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

= THE OMAHA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. e e s e CRUSHED IN A MAD, WILD RUSH | Bome Foo! Rais:s the Cry of Fire in a Orowded Thea! GRIM DEATH RANG DOWN THE CURTAIN. Childre to Trampled Death in the at Ensued—A Few Acts of sism Death an English Playhouse. H truggle in Loxnoy, Doe. 27.—-A theater at Wingate Hoad, county Durbam, last night, was tho scene of a frightful panic, in which, accord- ing to the reports received here, at least ten persons, meluding nine childven, were killed outright, and many wero injured. The Mght of the slight blaze, caused by a man in the audience dropping a lighted match on the sawdust coveriug the floor, caused some one to start the cry of fire, and a terrible papic at once ensued. Thero immediately a wila rush for the doors, which, owing to tho savage crush and struggie, ‘quickly became so blocked that only a fow succeoded in at ouce getting out. There was a specially violent rush for the staircase leading from the gallery. The passage giving access to this staircase became blocked almost at once with persons who were striving thoir utmost to escape, while tho staircase itself was filloa with a struggling mass of humanity from the top landing all the way to the outlet. A chock taker was killed 1n the midst of his heroic efforts to save othors’ lives, In trying to restrain the erowd in its mad he havior he was thrown to the floos and crushea to death beneath the feet of tho panic stricken people. When the panic had subsided so that an examination of the premises could be made tie bodies of nine children, whose lives had been literally crushud out, were found lying on the staircaso, or near & door leading to it. Wedged in the Struggling Mass. A constuble who came to assist in the work of rescuo on dragging out a boy who was wedged among the ttruggling people dis- covered that the lad was bis own son. The boy although living when rescucd was terribly injured and died on his way bhome, The performunce which was 5o terribly in- terrupted was the secona one of Suturday, tho attraction veing the pantomine “Alad- din? Tho theater was literally crammed with people. At 10:30 o'clock the shout of fire created a fearful scene. The whole audience roso to their feet enmasse, and there was dire confusion in the midst of which were hoard the shricks of womon, many of whom faintod. Tho lessco of tho house then displayed the most creditable presence of mind. Stepping on the stage ho shouted to the audience beseeching them fo remain seated and solemnly assuring them that theve was no real danger if they would do so. At this juucture many others of the men present also showed that they rotained presence of mind by foreivly striving to restrain the mad rush of the crowd for the doors, but their brave efforts proved of no avail. The occupants of the pit aud the spectators whose seats were in the better part of the house succceded in escapmg safely to the was s a sudden bond in the gallery stair- case which caused the fearful jam in that exit. People who bad fallen and were lying in heaps there screaming und groaning were trampled upon, At last so many of tho strugeling people had fallen that all passago for oxit was cfféctually blocked by a mass of writl g human beings and those still re- maining on their fect were forced to seek other means of escape. Acts of Herotsm. The occasion was made doubly memorable by several acts of _heroism. One mon who hiad occupliod a gallery seat jumped from the gallory railings to tho balcony below and slid thenco to tho stage, all tho time holding to u, child by his teeth. ' Other men rescued some wowen by a similar means, Meanwhilo the fire was easily quenched. Tho police songht medical aid and assisted in extracting tho victims from the stairc a matter of the utmost dificulty. One child, aiter calling out piteously, “Save mo, save me,” died before itcould be reached. The corpses wero lnid in adjoining buildings, and the injurea wore taken to hospitals and other institutiens. The nows of tho catastrophe spread and soon throngs of people ' were rushing to tho scene to ascertain tho fate of friends and relatives, apidly Names of the Dead ‘Within a few hours, of the dead were 1entified. All were betiveen the ages of 13 and 16, The numes wero: Casely, Robinson, Greges, Carlen, Watson, Cusolyl Buinbridgo, ~tobipson, - Murpuy, Waddington, Forster. The last named the check-taker. ‘The audience numbered 1,200 persons. The company mombers oscaped in their costumes and whon they returned th found that their dressing rooms had beo: robbed of their ordinary clothing. The 1essoe of the theater announced that he will give the proceads of the performance to the boveaved, and will closo the theater pending an investigation, Who Gave the Dread Alarm, Itis stated that during the porformance two youths seated in the balcony insisted on smokiing., They were warned o desist sev- oral time loy tinally desistod, but relit their pipes soon afterwards. The smoke of their pipes was seen issuing from the bal- couy and o woman bewng frightoned at tho sight screamed “five,” A man sitting near horimmedintely gagged hor with his band but the mischlof was donc. The gallery was oceupied by 500 spectators, mostly boys. The cheex taker, Foster, rushed to open the door which had been fastened. 'The struggle which ensued was awful. Strong men thrust aside the weaker ones. 'Pwo men wero badly injured by jump- ing from windows. The lessce of the theater says that the five originated from the uct of & boy dropping u lighted mateh into a cvevice filled with waste paper and other rubbish in his search foru lost pouny. Ho also says that two pails of wator suficod to quench the fire, HARMED THE TRADE OF FiANCE, Effccts of the McKinley Bill-Ite From the French Capitil, Panis, Doc. 27.