Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1892, Page 2

SHOT HIS LITTLE SISTER Frightful and Fatal Accident at Farmers | Valley. L] DAUGHTER OF F. R, HAYMEISER KILLED | Sad ter Da ot tng Nebraskn News Notes. AMair—SHight THarze at ges the Me Interest- Detaile of the Weeping W Chareh odist or Fansens VALLEY, , Feb. to Tue Brr.| A terrivle aceident h ut this place Saturday evening, resulting in the instant death of the 13.year-old daughter of K. R. Haymeiser at the hands of hor 13 yearold brother. Tho boy was making an effort o shool two owls at the time of the tragedy. Ho did not observe his sister in the vicinity until she tell dead from the effects of the shot. The bullets struck the little vietim in the back of the head, produciug a horrible wound. The boy is frantic. {spocial | pened Notes from Wisner, Wisser, Nob, Feb. 8—[Special to Tue Bre.|—The Sous of Veterans of this place aave decided to organize and will instiute ihe new camp on the 19th 1nst. Thirty-two nave expressed a desire to enter as char! members he Wisner Land, Town Lot and Improve ment company will soon bewin the laying out of an extensive addition extending around three siges of the town. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor has announced its 1ntention of ob. erving the cleventh anniversary of the so ciety and tho third anniversary of the local urkllllllnlhvll on Sunday, tho | 1th inst, Prof. B Whitney of the Wisner public s0libo1s Hels bedn electsd s momber of tho No- braska Historical society, Albert Bowden, living north of town, be- came violently insane about @ week ago. The young wan's mental disorder was the result of the grip. Prof. Foote of Wakefield has been engaged by the Wisner school board to take charge of the schools until the convalescence of Prin- cipal C. C. Matter, who has been unable to meet his school for the past threo weeks. The Chautavqua circle will hold its semi annual election of offieers Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. 5. Emley. The young ladies gave @ ieap year social party 1 Masonic hall Friday evening which was the most enjoyable society event of the season. Music, games and daucing were in- dulged in, aud an clegant supper wus served av the Wisner house dining rcoms. The young gentlemen were delighted with the wway in whicn their entertainers rose to the 0 yeAr ocension. 1. Mitgard, a farmer residing north of town, was thrown from his wagon in a run- away when roturning home from town E'ri day afternoon, and received serious ivjuries about the head and was rendered unconscious for somo time, = Several alliance men from here attended the open meeting of the county aliance in Begmer, Saturday, which was addressed by State Locturer W, H. Dech. The County Teachers association will hold 1ts regular quarterly meeting at West Point next Snturday. No Qua OsceoLa, Neb., Feb. §. 7[‘wpudu\ to Tur Bee.]—The board of iusanity of this county has received notice from Dr. Knapp of the lusano asylum at Lincoln that John Acker- blade, who is harmlessly insane, must be ro- moved from the hospital, and an ordor was fssued to the shemf today to proceed to Lincoln and bring the sui¢ Ackerblade back to the county. The insane board are at a loss to know what to do with him afier ho is here, During the winter ull the county puildings wero burned at the poor farm. The county has hired the old Commercial lotel for & poor house until the weather gets 50 they can build, and the hotel is us full of patients now as it will hold. ir. . Bram, Neb. —[Special to” Tur Bee.|—Joln Power, jr., son of Rev. John Power, pastor of tho Congregational church, was buried here yesterday at 2 p. m. Rev. Dr. G. W. Waluwright preached the funeral sermon in the First Methodist church, which wa packed to averflowing. Roys. Millard, Shepherd and Wentz assisted in the cere mony. Young Power was » membor of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Young Men’s Christian association, who at- tended in a body. Au adopted daughter of Mrs. H. Harris died vesterday with heart failuro. She will be buried today. - Paul's Case Cont HasTINGS, pecial Tole- gram to Tie Bre.)—This was the day set for the-pretiminary examination of Charles H. Paul, who is under arrest for embezzling pub c money. On motion of Mr. I’aul’s attor neys the hoaring was continued until May 5, by which time it is hoped the expert now orking ou the county books will have fin- ished his labors. I'he casa was continued and the defendant reloased on $10.000 bail, his sureties being C. J. Homot, I*. J. Benoaict and Dr. John Cooke. ed by Friend Dussar, Nob., Feb. 8.—[Special o Tug Bk, ]—Oa the eve of their departure to their new home at Minden, the many friends of Mr, and Mrs. R. H. Bell gathered at tho home of Kev. 8. Proudit this evening and presented thom with a handsome tea sot as appreciation of their services in tho church nud the high esteem with which thoy are nold by their friends, Nebraska Mortgrges, Scnuyien, Neb., Fob, 8, —[Special to T Bee.|—The mortgage indebtedness for Col- fax county anring Jaouary was as follows: Farm mortgagos filed 30, $34,601,40; re. leasod 19, $22,431.76: city mor tiled 21, FI2057.01; released 6, £1,485; chavel mort: gages fled s, § od, 4+, $,062.67. Cray C 8.—[Special to Tuk Bee,|-Tho Clay county alliance met here today in special sossion for the purpose of installing their ofivers for the ensuing yeur, They are as follows: A. . Rauda) president: . O. Coulter, secretary; Guy W. sSeecord, treasure Chureh Damuged by Fire, Wesring Water, Nob., Feb. 8.