Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1893, Page 1

—_ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. - — ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1893, SINGLE COPY FIVE CR BLAZE AT THE PEN Fire Destroys One of the State Buildings at the Lincoln Penitentiary. MANUFACTURING COMPANIES CRIPPLED Every Ono Loses Heavily and Two at Least Will Be Oompletely Ruined. IT STARTED IN THE STOVE FOUNDRY Hot Oastings Dumped on Rubbish Bup- posed to Be the Cause: NEBRASKA LOSES EIGHTY THOUSAND Burned Building One of the Largest in the Enclosure Entirely Do- stroyed — Hard Fight to and Bave the Boiler Plant. Lixcory, Oct. 26.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—'The state penitentiary is on fire® was the startling intelligenco that came to the headquarters of the city fire department at 6:05 o'clock this evening. The penitentiary is four miles south of the city, but Chief Malone av once dispatched a force of men with steamer, hose carts and trucks, and the four miles were covered in an incredibly short space of time. The fire lighted up the entire southern sky, and street cars and private conveyances were quickly loaded down with the hundreds of excited citizens, anxious to reach’ the scene of conflagration. The fire was discovered in the foundry of the Lincoln Stove and Furnace works in the south end of one of the largest buildings in the penitentiary enclosure. The origin of the fire is still a mystery. All that the penitentiary authorities knew s that about fifteen minutes before 6 o'clock the whole west end of the building was discovered to be in flames. The convicts in the - entire institu- tion had just been marched to their cells and the counting had just been finished ; consequently all trouble with the men was avoided. One of Boss Stout's Bulldings. The fire was in the old cell house, on the west side of the penitenti enclosure, originally occupied by the convicts before the present cell house was erected. Tho building was owned by the state and was constructed by Boss Stout many years ago. It was built of stone, with a slate roof, and was 180x100 feet and two stories, It was occupied by the Lincoln Stove and Furnace company, the Western Manufacturing com- pany and Buckstaff Bros. Manufactur- ing company, while the basement was occupied as a storo house by the penitentiary authorities. The entire building was con- sumed, together with its contents, The city fire department rendered valuable assistance, and W. H. Dorgan, manager of the prison contract, says that the prompt arrival and heroic efforts of Chief Malone and his men cut the Joss down fully one-half. Mr. Dorgan stated to Tur BEe that he was just approaching the penitentiary on the street car from the city, and, as the car came over the hill near the institution, he saw the whole west end of the shop on fire. He entered the enclosure as quickly as pos- sible and set the men at work fighting - tho flames. Fixed for Fighting Fire. The facilities for fighting firc at the peni- tentiary are very complete, consisting of heavy steam pumps conuected with eighteen wells and a reservoir on the hill outside of tho walls, with a reserve supply of 100,000 gallons. The institution is well supplied with hose, and three streams wero playing on the flames when the city department ar- rived, Describing his efforts to keep baok the flames, Mr. Dorgan said: “I saw at once that we would have our hardest fight to save the engine and boiler plant. The loss of the boiler plant would com.pletely par- alyze the entire penitentiary, Without it it would be impossible to give the men their breakfasts tomorrow morning. When Chief Malone arrived I told him to save the boiler plant. ‘I'll do it he said, and he did. T cannot estimate the loss tonight, but it - will be heavy. One of the chicef losses lie: in the fact that the cntire power plant will be useless for many = wecks. The shafting for every shop at the penitentiary is connected with the main shaft running through the tuilding now burned. It will be weeks be- fore this damage alone can be repaired. 1 think we can get part of the machinery in tho cooporage shops running by setting up temporary engines, Weought to be able o do this by Monday, 1t is a terrible loss, but bad as it seems we have much to be thank- ful for. For instance, if the 30 and more convicts had been in the yards when the fire broke out we would have them swarming over theso walls in tho darkness by scores Most of them would undoubtedly have got away. At no time, however, was there any danger of the main building catching fire. They were absolutely impregnable. State and Other Losers. Speaking of thestate's loss, A.R-Humphrey, commissioner of public lands and buildings. said to Tux Bee: “The building burued be- longs to the state. It is probably,worth $80,000. The statecarries no insurance, I cannot say, of course, whether the state will ever rebuild or not. Certainly not in the near future.” ‘The heaviest loser by the fire is the West- ern Manufacturing compan H. J. Walsh, president of the company,was seen at the penitentiary by Tur Bee during the progress of the fire. He was unable to give an esti- mate of tho loss at the time. M. D. Welch, secretary and treasurer of he company, was seen by Tus Bee up town, and he made the following statement: “Our loss will be heavy. It will not fall bolow 30,000, and may run a little above that amount. Wedid a large business and occupied the greater part of the stone build- dng that burned, as well as of the brick shops left untouched. 