Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1894, Page 2

10 HAS REACHED THE (0AST Points Along the Atlantio Seaboard in the Path of the Hurricane, BLIZZARD RAGING IN THE EASTERN STATES Disastrous Cyclones at Souther Misslssippl Town Reported Wiped ¢ ge of the Storm In Points North and South. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The storm which raged through the night and morning, while being as good a specimen of winter weather New York has seen in years, was hardly a blizzard. Mr. Dunn, for ster, defines it “‘storm of at least seventy-two hours duration, with the howling at sixty miles an hour.” The storm center this morning is on the middle Atlantic coast. The wind at Block Tsland, R. L, is about forty miles an hour. The maximum helght of the wind during the night was sixty miles an hour, Superintendent Jackson of mall service reports serious of affairs along the wes' rn mail routes, The New York Central is the worst sufferer, some of the Chicago express trains on that road being reported eleven hours late, The Erie road ms to be In better shape, not having received so much of the storm. There Is comparative little delay on the state mails, while those from Canada are away behind hand. The Boston malil service is late. Along the water front stories of a night are many, but no serious damage done in this harbor. GLOVERSVILLE, Y. Feb, The lowling snow storm continues. The snow 18 now fifteen ches deep. Railroad trains are delayed considerably. The electric roads are unable to run cars, c inconvenience, ASBURY PARK, N. J., Feb. 13 continues to fall, and the heavy wind blow- ing makes It almost blinding. Traffic is nearly at a standstill. The electric cars are all tied up. In places the high surf is washing over th walks and high up the heach. The wind is blowing at the rate of thirty miles an hour, and its velocity is in- rreasing. as a wind the railway conditions wild was 15 much BOSTON HAS A BLIZZARD, ng ut the Rate of Sixty Mile an Hour—Trains Blocked by Snow. BOSTON, Feb. 13.—The blizzard is still raging. At 3 o'clock this morning it was at its height. The wind was blowing from the northeast at the rate of sixty miles per Tour and the thermometer twenty de- grees above zero. From that time the wind abated somewhat, Boston has not seen such a severe storm for years. Seven inches of snow have fallen on the level. The streets are in a terri- ble condition. On every line the cars are Dlockaded and many telephone and telegraph wires are down. Many of the schools are closed. General trafiic will be simp! possible today. The rajlways from the south and west are terribly blocked. Through trains on the Hoston & Maine are from thirty to fortefive minutes late. Those on the Fitchburg are “about fifty minutes late, while those on the Boston & Albany and the Old Colony vary from thirty minutes to an hour. Suburban traing are delayed from ten to twenty min- utes. All business along the water front is at a swndsiill. Many schooners are out and roports from them are anxiously looked for. The observations of the weather bureau show that the storm is severest along the coast and In southern New England. In northern Vermont only three inches of snow has fallen, while at Eastport, Me., only a ligh wind has touched. Reports are begin- Ning to come in of the severity of the storm in other places. The three-masted schooner Minnie Rowan, Captain St. John, from Baltimore for Bos- 1on, went ashore off the third cliff at Cochit- uato today. The crew of eight men took to the rigging and the members of the life saving crew succeeded in getling a line to them and they were safely brought to shore. All the New England towns and cities re- port great embarrassment from the storm. Haverhlll is buried under two feet of snow, and drifts are ten foet deep. At Lynn the street car companies have given up the fight. Lowell, Salem and Gloucester report severe stormy. Wind Blow! [t ING THROUGH THE DRIFTS, Railroad Trafc in Kansas and Missouri and Other Statos Belng Resumed, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.—Passenger and freight trafiic, virtually suspended for twenty- four hours on account of the record-breaking Dlizard, is gradually resuming its normal condition. The majority of trains in and out f the union depot this morning were only fram twenty to thirty minutes behind sched- ule time, but a few trains were badly de- layed. The Atlantic express from San Fran- clsco fs reported ten hours late. The train from St. Joseph, Mo., on the Hannibal & St Joseph road, is fivé hours late, and both the trains on the Rock Island road from Chi- cago are five hours behind time. Raflroad trafic in Kansas has been re- sumed to a great degree. On the central branch of the Santa Fe the snow plows have not yet been able to force a passage, but on the ‘other lines of that system trains are running nearly on time. This is also true he other roads. l. LOUIS, Feb. 13.