—|Special Tolegram to Tk Ber.] —Fire broke out early this morning in the Motuodist Episcopal vhuren, caused by adefect 1n the heater, The damaxe to the church will amount 1o about §700; fully insured in the Home of Omaha, Mark Twain says “some folks are so stubborn Lhiey nood is four logs and fora mule.” Mayoe 1f people use wore of Ialler's Barbed Wiro Liniment mules wouldn't be s0 stubborn, that all they would pass Tmer's | Graxn Ravivs, b, 5. —John Mayo Palmer of Springtield, 1l son of Senator Palmer, Rerived in this city last night to take sharge of its brotheran-law, W. A, K. Robertson, who has been adjudged insane aud was con fined ia the jail for a couple of days. Lob rrison was better today and seemed o have recovered his reason % —— DeWitt's Litue Lariy Lasers 1or the liver, -— Dr, Birney cures catarrh. -~ Woodhurst Na Wasmiyaroy, D, dent today sent to the senate the foliowing nowminations: W. H. C. Woodburst, jr., of Nobraska, receiver of public moneys at North Platte, Nob.; Edward C. O'Brien of New York, cowmissioner of navigation; Atich ard L\uuur. postmaster at Canton, 1. - ey,noseand throat. Bik bldg — Bunk Vallure ln Mionesota, MixxearoLs, Minn,, Feb. 5.—A Moore- bead, Minn, special says the Merchants baok of that m closed its doors this morn- hfl with §177 ou deposit, indluding cun- lorable of the county funds. Bek bldg Dr. Bir: WORLD'S ~ FAIR CONTINUED FIOM FIRST PAGE, | Columbin river, and for the improvement of the the ‘Thres Mile Rapids (appropriation Mr.'Sawyor from the committes on merce reported & bill to repoal the com- act re- | quiring life saving appiiances on steamors, so far as 1t rolates to the carrying of line pro. jectiles wnd the means of propelling them on steamers plying exclusively on any of the great lakes, baya or sounds of the United States, and it was passod The Sonate then went into executive «ion. The aoors wero reopened at §:30 and the senate resumed consideration of the bill pro- viding for the public printing_and binding, ana tho distribution of public documents T'he bill contains 101 sections, seventy-thres of which had been already disposed of, although amendments may suill be offered to all of them, it having beon understood that only committee amendmonts shoutd ve acted on at the first reading. Section 7i fixes tho number of extra copies of documents and re Ports to bo printed, 300,000 copies being fixed for the agricultural report, instead of 400,000, the number now fixed by law. 11 was stated by Mr. Manderson, who has charge of the oill, that copies of that docu ment in lots from 100 o 1,000 were frequently offerod at from 5 to 10 conts a copy. “That might have been the case,” Mr. Coke said, *‘whero members represented city constituencies, but could not be so where ug vicultural communities were represented.” He gave notice that ho wouid offer un amend ment fixing the number at 500,000, Without disposing of section 77, which had given rise 10 a good doal of discussion, the senate adjourned until tomorrow. Confirmations, The senate today confirmed anpointments : Peter Scandella, United States consul Cundad Boli Venezuela. F. W. Oakiey, United States Waestern aistrict of Wisconsin, Registers of Land Ofice—W. W. Boyle, Folsom, N. M.; A, Baldwin, North Plat hecley, Devils Lake, N, D, . Menot. 'N. D, Receivers of Public Moneys P quet, Oregon City, Ove.; W, H Wood- worth, North Platte, Neb.; W. C. Plummer, Minot, N. D.; G. H. Mouk, Indian agent, Lemni Agency, Idaho. Postmasters—Arizona Colorado—John Roosa, J. W, Pugh, Downs: W.J. Granger, Frank- fort. Missouri—Lewis Conant, Osceola, Montava—M, A. Flannagan, Fort Benton; M. G. Mains, Billings. Nebraska—I. J. Hol- brook, Falls City. North Dakota—J. J. Jor- dan, Fargo; G. 8. Hager, St. Thomas. South Dakota—L. K. Roberts, Armour. - STILLCHAMPIONS. 03 the following at marshal sard, ster Pa- J. H. Hamil, Globe. rinid Kansas Omaha's Great Tug of War Team Wins at ¥ nont. Fremoxt, Neb,, Feb, 8. —[Special Tolegram to Tur Bee. | —The week's series of tug of war contests at the I'remont opera house ealiminated tonight in a trial of strength and skill betweon tho Danish team of this city, winuers in the tournwment, and the cham- plon Swedish team of Omana. The contest was an exciting one. The Sweds took the flag from tho start and after twenty-two minutes of hard work they made a supreme effort and took the rope away from the Dunes. The Omaha team 1s compnsed of H. Erick son, Charles Icklund, John Larson, John Erickson and P. Sandoorg, captained by a Sjoberg. Their average weight is 104 pounds, The Fremont team are Ed. Jensen, C. C. Tonompson, A. P. Auderson, Auton Peterson, C. Jensen, captuined by W. C. Aanson; average weight 176 pounds, Will Give s Medal, At a recent meeting of the directors of the Omaha Athletic club it was decided to give a cold and siver mednl to the best 'round atbletes. The contest will take place Satur- day evening, Febraary 20 and all members are expected to be present. The regular club night will be held on Suturday evening, Pebruary 13. An interest- ini program has been prepatod. An effort is being made to secure the old bass ball park for outside grounds with good chances of succost. AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL. 1t Comos Up tor Discassia ixlature, Des Moixes, o, Fev, S.-In the senate among the bills introduced were the follow- ing: To discourage incendiavism; to pre- vent speculation aud define the habilities of insurance companies, and making an_appro priation for the support of the fish commis mission. Sevator Smith introduced a democratic congressional appointment bill and a bill was also introduced to establish a Board of dons Commissioners, after which the senate adjourned till tomorrow. It is anounced that the wholo legislatnre will go on an excurion to Towa City to visit the state university, An adjournment is likely to be taken Thursday of this or next week till the following wéek to allow tho members to go to Chicago onWashington's birthday to viow the World’s fair buildings with a view to obtaining more definite in- formation concerning the event. In tho house this morniug Norvis® election bill came up on a special order. The first balf hour was spent in discussing committeo smendments. 