Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1895, Page 1

"\ ment certaln. exemptions for prospective colo- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUN OMAHA, SATURDA e o — MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1895. LE COPY FIVE CENT JAPS ATTACKING CHE-FOO Assanlt on Ning-Hai a Feint to Cover the More Important Move, LANDED THEIR FORCCS NEAR THZ CITY Big Fight Brpected Before the Chinese Will Give Up Thelr Homes—Firing on the Eastern Fortifications of the City. CHE-F0O, Feb. 8.—A large torce of Japa- nese troops were landed last night to the east of this town, and this morning began an at- tack on the fortifications on the eastern part of the city. The Japs arrived at Ning- Hal, & town between here and Wel-Hal-Wel, yesterday, and began a bombardment of the western side of that town. This alarmed the people In Che-Foo, and they alt armed themselves at once. The gates of the city were closed and barricaded, and even the forelgners carried arms. The reason for this fear was an impression which prevailed that the attack on Ning-Hal fortifications was a feint on the part of the Japanese to cover a new landing of thelr forces. This theory was last night proved to be cor- rect when the troops appeared on the east of this town, and, as stated, began an at- tack on the fortifications. There is intense excitement here now, and a big fight s ex~ pected between the assaulting Japanese and the Chinese, who will have to defend thelr homes, The Japanese sh'ps which appeared near Ning Hai left soon afterward withcut doing any damage. This confirmed the vy .ession that the attack on Ning Hal was only & feint of the Japanese to cover a landing of their forces at some other place and the people here were convinced that the capture of some cther place is contemplated. Every precaution was taken to defend the city. Another version of the appearance of the Japanese ships off Ning Hai is that they were chasing two torpedo boats supposed to conta'n Admiral Ting, the commander of the Chinese naval forces at Wel-Hal-Wel, and Captain McClure, the merchani marine, who was ap- pointed ssistant to Admiral Ting. These two officers were said to be escaping from Wei- Hai-Wel on board the two torpedo boats and the Japanese are reported to have sunk both vessels at a point northward of Che-Fee,« Ac- cording to the advices which have reached here from Wei-Hai-Wei, only the Chén Yuen of the entire naval squadron at Wel-Hal-Wel was sunk by the Japanese. The sister ship of -that vessel, the Ting Yuen, is £ald to be ashore. The Chinese inhabitants of this city are leaving by the thousands, The Japanese landed a force of troops near here last evening with the intention of cap- turing the city. The landing was made about ten miles east of Che-Foo and immediate ad- vance upon the city was ordered. As this dis- patch is sent the Japanese are attacking the forts defending the east part of Che-Foo. In- tense excitement prevails here and it is ex- pected that a severe engagement will occur teday. The Japanese have occupled all the positions at Wel-Hai-Wel and have captured or sunk the whole of the Chinese northern fleet. The Japanese, during the night of Monday last, February 4, cleared Wel-Hal-Wel harbor of all torpedoes and submarine mines by the skillful use of the'r small torpedo boats, and the steam launches frcm the war ships, which small craft grappled for and cut the wire con- necting the submarino mines with the shores. ‘When these dangerous obstructions were re- moved the fleat of Japanese war ships made a splendid dash for the harbor and attacked the Chinese fleet with such skill that the battle ship Ting Yuen was sunk. These tac- tics were. repeated during the night of Feb- ruary 5 and’ the Chen Yuen, Laf Yuen and other Chinese war ships were blown up and the remainder of the Chinese fleet was cap- tured. Following up this splendld success, the Japanzse c:mpleted the capture of Wel-Hal-Wel yesterday by landing a large force and seizing the plans of Lung Koa To, which has made a galalnt defense against heavy odds. Some of the Japanese war ships passed Che- Fee early this morning and fired a few shots at the forts without doing any damage. In view of the reports currents in regard to the feint attack made upon Ning Hal yesterday the belief grows that the Japanese are going to_attack Che-Foo. HIROSHIMA, Feb. 8.—An officlal dispatch recelved here fronr the Japanese commander at Wel-Hai-Wel announces that the Chinese war ship Chen Yuen and the Ting Yuen and the Chinese cruiser Chin Yuen or Lal Yuen were sunk by the Japanese torpedo boats in the attacks fust made upon the remaining war ships of China at Wel-Hal-Wel. The official dispatch adds that two steam launches succeeded in escaping, but they were chased by Japanese vessels and were eventually dis- abled near Che-Foo, LONDON, Feb. 8.—A dispatch from Shang- hial says there is intense anti-forelgn feeling on the Shan Tung peninsula and that American missionaries are flecing hestily, ISLAND FORTS CAPTURED, Nothing Left to Distarb Japanese Posses- slon of Wel-Hal-Wel, LONDON, Feb. 8.—The Times tomorrow will publish a dispatch sent from Shanghai today, stating that the island of Kiu-Kung- Tao, in the harbor of Wel-Hal-Wel, was cap- tured by the Japanese yesterday. The d patch adds that the Chinese warship Ting- Yuen was sunk by a torpedo, and that the remainder of the fleet dashed seaward. The fate of the vessels that attempted to put to sea is not known, A dispatch to the Times from Wel-Hal- ‘Wel, via Hiogo, says that the Japanese, desir- ng to attack the western forts and those distant two m'les along the shore which were covered by the Chinese fleet, the advance guard was compelled to make a toilsome march on Friday during a snow storm and @ strong gale. The march was made by a elircuitous route. Bventually the Chlinese troops were met on the Cheefoo road, west of ‘Wel-Hal-Wel, and sgvere fighting took place. “The Chinese were defeated and fled to Chee- foo. TheMoss on the Japanese side was thirty killed and wounded, Asking Concessions from M exico. CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 8.—Mr. C. W. Brown, attorney for the Mexican coloniza- tion company of Missourl, is in the city for the purpose of obtaning from the govern- _nles now enroute from variou United States for the.company's property in tho state of Chiapas, The exemptions embody the abolishment of certain import duties and rt charges on the line of steamers which he company proposes to establish between the ports of Galveston, New Orleans and Mobile to Coatzacoalcos on the gulf coasf. Exemptions are also asked for the port of Tonala on the Pacific In connection with colonists taking passage from California and other points on the Pacific coast. Newapaper Meon & xoluded, CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 8.