—Advices this morn- ing from all parts of Missouri, southern 1llinois, northern Arkansas and continguons torritory are that the storm of yesterday and the night before has been replaced by elear, cold weather. Trains are getting dow 10 normal time and are arriving and dopar ing locally with a fair degree of regularity. Telegraph and other wires are again in work Ing shape. Supposed to Have NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The fishing smack New London Emwma, with ten men aboard, 18 believed to have foundered off Fire island In last night's storm, Another smack which reached the basin this morning réports hav- g seen the Bmma yesterday afternoo struggling with the heavy seas and lost sight of her soon afterwards. It Is probable sho was blown out to sea or down the Jersey coast oundered, On Colorado Rallroads. DENVER, Feb, 13.—Rallway traflic, which during the past forty-elght hours has been greatly delayed, has resumed its normal con- dition. Rallway men report that in Kan sas there are snow drifts fifteen and twenty feot deep. One Rio Grande conductor re ported that his entire traln was blown from | SERIES ELEVEN. FEBRUARY 14, (894, THFAE B R R COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. 0 this superb souvenir ng six coupons of this series bearing difforent dates with 10 cents in coln to ART PORTFOLIO DEP'T, Bee Office, Omaha. tho track near Palmer lake by a gale blow- Ing elghty miles an hour. Another train was blown from the Rio Grande Western track near Farmington, Utah, and a number of people injured. The storm recalls the famous blockade of 1885 when the Kansas Pacific was snowed in at Wallace for ten days and the Southern Pacific on the Sierras for eleven days, and Superintendent Stubbs wired the growling passengers at Salt Lake City: “If you don't like it, walk." CYCLONE STRIKES THE SOUTIL Newton, Miss., Rep t—-Denth and Desolation All Aroand. W ORLEANS, Feb, 13.—It is reported that Newton, Miss., has been wiped off the map, but this lacks confirmation on ac- count of the wires being down. A cyclone by a passed over central Mississippi yesterday doing considerable damage, es- pecially in the section traversed by the Tllinofs Central, Several houses were blown down and serlously damaged. JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 13.—A terrific clone passed between Martinsville and Beauregard, forty miles south of here, at a late hour last night A great many houses were swept from their foundations, trees twisted, fences destroyed and several people killed. CANTON, Miss,, Feb. 13.—The heaviest rain_ever known here fell last night, over- flowing creeks, carrying away bridges and doing other damage. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 13.—Yesterday morning a cyclone passed over Troy, un roofing the big school building and blowing down a church and several houses. It then passed in a westerly direction, leaving ruin desolation in its wake. Several negroes reported killed between Troy and Dun ham. At the latter place two churches nd a number of houses were blown down and several people injured. Only meager reports can be had. Telegraph wires are blown down and it Is impossible yet to es- timate los: Quite severe wind and rain storm passed over this section at an early hour this morn in Reports from the interior are to the effect that considerable damage was done to farms, blowing down fences, barns and negro quarters. No loss of life 1s reported, though several people were injured, ALEXANDRIA, La., Feb., 13.—Yesterday evening a heavy wind and rain storm visited this section. Many fences were swept away and three houses blown down. acco rain heavy about \panied noon oy- GALES IN NORTHERN EUROPE. le Liners Reported Foundered— Other Catastrophes, LONDON, Feb, 13.—Rumors from Amster- dam which have not been confirmed are re- celved to the effect that the Netherland American steamer Obdam, from Rotterdam February 3, for New York, has been wrecked off Hoeksche-Waard, in southern Holland. At the office of the steamship company hers the officials say the Obdam cannot have ar- rived at Hoeksche-Waard. In response to a request from New York to Investigate the report that the Augusta Victoria had foundered, the Associated press correspondent instituted inquiries as to the truth of the report. No news in regard to any catastrophe to the Augusta Vietoria had been received by the officials, or as far as can be learned of any person In this city. Further reports of the gale which raged throughout Great Britaln and the surround ing seas yesterday show that the hurricane was very severe at Leeds, where five persons were injured. A ferry boat was sunk at Whitwood, being capsized by the wind. The wind and flood have caused the suspension of business at Coolen. Shipping has been greatly damaged at Ayr, Greenock and else- where in Scotland BERLIN, Feb. A gale has been raging in north Germany since Saturday afternoon. The telegraph service is everywhere in- terrupted., Buildings containing valuable merchandise have sunk in the Elbe at Ham. burg. Sevei houses have collapsed at Hamburg. Two people are known to have been Killed, and other fatalitles are feared when communication is restored. The prop. erty loss is immense. At IN THE STRIP. SUFFERING lies Frozen to Death and Great Dis- tress Prevailing. GUTHRIE, Okl, Feb. 13.