'The bill provides for printing snd distrbuting ballots by tho state, ana compels the certifying of nommation by proper party officials, “ho election tick ©ts contain the names of all meu nominated by all parties nccording to the Australiau system. Infractions of the law are punish- able by fines of $ to §3,000. When the re- publicans had finished amending thelr bill, Dayton presented his bill asa substitute. s is o democratic measure, and differs only in a few particulacs from the republican bili. Tho discussion of the bill was continued until noon, The invitation of “the president of the university to visit the institution was accopted and a resolution was adopted ap- pointing a committee Lo arrangoe therefor, Captain Hubbard, presont mail carrier of the capitol building, was appointed mail car vier for the logisiatury Rl e Jonstipation poisons tne 0lood; Little IZarly Risers cure constipation. causeremoved, the disoase is xone, in the Towa Leg- DeWitt's The Blow at the Silver M o Wastminaroy, D, C., Fev, 8.—The supreme court of the District of Columbia toduy do nied the petition of a numoer of western men for a mandamus to compel the socretary of the treasury to receive aud coln into dollars a silver brick tondered him by the petition- ors. S Ladics wno value a reiined comploxion 1aust use 1ozzonr’s Powder. 1t produces # s0ft und beautiful skin At TN Rates for Commereinl Travelers, WasiixNGTox, D, C., Feb. 8.—In the house, the committee on interstate and foroign com morce reported a bill allow:ng railroad com- panies L0 graut special rates to commercial travelers, It has placed on the caloudar, RAORE 99 M Mrs. Winslow's soothicg syrup for chil- dren toothing produces natural quiet sieep. cents a bottle, - Fatal Ot Riots Argentine, Buksos Avmes, Feb. 8.—The provincial eloction held yestorday resulted in favor of the conciliation party. 1n some towns there were street riots, in which several persons were killed and a number wounded. Spurgeon Iy Reaches London, LoNbo, Feb. 5. ~The body of Kov. Mr. Spurgeon arrived here from Mentone this morning attended by an immonse crowd of people. 1t was takon to the Tabernacle, where the services will be neld. geant-at-Arms. Wasuixaros, D. C., Feb. 8, ~The national democratic conmittee has appointed Colonel Bright of Iudiana sergeant-at-arws of the national democratic convention. - Wiped Out & Business Block, Launen, Kan,, Feb. 8.—Yesterday moroing fire wiped out nearly $i25,000 worth of prop- erty and iaid in ashos one of the best busi- ness blocks in the city. ——— Malne Kum S lers Iudicted, Baxuor, Me,, Feb, 8,1t is stated that the graud jury bas indicted every ruwm seller in the city. INVESTIGATION | THE OMATIA | M YESTERDAY'S SECOND EDITION (THEIR AGITATION MUST END Berlin Are Proceeding Socialistic Leaders. SIGNIFICANT | Authorities at Against the | oNE RATHER REMARK | | | Emperor Willlam Atleged to Have Said | That the va | ¥ s e ] —Europ wa Blesome st e own (Copyrighted 1992 by James Gordon Rennett.) Pawis, Feb, 7. (New York Herald Cable Special to Tue Bek. | —According (0 news received from Berlin, the German govern- ment has decided to take action against the socialisis and anarchists, Seven socialists were arrosted in Berlin yesterday morning, accused of the crime of high treason. Theso arrests, tue first since the abolition of the famous sedition laws, have created great excitoment. It seems that the police are on the track of anarchist plots, Certain reckless proceedings lead to the belief that the secret socialistic agitators are move violent than ever and more disquieting to the government. Hence the emperor appears to have decided on action. While dining with General von Caprivi on Thursday, the emperor said to a national libaral deputy loud enough for every one to hear: “The socialist party wishes to attack the existing order of things, butIam prepared for them, and will take measures against them," In consequence the foreign ambassadors at Berlin are convinced that the government will stick at nothing to putan end to the socialists, no longer caring to attempt to vally them around itself. This resolve will in- creaso the complications that have been fore- seen for the last three month Iginn Liberals Ani thonal Attitud (Copyrighted 1892 by JTames Gordon Bennett.] Brusseis, Feb, 7.— New York Horald Cable—Special to Tie Bre.|—A large moet- ing of radicals was held heve today, in which all the advanced radical leaders took part. A resolution was voted demanding universal suffrage as the least that the party would accept in the proposed constitutional re- vision. M. Anscele and others of the speakers declared that if this were not grauted the monarchy would be overthrown and a republic established. A meeting of work men, held of the same time, i the mining district of La Louviero decided on a genecal strike if universal suffrage wers not con ceded. Mgr. Berlin, bishop of Namur, died of the influenza at the age of 71 years. heir Constitu- today Parisinn Bits, LCopyrighted 1892 y James Gordon Bennatt.] Panis, Feb. 7.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tie Brr.|—Antonin Proust, president of the French section of fine arts at the Chicago exposition, hus applied for 7,260 square meters of wall space. Madame Salemon, widow of the ex- president of Hayti, died yestor- day (Sunday) at her residence in Paris of stomach trouble. aged 54. Sho leaves one son and three doughters, One of the latter is studying medicine. Her burial will be at the cemelery of Passy alongside her husband on tomorrow (Tuesday). Figaro announces the engagement of Donna Amelia Colonna, sister-in-law of Princess Galatro Celonna, nee Muckay, to Duke Leo- pold Torlonia. Falling O of Exports. Benuty, Feb. 7.