—The porte has finally decided to permit no newspaper to travel in the provinces of Asia Minos, except in Bittles, and the latter ex- ception obtains only while the committee of inquiry Is sitting at Moosh. e Mote Imperial Documents Published, BERLIN, Feb. 8.—~The Vorwaerts, the so- cialist organ, which has made itself notorious recently by obtaining possession of and pub- lshing secret government documents, pub- lished today a secret lmperial decree dated February 5, 1890, in which commanding of- are directed in stringent ters o in- e vmuu-lr. without regard to persons _or consequence, in order to prevent Il treat- ‘ment of soldiers by their superiors in rank. Two Praved sn A'lbY, FR 'ISCO, Feb. 8. -lndictments usd Ly the federal grand jury sgainst parts of the | i i i A number of men charged with being unruly members of the American Railway union, two of whom proved today that they were not members of he American Railway unifon and had never been engaged in any branch of rallroading, establishing also alibls in connection with the strike troubles. SOUTH DAKOTA'S CASH. Taylor Steal Will No Longer Compel the Sta‘e to Accept Credit. PIERRE, 8. D, Feb, 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The state treasurer will on Monday begin paying cash for all outstanding war- rants, and henceforth there will be no trouble in maintaining cash payments. A few days ago an interview with Treasurer Phillips was wired out, stating the resources of the state and its financial condition. Today came a telegram from Chicago from a heavy firm of bankers stating that they had seen the interview and would like a large block of the warrants, and would deposit the money to the treasurer's order. The bid was a most favorable one and was accepted. This, with others just made, gives the state plenty of money to meet all cutstanding and prospect- ive obligations. There will be no trouble in maintaining cash payments until August, when a deficiency tax fully equal to the Tay- lor steal will be made. TO PROTECT THE RANGE. Ancient Problem Again Disturbing the Legisluture of the State of Wyoming. OHEYENNE, Feb. 8.—(Special Telegram.)— A bill passed the senate of the Wyoming legis- lature tcday providing that a census of the population of the state be taken during the present year. This law was enacted to com- ply with the provisions of the &tate constitu- tlon, which requires that a census shall be taken every five years. The bill making it unlawful to kill any buf- falo in the state of Wyoming has passed both houses, and will be approved by the governor tomorrow. It was practically decided by the house to- day to pass a bill to prohibit parties from grazing sheep or cattle within cne mile of any occup'ed ranch without the consent of the owner, and within two miles of an in- cerporated town, notwithstanding the fact that the attorney general has given an opinion that such a law would bo uncsnstitional, The question of the use of tha public range has created more acrimonfous discuss’an than any other subject before the legislature. The sheep men bitterly oppose the proposed legis- lation, but those who represent the small ranch men say that unless something is done to protect this class from the encroachment of sheep, they will be compelled to leave the state. DISCUSSING RAILKOAD RATES, Members of the South Dakota Leglsiative Committees Mear Arguments. PIERRE, 8. D., Fétb. 8.-—(Special Tele- gram.)—This evening the railroad commis- sions of both senate and house held a joint meeting and heard the arguments on the big bill for the imposition of maximum rates. The friends of the bill were Judge Palmer and a number of S'oux Falls jobbers, and for the railroads Judge Burtt of Huron ap- peared. A large array of figures were given by the jobbers to show that South Dakota was suffering from discriminations. Today the senate, having considered the free silver memorial debated yesterday, voted to expunge the whole matter from the record and to expunge this motion. No bill of im- portance was passed. In the house a bill came up from the senate prohibiting the making of mortgages covering property not in existence. This is the same proposition beaten a few days ago, but this time It was sustained. The divoree bill, reducing the time to three months, will pass the senate this afternoon. A large crowd of jobbers from Sioux Falls arrived to fight the railroads, FKight-Hour Day for Polloemon. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. 8—The house committee on labor today reported favorably the bill making eight hours a lexal day’s work for policemen. Should this bill puss it would seriously effect St Touis and Kansas City. The house committee on labor today reported adversely three mens- ures of great importance to_organized labor in Missouri, They are the Fellows servant bill, the bill creating a state board of arbi- tration and the bill providing for weekly payment of wages. Hermann Withdraws from the Race. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 8.—Congressman Her- mann's name was withdrawn from the sen- atorial contest today, but Dolph's vote re- mained unchanged. The ballot resulted in the following vote: Dolph, 41; Hare, 10; Weatherford, 8; Willlams,' 11; Lord, 8; Lowell, 10; absent, 2. No Chunge In Idaho. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8.—The senatorial bal- lot today was without change: Shoup, 19; Sweet, 18; Claggett, 15 st i, HIS BUSINESS PARTNER ACCUSED. Murderer of Harvey lcoth Sald to e His Associnte In Cnttie Halsing. CHEYENNE, Wyo,, Feb. 