—An oxpross train ranning from Paris to Brussels collided with a froight train near Mons today. Ten persons Injured. The Eeluir states that M. de Brazza, at the head of an expadition of 1,20) persous, 600 being Sencgal troops and sixty Europ eans, with pleaty of provisions and fivearms, left Libroville in the [ronch Congo colony November 7 for the purpose of Lake Tebard, M. Tebavd, formerly French minister of finance, 1o an interview on the subject of the ucgosiations for a commerolal troaty batween Prance and the United States,smd: *Treatios of this kind aro usoful asa woaus vivendi botween cguntries where tarilYs are so high that thoy paralyze trade. A treaty with the United States will be extremely opportune, and will go & long way 1o sccure our culhusiastio participation in the Chicago fwir, The MeKinley law has so barmed our trado that I would favor going to the United States for staples, only when 1t is 1mpossible to obtuin what we need clso where, ‘The McKinloy administrative bill is & barbarous piece of legislation, and has caused great ill-feeling in France. The whole Melinley law is due to an error of judgmont. The Americans argued that, as tholr exports are uatural products that other nations must have, they would be sure wero on 10 flud buyers, and 80 they couid shut their mannfacturers, Tais | fallacious. The population of tho United States might easily increase to four Wmes the present figure in twenty years. In tnat case, America would becomo A sl greater exporting country Look how Kngland nhas developed sinc sho adopted free trade. If the United States was to adopt a like policy, America would sobn govern the markets of the whole world. By following tho poliey of prohibi- tory p ion she restricts the future to the limits of home consumption, In France, where it is impossibis to develop resources any further, there may be some excuse for protection, but ot so in America whero the possibilities of development ave unbounded. The performance at tho th Francaiso was susponded for hatf an bour last evening owing to the failure of the electric lights, The andience sat _quietly in the darkness during the wait, Tho fuilure of the lights was causad by @ explosion of a boil pipa at the electric light works. Major Brackett and his colleague, Mr. Jamison, members of the Chicazo fair com- mission aro about to starton atour of the commercial centers of Franco, Spain and :’nl'l\lg tostinulate interest in the Chicago air, ¥ ports to forsign asoning is DO NOT LIKE IT, Chilians Feel Aggrieved Over Min ter Egan's Latest Action, [Copyrighted 191 by James Gordon feny VaLpsraiso, Chili (via Galveston, Dec. 27.- [By Mexican Cable to tho Now York Herald—-Special to Tue Bk |—The Chilian authorities appear to regard unfavor- ably United States Minister Egan's absence from the inauguration ceromonics of Presi- dent Jorge Montt. ‘Thoy are at a 1oss to ex- plain, and believe that it was intended as an act of discourtesy. Secret meetings of Balmaceda's ) been held at Santiago, and also points between that city und Valparaiso. Nothing has come of any of these gatherings, except the wrecking of the press train on Christmas night with & number of promiuent naval officers aboard. That this was done at the instigation of the Balmacedists is not proven in the slightest degree, so far, but their opponents nevertheless lay it to their, ac- count. The police are still hard at work try- g to fasten the guilt upon some person or porsons, but have ot succeeded as yet in dis- covering any of the partics engaged in the dustaraly work. . Tex.), ends hayo t sover ita’s Canse. Ilsmeralda arrived Heios of the Ju The Chilian cruiser here today with the bodies of Albert Ed- ward Eurigo, Valdero Vergara and other officers who were drowned at the time the Blanco Bncalada was sunl by torpedoes in Caldara bay or were killed in the fights at Iquiquo. These heroes of the junta cause will be given military and naval funerals. Senor Ramoa Viule, a prominent citizén of Santiago, in a letter to Bl Ferro Carril, published today, suys Chili’s differenco with the United States can be easily sottied. He gosts submitting the whole matter to the United States suprems court, aad declares that in spite of many contrary statoments n many of the American papers, the Chilians feel kindly disposed toward the people of the Unjted States. He adds, however, that tho Chilians feel aggrieved on account of ths wilfully correct oficial roporis of American representatives. Ho says that the Baltimore inquiry will prove that these reports were colored. Nothing definito is yot known as to the composition of President MontUs new cabinet, The goneral feeling among mem- bers of congress appears to be that there should be some representation of the power- ful conservative party in the ministry. HOKRORS OF FAMINE. of Destitution and Despercation From Russin, xDOY, Dec, errible storios of the famino and the crimes it is bringing about come from Russia. In the famine stricken districts the prisons are crowded and can hold no more even when packed on the Rus. sian black bole systom, and yet hundreds of men, women and childven are seen flocking thither every day begeing for admittance and when they do not receive a favorablo roply qualifying for it by crimes and at- tompted crimes, The St. Petersburg corre- spondent of the Telegraph says that a roport has been received thero on the state of Sam prison and extracts from it published in the journal called Russian Life reveal a most shocking state of affairs. All the space avail- ablo in the prison, including the vaths, corri- dors, and workshops, ts occupied by prison- crs, who ure huddled together like herrings in a barrel. ‘Phe manner in which the rooms o crowded is simply incredible. The prison, which can barely accomodate 240 inmates, actually contains 1,000, The atmosphere and tho stetich ave unocarable, and when any ono of the doors is opcued thick clouds of pesti- lent vapor roll silowly out, scaring the visitor away. ‘The supply of ciothes for the prisoners is lamentably insufiicient. Whore groups of convicts are never oxamined by the doctor, who during the last month bas not been once to tho prison. Disturbauces continue to be roported from various parts of the interior and deaths from bunger are more frequent than herotofore. The goverument is dispatehing troops to sov- eral of the famine distvicts in which emorgen- cies ave likely Lo ariso of & nature to require 1ts interference, while it is bezinning, ou the other hand, 0 refuse parmission to private individuals to distribute corn, open