1In the burned building wmanufactured corn shellors, shovel and other light agricuitural implemcuts, Our machinery. as well as tho finished and unfinishea product, was of course entively consumed. ~ We had three carloads of imple- meuts ready 10 b shippea tomorrow and Bad just romoved to the burned bullding 200 corn ll\ellu-uerramnwry to shipment. These corn shellers were the ounly imple- ments in the burned building not insured. We employed about 185 men during the dull soeson, but had wade arrangewents to in- erease the force to 200 on the first of the mouth. Of course tomgnt's five knocks all of our pluns outof further cousiderasion. Cuntractors Well Iusured. “Our loas is very well covered by insur- We cariy our Luauraiuce ou a very sys- tematic plan. Our factories and ware- houses are divided into rooms, and the con- tents of each room are insured separately, the entire matter being l6oked after by an agent connected with the Farmers and Mer- chants Insurance company of this city. When the machinery stored away in one room is removed to another the insurance lapses. This is the reason why the insurance on 80 much of our stuff that burned tonight will be no good. One more day and it would have been all right, “Our heaviest blow comes through the destruction of our office and counting room, which was located in the burned building. All our books, accounts and papers, cover- ing our business for tha past five vears, wer destroyed. ‘The safes are practically d stroyed. They were buried beneath tons and tons of heavy machinery and burning debris, and it is scarcely probable that a single paper will be left to give a record of one of the largest manufacturiog industries in the state. I cannot, of course, place any estimate tonight upon the loss occasioned by the destruction of our bovks and accounts. We are all at sea. We will not rebuild the works, We shall abaudon all our operations at the penitentiary with the exception of our cooper shos, which, although extensive, form but a small vortion of our plant.” Buckstafl's Heavy Loss. Next to the Western Manufacturing com- pany. the greatest sufferers by tonight's dis- aster will be the Buckstafl Bros, Manufactur- ing company. ‘The Buckstaff Lrothers ha been singularly unfortunate in the wa. fires this year. Last February their im- mense vitrified brick and _tiling works in this city were completely destroyed, throw- ing 200 men out of employment. These works have never been rebuilt, and the Buckstaffs have been unable to coliect — their insurance, amounting to about §7,000. In addition to their brick works the Buckstaffs maintained a large harness and saadlery manufactory ot the penitentiary, which was destroyed by the fire tonight. Neither of the members of the firm could be found tonignt, but the foce- man of their works informed Tite Bee at the scene of the fire that about fifty men were employed in_the harness and saddlery de- partments. The company had several thou- sand dollars’ worth of leather on their hands, During the dull scason of the past summer sales have been very light. The full force has been maintained, however, r, and the upper story of the burned building was packed with har- ness and saddles finished for the market. While no correct estimate cun be placed on Buckstaffs' loss, it is generally conceded that it will reach §25,000, pretty well cov- ered by insurance. Where the Fire Started. The Lincoln Stove and Furnace company occupied the west end of the building. ~The omuany is composed of William Clark and J. H. Mockett. The company is the out- growth of the original Hall Range and Fur- nace company, which went into the hands of a receiver in this city something over a year ago. Messrs. Clark and Mockett took the business, reorganized it and removed the plant to the pen, where it has been in suc- operation ever since. They em- y-eight men. Their loss will h from $18,000 to §25,000. They had in their ware rooms 200 finished ranges, all of which wero totally destroyed. Their loss is fairly well covered by insurance. The origin of the fire isa complete mys- No one at the pen has been found who idea of how 1t started. The con- victs employed in the shop had finished their day’s labor and had been marched into the cell house. The first counting in, which is atways done just before supper is served, had just been completed, and not a man was missing. It is not even known who first dis- covered tha fire. Mr. Dorgan’s Theory. Mr. Dorgan thinks he was among the first, and whou he saw the flames they wero leap- ing out of the second story windows in the west end of the building. ~Ho takes no stuck in the theory that the fire was started by tho couvicts who were &t work in_tho foundry where the flames_originated. It is known that the workmen in the foundry had been making some heavy castings just as the day’s woris was closing. It is belioved by many that as these hot castings were ken from the boxes they were dumped upon @ pile of debris and left unnoticed. This is the only plausible theory so far advanced. A strict investigation will be made at once in an endeavor to ascertain the real cause of the five. Notified the Warden, Warden Beemer i form tele in Chicago. He was in- of the particulars of the disaster by raph tonight, and assured that the con- ts in his charge were all safe and ao~ counted for. Among the carliest urrivals at the penitentiary was Adjutant General Gago, Ho was at the depobto ta vhen he was informed pen was on fire and that the convicts were engaged in o meetinz, He atonce went to the pen to be inreadiness in the event that the services of the stute troops were requircd to queil any insubordination. Fortunately the serv- ices of the militia were not needed. Tne fire was witnessed by probably 2,000 people from the city. Had the fire started in the "brick shops, which were located about 100 feev from the burned buildings, the loss would have amounted to 500,000, The intervening space batween the 1Lwo at buildings was piled high with lumber and other inflammable & ial, and iv was only by the most superhu firemen that the bric The cngine and boiler plant ivas sa entire attention of the city fire de; being directed to this end. Herole Work of Firemen. The men fought the fire at this point for two hours, and about one-half of tho build- aining tho engines wuas destroyed, ving the machinery unnarmed. ho bat- y of seven boilers, located almost directly under the Lottest of the fire, was manned during the entire conflagration, for upon the boilers depended the pumps which supplied the water used in fighting the flawes. The men stood 1o their posts unfliuchingly for nearly four hours, 1n spite of the fact that a terriblo fire was raging all about them, Altogetiior it was the most excitivg as well a8 the most disastrous fire in the his- tory of tho city and the only one of any im- portance to tho state’s interests since the destruction of the oid state insane asylum, rtment EXPECIS T0 ESCAPE Tik GALLOWS, Wife Murderer Painter's Novel Plea for sAnother Repriove, Curcaso, Oct., 20.