Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 14, 1893, Page 1

HED JUN RECEIVERS SELECTED Union Pacific Railway fystem in the Hands of the Courts, CRISIS CAUSED BY DECREASED EARNINGS Judge Dundy Passes Upon the Application of Frederick Ames' Exeoutors, SHOWING MADE BY THE PETITIONERS The Company and Branches Declared to Be in an Insolvent Condition. THREE RECEIVERS NAMED BY THE COURT s M, oI Ollver W. Mink and E. Ellery Anderson Clark, Appointed—President Clark and Judge Thurston Talk on it of the Change, Al the old rumors in regard to a receiver- ship for the cifie, which have_ been industriously circulated for the past four months aud as a those high in power, were revived and for. ev set at rest lay, Elmer 8. Dundy of the federal court ap- pointed Messrs, S. Il H. Clark, Oliver W. Mink and . ery Anderson of the vast system of rails Uniou 1 siduously denied by yeste when Judgo ceivers which covers applt cation of o large representation of the stock, chief among which are the Sidn Dillon and Frederick L. Ames interests. 1 woeks past the largest ivity has prevaiied in Union Pacitic work has been taken somo 10,000 miles of tervitory, upon For sevel meas- ure of ac circles and a class of ally excited comment at the nd others as to what all the abor meant. up which natu nds of cler additional Gone Into Other Hands. But sitence was ¢ in connection with the departments, and the ted from everybody nature of all the long consultations and the protracted seances between the executive and legal departments was not revealed uutil yesterday, when the Union Pacific passed out of the management of the bourd of direc- tors into the hands of the servants of the federal the property concerned. Had Sidney arick L. Awmes been permitted to live it is doubted if theaction of yesterday would have been thought of, let alone considered necessary, but the passing of theso Lights in the financinl world and the congestion of earnings into a space smaller by six figures than ever before in its history, hastened matters until, for the Dillon, Ames and Gould were decided upon and action looking to that end begun. When the Application Was Made, On October 0 N. 5. Harwood of Lincoln, on behalf of Oliver Samuel last will und Frederick T Wyckoff and 1 Atkins filed & com- plaint in equity against the Union Pacific company and twenty-elght other defendant court, who will proceed to manage for the best interests of all Dillon, Jay Gould and Fred- protection of the interests, receivers and the late B second, of the Ames, Carr, as executors testament Ames and win of Peter companies, asking for the apvointment of a receiver, and in with th plication Judge Dindy, at 10:05 yesterday, appointed S, I, H. Clarlk, Oliver P. Mink of Hoston and 12, Kllery Au, w York as Joint receivers, fixing their bonds at §0, 000 each and ordering that they shall qualify within twenty days. Mr. Clark and Mr. Mink, who ar Boston yesterday morning, qualified about 10 o’clock, Mr. Clark giving as his sureti Mr. George Gould and Mr. Thomas Swobe. In consequence of this quatification the re- celvers immediately rec I Dic inson, general manager of the Union Pacific system, possession of all property kind and des ceived from compliance erson of M od from ed from of every ption. In like manncr they re W. P. Robiuson, jr., general manager of the St. Joe & Grand Island and Kansas City & Oy all property of sala compan H. Lothrov, vice pre aha voads, possession of s, also from J ident and acting gen eral manager of the Kearney & Black | railway, and from George W. Megeath, eral superintendent of the Union Iac company, all property in their possession, and from all other general superinte of the Union Pacific system all property un der theircontrol and manugement Application for u K The bill filed by Mr. Har for compluinan October §, at a tiwo when Judge Dundy was' sick in bed, sets forth that Krederick L. Ames had certain holdings of stock in tho Union Pacific and its tributary liues, spocifying ovor 10,000 shares of Union Pacific stock, over 5,000 of Oregon Short Line and Utak Norther of Unim Pacifie, Denver & Gulf, of Oregon Kailway & Navigatic In addition there were consid of Uuion Pacific colluteral per cont bonas, collateral three year notes, b Union Pacitic. Denver & Guif, 6 per cent bonds of the Forth Worth & Deuver City Ratlway company, 6 per cent Oregen Short Line bonds, 7 percent in Utah Southern and ©'s in Ldulo Central. Messrs. Wyckofl and Atkins, the bill recites, ave both stockhold- ers in the Union Pacific, and the latter also has holdings of Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, The property of the defendant is then specitied, and the statement appended that the maintenance of overy part of tue s tem is csscutial to the successful ope of the remainder. At the lastunn fng on April 26, it is stated, tho statomes | tho fuuded or bonded debt showe | December 1, 1882, the company had out , ing bouds and-notes for §97, of which | $35.4 was afloat, and this, the complain- | autssot forth, isabout the presentcondition of | #fMuirs, except that subsidy indebleduess | 10 the goverument is mot included in the | amount mamed. There is coming due ul 1o Conl onts elver, wood of counsel s on and and 1,500 company. Ule amounts teust 6 trust 6 per cent per cent bonds of the is E 19, 1871 large palance of interest on subsidy bonds, now about $18,000,000, besides the principal The liabilities of the compauy, as shown April 26, including capital stock and surplus, are §245,431,041.02 Datails of Tndebtednsss, The details of indebtedness are spe stated, and the bi “Your orators allege, on infor belief, that the defend. tabor and material due and 1st day of October, 1803, amounting sum of §1,500,000. or thereabouts, on 1f not paid or provided fc is liable to innum and Judgments, “That the gross earnings of the Us cific railway system, from the o thereof and from other property, for business year ending December 31, amounted to the sum of $46,573,205.89; that 1ts operating and transportation expenscs, rentals, interest, sinking fund and other charges paid during the sume yearamounted to & leaving a surplus for said year of §! 