYAN. D, CASSIDY. HENRY M'GILL, All the forezoing were glassworkers Sudliy, 0. and Corning, N. Y. TFFIN, Brooklyn, N. Y. A. GUNTHROP, Brooklyn, N. Y. W. KAIN, Brooklyn, N. 'Y, The lust three were passongers in the sleep- ing car. UNKNOWN OHILD, of NURSE GIRL AND INFANT INIURED, Joskrn Monaar, Coruing, N. Y., cut on the face and badly burned about tho legs and back: very serious. Tuovis Haxey, Corning, N. Y., sevorely injured about the face and head and shoul de Geonae: Sy, Corning, and burned. Jases Dw and burned. Dexxis Ryax, Corning, N, Y. burned, JamEs Swirn, leg broken, H. C. Deara head, neck and shoulde cut and bruised. Jous Canwe injured. Jasmes McGiw, badly squeezed body. Joux KeaTiNg, cut on the heads A. P. Joxes, head cut, JavEs CLARK, head cut. J. DananG, J. Coor. M. Mosier, H. Youxa, C. Reny. W. C. Joxes, A Huvvngey, H, Huvrnkey, Joux O'Hana. N. Y, crushed kN, Corning, N. Y., crushed crushed and , hip, back and shoulders about tho . McCary. - EDwaun Berny, 0. F. Mavruy, Mukeup of the Train, Tho pussenger train consisted of an ex jress and bagkage car, threo day coaches, two Pull- man cars and a special caz, and was about ten minutes late owing to the trouble with one of the cars. I'ho train at tho timo of the accident lay on tho New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio mmin track just at the bottom of a steep grade, and though the trainmon knew thoy were followed by No. 52, a fast froight filled with Chicago fresh meat, no one seemed to think the froight was at their very hoels, and once on the down grade coming to the station it would bo hard matter to stop, os- pecially us tho freight did not iutend to make Ravenna o stoppiug place, What might have baen expocted actually happened. The frolght was making time and mo down the bill with a rush, the engine and tonder being hurled through the passen Rer cars, Human Holocaust. When the Assoclated pross corvespo ndent arrived on the scoue a fow minutes ufter the collision the sight beggared description Piteous cries for help arose from the heap of wrockage and willing hands were already tearing at the heup of broken and twisted timbers and iron, when a scream of horror arose from beneath the ruius that sent a thrill through the hearts of the crowd that athered about. Then hore and there the Emkn.-n became lit up with no grateful or welcome light, as tongues of flames sprung up from the crevices of the wrecked train. Fire had aaded a cruel fear and terror to the wreck, and fight as they would, the rescuers could not drive the deadly enomy back from the victims, who writhed and lmplored 1n YEAR. THE OMAHA DalLy BEE. vain for the belp that was willing enough, but, alas, far too weak to tear aside iron and timbers before wreck and flame had done their worst. There ware few injured who did not and ve fow dead who were not bruised and broken and blackened and burned out of all semblance to the form of their maker. Statement of the Passeng Tom Hanley of Corning, who was i fatal rear car with o score of bright, lively fellow glass workers on their way home to Corning after a good season’s work ln Obio, says it was a miracle that a singls oce upant of the car escaped to tell of what followed the crash. “I was half asleep,”” said he, Ulistowing in o lazy way to tho jokes and oveasional cheerful growl from one of our friends in a_corner, v atempiing to get . when I fancied I heard a man cry out in alarm. Too sleepy to fully investi- gate, 1 glanced up and around the car and sunk back into the seat. Opening my eyos the next mo- ment it seemed as if I had fallen asloep and wakened in another world, I scemed to feel no shock, only a smothered crast and a dull sensation of pain, resulting probably from the terrific biow I received on the back of the head. Then a realization of what bad happened eame only too soon, as the most horrible groans and cries came from every side from the poor fellows who an in- stant before had beeu exchanging some merry remark. Then came the fire, and with the first blaze I stoppod my ears to the sc of pain and terror that arose in by some one, my friend probably, but he was 80 bent, twisted and doubled under tho soat and about my benumbed that I could not tell what it was except that it was human and living at one tune, but dying now, as I could catch ‘the gasping breath and death rattie coming from the poor follow's thront. 1t was terrible, but a mer- ciful release, a painless death to what some of tho others had to suffer. Many were caught and pinioned to therr seats or against the walls of the car or aainst the engine that nad dashed into and through the cars. Whorever they wero, there thoy stood or lay, pleading in vain for help and secing every moment tho flames g closer and closor, winding about their limbs and licking their faces, and one by oue their eries woro stilled as they gave up their fight for life. My escape wasisimply a miraclo and came about through no eftort of my own. I was forced or knocked toward a break in the car and after hard work extri- cated my legs from the mass of wreckage and human forms and found myself standing in the outsido air, badly hurt, but ulive.” Albert Smith of Coraing, N. Y., who es- caped with a broken leg, tells his exverienc us followss “Twas In the rear coach asleep. The stopping of the traiu awoke me. I heard the roaring of the meat train and had just ruised the window to look out to see what was the matter wh I was thrown throuzh the window and.landed twenty foct from the alighting on my leg and dislocating it nted from the pain, which had become inteuse. When I came to I was at the 'ua house and a surgeon had just finished setting my leg. Wiltio Kain of Brooklyn was sitting in the seat in front of me, aud it was In answer to his question of *What's the matter? that I raised the window, which act probably saved my hfe, as he was