—Wife Murderer George Painter expects to escape the gallows, not- withstanding the supreme court has just confirmed his sentence. He says ho thinks hypnotism will help him to a pardon by the governor. This is how he reasons it out: “A man in 8 hypnotic state must tell the truth; he must act just as he did on the night orthe day they ure questioning him about. Now Ioffer myself to be hypuotized. 1am not afraid of the truth, and 1tell you the truth will come out if the man who has itis putin & hypuotic state, It was done not long ago in San Francisco and a commit- tee appointed by the wovernment, after ex- smining the matter fully, recommended that hypnotism be mude a vart of the maching of Justice. Judge Daly of New York read a paper bofore one of the congresses at the Art palace in the presence of 4 number of scien- tific men, some of them the best known in the country, and urged that a hypnotic col- lege bo established so that bypnotic experts might oe trained to help the ofiicers of the law. A bill with this provision was intro- duced iu the last California legislature, and it has been proved ugain and again that a hyp- notic expert van bring out the truth when he aporates upon & person who is concealing it. Why, not long ago, it was tried i St. Louis, and I wrote to the man who was subjected to the hypuotic test and Le auswered his expe- rionce. It was tho same s all the others who tried it. In the hyguotic state a man must tell the truth. Now 1 thiuk when Gov- ervuor Altgeld bears of this he will arvange it 5o 1 way have a test.” Union Pacitlo lira " Evaxstox, Wyo,, Oct. 6. gram to Ve Bek. | —Dick Ginger, Union Pa- cific brakeman running between this place and Almy coal mines, foll under the wheels Lust nighit.and sustained a crushed food. wun Hurt, BURNED T0 DEATH IN ACID Awful Fate Which Befell a Party of Work- men at Achland, Wis, VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN CARELESSNESS Six Men Horribly Sealded and Two Already Dead—Escape Cut Off by Rising Steam, and Rescuers erless to A Asarasp, Wis, Oct. 20.—An accident, most horrible in its nature and its results, orred at 2:30 this morning at the Ashland Sulphite works. Six men were badly burned with acid and steam and two of them have dy died, ne names of the dead are: PH HERO! CHARLES BURDICK Four others were very sorlously injured, and it is doubtful if any of them will recover. They are: T. W Josi : CONSTANCE. 1t seems that one of the men was at work getung out the regular midnight working, and the others were removing tho cover from the lower part of one of digesters vhen the whole substance of acid and pulp came down on top of them. Theroom was filed with eteam which very soon extinguished the lights and made escape an impossibilty. The men jumped for their lives from the raised platform on which they were work ing. but the acid splashed on them at evary turn, and they were soon suffering intensely from pain. Men from other parts of the mill came to their rescue, but were unablo to lend the poor fellows any material assis- tance. Three of the burned men were found in the water tank, where, in their helplessness, they had un'y sought relief from their awful suffering. " They were standing in five feet of water immersed to their necks. Itis claimed that the accident was the rosult of carelessness on the purt of the poor men themselves, in not remouing the upper cover of the digester, so as to allow the steamu chance to escape when the water was poured on to cool it. RAN ON THE ROCKS, 11l Fortune of the Pacific Mail Company’s Steamshlp New York. SAN Fraxcisco, Oct. 26, ~The Pacific Mail company's steamship New York went ashore this evening in a fog and will be probably & total loss. She sailed for China and Japan at 8:30 p. m. and went down the bay under a full head of steam. The fog was very dense and from the lower wharves the heads could not be seen. About 4:30 p. m. the big ocean stcamer was lost sight of and half an hour later the boom- g of cannon could be Leard and rockets becn seen as they burst above thefog. The signal station at Peint Lobos at once senta messago into town, and soon every tug in the bay was racing for Pomnt Bon Ar- riving there it was found that the steamer was hard and fast on the rocks, having gone on them under a full head of steam. She was in charge of Pilov Stevenson at the tme, 3 As soon as the ship struck there was a scene of wild confusion. A couple of hun- dred Cninese in the steerage set up a_howl that could be heard half across the Goiden Gate. Captain Johnson was wonderfully cnol, however, and he and his officers soon restored order. When the signal lights began to flash the observer at Point Lobos came to the con- clusion that it the steamer Monowai, from Sydney and Samoa, that had gone on the rocks, and that news was circulated all over the city. Those who were expecting relatives at once flocked to the ofices of the Oriental & Occidental line and great excite- ment prevailed. Half an hour later, how- he wrecked vessel was made out to be y of New York. 1t 15 now reported the steamer is hard and fast on the rocks. There is eight feet of water in her hold and the tugs esunot move her. The loss wi ; 00 insurance. All 'the passengers huve been taken off and are being brought back to thiscity. The fog is very hea; Thero is little wind and tugs will lay alongside all night. Wil Be a Total Wreck. A reporter has just come on a tug from the wreck and reports the New York lying with her head to west and broacside upon the o) he is lying over on the port side and three or four big holes iare stove in he tom. The tide is_receding and she is high upon the rocks and the surf pounding on the vessel. Tugs are hovering about the wreck and could possibly pull the steamer from the rocks, but it would be uselesa, ‘The New York is a compartment ship and the latest reports say there is no water fore and uft, but eight feet of water amidships. s wero landed at Point Bonita, hip's