01 rs furthershow that it appear from the report of the said Union Pacific Railway company that from January 1 to 33, there was a falling off in the gross revenucs of the company for said six months, as compared with the first six months of the preceding year, of $503,733.38, and a falling off of the net revenues of the company for tha same period of time of $439,060. 66, “Your orators further show that for the months of July and August, 1593, there was further falling off in the gross revenues of the said system, as compared with the same months of the preceding year, of about the sum of £2,000,000, and a falling off in the net revenues for the said to months, as com- pared with the same two months of the preceding year of about £1,100,000. *“Your orators fucther aver that there has becn a further falling off in the g revenues of said system for the month of September, 1803, in about the sum of $1,500,- 000, as compared with the month of Septem- ber of the preceding year. Your orators fur- theraver that the foregoing information upon which the said last two allegations are made has been received by them from the ofiicers of the said Union Pacific Railway company familiar - with its affairs, and espe- ciall miliar with the result of the operations of said system dur- g the months aforesaid. Your orators further aver that, as appears from a state ment made by the financial accounting oflicers of the said Union Pacific Raily company of the said Union Pacf system, covering the operations of said system for the eight months ending August, 81, 1503, theve has been a falling off in gross reyenues of said system for the said eight months, as compared with the same mouths of the preceding year, of about £3,154,000, and a falling off in net rovenues of the said system for the same eight months, as compared with the same period of the preceding year, of about the sum of §2,588,- 000 The complainants make the that sinking fund charges arc matuved on outstanding bonds and will continue to be due, together with interest, at the rate of about §1,000,000 a month. Concluding the bill alleges that the de- fendant company is insolvent and capnot, without the appointment of a recciver, as prayed for, avoid becoming further involved, ifcally tion and on the to the which unpaid the said company rable suits, attachments 58 statement Judge Dundy's Ofcial Order, The order appoiuting receivers, which was handed down by Judse Dundy yesterday morning in chambers at 10 0'Clock, was in substance as follow: Adjudged, ordered anl decreea by the court that S. H. H. Ciark of St. Louis, and Oliver W. Mink of Bostdn, aud 1. Ellery An- derson of New York be and they are hereby appointed receivers of this court of all and singular the said defendant, the Union Pacitic way company, and of all the railroads and assets described in the bill of complaint herem, the same being the system of railways now inpossession of and owned, operated, leased or controlled by, for, or in the Interest of the said company, the Union Pacific Railway company, and all the property of suid Union Pacitic Railway com- vany, and of each of said compuni personal and mixed, of whatever kind and description and wherever situuted, whether described in the bill of complaint or not. Sald receivers, continues the orde hereby fully authorized to ope the system of railroads so owned, leased, ope ated or_controlled by or for or in the uter- estof the sald Union Pacific Railway com- pany, and manage all other property of such corporation at their discretion and in such manner s will an their judgment tho most satisfactory results ent with the aise Aublic duties mposed to collect and receive from and all the debts ofall ikinds; and for su! burpose are here- by vested with full power at their discre- tion to employ and discharge, and fix the comvensation of all such ofticers, attorneys, managers, superintendent agents and em- ployces, to aid i the p discharge of their duties nd snd each of them shall power, with the sanction of the court, to re- deem any and all of the urities of the company now pledged as security on loins of money, and the Lhave power with the sauction of the court first had to borrow money if needful in their Judgment in order to comply with this direction, and also so far as may be needful to pay il operating ex penses and for current necossities for labor and supplies, but for no other purpose with- out further order of this court Ceoneluding, the order enumerating the msuner in which wonies shall be paid: “Ana said reccivers are fur. ther suthorized i case it is proper in their Judgment, with the sanction of the court, to lance of funds arisi: from the operating of said railroads, for the purpose of protecting such of the real and personal property, as aforesaid, under lease, pledge, mortgage ov contract, It 18 further ordered that the said re- ceivors shall retain possession and continue to discharge the duties and trusts aforesaid until the firther orderof this court in the premises, and that they shall, from time to tinie, make report to this court of their do- ings in the premises, aud may, from time to tme, apply Lo this court for such other and order and direction us they may teem necessary and requisite 1o the due ad winistration of said trust; and said receivers are vested, i addition to the powers afore- sald, witt: all the genora! powers of reccivers in cases of this kind, subject to the super vision of this court. 