soup kitchens, or otheryise relievo the destitute, Mouey, corn, clothing, meat, ete., must in the future be sent to the ofticial bodies, who will undertake to do tho work of doling them out in the name of the emperor. A fow days ago Mme. Seroff, a wonithy and chavitable lvav of St. Petersburg, was refused permission to open o soup kitchen in a villuge of the amine stricken district, She was informed that she might sond in her offerings to tho government commissaries, who would uso thoir judgment in distributing them, but that no moro private soup kitchens, corn stores, tea boothis, ete., would bo atlowed. It is even question of suppressing thoso which Count Tolstol and his family have opeued 1w the Dankovsky district uid various other places The authopties uro indignaut that Russian soclety should prove so generously rosponsive to upveals of the count, to wiiom tens of thousands of roubles aré being sent_every weals from all quarters of Russia, while tho mimstry of the in or was obliged to use very strong pressure to obtain less than 500, 000 roubles in eight weeks. The newspapers aronot permitied to reprint the lettor of Countess Tolstol nsking for coutributions. errible Stories Death of an America [Copyrigh'e 1S b dam's Gordon Benne't,) Sax Sarvinon (Via Galveston, Tex.), Nec. By Mexican Cable tothe New York Horald —Special to Bee.] -Salvador Molendez, 8 mombor of 018 of the richest familios in tho city, committed suiciae toduy by tuk Bertie ¢ postmaster @eneral of Hon uras, uud aictator of its telegraph systom, dat Teguelgalpa yesterday. Ho native of the L ed States Everything is peaceful in Honduras, Pho government candidate for presid Guatemala is Dr. t'rancisco Lainfesta, All s quiet in San Salvador. oll, was o now Homo News From Abroad. Loxpoy, Dee. 27.—-The Chronicle's oo pondent at Rome s the United States government has agroed to pay the indemnity Ttaly demauds in the New Orleaus affair vs Abolishied the Monapoly. Loxnoy, D 0 A dispateh Teher says tbat the shab has proclamation ratifying toe aboli tobacco wonopoly. from tssued & on of the PULLED THE WRONG LEVER, Exciting Adventure of a Orat Orchard Citizen at Beatrice, TRIED TO IMITATE THE ELEVATOR BOY. Several Base Belore Hurricd Trips Botween the nent and Roof Were Made the Kresh Gu st Recovered, Beatnice, Neb,, Dee. 27, —[Special to Tug Bee.|—A citizen of Crab Orchard put up at a local hotel yesterday and concluded that tis know enough about the establishment to run the clovator without assistance during the momentary absence of the elevator boy. The result was that the cnterprising chap found himself at the top of the elovator shaft be- fore he could cateh his breath. In his tright the pulled another lever and down he shot into the basement with breath-exhausting rapidity, and it was not until he had taken another flight to the roof that somo one kot hold of the concern and into the elevator that understood its manipulation, Fortunately the chap was not injured, but he was scarad enough to compensate for a dozen injuries of a first-class order. One of thy street cars of the flew the track at tho Sixth street evening and narrowly escaped the river. As it was the guard r bridge was broken and considerable other damage resulted. There were soveral pas- sengers in the car at the time, but all of them escaped injury. The Beatrice lodge of the Woodmen of tho Wor d hetd a largely attended meeting Mon- day evening and elected ofticers for the on- suing year as follows: b. W. Carre, counse or commander; A. S. Adamsoon, advisor lieutenant; A. G. Philips, clerk; William Atwator, banker; Uriab Swigart, watchman ; H. Murdock, escort; H. Hamilton, sentinel, After the formal proceedings of tne meetini the lodge adjourned to the Delmonico restau- rant, where an enjoyable oyster supper was indulged in. Hose company No. 3 is making elaborate arrangements for a grand ball and supper at the auditorium New Year's eve. At the last meeting of Rawlins post No, 35, Grand Army of the Republic, arrange- ments were concluded for the grand camp tire to be held New Year's night. Au that time the oMcers-eloct will be instalied, and there will be a mecting to which ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans will be invited. motor lne bridge last nging into il of the PROMINENT ATTOR. Y ARRESTED, Alleged to Have Committed Embez- z'ement in Texas, INnravors, Neb., Dee. 27.—{Special Tele- ram to Tie Bee. | —Word has just been re- cewved of the arrest in Texas of J. Byron Jennings of McCook, one of the leading attorneys of that city, on the “charge of em- bezzlement, alleged to have been: committed about eleven yuars ago, in Hunt eounty, Te: Mr. Jenings was at that time county attor- ney of Hunt county, and managed, it is said, to get away with several thousand dollars of county funds, He has boen a resident of McCook for several years, and was one of the prominent attorneys of tho county, being atone time a candidato for county attornoy of Rea Willow county. It is said that Jennings left a wife and child in Texus at the time the crime was committed, although he has anosher family living in McCook. An officer whojhad located him at McCook was there waiting for requisi- tion papers from the goveruor of Pexas when Jeunings left for & visit to his mother in that state. Tne sheriff was telegraphed, and ho was arrested on crossing tho line into Texas. Tho news of his arrest caused considecable excitement in this city and K Personals. Keanxey, Neb., 27.—[Special to Tue :.]—Miss Maud Marsion, instructor in music in the public schools of :schuyler, 15 spending the holidays here with hor parents, Charles Gibbons, Roy Downing and Briggs Keck, students at the Snattuck school at Faribault, Minn., aveat howe for the holi- da; Mrs. George Pacey and daughter of Ch cago, mother and sister of Mrs, Drapar, are visiting here. & Will G. Nyo, clerk of the district court, went to South Omaha with his family this wool, where thoy will reside. Mr. Nye will gointo the live stock commission business next'year, ieorge B. Mair, editor of the Callaway Courier, and Miss Jennle R. Douglass of Callaway were married here on Weduestiay by Rev. N. English at the varsonago of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, The young friends of Charlie Gibbons surprised him_on Wednosday eveniug by calling ou him i a body, the oceasion baing a greeting on his return’ from school. The evening was spent in games end social chat. There were present: Misses Sizer, Swite, Dildine, the two Miss Hawthoraos, Miss Watson, 2dua and Nellie Downing, Miunio Swanson, S. M. Nevius and wife, Mrs, Hay thorne and nicce, Masters irving and Lori Downing, Ed Judd, Robert Cherry, Thomas Askin and Arthur Switz, w West Paist, t© Point Notes. Neb., Dac. 27.