—Very slowly further facts are coming in from the dis- tricts in the Strip which were so badly af- fected by the storm. A family named Sears, residing on a claim near Woodward, was frozen to death, but no particulars can be obtained. Couriers just in from Alva, another Strip town, report great suffering among the homesteaders near there. Over a hundred horses and cattle were frozen to death, and volunteer relief committees are now scour- ing the country, gathering together the peo- ple and caring for them in the school houses, Miss Jennie Johnstone, a young Pennsyl- vania school teacher, left her school Satur- day night for her boarding house. She has not been seen since, and it Is feared she was caught In the blizzard and died from ex- posure. It is thought that after the snow melts hundreds of dead settlers will be found with the remains of thousands of cattle. An unknown woman wa & found near Ponca Indian agency frozen to death, and south of Cleveland In county Q, a family ot three perished. Two Tonquawa Indians were found dead in a hut and three Indian children were caught in the storm near Anadarke and perished. Many other fatalls ties are rumored, but nothing authentlc. Scoros of cattle and horses owned by set- tlers in the strip perished, and in the Osage and Kiowa reservations the number of dead cattle will reach thousands. ARRIVED SAFE IN PORT. ke Stenmer Roanoke Weathers a Fearful Storm, MILWAUKEB, Feb. 13.—It was believed here for a time that the propeller Roanoke lost with all on board. There were thirty-one people aboard the boat, including the passengers and crew. But a dispateh ro- celved here this afternoon says the Roanoke reached Grand Haven at 11 o'clock last night all right. 3ie tad been twenty-four hours out in the «al All on board are well. e vessal 18 sompletely covered with ice, | and presents the appearance of a huge lc | berg. For many hours yesterday she was | unable to make any progress against the wind and sea. A boat containing three men came from the crib this morning. Contractor Murphy | camo ashore from the crib shortly bofore noon. He sald the ‘men on the littlo arti- i flefal fsland were in no way Inconvenienced by the storm and had plenty of fuel and o dry and warm in the crib house. Later in tho day the contractir said he did not know until he reached the shore there | was any alarm felt for the men on the crib. { They folt no effects of the storm and at time could consider themselves in danger. we TWO LOST AND TWO MISSING, n the Rhode of Her Wi r R. L, Feb, 13, lore between Race Point She is the rtune with a crew 151 cow 0d Const od. A schooner ran a Hill Gloneeste tventy-two last night of a fishing vessel, men and a boy. The captain and seventecn men got off all right, with Two men are lost and two m The vessel was anchored when and was bilged. she Hlk Floolng from the Snows. LANDER, Wyo., Feb. 13.—It I8 estimated | that not less than 10,000 elk have come out from the mountains and foothills on to the plains between Fort Washakie and the head of the Wind river 1o escape the deep snows. The Arapaboe and Shoshone Indians are very anxlous (o get permits from the In dian agent, Captain Rae, to slaughter these animals, but so far they have heen unsue fu) Cyclone In Kentueky BARBOURSVILLE, Ky, Fob. 13.-A se- vere cyclone Is reported near Red Bird creck in Harlem county, with some loss of life. Mrs. Skidmore and her 9-year-old son | and another woman are reported to have perished, while lve stock and property suf- fered severely, 1 fou no | nd Peck’s | of | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNES BY 0LD MICHIGAN'S MIGHT Tugs on the Lake Tossed About Like Egg- shells by the Waves, SEVENTY MEN LEFT IN GRAVE DANGER Crib at Sixty-Eighth Streot Menaced —Herolo Efforts to Save Them Prove Fatile nally Rescued, Workmen on the Seventy men, with blankets strapped about them, are huddled together in the third story of the waterworks crib off Sixty elghth street, says the Chicago 'Iribune, in connection with the gale of Monday. Waves filled with ice are dasbing savagely against the structure and washing through the lower stories, whose windows been smashed in by the storm. They represent the day and night shifts at work on the new tunnel. A fruitless effort to rescue the men by the tug Rosaline nearly resulted in-vhe weeck of the boat and the loss of five brave mn. With the wives making clear breache over government breakwaters and in a ariv- ing snowstorm, which blinded its crew, the tuz Rosaline steamed out of the harbor for the rescuc of the seventy men who were be- lieved to be facing death on the water works crib at Sixty-eighth street. 1t was a deed of brave men. Those on the little craft as it put its nose beyond tho protecting break- waters at the harbor entranco were: Fred- erick Drews, contractor; Harry Lydon, con- tractor; Herman Dahlke, captain; Charles Winvegar, engineer; Louis Peterson, fire- man, When the news came over the telephone from the four-mile erib at noon that the seas had wrenched away the heavy iron and strong timbers of the landing place at that crib the greatest alarm was felt for the afuty of the big gang of men shut up in the crib at ighth street. They had been engaged in constructing the new tunnel at that point and had it nearly completed. The now prevented signaling from the shore to the men, and as ihere was no telephonic communication the city 1 officials beca hourly more anxious. The men from the -mile crib gave accounts of frightful seas which were sweeping their habitation and breaking in doors and windows., They felt certain the men at Sixty-cighth strect wmust be in an awful plight. Harry