caught in tho car and burned to death.” May Magill, ansther survivor. says: “I whas sitting in the front day coach and sud- denly felt an awfal jar. Some one said it was the air brake and everything would be all right soon. Justthen my brother came in all covered with blood and his clothes torn. He told mo we were all right, but that tho rear conch was destroyed and ol the boys were hurt or killed. I could hear the ieroaus of those who wero burning. It was wial-" os somo slee squeeze Sickening Sights “Phere was no delay in ready assistance, but all efforts were fruitless until tho arrival of the city five department. The flames could 1ot bo stayed in their terriblo march of death until water had been poured on the wreck for hours, it seemed to the agonized onlookers, but 1 reality all that human power could do was done then. At daylight o subdued and fearful crowd of soveral hundred stood at the station gazing with tearful eyes upon a sick- i while all about them was a awful odor of burning human flesh, arising from & mass of vlackened, heaped up wree ke Now and then one's eyes chanced upon little shreds of clothing or seared flesh and bones, of littlo piles of what wicht have beea numan, each und all blackened and roasted to a horrible degree. Probably the most fearful sight of uny, if any one could be worse than the other, was the appearance of tho boiler of the freight engine, At tho first shock the front end of the boiler was broken 1 and as the engine ploughed itself through the mass of humanity four poor fellows ware actually scooped up in the cauldron, wounded aud helpless, and there they lay slowly roasting to death be- fore the very oyes of the spectators who would but could not aid them, These were afterwards fishod out piecomeal by the fire- men’s hooks and mereifully covered with sheeting. Removing the Victims. Aid for the wounded was soon on hand,but for the dead thére was nothing but to hide them from sight as soon as possivle. The Landsome Aetna building was transformed into a morgue aud us the masses of burned fiesh were hooked out they were hastily re- moved there and eithor stretened at full length or huddled m littlo heaps. An enor- mous crowd hiad gathered about the morgue, but the doors wero closed. Some morbidly curious crept up o the windows, only to full k at what they had seon—nineteen re- mains of what had been human, covered with sheetings, through which a vare, blackened limb now and then protruded, while blood soaked through the white cloth aud puddled on the floor, while Coroner Sherman with bis assistants stepped from one to the other searching for letier or some means of identifying one mass from the other. This was difieult, for in haif dozen instances tho entire head had been burned off, leavig only the blackened wrunk, grim and gastly, defy ing all offorts at identification, Thelr names and other data could ouly be secured from their surviving friends. No one could tell ono trunk from the other, as all had become alike in their common fate. Among the entire nineteen beheaded, dismembered bodies, but o retained unything ve o fea- tures of & humn Touching Discovery, It was here in the morgue that tho most touching and awful discovery of the night was mado. The coroner tenderly removed from oune form the clotted sheet and benoath it was the unmistakable body of & womui, and, worst of all, clasped in her arms as if to shield its young limbs from the flames that bad evidently consumed both, wus un infaut ctild. The woman had shielded tho babe uutil’ tho last, and eveu in death her black- ened arms were unwlilling to bo sepurated m their charge. Not a Train Man Injured. ‘The coroner had been so busy All day balor belng. TCONTINUED ON BECOND PAGE.] OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 'WELVE PAGE [LISTEN T0 THE EAGLE BIRD, Nebraska Patriots Everywhers Celebrating the Glorious Fourth, OGALLALA INDIANS PARTICIPATING. Gordon's Unique Presidont Hayes Progress of th Programme at Beatrice— Church Trial nont. Gennoy, Neb,, July 8.—[Special Telegram toTine Bee.] A grand old time is expected hero tomorrow. Northwest Nehraska pro- Doses to give a losson to the yonth of what the Fourth of July means, There will ba the firing of guns, patriotic specches and a gen- eral celebration. There are about two hundred tepees of Ogallalas, Sioux Indians, about fifteen hundred aiready on the ground, the stars and stripes are waving over ever. lodge, emblematic of loyalty on the part of ! skinned neighbors. Indian police ace Jut with all the pomp of their Metropolitan prototypes. Merchants — are ¢ing a big trade. Crops were never known to beso promising. A grand Omahu dance is now in progress, Two fat beeves are donated to the Indians for a feast tomorrow. The Fremont Cl Fresoxt, Neb., July 8.—|Special to Tue Ber.|—The Chiamberlin-Atwood church trial was in progress all uight last uight. 1t was long after midnight before the prosccution finished its work of showing wherein Rev. Chamberlin had been swindled out of his property by the Atwoods. When he had fin- ished the defense made its statement of the case and put Chamberlin nnder a red hot cross fire, which lasted several hours, ending along toward duybreak. The principal wit- nesses for the defense wero tho Messrs. At- wood and their wives, the latter finishing their testimony and leaving the prayer room of the church, where the trial has been in progress, after daylight this morning. Concerning the Scattle coal lands deal iv appears from the evidence that Chamberlin misunderstood the character of it. He sup- posed he was purchasing with the £15,000 pud to the Atwoods an interest in the lands and would get a deed there for, when he really ouly got an in- terest in an option on it, or a share of the commission which would accrue, provided a sale was made. The Atwoods testified that they