Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 5, 1893, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 20T FIREMAN OURAY'S BODY 't Was Recovered from the Shiverick-Maurer [ Wreck Yesterday Morning, 13 DEATH WAS SURELY INSTANTANEOUS ) — “ondition of the Wounded Men—Aboat the Insurance—Spoculations as to the Fire's Origin—Fund for the Bereaved Families. The feebler expiring flames of the disas F-ous conflagration that destroyed the Shiv- Pieick building Saturday night vanished with e darkness this morning. The dawn be- Peld the streams still playing on the smoul- ring embers, and the weary firemen who d fought the elements all through the ormy might lingered patiently at tvheir osts. They had conquered the flames, but Rtieir thoughtful faces and half whispered onversation evinced -the sadness with yhich they rogarded the terrible cost. E' One of their comrades had perished before fiicir eyes and his crushed and lifeless body s liad been borne uway to the morgue. Others SN 0 been taken to the hospital, where they MR ill lingered whilo the eternal shadows o “rept closor and hung with direful menace % >ver their bruised and bleeding forms. And I3 hey well knew that beneath tho smoulder- ng, blackened mass of brick and timbers lay he mangled corpse of another of their num- er, for whom the funeral bell would toll hen bridal chimes should have announced ' 1is merry wedding day. , Some of them had manned the trucks vhen the Grand Central went down with s burden of gallant men, and now for the Piiird time saw their con ‘0 the deadly embrace of flame and Pvalls,. Then as now the victims wer §ihe most daring and faithful men in the de- rtment, and their mournful fate dispensed gloomy pall, whi ays. 9 Found Plpeman Ouray's Corpse. W' Asit became ovident that the blaze had urrendered most of the companics wero & ont home to rest after the hard fight and [§nly o couple of streams were left playing on ho blackened walls. It was not until 8 “clock that the firemen who had been dig- @ incin the debrisof the Maurer building Aound the body of Pipeman Oura f hose 10.7. Ho was a little back of the middle of he building when hie was overtaken by the escending shower of the ruins which co red him to n depth of several feet. His ody was terribly crushed and ma e seemed cortain that his de aneous and that ho was merei 5 Yho horrors of imprisonment alive in tho wurning ruin. His body was removed to the B uorguo where an inquest will be held ou {®ooth tho dead firemen today. x Almost as soon as it was daylight the curi- crowd thav had braved the storm the aight before returned to loiter around the b ruins. The fire lino was still enforced by the police, and the v were compelled to re- main at a safe distance from the walls. As PR3 these moved away others canie, and proba- bly not less than 25,000 people visited the ruins during tho forenoon, ) When the firemen ceased throwing water on the debris an cngine was sent for and stationed in front of the Shiverick building 10 pump the water out of the basement. Tho collar was full to the level of the sidewalk, <nd it required several hours to transfer the deluge into the nearest catch basin, k) Condition of the Ruins, Such portions of the walls as remained standing after the first fatal displacement are still intact. Thorearof the Shiverick builaing was totally demolished in the be- sinning of the con ation and carried with it the greater part of the side walls, The vest wall fell outward and descended with wonderous force on the wooden structure of he Maurer building, crushing it like an ogg ¥ nell. Morris, Cox and Ouray were on tho oof of the Maurer building when without a sremonitory warning the overhanging ma: escended on their heads. They were car- fied down with the building and it is re- qarded as miraculous that one of them scaped alive. Tho east twenty-two feet of he front wall of the Shiverick building is J till standing and the remainder only lacks e upper story which fell early Saturday vening. hief lligan is of the opinion jat the wall is safe with the exceyRion of L6 remaining twenty-two feet of the upper ory, which may yet crumble and fall, Thé basements of the Pabst headquarters ad of tho Iron Bank building were flooded ith water and the stock of liquors in the isement of the Pabst building was slightly \moged. conneetions we 2ken open ye nd the accumulaty oisture was easily disposed of. Earl 0 afternoon the shattered timbers of the piverick building again began to burn, de- te the avalanche of water that had been hired over them. A couple of companics re summoned by telephono and the ineipi- "blaze was soon extingy Drendfal War of [When the conflagration was at its height turday night, and just before the walls PR cumbed, the scene was a remarkable fectacular effec All the elements of rth and heaven seemed combined in mad hd unearthly warfare. The flames from @ burning building mounted fifty fect bove the roof and moaned in conflict with 10 beatings ot the stormn, The rain falling scomingly exhaustless torrents drove the noke down into the midst of the crowd and lled the gutters with a flowing tide which hemed out of place in the face of the fiery aze, Over all the lightning flashed inces. intly, as if to vie with tho glowing flames low, and lent a wierd Hadean tinge that emed in striking harmony with the crash falling glass and the hoarse shouts which irected the work of the fire fighters, Chief Galligan was the first fiveman to ar- vo on the spot when the alarm sounded and Pmained all night and all yesterday. everal ladders belonging to the hook and der companies were broken by falling alls and will have to be replaced. During ho progress of the fire an explosion oceurred h the basement of the Shiverick building fhich blow up about ten squave feet of the dewalk in frout. It is supposed t have Ben caused by the combustion of varnish or cohol which was stored in the busement. Wounded Men Doing Well, The firemen injured Saturday night are in much more hopeful gondition than was at st anticipated. George Coulter, while dly bruised about the head, face and noulders, was resting quite easily yester: y evening, and has had quite a good deal refreshing sloep. Morrls, who is ut the byterian hospital, is not so well off, but