Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1895, Page 1

OMAHA, TUES MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1 SINGLE VOTED DOWY AMENDMENTS| House of Oommons Adopts the Reply to the | Queen's Speech, GOVERNMENT M/JORITY OF FOURTEEN Government Questioned About Samoan Af- Has No Ine rago falrs—lrother Jonathan tention of Giving U Pago Harbor, LONDON, Feb. 18.—Sir Thomas Bdmunds, antl-Parnellite, questicned the government in the House of Commons this afternoon on Bamoan affairs. Sir Edward Grey sald the | United States claimed the exclusive right to | occupy Pago Pago as a coaling sta- fon under the provisions of a treaty with Samon. There had ben no intimation by the United States of an Intention to surrender this claim. Therefore, no arrangement had effected for the reversion of the interests cof the United States. Neither was there any truth in the report that Germany was about %Wto annex Samoa. government could not give any pledge that it would insist upon the maintainance of the independence of Samoa. The country was in an unsteeled state, but the last reports from there did not make any mention of any hostilities being in progrezs. Proposals for the more effective prevention of the importation of arms into Samoa were under the consideration of gland, the United Stat and Germany. When the debate on the to the queen’s speech was resumed, Willlam Vernon Harcourt said that the spesch made by Herbert Asquith had tor- pedced Mr. Chamberlain’s amendment. Mr. Chamberlain had described the government as tottering to its fall, but within ten days it had recelved thres votes of confidence, This belated abortion of an amendment had been moved by a supporter of disestablishment Why, the opposition fight under their own flag. Sir William denied that the govern- ment or the House of Commons was called upon to consider; ‘whether the House of Lords would eanction any bill the government propored to introduce. Such a doctrine was on a par with the argument that a govern- ment with a majority cught to resign in favor of the party in the minority, A division was then taken on the amend- ment, which was defeated by a vote of to 2§3. The result was greeted with che by the supporters of the government. The chanecilor of the exchequer then moved closure, which was adopted by a vote of 279 to 271. The oppositon cheered when the re duced government majority was announced The address was then adopted without di- vision, KAISER navel address reply RECEIVES THE FARMERS, Asks that They Repose the Government. BERLIN, Feb, 18.—The emperor has en tirely recovered from the cold from which he was suffering on Saturday, and today gave audience (o the deputation of the agricultur- 18ts union, whose reception had been set for Saturday last, but’ was deferred owing to the fact that the emperor remained In his apartments that day. The deputation presented an address to his majesty on behall of 200,000 farmers, beg- ging him to dircct his attention to the condi- tion of hushandry, After recelvng the address the emperor said that the fact that he had granted them an audience showed his decp concern for the welfare of the peasantry. The agitation of last year, exceeding as it did, what was le- gitimate, grieved his paternal heart, but the act of the Agrarian league in sending a deputation to lay their grivances before him had healed that wound. He trusted that something beneficial would accrue to hus- bandry from the deliberations of the council of state, The emperor said: beg you, gentlemen, to abstain from unconstitutional agitation. Let us pray to God to grant that the efforts of the council of state shall be at- tended by beneficlal results After the deputation had called upon Em- peror William, it attendcd a meeting of the Agrarian league, which is now sitting here Herr yon Plostz, a member ef the Reichstag who was one of the deputation, made a report of the interview with the emperor, and alse sald that the emperor had expressed his wish that the agricultural classes would repose trust in him. The report was received with the greatest enthusiasm and cheers for the emperor. All thos> present sang: “Hell d'e Slegrkranz.” rust in Him and ARCHDUKE ALBERT DEAD, Emperor Franz Josc cnmbs to Congestion VIENNA. Feb. 18.