made no attempt to conceal the nature of the instrument; that the minister bought with his oyes wide opeu: that the proposi- tions made him were made in good faith, be- lieving they would redound to the financial benefit of all concerned. The defense in- sisted that they made no representations that would lead Chomberlain to think he was getting anything but a share in the option they held.” The testimony of Mmes. Atwood confirmed that of their husbands. They suid from the conversations they had had with their husbands they received the informa- tion that Chamberlmn had been sold an option ouly in the coal lands. At 7:30 this morning tue defense rested the case and the jury, after a short deliberation, adjourned until 5 o'cloclk this evening. h Trial. Happy Red Willow. McCook, Neb., July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—TFhe farmers of Red Willow county will celebrate tomorrow and they have good cause &3 crops never were better. The first crop of alfalfa has been cut and cared for and on Monaay the rye harvest will be commenced and be followed without intermission by wheat and oats. The acreage in this county is nearly three times as great as any previous year and fields of from 100 0200 acres of wheat arc a common thing in this county. ‘The best posted farmers say that the wheat in Red Willow county will average from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acro while some fields are estimated at more than that. Corn is growing fine and free from weeds ana will be laid up the coming week. The potato crop is large than ever before and new potatoes are now plenty m McCook market. It has been another good year for fruit mn Red Willow county, strawberries, cherrics and other small fruit being plenty and every prospect of a good crop of applds, peaches and apri- cots. The soil and climate of the Republican valloy scems especially adopted to fruit and will, beyond doubt, 1n a few years be able to supply the entire state. The people of Mc Cook will tomorrow attend the various cel brations throughout the county and assist their farmer friends in not only celebrating our national holiday, but at the same time offering with them heartfelt thanks for the bountiful harvest. Beatrice's El ctric T Beamuice, Neb., July 8. —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The Beatrice rapid transit and power company of this city, has the honor of breaking tho record for the rapid construc- tion of an electric road. The work of con- struction of the part now operated was not begun until June 6 and the electric machiner; was not unloaded until Thursday, June 23, and yet two cars were running over u mile and 3 half of track without a break or a hait on Saturday, June 27. The road construction was done by the Continental eluctric con- struction company of Chicago and the genera- tors and motors were furnished and started by the Baxter electric motor company of Balti- mare, who were represented by their expe J.B.'Scott. The Baxter motors carry 12 pussengers on a car and glide along without noise, ‘Tliree motor cars are now running over the line, The work of extending tho line all over the city will be pushed at once. Hayes in B Beathict, Neb, gram to T R. B. Hayos arrived this afternoon accompau uy his son R. P. Hayes, This evening the ex-president was given a reception at Raw- lins post hall by membvers of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Hayes will leave here tomorrow evening for Omuha where he expects to pass Sunday. Tele- Burglars Abroad. Beatiicr, Neb, July 8.—(Special Telo- jerum to Tug Bree,]—The residence of O, ( Itogers on Bell street wea broken into by burglars last night and a quantity of silver- ware und jewelry taken, A mulatto giving the name of B4 . Sanderson was arrested later with some of the plunder in his nosses- ston. Ho will be given a hearing on Monday. Lancaster Veterans, LixcoLy, Neb., July 8. —|Special Telegram to Tue Bek.j—The aunual encampment of the Lancaster county veterans commenced this eveniug at Cushmun park. The exer- cises cousisted of old war songs and addrosses by Senator Koontz, Hon. H. C. Russell, Major MeArtaur, General Teeter and tain Strode, Beat the Kailvoad. Bratnicr, Neb., July 8.—[Special gram to Tie Bek.|-The foreclosure of the wechanic's lien case of Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins vs the Kansas City & heatrice railroad wus concluded in the aistriet court today, Judgment wus given in favor of the plaintity for 00, Sold His Guesiaw, Neb,, July 3.—[Special to Tk BEe | —Announcement is made today of the sale of the Gresham Review. 8. R. Rhodes, who ostablistied the paper threo and & balf years ugo, has sold it to 5. C. Woodruff, edi- tor of the Stromsburg News. Ordained to the Priesthood, West Poixt, Neb, July 6.—|Special to Pue Bee.]-The return to West Point of Rev. C. Cusimir Renuer, who was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Scanuell today, was marked by great rejoicing. A large delegation of the Catholic' Rnights of America, of which the reverdud jrentlomnn is a member, were at the depot on the arrival of the train and escorted him'te ¥ho parochial residence. Father Reaner will t once as- sume active duty as assistant '$o Rev. Joseph Ruesing, rector of this parish, Fun at Wahoo, Wanoo, Neb,, July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The shooting tournament that is befi.g held here under the management of V. B. Nethaway is & grand success, about twenty-five shooters being present and there will be about as many more tomorrow. The following are the winners: Contest No. | —Latshaw first money, Do- hart second, Nethaway and Miller divided third and Bass fourth. Contest No. 2—Latshaw first, Nethaway and Dehart divided second. Contest No. 8—First. money divided be- tween Nethaway and Dehurt, Latshaw and Taylor second, Bass third and Miller fourth. Contest No. 4-—Latshaw first, Nethaw second, Miller Third, Taylor fourth. All shooters seem to be well pleased with the tourney. Ina match at twenty single blue rocks for #50 a side between Nethaway and Latshaw, the latter won, breaking 20 and Nethaway 19. Great preparations have been made to have a glorious old Fourth eelebration here. A liberty pole 106 feet high will be raised. In a game of ball between the bankers and county” officers the latter won by a score of 10 to 0. Ingalls at Crete. Cnere, Neb,, July 8. [Special Telegram to Tir Bee.]