1t is further ordered that an injunction be issued inst the defendants aud all ot laiming to uct by, through or under thew, and all other persuns, to restrain them fi luterferiug with the receiver further taking possession of and mauaging 8aid property. Suld receivers are heraby produce consist- o of thercon, income the lue said companies e they have recites, after sule, persons furtier re {CONTINUED ON FiF1H PaGA.) OMAHA, BEGUN ANOTHER STRUGLLE Repeal Senators Again Take Up the Fight Against Silver, ANOTHER WEARY CONTEST IN PROGRESS Opponents of the Sh Becomo rman Bill Tnolined to aged - Further Taik of Yesterday's Session A Into the Night. Discon Compromise Continy Wasinvaron, Oct, souri gave ot nature of a substitute After repealt 13, —Me. Vestof Mis- an amendment in the for the repeal bill. the purchasing clause of tho Sherman act, it authorizos the issuing of coin_certificates for the uncoined bullion consisting of seizuorage on the silver her tofore purchased it provides for the age of such Amorican silver as bo deposited by its owner the te of &3,000,00 month, up to the limit of $800,000,000. This colnage is to be fuirly proportioned among the silver producing states and territories; holdors of standard silver dollars 1 changed for certificates the secretary of the tr ment in gold “on any obligation of the United States” when he is satisfied that the gold applied for is for export. A joint com mitteo of the two houses is to examine into the financinl and monetary condition of the government and the people of the United States, und the 10 per cent tax on state bank circulation is to be removed At 11:30 o'clock Mr. Voorhices made the usual motion that the senate proceed to the consideration of the bill to re pur- chasing clause of the St t. This was done and M tewart of Neva tooktho floor, Afte - pressing his great gratification that the silver senators had not pleased the British masters of the people of the country, Mr. Stewart resumed his_ speech where he had left ¢ff at 1 o'clock this morning. The first sugeestion of the lack of quorum came from Mr, Pettigrew of Sourh Dakota at 12:15, Eighty-five names we clerk, to which there sponses, eleven more than a quorum. Mr. Stewart expressed his displeasure a% the annoyance which the delay caused him and then went on with his specch The senate is still in session at 10:30, Upon important amendments the yeas and nays we led for, only thirty-seven vot- ing, the silver men refusing to vote. Senator Harris he believes his party in the senate is able 1o devise a biil with suflicient unanimity to put it through as a party measur Senators Pugh and Jones. leading silver men, talked i the same strain. The repeal leaders are apparently as determined as ¢ to 2o forward with the bill unamended. Senator Stewart ceased speaking at oclock and was succeeacd by Mr. Peffer, The gallerics are practically deserted. The president remains fivm for uncondi- tional repeal und Mr. Voorhees will hold out us long as he can keep a quorum, The fail- ure of " the thirty-eight-hour session, that broke up early " this morning, however, without accomplishing u single result be yond a demonstration to the country that the silver men were capable of staving off a voleon the Voorhees bill indetinitely, has dampened the enthusiasm of the weary and broken repeai senators and th v ha re- turned to- the fight disheartencd and dis- cowuged. Meanwhile the cfforts of the compromisers to find a common ground o on. ‘The basis of compromise secms on the Harris und Vest amendments, but there is a wide difference of opinion as to whether a bond provision shoula or should not be adopted. 1€ the president continues to re- Ject all propositions looking to compromise, nothing is left butan adjournment of con. gress, unless the leaders should decide to o ahead and pass a compromise measure and send it to the white house and place the re- sponsibility of vetoing or signing it at Mr. Cleveland’s door. Judging from the oute continuous session, the any practical notice coln may at a authority is given wsury to refuse pay- called by the were fifty-four re- c of the other e is little chonee of result from this second at- tempt to force a vote even if the senate can be held in session, AU1L:50 p. m. the senate adjourned. Basis of n Compromise. Wasnxatoy, Oct. 13.—The democratic senators have been holding conferences all day in the room of the committee on appro- priations, and fiave, it is stated upon good authority, nimost agreed upon o compromise. The agrecment provides for the Sherman act to remain in effect for at least eighteen months and provides for a limited bond issue, “Some of the silver democrats and all the silver republicans are making vigorous protests aguinst this arrangewent, and may be able to huve it changed. Declared Bimselt Dictator. WasniNatoy, Oct. 18.—The State depart- ment received the following from the United States consul at Guatemala City today : *“I'he president of this republic this day. October 12, declured himself dictator and assumed control of the government. e dismissed the extra session of congress and ordered a vew election, Will Vote on the Chinese Bill Monday, WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—An agreement was reported in the house to take a vote ou the Chinese billat 3 o'clock Mouday, ana the bankiug bill, which was crowded out, will bo called immediately afterwards, The nouse then resumed the discussion of the Chinese bill, Ordered to Guatemnia, WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 —The United States ship, Alliance has been ordered to Guate- mala, e SUULH DAKOTA ALFALRS, Democrats of Not Likely Campaign, S10ux FaLLs, Oct. 1.