boats and lifesaving crew from olden Gate aund Fort Point stations. s time Captain Johnson decided to Jettison the cargo and save all possible. He dispatehed a third ofticer and a_crew of six Chinese suilors in a_small boat, directing them to row to San Francisco for tugs and lighters, but the crew could make uo head- way agaiust the flood tide and was swept New York was built_in Chester, Pa., 1575, but_was practically rebuilt a few yeurs ago. Sheis 1,010 tons' gross, 839 feet t 2 iuches beam and 20 feet & Point Bonita is a rocky promontory which forms one of the heads at the entrance of the Golden Gate, 1t has long been rogarded s most dangerous, especially in this kind of weather, Half a dozen vessels have come to grief on it during the past twelve months, “The bark Lurline went ashora there, and the bark John D. Spreciles w y savea by a fishing steamer, the U, S. Grant. It was there thut the ship Spinney broke from her tugs aud started up the coast 1o her doom. INQUEST AT BATTLE CKEEK, Important Evidence of the Fireman of the Eastbound Train. Bartie Creex, Mich., Oct. 26.—The train- men of No. 6 were examined by the coroner's jury as to their knowledge of the Grand Trunk wreck. Joseph H. Turner, the fire- man, said that Eogineer Wooley asked Con- ductor Scott before pulling out whether No, 9 was fu, and Scott replied; *‘Yes; hurry ud get out of here.” Conductor Scott and En, were placed on the stand, answer any questions, protesting that by so doing they would incriminate themselves. ‘Thomas Sutherland, car inspector for the Chicago & Grand Trunk rairoad, was ex- amiuved. He said all the cars being run on the road were put in good condition before the World's fair travel commenced. Sherman H. Baldwin of Milford, Conn.,, who was injured in the wreck and has been in the hospital ever since, testified as fol- lows: “With the exception of about six seats thecarlwas inwas full. We w runuing about forty wiles an hour when the crash came. The car was immediately en- veloped in darkness. Ilooked up and saw fire starting behind the stove. If I could have secured u pail of water 1 could bave put it out, It gained such headway that I had 10 break the blind and jump out of the win- dow, Many of the passengers in the car were pinued under seats. and I think that all were injured so badly that they could not have escaped.” Engiueer Gilvert F. Cranshaw was put on the stand again. He said that #n rounding the curve he could not 866, 0Ver six car len&lhl abead of his engine, ‘Che coroner adjourned the inquest until November 8 to give Lawyer Hulbert time to investigate some testimony he expects to produce in behalf of Conductor Scott, who is Bow willing to go on the stand. The body of L 8, D, Beols of Cato, 8. neer Wooley but refused to D., has been positively Westified. This is the body sent to Edwardsbung as Mrs. E. A. Aldrich, R T FREIGHT TRAIN E DITCH, Engineer, Fireman and Teakoman Burned to m Crisp. Hawnrnro, Mich., Oet. 26.—About 7 o'clock last night the Toledo. Ann Arbor & North Michigan north-bound freight’train, with an extra engine, ran Int® a sinkhole about three miles north of hierey The engine left tho track and is on her siile in the ditch, a total wroek. Behind the engine were two tank cars of oil and three cars of coal, which were wrecked and piled on too of the engine. Tho oil and coal caught fire from the engine, making a fire which conld be seen for miles around, On the engine were Enginoer Baileu, Fire- man Albers and Head Breakman Mulligan, who were buried in the debris and were burned to a crisp before thev could be re- moved from the wreck. Tho fire was not put out until this morning. Train Master M. B. Fahey, Conductor Fludder and the rear brakeman were on the train, but were in the caboose. and escaped uninjured. The wreck was probably caused by the track going down, as the track is sev- eral feet below the level at the point where the engine loft the track, The body of Brakeman Milligan has been recovered and was taken to Lis home in Howell, Mich. He was a single man. Noth- ing remainea of the bodies of the other two trainmen, who lived at Owosso, Mich. En- gineer Beaulion leaves a wife and two chil- dren and Fireman Albert a wife and one chila. A coroner's inquest will be held on the bodies. il MIGHT VOLE TODAY. Part of the Program of the Repenl Senators Outiined—Status of the Bill. WasHINGTON, Oct. 26.—'1he program of the anngers of the repeal bill in the senate is to get to voting some time during the day tomorrow on the amendments to the bill, to finish the work on the amendments Satur- day and vote on the bill itself Monday. This schedule is, of course, subject to change. When it was arranged it was thought Senator Stewart would end his speech tonight. That he did not do, and if he should wish to proceed tomorrow 1t is possi- ble it will become necessary to change the plans so as to defer the vote upon the amendments uutil Saturda Senator Jones will require only a short time to conclude and Senator Allen will not speak at great length. Senator Wolcott will speak fifteen minutes. There may pgssibly, also, be a few other short speeches before the close of the debate, i Senator Faulkner, after again canvassing the senate this evening thought it would bo possible, if Mr. Stewartdia not extend his remarks for too great & length of time, to begin voting by 8 or 4 lo'clock tomorrow. The opinion prevails m the senate that the house will quickly pass the bill when itis sent over. and the senators are hopeful of concluding the business of the session by the middle of next week. Whether there shall bea recess oran adjournment will depend upon the committee on ways and means. 