— Everything is favorable for a grand day atthe assembly here tomorrow. Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls will certainly spank at 2:30 p. m. on *The Probiem of Our Second Century.” SenatorIngalls arrived at Lincoln this morning and was entertained at the Lincoln hotel by the most prormnent citizens in the capital. He will arrive hore in the morning and at the grounds tomorrow. The chorus and soloists wili give a concert of war songs before the oration of M~ Ingalls and in the evening there will be a grand dis- play of fireworks. At the races on the drf-fng park associa. tion’s eround today Oko. woun the S-minute races. Timo—3:20, 8:17, 1081, 3:07, 3:081¢ 3:09. Patsey Bolivar secoud. Track slow. Four-year-olds: Maxey Velton, first. Time, Lincoln Odds and Ends. Laxcory, Neb., July 8.—[Special to T Ree. | —Captain Phelps Paine, a yprominent factor in the Grand Army of the Republic aska, has been appointed to irable position of buokikeepar for the United States meht inspector at South Omaha, B! The Irish citizens of Linedju last evening held a most enthusiastic medting at which some of the best Irish orators of the state took part. } J. Mevers had his pocket; picked of $16 today. { r 8. Linenry, —-‘fiwlnl Telogram to Tue Bik.|—The store ofyF. E. Crocker was broken into last might By bureiars. The money drawers were brokén open, but the cash had been removed. The entrance was made by cutting through the screen over the transom. 1t is supposed to be the work of parties in town who were short on celebra- tion funds. i Ll Died for a Drumken Son. Avnioy, Neb,, July 8.—|Special Telegram t) Tue Be:.]—Mrs. Peter Garder, a Noryve- gian, while in a state of déspondency caused by the habitual drunkerinéss of her son who lived with ber, took a &&m‘&fm'ym auu died vefore médical ald . be reached. foa s THAYER SAY¥S THEY ARE LIES. The Governor's Reply to Some Alleged Newspaper Charges. HasTixGs, Neb., July 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bek.]—Governor Thayer was asked toexplain the charges regarding the disposi- tion of the fees of his office made in an Omaba paper today, and spoke as foliows: Not.a fee of any kind has ever come Into my hand from any source while I have been governor. The issuing of commissions for commissioners of deeds in other states was uttended to by my clerk, Mr. Ferris, and I supposed every fee had been deposited with the treasurer.” All fees for commissions us notary public are paid directly to tho treas- urer before the commissions are signed. “No fee has been cherzed issuing requisitions, There are only three or four, opF very _ few, states, according to my veeollection, that wo have charced fees for issuing warrants in answer to requisitions from those state The other states charged ug no fees and we reciprocated. My privato sccretary has al- ways attended to tkat braneh of tho busi- ness, after I had passed upon the requisition, and 'has collected whatever fees were paid. The amount which ho had received prior to Junuary S last was some fifty odd dollars, This amount he expended in the incidental expenses of the office, for which he has the vouchers. That amount should have been deposited with the treasurer, but my privato secretary was not aware of the fact that he was required so to do. I had supposed that all the fees were depos- ited with the treasurer, That was his mis- take. It was made through not knowing that they should huve been deposited in the treasurer’s office. “Any reputavlo person can have full access to the files of my office.” i Defled the ArchLishop's Authority. CiilcAGo, July 4.—For some years it has been the custom of the members of the Ser- vite sisters and the Littlo Sisters of the Poor, two of the charitable orders of the Roman Cutholic church, to sit on the vestibule of the city treasurer’s office on pay days and so- licit alms from the city employes as thoy came out with their pay. Yesterday Father Muldoon. chancellor of the diocese, by direction of Archbishop Fee- hian, ordered the sisters to dosist from this practico as unscemly. hé Littlo Sisters of the Poor obeyed the mandate, but ‘tho Ser- vite sistors deniel the autBority of the ar bishop in the matter and pne of their number continued to ask alms: 4t the door today. Whataction the archbishop will take in view of this open defiance of bis authority is not kuown. for ———— Declines the Position Curyexse, Wyo., July 8.— (Special Tele gram to Tur Bre.]--Bistop Talbot of Idaho and Wyoming arrived in Wwa tonight from a northern trip. He will pot accept his re- cent election as bishop of (Georgia. He has now started his work in Idaho and Wyoming in good shape and, until it, is under way or accomplished, he feels ha would not be justi- fied in leaving the tield. His success so far has been very satisfactory'to him, but much remains to bo doue, aud, ‘While appreciating the honor conferred on hi, he continues in his present diocese, Loy S King Guilty of Murder, Meypis, Teun., July A—The verdict of the jury in the trial of H. Clay King for kill- ing D, H. Poston is.guilty of murder in the first degreo, Thera was 1o apparent emotion on the part of King occasioned by this announcement, but ho sut guzing steadfgstly fn tho faces of tho jury, preserving the same cuim iudiffer. ence that has characterized this bearing throughout the trial, Judge Greer of coupsel for the defense once made u motion for a new trial Ll L 2 The Fire Hecord. Errixg, N, IL, July 8.