—[Special to Tue Bee)—Gus Rosker rowrned from Omaha Tuesday ing with his little daughter, Frances,who has been under medi- cal treatmeat for somo months, While sho is dofng well she will nevertheioss have to continue treatment soveral months before final recovery, At the mosting of the Electric Light com- pany Priday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. C. Crawford, president; D, C. Giffert, vice president; Otto Baumann, treasurer: W. . Krause, socretary; B. Y. Yoder, managor, all of whom coustitute the board of directors, togother with K. I, Kloke and B. Gold' smivn, Mr. M. I Eilis, a teacher of West Point, but now of Bancroft, was united in marriage to Miss Abbie White of F'remont Christmas. The talented young elocutiouist, Miss Lenora KK, Murray, who is n_graduatc of the Boston school of oratory, gave an interesting aecital to an appreciative and responsive au- dience in Krause’s hall last ‘Phursaay. The new cylinder press arrived Saturday morning forthe Republican office, It was expected two weeks ago, but was deluyed by tho blockade of cars in Chicago, The paper will now be enlarzed to a six column quarto. Miss IS, V. Langer, who has boon uttend- ing tho State normul at Pery, returned homo 10 spend the holidays. . Mystorious Ueath of a Child, 1oy, Neo, Dec. 27.—[Special to Tun Prof. E. Fulmer of the Lincoln university was in town on Saturday visiting friends Rev. A. B. Carson of Madison the Baptist church today. C. Putnam spant several days the first the weel in Custer and Dawson business Millard Kincaia’'s httle chud, smed 10 bo perfectly well whe p Tuursday evening, in the morning dead. It is not known iwhat death, The fivst death irom la grippe occurred her last Friday. The vietim was Arthur Thrall's child, 'I'ie diseaso bhus been almpst am cpl demie but bas as a general thing been ofa w form. proached at of counties on which t to bed was found cuused his How They Spent Ohrisimas Straxa, Neb., Dec. Special to Tn Bre Santa Claus mwade his annual visit to this city, bringing joy aud gladuess to the hearts of the little The members of | the Unitod Broturen chusch arranged a vory | i the OMAHA, MONDAY MORNIN ! nice program under tho management of Mr. Wrig! and had just got thPough with it when Santa arrived to distribute his pres- cuts to the anxious expasctagts. The Con ational Sandav school, under the man- went of Mrs, Mulvans ana Mre. and Mrs, A. Walker, prosented s vory pretty Christmas piay, during the progress of which wero rendered some Yorg pretty Christmas carols, anthoms, ete. ‘Ie singing of- Miss o Walker was the marked attraction of the evening. The m'ooonmve"e beautiful. NEBRASKA AT THE FAIR. State Must Expeot to Be Distinguished, Graxp Tstaxn, Nob., Do To the Editor of Tur Bre.J—You say “Nebraska cannot make a satisfactéry display at tho World’s fair with less than $100,000, nor can sho hope to attract attenton by erocting a cheap building,” and Te Ber 18 ominently correct in both statoments, I believe the appropriation ought to have "beon at loast 215,000, and I beliove thak amount proverly used would have proved @wise expenditure; but tho legislature in 1t Wisdom thought i to appropriate 30, nd in creating the commission it also su provide that the commission should ¢ 0 liability in e coss of the amount appl ted, and there is nothing loft for the comlission to do but conform to the law as it #% I hopo and bo- lieve that the next lemslature will sce tho necessity of increasing the appropriation, but as the next logislatuge will ot convene until 1802, we are competied to cut our gar- ment according to the gloth. With any amount wé are liable to get it would be impossivle for Nebraska to com- pete with illiuois, Pegosylvania and other and much_richer states 1 architectural dis- play, nor do I think it would be advisable to do 50 even if we could, This is essontially an agricultural stato and 1 would, thorefore, make our agricnltural exhibit the attraction aud the building a seconddry consideration. 1 would attempt to surprise with the interior rather than with the exterlor, and to put up an oxbibit with such artistic display as to attract attention and. command respect will cost effort and money, particularly when wo consider tho fact thas it must be main- tained and hourly adveetised for a period of six mouths. At the boginning of néxt year we shall have t only n little moro than $15,000 to work upon, and oue-third of this amount [ think is quito enough Lo put into the building, as it is to bo a temporary structure, with no plaster- ing or expensive inside flaish. The amount stated will, [ think, put up quite a handsome and attractive structure as large as w» will unaer the rules be permitted to build upon tho site., Quite o palace, which is nothing but a shell, can be built'for $1,500, one that will an- swer Nebruska’s purposevery well, and wo will attempt to put up sugh asdisplay insia as will bo tue wonder of the world in its v and not only attract a@itention but com- mand respect and admiration. Nebraska's chief riches are .yet _in her almost boundless resoureés, Other states can show much more ‘absolute ma- terial wealth at present DUt in’ resources and futuro promise we have mob a puer on the American continent, and e'should give our chief nttention to furnisblug the positive svidenco of this future promise. Asa build- ing material stute, we are not in 1t with Michizan, but when it comes to agricultural resources wo can distance Michizan and shut ber out i the first heat, and it is my opinion that Nebraska should enter the race in her proper class, and 1f Nobraska can get on a two minute gait_anywhere 1t is on an agricultural track. We should make agri- culture our chiel attractigh and then shine in every other departwsnt with as much luster a3 our means will permit, but our exhibits rather than our building must be the attraction. B By the time -the legisiatiire meets again the commission will be #bl8 10 make a very accurate 1tomized estimofe of the amount needed 1o properl; colen the exhibit at the World’s Tui¥, ana show wisdom, prudence, economy and good judg- ment, and reasonable respdct for the oxisting law up to that time, I do not believe the leg- islature will refuse to grant snoh further as- sistance as may be shown to be necessary and make move than a creditable exhibit. Tor the present we must plan to do the best we can with the means at our disposal. Sern 1. MobLey. How the . wmbas News Notes. Cotvanus, Neb., Dec. 27.