1t the democratic membersof that committee are of the opinion that thi tariff bill will be in shape for presentatign befofe the time for beginning the regular session a recess is more probable than an adjournment. Other- wise an udjournment willl take place, Politics Has Some Welght. There was a well defined report in circula- tion about the capitol today that there had been an effert made to lizwe the democratic managers in the senato one voting upon the bill until after the: Virginia election, upon the theory that the passing of the bill at this time would have the effect of injur- ing the chances of the democratic party in that state. It appears the Virginia pouulists have made their fight in ths campaign almost entirely upon the silver issue, and have made such headway s to render the democratic managers somewhat anxious, The sugeestion appears to have received some consideration, but when it was repre- sented upon the other hand that the im- mediate passing of the bill would have good effect in' Massachusetts and New York it was thought best ‘to let the bill take its course. Iudeed, under the circumstances, vith the bill in its present shape, it would be almost impossible to check its progress: especially would it be difficult for the repeal managers to accomplish that result if so disposed. Senator Power's Scheme, Senator Power has spent a considerable rtion of the day in gathering facts con- ug the silver bullign in the treasury, with the view to getting support for an amendment to the repeal bill providing for coinage of this buifion, which will be ed by himself or some other sil- senator. He finds there is suffi- nt of the bullion stored to make $134.000,000 1f coined and he thinks there should be but little objection to its being coined, especially in view of the fact that the seigniorage of this silver, about £4,000,000, would furnish the money neces- sary to supply the threatened deficit in the treasury. Ho has been canvassing the situ- ation among the silver senators. Thero is a fee however, among the silver demo- crats that the bill should not be amended in any way at their nstance, so that the ad- ministration may have all the praise and all the blame for it when it shall become a law. bl bk Lok MRS, RAMACCIOTTI DEAD. Sadden Demise ot O a Local Bom N Ramacciotti died very suddenly at her home, 1517 Jackson street, last night about 7 o'clock. An effort was made to keep the matter quiet, but friends insisted thut an inquest be beld and the coroner will be called on today to decide the manner in which she came to her death. Drs. Jensen and Peabody tave been attending the woman, but they refused to talk last night. They said that they would tell ‘their stories to the coroner’s jury today. The cause of ‘Mrs, IRamacclotti's death is alleged to be crystalizod srsenic., Whether she took the poison with suicidal in:ent or not remains to be discovered. She began to be sick last Saturday and rapidly grew worse, until death relieved her sufferings. Dr, and Mrs. Ramacciotti have not been living together sinco last June and on two different occasions she tried to shoot her nusband because of herjealous disposition. An inquest will bg hed today. Banker Joumsom ®ut_on luil, Kaxsas Ciry, Kam,, Oct. 20.—A. W. Little, the banker who murdered Attornoy B. S, Johnson, with whom hehad quarreled over a busiuess transaption on the streets July 20 last, was today released on $15,000 bail at Olathe and he returned to his home in this city tonight. Little took a change of venue 10 Johuson county on weeount of the bitter fecling agaiust him here, and in haby corpus proceedings witnesses were produced who swore Johnson drew a revolvor before Little shot hin B Muy be a Mg Stri New Yong, Oct, 206.—The 600 men who were at work in the new building of the Mutual Keserve fund at Doane street and Broadway and the New. Postal Telegraph company bullding at Broadway and Murray street, struck this morniog. The strike, which is directed against 4 sub-con- tractor who refused to discharge nonunion men, may effeck’ building throughout the city. An effort is being made to have the building trades of Boston co-operate in the strike. ———rr— Defranded Deposhiors, Gaxpexs City, Kan., Oct. 26.—W!P. Smith, cashier of the défunct Finney County Far- mers bank, was today found guilty of de- frauding the depositors. Citizens threaten to have Smith rearrested on mnew charges, it is claimed that worthless assets were substituted for the funds of the bank and that Smith accepted deposits after he knew the bank was hopelessly bankrupt, TELLER PURSUES HIS WORDS Oolorado's Benior Senator Threshes Over His 8tack of Silver Straw, YIELDS TO STEWART WITHOUT ENDING Nevada's LongDistance Orator Unloads & Chupter on the Fate of the Wicked nd the Influence of the English, Wasnixarox, Oct. 26.—When the senate resumed its session this morning the repeal bill was taken up, and the vice president stated the question to be on the amendment offered by Mr. Peffer of Kansas, reviving the coinage law of 1 Mr. Teller of Colorado was recognized and resumed his specch against the bill. He began with a discussion based on proposi- tions which he regarded as incontrovertible, that the supply and demand of money de- termined its value. and that the amount of money in circulation determined the price of acommodity, Mr. Teller contended there bad been a general fall of prices for twenty years, beginning with the demonetization of silver in 1873, and a question by Mr, Higgins as to how he reconciled with his statement the fact that corn and pork products had not fallen and had remained at unchanged prices resulted 1n a general discussion, par- ticipated in by Messrs. Teller, Higgins, Man- derson. Allen and Washburn. Price of Corn and Pork. Mr. Teller sald the price of corn and pork had been affected in a large degree by op- tional trading and a discussion followed as to the extentof options upon the commod- ities dealt in. Wheat was selling in London Paris and New York today at a lower pric than ever before, Mr. Teller d. Within ten days wheat had soid in New Yorik at 66 cents, and the best wheat from Minnesota and the Dakotas had been put upon vessels at New York lately for 70 cents. He denied it was a blessing to the country or the man who buys it to have cheap wheat. Mr. Higgins inquired whether Mr. Teller agreed with those ou the democratic side of the chamber who favored cheap prices for everything. *1am sure,” replied Mr. Teller, ‘‘that 1 don’t know what the democratic’ majority wants or what it proposes to do, but I know about as much of what it wants as I know what the majority on this side of the cham- ber wants—just about the same. The di ference between the