—As an illustration of the decline in the amount of exports from Ger many to the United States, due to the opera- tions of the new American tariff law, it may be mentioned that statistics show that the total of theexports to that country from the United States consular district of Franlfort- on-the Main to bo $37.390,000 for 1501 as against $43,030,000 for 1890 APPALLING IN HORROR. Destruction of a Crowded Now York City New Youk, —Not all the versons wbo engaged rooms at the Royal last night registed, nor dia all who registered put down true names for reasons best known to themselvos. A few of the names as written are: . T. Leonard and Mrs. Leonard, Philadeiphia; H. D. Sonlin, city; K. F. Leonoka, Rupert, Ont.; W. Trafford and wife, New Rochelle; A. A. Clarke ana wife, Boston, Mass.: J. C. Price and wife, city: L. C.' and Mrs, Taylor, Newark, N. J.; I". Lestor and wife, Boston: B. J. ' Smith and wife, Springfiela; John Parkerson and wife, Groat Neck, L. 1.1 Mr. Mokee and wife, Nevy Haven; C. M. White and wife, Nyack, N. Y.: J.'C. Wil- liams and wife, Albany} H. O. Warron and wife, Nyack : . Marong and_wife, Boston; Johu Thompson, city; Thomas Gould and wile, city; I'. R Luepfel and wife, city; Mr. White and wife, Chicago; Mr, Falknor, wifo and daughter, Connecticut, Those known to be deaa whose bodies were recovered were not ail igentified. In fact, ooly one was identified with any uegree of positiveness: this was believed to be H. C. Levy of the firmof Levy, Strauss & F'reeman, clothiers on Broadway. TEe body was badly burned and disfigured. The other four are the bodies of two men and two women. It is foared that a search of the vast smoking pile of debris in the cellar of the notel will re- veal many ghastly finds. 1t was raported at alate hour that no less than 100 people are still unaccounted for. Origin of the Fire, The ovigin of the fire is unknown. Tt started iu the basement near the elovator shaft, which was locatea in the middle of the building. The flames were fivst seen ing out of the cunols of the roof, di over the elovator shaft, by an engine Sixth avenue elevated railroad train, who stopped his engine directly 1o froot of the hotel and gblew the locomotive whistie loud and continuously. Tuis unusual s0und awoke many of the sleeping people in the hotel aud broightpolicemen 1o the scene, who at ouce sent out w fire alarm from a nearby signal Lox. Meanwhilo the employes of the notel on night duty sought to arouse the guests by their cries of *Iire.” So rapidly, however, did the flames in- croach that it seemed an age before the fire- men arrived, although the first wpparatus rattlea up to the scene within a few minutes after the alarm was sent in, The desperate charactor of the fire becamo at once apparent to the fire chief in charge, who promptly rung three more slarms in quick succession. When the flames wero fioally gotten under control there was & gen- eral inquiry as to who had taken lodgings at the hotel and who had gotten out in safety, Stale the Begister, Neither the proprietor nor attaches could give the names of but a few of their per- sonal aquaintances. Then a call was nutur. olly made for the hotel register. It could not be found although it was not apparent that it had been destroyed. Searci was insti tuted aud an enterprising newspaper mau was fouud making off with it, thinking thereoy, doubtless, to secure a “'scoop’ on bis contemporaries by printing the exclusive list of names. But he was despoiled of his prizo and may have to answer L0 a charge of 1y 16 the barguin, ughout the day the streets near the ruins where had be Hotel Royal were crowded with people, who stood fo* bours at @ Uwme, apparently unmiudful of suow or mud. They surged vast the fire lines time after time, and retired only after the most vigorous exertions ou the part of the police. ‘The pressurs was greatly relieved by the fact that sowe of the people fouud standing space in Bryant park, where they remained in the expectation of seeing dead bodies from the still burning ruios. Unsato Walls. Before the search ior possible vietims | could be bogan, it was uecessary for the fire- DALY | the B FSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, men to theow down the < that wors yt standing. phoso were few, tut were so weak that Ta close approsen to them was a matter of gPave dangor. The roar part of Fortieth street wall and the partition walls runalug parallel with Sisth avenue tnd been left stgnding almost ontirely, {ackencd skelotong with great blacle holes where they, windows and doors had been aud portions of & fire escapo clinging to them in grim irony. About half of the southetsdsion walls remained, show- ing where a dozen fire places had been At its base was aree mirror still uncracked, which taa ‘3‘“‘ the oftice. All the other walls bad o in the mass of ruins in which the huv--J and its contents, with pos- sibly many bedtks, had been ongulfoed Few of e [\\'Alrh\lu: thousands wounld have consonted’ to change places with the hardy firem who wounted tho scaling 1adder to the crumbling summit of the insecure mass and dextarously threw the ropes over the walls. When this. was adjusted thirty men bent themselves to the task of over throwine the wall, Toe roined wall was stronger than lLiad beon thought, and it took fully half an vour to send it crashing into the pile of wreckage beneath. Then the work of clearing away the wreek boan, Desperate Struggle for Lite. The guest who probably had the most nar- row and at the sama Limonm most maryelous oscape was M. L. Hakman, a traveling sales- mau for a St. Louis wholesale grocery house. He registered at the hotel on Satuvday even- ing with his wife. 1 had & room on the sixth floor,” said Mr. Harman, “and was aroused from sleep by a loud roaring noise and by the sound of a whistle which I think was from ono of the engines on the