r. Somers thinks ho 'will pull through all igat. He suffered a severe contusion of the ealp and a bad fracture of the jaw, which nd been broken before, - Connelly, who is 150 at the hospital, is in & fair way to ecover, belng, probably, in botter condition han Morris. His head was terribly cut, his back injured and his left anklo sprained, und addition he was burned in seven or cight places on his body and legs, Captain Cuff aid Charlic Ellington, who egebo!h hurt about the head, shoulders l 1 egs, although suffering a good deal of in, are expected to be able to get about in short tame, Lho bodies of Captain Cox and Pipeman D are ut Maul's undertakiog rooms ng prepared for burial. So frightfully nangled are they that one looking ot them they now appear, so terribly bruised and burned, can hardly believe that before hiw tho bodies of what were, less than two rtdl\lufio, two stroug, robust, manly pen, full of life and hope and wvigor. Poor m{lw 8 to have married on Wednesday jnext Miss Leonie Roberts, who was, up to S bfi , a0 employe in the biudery of th inting company, and who lives on Fourteenth street, between Califoruis and Wel , The unfortunate girl had pre- d her trousseau and Ouray had been led Len days leave of abscnce, aud her MAHA., MON DAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1893, lover's untimely death in the faceof the happiness that should have been theirs has well nigh prostrated tho sweetheart widow. Ouray entored the department in October, 1891, and was attached to hose No. 7, where he has sincoe remained. He was quict, steady, reliable, very popular and a thoroughly good man, and his death is mourned by every man in the department. Ouray was born in Smith county, Virginia, in 1571, His parents are dead. Before ho joined the fire department he was engineer at the Pacific Express company’s building. He was to have been married on Wednesday and had furnished a home for his bride. Atida. m. the injured men were resting having passed a good night. Shiverick's Insurance. Mr. Charles Shiverick and his bookkeeper, Captain Searff, visited the ruins yesterday and watched the workmen digging away the debris in an attempt to get at the safe. The strong box is buried twenty feot under the ruins and it will probably take a couple of days to reach it. IRe, gz the insurance Nir. Shiverick said: ‘© have at the present time insur- ance amounting to between £45,000 and $00,- 000. Our stock at the time of the fire was worth to us fully $100,000, perhaps a little more, but not much.” Tn reply to the question asking what com- panies carried his policies, Mr. Shiverick said that contrary to the rule all policies were in the safe and he could not tell until that was dug up and opened, ““The list of insurance companies carrying our losses as reported in tho World- Herald, is away off. They evidently copied that list from our last fire. Since that time we have changed companies and now probably only hold policies in two or three on that list.” Inspector Hartman was at the scene dur- g the afternoon, but declined to give any estimate of the loss. e sad that it would take a good half day's work for the c s in his oflice to at the exact amount of in- surance carried by the Shivericks, Tow DId It Start? The origin of the fire remains as deep a st Aping from the roof and the front At first the theory was fully ex- 1t lightuing was responsible for strous conflagration, and that the wires had assisted materially in con- veying the spark to the combustibles in the building. With the excitement attendant upon such events allayed, other theories are advanced, and clectricity ' is not held alone responsiblo for the awful work of Saturd night. Those acquainted with the seienco of city and 1ts workings are loth to belicve that the fire originated in that manner, Electricians are more or less acquainted with tho freaks of light- ning, and after turning the matter over in their minds, some of them have reached tho conelusion that it was impossible for a bolt aiu entrance to the building through the brick walls or iron shutters at the windows, Both ure pronounced nonconductors, and will act as a _perfect lusulator to whatever might be on the opposite side. The roof of the building was considered fireproof, and as 1t is prewty generally- thought by those first upon the ground that tho fire found its origin on the second or third floors near the center of the room, tho theory that the lightning found its way through the roof will hardly stand. But as to the exact manner in which the flames were kindled no ono ventures an absolute opinion. ‘Wires In Good Conditlon. Shortly after the Shiverick fire last fall M. J. Cowgill, now the city electrician, made an iuspection of the wiring in the building. He found it to be first class in every particu- lar and could not ascertain where there was any probability of fire originating from that source. He has made no examination since, and isnot aware that any changes have been made. Ile reserves his opinfon upon the matter until he has examined the trans- formers that are buried underncath the The transformers are iron recepta- used to protect tho outside wire and nside wire coils by which one is connected with the other. If the eclectric bolt gained entrance to the building in that manncr erasible evidence of it will exist in the box. Chief Gailigan is a believer in the electric bolt theory. s that he was standing at the Paxton corner, when he noticed the flames leaping skyward, and that but a few moments before two balls of fire illumed the firmament. His experience with fires has cov -soven years in Omaha alone, isfled that it would be im- ible for n number of men to be in an ad- Joining building and not dotect the smell of smoke, if the conflagration had started in an 3 as smouldering, with tob great a rapidity, he thinks, to originated in any other manner. The point where the bolt entered he does not know, but he believes that that is the way in which the fire started. Discussing the Lightning Theory. One of the best known electricians in town discussed the question quite freely, and in the course of his remarks sald: *I do not understand how an clectric bolt could ve entered the building, although there is a bare chance that