~ [Special to Tue Bee.|—The executive session of the democratic state central committee was held here last evening and this morning, Cam- paign matters were talked, but no program was arvanged. Probably no active work will be done by the democrats in the coming Judicial campaign, J. B. Weaver, jr., of Des Moines, Ia., son of General J. B, Weaver, was iu the city and has filed an auxiliary bill of complaint in the receivership case brought against the Sioux City & Northern. The papers were filed in United States, Judge Fdgerton's, court. Deputy United States Marshal Frank Wade loft this morning to gather in four men who are being held at Redfield for rob. bing the postofice at Crandon, this state, The prisoners are Clarence Dills of Ander- sou, Ind.: Harry Olaf, Sioux City, Ia.; Charles Meyer, Pennsylvania, and &L'harles Thowpson, Topeka, Kun, ‘narles A. Jones of Des Moines, Ta., Johin Riley of Chicago, and Joseph McCave of Columbus, O., were yesterday brought be- fore United States Cowmissioner W. H Lyon here, and bound over in the sum of #1,000 each, on the charge of robbiug the postoftice of Sherman, 5. ., on the night of August 26, to e Arrest of @ Dynsmiter. Say Fnraxcisco, Oct John Hanson, one of the paid patrolmen of the Sailors' union, was arrested today as the man wh placed dynamite on board the tugs Ethel and Marion, und as the privcipal in the plot whic culminated in the destruction of Cur- tain’s boarding house and the death of four wen. “The chief of police says the evidence is positive. d Brunswick's BRONSWICK, Ga., Oct. 18.--The ofticial yel report, as rendered today, is as New cases, white, 14 colored, 28 Deaths, white, 1; colored, i. iction, | Total, 42, ATURDAY MORNING, ay get them ex- | r ¢ Major Powell” about Le- i paticots, capitulation: Cases under treatment, 238 dischargrd, 140; died, 21. Total, 309, Ratio of mortality, 5.2 per cent Bl e — IRRIGATION CONGURE ndn of the Platform Presented Yesterday's Meeting. Los Axaeies, Cal, Oct. 13.—At ¢he irri- gation ngress this morning the platform committee reported, the report road by ex-Governor Lienel is in part as fi Seenc Dei at boing Sheldon. It itly In the Cherokos Strip are a remadndet that the prossure of surplus population still sceks an outlet in tho wostand that settlement n that portion of the vublic domain whore the rain fall s suf clent to support agriculture has reached its linit, The unsettlod lund now belonging to the United States is mostly arld or semi-arid We confidently prediet thit these arid lands are destined to become the seat of tho highost civillzation and the greatest avorago pros perity yet developed o vhis continent Tho development of fhese lands can’ only be ssfully attained by national legislation. 1AWS 10w governing 1 lands in number of the state suro inade Ate and dangerous, nataral channels and heds orty and it can sold slaim tha 1ot priv neither oo hought nor streams rising in ono to and flowing by natural courses. through ne or More other SLatws st bo conserved and cquitably dividea under federal author- ity. Wa endorse the policy' of forest and storage TOSCEVALIONS COVErINg mountain wutersheds, Ttisanact of simple justice for the governs ment to devote a portion of the money re ceivea from the sale of landsefit for ugricul ture without irrigation to the scwntifie i vestigution of mieans for the esclumution of lan ds, and we earnestly urge spedy action by congress in this directio In regard to arid land; Lexecutive . wor ommittee, ent men from “id and s \ter upon s existing in v states and d then formulato plans looking tion of a national policy and wpon tions of the poople of the Western states miy be based. sSveeches were made favoring tion of the ook a_reces: At the afternoon session printed copies of the report of the committee on resolutions were distributed. ommand that composed of I A terri- tory in the vonce the adop- platform, and the conveution Major Powell Starts n Row. Major Powell gave elahorate details of his observations of the condition of the country and the importance of irrigation A long argument on Wwater rights between Major Powell, Judge Emery of Kansas City and Colonel Hinton of New Mexico occurred. Major Powell later rafsed o storm of ques- ons ubout the waste of water in Arizona by saying that government lands should bo used for mining and stock raising and not for irvigation. He predicted that the acqui- sition of moro lands from the government for irrigation was simplr\' fricreasing the heritage of 4 set of smart fuen, The platform was then taken up by para- graphs and then followed n crossfire of sug- S and amendments thut was ng. Smythe said the statements of 7h water to irvigate arid lands were absolutely false so far as Utah 1s concerned, Merrill of Nevada and other delegates also spoke in opposition to Poweil's state- ment, and =zl cluimed there are immense quantities of water rumning to waste in various western rivers, Mr. Powell said he wanted fair play and no misrepresentation. He said that 750.000,000 ncres of public lands have pussed from the government to private *ownership and there are millions of acres more that can bo irrigated, but there is n6 water to do it with, Mr. Swmythe of Utah said if he meant railroad lands, they did notwaut to irvigate them. ¥ Hiuton of New Mexicp saidPowell was makiug conflicting statements, aund called for oficial records. A dozen delegates sprang to their feet with motions calling for the question, ete.. ana great confusion reigned for several minutes. The discussion over the platform was very animated and lengthy, and at 9:30 o'clock “the congress had not'yet voted to adopt it, FIRE RECORD, Destraction of an Orphan Asylum at Madi- son, Wis.