—Archduke Albert died today at Ares, South Tyrol, of congestion of the lungs. He was in his 78th year. Archduke Albert was the oldest son of Archduke Charles, a brother of the grand- father of Emperor Francis Joseph and Prin- cess Henrictta of Nassau-Weilburg, In 1841 he was married to Princess Hilde- gard of Bavaria, who dled in 1864, He entered the army at an early age, com- manded a division in Italy in 1819, took an important part in the battle of Novada, re- ceived the command of the Third army corps at the end of the campaign, and was subse- quently appointed governor general of Hun- gary. In 1561 he was appointed to the command of the Austrian troops in Lom- bardy and Venetia, He gained a victory over the Italian troops at Custozza during the ign of 1866, and after the battle of a he was made commander-in-chief of the Austrian army, which title he retained until March, 1869, when he exchanged it for that of inspector general of the army. A work on “Responsibility in War,” which he published In 1569, was translated 'into French by a captain of the French artillery and into Buglish by an English captain, Great Uncle Sue- of the Lungs. BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TUG, Disabled Cotton Steamer French Const, LONDON, Fecb. 18.—The British Ganges, Captain Roberts. which New Orleans January 6 for Havr Corcublon, Spain, Junuary 28, for asupply of coal. After replenishing her bunkers she proceeded on her voyage, but soon broke her propeller and was towed back to Corcubion. Bhe started from there In tow for Havre, and when off the island of Ushant, about twenty-five mil:s from Brest from ‘the tug towing her and has not been seen since, The Ganges has a cargo of cot- ton valued at £60,000. Her crew numbered thirty men. Farmers Callod on the Minister, PARIS, Feb. 18.—A deputation ing the farmers in the departments of Pas de Calals and Nord visited M. Gadaud, min- ister of agriculture, tcday and poluted out to him the grave danger of infection to French eattle arising from the importation of Ameri- can cattle suffering from contagious diseascs. M. Gadaud fnformed the delegation that the dunger to which it referred had been sub- mitted to a commitiee of experts on cattle diseases and their decision would shortly be given. After leaving M. Gadaud the delexa tion called upon M. Ribot, the prime min- fster, and submitted their grievance to h'm M. Ribot promised that he would take the matter under consideration Adrift Off the steamer ailed from , arrived at Minister Deouby's Ald lnvoked, TIEN-TSIN, Feb. 18.—The Tsung Li Yamen, the Chinese foreign office, quested Mr. Denby, United States miuister 10 this country, to suggest to the goverument of Japan that the peace envoys appointed by the two countries meet at Port Arthur, or some place near ‘lien-Tsin, in order to suit Abe convenlence of Li Hung Chang, one of the Chinese envoys. has requested Mr. selected to assist stiations, Shanghal, w Tsin as soon as communication between the two places is opened. Mexteo and MEXICO, best possible source it is lear between Mexico and Gus In a certain correspondents that had sald that the question of th being discussed h'mself fs settled, is denled. been touched upon so far. umount due Mexlco is hereafter to be settled, Kibe Body on the Kentish Feb. 1 was a cabin orth German Lloyd steamer Eibe, was re- covered today in the English channel off the of Dungenes: of $1,000 h; friends of Mr, Schull for the recovery of his To Revive Olymplan Games. Standard from Athens the nes intends to invite the chief corporate of Iurope and ake in the games of 1596, itary prince of Sax a prize eb. Standard says that in the adoption by tion giving inc Herr the pre Protests of th has sent a prot rrest of who are ac Valuahie Munu Times from Parts entitled Pro been digcovered among the manuscripts left IGATION COMEY .IV\ ¥ the Road Ve Receiver's | PORTLAND, & Navigati its answer to the compl Loan and Trust company, under which McNeill was ntrolled or ope in th earnings and revenues with which interest Loan and nd, and isported over with on and elsswhere. to the traffic_arr: nsiderable comes via notwithstanding the dive; iness from the n he has rece possession sufliclent revenues not subject to lien or prior demand to meet and pay off the interest of the coupons of the Far and Trust t this should be done and th should be returned to the corpol of the Oregon Raflway & Navigation com- Defendant asks that the complaint be dismissed