it did. Those brick s were nonconductive unless they were soaked with water, The iron shutters in the rear were also. Itake nostock whateverin the theory that the bolt was carried into the building over the electric wires. If it was, e of the t will be found when an tion is made of the transformers, or rs, as we call them, that were on the outside of the buildi It would have had to pass through theve, and that I con- sider next to impossible, The transformer is an fron receptacle, and they vary in size, Within the outsido wire is coiled many times, as is the inside, and the connection is thus made, making the outside wiring inde- pendent of the inside. The coils are proba- bly an inch apart,and between them is placed msulating materials, To have gained entrance the bolt would have had to leap from one coil to the other. This probably would have been the case, as the voltage would have been sufficient to force the leap. But before the bolt had entered the box it undoubtedly would have torn it into fragments and broken the counection. As Lunderstand it the wiring in the build- g was ull exposed to view. 1nsuch a case if the bolt entered the building, it would have had to come in contact with' a gas pipe or scme other conductor to have left the copper wire, which was capable of conducting it and would not have been burned out. In view of the facts I do not consider that elec- tricity is respounsible for the fire, and believe it will have to be traced to some other origin.’ ‘The insurance men are desirous of an in- vestigation into the matter, and a well known underwriter whose companies hold policies, saia that an effort would be made to locate the real originof the fire. He has hopes that the electric bolt theory will be exploded and that spontaneous combustion or some other cause will be fully established aud Leld respousible for the flames. Will Tear Down the Walls, After looking over the ruins yesteday after- noougBuilding Inspector Tilley said that he would commence this morning and have all the upsafe walls removed. That means all of the walls from the Iron bank on the east tothe Pabst building on the v i d that the. walls gether too light and ga for their falling. building could not laws prev structures. Fund for the Fawmilies A movement was started yesterday to raise o fund for the benefit of the famil of the dead and injured firemen. Rey, T, J. Mackay, rector of Al Saints Episcopal churoh, took the initiative in the movement and at the close of the morning servic wade a special plea in behalf of the familics of tho firemen who fell on Saturday night. The result was a collection amounting to $50 which will be devoted to this worthy cause. Yesterday afternoon Chief Galligan of the fire department received a telogram from ex-Mayor Cushing, whois in Los Angelcs, stating that he would give $100 to a fund for the families of the firemen who fell in the performartce of their duty. Other prouunent citizens expressed a willinguess to contribute to the fund, amd the matter will probably assume definits shape today. ve that as the reason Ie said that such a be put up now as the nted the ervection of such shoddy RUNYON SUCCEEDS PHELPS Formal Installation of the New American Minister to Germany. WORE THE UNIFORM OF A GENERAL President Cleveland's Appointee Received with & Neat Littio Speech on the Part of the Emperor— s Reply. Brrury, June 4.—William Walter Phelps, the retiring United States minister, pre- sented at the castle this noon his lotter of all. Immediately afterwaras Frierher hal von Robenstein, minister of foreign affairs, introduced to the emperor Theodore Runyon, the new minister. Mr. \Runyon wore the uniform of a general. He sald: “1 have the honor to hand your majesty President Cleveland’s letter announcing my appointment. In presenting my credentials, it gives me great pleasure to refer to the amity and excellent understanding which now has so happily and so long existed be- tween the United States and Germany. I hope to be instrumental in strengthening and making permanent these friendly relations and to extend the commercial intercourse between the two countries, My earnest wish is for your majesty’s welfaré and for the continied prosperity of the great German nation.” Inreply the emperor said vthat he recog- nized with pleasure the friendliness of the fons between Germany and the United tates, and was pleased to receive such a conspicious American citizen as Mr. Runyon. Hehad always felt gratified to know that the Germans who had emigrated to America madegood and loyal citizens., He wished that Mr. Runyon's sojowrn in Berlin might be pleasant in every respect. Afterwards the emperor and Mr. Runyon conversed privately on American topics for fifteen minutes, GLADSTONE MAY DIE. Grent Statesman Feels His Timo Approach- ing.and His Work Undone. Harold Frederic cables the New York Times as follows: Reassembling this week after the holidays the Commons leaves an extremely grim impression of Gladstone. For the first time he seems to acknowledge his ageand to bow before the impending shears. The old man, always courtesy itself, scems to have taken on transfiguration garments. He is as subtle and dexterous as of yore, but etherial nd inclined to be deprecatory, rising with a warming finger like an ancient sibyl to rebuke his unruly opponents who shrink before his apparition as from a ghost, and grow silent when he rises in the stormiest moments of the house, and with weird respect cows the Dbitterest of his enemics. But itis purely personal, and stays no moment of the generil obstruction, Conversely to tho saying spread of old that the beloved apostle should not die, rumor whispers among the Gladstonian dis- ciples that the old man is going, and an awe- struck hush falls upon the turbulent assembly whenever he rises. Knemies treat him as if each speéch might be his last and deferentially listen toa voice that fails now and then, but is eked out with a gracious gesture. Nobody dreams of complaining that he cannot heary while strangers look on appalled ot the dumb show, and reporters compare notes to collate each syllable, There is murmuring that Gladstone's speech gets harder and harder to take, With extraordinary tenacity he refuses to allow Morley, Harcourt, or