Lydon and Frederick Drews, the coutractors for the tunnel work, shared these forebodings. Mr. Drews had a son on the crib who was the day superintendent. ‘The two men went Rosaline, which lay at the foot alle street. They laid the case before ain Herman Dahlke. )t course I'll take the boat out," he said. “Ask the crew if they want to go.” Ingineer Winnegar and Fireman Peterson did not flinch. To the surprise of the crew the two contractors said they were going also. HE NEVER SAW SUCH WAVES. ‘The Rosaline started out at 2 o'clock. Old- time tugmen said the boat would not go tarther than the breakwater. Butit steamed to the four-mile crib and was then put on its course straighv for the crib at Sixty-eighth street. Captain Dahlke could not see 100 feet abead of him. Dangerous reefs lay directly under his lee. A single mishap and nothing could save his boat from certain de- struction. He had gone perhaps two miles when he observed that the seas were break- ing on his starboard bow. He ordered the lead line dropped and to his disappeintment found that the seas were breaking in twenty- eight feet of water. He bad never seen any- thiug like it, aud probably not for twenty- five years had the waves been 80 large on Lake Michigan, The water was full of broken ice about the size of hen's eggs. The waves were so big that the tug now running with them rode them hke a duck and but oceasionally did o “comber’ fall on deck, depositing its load of broken ice. The course was true and the Rosaline went straight to the crib, Anxious faces pesred through the snow at the structure. It was still apparently in- tact. The seas had washed away the doors and protections of the lower story, and the water was rushing through it unhampered save by the firm supports of the upper stories. The sccond story contained the dining room and kitchen. Its windows were smashed in and the spray was soaking everything inside. Up in the third story, which contained the sleeping rooms, were the seventy men comprising both the day and night gangs. The fire in the stove had probably gone out for lack of fuel, the sup- ply in the first story beng ous of reach, for the men had the bed clothes strapped around them. Thelr caps were drawn down closely over their ears. From the tug they seemed a woebegoue lot and vadly scared at that. ROSALINE IS NEARLY WRECKED. The Rosaline had come up on the eas’ side of the crib. Captain Dahlke attempued to round to under the lee of the structure. The boat was about half way around, or directly broadside of the son, when a warning cry went up. A towering wavé was beuring down on the little craft. Contractor Drews was standing 1n front of the pilot house and the fireman was near him, Mr, Drews grasped the tow post with a death-like grip. The fireman jumped behind the pilot house and seized the rail. Engineer Winnegar threw his full weight against the doors of the engine room. The captain braced the door with his back and held the wheel firmly in his hands, The next instant an avalanche of ice und water fell on the tug. Everything on the starboard side was crushed in like cardboard. Water and e covered the deck to the rail. The engine room W nearly full of water. Mr. Drews had held on, although badly bruised by the ice. He haa escaped being carried over- board by one chance in fifty, The engineer was thrown clear across the cngine room and badly shaken up. Mr. Lydon alone was not injured. He had been in the pilot house and hud _escaped with a drenching. Had Captain Dahlke lost his nerve the next wave would have sent the tug to the bottom. He pulied the bell to go anead strong, Tho bell, although it lay in the debris on the deck, was still faivhful to its trust and rang out the captain’s contmand. The tug swung around with 1ts head into the wind, and al- though it shipped seas constantly the crew succeeded in getting some boards in position to protect she firehold. ‘The water taken on board was pumped out and for the time whe tug seemed saf All hope of rescuing any one frof the crib was now abandoned. ‘The men were safer in the crib than apoard the wrecked tug. It had been intended to take them off oue by one by having them suspend themselves from a rope at the end of a long projection. They would then be seized by the men on the as it rose on a wave in just the proper ition, All this was givon up and the peo- ple on the tug went_into a consultation over | their own safety. Some wunted to run to South Chicago, but Captan Dahlke said the Rosaline would be wrecked on the bar ther Nothiog remained but to face the furious blizzard and hope to make Chicazo harbor. The chances were agawst bringing the wrecked boat into port. Slowly, against ins of ice and water, the Rosaiine northward, Great wave combers | feil on the deck and all hands except the captain were kept at work shoveling off the the loose ice as fastas it fell. The water washed into the engine room and was pumped out again. At 5:80 in the eveng the Rosaline came under the protection of the south breakwater. A prayer of thank- fulness went up from every one on board, | tabored d o the T Lake Are Resc CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—Dispatches from all northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and lowa, Indiana and Ohlo tell the same story of a