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—On the 26th of last month Harvey Hooth, one of the wealthlest cattlemen in Wyoming, was brutally murdered in a stable in the town of Evanston in the extreme western part of the state. Although the circumstances showed that the crime wis deliberately planned, there was 0 much mystery surrounding the affaly that the officers could not locate the mur- derer. A reward of $,000 was offered and eminent_detectives were employed on the cage. From reliable citizens of western Wyoming who reached Cheyenne today it is learned that the detectives have accumu- lated evidence which they believe proves beyond a doubt that A. 8. Crocker, one of the most prominent citizens of Evanston, and a partner of the late Mr. Booth in thé cattle business, 13 guilty of the awful crime. It was desired to Keep the matter quiet, consequently no public arrest has been made, although Mr. Crocker Is under sur- velllance of special officers, and the matter has been kept quiet in ordér to secure addi- tional evidence of a circumstantial charac- ter, as evidently the only person except the murderer, who has personal knowledge of has been removed. Exaetly (wo years previous to this murder W. H. Crawford, who was formerly in partnership with Booth and Crocker, mys- teriously disappeared and has not been heard of since. It is the theory of the de- tectives that Crocker made away with Crawford, which crime was known to Har- vey Hooth, Crawford had some difficulty with Crocker some months previous to his disappearance and withdrew from the firm. Tt 5 believed that the murder of Craw- ford, If he was murdered, caused a coldness Dbetween Booth and Crocker. Although asso- sociated together In business, they scarcely spoke to each other, and for the past year they were not on civil terms. The fact ‘was well known to the friends of both men, but neither ever offered an explanation of the causes thereof, The authorities are convinced that Harvey Booth was made away with as a matter of self-proteetion. Crocker dare no longer trust him with the knowledge of the erime. On account of the prominence of all the par- ties, the affair has created the greatst sen- satlon ever known in this section. e e GRAND TRUNK TRAINS COLLIDE. Ono Stalled in the Snow and Another Fo'- lowing Crashed Into It. TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 8—The Grand Trunk train due here at 8:15 a. m. got stalled near Weston, eight miles from here, and was run into by a London train. The driver and fireman of the colliding train are badly scalded. Two passengers are missing and two others badly injured. The wrecked cars are now on fir i Safe from the Om CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-An express safe con- taining money was stolen from a Lake Shore train today while being taken from the stock vards branch of the express com- any to the main office in the city. The safe was fownd later in an alley, opened and rifled. The e s officials say the amount 1 Btoln wu Kxpros New Wage Senedule to 5 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. §,~The grievance committes of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engltecrs had another conference with the rallway officlals today in reference to el the proposed revision of the . edul ihh Wil e Subinitiea ‘or Fatiacation o i lodges of the order, TEUTONIC COMES INTO PORT Arrives Off the Bar at New York Late Last Night. NO NEWS YET FROM LA G\SCOGNE No Unensiness Felt Concerning Any of the Other Overdue Steamers, of Which 1here Are Several. NEW YORK, Feb. arrived at the bar, the La Gascogne. Hope for La Gascogne was buoyed for a time by a report from Fire Island that a big steamer was sighted off that point about 5 o'clock tonight. Nothing further was seen of the vessel until 7:30, when the marine cbserver at Sandy Hook saw a steamship's lights outside the harbor. The vessel did not signal, and, as the weather became thick, she was lost sight of. At 8:25 p. m. the observer again saw the vessel at anchor. He flashed a lantern, but could get no signal from her. -1t is supposed that she might be either the Teutonic, Rhine- land or Manitoba, all of which were over- due. If it was La Gascogne Captain Baude- lon would ha?e signalled, on account of his heing £o long overdue. Fear for the safety of La Gascogne {8 beginning to fill the minds of ship men. While the agents continue to assure the friends of passengers that the steamship is safe, the belief Is forcing itself on their minds that something extraordinary has happened to the French ship. An cager multitude hovered about the office of the company, on Bowling Green, today waiting for some word of the missing vessel. No word of consolation from the officlals of tho company could be had. The storm of last night was an unusually severe one. All night the life-saving patroi- men were on the lookout for incoming vessels and the snow was driven into their faces by a howling northeasterly gale, which chilled *them through to the bone. The electric buoys in the Gedney channel were extinguished by the fce and it would have been difficult for any incoming vessels to have steered their way the bar. The steamer Nacoche, which cleared for Havana yesterday, spent the night at anchor in Gravesend bay, waiting for more favorable weather. Up to 2 o'cleck this afternoon nothing had been seen of the overdue steamer La Gascogne, nor of the Teutonlc, or of the other steamers that are now due. Numerous inquiries have been received from the west regarding the La Gascogne and Teutonic. Until the wind abates and the weather clears no vessels can be expected to pass in at Sandy Hook. La Gascogne s now five days overdue and has not yet been sighted. The flerce gale which set in yesterday afternoon continues and nothing can be distinguished at any great distance from the shore. Direct tele- graphic communication with Fire island is stopped, the cable connection with the main- land having been broken by the vast quantity of ice in the great South bay. Should La Gascogne be anywhere near the coast she could not be‘seen until she was close to Sandy Hook. There are probably about 125 passengers on La Gascogne. Her officers are: Captain Baudelon, Chief Officer Blanquie, First Officer Gontier, Second Officer Piton, Third Officer Landegren, Purser Japhet, Assistant Purser Darandeau, Chief Engineer Martin, Second Engincer Le Bars, Third Engineor Gouverne, Fourth Engineer Haman, and Dr. Gervais. The White Star steamer Teutonic i3 now about two and a half days“behind her best record time and the belief grows that she may be assisting La Gascogne. Following is a list of the transatlantic steamers now overdue at this point, with their dates of sailing: Steamer. 8.—~The Teutonic has There is no news yet of Where From. Date of Swling, Jan. 25 Jan. 3 Jan. 26 Jan. 24 21 La Gascogne, French Teutonic, White Star Rhynland, Red Star Bolivia, Anchor Leland, Manitoba, Atl. Trans. Taormina, Gibraltar Chelsen London Hamburg NO LOSS OF LIFE Delayed Reports from Various Nebraska Towns on the Blizzara. BUTTE, Neb., Feb. 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A severe blizzard has been raging hero for the past two days, culminating yes- terday with a cold wave, the mercury touch- Ing 34 below zero. Much distress prevails and cattle and stock on the ranges are suffer- Ing. No deaths from exposure have yet been reported. YORK, Neb., Feb. 8.