any one clse to steer the bill, and remains till midnight tighting, fencing, and rapiering as if in his prime, Thursday ho remained after all his col- leagues to put through some trivial statute law and revision bill blocked by the tories, just to enable a cheap revised volume of statutes to be published. His Irish sympa- thies daily find more marked expression, and he turns continually toward the applauding Irish quarter as if mutual reparations were being exchanged, The story goes that he fears he will not last to witness the third reading and regards as a sacred charge the duty of piloting the bill as far as he can dur- ing his lifetime, Meanwhile every effort of his genius is smothered by the stupidity of Chairman Mellor, who is now spoken of openly as a curse, ' Mellor tolerates bogus speeches and amendments amid Gladstone's visible writh- in, The Irish are openly revolting aguinst nis incapacity, but he refuses closure and allows the waddle. Gladstone's antique courtliness is averse to adopting guillotine methods, knowing, however, that it would afford a pretext to the peers for vejecting the bill, perhaps after hisown personal momen- tum is stilled foreverin Westminster Abbey, He talks and thinks of nothing except car- rying the bill, wishing chiefly to be remem- bered in connection with it. Returning home in the small hours of Wednesday morning, aftera specially weary night, he remarked: “I cun never go through the hot nights of July.” His sayings are now being treasured up by his followers as if his hour had come. One of them quoted to me is touching enough in remonstrance of factionism: 1 hope the Irish will unite after my death.” These premonitions, however, contrast strangely at times with the supernatural energy and vim of theold man, who blazes like a furnace whenever Orangemen offer in- sult to their countrymen, und springs at them lithe as a panther. ‘The liberais, how- ever, are balanced and perplexed between considerations affecting the leader’s age, the chairman’s bungling and unionist ferocity. They stand meditative and anxious at the close of the weelk, hoping soon for somo issue out of the parhiamentary impasse, KILLED BY MEXICAN BANDITS, Mining Paymaster Murdered and Robbed— Capture of the Flends, MoxTEREY, Mex., Juno 4.—A few days ago Pedro Mazo and brother, merchancs here and owners of the Water mine : property, some seventy-five miles from this point, sent their agent to the mine with about §4,500 to pay off the hands. Hehad $2,800 of the money in the hack with him and the driver, Three men on horseback accompanied him, two of whom had each §1,000. When near the mine one of the men who had $1,000 had fallen considerably behind the others, Those in advance were fired on from amoush, and the agent, his driver, and the horseman without money were killed. The remaining man's horse was wovnded, but, turning him back, he kept going until he reached a ranch they had &msswl some miles back, where his horse died. ‘The other man who was in the rear heard the firing, and knowing what it meant broke and fled to the same ranch with his companion. A posse was orgauized to hunt the assassins, They have captured four of them, who have cor fessed the erime and told who the other two ar There were six in the party. On Mon- day the four are to be taken to the very spot where the crime was committed to be shot to death. FOREIGN FINA IAL REVIEW, Uneasiness and Distrust Oontluue to Dig- turb the Markets, Loxvoy, June 4.—The rates of discount have fallen with remarkable rapidity in this market in consequence of the continued ar- rivals of gold. During the week rates were easy ut 2 per cent for three months and 21§ per cent for short, About £2,000,000 more in gold is about to arrive from various quarters, In spite of the fact that the displacement of capital due to the Australian failures was adjusted wore speedily than was expected, uneasi- pess and distrust contiuue to prevail, Silver was firmer during the week, owing to the usual demand at the close of the ship- ping season. The Stock exchauge was nervous throughoutithe week. Consols rose fifteen-sixteenths of 1 per cent. American railronds were utterly disorganized. The wook's varintions include the follovw- ing declines: Centeal Pacific, Norfolk & Western, b per cull Louisville & Nashville, 414 por cent: N m Pacifio, zu\ per cent; Union Pacific, 23 per cent; Atchison, 214 percent; Lake Shore, 2 per cent; Wabash and Denver, preferred, 13{ per cent; Wabash debenture and Erio, 11{ per cent eachs Ohio & Mississiopi, 1 per cont; Missouri, Kansas & Toxas and Denver, common, three-fourths of 1 per cent each: Central Pacific, one- fourth of 1 per cemt. Canadian securities were dulland all werelower. Grand Trunlk, first preference, declined 214 per cent, The tone of foreign securities was o notable ex- ception to the ruling depression, though dealings were limited there was a general St. PrrerssunrG, June 4.—It transpired yosterday that while the czar was in Mos- cow recently the Church of the Chudov monastery, within the Kromlin, was plun- dered of a vast amount of plate and money. The plate had just béen used in the cer monies attendant upon the reception of the czar and had nov yet been returned to tho vaults, whero it was usually kept. The total loss is estimated at between 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 roubles. No arrests have been made. ——— HARRISON 18 THEIR CHOICE, Prominent Indlana Republicans Prepared to Tush the Ex-President \n '00, WASHINGTON BUneAu or Tie Bee, 518 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasmixatoy, D. C., June 4. “Ex-President Harrison's friends in Indiana have a compact organization in his behalf for the republican nomination in 1896, said 8. E. Morss, editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, and the new consul general to Paris, who arrived today from Indiana on his way to Paris. “I believe the ex-president is prepared to allow his name to be used and that he believes he can be elected.” “The democrats fear ex-Speaker Reed more than any other man and he seems to be popular with his, party genera The republican party is a party of aggression and force. I think he stands the best show of nowination and that he would make a spirited campaign. The democratic candi- date will come from the west.” Nothing New in the Ponca Bank Case. Comptroller Eckels said he had no new information in the case of the cashier of the failed Ponca bank who is under arrest. The €ase was ught by the federal authorities cn evidence secured by the bank examiner. It is alleged that improper or fraudulent entries were made. | ‘Western Penslons. The following pemsions granted are re- ported: Nebraska: Increase—John McCord, Ran- som_ Gillham, Bmanuel Meyer. Armour Patterson, A. Jones, B. Original Widows, ete.