with cost Raided an Altoged Miving LOUIS, Stock exchange, a business with a the night and those infer a gambling the manages his arre a gambling ort, ducting a mining exchange' in a legitimate fle sald that exchange ingorporated Alban, and company, CHICAGO, peared in Judge Grosscup's court today to answer the rule asking him to account for actlons during his bef term as receiver for the Whisky trust. answer prepared by the respondent, neys representing other interests en document. further procec in the afternoon Judge Grosscup an- that he would Keep enhut’s s ation for as to when he would decide. Seattl SEATTLE, f of the fire department, ously disappeared, and no trace of him can He got oral leave of naturaliz but did not go, s was continued, fled to avoid trial, annual convention of the assoalation compri delegation Nicola Tesla, Jury Falled to Ag YAKIMA, jury in the case of J. K defunct who has I on deposit after he knew she broke adrift | Manker Vleaded Gul AND, Ore., Who swindled the A. O, U, $2,000 by reprosent- | wis sentenced (0 prisonment in the p and Harry Hu COLUMBUS, Mine smmendation of the scale com- action The present agre | from New York for Bremerhaven York—Arrived—La Bourgogne, trom Havre nstown York for Liverpool At Liverpooi folk; Derwentholm, from Galvesto has re- | Orleans, | \rg—Arrived ~Hungary, New Orleans. The Chinese government John W. Foster, who was the Chinese envoys in the to meet Li Hung Chang Mr. Fester, who is now at probably feave there for Tien- 1a Keady to Settle. Feb. 18.—From the d that a set- emala will The assertion of Minister Mariscal amount of between De Leon This ques- The w days. Const. The body of Walter passenger on the , county of Kent. A 1 been offered by the Feb. 18.—A the the con- Olympian dispateh to ays that vival of the America to witness i. The her Meinengen will attend 1 Hore Von Levitzow. 18.—A dispatch from Ber- view of the Relchstag of the mo 1 disciplinary power to that body during the | Levitzow” has ' declded denc; over Von Pope. Feb, 18.—A dispatch Chronicle says that from the pope t to the Russian minister thirty Catholic priests in 1sed of anti-dynastic cript Found. 18.—A dispatch to the s that an opera bouffe v ANSWERS. Taken Out of the Ore.,, TFeb, 18 1 compan. int of the “The Oregon appointed receiver of the Ore- wigation company. The s that Receiver McNelfil has rated the lines and interest of the defendant nd further, that Receiver Apress purpose of pre receipt of suffi- meet and pay requirements and the the mortgage of the Trust con ght and pass t Portland which ought properly to_ be the whole line of the Ore Nayigation company, to a Gther lines at LaCro other points in the state of This allegation ngements between the Gréat Northern, unde amount of ‘through pokane instead The defendant further allege on of bus ecelver Mc due on n line by ived and now has in his dompany mortgage; t the road e officers change. ‘The Washington concern that tape marked with before, was raided considerable money sted charged with resort. 1. H. Stear, stants were taken sed in bonds Feb, 18 today, were 1 to await trial. Spear, the manager of thc stock ' Exchange, when seen t, declared that he was not but was con- the companies were all under. c names of the listed duly an- the laws of the companics Beta, the Copper, the I3ssex Gold and Sil and each one of them kood cl in the Monte district in_the state of asser(s aving it Appenre Teb, 18. Court, Greenhut His attorney read an Atto ald they given an opportunity to in- ense, and asked for time to The court continued ngs under the rule until the he matter of as recelver under He gave no idea Short n five Chief. Wash., Feb, 18.—A, B, Hunt, has mysteri- bsence Fri- ‘acoma and attend his trial s court on the cha tion papers by fraud, he learned that his trial Hunt's friends say he has e —— ntion at Clove'and D, 0., Feb, 18—The tenth National Electric begins in Cleveland to- hundred delegates are ex- ng some of the most prom- men in the country. The will come In‘a bod the electrical e -— - ® on the Wash., Bankers Ca Feb, 18.—The Edmiston, presi- Walla Walla Savings ) on trial for receiving the bank was discharged today, ha gree. The case will come up ¥ to Swindling. Feb. 18.—Richard §. W., out feigning th, today chapge in the criminal five vears' im- itentiary, M 8. Banke: ¢ held us accomplices. kers Convention Adjauris. Feb. 18.