furious storm and interruption of business. The blizzard seems, however to have abated over this section at mid- night. In northern Indiana much damage was done by hail to fruit trees and small buildings. In Lake county, Indiana, the suow averaged from four to ten feet deep. About fifty workmen, who were im Works Crib Out over prisoued all day and last night in the ih temporary crib foyg myles out in the lake were rescued by A byl todny. The flerce storm rocked thefpail structure, the spray put the fires out aud the men suffered intensoly from cold. Nono of them were seriously frozen, 11;) © Mails from the east and southeast were badly dela ay by the blizzard. The Michigan Southery from New York arrived eight hours late_and other trains were cqually delayed. Mails from the west were about on tinie. ImChieago trafllc has been resumed 0 At Galesburg, Til, the worst blizzard for several years raged throughout yesterday. Street car travel was abandoned. The trains on all the roads ‘werk much delayed. The Burlington held fréfght trains back and sent out only passenger trains. BLOWING THE WATER AWAY, Buffalo's City Supply Cut of the W g BUFFALO, Feb. 13,—Buffalo is practi- cally without water supply. The heavy wind forces the water in the Niagara river below the inlets at the pumping station, and there is but little water in the city's reser- voir. In hotels and private houses no water can be ohtained above the first story and but little there. The water has been blown completely out of the Hamburg canal and there is but a foot or so left in the Erie canal, Slush fce is filling the wheels at the pumping station, and if the wind does not abate the gravest consequences are fearocd. It has been snowing since 5 o'clock yester- day morning and it s badly drifting and traffic is greatly impeded. rt by the Fury Strand Mussnchusetts Const. PROVINCETOWN, Mass,, Feb. 13.—The wrecked schooner Fortuna has gone to pieces on Race Point and the debris strews the shore for miles. The survivors of the crew all arrived in town and have been taken in charge by the Seamen’s Benevolent soclety. The names of the drowned men are: JAMES M'LEAN of Gloucester, married; leaves a_widow and seven children, ABRAHAM BROWN of cently ried. break a large three-master came a the life saving station, the seas making an break over her. Finally a very heavy wave struck her on the quarter, which brought her head oft shore and sho went out clear of the land. Nono of tha crew was seen on her, and it is thought they were hed overboard he will probably go ashore somewhere near the Gurnet light. Blizzard Still Blowing in Ohio. CLEVELAND, Feb. 13.—The heavy snow storm which set in early yesterday morning still continues today with unabated fury. The wind has shifted around to the north- west and is blowing a heavy and bitterly cold gale from the lake. The snow has reached % depth of about ten inches on a level and has drifted in places many feot deep. Trains on all roads leading Into the city are being moved with great difficulty and in many cases are hours behind schedule time. ~ The street cars are running very irregularly and have abandoned all trail cars. In Loulsville. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 13.—The storm in this city and vicinity spent its violence by last night at midnight, and, save for a slight additional fall of snow, the elements are at rest and the sun was shining this morning. Five hundred man responded to the call ot the Commercial club for 1,000 men this morning, and were,put to work on the down town streets, clearing off and banking the heavy snow, thus,making travel less labor. fous. Trains are running closer to schedule time. Colder: weather is promised tonight. Severo Colil In Texas, DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 13.—This section of the country has experienced some exception- ally cold weather,in the last day or two. Yesterday morning the thermometer stood at 18 degrees above zero, and the ice on the ponds is ten inches thick. The earth ls frozen as hard as @ rock. Sunday night, after a_day of slégt and snow, a cold north: erly wind set in blowing at the rate of forty miles an hour. Dispatches coming in from all points west of here report that the cattle suffered severely. Felt Its Force in Kentueky. CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.—This portion of the state escaped the blizzard and tornado. The blue grass district of Kentucky suffered severely from wind. Fences were razed over a large area. Pepper's distillery, n Lexington, and the Episcopal church suffered damage, while on the farms everything movable was whirled from its position. aces Behind. DETROIT, Feb. 13.—The storm in this vicinity is a thing of the past, but its ear marks are visible on every hand. Snow is piled high in places, street car trafiic is slow and difficult and the streets are compara- tively deserted. Railway trains are all late, but, as far as learned, no great incon- venience to travel has resulted. o DEATH'S GLEANINGS. Herr Von Bulow, the Celebrated German Pinnist, 1s Dead. CAIRO; Feb. 13.—Hans Von Bulow, the distinguished German piauist, is doud. Von Bulow was born January S, 1880, at Dres- den. He studied under Richard Wagner and Liszt and was in 1830 musical chief of the theaters of St. Gall and Zurich, In 1854 Von Bulow settled in Berlin and was named in 1858 piunist of the prince royal. 