majority of this side and the minority of the other side is so trifling (so far as this session is concerned) that I don’t know where the difference begins or ends. And I do not know anybody who does. They all seem to be in accord about producing .cheapness. Every effort made on both sides. so far, has been 1n favor of the reduction of the volume of money of the country. It has been in favor of con- action, which, they all know, means low prices. If that is the democratic doctrine and 1f cheapness is what democrats want, it seems that doctrine and that desire have pervaded this side of the chamber quite as much as, and, I thiok, a little more vigor- ously, than the other.” When the Peppie Aro Heard From. Mr. Teller did not believe any legisiation to increase the volume of money” by legisla- tion. favorable to silver would be had in the next four years. There would be no effective legistazion in that direction until the great American population was heard from. Referring to the recent proposed com- promise, Mr, Teller said it was rumored that a very large and respectable portion of the senate had agreed to some adjustment of the dificulty. It had been said in a way that justified him in speaking of it, that ho who had no right to speak to the senate had de clared no compromise should take place that it should be unconditional repeal or nothing. It was said prosperity would follow the re- peal of the Sherman law. This country was not to see prosperity immediately. = The world was disjointed and out of shape on unt of the mouetary conditions and would be distress, stagnation, paralysis of business wherever the gold standard pre- vailed and nowhere else. Mr. Squire's Talk. eller, without finishing his speech, yielded the floor to Mr. Squire, who addressed the senate in advocacy of his amendment to the repeal bill, of which he gave notice October 10. Mr. Squire said that in offering his amend- ment he had sought to find that middle path, which is the path of safety. Originally he hud been for repeal, and there he stood now. There had been a timidity about acting on the subject of a bond 1ssue (the authority of the author, which he had no doubt resisted), when, if action had been taken, e believed nt. panic would have been averted rty and any administration ought to bo brave enough to fuce any issue and to act energetically and promptly. It was to him perfectly astounding that the administration sat supinely cvent it, S were not here as republicans, d¢ populists, but to maintain the credit and glory of the count should the country be crippled by lack of foresight and lack of nerve? Who feared an elect ing cry when danger to his country tod him? The creait of a great nation involved that of every institution and individual in it. Why, asked Mr. Squire, shoula not tne United States obtain §200.000,000 o1 $300,- 000,000 (mostly from abroad) at a low rate of interest? The bringing of so much more money to the country would benefit in directly every one. Ho favored giving the secretary of the treasury authority to pay whatever rate of interest might be neces- sary up to 4 per cent, and he would trust to the sccretary to place bonds at as low a rate as possible. "The very authorization to 1ssuc bonds might be suMicient without ever issuing a bond. Committed to Roth Metals. What investors wanted to know was what were the intentions of the government in regard to maintaining its credit. The coun- try was committed to tne use.of gold and silver as full'legal tender money, said Mr, Squire, and all political parties had declared for it. The only way that bimetallism (which every, senator from the populist Peffer to the great financier Sherman, seemed to favor) was possible under pres. ent circumstances was by a limited use of silver, sustained at par by a large gold re- serye, ) If it was the pleasure of the majority in the senate, said Mr. Squive in closing, to postpone all positive legisiation or action on these propositions to a future day. content- ing itself simply with the repeal of the Sherman act, he would bow to its wi but there was 00 such good time as now. There was no escaping the responsibility (and the American people would render their ver- dict) for unnecessary delay, He apoealed to the senate to do that which was vractical for the immediate relief of the senate and of the people. Mr. Cockrell, from the committee on ap- propriations, reported, with an awendment, the bill waking aperopriations for certain urgent deficiencies for the present fiscal year. Stewart Pronounces Anuthema, Mr. Stewart of Nevada then resumed his speech against repeal. When he talked about the act of 1873, which he said demone- tized silver, Mr. mer asked if he aid not vote for it. Mr. Stewart admitted he did, but said he did so ignorauntly. Every senator and representative but one (referring to Mr. Sherman) had been dcceived. No man who had voted for that act knowingly would ever be forgiven either in this world or the next. [Laughter.] “How about those who voted for it ignor- antlyt” asked Mr. Palmer. ““They will go to the bad place, 100,” re- ators locrats or plied Mr. Stewart, “if they had the means of knowing what was in the act." Mr. Palmer remarked he had been told the bill was printed “Yes," replied Mr, to Mr. Palmer, ho saic that 18 printed Mr. Palmer admitted that he did not, but said he: “Ihope if those who favored that Act go to sheol that those who voted for it rantly will g0 to pureatory at least.” y should & m: g0 to pu tory who id not sin willfuliy sked Mr. Stowart here must be evil intent in order to com: mit a crime.” “Thero is such a_thin rance,” suggested Mr. It Ia ity of crim 1 ignorance,” re- vlied M, & vt “1 have s0 mang senav and members with me that Lam willing to £0 to the bad place with them.” Den tewart: then turning “Do you know all s criminal mer. igno- need Mr. Stewart wa nglish Influence. denouncing English in- flueace in American legisiation in tho fur ther course of his speach, when Mr. Palmer again interrupted him. Mr. Palmer said he had listened during this debate with ing ot humiliation he neve suffor to the imputation that the influence of England. T have this country was independent,” “That shows how much you taken,” said Mr. Stewart, “Iam not mistaken. 