—The convention of workers adjourned sine to the ter on the wage question was ment does not May sxels, ¥ Fuerst Alexandria. ArrivedMaryland, from Phil- Arrived—Salier, b 18 Bismarck from Arrived—Aruania, from Arriv d—Carlton, from Nor- from Galveston; Tripoli, Arrived-Dritish King, from from I BANKER RUTH 0N THE RACK His Statement Ooncerning the Taylor Do faleation Very Unsatisfactory, CONFLICT WITH RECORD EVIDENCE Fugltive of South Dakota Admits Through His Attorney that He is Ready to Treat for a Compromise. Ex-Treasurer PIERRE D, gram.)—The Ruth was heard today. Secretary of State Thorson | swore that the testimony of Chiet Clerk | Bowman to the effect that Thorson advised the holding up of state money and that he had importuned Bowman not to send it owt, was incorrect. Thorson said he merely ex- pressed an opinion in casual conversation | that the forcing of counties to pay money | they had would, during the panic, result in the failure of a number of banks. Commissioner Lockhart appeared before the committee in an informal way and informed them that the methods of bookkeeping under Ruth were exceedingly irregular and careless and that the office had been largely neglected during his predecessor's term. The committee wired Ruth to be in attend- ance Wednesday morning, and he will at that time be subjected to a close and thorough ex- amination. He testified three weeks ago that at no time since 1882 had he $1 of state in his bank at Desmet. jublic exem'rer hes furn'shed the com- mittee with a certificate from the cashier of Ruth’s bank, dated last April, stating that then on deposit §15,000 due the There are other serious conflicts of testimony, making it look somewhat dark for Ruth, The committee has instructed Colonel Jolly of Vermillion to take the testimony of certain people in that city regarding the famous letter which Ruth is alleged to have written to Taylor and sent b mistake to the trea urer of Clay county. C. T. McCoy, who ad- mitted that he was Taylor's attorney, repre senting the defaulting treasurer, and bonds- men here, also admitted that he was pre- pared to treat with the state for compromise, In the house this afternoon e railroad committee reported back Wheeler's maximum rate bill and asked that it be referred to the Jud committee. The populists endeav- ored to secure a report from the latter to- morrow, but the railroad men postponed the matter until Wednesd , Which is the last y for the introducing of new bills. Thus when the house refects the bill, as it is ex pected to do, there will be no opportunity except by a two-thirds vote, to put in another measure. The supreme court rendered the effect that while the constitution required the taking of the census this year, there wis no way of compelling the legislature to en- force the provision, and should it refuse to do so the old apportionment bill would hold over. Feb. 18.—(Speclal investigating co Tele- mittee | a decisimn to In the senate the bill locat for the Blind at Gary, in passed. Fiftioth Ballot and No kire DOVER, Del., Feb. 18 of the senatorial the Asylum Deuel county, i in Sight. The fiftieth ballot fight was taken today. It resulted as folloy Higgins, republican, 8; Addicks, republican, 5; Massey, republican, 4; Woleott, democrat, 7; Tunnell, democrat, 4. It will 'be five weeks tomorrow since the senatorial fight resolved itself into a deadlock and there appears to be no immediate pros- pect of it being broken. It was rumored here that overtures had been made to both Addicks and Higgins by the republican committee to withdraw in favor of a third party, acceptable to both candidates, but the rumor is not confirmed. Will Test Louisville's Sunday Taw. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 18.—As a result of the police investigation the names of 2,50 Vi lators of the Sunday observance law were reported to Chief of Police Taylor today. The authorities held a conference and cided (o make test cases in the various lines f business, next Thursday being the day set for the hearing of the first batch, Prom- inent among those for whom warrants will be issued are Manager Smith of the W. ern Union company, D. B. Sul- livan Sunday critic of the Louisville Courler-Journal, Manager Clifford of the Telephone company and many others. Mr. Sullivan_is also a ‘member of the Board of Public Safety. 