—Other Biuzes, Mabisox, Wis., Oct. 13.—At 8 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the Norwegian Orpnags home. The inmates wero all re- moved “without casualty, although scantily clad. Loss $4,000, covered by insurance. Fireman James Ledwith iell from a ladde and reccived daugerous injuries. The build- ing possessed historic interest. 1t was built by Governor Farwell for a residence in 1854 5 was given to the state by him during the war for a wounded soldiers hospital and later converted futo a state home for soldiers’ orphans. 1t was sold to the Norwegian Lutheran synod after the soldiers’ orphans grew to maturity Four Childern Burned to De Graxp Forks, N. 1., Oct, 13, house of George Koma! th, I'he farm rmer living Mr. Komatzki's foursons irom 4 to 8 years old were burned to death. The frautic father made desperate attemnts to rescue the boys but could not. Origin of the fire supposed to be mcendiary CaNDO, D., O Wednesday night d barn belonging to C. P, Peterson near Bis bee, and also hay stacked on the praivie Mr. Peterson was badly burned while saving his stock . ELLENDALE, N, 1), Oct. 13.—Praivie fires that damaged farm property considerably today, threatened this city, a hard wini helping the flames. The city 15 now believed safe. prairie fire -A d the hay and —_———— orguo o’ A Cuicaco, Oct, 18, —M. V. Gannon an interview today adinitted that he haa handed in his resignation lent of the Ivish Natioval league of America, It was done two weeks ago, but action has not yet been taken upon it. - Mr. Gannon referred to che “inanition” of ‘the league, owing to the platform now permitting support to be given to either faction of the Irish party across the water, Enthusiasm could not be aroused under such conditions and there was o incentive for the eollection of money. mething, he said, hud to be done to set the gue on the rignt lines, or it must go out of existen A convention to take action in the matter may bewalle about midwinter. i o i JUDGE DAVES' COMPLIMENTS, in Says Cunningham i we Gentlemun and Calls Him & Sophustical Blowhur ErL Paso, Tex,, Oet, 18.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—ln regard to Sheviff Cunning- ham filing with his afdavit at O'Neill a letter from Mayor Dixon to Lawyer i. Il Davis of El Paso, Judge Davis says in a card over his siznature in the Times tomorrow [ never received nor saw sald lotter, If Cunniughiam hus I bo eltier, stole 1t fron the postoftice or stole it frow Akin. A gentiemun finding u letter addrossed W me would doliver itto me. Cunnlnghum s not one. He s sophistical blowhard, I am infoemed that Cunninghan surreptitiously got and opened a telegram bolonglug to ~ Akin. 1 buve no doubt of it now. & 08 . - Sound Financially, Hexpexsoy, Ky., Oct. 13.—The statement telegraphied from here yesterday that the Favmers bank of this city had failed and closed its doors is & gross ervor. The bauk is perfectly stable aua is sl doing business Au effort is being made to responsible for the will be punished. e —— Accused of Steallug & Gun, Bert McCabe, a churity patient at the city hospital, who was arrested yesierdsy on the charge of petit larceny, had just been discharged from thut institution, and is acoused of stealing 3 gun from one of the He was locked up last night. story, and if caught he find “the person | OCTOBER 11, INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS WILD WINDS' WICKED WORK Again the Florida Coast is Swopt by a Fierce Hurricane. HIGH WATLR JOINS FORCES WITH THE GALE Many Seaside Resorts Suffer Severs Damage Shipplng Severaly Injured, und the Orange Crop Almost Kuined — Notes of the St . Lovis, Oct from of the 13, <A pul Jacksonville, ports, storm of night continue to come inand show tho dam agedone tobe much groater than was at first supposed. Its track along the east coast of the state is plainly marked by the desola tion wrought, The fact that every wire in the castern part of the state was rondered uscless has mado it impossible to ascertai many dotails, Tho railrds and Western Union have an army of linemen at work re. pairing the lines, but the work is very slow. reat trees, 100 feet tall, were blown across the wires and railroad tracks, Wash- outs are numerdus and the losses to the com- panies heavy. No train has arrived here from St. Augustine and the Indian river country for the past forty-eight hours, and 1o tidings of tho trains can be received here, The ofiicials think the delay is due to the washing away or damaging of a long trestle just west of St. Augzustine on the Jackson- ville, St. Augustine & Indian River railway. Small Towns Sufler, Reports from New Siyraia stato the storm played havoe with that place, blown away and other damage being don At Pablo Beach, a small scaside resort, twenty miles from here, houses were blown down and the place flooded. Several resi- dents narrowly escaped being killed. Mayport, a town at the mouth of the John's river, came near being washed aw The sen was higher and angrier than ever known befove, and eight houseson the beach were swept away, one of which was last seen floating several miles at s, Inoneof the houses were two young white boys, sons of prominent citizens of - this place. \Whether ormot they desertod thehouse is not known, butup toa late hour both were still miss- ing. Municipal Judge Crimwell Gibbons of this city, who has a cottago at Mayport, was compelled to swim a horse from his house to reach dry land. A number ot casualtic reported, but so far no death A special from St. Augustine states great damage was done there. The entire city was flooaed with three feet of water, many stores and residences being badly damaged Parts of the sea wall and government bar- racks were washed and blown away and a dozen or'more houses