1In 1864, at the invitation of Wagner, Vou Bulow went to Munich, wbere he became in 1867 airector of the new royal scpool for musie and master of the chapel of the court. He first visited the United States in 1875 and afterwards becrme chapel master at Hanover, later at Menningen and lastly at Bevlin, where his severe criticism of the administration of the opera caused his appointment to be revoked and even led to his expulsion from the building. The deaa pianist married a daughter of Liszt. ‘William J. Sharman. DENVER, Feb. 13,—William J one of the most prominent lawyers of this city, died at the Albany hotel ‘last night of pueumonia. The deceased lived in St. Louis for mauy years, where he was mpartner of General John A, Noole, ex-secretary of the interior. LOUIS, Feb. Secretary of the notified of the deuth of his former law partuer, expressed much regret. “Mr. Sharman,” said he, “left St. Louls about twelve' yoars ago, when the mining excitement at Leadvilie was ot its heighty He was o good mining lawyer and found therb an ample fleld for the develonment ofihisiabilities in that line. He alterwards removed from Leadville to Denver.” ) A brother of tha:deceased, Charles J. Sharman, was ford mumber of years mau- ager of the Wigglns dPerry company here and is now interested tn a southern railroad. Jumbs B, Scott, PITTSBURG, Feb. (13.—Hon. James Scott, dictator at Johngtown after the and one of the mogh, prominent iron facturers of Pittshupg, died at this afternoon. Notorious Gambler Dead, DENVER, Feb. "13.2-Billy 1 I, the famous gambler, Khown as the “Man Who Broke the Bank 'of Mbute “arlo,” died to night at St. Joseph'§ fospitai of consuiapion weyp Galloway. LONDON, Feb. 13, —Cialloway, head of an emiuent engineering firm of Manchester, is deud. B. flood, manu o'clock Curling at Winnepe WINNEPEG, Feb, 13.—Tod was the opening day of Winnepeg's/big curling bon- spiel. Seventy rinks of crack curlers, rep resenting tmportant Mani thwest, also eastern Cana ates attended. every toba and the ne and the United § The first event was a co challenge cup, a magnificent trophy pre- sented by the New York Life Insurance com- pany. Every rink present entered with the exception of the Duluth, and many of the best Winnepeg rinks succumbed in the open ing rounds. The St. Paul men played magnificently and are certain to be in the swim until the finals. This contest will not be closed before tomorrow night. Other contests will bo commenced tomorrow, how ever, among them the international point in | the est for the grand | DAY, FEBRUARY 14, 189L DECIDED BY SEVEN T0 SIX Decision of Great Tmportance to Organized Labor, TO INVESTIGATE JUDGE JENKINS' COURSE Resolutions Agreed Upon by the Judiclary Committee of the House—Motion of Senator Vilas to Hear Coun- sel Overruled. WASHINGTON . 13.—The house com- mitteo on judiciary today voted in favor of reporting to the house a resolution for an investigation the course of District restraining employes of the Northern Pacific railroad from quitting work. The vote was 7 to 6. Senator Vilas of Wisconsin appeared be- fore the into Judge Jenkins committee and urged that the ques- tion was of such fmportance that it should not upon until counsel had been heard. In accordance with this suggestion a motion was made to postpone the vote until next Monday and In the meantime hear counsel. This was voted down by 710 6 and the resolution was then agreed on to be reported at once. Had the proposition to hear counsel prevailed Colonel Robert Ingersoll would probably have appeared for tho labor interests and several prominent lawyers for the other side. The resolution reported is a substitute for the one Introduced by Mr. McCann, but differs little from that originally preseated authorizes the Judiciary committee to p d on the Invesiigationinto Judge Jenkins course. Representative Boatner will intro- duce it into the house tomorrow. It is thought best by the subcommittee to present a substitute for the McGann resolution, be- cause that resolution in its preamble seemed to assume that Judge Jenkins' actions had been wrongful,and the committee did not want to take sides in advance of the investigation. The members of the subcommittee were agreed that an investigation would be de- ible. he substitute for the MeGann rend: Resolved, That the Judiclary commlitteo of the house' bo authorized and dirccted to speedily investigato and Inquire i the clrcumistances connected with the Issuance of the writ of injunction fn the case of tho Farn Trust company aguinst the Northern Pacific company and’ the things roferred to Louse wi the honorabie Judge s, Judge of the United Stites court, his exceeded his authority, ahused the powers of process of said_court, 'or oppressively excr- cisod the same. or has used his offico (o Tntini- late or wrongfully restrain_the employes of the Northern Pacific railrond or the officers of the labor organizutions of the emploges, or any of ther, affiliated in the excrelse of tielr rights and 'privil under the laws of the Ubited States, and, 1f so, what action should in their judgment lie taken by the house and to further request what action, it any, should be tuken by congress The investigation commitie 1o send for po