—A shoeshop oceu- pied by Trask Brothers an:J. M. Nichols and a dwelling were burued la. & night. Trask Brothers' loss 15 from $40.000 to #45,000. Nichols' loss is 8,000, partially insured. The loss on stock and’ muchinery owned by J. Cloutman is from #5,000 to §5,000; iusured, at Frisco Bavk Clearings. Sax Francisco, July 8.—-Bauk clearings for the week ending to-day were §16,169,000, {POTOMAC VETERANS MEET. Procecdings at the Annual Gathering of the Bociety in Buffulo, DIFFERENT CORPS ELECT OFFICERS, Delivers teeting 1a General Henry W. Slocum the Oration at the Public —General Daniel Buttert Chosen President Bureato, N. Y., July 8.-Thero woere stirring scenes at Music hall this morning when the several corps of the Society of tho Army of the Potowac held reunfons simul- taneously. Colonel Henry A, Clark of Milton, Vt., in the abseuce of Secretary of War Proc called the first arwy corps to order. election of officors resulted s follows: President, Colonel Ira H. Hedges, Haver- | ana straw, N, Y.; chief of staff, General Joseph Dickinson, Washington; recording secrotary, Captain J. M. Andrews, Saratoga, N. Y.; corresponding secretary, Thomas M, Cutting, Buffalo, N. Y.; treasurer, Captain A. B. Vanduzen, Washington; historian, Major J. H. Stine, Washington. Aftera compliment- ary vote 1n favor of General Abner Doublo- day of Medway, N. J., General Butterfield was mado the choice of the corps for presi- dent of the Socicty of the Army of the Potomac. The second corps ele officers: President, Orville D. Thatcher, Washingtou; secretary and treasurer, Dr. Charles W. Scott (re-elected), Boston, Gon- eral Daniel Butterfield was' selected as the choice of the corps for president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. At the meeting of the Fifth army corps General Butterfield presided and General Locke was secreta “The following officers were elected: President, General Fitzjohn Porter, New York: secretary-treasurer, General Fred Lock, New York. The Sixth army corps elected the following ofticers: President, Colonel Redfield Proc- tor, secretary-of-war; recording secretary, Captain George B. Fielder, Jersey City; corresponding secretary, Licutenant F. Al Buckalu, Jumesburg, " 'New Hampshire; treasurer, Colonel Samuel Truesael, New York. The Niuth corps elected officers as follows President, ieneral O. B. Wilcox; recording secretary and treasu General C. H. Bar- ney: corresponding secretary, Colonel W, F Hauris, Ceveland. The Eleventh corps elected the Prasident, Gene ‘hurz, New York; corresponding sceretary, General J'. A. L mau, New York; recording secretary, Fran- cis C. O. Hirsh, New York; treasurer, Will- 1am Balzer, New York; historian, Colonel A. Hamblin, Bangor, M The "Twelfth corps elected the following: President, Colonel William Reikert, Frank- lin, Pa.: secretary and treasurer, John J. H. Lowe, Mount Claire. N. J. The Tenth and Nineteenth corps and cav- alry corps met, but did not elect officers, Public exercises were held at_the hall this evening. General Henry W. Slocum deliv- ered the oration, and among other things said: Mr. President and Comrades: Since our st annual mecting death has removed from our midstone who has frequently been our hon- ored guest. one who Is universally necorded u asition us one of the groatest und purest of wericun_generals. Our love for Geueral Sherman, personally, and our adwmiration for his great’ militury genfus, will grow brighter as the years roll by and us each year Lrings forth new incidents in his wonderful carcer. The most difficult question a government like ours has to encounter {n_ time of war is the proper treatment by the government and the army of the press of the country. No nd- nmiinistration in this country can carry on a great war without the active und earnest aid of the press. It Is this tremendous power which keeps alive the patriotism of the peo- ple, supplies recruits toourarmies, and money to our treasury. And yet a soldier who ut- tempts to point out the'evils that beset our army during the war, without speaking of those we suffercd from ‘the action af the press, would be an arrant coward. Those evils, of purse, are fur greater under u republic, hero the liberty of the pross s jealously and properly guarded than under's monarchy: and yet, under the archies of Europe, the of the press nt years has be- ost ntolerable, o ed the following following: confliet v thronist. who pertaining to it an uipper floor on issued u poremp- ' vhi 1w every thing ' in alittle robm on Spruce street in New Y tory order for i movement uzuinst the enemy at Bull Run. Nooflicer dured to oppose the edict. 1 was in Washington at the tine coni- manding neariy n thousind young men from this stute. None of them hatt been drilled as soldiers exoeot fora fow duys, and not one- half of them hud been tuuziit to 0ad wnd fire the miserable old Austrinn muskets with which they were arnied. The Inevitable result followed. Ovor enth of ‘these boys were lefton the field either killed or wounded without having done any real good to the country: but we had obeyed the orlers of n good ofd man who deeply repented and hum- biy apologized for his uction, Durini the war correspondents of the press ompunfed all our corps and divisions und most of our brigades. In many cases they Wero on teris of the utuiost Indmacy with the commanding officers. In n very short time muny of these correspondents were as- signed to stafl duty and kept up their charue- ter as correspondents at the same time. The rosult wis i daily revelation of secrets which should have béen carefully preserved, the promoting of discord umong officers’ und of Jealousies between the different com- Month by