injured. ‘The same special states a passonger train from the south brings news of great damago all along the route, Ormund, New Smyrnia, Datoniv and Rockledge suffered much.” The roof was biowu of Phil Diyer's hotel at Indiun River. Shipping in all the ports suffered much, and mauy smell boats were sunk at anchor. The Clyde steamship Iroquois, due here today from New York, has not yet been reported and fears regarding her safety are eatertained. B Orange Crop Damaged. The orange crop in the eastern portion of the state, about which alarm has been felt on account of the advanced stage of the iruit, is considerably injured in many places, and ina number of groves the ground is covered with oranges, lemons and limes, ‘T'he loss thus sustained will probably ch into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. All day the wind blew a cale, making it im- possible for steamers to make # landing. Tomight everything is caln, with nothing 1o indicate a recurrence of last night's horrors. to the Re. Fla., says: R torday and last special ye louses being PLAYTHING> OF THE STORM, legraphio Comm ication Last Night's High Winds, Wasmixaroy, Oct. 18.—The West Tndia cyclone and the storm from the northwest joined issues this morning east and west, and since then telegraphic communication has been practically at a standstill. After sweeping over the Florida peninsula yester- day the cyclone made its way north through Georgia, North Carolina and the Virginias and met the storm from the west some where in Penusylvania or Ohio, where both were diffused ‘over a wide avea, playing havoe with all means of wire commuica- tion, An attempt was made to work the Associ- a‘el press circaits by diviang them into small sections and relaying, but 1t was even then found almost impossible to carry the important news of the duy. At 7o'clock, the Western Union company reported that all its wires between Washington and New York were down and communication be tween Hurrisburg ana New York wasat a standstill and that all the other New York routes were almost useless. At the Postal Telegraph oftice the same sivuation obtained, their Chicigo-Washington wires being down and New York wires so slow s to be of no value whatever, At the present writing one ofs the Asso ciated press] wires to New York is via B and is working very hard. Another circui has been started” south to resch Memphis from Chattanooga and thence uorth ana south to New Orleans, Destroyed by ALMOST A CYCLONE, w York and Vicinity Feel the Storm. New Youk, Oct. 13.—The eyclone which has been expected for a week or more, reached here today with vengeance. It began with dark and threatening clouds and a strong breeze that promised to develop into a heavy gale by nightfall. Gr puffs of wind dodged around the corne of ' the. strects, carying everything before them. With every gust = came a shower of rain, until & stesay downpour cameut 10 a'clock, The wind be- gan to shift from east to southwest and the storm spread itself and settled down to the strictest kind of business. Though it blew on tho average somo thirty miles an hour during the erly evening, frequently a gust of eyclonic fury tore along at a sixty-mile gait, smashing in doors and carrying away sign’ bourds At o'clock the wind was blowing thirty cight miles an hour; at9:30, forty-two miles; at 10, forty-eight miles; at'10:20, fifty miles, and av 11:45 nad shown' a decréase of two miles, “The Western Union company had no com munication out of Philadelphia, all its wires being down early in the evening, Com- munication with Washington was in almost as bad shape. The storm he eaibled a cyclone and toward miduight was accor pauied by a rainfall that flooded the streets and left pools large enough to float the two crack yuchts, were an extra race necessary In Brooklyn the wind swept through the streets and left a track of fallen trees in its walke. the Effects of 'was @ Genile Blow, « Savaxyau, Oct, 13.-The heavy blow that threatened Savanual was fagged out when itarrived. The awaximum velocity of the wind from tve-minute records two wiles an hour. The storm center passed here betweeu d and 4 o'clock this morning without uny damage, uo reports baving been received yet from the coast, but it is 1ot be lieved that there is auy serious loss CHARLESTON, S. (., Oct. 13, -The stor did uo material daniage here - Cueyenne's Biooded Stock. SiNey, Oct. 18.--(Special Telegram to 18 BEE.|—The Cheyenne county fair closed today aftor three davs successful session Whiie the agricultural and horticultural ex hibits were not numerous, the horse were special featurcs. it was the finest Stock show ever here. Western Ne oraska can lay claim to having some of the best blooded stock in the state. - 1RTISTS WORK. FREE TRADE Now Tariff Meacure Being Propared Under the Uimost S, Wastiivatos Bewew or Tie Bee, ) 513 Fovnreesti st Wastizaros, Oct. 18, | Tho announcement bys Mr. Catching Mississippi, who is the most active mer of the the intention coy house committac on rules, that it was of the ways and means com mittee to report the tarif bill about Novem ber 20 and to pass it in the house before th holiday recess indicative of u spirit which has suergested and 15 gaidin the fate of that measure. Tho real upon whicn the commitiee has boen work ing was prepared by David A Wells, a froe trade “expert,” before the “hearings” which were given by the ttee to cortain in terested persons Be the country had any dicate its preseat condition through the pro ducers of labor, the committee had reccived its figures frour which to o new tarif law, were conely © committes, without any data or even memoranda from the vast volume of information produced by those divectly in terested, hied itself away to a little cranny nook