elevated road. I opened my door and discovered that the stairway leading to the lower floors was in a blaze, The hallway was filled with smoke, and as it poured into my room as long as tho door was open L quickly closed it, knowing that there was no escape that way. I then went to the window and opened ‘it, and there seemed to be as much smoke on the outside as there was 1 the hallway, for the room soon filled with smoke from thau direc- tion. Both my wifo and 1 would have suffo cated in the room had I 1ot taken two towels which 1 soakea with water. These we used to keep the smoke out of our lungs by holding themover our mouth and nostrils. I tried to find a five escape near our window, but there was none and 1 thought at one time that we would never get out of the room alive. It was certain death to jump six stories, and as it was either that or burn to death I said to my wifo: ‘Mattie, I am going to shoot vou and then kill myself.’ I concluded that it vould be better to die that way than burn to death, and as [ always sleep with a revolver under my pillow I burried to the bed and got 1t. Fell Through the ¥ By this time the flames wero coming up through the cracks in the floor and through the cracks of the door. Just as I was about to shoot my wifo the floor foll with u cresh and ‘wo went down probably two stories. The flooring stopped opposite a win dow and my wife jumped out ana landed on the portico bencuth., A rope was hauging out of this window and with this assistance [ managed to get down another story, but here 1slipped and fell to the portico beside my wife. 1 picked her up but was unable to carry her as I was almost suffocated and the fall had injured me. 1 was endeavoring to reach a ladder to carry her down to the street when the firethen took ber from me. How 1 reached the strect 1 do not know." Mr. Harmat ‘is' confined to his bed at the Gedney house. (His hands ana chest are soverely buraed and bis hair and eyebrows are singed. He was told yesterday toat_ his wife was being cared for at oue of the hos- pitals and that'she was not fataily injured. It is believea, uot\evcr, thatshe is one of the dead. Used an Umbrella as . Parachute, 1% There was ot éven a rope fire escape in the room on the third floor whicn Felix Kraemer. a salesman for Steinway & Sons of New York, octugied, and had it riot been for Mr. Kraemer's experience at hotel fires and an umbrella he would be numbered among the victims, ; “Had [ uot had.a strong umbrella I should either have been burned or killed by jump- ing," said Mr, Kraemer. *I have been burned out at hidtels three times now. I was burnea at a hotel’at’ Warreasvurg, Mo., also at Bllawirth, Wan., and T learned some- thing about how to actwhen at a fire on these two oceasions. Ata fire at Warrens burg a guest escaped by using an_open um- brelia to ease bis flight from an upper story window. I never forgot the way in which he escaped. and since that time I have always been provided ith a strong umorella for an emergency like that which presented itselt this morning. As soon as I reached the window on the third floor T opened my umbrella gaickly and care- fully put the shawi strap over it, 50 us t prevent it from turning inside out. Then 1 made a leap. | did not'go sailing eracefully out into the air, and land lightly on tho ground beneath, but I landed without any broken limbs and am all right now. The umbrella partially turned inside out just be fore | reached the ground with a jar, but I should think myself lucky if [ bad escaped with a bro en limb, for I never before saw a fire burn so fiercely as the cne which con- sumed the hotel, Frantic People at the Windows. “I ran into tho oftico as soon as 1 reached the ground. I was the first persot. - (get ou of the hotel, and I cannot imagine how any of the other guests got out alive. 1 saw MF. Mears and the night clerk in the ofice. “For God’s sake,” I'smid, “why don’t you turn in afirealarm?’ 1 went to the ¥ registered, secured a suit of clothes which did not fit me and returned to the fire. kven at that time the fire department had not arrived, and men, women aod children woro at the windows' screaming for someone tosavo them. Isaw two or three peoplo jump from windows. It was ten minutes after I roturned to the fire beforo a ladder was raised toany of the windows. I hoard thers were more than 160 people in the houso when I got out, and I cannot under. stand how more than twenty of them es- caped with their lives. 1t wili bea difficult niatter 10 convince me that many of them wero not ronsted. ‘Thero was a court in_ the rear of the hotel, and many of the_windows of the insido rooms overlookedit. Here 1 bo- lieve dozous of people 10st their lives,” Inquiring for Missing Friends, sfurther inguiries were made duriog the evening at the West Thirtieth streot polico station for the foliowing, who wero mong the missing : Kate Reilly, Elizabeth Guilder, May Ryan and Susie Smith, cham bermaids: Auuie Cummings, Mrs. Van Norden, Willlam McLean and wife and O, A. Murphy. Among others inguired after were Mr. and Mrs, Lockbart, permanent guests of the hotel, who came from Scousnd on a visit to this country. ‘The police of West Thirtieth street station and the firemen recovered a quantity of jow- elry, trinkets aug,woaring apparel about the scene of five. Among these things a gold watch case, No. 12,404, and bearing the iuitials 5. M.” on the tage, a black card case con- taining pawn fioMets, a package of letters marked *Lena Cohen," a package of papers ana photogrupli s bundle of silver bruce iets, u bunch of with a tag bearing the vame “Paul D, ng, Yonkers, N. Y., a silver tray and'a fow silvor trinkets, s trunk containing pmflnt papers, two trunks con taining men and'l women's clothing, a case containing a 23-cémt piece inscribed “Kirst fare collected /0a the Brooklyn elovated railroad,” and wsidver thimble warked M. A. D" d ier Fires. INnIANATOLIS, i, Feb, 7.