Investigation full committe uny time. Representative Boatner will present resolution to the house tomorrow, accom- panied by a formal report that on exam- ination of the petitions and afdavits pre- sented to Judge Jenkins for a writ of in- junction, he deems the matter of sufficient importance to demand investigation The substitute was practically the one reported by the subcommittee, Representa- tives Boatner, Stone ‘and Terry, but a clause of their original draft stating that action was taken to avold such wrongs in the future was stricken out. be voted be resolution ald matt ithorlzed pers to conduct the subcommitieo or by the and to report to the Louse at the HIGHER POWERS INVOKED, Union Pacific Goes Into Court with celvership Matters. hewockets of the circuit court of the nited States for the Eighth district will, in a very few days, contain all the matter relative to the Union Pacific receivership, Judge Thurston and Special Government Counsel John C. Cowin left yesterday for St. Louis, where they will appéar before Judges Brewer and Caldwell to present to that august tribunal petitions' for relief from the orders made by Judges Hallett and Riner. Re- > voluminous documents, con- taining mainly exhibits, aud the cireut court will take a day off to road the last and prob- ably the greatest work ever written by the growing author, John M. Thurston. As outlined exclusively in The Beo last week this course of coupling the government with the bondholders’ interest was recom- mended by Judge Thurston to the receiv of the Union Pacific and, as intimated, Gov- ernment Counsel Hoadly acquiesced in the recommendation of Mr. Thurston that the government interests needed looking after in view of the stressful condition of affairs. The contents of the petition are not known as the law devartment is guarding the im- portant docunient’with a squad of men who are sworn to secrecy iu the matter. How- ever, the gentlemen named will endeavor to have the oircuit court pass upon the ques- tions In issue and tho oraers made will be watched with niuch inte by railrod men all over the Union Pacific systom. Will Try to Agre CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—A meeting of the Chicago and St. Louls lines has been called for Thursday of this week to endeavor to reach some “agreement regarding second ass rates between St. Louls and St. Paul. The regular rate between these two cities is $13.50, but its application via Chici gives too much opportunity for a scalp. Some of the lines do not consider it expedient to do away with the rate entirely and some means may be found to adjust the diffl- cult Rallway Notes. W. H. Guthrie, attorney for the Burling- ton at Atchison, is in the city. The secretary of the interior has approved a map of the intended definite location of the Grand Island & Northern Wyoming Railroad company, granting the road right af way over public roads in its route. Messrs. E. Dickinson, B. Buckingham, P. J. Nicholas, J. H. McConnell, W. H. Ban- croft and Si Eccles left yesterday by special for the west, General Mana Dickinson going over the western divisions of the Union Pacific on a tour of inspection. The special excursion to Texas yesterday was very largely patronized by intending land purchasers, emigrants and tourists The Rock Island had a big business yester- day, while the Missouri Pacific took out a large party on its train last night. The plan of serving meals la carte on the dining cars of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney b sulted in the lowering of the price to the traveling public. The average price paid for meals during January on this road 18 given at G2 nts, instead of $1 as by the old method. ~About 60 per cent more people are fed than when $1 per meal was harged. This shows that the movement Is A popular one with the public and indicates thal the cafe plan is establishing itself in favor . 1 asseng t of W. Buskirk, as agent at Chicago, eOSLErn passenger New York, and passenger agent o roud, who were in Omaha Mon left yesterday for Kausas Chy. Gen Passenger Agent Roberts sald to The o was #0 tired of attending meet York that he proposed to spend entirely in travel. He said ordinary, but he hoped Rol eral rle at New York, general passenger Bucklcy, gencral with headquarters at neer, traveling sistant James next busine very for better things et SR Will Be Ready Next Tue WASHING ‘eb. 13.~The members of the tteo on tell the republican members that the tainly bo in shape for presenta full commitieo at the regular meeting, next Tuesday. It had bean hoped that the report could be made today, but when it was found that it could not be th chairman of the finance committee d 1o call no meeting for today 1 Sily Wentz of coal in the basement of the F and Howard streets, dny democrat’c finance com now tarift tion to August while shovelin hou: Fourteenth yesterda go | | | | found & tin pail full of silver plated knives and forks. The waro is supposed to have been thrown Into the cellar from the alley by thieves who were being pursued. It had been there for several months, for it was near the bottom of the coal pile, which was put in in the fall B e SHOW A LARGE INCREASE, February's Revenne g ent to Tr ury Omeinls. WASHINGTON, Feb, 13.