month they becumo independent ~und more dofiant of militury | Cauthority, | Finaily, S the spring ~of 1863, a correspondent of ono of the lending papers of New York pu lished statements as to the strongth of Gen- eral Sherman’s command, his contempluted Lof which It wus important keep secrot. At last ho openly abused an and some of hisofffcers Righest In ank, und his letters were published. und tho Ts contalning them were soon distributed the camps. Upon being remon openly defied Sheruiin, We newspaper mon area fraternity, d together by i common interest, und we wust and will write down uny man who stands in our way." Sherman replicd: “And 1 belong toa fru- ternity that cin put down at least one news- puper miun. and this e proceded to do by orderiug him toleave oamp. and telling him M he enught him within the lines aguin he woul hang him. The man subsequently up- penled to President Lincoln o revoke Sher- mun's ord nd_permithim to accompany the army. wlhose comminder he had defi But Shermin wivs sustained by ¢ and Prosident nd from o the close was les wtion of the officers, fewer attempts to destroy the ot only of the country, but of the in our militiry leaders. question will “be asked, Why aliud L ‘it ters, tho war L th munds, ore Deckuse [ hope 10 see our o8 Involved in war wgilin, Heieney and military skili possesso at the ciose of 1ho wur, Many of the evils that beset our pathwiy were externinated by exper.ence. We bogin the strazgle with 1ittle better thin an orgin- fzed niobi we closed the war with an efiicient, well-tralned army, suffering from as tew o viis s would usuily beset: the puth of tho best tratned armies of the old world faving alluded to the evils brought upon the ury from outside s lot me brietly iseuss Cne or two whichi nrose from our own defeets and lack of thorough military train- e firat 000 ralxos wu i portant ton as 1o how far . soldlor should be | Led 10 hiy e 1w conse ence, or to denl Wit tors outside of his purcly miiitary duty. 1 lave heuard a body of offi ¥ thnes Aiseussing inu_vehenient 11 the presence of thelr subordinutes. quostions re- wtlng to the polley of the wduinisteation. 1 reculd vividly to uind one Instance In contee- tion with Mr. Lincoln's coiuneipition procia- wation. It was denounced by many ofieers 1n the strongest torms. 1 ullude to this only s un _dlustration. Other mut- ters were frequently debated i the same spiri. | bellove that the result of such diseussions ina camp of soldlors s in- Jurlous in the extreme and fraught with dun- | kor o the success of the army. A soidie goes to the field (o exceute the orders of the chosen authorities of his country, and he hus no bust liess to Interfere by word or deed with mt tors Of polley. Thuve heard, too, oficers vililty thelr superior officers 1n no measured te This never would have been perniitted among well tralnod military men. (t o denunclation botk nd of superlor officers In all our & iude to Wi i matter Of fur LU frequent occurrouce | S. ueht no o allude to this matte for the reason thit Eulttiess of 1t in Gy It has boen suia by S1ON8 Our governme dit upon the sorvice, 1 with the niore fre now 1 was ot Pl ye it of thy 2\ the mattor of pe =08 been dnjust wid \ nover Worthy ot u pitiper hovise com want. 1t has (eamon thint we arth. for the nding arny OE We Rre now {DpOrL oL ixs MOSE powerful ond' (o sup- o, v ot the war, Veterin r or I8 permitted to suff loni s Donst ot o re the niost fuvored pe % reason that we need no g = tolusure our safety. A ° payingneariy us pich \ mnded wrmy as two of military nations of Euro port thelr immense standing 1 INGE, two yeurs after the the Interest on nutlc amounted Tred wnd twent ons, and 11 to twenty-five miliions. This EUTS e reversed; our nterest Iy five milifons, and our pensic ol w Ired and twenty-five milhons. Under ox= Isting 1aws the pension roll must be stiil fur- ther greantiy lnere Does th look like Ingratitude or n nness? 1 tike pride 1 the glory of my country. T ake pride the =ood name of the gailant m| who defended her in the hour of peril The trath is the nation Is grateful to fts de- fenders, and no people on earth over before gave such ample proofs of this gratitude At the meoting which followed the mass meeting General Butterfield was eleetod president of the association, General King ccretury, General ( e Sharp correspond- ecrotary, and General Samuel Truesdell asurer, iton, Pa., was chosen as the next place s annual meeting. Tomorrow a parade will be held, with & banquet in the ovening. 5 e BURLINGTON REACHING OUT, Z Sioux City Secures Another Trunk Line Connection Srovx Gity, T, July 8. —[Special Telogram to T Bee.) It is reported here on gooad authority and reasons are given why it is true thut the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has purchased the intorests of the Rock Island in the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & orthern and will form a compact with the foux City & Northern which will give it a lineinto Stoux City. Oficers of the defunct Short Line suy that that line extending from this city to O'Neil will be purchased by the Burlington at_recoiver's sale shortly and be extended to Dunning in central Nebraska to conneet with th B. & M. Crop Bulleti July This weok's ather and crop service reports general crop conditions as very favor- able. Hayingis progrossing in all parts of the state and the vield is good. Harvestine winter wheat and ryo is bogun in the south- ern counties and in many localities the grain is all in shock. The oat erop bids fair to be the best ever grown in the state. On the afternoon of the first day a heavy thunder storm, ov a of storms, accompanied by wind and hail in_streaks, passed diagonall) across the state from Cherokee to Decatur couatics, doing immense damage to all crops and stock within a belt from two to six mile wide, The heaviest damage from hail was done n Audubon, Adair, Clarke and Deeatur counties, I'ne track of the district was nearly two hundred miles loni, Towa Weathe Des Morxes, Ia., bulletin of tho Towa w Sweet Singing Stadents. InoGeNE, ., July 8.