—Helena Amelin Esselborn, Sarah Lusk. Indian wars—Naomi Dougherty Towa: ~Original—George W." Vertz, Mary Fitzgerald, nurse, ~ Increase—Thouas 1. Miner, John Stahl, Elmer Culver, John Riley, John M. Blgin. Reissuo—Joseph Sweazy, John W. Athey, Charles Quick. Original widows, ete,—Elizabeth £. Thom, Melissa Noble. P.S. H. ONLY A FEW SUCCEED. fler, Widows How American Musical Students Live tn = Italign-Cities. . ‘WASHINGTON, D.'%Juns,‘dw!\!n George* ‘W. Pepper, United fitates consul at Milan, Italy, hus made an interesting report upon the difficulties encountcred by Amer musical students in Ttaly. Mr. Pepper says that the great majority of young students go to Milan “‘to finish off” return to their homes in a few years without having re- ceived great benefit, and disillusioned as to the merits of the Jtalian masters, and he then proceeds to give some adyice as to how this disappointing result may be prevented, Choosing 3 teacher is one of the dipicult problem. Now that_tho two most famous musicians, San Goviana and Lampere, are dead, there aro 150 pthers, more or less cele- brated, from whom to choose. Young ‘women are wrongly allowed to come alone to this country and hete confronted by another dificulty, as social etiquette, which forbids their taking o lesson unless a third person be present, condemns their appearing in public alone. This custom is gradually giving way to more liberal views, but it has often, even recently, subjected young American women to thé most annoying persecutions. Outof the hundreds who have come to have their voices tested, only one, to my knowledge, received an honest verdict from the master to the effect that the quality of her voice did not justify her in commencing lessons. Unfortunately the majority believe that they are destined for a successful carcer. They remain from month to month and year to year, continuing their lessons and waiting for engagements. Three es have been brought to Mr. Pepper’s attention where the cupidity of tho master in wishing to keep his pupils fora long time in order to continue to receive their money caused disappointment that resulted in the unsettling of the reason of all three. Wrong ideas with regard to the cheapness of living in Italy is also another reason for the fallure of students, many of whom think that R e s e i dia0 cheaply that thoy bring insufficient funds. This, says Mr, Pepper, is one of thie primary causes of final discouragement and failure. No one can live very cheaply. They may enter the TRoyal conservatory where tuition is very low. but few Americans succeed in doing so, as the conditions for entering are very strict. None over twenty-two years of age are ac- copted, or witnout ‘somo kaowledge of tho Italian language. Out of 100 American singers now residing in Milan not one has su ded in cntering this year, The majority of Awmericans have been in Milan for more thana year;a number for more than five yeaxs, New York, Ohio and California send the greatest number. The quality of thelr voices in purity and range is said to surpass those of other nations, but the fact is appareat, says Mr. Pepper, that not more than five per cent of them attain great succegs on the stage. CLEVELAND'S PISH CONCLUDED, Returns to the White Houso After a Plens- ant Outing. Wasniyaroy, D, €., June 4.—President Cleyeland returned to Washington at 7:40 this morning from his short fishing trip at Cape Charles, Va, was met at tho sta- tion by Private ry Thurber with the president's carriage, and the two moen were driven to the white house. Mr. L. Clark Davis did not a: y the president to Washington, Verytfew people were at the Pennsylvania at the hour, as the time of the arrival of the president's car, attached to train No, 41 from Wilmington, was much earlier thaa the public expected— 9 o'clock being the regular schedule time. The presidant last t sont a telegram to Mr. Thurber inforfulng when he would ar- rive. The run from Exmore to W.shington was made quickly and without mishap of any sort. Mr. Cleveland stayed at the white house half an hour, He then cailed for his car- risge and was driven to Woodley—his sum- mer villa in the suburbs of Washington— where he had breakfast with Mrs. Cleve- land. Mr. Cleveland is now as brown as a berr%’,uml the brigf respite from busiuess has had the effect of refreshing him both mentally and physically, He has had good sport, and I8 much pleased with his trip. Death Koll. ViENNA, June 4. —=Paul Schiff, one of the heaviest speculators on the Vieuna bourse, died today, Rocusstem, N. Y., June 4 — Horatio Peters, one of the principal etockholders in the New York CIj , died at his howme in this city this u\'eulnl:'" FATAL LIGHTNING ~ BOLT Miss Floy Oaldwell Killed in Her Home in University Place, MUCH STORM DAMAGE IN NEBRASKA Vielnity of Sutton Coverod with Enormous Quantities of Hall—Farm Stock Killed In Great Numboers—Severe in Many Localities, Lrxcowy, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tne Ber.]—Floy Caldwell, daughter of M. Cald- well of University Place, was killea by a bolt of lightaing- at 6:30 o'clock last night during a heavy storm. She was standing in the sitting room, reading an essay she was to render at a society entertainment at Wesleylan university at 8 o'clock last night when the fatal bolt descended and sho fell to the floor, Her pulso continued for two hours afterward, and every effort was made to revive her, but to no avail. The top of her head and her faco wero badly burned an‘l thero was a burned and blackened mark down one sido of her body. Her sister, not more than threo feet away, was uninjured, as wero tho father and mother in an adjoining room. The car- pets were blackened and ruined throughout the house, the walls picreed by small holes as if mado with bullets and the wall paper ignited. A" portion of the chimney was knocked away and the largo house splintered in several places, The girl was 16 years old and the brightest and most popular at the Wesleyan university. VERY DESTRUCTIVE STORM. Vicinity of Sutton Coveored with Enormous Quantities of Hall. SurToy, Neb., June 4.