-|Special to Tir Bee |—Clerk of the Court Speice has, ro- turned from his hunting trip in Oklaboma, George Whaley of the State university came up from Lincoln Wednesday to spend the holiday vacation with his parents. Mrs. C. H. Brittall, teacher in the Third vard ‘scliool, is enjoying ber vacation with ids at St Bawards, John Maher, a former ‘Columbus boy, but now clerk of 'Dawes connty, ixebraska, is sponding a week's vacution Ayith friends and velatives in Platto county. "The social event of ti:e weel was tho wed- ding of A. L. Boatty and Miss Nellie Curtis, Wednosday. The bride was one “of Platte county’s popular educators, having boon en- gaged in teaching school Since gradunting with the class of 'S, e groom is n succes ful young farmer and_a prominent all man _Ho lives near Monros, this count, A. Nash, of Lincoln, staté secrotary of the Young Men’s Chrisian Association, has been engaged to deliver a lecture here next Sunday, Decembor Father J. M. Ryan, pastor of St. John's Cntholic church of this city, 18 sick at the Puxton hotel, Omaha, . V. Shirey Disoharged. Ren Croun, Nob., Doc. 27.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bre.|—R, V. Shirey, who has been oa triul here for the: last ten days on the chargo of embezzling §9,000 belonging to the Nebrasks and Kansas Farm Loan com- pany daring his torm of oftice as treasurer, was dischireed by tho oxamining magistrato to last night. Tho decision seoms to give val satistaction, Will Havo a Hearrig Tod 'y, O'Ng1wL, Nob., Deo, 27, [Special Telogram to Tue Ber.| Tho sheriff of Boyd county is here and will take Guorge Wilkinsou, who shot C., C, Dodge, at Doags Ferry, on the Niobrara viver, last Wednesday, over to_that county for a preliminary heariug tomorrow. "he shooting occurred in Boyd county. i MONTANA HORSE BHIEVES, hey Are Making it Upplensant for Own s of Good, Btock, Hewexs, Mont., Dac, 27—Horse thisves have been operating 1n Yellowstono country ona gmgantie scale for the past month. Ranchers and rangers along the Wyoming line estimate thewr loss during the past month, ut 500 head, The animals are taken to @ secure cave dn . the Suulight mountains, John Chapgpen, Chupman Brothers, . Tolman and J. W. Weaver, aro the principal losers, A rewged of §2,500 has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the thioves, Che people are organizing ‘for protection and vengeance, and troublads very likely to result. Itis thought that tho rustlers are a purt of the gang thut is epusing so much trouble 1 Wyonin - Lainly a Oase of Lovisvinie, Ky, Dec a civie engincer who here from Now Orleans recently, was found dead in his bed at bis boarding housahére this morning. He ind o pistol o his bund and there wus o bullet hole through his temple. It was inly a caso of premeditated suicide. No causo s knowr Suleide. Jobn C. Dorsey, same Suicide ot an lowa Man, Nasuvirie, Ten., Dee, 27.—At Parls Tenn,, this mornipgh youog man named E. H, King, who camafrom Milton, Ia., com mitted suicide by shooting himself througn the tead. He was iu bed ut tuo tume. - Eleven Deaths From the G New Youk, Dee. Eleven death from the grip wera reported bealth department in this ity toduy, of the vy DECEMBER PRESIDENT MONTT'S HEALTH. fecrotary Blaine Toasts the Chilian Repub- lic's Chief Executive, RAPIDLY WAR CLOUDS DISPERSING. sident Harcison's Determined Policy Combined with Active Dems- onstrations in the ey Caused th avy Y Chan Wasuisatoy Bureav or Tue Ber, ) 518 Fornreestin STREET d Wasnixaros, D, C., Dec. If newspaper correspondents, anxious fill up space, can procipitates war botween the United States and Chili, we shall be en- gaced in hostilities within sixty days, and yet last night the Chiliun minister gave a dinver in honor of his cousin, President Montt, yosterday inauguratea at Valparaiso, at which dinner Secretary Blaino was pres- ent and proposed the health of the president of tho Chilian ropublic. Unless the situa- tion ns understood today changes very mato- rially within a weok, thero noed bo no appr hension of impending war botwoen the two countries, Those in a position toknow declaro tonight that Chili nas at last had her eyes thorouchly opened, aud that her Eoglish abottors who had besn egging on the little republic_to bo s sassy s way sufo toward the United States, ‘are very much frightoned over the possibility of being discharged in the vieinity of tho nitrate beds which they, at present coutrol. I'he firm tone ndopted by President Harrison, and the strokes of hammers in the navy yards, have undoubtodly had a good effect in showing Chili that this goverament means business, Chili Professes Peace, As a consequence private advices stato that Chili is ready to make every amend if demonstrations of force aro ouly held in abeyance long enough to permit her to do so gracefully. “This is tho presumablo reasons of tho de- nials of the Navy department that our war ships sailing southward are not heading for Valparaiso and their assuranco that tho da, and night work at the nayy yards meant an ordinary desire to despateh ourrent busine 1t 15 noticeablo that the navy ofticers,who for weeks past have been besieging the depart ment to be relieved from shore duty, talic loss bellizgerently and that the general tone around the army and navy club is much less bellicoso, from allof which” it can bo inferred that Secretary Blaine has received assuring dis- patches and that Chili has made up her mind