in the bascment of the capitol buildin and there behind closed doors it has been re ceiving revised fizures from Davia A, Wells and Secretary Carlisle and placing them in the form of & bill Giving Out No Information. One might as well ask a knowing demo- eritic member of the ways and means com mittee some profound and delicate question relating to his domestic life and privato family as to mquire about the most general featuro of the new tariff bill, Chaivman Wilson and the three or four other dewmo- eratic members who really know what the figures are upon which a bill is being con structed will not even approximate the time when the committee expeets to report the bill to the house. When ‘T Bre correspon- deut the other day asked one of the three or four democratic members of the committeo who ave in the secrets of the likely,contents of the newa bill whether| it was true that wool would be placed upon the free list he looked wise and mysterious as he replie “You must not ask me what the bill will contain, Thatis a secret about which no member of the majority can speak.” ‘But,” sad Fiue Bee correspondent, “your last party platform pledged free wool as a cardinal principle.” “Oh, yes, yes; yes, will have free woo “ls it true t you will cut the duties on common woolens in halfi” Another frown and a_mysterious away expression as the reply came 5 3 © asking me another sceret. “But this is about another party pledge?” was the persistent observation, K Cut in Wooiens. Then followed a long pause and mysterious expression and facial pain more pause, and then the reply, slowly: “Well, yes; yes, [ believe you ar right, Yes, Mr. Wells has reported a cut of about 50 per cent in the duty upon woolens.” Vill you put tin plate on the free list?" Now, sco ne v friend, youare trench- ing upon your welcome aequaintance with me. | canuot answer you Again the mysteviods air of the ways and means democrat was broken into by a re- minder of party pledees, but the informa- ton was not forthcoming. The member would not give an answar, A second democratic member of ways and means, who 1s possussed of the profound sccrets relating to the preparation of the tarift bill—and thero are ouly half of the democratic members of ways and means commttee who really know anything nbout the secrets which form the foundation of the new tariff measure—was sought, aud this question propounaed ; Will you tell me if it is true that coal, ivon ore and logs will go upon the free list? “Young man, you st not ask me about any feature of the tariff bil, for wo are all plodged to secrecy.” But Mr. Carlisle and Mr, both said that these articles will g0 upon the free list, and they have so reported to the ways snd means majority.” “Are you sure?” “Perfectly sure. materials which wer in the last campaien, There was a long is the chance to in that isso. The bill and far- more Stili Wells have Besides, these are raw pledged by your party wnse, during which tho domocratic wiscacre looked steadily upon the tile fiooring of the capitol corridor. Then he replied slowly: “I will answer this one question and no more. Yes.” Perry S, Hearn, P SOLVED AN 1O0WA MYSTIRY, Son of ® Minwter Contesses to Have T Kuln His Fathe CEDAR Ravivs, Ia., Oct. 13.—[Special to ur Bee.j—The mystery surrounding the repeated attempts made to burn out Rey, 13 unstein, pastor of the German Reform church at Monticello, und anonymous letters rec him threatening violence, has av last been cleared up. Rev. Mr. Grun- stein’s 10-year-old son has admitted he set all the fives and wrote the anonymous Jet- ters. Why he did it he dos ow. The boy has been takon away from home by his father, ed to ‘ Tow Drs Moixe isons. 13.—[Special T n to Tme Bre]—The supreme court today tnanded down the following opinions; . O, parks against L N. Woods, appellant, Dal district, afi avion K. Dutton, ad ministrator, against Thomas Scovers, appel lunt, Mahaska district, appeal of plaintiff af- firmed, apoeal of defendant reversed ; Lucy J Able against A. L. Able, appeliant, Harvison district, afirmed: Thomas Rogers, for him- self and as next friend for others, appoliant aguinst Alice D, MeFarland et al, Dely district, affirmed ; county of Poweshick lant, agninst John 1. Patton et eshick district, veversed ; Bergm wnloy, appellants, againstJ. G. Guth interyenor, Jusper district, afivmed; 1 & Co. against Farmers Incorpo operutive creamery, appellants, But edistriot, aMmed; Patrick ' Greer against William Powell et al, appellants, Johuson district, afirmed; Jonis Reggiens Grundew, appellant, against Aline Josephine Grundew et al, Story district, reverse s L. Cameron, appollant, against olph Guinder and Maurie S. Guder, Winneshiok district, reversed Pursons Deciined. Lesaks, Ta., Oct. 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—A. W. Parsons, republican nominee for the legislature in this district has declined. The committee will meet tomorrow to fill the vacancy. It is under stood that I S, Charsell will'be put at the head of the ticket, Lost at the Falr, Special Tulegram Tue Bee)—Charles Fosim, a 60.year-old farmer from Des Moines, [a., and who has been stopping at 044 Stowart avenue, has been missing since Wodnesday. He visited the fair that day, and has not been seen since. lowa Farn Cuicago, Oct. 13 o - CUSTLY SIUNES STOLEN, n Wilson of Deadwood, 8. D, Kob- bed at Chicugo. Oct. 18.—(Special Telegram to Tuk Bee]--Mrs. Joha R. Wilson of Dead- woed, 8. D, member of the board of lady mauagers from that state, lost a Jewel box containing,about #,000 wortli of diwmonds, which was abstracted from h lmer house last Tuesday. 