—[Special to Tue Bee. | —The Tabor college male quartette, consist- ing of R. C. Brooks, first tenor; . W. Long, second tenor: W. W. Harris, first bass, and 5. E. Harris, second bass, assisted by . A. Johuson, the elocutionist, gave one of their fine entertainments to a small but apprecia- tive audience in the Presoyterian church last evening, Those who were not prosent missed A musical and literary treat, Theso boys aro out for the summer in the interest of their college. Not Yet Scttled. Missovrt Vaveey, Ta., July 3.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.)—Arsuments were closed today in the counly seat contest be- fore Judge Wakefield at Sioux City. The judge roseeved his decision. Citizens of this county will therefore bo on the anxious seat for a wock or more. ey SWOOPED DOWN ON 4 SWINDLE. Federal Authoritics After the Frater- nity Financial Corporation. WikerLing, W. Va., July 3.—United States authorities swooped down on the fraternity financial corporation today, too 1ate to cateh the big birds engaged in it, however, but they arvested J. G, Newell of Philadelphia, who was 1n charge, and stoppad all opera- tions. Warrants are also out for R. ‘. tuby and C. F. Dolmeier, Supreme Treasuror A. Winfleld Lukens, General Secretary F. C. Verris, Loring Chambers, T. C. Hughes, Ruse Moran, Ida Fay, Emma Walton and Cyrus Dixon ' for complicity in the crime and telegrams have beon sent to the United States marshals over the country to arrest them o sight on a charge_of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. The bank books of tne fraternity show that between May 16 and June 12, less than one month, they_ deposited in the Exchange bank he 23,742,482, In s1x weeks $146,000 were deposited. The con- cern still has $125,000 iu the bank herc, against which there were ciecks for but £20,170. The concern has 14,000 victims in New England, the eastorn and' contral states, not counting the western. Postoftice in spectors are working up cases against sev- ral other short time endowment orders that have headquarters here, which in the past three months have scooped in more than 1,000,000, Oun Tuesday of this week a Clovelandattor- ney levied an attachment on the Fraternity's funds in the Exchange bank hero in behalt of certificate holders in thatcity, who claimed they had been swindled by the' order, The suprome officers got wind that tho postofice ofticiuls wero after them and mado themsolves scarce. The postmaster stated today that avery mail still brings hundreds of ‘dollars through the money order and registered letter divisions addressed to theirshort term people, but that the moucy is belng returned to th senders. AMEER BEN ALI GUILTY, New York Ripper Cohvicted Murder in the Second Degree. sw Yo July 8.--The case of Ameer Hen Ali, on trial charged wih the murder of old Carrie Brown in the East River hotel last April, was summed up by his counsel and the district attorney this afternoon. Ti evening the recorder chiarged the jury, The jury, after being out only u short time, re- turned with & verdict of murder in 'the second degree, of i - THE WEATHER FORECANT. For Omaha and Vieinity For Missouri-and Kansas—Generally fair; stationary temperature, except slightly warmer in Missouri: variable winds. For Minnesota, Dakota, Towa braskn—Ealr; warmer; winds sou therly For Colorado- Fair: continued perature; variable winds. - - amship News. At London—Sighted -“Tho Urnbria, Islaud, Oceun and Werra, from New York; the Kan sas, from Boston At Baltimore m Hamburg At New York from Liverpool. air; warmer, and Ne- becoming bigh tem- Arrived ~The Slavonia, r: Arrived~The Brittanic, In the Commons, Loxboy, July 8.-Ferguson, political sec- vetary of the foreign oftice, announced in tho commons today that provision would made for a royal commission, which 18 to provide for the representation of Eugland at the world's fair in Chicago. - . Han i 1. Washing. Goeorge Washington AtLANTA, Ga., July # —Gc ton (colored), who murde Ben Oliver (colored) was hangod fn the jail yard of tho Fultou county jail 1 this city today | Results of the * teward's Tes:i —_—— NUMBER 16. SOME PERTINENT QL’ESI'lONE Hastings People Arxious to Kuow Somee thing More of Asylum Affairs, THE THNKING OF INVESTIGATION. ony on the in Methods He Pursued Conducting His Oflicial Aftuir Hasrixas, Neb, July 8 gram to Tur Bee, T'he Hasti vestigation was continued this Horell festifyi [Specal Toles g8 asylum fne morning. Dr. ¥ 88 tothe horses ho kept at the place and thoso kept there by the man- agement. On cross-cxumination ho admitted that he had made out drug estimates, but did not know thut they had been furnishied to ail the loeal druggists. 1alk, tho elothier, Brock and Pickens, the dry men, and Humphrey, the flour man, testified that Liveringhouse had oxer cised the greatest care in making his pur- chuses from them. Undor cross-oxamination Full and Pickens stated that in the estimatos furnished them there wus nothing specified s 10 the size of clothes or a number of other other articles required there, ey, Me. Britt also gave the management, asend-off, but based his opinion upon his sheht acquaintance with the placo formed on his semi-monthly visits to the asylum to preach to the inmates. Charles Doyel, u butcher, elaimed tie had received no interest upon his deferred bills. ‘The board adjourned till Tuesday next atfa. m ‘The seisions of the mvestization have been attendea by a numver of citizens. The ef- feet upon” them has been most pronounced. They have been Jod to appreciato the gravity of the charges m. walust the management all the more becauso it has been sought to