—(Special.—The storm which swept over this county yester- day was the worst seen in this locality for years. Prior to the storm a light snow had fallen, and this was taken up by the wind, and, together with the dust, made it im- possible to see over 100 to 200 yards ahead. All trafiic was entirely suspended, many of the merchants not even opening their places of business, and those who did open report no trade whatever. On Thursday morning tho thermometer registered from 23 to 26 degrees below zero, and the cold was intense, the strong wind that was still blowing mak- ing It felt that much more. The story cir- culated In one of the state papers to the effect that a small child had, through neg- lect, suffered a frozen arm, is absolutely false. The child was simply suffering from an attack of rheumatism, and at the time the report was circulated was absolutely well, OId settlers claim that never to their knowl- edge was such a storm known In this county. Some suffering was reported throughout the ecounty. MINDEN, Neb., Feb. 8.—(Speclal)—Yes- terday morning was the coldest for years. The thermometer stood at 30 below at 7:30. NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 8.—(Special)— The thermometer registered 22 below zero this morning. Water pipes were frozen all over the city and considerable damage sulted, FULLERTON, Neb, Feb. 8.—(Special.)— The wind blew a heavy gale from the south until late in the night, when it suddenly changed to the northwsst,” bringing with it one of the worst storms Fullerton ploneers have ever scen in Nebraska. All day the storm seemed to iucrease in violenca, the mercury steadily lowering until it registered 31 degrees below zero. Yesterday morning the wind had subsided, but the cold was in- tonse throughout the day. Up to sundown this evening no country people put in an appearance, hence no information can be given as to how the stock throughout the county stood the storm. Feed being very scarce it is presumed that much stock must have suffered greatly, and perhaps the loss will be found to be quite heavy. EFORTED, HE VY SNOW IN WASHINGTON, Trains All Delayed and Streev Car Trafo Suspended. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The western bliz- zard struck Washington yesterday afternoon, and the city is passing through one of the soverest spells of cold weather it has ever experienced. The snow began falling early yesterday afternoon, and by nightfall the ground was covered five Inches deep, and the flakes were coming down thick and fast, while a bigh wind added to the intensity of tho cold, which was near the zero mark, The snow continued untll 2 o'clock, and drifted so badly as to stop travel on the suburban street car lines and to render tran- sit about the eity slow and uncertain. The thermometer went down just below zero in the early hours this morning. General delays in the postal service are reported here as a result of the severe storm that has been raging during the past few days. Malls from the east are delayed be- tween six and ten hours, and no eastern mall is being dispatched on time. All mails to and from Washington are delayed. No southern malls had arrived or were dis- patched up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. None of the Washington and Alexandria local trains are running, and_Baltimere train serv- ice Is irregular. w York trains, due here early this morning, will not artive until late tonight. Al western trains are more or less behind time. BAD BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK. Elevated Rallroad the Only Way uf Getting About the City. NEW YORK, Feb. 8.~The worst storm since the blizzard of Miwch 14, 1888, started in last evening. The wihd continued all day with terrible force, blowing the snow in all directions, Traffic on surface street rallways is much delayed, and in consequence the elevated roads are being taxed beyond their capacity under normal conditions. {With that capacity reduced two-thirds by the storm, the delay is most annoying. Trdins were running twenty and twenty-five ifilnutes apart, and as they stopped at the |stations the cars were 80 full that in some instances the gates could not be opened, and no one could get in. Women were pulled lout over the rail- ings, but hundreds of people were carried by their stations. Men mot only filled the platforms, but clung on outside the railing of the rear platforms, in peril of being thrown off at the curves, On the North and East rivers, where the stream had a clear sweep, and where the running cakes of ice added to the danger, the ferry boats stopped running when the storm was at its flercest. They made half hourly trips during the night, and just be- fore dawn stopped running aitogether. The greatest danger was experienced in the fce cakes in the river. The slips were filled with ice, and a boat could not reach her dock without considerable “delay. The Jersey Central railway was completely blocked. Up to 9:30 no cars had reached the docks at Jersey City, and as a conse- quence thousands were snowbound and unable to reach this city. One Jersey Central ferry boat, which arrived at the foot of Bergen street at 8:30, forty minutes behind time, carried only one passenger, and that a woman, Yesterday the same boat, at the same hour, carried 2,500 passengers. One of the Pennsylvanla ferry boats last night got lost in the river, and consumed over two hours in reaching her slip on the Jersey side. Dispatches to the Associated press from interior points in the state report that the storm is the most severe experienced in seven years. Rallroad traffic is much impeded, traffic in many cases being entirely suspended and country roads are’ completely blocked with snow. In some localities the fall of snow in the last eighteen hours is reported to be as much as three feet, and every- where the high wind which prevailed has created drifts of great size. At Middletown four Erie trains are stalled, Throughout the length of the New York Central trains are from one to four hours: late, and generally local trains have been suspended. On Long Island the storm was at its worst, causing much inconvenience among the poor and en- tailing great suffering.. In western New York the storm is very Eevere. Late in the afternoon the New York Central started out the North Shore limited; a through train for Chicago, and every effort, it was announced, would be made to get it through without delay. During the hours-of the early evening it was reported to be on time, The passenger trains have gone out on time. Officials expect to get out through trains' regularly on Satur- day. Local service has: been re-established on_ the Hudson division. HEMMED IN BY 1CE. i Two Ferry Boats lmprisomed and Thelr Crews Without Food or Faol. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 844Bwo miles: off Manistee harbor, surrounded by.*large ice flelds that extgnd for 'mifés into the lake, are two large steamers, helpless and without fuel. Aboard of them-are about sixty men and a large cohsignment of merchandise. They are.large car ferries Nos. 1 and 2 of the Ann Arbor line,-whose massive ice crush- ers have heretofore been considered capable of plowing through any part of the lake in winter. The Ann Arbor line asked Milwaukee vessel men to send relief, and arrangements have been made to send help to the lcebound vessels from Ludington tomorrow. The boats have been fast in the ce eince last Friday, and every ton of coal has been burned to keep the crews from freezing. Today Captain John' Fitagerald of the Mil- wauke» Dry Dock company communicated the condition of the ferriés to the Flint & Pere Marquette company, and as a result word was recelved here this afternoon that a relief expedition would be sent out from Ludington as soon as‘ possible. Coal, and possibly some food, wilk be taken to the ferry boats. The car ferries left Kowanee February 1, and were bound for Frankfort. Both carry large cargos# of eastbound freight. WRECKED IN THE DRLETS, Piled Up Bank, WASHINGTON, Feb, 8.—Three trains on the B. & O. were wrecked at Belteville, twelve miles from here, today, Particulars are meager, but it seemed certain that the dam- ago to the trains was great, although no lives were lost. S0 far as can be lsarned, the noon train was stopped at, Beltsyille by snow drifts. The 2:10 train on the same line ran into it frem behind, smashing the cars badly. While efforts were baiig made to clear the track the 3:45 train camel up and ran into the other trains, also dofng great damage. A little later the 4:10 trainj came up, but was stopped by a drift only [100 yards from the spot where the other thres trains were piled up. But for this it would have been added to the ruins, It ie sdld' bhere that no flag- men were out, There were only thirty-five passengers on the trains} all told, and none of them were Injured, They suffered severely from the cold. The wirgs are down and no information can be obtpiued. Baltimore is the only city with whidh communication is now open. Three traips} have arrived from the south. MODERATING A% DEADWOOD. Three Tralns I One Snow Raliroad Trattic Reinr Troabl DEADWOOD, Feb, 8= (Speclal Telegram.) —The backbone of the'storm which for the past three days has kept Deadwood and the Black Hills country igolated from the out side world seems to be broken. Three trains arrived yesterday, and two today, bringing with them' very large mails. Al- though it is still sno § today, the fall is not accompanied by high wind which made the storms of the past few days so disagreeable and dangergus to passengers, Fall River Boat Seven tlours Late. FALL RIVER, Mass., Pl 8. —The steamer Pllgrim of the Old Colony's New York and Fall River line due at 8 o'elock this morn- ing had not arrived at ¥ o'elock. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 8.—At 10:30 this morning a big steamer believed to be the Pllgrim ghted from Savin rock, going east, and about three-quarters of a mile from the shore. ¥t was thick outside and could not be clearly seén, but appeared to be all right, as she moved along speedily and wes soon out of gight, going eastward. The probabllities are that the boat is still all gt and s makiag for New London ously. WPORT, R. I, Feb, 8.—~The Pilgrim of the Fall River line passed here at 4:10 p. . for Fall River. FALL RIVER, Mags., Feb. 8.—The steamer Pllgrim has arrived her Suffering from Cold LONDON, Feb. 8.—The cold w creased last night all over Great Britain, and was accompanied in many places by snow- storms. Trains on rallroads in the high- lands of Scotland have been abandoned. At Market Harbor the thermometer registered 12 degrees below zero, and at Gravesend at midnight the Thames was frozen over from hore to shore. At Lelcester the wmercury was 10 degrees below zero during the might. o (Continued on Second Page.) WIPED AWAY BY A HIGH TIDE Damage by the Ocean Storms Not Confined to 8hipying Interests, FISHING VILLAGES SWEPT INTO THE SEA Startling but Unconfirmed Rumors from the North Atlantle Const—Bangor, Maine, Reported to Ite Burning Up— Grent Loss of Lite, BOSTON, Feb, 8 —A dispatch from Halifax says that 100 houses and business buildings in neighboring villages have been swept away by an awful tidal wave. It is believed many llves were lost. HALIFAX, Feb, 8.—The following has been recolved from South Ingonish, C. B.: “Teles graph lines are down and are buried in the | rocks for half a mile. Twenty-two houses and shops were washed off the beach. “Nothing was saved at Middlehead, flsh stores are swept away. “At New Haven all fish stores and dry goods stores are gone. . “These are the resuits of Tuesday's storm.” The sea ‘n Halifax is higher than for years. The stage of water reached the strength of a tidal wave, and reports are pouring iIn from all directions along the coast telling of the destruction of property. A dispatch from North Sydney tells an awful story of destruction on the island of Cape Breton. Telegraph wires are all down and burled under many feet of snow, and rocks washed upon the beaches. From Ferry to Bakers, a distance of half a mile, the poles have been broken off and disappeared. At this point it is known that twenty-two houses and shops were washed away during the storm which prevailed on Tuesday when the sea pourcd upon the land with almost irre- sistible force. Nothing was saved at this point. At Middlehead all the fish stores were swept away. At New Haven all the fish stores and resi- dences are gone, making a total of more than 100 buildings which are now known to have been swept away during the storm. So far as known no lives were lost. The storm came to a sudden at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and it Is now clear, calm and mild. There is still quite a heavy sea on the outside, but the steamer Labrador came in after a quick run. All termination STEAMROAT HOILER EXPLODE Nine Persons on fioard Reported to Have Been Killed. FOREST CITY, Ark., Feb. 8.