not to repeat Mexico's exporience in pluck- ingat the tail feathers of tne American cagle. Silver Senators Silent, "The silver senators are ot at all confident of securing any additional silver logislation during the proseat congress. They have dis- covered, what they might have known, t many democratic votes cest for froo eoinago in_the Fifty-first congross were acliverod only for campaign purposes in an off year and with a desire to embarrass the adminis- tration. President Harvison will certainly vew any bili providing foc the free and un- limited coinage of silvor and his veto will as certainly ba sustained in the senate and meot the approval ol the conservative men and the business interests of both parties. The democratic leaders are alvcady show- ing evidences of foar that unwise congress- men may maka tno free silver issue a leading ono and are using every effort with the strong men of Loth houses to relogate it to tho roar pending a presidential eiection, Look-out for an early intraductiou of a bill calling upon the attorney general to investi- gate what, if any, portion of the earnings of the Union Pacific’ have beon diverted into the construction ot branch lines upon which the company holds that the government lien. P,S/H. FRIENDLY TALK FROM CHILL That Countey Will Make a Good Fx- hibit at the World's (air WasmiNarox, D. €., Dee. 27.—Lieutenant Harlow, commissioner for the World’s fair 10 the republic of Chili, reports to the Buroau of American Republics that he has received the most gratifying encouragement from the government of CHili with rogard to its repre- tion at the World's fair. Ho enclosed a letter from the ministor of foreign affairs at Santiago, as follows: “Sir—In reply to your letter and to your conversation as to whether Chili would take part and in what_degree in the Columbian exposition that is going to takoe place in Chicago, T have the honor to teil you, after. haying ivod orders from the president and tho subsequent instructions of my col- leagues, that the government aid the people of Culi' will cheerfully contribute to it. “Ratifying the request previousiy mado for 100 metees of spaco as necessary for the product of Chili, I'have the houor to assent to tho three petitions that you presented in rletter that I have just roplied to. “As soon as my colleagues of industry and public works, of finance and of interior, to whom it belonys to suggest the appropria- tions, and to order such means for the afiair as they may decide as proper for the subje it will give me pleasure to inform you of thom. “Improying the occasion to express to vou my considerutions, I subscribe myself your obedient servant, H. A, Marra. TO SUPPRESS THE SLAVE TROE. tate t) Sign cment Wasuixaroy, D. C. Dac, 27.—Mr. L. E. Ghait, the Belyian minister, has rocoived a cablorram aunouncing that the Brussols anti-slave trade convention was ratified by the Freach Sonato vesterday. Tho Cham ber of Deputies took similar action of the 24th instant, Eighteen ere ropr sented in tne Brassels and tho adhesion of all of them is requisito to render this “act generale” effectiy France makes the seventeonth nation that has ratified the convention, leaving only th United States to determing whethor it shall become operative. The latest date for tho exchange of ratifications is February 2, 1502, and the exchauge must bo made at Brussels. The question will theroforo bo brought. again before the United States sonato next mouth. NOTHING NEW, spondents Cannot Lear, & About Chitian AfTairs. Wasmixaroy, D. €., Dee, 27.—Secretary Blaine had no information beaving on Chilian affuirs tonight. Secrotary Tracy in response 10 inquirics for any news which the Navy lopartent might have on Chihan affairs plied that there was uot a word At the Chilian legation up to a late hour there had Leen no cablogram received from Chili with respect to the inauguration of th prosident Minister Montt, was expecting a disvatch which he thought would also contain the names of the mombers of Lho new cabinel Uis customury, he said, for the prosident to aunounco the cabiuot on inauguration auy Tho minister waited until a late hour, but *finally retired without receiving it Crisn Gotting Hetter, WasHy D. C., Dec. Crisp wus fairly comfortablo 18 roported thet ke is siightly improved night. Dr. Walsh, his physician, said to. nizht that the speaker 15 coavalescing from bis attack of la grippe 8ud he hopss to have bim sitting up in @ few days. 'The doctor feels certain that his pafient will resume his use when that body rox, 27, ~Spoaker today, and it Mo Room for Doubt, Wasmixaron, 1, ( Dee, ¥ Mr. Alex ander Gregor, charge d’affairesof the Russian legation Liere, referring W a published iter again | to | | and it was consideran DaiLy BEE view denying the truth of the relieved distress in Russia, sal his information in regard to the absolutely coreoct, coming ns it highest source. ‘Ihe facts wi Known, bie suid, to leave any ro —-— SCENES OF DESTRUCTION, sts of un. Aght tha ttor was vom the 0o well u tor doubt Ruins and Teft Smounldering Heaps Yesterday's Fires. Ciatraxooan Tenn, Dec. 27 full oxtent of the destruction by fire is mado o business hou A torrible The firo district covors an ars foet. In ail ninotoen several with thel 250,000, forco has To-day tho yostorday's ppavent, The principal retail s of Chattanooga are in ruins. cture ‘of devastation of 23) s with above them wero destroyed Tho total loss will reach large is soon 1aro storo rooms, the storos contents. with £90,00) insurance, A alrerdy commencad the work of recovoring the safes from tho ruins. As as the losses are adjustod the wholo areais to be rebuilt with handsome stractures. Mrs. Huwst and Miss Johnston, who jumped from the third story windows, are doing well. They may et well. Hoth have broken bones and other injurie 1t 15 reported that two young women lost their lives, A Miss Stevens, employed on tho thira floor of the Loveman block, is re- ported missing. The fire ovizinated fn tho the basement of the Loveman building, _Twenty women woero taken out of tho Building by the meuns of lodders. Miss Johnstoy, in jumping from the third story, caught onto a ladder which extended to the second floor, ‘T'he ladder broke and she was thrown through a larzo plato glass. Mrs, Hurst foll into a network of wires and was thrown to the stone pavement The Pimes is back ngain in its quarters, The damage to tho Times offico was not serious. 