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The destructive results of yesterday's storm are much greater than first supposed. In a track of a mile wide north and east of here, a cloudburst literally flooded the face of the country accompan by hail and wind that destroyed the crops, breaking glass in the farm houses and level- ing wind mills. Mrs. Henry Hull's son instantly killed by lightning as the lad was bringing home the stock for the night. Iast of here two cows ygre killed and & girl was severely stunned by lightning. The hail twenty-four hours after the storm is four feet deep in the draws and was so destrittive as to kill calves and other young stock, Parisape, Neb,, June 4.—[Speciul to Tnr Bep.]—The crops in this part of the state look very well indeed. There hasnot been the amount of rain necessary to make the straw very heavy., Thoe heads will bo ali right. There has been av immense acreage of corn planted and the stand is good. Hastines, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tne Ber.|—The storm of yesterday was very much more severe north of here than in Hastings. Between Hastings and Hansen it is said that the rainfall amounted almost to a cloudburst, filling up crecks and draws in ashort time. A heavy fall of hail accom- panied the rain, PariuioN, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tne Bee,] -Owing to the heavy rain last night the Papillion creek is out of {its banks, over- flowing all the bottom lands in this locality. People li\'m(: on the south side can only reach town in wagons. Duxpar, Neb., Juno 4.—[Special to Tre Bee.]—A very much needed rain fell he: for five hours last evening. It was ver beneficial to the growing cvops, espoclally the oats. 17all wheat in this part is good and promises to be un excellent crop. Corn 1s a splendid stand and a crop above the av- erage is expected. Rastings News Notos. HasTiNGs, Neb., June 4.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—On Friday night tho store of John F. Rowell was broken into by burglars, the locks on the front door having been broken. A police alarm was turned in by some one, who suspected that all was not right, and the robbers hurriedly left without taking hing. The most important society event of the weel past was the u go of H. H, W liams and Miss Ilorence B. Work. M Williams is one of the best known commer- cial men in the state, and is one of the edi- tors of the Commercial Pilgrim. Miss Work was the daughter of Judge George F. Worlk, a well known and highly respected citizen of Hastings. Both the young peoploare leaders in musical circles here. The field day sports of Hastings College athletes were intorrupted by rain yesterday, and postponed until Monday. The tennis singles were won by W. J. Little; the mixed doubles by Littlo and Miss Mantha Cunning- ham, the men's doubles being uadecided. The standing broad jump was won by Stuckey, 8 feet 10! inches; Aitchison second. Standing hop, stép ana jum Aitchison first, Stuckey second ; 26 feet 9 inches. Run- ning hop, step and jump: Aitchison first, Little second ; 84 feet 4 inches. A special 100 yards, heavy man's race at 175 pounds welght was won by Aitchison, Jones second. 0in o I10/5 v SRR 1 Ord Personal Mention Onp, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tue Bee. —Judge A. A. Laverty returned Monday evening from an extended tour of Texas. Mr. and Mrs, John R. Williams left here Monday umorning on a visit to the World's fair, Miss Edith Robbins left Thursday morn- ing for Omaha where sho goes as a delegato 1o the State Epworth league convention. Reyv. . A. Russell returned Wednesday ovening from Denver where he was in at- tendance at the Baptist convention. While there he was presented with a beautiful silver water service by the oficials of the Publication socie ty in token of his twenty- five years of continued service with the society. Dr. F. D. Haldeman left for Lincoln Thursday morning to attend the regular meeting of the State Board of Health. Mrs. W. Cramer and daughter Frances returned Monday evening from an extended visit to friends in Ewing and other Ne- braska points. Hon. H. A, Babcock of Lincoln was here Wednesday attending a weeting of the directors of the First National bauk, News from Ashinnd, Asuraxp, Neb,, June 4.—[Special to Tne Bee.)—Master Ralph Hall, the 8-year-old son of Mr. S. B, Hall of this city, had his collar bone broken Saturday. He was trying to ride a balky pony when he was thrown off. Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Senger gave & surprise party to their son, Henry, Monday evening 10 a select party of friends. At a regular meeting of Pomegranite lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons the fol- lowing officers were elected: Master, George Lawson; senior warden, O. D. flarford; unior warden, J. A. Bowen: treasurer, H ush ; secretary, O. C. Steele, Miss F, E. Townesley, pastor of Immanuel Baptist church, left Tuesday for & summer vacation, to be gone three months. Her im- mediate destination was Hot Springs, S. D. Street Rallway Nold. Fremoxt, Neb,, June 4,—[Special to Tae Bee.]—The [Fremont] street railway, in- cluding the franchise and all property be- longing to the company, was sold yesterday for $3.100 to Frank Fowler who will in the future operate the system. The price reslized was less than half its value. Beatrice News Notes. BeaTRicE, Neb., June 4.—[Speclal to Tug Bee.]—The Woodmen of the World held their third anniversary celebration at the Second Presbyterian church Thursday after- noon. Revs. C. N. Brouillette and J. R. Keller conducted the services. J. N. Fuller lost a very valuable horse this morning, death being caused by pleurisy. Runaway teams continue to {o very com- J mon, caused by the electric cars. Much fault is being found with the heedless man- ner in which the cars are being run on the down-town thorough fares. Laxcory, Nob., June 4 to Tne BEe.]