disprove them by means of the testimony _of those who have held contracts for supplying the institution with oods or whose positions depend upon their favorable testiwony. In either case, tho testimony was that of inter- ested parties. Such a3 it was, it failed to answor any material point made by the com- Plaining wit taimed to prove that tho wstitution wrs most admirably managed, vet each witness admitted under cross ex- wmmation, that he or she knew nothing whatever, s rogards the details of tho busi- ness, It aimed also to show that Mr. Livering- house was an indefatigable laborer, und that when he was not voring over the' books at miduight he was luying sewers or digging post-holes. The lattér two ceupations, how- ver, are generally considered uncalled for on the part of o steward, especially one who claimed the books he feceived were three months benind. According to his own state- ment, the books were behind up to last April, S0 1 ch so, indecd, that he urges it as an excuse for not being able to figure up and pay the interest due on the deferred wuges of the employes. Peoplo who heard this testimony wanted to know why Liveringhouse assumed the duties of bookkeoper unless he was able to discharge thom. Phoy also wondered why a bookleoper who was benind v his books should exhaust his enerples it building sew- ers and diggine holes, and then expect to be credited with great application. The mvestigation here was mado notice- able by the absence of the individunls who have enjoyed the rare pleasure of furnshing the asylom with goods. When it was thought they mignt be called it was reported that by a singalur coincidence they had loft the city and returned somewhat later, If the management should put them on the stand thoy will bo required toshow why they charged fancy prices for grocerics, drugs and other things and how it was that they und no others were selected for the privilogo of sup- plying the board. It will scarcely do for theso gentlomen to appear before the board without a number of ready and reliablo an- swers 10 4 numoer of very important ques- tions When the board meets next timo new evi- dence will be introduced, of which but a hint only has thus far been given. [t will be sub- stantiated by facts and figures and will be deciaealy mteresting reading. Tho board left here this morning, return- ing to Lincoln. It vore with it whit is sup- posed to be a bundle of checks and vouchers, These documents were requested on the first day of the investization. Mr. Liverighouse said he would finish tnem the next day. But they failed to arvive. A secoud time they were expected and a second time they failed to arrive. Last Tuesduy they were called for ngain and Liveringnouse mude u pretense of nanding them over, but some_episode in- terfered which peevented him from accom- plishing his purpose, Yesterday Secretur, goods Allen again demanded the checks and vouchers. Liveringhouse went to his coat pocket, puiled out o small bundlo of whito and yellow paper, walked over to the secretary’s table and deposited the package. No_doubt was entortained that the bundle contained the instruments sought. V-ken it was opened, however, 1t was found that the. wily gentleman had again secured adelay. What ho had been askea for wore the checks which has been returned to lim as steward from the banks together with the vouchers upon which were based the duplications aad other items in the cash account, Instead, there wero two vouchers for the services of tho horse of his mother-in-law, one amounting to #40 and the other to £10. Tho latter of these bore no date, Thero were aso vouchers for the services of & younger memver of the Liveringhouse family und two or thr of an unim- portant charaoter. appeared about & dozen for &2 cach payable to the postmaster for stamps and about uu equal number of receipts of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s expross. Beyond the horse voucher and that for vouni Liveringhouse's services there was not a thing in the package whiol had been requested When this discovery was made there was disgust npon the featire of every member of the board of public lands and buildings. They got. together and decided to make one mord effort to induce Liveringhouse to com- ply with_their request, aud the following wits resolved : LiNconN, Neb., July 1w stowird, Hastings asylum, Histings, Neb.: You are requested by the board of publie tunds und bulldings to transmit to them by M. Hugey, tho Learer of this note, the ave drawn an either bank In the thne you first nes of stewurd of ihe hospital Insane, together with & nota- whieh, If tosted bl linds and build ou ith 1 of 5y you on_ any | stownrd of the asylum Respectfully vours, JOHN O ALLEN, Seorotary Board Public Lunds and Builaings. The messeuger mentionod was immediately dispatched to this city and will call upon My, Liverighouse tomorrow. The lattor's reply will be interosting and will have to be & reasonable one to convinee the hoard that they have not placed too much contidence in the steward’s promise Germun-American Teachers, Cixcasyar, O, July 8.--The Germans Awmerican teachers' essocintion finished ite labors tonight. The question of separate schools for boys and girls was warmly dis- and the association finally voted in separate cducation of the sexos, A pisper ou cnltivation of the German lauguage was read by H. A, Ratterwann of this aity, Mr. I3berlin’s proposition agajust the lessen~ ing influence of the German langusge th was carried Liverinzhouse fion sl have been the bourd of § furnished cheeks druw have heen chronle insane for ‘the cussed favor of ~ = IRob Fitzsimmons July 4.—At White Bear glars entered soveral cot thousand dollurs worth | and money. Fitzsimmons, the 1 hi vuluable diamond pr n'and his traluer, Jimmy Carroll, i als tim [ Sr. Pavi, Minn., nighbt b I lake last tages o oral