—Meager de- taills are received here tonight of the ex- plosion near Madison, the St. Francis river, of the Cyclone, a river steamboat of considerable capacity. It is reported those aboard, consisting of nine persons, were blown to atoms. The boat left Madison early this morning on a trip down the river, carrying two families, whose names are not known, and a small crew. Her cargo in- cluded several barrels of gasoline. The boat had reached a cut-off four miles from Madi- son, when, without warning, the explosion occurred, wrecking the craft completely and tossing those on board high in the air. None lived to tell the tale, being torn to shreds. The exploslon was terrific, and was heard three miles distant. Owing to the extreme isolation of the scene and of the poor tele- graphic connections caused by the inclement weather, further details of the disaster are unobtainable tonight. on FIRE IN A CHICAGO HOTEL. Guests Uriven from Thelr Beds to Kight Their Way Into the Cold Night Air. CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—Eleven persons were driven from their beds by fire in the Royal hotel in Adams street at 4 o'clock this morning. All of them narrowly escaped death, and all suffered intensely from the cold. The Royal hotel is a four-story brick building. Only one narrow stairway led from the hotel to the street. Escape by that route was cut off by the fire. . The only egress left was the fire escape down the front of the bullding. In getting from the building all were more or less injured: Mrs. J. H. Wilson fell part way down the fire escape and was badly cut and bruised. Maggie Bryan and Maggie Day were on the top floor and all their halr was burned oft and their hands were cut by their fighting their way through the windows. B. Martin of New York was one of the worst sufferers. His feet were frozen while he was standing on the fire escape. He was taken to the Great Northern, where he is under a doctor's care. None of the guests had time to dress, and almost all lost their belongings. FIRE ENGINE FROZEN, Home for Friendless Women at Cloveland Burned Down—Narrow Eicapes. CLEVELAND, Feb, 8.—Fire broke out at 8 oclock this morning in the Home for Friendless Women near the corner of Scovillz avenue and Putnam street and the building was almost totally destroyed. Many cf the in- mates were sick In bed and for a time a repetition of the Deaconess Home horror seemed probable. The firemen succeeded, however, in rescuing all the inmates, although their rescue was attended with the greatest difficulty. Owing to the terribly cold weather the fire engine froze as scon as it left the house and the firemen could make but little headway in checking the flames until the building was practically destroyed. BANGOK, ME., ON FIRE, Slakiog Lime Sturted a Blaze Threatened the Whole City, BANGOR, Me., Feb. 8.—The highest tide ever known here this morning flooded the warehouses along the river front. Slaking lime started a fire which threatened the business section of the city. By hard work the flame when 36,000 damages had been merchant on Exchange from the flood, ROCKLAND, Me., Feb, §.—A severe lime fire, almost resembling that of a few years ago, broke out on the water front today. A. J. Baird & Co., Speed & Co. and. the Gay Bros. lost about 1,000 casks each. Many of the wharves are submerged by the tide and the lime sheds are invaded. About two feet of snow has fallen and traffic is generally interrupted. et F.re Started by Water at Fail River. FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 8.—The highest {ide since 1869 cccurred here this morning. All the u(éu along the river were flooded and bales of ®iton and oll barrels were floated off into the river. The water set fire to lime in a store house of Borden & Remington, dealers In mill and bullding supplies, and the building and contents were destroyed. Cotton worth $6,000 was burned Died from Heart Discase st @ Firs. DANVILLE, Ky, Feb. 8-—Prof. J. W. Harris of Xenla, 0., a guest of Harris hotel at Crab Orchard, Ky., discovered the bulld- Which ing on fire at midnight and alarmed the inmates. He saved his own property and helped save other property and then dropped dead from heart disease. The loss on the hotel was §6,000 Serlous Fire in Cinclnuatl, CINCINNATI, Feb. S Japan derartment of the American m.—~The Oak { Leatber comnany's extensive works on Mc- Lean avenue are burning. The fire has such headway that the loss is likely to be very large. i Eievator at Virginiu, 3 Barned, VIRGINIA, Neb, Feb. (Special Tele- gram)—J. V. Allen & Sons’ elevator burned last night. Loss $4,000, Insured for $2,800. The fire is supposed to have caught from an engine, It was all the people could do to save the town —_—— NATIONAL ALLIANCE DEMANDS. Resolutions Adopted at the Annual Meet- ing Yesterday. RALEIGH, N. C., Feb, The supreme council of the National Farmers' alliance listened to the unnual address of the presi- dent at the morning session today. It also platform day and the report of the committee in charge thereof recommended some changes, which brought on some ear- nest discussion, A number of favored a reaffirmation of the platform, but a larger number en- 1 the committee's report and some ges were made. The transportation plank, demanding the government ownership and control of the rallroads, 18 modified ®) as to demand that the gov ment shall own and operate just enough of the competing lines of the coun- y to_effectually give the government full control of the ation of passenger fares and freight rates, e demand for election of United States senators by direct vote of the people is changed %o a8 to demand that each state 11 be divided into two dis- tricts of nearly equal voting population and that a senator shall be elected from each by a direct vote of the people of the district. Finance was a sub, of considerable dis- cussion, which resulted in the adoption of lengthy preamble and resolution. " The pr amble sets forth that in a land of boundless resources, blessed in unstinted measures with heaven's bounties, the wail of distress fills the land; that the lives and inheritances of the unborn are being offered as a pledge to the pawnshops of = Europe to obtain money, while bankruptey holds high carni- val. ~Rallways go into the hands of re- ceivers, merchants and manufacturers break down, people are despoiled of their hom labor'is condemned to idleness, and stary tion s undermining morals and civilization. The resolution declares that *“while standin firmly by all our alliance demand recognize that no other reform is until’ the destructive policy of contractin our money volume s o hrown and th banks of the country be forced to ret from government business; having at 1 forced the financial question to the fr we will fearlessly meet the issue and se notice on the country that we will never rest until the people shall rule, instead the dollar, and n pronounced Americ financlal system is established.” The proposal for funding the Pacific rail- road debt to the government is condem The officers for the nex fets 3o I Willets of Kan e H.C. y of Kan urer, D, P. Duncan of South Carolina; tional executive committee, Mann Virginia: H. L. Loucks, South Dakota; T. Dean, New York; H, C. Demming, Pennsy vania, and Marion Hutler, North Carolina. e g SNOW SHOVELLERS RU Killed and Injared. HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 8.