—The large iron works of Huugh, Keichum & Co., at Haugh- ville, o suburb of #his city, were almost com pletely destroyed by five this worning. . Tho company is engaked solely in the manufac- ture of straguaral iron works and is one of che most noted es tablishments of its kind in the country. Most of the government work is doue there, the company at the preseut time having in tho course of construction a large amount of material for the government building at the W fair. Loss, $100,000; insurance, oor. Donohue, Maggio SERINGFIELD, Mass., Feb, 7.—Toe six-story brick block on Main street, occupied by the Bierne Paper company, burned today. Loss, §70,000. Frank A. Sauer and W. £. Hosmer were badly injured. e S Dischurging t Messengeor Pitsuune, Pa., Feb. 7.—Tue whoiesale dischargeof Adams Express messengers con- tiuues, Duriog the past week twenty-two men employed on the Cloveland & Pitts- burg, . Wayne and Panbandie roads were diswissed. The ouly way the men can accouut for thew cemoval is that they joined the uuion Gf express wWessenge NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Distillers Trust Stock So Last Week. WORKED red a Big Lows NELS MORRIS Gotham Small Fry Taught a tasily Forgotten— They Are Now Holding the Sack— A Number Were Canght. Not Lesson £w Yonx, Feb, 7.[Spocial Telegram to Tik Bee. ] —Attention was largely trated on Distillers trust stock this week, which had a further break of several points, making a clean drop of about twerty points from the figuro of which it lately ronched, to 45 whichit uearly touched the past week. The bitter feeling against the two prominent officers of the corporation, Morris and Greene, is nataral. to buy right from the inside wero most numorous when the stock was above sixty and owing to one source from which they were dissaminated in_this city, tho bu was largely among the olass designal the “400." It 18 funny enough that tho gilt-cage circles of New York socioty should be fooled by Nels Morris and Abe Greone of Chicago, two persons they would rogard socially with supremo contempt. After the Distillers stock had been broken as far as it would go, the wholo market hegan to improve, though thero was still a good deal of selling of Uulon Pacific and * Atchison. It is understood the manipulation of these slates in the warket is done by a bull pool. It is tolerably plain that some large holders have been unloading latoly, for reasons doubtloss satisfactory to themselves. Despite, however, the strong advance of the coal stocks, there was littlo movement in tho goneral list. Western Union Quite Promising. An improved temper may opon the way to advances this week. There 1s talk of Western Union, which has already made a quick rise, going higher. The “Missouri, Kansas & Texas securities should be ripe for an advance, for the company is doing well, making large earnings over and above all chargos, and the forthcoming annual report must dirsct the favorable attention of in vestors to the property. ‘T'he demand for bouds continues as good as evor, A house which has a block of good bouds to matket on commission is now re garded with somothing like envy by those who have not, which is somewhat of a change in Wall strect from what it was ten months agn. The uneasy feeling about the stiffness of exchanges seems uncalled for. We usually send out gold in the spring and doubtless some will go this spring. ~ Cal culations based on our “‘trade balance’’ mado up sololy of merchandise exports are of littlo value 1n these days. As to the large increaso in the loans shown by the bank statement, it must be remembered such increase is always shown for two or three weeks in February und 1s due to trade movements. concen 05, ns Havana Market Review, HAVANA, Fen. 6.—The market for sugar was quiet during the weelk, but at the close a fair business was done atadvancing prices. The quotations are as follows: Molasses sugar, regular to good polarization, §: o $2,871¢ gold per quintal; Muscovado, fair to good refining, 85 to Y0 deg rees polarization, $2.25 to $2.871¢ 1 centrifugal, 92 to 96 degrees volarization, in hogsheads, bags and boxes, $2.03% to £3.019;, Stocks in warehouses at Havanaand Matanzas, twenty-eight boxes, 253,000 bags and 584 hogsheads; veceipts from the 25th to the Blst, 64,000 bags and 1% hogsheads; oxports for the same period, 73.- 000 bags ana 102 hogsheads, of which 60,000 bags and sil the hogsheads to tho United States. Bacon, $.i5 gold _per 100 pounds. Butter, superior American, $3.00 per quintal. Flour, American, £7.00 geld per barrel. Jerked beef, $3.50 gold per quintal. Hams, American sugar cured, §13.00 gold per quintal for northern; #17.00 for southern. Lard, in kegs, $3.75 gold per quintal; in tins, $11.00. Potatoes. American, §1.00 gold per varrel. Lumber nominal. Shooks quiet. Whito navy beans, $.00 gold per quintal. « ng tobacco, $19.50 gold per quintal. Hops quict. Freights moderate. Exchango quiet. Spanish goid, 2.41%; to 2.42 per cent. IMMIGRATION 1 Report ot the Commission. ing, Instructive F WasmiNGToy, D, C., Fob, 7.