4 © have not yet struck the hot trail left Mrs, Jo ooy at Lhe | The Ch | but none wer ANOTHER HORROR Frightful Acoident on the Michigan Oentral Noar Jackeon, M.oh, TWELVE LIVES INSTANTLY CRUSHED OUT -Bizht Passengers Recoive Painful and Serions Injuries. lHJW THE AWFUL AFFAIR HAPPENED Faifiiro of the Air Br kes to Work Said to Bo the Explanation TWO SECTIONS OF A TRAIN COLLIDE Cars M Splintered and Shattered, and the gled and Battored Viotims Caughy A% 10w Vice—A List of the Dead and Injured, JACKSON, Mich,, Oct. 18 —Twelve people were: killed instantly and twenty-one in- Jured ina rear-end collision In front of the Michigan Central railroad station hore at @ @elock this morning. A special excursion bound for Ch tion train from the eaat, 20, was standing at tho sta- A second spocial excuraion train came upunder great headway and crashed into the preceding traiu's rear coach. The car com- pletely telescoped the ono ahead of it. The passengers in the two rear conches wore caught ina vice, The list of dend and in- jured would bo more appalling were it nos for the fact that the cars were noarly cmptied of their human freight at the moment the aceident occurred. The pa sengers wore then taking broakfast at the station eating house. List of the Dead. MRS, D. Z. GIBBS, coling, N. Y. MRS, LLOYD WOODBURY, Bath, N. Y, JAMES wWoobRuURy, Bath, N. Y. MRS 1 . KEELER, Hammondsport, N. MAGGIE M'MAST Penn Yan, N. Y, HARRIET BREECE, Plne COlty, N. Y. MRS, CHARI ARR, Elmira, N. Y. GEORC HOFFMA Louisville, N. Y. MRS, J. M. BEARDSLEFR, COanton, Pa. BABY HARRINGTON, 6 months old, chila of Mrs. Anson Harrington of Elmira, N. Y. MR and MRS.GILMORE, Morris Run, P'a. Those Who Were Injared, Tn the city hospital are the following ine Jured : Kar thigh. JOANNA HiEALy, Morris Run, Pa., sister of Kate, deep scaip wound over eye, fracture of tho humerus and compound fracture of both ankles; will probably die. J. N, AxbERsoN, Morrls Run, Pa., scalp eut, thigh cut, back sprained. Mus, Trsiotiy Dy Morris Run, Pa., hip, side and back badly bruised. Miss Mavp Bexepior, Canton, Pa., frac- ture of left collar bone, bruised leg, possibly internally injured. Mus. ANsox Hamiixeron, Elmira, N, Y. right leg broken. Miss Buancue Beanvsiee, Canton, Pa., lefu leg cut, fracture of skull, will not re- Mus. sera Heavny, Morris Run, Pa., fractured C. W. Fav, Llmira, N. Y., face ed, left hand and wrist biuised. Mus. Lavia Fay, Eimira, N. Y., slightly bruised about body. W. R. Humpiiy, Chenango Lake, fingor of right hand cut, left forearm' broken. Mus. Aveien Seanees, Elmira, N, Y., back and side bruised. At the Stowell house are Miss . DoLyercu, Elmra, N, Y., bruised, left shoulder injured. Mus. Mary Wake slightly cut and bruised, Miss Saran I Keeven, Hammondsport, N, Y., left lew broken, head bruised, skull pere haps fractured, Mus. J. W. Axpensox, Morris Run, Pa., bad scalp wound, vight leg broken, badly bruised about hip. L. B. Amswonris, Norwich, N. Y., lefs ankle and knee cut and sido bruised. Miss Avig Haruis, Canton, Pa., several bones broken, possivle internal injuries, Miss Many C. Kuisg, Canton, Pa,, face badly cut Mus, G. H. Ganoxin, Horsebeads, N, Y, bruiscd head and side, Miss MAUD GARDNER, child of 8 years, slightly bruised, Mus, J. H, B 1Naave, Basy Springfield, N. Y., head slightly cut, lefy arm bruised, Frev Frotey, Columbia Cross Roads, Pa., slightly bruised on head, right arm and legy went on to Chicago. 1o, Elmira, N, Y, Failure of the Air lirakes to Work, The excursion train that was wrecked lofs Watortown yesterday for Chicago In two soctions, heavily loadod. The first section reached Jackson at 8:50 this morning and came o u standstill in front of the depot in order 1o change engines. Many passengers ilighted for luncheon, otherwise the list of casualtics would have been much lavger. While the first section was standivg 1, the socond section thundering through the yurd as a speed of forty or fifty miles an hour, Its speed was slackencd somewhat when the collision occurred, but the second scction was still running rapidly when it crashed into the rear end of tho traid ahead. It is siid that when the second section entered d the engineer, William Whalen of this city, shut off steam and applied the aiy brakes, which, to his dismay, failed to work. He then whistled twice for braies, but it was too late. Joseph P. Kimberlin, the fireman, jumped from the cab before the crash came and escaped uns injured, Engineer Whalen remained at his post until almost the very moment of the collision and then jumped. He roversed his engine und scems L0 have done everything in his power to avoid the disaster. Oue of his ankles was broken and it is feared he sustaloed fatal jujuries whick will cause his aeath, Nune Escaped Death or Injury, ‘The wajority of the killed and inju were in the two rear coaches of the firss which were telescoped. Every passcnger in these cars was either killed op terribly injured. The third coach from the rear of the first section was thrown to cne side, the last two coaches being pushed away bevoud it Four passengers in there were killed and others injured. Some of the other cars in the first section were damaged s completely tilled, and none of the pssengers iu them were killed, With the exception of the engine buggage car, tho sccond section was nok came scetion, aud by the thief. Mrs. Wilson has been cowing t0 Chicago for fourteen years without losing anything, 50 1n her fancied security she left a waguiticent pair of diamond earrings and @ pair of bracelets in a ocase in her trunk | when she went to the fair Tuesday. Upon ! reluralug iu the evenlog they were missing, l wuch damaged. The baggage car jumped the track and was dashed against some emply cars on & sidetrack. It was reduced o Aling wood, but Lhe two occupants of the car crawled out of the wreck, baving suss tainea only slight soratches, 1o locomotive was badly wrecked, Steata