1 protest this array of English influence and power in the Am ican senate is humiliating to ail of us ancestors fought England in every war. coustituents are not fearful of Bngland in war or in peaco. Instead of shriuking back into o depreciated currency we o Englavd on every land, in every bort, in every sea—we are Americans. These appeals 1o our fears aro thrown away. “Tam very glad the senator shows spirit.” sald Mr. Stewart. “If ho had knowlodge equal to his pluck he would be a very con- siderable man. [Laughter.) He reminds me of the admiral who boarded a railway car—his courage exceedea his discretion. {Laughter.] Without concluding his speech Mr. Stow- art yiolded the floor, and at 5ed0 the senato took a recess until 11 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. upposed suid are mis- My My IN THE HOUSE. Lesolutions on the Death of Chaplal daway—The Bankruptey BilL. WaASHINGT Oct. 20.—Rev. Smithson of this city, who delivered the invocation in the house today, referred in the course of his prayer to the death of the house chap- lamn, Rey. Samuel W. Haddaway of Mary- lend, which occurred this morning. Later on Mr. Richardson of Tennessee offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the house of representatives has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Chaplain Haddaway, and asa mark of re- spect the speuker shall appoint seven members to attend the funcral services. The resolution was adopted and Messrs. Compton, Richardson, Dingley, Kyle of Mis- sissippi, Cockrellof Texas and Cobb were appointed. The senate amendments to Mr. Houk’s resolution, extending the acknowledgements of the United Stales to foreign governments for their participation in the World's f were adobted, Mr. Richardson from the joint committee to {nvestigate expenditures in the executive department presented the joint resolution of the regular session in regard to the present system of engrossing and enrolling resolu- tions by hand, and recommending that here- after they be printed, was passed. Toolk Up the Bankruptoy Bill, The discussion of the bankruptey bill was then resumed, Mr. Boatner of Loufsiana tak- ing the floor. Stripped of sentiment, passion and vituperation, this bill, he said, was a simple proposition, first, to permit persons unincumbered with more debt than they can pay to come into court, surrender their prop- erty and be honorubly absolved; second, that an insolvent who sceks o defraud his creditors shall be judged a bankrupt. Its first purpose is in the intorest of the debtor cluss; its second to protect merchants from fraudulent failures. - Mr, Boatner proceeded with his argumant under a running fire of questions from Mr. Bailey of Texus, Mr. Denson of Alabama and Mr. Ray of New Yorik. Mr. Kyle of Mississippl opposed the bill. He said it was a bill to secure to the whole- salers the debts of country merchants. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois 1nterrupted to say all wholesalers did not favor the bill. Mr. Warner of New York supported the bill. Under the bresent si tion of affairs, said he, the honest debtor has no way unde: heaven to rid himself of the incubus of past misfortunes e: t he obtain the cons of every one of his individ: creaitors. Such a state of affuirs existed in no other country on the globe Assumed by the Federal Government. A hundred years ago the federal govern- ment absolutely prohibited the states from enacting bankruptey laws. The federal government assumed the du d th v now remains unperformed. 4 chants of the country, whose prosperi: B- pended upon their being able to do b siness all parts of the country, had tho alterna- tive of watchiug rumors in all parts of the country and being ready to rush in as s0on as debtor's credit was questioned or be content to suff almost total lose vhen any of their ustomers were driven into insolvency. This situation was iutolerable, The creil- itors hud rights as well as the debtors and ts of both should be subserved. The pract of 1807 had been a beneficent one to thousands: it had gjven themachance to start anew. The fact that such a law was on the statute books had forestalled at- tempts at fraud, 1t W the duty of this house to discharge its constitutional prerog- ative and pluce a fair, justand equitable bankruptey iaw on the statute books, Mr. Brossius of Pennsylvania, spoke in fa- vor of the bill and at the conclusion of his Explunations Sent by the United States to the Brazilian Government, WasHiNGTON, Oct. 26.~The removal of Rear Admiral Stanton by Secretary Herbart trom ais command of the United States fleet in Brazilian waters for salutiug the flag of Rear Admiral Mello was the sole topic of comment amoug naval officers today. They are mortified ana disappointed st the ad- miral's action and do uot hesitate to 80 ex- press themselves. 1t is supposed Rear Admiral Stanton will leave Rio at an early day for this country. Gossip among the naval officers points to the provable selection of Commodore Richard W. Meade, the president of the medical ex- amining board, as a likely successor Lo Rear Admiral Stanton Secretary Gresham, it is said, has ex pressed verbally to Minister Mendonea the deep regret of this goverament at the action of 'Rear Admiral Stauton and assured him that an oficial explanation would be for- warded 1o his government. f alvador de Mendonea, the Brazil e, said today that the action of United States gevernment in removing Rear Admiral Stauton is entirely satisfu tory 1o his governnent sad’ that no hard feelings are expresses. The official note of our government to that of Brazil informing it of the recall of Acting Rear Admiral Stauton and the regrot of this government over the incident was sent to Minister Thompson, and through him pre sented to President Peixoto, Exelusio Wasnixatuy, Oct. 20.