—The members of the commission which visited Europe for the purpose of investigating the subject of immigration to the United States have sub- mitted their report to the secretary of the tressury. Commissioners Weber and Kemp. ster made a general report, which covers soveral propositions turnisned by the Treas- ury department, first, as to the “‘causes which incite emigration.” These, they state, are the superior conditions and advantages in the Umted States— higher wages, fewer hours of labor, better living, ifrcedom from military duty and burdensome taxation, and regulations in- volving freodom of movement, personal lib- erty and better opportunities for rising to higher social levels in this country, and in Russia it 15 due to religious persecution. Thoy obtained statistics from all tho great transatiantic steamsbip companies showing that more than 60 per cent of immigrants who land here come only as sent for by rela- tives or friends who preceded them, and on tickets which aro purchased in this' country. As to whether steamship companies stimu late emigration they report that in the countries visited by them this 1s forbidden by laws with severe penalties, copies of which are appended to the report, Steamship Lines Will Obey the Law, The results of conferences held with steamship companics at Liverpool and Hremen are given 1n which the steamship company express a doetermination to be gov- erned by our laws, and several of the lines have already issued circulars requiring all subagents to conform with the new instruc tions based upon our laws, which thoy quote, and the circulars are appended. As 10 the importation of contract laborers, they say congressional legislution, which transforred the immlgration bureau to fed eral oversight, has very largely stopped the wholesale practice of such operations, and tuat it now exists to a very limited extent. Concerning pauper immigration, they say that if the standard of pauperisii is 1o be based upon money possessions when landed, it would in times past have excluded many who are now prominent iz commercial, finan - cial ana legislative bodics and every way worthy as true American citizens. and if this stanaard is now o ve adopted it will exclude those who may become equally desirable, T'heir report gives in detail a method by which all undesirable immigran be preveated from embarkiug and with no ex pense to the United States —briefly, this is o hold all steawsbip agents and subageuts responsible for the rotorn of ineligibles. The large number of immigrants coming from Russia requires a thorcugh investiga- tion of the causes existing in that country which produces this outtlow and Coui- missioners Weber and Kempster spent most of their time there and givo a full account of the methods pursued which, 1f continued will cause the emigra tion of & population nutmberiug frow 5,000,000 10 7,000,000, not only of Jews, out of all uon embers of the orthodox Greek chuc Their conclusions are that the tecrible ne secutions are based almost entively upon religious ground English Convicts Lunded, Commissioner Cross says that there is & yatematic landing on our shores of the c ots of Gireat Britain and thut he has posi tive proof that from Kngland, Irelana aud Scotland duriug the last eleven yoars there has boen o systomatic widespread aud thoroughly organized movement by the goverament of Great Britain for the purpose of sending convicts to the United States, and the passuge and money to keep them while secking employment bere 1s furnished directly by the gosernmeut of Great Britain, expended through “discharged prisoners’ aid societies,” which are provided by sn “act for more effective prevention of crime,' passed August 21, 1871, L Robbed of Her Diamonds, itox, D. C., Feb. ¥, —Ex§ Bowen of Colorado, sud bis wife, are visiting the city and are stayiog st the Riggs | at A CORNER | | the sheriff’s attention to the matter, | latter declar The points | house. Friday mght tor's absence from the hotel, and while Mrs. Bowen was at dinner some one entered their voom nnd stole diamond jeweiry valoea about #1,600. here 18 no clue o the thief, but suspicion falls upon man from St Louis and an unknown caller, who on the day pravions sent up his eard to the ex senator whilo the latier was out DAN'S QUARTERS during the sc CSTORMY Town Object o 1 Fortune, Speciui Telogram 0 Tur Bee,J— Stormy” Jordan, the torious saloontkeeper, is liable to occupy a common cell with the rest of the guests in tho county jmil. Sheriff Melutyre had given him a front room downstairs, and when the temperance people heard of it they becarme indignant and presentad petition to huve tho prisoner sent to a cell Iike other Jail inmates. Judge Babb called but the d that that was the treatment ott:er shoriffs nad accorded tho keever of the “Corn Exciange” and bo didn’t know was anybody’s businoss as long as he kept him in custody, Judgo Babb has taken the mattor under advisewent and will grant tho petition if he can tind legal authority to do so. Temperance People the salo G Orreswa, 1 Against Creston's Wate Cuestoy, Ia., Feb. 7. [Special Telegram o Tug Bek. | —At alate sossion of the dise trictcourt last night the case of . D. Wat son & Co. against the Creston Water Works company was terminated and a judgment rendered in favor ot Watson & Co. for £13,- 000. Watson & Co. immediately admitied the claims of their workmen and ‘local mor chants to the amount of about $1,000, T e TOO CONFIDING. Seat Taken Swindler Pontrasn, Ore, Feb. 7.~A warrant was issued last night for the arrest of Ezra D. Durand, presideni of the Durand Organ & Piano company of this city, on a charge of forgery. Durand left the city last Friday ovening and his prosent whercabouts is un- known, Durand came to this city about ten years ago from St, Louis and engagod in business, Two years ngo he organized the Durand Organ & Piano company with a capital stock of £100,000, This was atterwards increased to £200,000, In payment for stock in this company he would take a promssory rote, This note, it is stated, ho would im- mediately ' sell or keep as collateral to borrow money on. In this manuer ho is said to have raised about £200,000, with which he speculated in real estate. He did not realizo on s svecu lations as he anticipated, and, in order to raise more money, he mortgaged evervihing in bis charge and'issued forgea notes, tho amount of which 1s not yet known. A few days ago attachment suits were begun by third parties, in whose hands the stockbold- ers’ notes bad fallen. This