—While dig- ging out a snowbound train on the Penn- sylvania road mear Lucknow this afternoon ten men were run down by a section of the Pacific express. Two mew were instantly Killed, two Injured so badly that they lived but a short time and a fifth s at the city hospital with a fractured skull, his arm broken in three places, and he has severe contusions on_the face. The dead are: John K. Darr, Noah Nye, George M. Stroup and John Crossley. * The injured man’s name is Benjamin Otst. Under the direction of Supervisor King the men were releasing two engines which had been stalled by the blizzard. The snow- baund irain was op the eastbound.passen- ger track, with the men arm:d with shovels all around it. As fast as they cleased the snow .away the wind would drive it ‘over them and on the track on which the cars stood, The air was full of it, making it Qifficult to see in any direction. Suddenk one of the workmen cried: ‘“‘Look out! Coming up the westbound track was one of the sections of the Pacific express, which Was scheduled to arrive at 3 o'clock in the morning, but which had been belated al- most _twelve hours, Bsfore the men could get out of the way the express struck them. — STOCK CAR COMPANY FAILS, Recelver Appointed to Take Charge of the Roliing Stock, CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—Henry A. V. Post arid Thomas Carmichael of New York were ap- pointed receivers of the Hicks Stock Car company today by Judge Jenkins. The re- celvership, however, is only to apply to the rolling stock of the company on which the complainants, the Railroad Equipment com- any and the Terre Haute Car and Manu- acturing company, hold leases. -On the general receivership of the company Judge Jenking deferred the application for a re- celvership_pending in West Virginia by Royal J. Whitney, a stockholder, who was also the first complainant in the court here, that he could not sustain the bill on ac- count of lack of jurisdiction. When the re- Celver Is appointed in West' Virginia Judge Jenkins permits the same appointment in Chicago.. Mr. Whitney, the complaining stockholder, charges gross mismanagement of the affairs of the company by the presi- dent, 1. Junius Kdwards, ending in the wrecking of the company. AL H18 PLANS MISCARRIED, DOWN. Four Men One Serlously Ofcers Nipped a Would-Be Bank Kobber at St. Helena. Cal. NAPA, Cal, Feb, 8.—John Wooden, a sa- loon keeper, made elaborate preparations to rob the Bank of St. Helena today and 18 now In jall. Word came from St. Helena, elghteen miles from here, that an attempt would be made to rob the bank, and offi- cers were sent from here to frustrate the attempt. Wcoden's plan was to first enter the bank and get fome money changed and then commit the robbery. Wooden carried out his_plan as far as getting the money changed and then r:turned to his room at the hotel, first having hitched his horse in an alley buck of the bank., In order to avold bloodshed the officers did not wait for him to attempt thé robbery, but arrested him in his room. Wooden irled to get a bell boy at the hotel to help him and the boy informed the police. Wooden bears a hard reputation, and, being under the influ- ence of liquor, would doubtless have at- empted to rob the bavk in broad daylight had he not been arrested. ———— HANGED FOR HIS COUSIN'S MURDER. Kugeno Byers Protests He Did Not Kill Sergeant Walker, BIRMINGHAM, Ala,, Feb, Tugene Byars, the well known detective, who mur- dered his cougin, Sergeant Kugene Walker of the United States army at Hering park, near here, January 6, 1504, was hanged in the jail yard today in the presence of 100 cople. Walker had just served five years n the army at Fort Niobrara, Neb., and was enroute home with §1,000 40 his pocket when Byars enticed him off and shot and robbed him, On the scaffold [yars pro- tested his innccence, saying that he left Walker in the city at § o'clock on the ey ing of the murder, and did again until at the undertaks before God that an innocent man hanged, but w dy to die, an blamed no one except the 5 8. By died game, his neck by He leaves a family. SOUTH DAKO! ANTS HER PAY, Cla'm Agent of the State Will Sue the Gov- ernment for Fifty ¥ 0d. PIERRE, 8. D., Feb, 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—F. M. Goodykoontz, who has been South Dakota's agent at Washington for the prosecution of claims, has resigned, and Colonel J. H. King of Chamberlain has been appointed in his plac onel King will at once bring action before the Interior de- partment to recover the § per cent granted By aw to” the states for' all publie land 801d, ‘The department has refused to pay for the ceded lands on the Bloux and Bisse- ton reservations on proceeds went to the I overnment, The amount in dispute is about 50,000 and Colonel King s confident of re- covering. ground that the is and not to the i S ng Distance Skatiug Match Coming. TORONTO, Ont., Feb, 8.—Last night Jobn 8. Johnston recelved articles of agreement from Peter Dustland, the Norweglan skat- ing champion, now in Chicago, to skate two races on the 16th and 2id Insts, dista L0 and 10,00 melres texpectivily, John: ston signed ‘and returned them. The races will likely take place o Minasapolis, HILTON MARES HIS REPORT Delayed Document from the Ex-State Oil Inspector Filed with the Auditor, C.AIMS THE STATE IS IN DEBT TO HIM Holdx to 85,000 Collected Gus for Inspocting ine and Demands ®1,000 More to Make U Alleged Deficlency. LINCOLN, Feb. (Speclal Telegram.)