—Georgo Adams, an employeat Lincoln park, was drowned at 9 o'clock this morning in the creek that flows through the park, He was out in a pleasuro boat alons on tho swollen stream. Suddenly ho was scen to rise up ana jump into the water. Parties hastened to the spot but he was scen no more. Tho boat floated to the shore minus one oar. It is thovght that ho lost_an oar and jumped from fright. Ho was 29 y old and single. His body has not teen re- covered. Patisnde’s Postmaster Bound Over, Partsane, Neb,, Juno 4.—[Special to Tan Bee)—Tho democrats are having lots of fun with one another in this village. Their postmaster, Dr. K. P. Childs, has beon bound over n_the district court for selling whisky without a license, and from the tes- timony givon at the preliminary examina- tion there may be some truth in the charge. Guthrle Center Burginrs. Gurnmie Cester, Neb,, Juno 4.—[Spoecial to Tur Bre.]—Last night tho Rock Island depot was broken into and the safe blown open. The thieves failed, however, to got into the cash box, which contained about 8150. They got about $0 for their pains, They went through the express packages and all the baggage. S BURNED TO DEATH. Horrible Resuit of a Quarrel Between Col- ored Courtesans. A notorious colored woman who goes by the name of Anna Brown was locked up in the city jail yesterday afternoon charged with assault with mtent to murder Balina Arnold. Both women are colored and lived at 205 North Ninth street, in a “tough nigger Joint,” as the police say. According to the statements made by the police there was a row in the house about 5 o'clock Sunday morning, during which beer bottles and other iles were thrown pro- miscous During a fit of anger the Brown woman grabbed up a lamp and threw it at Mrs. Arnold, The lamp struck Mrs, Arnold on the head and exploded. enveloping her in asheet of flame, At this instant the other occupants of the room fled. Mrs. Arnold had presence of mina enough to throw a quilt about her, but that was hardly enough to extinguish the flames. Help arrived short and the woman was taken to bytorian hospital, An examination showed that the woman was badly burr from head-to foot and it was thought n that the chances of saving her life were slim, After the Brown woman was captured Detectives Savage and Dempsey called at the hos with o notary to take the pa- tient's dying statement. It w sad sight indeed; the poor woman lay " bandages from head to foot and it was easy to sce that she could live but a short time. The officers asked her who threw the lamp and the answer was Auna Brown, then the patient fainted and all efforts to revive her were fruitless. She died in great agony at 5:80 o'clock. Anna Brown, who is in jail, was asked if she threw the lamp and admitted it. She said: “There were four or five of us in the room and we had a row. Mrs. Arnold threw a beer bottle at me and I threw the lamp and ran. I am sorry sho is dead and T sup- pose 1 will have t9 pay the penalty.” The Brown woman came here two years ago from Topeka, and at once began life in the “burnt district.” She has a hara name and has been arrested any number of times for being drunk and fighting. Corouer Maul took charge of the Arnold woman’s body and will hold an inquest to- day. During the evening the police arrested Josephine Rogers, Florence Phelps and I nest Lane and held them state's wit- nesses. They tell substantially the same story as told above. e CLOSE TRADI? WITH CANADA. Second Internatlonal Reciprocity Conven- tion Opens at St. Paul Tod St. Pavr, Minn, June 4.—Intern reciprocity convention, the Great Northern railroad celebration and the Loyal Legion quadrennial congress will make St. I’aul the Mecea for thousands of people during the week commencing tomorrow. "he second i vention, for which fifty cities have s 1,100 delegates, will ba called to orde mammoth St ul Auditorium tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will not only be of greet interest but also of great influcnce in favor of reciprocal trade relations with Canada, Delegates have been named by every city of prominence along or within reach of the Canadian border, from Sault Ste Marie on the east, west to the Pacitic coast, and dele- gates will also bo present from Manitoba and the Canadian northwest, while the speakers come from all parts of the conti- nent and are of national repute, The first reciprocity convention, held last year at Grand Forks, N. D., was largely at- tended and drew uch attention to its object, s0 that this year's convention will number among its active delegates many widely known business and profes- sional men &nd & very few politiciuns. Its procecdings will be watched with uch interest and the series of resolutions formu- lated will deserve tho carveful study they will undoubtedly receive at the hands of the geueral public.” The states int represented in the convention are Michi; Wisconsin, Minuesota, North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington, while individuals interested in the convention's objoct will be present also from lllinois, Ohio, New York and other states. Other Celebrations, Following the three days session of the reciprocity convention comes the celebration in honor of President Jumes J. Hill of the Great Northern railroad, just completed to the Paciflc coast without government aid. T lebration was primarily a St. Paul ovent, but o great was the interest in it of the clties along the line of the Great Northern road that all will participate and will have handsome forces in the grand parade Wednesday, Iepresentatives - from Wisconsin, with thie Dakotas, Montana and Washingon will supplement the locul dis- plays. “The progress of the northwest in agricul- ture, with commerce and transportation, also be represented in the parvade. The Hill celebration will extend over until Friday and will further include & big reception in the Auditorium and a banquet at the Ryan hotel, The Loyal Leglon quadrennial congress, meeting Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, comprises business sessions, banquet, lake trips and reception, and will bo largely attended. . The city is already in gala attire for the events of the week. Half a dozen magnifi- cent triumphal arches have been erected in various parts of the city along the line of march ana_every business piace and many privato residences have been decorated for the week. Many delegates to the reci- procity convention are already in the eity, ut the majority of them will arrive on the early morning trains, be received at the Auditorium and their wants looked after by the reception committee. At the session tomorrow the welcome addresses and re- sponses will take up the time not devoted to organization, nnal NUMBER 250. TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER Twenty-S8ix Mon Smothered to Doath at EBaglo Pass, Mox, ALL LEAVE DESTITUTE FAMILIES Several of the Bodies Romoved by Come Panions of the Vietims—How the Accident Oceurred--Sconos At tho Alr Shaft, GALVESTON, Tex., June 4.