precipitated u crisis. The loss will fall heavily on the stockholders, some of whom will lose all thoy possess. Most of them live in this vicinity. Among Durand’s creditors is the Cottage Orgun company of Chicago, to whom he owes, it is said, £15,000, — LED 1 FOOTP.AD. A Would-Be Thief & Chi Ofcer Kills Him, Cuicaco, 1L, Feb, 7. -A peculiar tragedy, in which a would-be robber was the vietim, occurred here tonight. On one of the most prominent corners in the city. Madiron and La Salle streets, a gang of des perate footpads attemptea to rob an inoffensive Chinaman on the rear latform of a Madison strect cable car. Jetoctive Norton of the Central station had been watching the men and he interfered in the Chinaman's behalf, but succeeding in arresting only ono of the crowd. While tak- ing his prisoner to the station the officer was seriouslv assaulted from behind by one of the gang who bad followed them. The assailant, whose name is George Williams. ulins John Parker, struck the detective on the head with the butt of a pistol. Norton was almost stunved by tne blow, but he turned, drew his revol and fired at Williams, who fell to the sidewalk, mortally wounded. e e 1GAINST CAPTAIN BOURKE, lng Ton severely with Revolutionists, Tex., Feb. 7.—In a letter General Romeiriz, a Mexican named margo, but Maving a ranch in Texas, charges that Captain J. G. Bourke, 1 his recent Garza expedition on the 24th ult., visited his ranch, where his wife was made to open the house, after which all the house hold effcets were gone through. Camargo says that his wife, with her baby in her arms, complained to the soldiers und was further territied by Captain Bourke tiven ening to burn the house, Camargo claims that they were taken in custody and treated like prisonors and piaced in a guard house infested with vermin. He says that he in- tends to bring his caso before the State de partment through the government. & L ATCHISON GLOBULES., A man's sortow is not always exprossed in bawling. It is easier to keep out of trouble than it is to get ou The less monoy a man leaves the sooner his family bury bim when he dies. When thore is no opportunity for giving, the meanest of us feel charitable, Nearly evory mother admires one sons more than all hor other children ————— I to Death. Cnicago, 1L, Feb, 7.—George Painter must hang for the murder of Alico Martin, other wise known as Alice Paiuter, his common law wife. The jury was out all nieht, and bringing in the death verdict in tho cold foggy atmosphere of Judge Cliffora’s court Sunday was in keeping with the repeilant churacter of the case throughout. Painter, who, up to this time had appeared perfectly cool, turned palo aud o tremor shook hix frame, The ¢ victea Peoplo o by A Shlek KIL Assanited b 150 CHARGES He is Accused of De Susp SAN ANTONIO, aduressed to of her me of which Paiuter is occurred May 11 last, woman was prov to be of m moral character, and the story told by the prisoner was that ho went bome lale on the night of the murder and found her doad on the floor of their bearoow, where she had evidently been beaten to death with a club. Painter maiutained throughout the trinl that the deed must have been commitied by some one of the woman's numerous callers and showed that she bad saved his lifo by nurs ing him through & contagious fove chief evidence against bim was an overe stained with blood. con The Was o P W. 5. Blackburn und wife aro the guests of their sons, Mossrs, I W., W. C and J. J. Blackburn of this city. Mr. Black- burn 1 a pioneer Nebraska Mothodist minis ter, having filled the Brownville pulpit us carly uy 1567, aad been alwost continuously in the active itineracy in this state ever since that date. He is likewise one of the oldest mimsters in _the Nebraska coufer iu length of continuous service, He ontered the ministey in Pennsylvauia when 2 boy 17 years of age, and he hus now pussed his 615t year. For forty-four years he bas becn actively engaged in his professicn, and he is today apparently as vigorous iu both body aud mind as bo was twenty five years ago, when he became a member of the old Nebraska confercnce and the late Father Lemon was his presiding elder, Rev. A wraado passed part of Wood county 8, UDrooLing Cvaxer, O, through the southern this afternoon, uuroofing hous ——————————— A BURGLAR requires courage, but imitators have the gualities of u burglar 1 - | large trees, | and as it ! blowing down tences and ol derricks and doing damage to the oil tanks of the Standard and other ofi companies. No 1088 of lifo reported ko far. o - A NEW OCCUPATION FOR CUPID. He Welps Schemes Along of A San ¥ oy-Making 0 Physicinn, Cupid presenting doctors’ bills 1n the most prosuie fashion but under romantic provocation is one of the latest sensations in certain loeal circles, says the San Francisco Chronicl T'he doctor is not to the manner born. Hitherward he came from foreign parts intont on mak- ing money fast and incidentaily capturs ing an heirvess, if fate threw onoe in his way. Fato threw several, for the young lady with substantial expectations in the way of corner lots is no rare bird in San I'ra To ono bewitching damsel the doctor was so attentive that the wise observant parent on the petticont qul'- suggoested an airing inthe pa ngoline is so delicate,” said she, drive will do her a world of \eiseo, tand o good.’ Diplomatic daughtors know Kind of thing propriotios or swain, The airing was enjoyed, The doctor brought up his buggy. ‘and the h.-n-x-:n. lovelicr than ever in sealskin and just cnough powder to woo the winds un\ avert the calumity of a freckled nose) hopped in. Away they drove, through the winding highwaysand byways of the park, and further deponent saith not on the part of the romance. The sequel is brief. circumstantial and business like. 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