— Frank Hilton, ex-ofl Inspector, filed his long delayed report with Auditor Moore late this afternoon, and at the same time treated the people of the state to a startling surprise. Up to the time he filed his report it has been understood that Hilton owed the stats nearly $5,000. His report shows that the state is still indebted to him for more than $1,000. On the pretext that the ofl companies may scme time hold him personally reliable for the amount he has collected for the inspection of gasoline, he holds out from the state the sum of $5,582, and reports to the auditor that there I8 a deficiency of $1,168, His report filed this afternoon 1s as follow: LINCOLN, Neb., Jan 1805, —Hon, Bu- gene Moore, State Auditor, Lincoln Neb. Sir—In compliance with the provisions of the law governing the inspection of fl- luminating ofls, 1 hercwith submit the fol lowing report for the year 1801, January 1 to December 1, Inclusive: Number of barrels of ofl inspeeted and ap- ved, 10L,064; number of barrels of ofl ine spected and re. nons; total, 101,084; total fees rec r the fnspection of 1= luminating oils, v reports here- with submitted’ 1 salaries and expenses paid, ns v _vouch rs here= with submittcd, §1 1; defici sney, §,168.19, WHERE HE GETS IN. In this conneetfon I desire to s following the custom of my predec office, T ha §5,082.00 as fees for the In line, though no gasoline h ed or inspe sible to make slich test or inspec 1 de- sire to sa o that gasoline is 1 sold for lluminating purposes an find no authority under : coliection of fecs for in- i and am adyised that T am_individually fiable to the parties from whom such fees are collected, if they should make a demand upon me that the fees o collected should be refunded. I desire herewith {o further submit the following supplementary report for the period covering my Incumbency of the office of state inspector of oils fo to-wit, ¢ Impos- from April 1, 1883, to Decemb> clusive; During that period the spected and approved, as shown by the rea ports herewith submitted Larrels of Numinating olls, for whic 80 was re- ceived in fees for the sam- period. The salaries and expenses of the department, as shown by vouchers herewith submitted, amounted to $9,110.21, On the 15th day of February, 184, I depos'tsd with the state treasurer $2,000, leaving a deficicney for the ear 1803 of §3,312.41. During that period collected as ‘fees for the inspection OF gasoline $4,454.70, though no inspsction or test of gasoline was ever made by any in- spector. In all cases where rejected tests are shown on deputies’ reports, or upon the reports of the state inspector of oils, or upon the books and records in the office of the state inspector of oils, such rejected tests relate to gasoline, and not to {llumls nating olls, Most respectfully _submitted, L. . HILTON, Btate Inspector of Olls. LINCOLN, Feb. 8, 1805.—Hon. Eugene Moore, State Auditor, Lincoln, Neb.: Sir— I herewith submit the following report of the conduct of the office of state inspector of olls, for the month of January, 1895: Number of barrels of illuminafing ofl in~ spected and approved, as shown by reports herewith, 7,431; number of barrels of il- luminating ofl ' inspected and refected, as shown by reports herewith, none; total num- ber of barrels, 7,431; total fees recelved for the inspection of illuminating olls, $743.103 total salaries and expenses paid, as shown by vouchers herewith, $759.64, Deficiency, $16.64, During this period I have received $102.60 for the inspection of gasoline, but for reasons set forth in previous reports, I have not included this item in the foregoing report. Most respectfully submitted, L. F. HILTON, RAISED FOR THE FIRST TIME. Every ol Inspector who has served sires the present law was enacted, has collected and turned into the state treasury 10 cents for, every barrel of ol inspected. Thecusands of dollars have been turned in from this source. The law has never been contested. The oil companies and dealers have paid for the in- spection of gasoline without a pritest. No one has protested. Hilton ralses the question for the first time. His report is a complete surpriss to all his friends here, and even the warmest of his partisans find no word of de- fense for him. A reference to the reports of his prede- cossors show that Smith Caldwell, the first oil inspector, colleeted fees for the inspection of gasoline to the extent of $1,601 for 1888; $3,110 for 1889; $3,706 for 1890; $3 540 from April 20, 1891, to March 81, 1893; Inspector Loule Helmrod collected $5,632. All of these amounts have been collected without protes or question. SENATORS OFF ON A JUNKET. LINCOLN, Feb, 8.—(Special.)—The senate committees are away on a junket that will cost the state a pretty penny before the bills aro all in, The exact cost cannot be esti- mated until one or two delicate points are adjusted. The senate on Thursday voted ti members of the committee on public lands and buildings and the committee on financs ways and means “‘$3 per day and mileage, Some of the members construe the resolutionm s glving them $3 per day for their per= sonal services, and that, in addition to their mileage, their expenses are to be paid. The question of mileage is also disputed, but it is generally conceded that the word has the statutory 10 cents a mile significance, At any rate, a rough estimate of the cost of the junket may be made at this time, even without considering tha question of actual expenses, There are eighteen senators on the trip, and they will be absent seven days. Eighteen members at $3 per day will cost $54 per day, or $378 for the seven days, Ae- cording to the rallway schedules, the mileage account will figure out somewhat like thi Trip from Lincoln to Nebraska aka City to Peru Peru to Heatnce Beatrice to Lincoli Lincoln to Grand Islan Grand Island to Kear Kearney to Hastings and Total This would cost the state $50.40 fc one of the e‘ghteen members, or $907 additi‘n to this the institutions at Milford and Geneva are to be in the session. The mileage ac as follows: Trip from Lincoln to Lincoln to Milford an: Lincoln to Norfolk and r City. 0. In Nortolk, visited later ount will be Total Here 15 & mi of the eighteen junketers, or a tota! of §730,80 for the party. Putting the per diem and mileage account together in tabulated form we have: , 18 members, 7 da § 78.00 18 members, fies Wi 18 members, sec 730. 42,010.00 incurred pretexts, nd i Total v Here Is an_expenditure on the thinnest of all that the visit In necessary to able elghteen members to salisfy (hem= selves as to the condition and uccess tles of the state institutions, The elghte fortunate scnators on the junket are expec o re- turn and make reports to the effect that each of the state institutions are iu frst-c'uss cons dition, that they have been wmunuged with every régard for economy, and gt the same tme I it should be discovered ‘that oue the smaller institutions of the statc had pal for an average of fourteen tous of coal per day for every day in the year it is dollars te of $2.01