-The senate foreign relations committee mes this morning Lo consider, with a view to action, the house bill amending the Geary law s0 as to extead for six months the time in which Chinese laborers can register, Secretary Gresham was in atiendance and it is understood he was questioned upon the sttitude of the Chiuese government upon the subject. The commitiee considered the question of the cost of deporting the Chinese residents of the country, which the treasury places at $1,000,000. "L he committee did not reach auny CONTINUED OX SECOND FAGR. SHE SHOT To KILL Mrs. Fred Rudiger Wreaks Summary Venge ance on Henry Reiser, SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY AT SOUTH OMAHA Deadly Work of & Woman Whose Love Was Turned to Hatred, RUINS OF HOME, HONOR AND HAPPINESS Sequel of a Scandal in Which a Society Man is Implicated, TURNED THE REVOLVER TO HER TEMPLE Attempted Suiclde Failed—Story of a W'fe Whno Urged Her Husband to Avenge Her Wrongs—Ho Preferred Divorce, However. At 7 o'clock last night three pistol shots in quick succession startled the citizens in the ity of Twenty-fourth and J streets, at South Omaha. Immediately following the reports the bodies of a man and wonan fell to the pavement, Henry J. Reiser, one of the best known society voung men of South Omaha, had been shot by Mrs. s Rudiger, wife o1 Fred Rudiger, who is head stenographer ta Mr. Edward Cudaby at the packing house, The woman had nerved herself to the act and had fired to kill. The first shot, she claims, was fired ta cause the young man to turn around, but he did not turn. She then sent a bullet inte hig bod, It entered about the center of the back, striking the spinal cord. Reiser fell to the pavement. The excited woman gazed at her awfui work and then placed the re. volver to her head and pulled the trigger. “The ball grazed her hair, but did not tovch the scalp. Her temple was filled with tbe powder marks and she fell to the wall laboring under the impression that sho ha shot herself. Reiser was just about to step Into Crosby & Nitsche's grocery store and fell in the doorway. Ho was pioked up in a dying con- dition and laid on the counter. The woman was immediately taken in charge by Cap- tain Austin, who happened to arrive juss after the tragedy. He took herinto Dr. Aberly's drug stove. where she remained until the husband could be found. Mrs, Rudiger's Story. A reporter for Tue Bee had an interview with the woman in the drug store. She talked freely of what she had done, and con: tinually asked, “Is he dead yet?” “Yes, Ishot to kill,” said Mrs. Rudiger. It was for my husbaud to do, but he would not, and 50 1did it myself. Thewretch has given me enough cause, and I hope I have accomplished what I undertook.” The woman then went on to relate some of her experience with the victim ot her fury. “I have known Mr. Reiser for about two years, but intimately for only about om year,” she said. *‘Iloved the man at firsi and do not deny it. My conduct has worked upon my mind until I concluded to make & clean breast of it to my husband. 1 did so. I then wanted Mr. Reiser to admit our rela- tions to my husband in order that he might get a divorce. This Mr. Relser refused to do. - He denied everything to my husband, Reiser used to talk to me aboutrunning away with him, but of late he had not. 1 watched for him when he passed up the street this evening. Wemet on Tywenty-fourth stroet and talked for about thirty minutes. I urged him to go to my husband and make a coufession, but he refused point blank W do so. He wanted me to d¢ an act that was so dishonorable that 1t almost makes my blood boil to thiuk of it. As we were about to scparate ho again refused to make a con- fession to my husband. [ drew my pistol which I had 10 my dress pocket and fired one shot in the air, in the hops of making him stop. When he did not stop or turn around, I fired to strike him. When he fell I placea the weapon to my own head with the intontion of ending my life, and pulled the trigger. Iam sorry I did not succeed— 0o, [ am not, either. 1am too good & woman to die for such a fiend as he was.” Mrs. Rudiger was a little excited during her conversation. She said she had nothing 10 regret, Ready to Go to Jail, While Mrs. Rudiger was still talking to the reporter her husband came 1nto the back end of the store. He looked pale and excited. 1y God, do you know what you have done?” was the first remark he made to s wife. +Of cour: do,” said she, him. You should have dc you know it. 1s he dead?” The husband did not make any attempt to answer the question, but seemed to be greatly affocted at the bold aotion of his wils **Are you surprised Fred!” again asked the wife. *No, 1 am not. I have feared that this would occur for the last three days. Bus you do not realize whet you have done." 40, yes, 1do, Fred,” responded the wife, and turning to the omficer she said that if she was to be taken to jail that she “was ready to go now.” Captain Austin returned shortly and took the woman to the police station. [ater in the evening her husband took her some bed clothing and other come forts for the night, Fears of Sulolde. It was evident that Mrs. Rudiger was bound to end her life if possible, anl Jailer Van Wie tovk every precaution to sce thas she did not get an opportunity to do so Mrs. Rudiger is » well educated Frenoh woman, 24 years of age. She rather pretty face and 1s an loteresting conversa. tionalist. It is said that she was completely fascinated with Reiser. She clalms that ad times he has assaulted her in & brutal mans [ Only two weeks ago she called on & physician 1o dress fractured rib which, | said, was given her bi Reiser. She told the physician who bad Xn{uu‘ her, ana the doctor said he would veil her uushand, Mrs, Rudigor said she would tell him herself, and did so. Since that time there s been trouble brewing. I is sald that Mrs. Rudiger has begged her husband to kill leiser. nnered gentle- “I have shot 0 it yourself and Mr. Rudiger is a mild man und was so completely stunned &% the couduct of his wifo that he would not talkc at first. He would neither deny nor admit that ho knew of the relations between Reisor and his wife. el Was » Soolety Mau. Henry Reiser has lived in South Omahs for ubout three years. He is also a French- mau and occuples a responsible position in the oftie of the Cudahy | Packing company. y 00'(1 dreul‘s‘: and & soolal votary, Hle Las 8 wide sog amon, young ladies in South Omahs snd i s aud has been & favorite with & good