1l the parties who wero in Lovemai’s are now accounted for, uud tho only injuries of a serious nature were thoso sustained by Mrs. Hurst and Miss Johnson, both of whoin will recover. A careful estimate of the loss of buildings and stock places it at §45,430. T'he total in- surance is §1:32,300. soon boiler room in Big Poston Fire. , Dec. 27.—Tho nost disas- © which raged in this city sinca the Thanksgiving blaze of 1850, occurred tonight, It was of a somewhat extended arca and for atime throatened millions of dollars’ worth of property. The stracture burned wais of brick, Nos. 135 and 141 Federal street, owned by the Revere hoirs. The building was dumaged to the extent of from 100,000 10 §125,000; fully insured, ricer, Holmes boot and shoe jobber occupied No. 141 Fedoral stroct, and their loss is ostimated at 150,000 fully insured. Hosmer, Codding & Co., 'boots, shiocs and rubbers occupicd Nos. and 135: their loss is_estimated av from 200,000 to £225,000; partly insured. J.'S. Houghlan, a fireman, fell through an opening in the floor and sustained fractures of both logs and iaternal injuries from which is is expected he will dio. Severalother fire- men were slightly injured. The cause of the fire is unknown. Bostoy, Mass. trous At the Michizan Insane Asylum. Grasp Ravips, Mich,, Dac, 27.—A special to the Democrat from Pontiac says: Tho situation at the burnea eastern Michigan in- ane usylum is very*much improved today. e 500 inmates who ware left without pro- tection by tho five have found quartors in neighboring asylum cottages and in houses in this city, which vitizens have kindly placed at the disposal of ,the asylum nuthorities. Tho injured sro ull greatly” improvea und a soarch has revoaled but one inmate missing, a man named Steels from Dotroit. The trustees will begin the work of rebuilding av once. The people of this city have also fur- nished today & great amount of food and will continue to do so uatil tho culinary dopartment of the asylum has beon ro-estab- lished. Will R-bu'ld on a harger Scale. READING, P, Dec, 27.—The ruins of the Carpenter Steel works continued burning until oarly this morning. T'wo of the build- ings, bosidos tne ofices, were saved and uot as much of the mackinery was damaged as at fivst supposed. The wori of rebuiiding on a larger scale will ba commencod at once in ordor to fill government contracts for steul projectiles for heavy orduance. The total loss is estimated at from 30,000 to $100,000; fully msured. Per'shed in the Flames, Loxnoxy, Dec, A Cardifft “Wolshman named Smith is the victim of a terrible calamity. On returning howme recently ho found that the honso in which he had lived . o ~ NUMBER 1 VICIINS OF CARELESSNESS, Funerals of the Now York People Killed in thy Youkers Wreck, DRIVEN INSANE BY HIS MOTHER'S DEATH, Pathetic Scenes During the Serviced Over the Dead—Another of the Injured Dics ion of the Wounded Passengers. Cond New A M Misses Yousk, Dec. 27.~The funevals of Mrs Baldwin, Dr. Stephion Best and the Libbie Van Arsdale and Mable Slocum, victims of the Christmas eve New York Central disaster at Hastings, wore cone Quoted today. The funeral of Mrs, Baldwin at her late home, 71 Kast Eighty-fifth streot, was largoly attended. Kov. Dr. MeArthur and Rev, Mr, Wil'is ofticiated. During the obsequies Mrs, Baldwin's son, Tlomer, who was in the accl- dent, becamo greatly uffected and at last his mind gave way und it becamo necossary to tako bim from the voom. It is feared that he has utterly lost his veason, Rov. Phillips Bartlett, a warm_ personal friend of Dr. Best, conducted his funeral at his late_rosidence, 244 Lenox auenue, The floral offerings_wera profuse. Tho remains wero taken to Pulaski, N, Y., for buvial, Rov. John J. Roed, nastor of the Bodford stroet chureh, and Rov. Mr. Edwards, of tha Thirteenth Street Prosbytorian church, officinted at the obsequies of the Misses Van Arsdnto and Slocum at the Bedfora streot church, The chureh _was packed to over- flowing. ~ Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncoy M. Dopaw, Attornoy Loomis of the Contral rond. Manager ‘Toucey. Mr. Hoskell of the Harlem division, Socrotary Taylor of the Wagner Palace ' Car company, and other prominent people were present Several ludies fainted during the scrvicos, The burial of Miss Van Arsdale will bo at Mont- iery, N. Y., and that of Miss Slocum at Lockport, N. ¥ In the Ho:pitals at Yonkers. Yoskers, N. Y., Dee. 27.—~There are now only three persons in the hospitals iu thls city who waore taken from the wreek at Hastings on Christmas evening, Phoy ure Mrs, Homer k. Baldwin and Editor John Bagnall, at St Johu's hospi.al, and Miss Anuie Ford, at St Josoph’s hospital Lawyer Denms Murphy died at 10 o'clock last night in St Joseph's hospital. He was unconseious during the day and remained so until he died. Tho remains will be taken to Medina tomorrow for interment, ‘Loday Dr. Duffy, at St. Joseph’s hospital, said that Mrs. Ford had improved consider- ably and would, no doubt, recover. Dr. Jamison, at St. John's hosital, ports marked improvement i the conaition of Mrs, Baldwin and John R. Bagnall, This lind been burnod and that his wifo and only child bad perished in the flames. e~ WEATH ST OFrice oF WesTieg Burzau, Oyan, Dec. The barometor is rapidly faling and the temperature rising, due to the northwestern storm whose area and influenco has sproad over the eutire Misscuri Valley and us far south us Texas, 'The storm is still contral novth of Moutana and Dakota and its effect in raising th ture has been specially feit in the upper Missouri valiey. At Iapid City the temperature last evening was 50> y above froczing ngain over the upper mountain rogions. No de cidedly cold weatter is reported from any point now. Iair weather genevally prevailod yesterduy, Tho warmest was 435 at Kansas City, 44= at Valeatine, 405 at Yankton and 54= at Rapid City Kor Omaba and v ably fair, but storm-b ity —Warmer, prob ewinig weuther ‘oday, Wasmsarox, D, €., Dec. 5 p. or Missouri— Warmer, generally fair, south west winds on Monday. 