—The recelpts from internal revenue during the first ten days of the present month aggrogated $5,07 211, as against $4,614,804 during the sponding perfod last year, a gain of § This tremendous increase is regarded by treasury officials as a sign of returning business activity The significance of it will be understood when it is known that since the beginning of the fiscal year the receipts from internal revenues had constantly de- clined month by month, until the aggrogate receipts for the half-year were fully $12,000,- 000 less than for the corresponding period in 1893 Ipts Give Encour- he Nomli by the P WASHI A Feb, 1 president today sent the following nominations to the senate To be superintendent of the mint at Phila delphia, Eugene Towngend; to be collector of the port of Philadelphia, John R. Read; to be naval survoyor at Philadelphia, P. Gray Meek; St. Clair A. Holland of Pennsylvania to be pension agent at Philadelphia. Major James Gillico, quartermaster, to be lHeutenant colonel and deputy quartermaster general; Captain Chase R. Barnell, assist- ant quartermaster, to be major and quarter- master. Colorado's Legislature. DENVER, Feb. The joint memorial s protesting against placing wool, or iron on the free list the vote being 21 for and ores feated, nst. house adopted a was memorial to con- sking that a law be enacted donat- to Colorado all rescrvoir, sites desig- rd and located by the United State survey, on condition that =aid sites be im- nd used by the state. nt most of nents to the aws. A olution, offerad by ator Steck, declaring illegal and void all nominations made by the gov- ernor and not submitted to the senate was bled by a large majority. The gress the day di cussing to istration annual of Ira pres- ation of addroess, eighth ational Assoclation The convention of the Buflders met here today, President Herzey presiding. Enos Whitcomb, ident of the Master Builders Boston_delivered the fntroc after which M thews del address of wel . The rest of sion was occuy iy the of the president and routine E— the s Strw Yesterday afternoon a boy named Ed Nutt made a snowball as hard as ice and (hrowing it struck a neighbor boy named Ed Heller in the face. The latter retaliated by giving young Nutt a slapping. The lad’s father then ran to the gate and struck the Heller boy twice with a poker, cutting gashes which required the attendance of a surgeon. — Made a Confessio PINEVILLE, Ky, Feb. 13—Robert Mar- ler, who was hanged here last Friday, made a full confession of his crime, al- though the matter was mot made public until today. George Smith, a_prisoner with whom Marler had me quite intimate during his confinement, is one of the men to whom_the story of the crime was ad- mitted. A well known Christian of the town was also made a confidant. Jonn Y. McKane's Case. BROOKLYN, Feb, 13.—The defense and prosecution in the John Y. McKane case have rested their cases. Ex-Judge Troy for the defense has begun summing up. He will be followed by General Tracey or Mr. Shepard, who will sum up for the prosecution. Judge Bartlett hopes to be able to charge the jury by tomorow noon. Rocord Cateh of, Herring. GLOUCESTER, Mass., Feb. 13.—The fish- ing schooners arriving here yesterday brought in large quantities of frozen herring and the receipts are the largest for one day on record, the total amounting to 5,075,000 in numbers and 6,084 barrels salted. YORK, Feb. 13.-The will of Rathgate Beck, whigh leaves $1,000,000 to Dr. Parkhurst's society for the prevention of vice, was probated today. A contest of the will has been begun by Mrs. Matilda Carter, who claims to be a child of the late Alexander hgate, from whom Beck Inherite 000, . i - Killed on a Bridge. Ala, Feb, 1 Georgia Cen- while crossing the Chattahoo- near here this morning, caught a party of men thereon with the following results: John Davis, killed; Willlam Green, both legs broken, will die, The others es- caped by swinging to the cross ties, iR A R Committed Suleide BUFFALO, Feb., 13.—Willlam O. Dim- mock, agent of the Merchants dispatch, shot and killed himself at his home lnnh\( while suffering from the grip. He was well known in business and railvoad circles throughout the country. ———— ather, Colo., Feb, stabbed his father, R. inflicting a mortal ed, be- reproved BUPFAT tral train, chie brid MONTE V Smith, 23 yea AL Smith, "this morning, wound. The son, who was intoxi came enraged when his father him for drinking. ol @ Must Die FEFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb, 18.—The supreme court today denied & motion to reopen the case of Jacob Brown, o negro convict held here for murder i’ the first degre Brown will be executed March 15, Catarrh In its !m‘_fl Form Life Almost a Burden A Clorious Change Due Solely to Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Mrs. O. King Geneva, Ollo, ial disease, and there- fore it can only be cured by a coustitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilla, Read what 1t did for Mrs. King, concisely expressd in her own voluntary words . 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Ma “ Gentlemen: — From o grateful heart I write what your graud medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla, Catarrh I3 a constitut | eccantric | AS FRIEND MEETS FRIEND. There is the Same Gresting in All Countries. 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