—A special from Eagle Pass to the Galveston News says: Full particulars of the Fuente coal mine disaster, as nearly as can bo learned, are ax follows: The Mexican International railway which recently came into possession of the mines, is operating & narrow gauge road with a small engine, which penetrates the main entry, hauling In empty and bringing out loaded cars. This wain entry is lined on the sides and at the top with cresoted lumber, and three air shafts from is supply the miners with ventilation. The entrance of the track is on tho north side of arange of hiils, through which it passes down an incline to the mouth of the tunnel on the banks of the Rio Escondido river, The working are all to the cast of the main entry, and some fifty men were omployed taking out coal. At4 o'clock yesterday evening, shortly after the locomotive left, tho mine was dise covered to be on fire and smoke and flames were scen issuing from the airshafts, About one-half of the miners were working near the main tunnel and these mado their escape, leaving twenty-six of their numbes to perish from the heat and smoke and from the poisonous gas, which spread like lighta ning o every portion of the mines, All Hopo Abandor seen that all efforts were ‘uo the imprisoncd miners encrgy was directed to saving the property from destruction. Pipes were laid into the mincas farasany work could be dono ed and water poured on to timbers, and in three hours the five was under control. There are twenty-six s in the mine and the dead miners are supposed to be well to the front or the mine, ‘When it useless to re every and hose attac the burni chambel At 12 o'clock today one body had been rae coverad from the seventh chamber and shortly afterwards another, fearfully scorched and blackened, was brought to the surface. The teuth chamber has beaw reached and men with ropes tied to theie bodies, to effect tneir rescue if overcome by heat and smoke, are fighting their way to where the bodies of their dead comrades are lying. Superintendent George Spence vens tured in too far and was overcome by heat and smoke.” He was prostrated, but was rescued. All Bodies Will Bo Recovered. 1t is belioved that by tomorrow the mine will be cleared of tho heat and smolke, which at present it is impossible to cope with, and that all the bod All the miners cmployed were M ns, and most of them leave destitute families, 1t is reported that all parties responsible for the management of the mines have been placed under arrest, pending an investigation of the causes of the disaster. But for the prompt action of the Mexican International and their heroic efforts, themine would have been destroyed and none of their bodies would have been recovered. This is the first great disaster in the hise tory of coal mining in Mexico, Large numbers of the friends and relatives of the unfortunato miners are gathered at the mouth of the mine, mutely awaiting the recovery of the bodies of their sons and hus= bunds. When a body is taken out, there is no outburst of grief, but a look of resignation and deep grief appears upon_every countens Hundreds of people from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras have visited the scene today and the smoke still issuing from the air shafts impresscs on all the folly of hoping any of the imprisoned miners are yet alive, —— NOT RALPH GAYLOKD'S BODY, °s will be recovered, ance. Torpse Found at Kansas City Not That of the Omaha Max Kaxsas Crry, Mo., June 4.—Upon furthes investigation it is now scttled that the body of the man who was found floating in the Missouri river near this city some days ago is not thau of Ralpb G. Gaylord, the Omaha man who has been missing since about May 15. The body was exhumed and yesterday brought from Independeuce, Mo., to this city, where it was viewed by a number of persons. None, however, could establish its identity and from the description given of Gaylord it was decided positively that it was not his remains, — SCHAFNER PREFERRED DEATH, Generally Belloved that the Ruined Chicago Banker Committed Suicido, CuicaGo, 1L, June 4.—-The impression is growing thut the man who committed suicide by jumping from a row boat into the lake in Lakeview Friday was Herman Schafner, the missing banker. Developments in the case today lead the police to consider this as the most plausible theo The hat found in the boat has been identified as the one worn by Mr. Schafner just previous w his sudden dis- appearance. Some of the depositors are talking vigorously of prosecuting A. G. Becker, Schafner's partner, aud Schafoer, 1if he turns up alive. e BOOTH GROWING WEAKER, Very Little Hopo of Even s Partial Res New York, June 4.— This evening the following bulletin was . posted at the Player's clul In regard to Mr. Booth's condition, it may be stated that ho has graduully grown weikes during the pust twenty-four hours, and thal there Is now very Littls hope of even & partl Tecovery. [ 0 Suirm, M. D, — Restrioting the Movement of Shoep, Sr. Pavi, Minn., June 4.—A Ploneer Press speclal from Helena, Mont., says: No sheep can be imported into this state from Oregon, California, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming, , Idaho, Utah, Colorado or New Mexico, exs cept upon the certificate of the state veteris narian that the shoep have been inspected and found free from any infectious or cony tagious disease. Such is the purport of & proclamation just issued by Governor ards,