1or Towa —Fair; warmer Monday; south orly winds followed by threatening woather on Tuesday. Tor North Dakota—Increasing clondi and occasionul snows: - colder, north winds, warmer in southesst poviion; wost winds, colder on Tuesday. For 'Nebraska—Iair, warmer east; station- ¢ temporature, west winds coider, on Tues. day, with increasing cloudiness und probable shower: Fov Kansas—Fair Monday; warmer east; stationary in west portion; south shifting to west winds, Ifor South Dakota followed by occusional snows in povtion; warmer in northoast, southwest portion; west winds, For Montana -Light snows; winds; colder or Colo 10 m Increasing cloudiness, northwest colder in northwest [ncreasing cloudiness, prob- occasional snow in_mountaln dis winds shifting to norehwest; sligotly colder; colder Tuesday. SH NATION ALISTS, 1 York Parnecllites Congratulate Their Bretheen in Ireland New Youk, Dec, 27.—A largely attendod eothusiastic meeting of Irish national- ists was beld tonight in Ledwith hall, this city, to take action upon the recent Par neitite victory at Waterford, lrelan Speaches were made by ' Coairman MeConville, Secrotary Jobn Gaffnoy, tant Disteicy Attorney Liun, Mic lin, Stephen Mefarlund, Eward O ty and other prominent Irishmen Resolutions were adopted stating that vejoetion of Michuel Davitt by the electors of Waterford and the decisive majority wiven | obn K. Redmond on a platform of genuine | home rule und of independe of Eaglish | politicul parties, Is & cause of inieuso satis faction 1o the lrish vationalists of New York ve 50 long sustained the people in thel nt New ana John Assis Bros “la bers s New Ministor M. Patorne, French minister to the United St 1 today on the steamer La Champagne, He will pro ceed to Washington i 8 fow days, Franos ew Youk, Dec. 27 morning Mr. Baldwin was allowed to see his wife for the first time sinco the accident, and tho meeting between them was very uffecting. The doctor said that though tho patients showed murked improvoment, they were not vev out of danger. it would be several weeks before they would be able to leave the hospital: Up to 6 o'clock tonight nothing has beon heard of Brakeman Horrick, who is charged with causing the wreck by nis nesligence. The warrant for his urrest is still in De. tective Humphrey's haunds waitiug to be served. DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT, Many Persons Badly Hway Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Dec. Tho Santa Pa vestibuled limited, which left Chicago at f o'clock Saturday ovening was derailed at Bear Creek, noar Nowcombe, seventy-five miles oast of this city at 6a. m. toaay No one was_killed, thougn several wera very very seriously injured. The engine, baggage and express cars vassed over the smail bridge safely, but the two chair ears, two Pullman sleépers ana the dining car wore derailed, going down a steep embanikment, “The injured are: Coxpuetor WooDWoRTi, ternally, may die, Wity Kastox, head cook dining car Chicago, scalded. b Cises Devrsey, second cook dining car, Manstield, O., sealded. Mus. Etizs Toowey, Marion, wound and sprained ankle, €. W. Scorr, 153 Beiden avenue, Chicago, alp wound. Jo R Wi wound, WiLLiAx wound. Maus. DEcker, Topole Two CHILDREN OF wounds, W, sprained. Mus, NoLuie A, Watsox, badly bruised. D."D. Sy, Chicago, slightly injured. The cause of the accident cannot now be definitely determined as the track scems to have been in good condition, a heavy freight train having passed safely over onty a short tune beiora the acetdent to the express, 1tis thought, howeyer, that tho drawbar of the front ctiair car may have fallen and caught the truck of toe sume car, thus causing the derailment, The fact that the train was solialy vosti- buled probably averted any fatalities, and is responsible for the small number, comparas oly, of injured. Injured in a ident, badly hurt in- IKan,, scalp wn, Topoka, Kan., scalp Decker, Topeka, Kan., scalp Kan., sealp wound. Mus. Diciin, scalp Cness, Pullman condnctor, back Topeka, Kan., DANGERS OF TRAVEL row Escape of Passengers on an Elovated Tran From Deach New Youk, Dec. 27.-An accident probable 10ss of life was narrowly today on the Sixth avenuo elovated the high wood of the euard rail th alongside the tracks. One of the Jumps Park pluce, delay of ono hour and a blockado tonded to Worth streer. Finally prouched the blockaded trains. was eptible lossening of speed. T'he engl- med oblivious of tho blockado bofore 0 until within seventy-five fuet of the rear platform of the last car of the train in front. Thon he put on brakes. It was too late. The engive crashed into the rear car, The pas- senwers were thrown from their seats, The rear car was derailed und but for tho guard rails would have topplod over into the street below. No one was hurt. There appears 1o be uo good reason for the accident unless the failed to work properly. The company are very reticent about the accident. CLEVELAND 1IN NOT IN with averted road by runs ngin causing a ox- n ap- i, Campball of Ohio Expr . an Opinion. suna, Pa., Dec. Goyernor Campe boll of Ohio was in thoe eity tonizht enroute to New York, Speaking of the outlook for thlo domocratic presidential nomination he said ho did not think Clevelana id et the necessary twothivds majority, and 1t he was not nominated on the first’ ballot he would be defeated. In the evert of Cloves land’s defeat, be was of the opiaion thava western mau, possibly General Palwer of Hilinois, would be coosen. ) Ll 3 Yo Itecover the by Stolen, Ciieaao, 1k, Dec Toomas C. Plats and Chauncey 1. Crossby, os representatives of the United States Expross company, have suit aguinst Leonard Porria for Porriu 1s tho father of Phelps Per- rin, and, it is allegod in the complainy, that he received from his sou and 1. W. Baker, the two men canyicted of tho Hurley, Wis., bank robbery, the &,160 of the express company’s mouey taken from the buuk, In the complaint the dotails of tho sensational bak robbery ure recounted with minuteness. Tho cluim of §50,000 i mude to cover the exe pr wpany's loss, aud also the cost of tha detectives’ work and' tho prosecution of the perpeLrators of the roblery, begun £300,000,