1 Treatmant of Oxlahoma nsane, GUTHRIE, OkL, Feb. 18.—Representative Spencer caused a ation in the territorial legislature today by introducing in the house a resolution calling for the investigation of the Oklahoma insane isyl t Jackson- ville, Til., where Oklahoma's insane are kept under contract. The 'resolution alleged a death rate at the Tlinols institution of nearly 50 per cent of its patients; that no n sent there was ever discharged, and formation has fust reached him (Rep- ntative Spencer) that Oklahoma patients e kept in a wooden building without fire otection, =~ = Missouri Contestunts Want tha Sals KANSAS CITY, T 181 N. attorney for five of the republican testants, has asked the circuit court for an injunction to prevent County Clerk Crittenden, Circuit Clerk Stonestreet, Sher- iff O'Neill, Collector McCurdy and Coroner Bedford from receiving the salaries of the office until the contests now pending are «d. The petitions will ‘allege that gentlemen now holding office are in- and that if judgment is finally 1 against them “the republican can- unable 1o recover the sal- which rightly belong to them. con- Stock Yards Get a Clean B, TOPEKA, Kan., Feb, 18.~The subcommit- tee of the house appointed to investigate the Kansas City stock yards has completed its work so far as evidence is concerned, and will make its report in (he near futurs' Act- ing Chairman Painter of the committee talking today on the investigation, said nothing was found on which to base the allegations of overcharges and other irresu- larities, *“The records of the stock yards,” sald he, “reveal hon and straight- forward metho D Dolph Opponents Unite on Williams, SALEM, Ore., Feb, 18.—There was material change in the scnatorial vote play. All of the anti-Dolph republic H. William Dolph, ford, 1; Williams, Tdaho, Feb. 18, was one t man absent today, and the vote for United States senator was as follows: shoup, 18; Claggett, 15, Hocking V. ri Destitute, CINCINNATI, 18.—Word from Buckingham and other points in the Hock- ing valley today stated that the destitu- tion was such that the sufferers were be coming desperate. Governor McKinley or ed immediate necessities purchased at Buckingham, and the bill fent to him The Cincinnati rellef committee later nt a carload of suppli and Congress: n Paul J. Sorg of Middletown will send an- other carload on his own account as soon as he can have the shipment made, - Wanis Dumages for Stopping EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Feb. 15 —William F Butle who was an independent candidate for congress in the last campalgn, has sued elght men for $10,00) damages. He claims that while he was standing on u table making @ speech in democratic head- quarters in this city election night the defendants tipped over the table ani otherwise used him roughly, and he fell and broke his leg. The defendants include a grocer and seven saloon keepers, all prominent locally, R Flgin Butter Murket. Feb. 18.—BUTTER-Firn at Zc. this Speed f the Vug. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Feb, 18 -Because his wife allowed her pug dog to Kiss her and would not permit him the same privi- Peter Bowman assaulted her. Two sons attacked him with clubs and fra tured his skull. The bOVS were arrested and placed in jail to walt the result of his injuries, which are serious NO TRACE OF G ENTRY, Murderer of Madge Yorke St at Large— is Weapon Found, WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—Nothing has been heard of Actor J. B. Gentry, who last night murdered Miss Madge Yorke at Zeiss' hotel The police are guarding every depot In the city closely and if the murderer has not already made his escape from town it will be almost impossible for him to do 80. Detectivo Geyer s of the opinion that Gentry caught the 10 o'clock train on the Pennsylvania rond for New York last night The revolver with which the murder committed was found today in a snow at Eighth and Locust, which is but half block from the hotel where the crime was committed. Three chambers were empty, showing that Gentry had fired three shots at the unfortunate actress, only one of which took effect. Two bullets went wide of their mark and were found burled in the wall. The third struck Miss Yorke in the center of the forehead and passed through her head coming out just back of her right ear. Miss Clark, who ‘was a close friend of the dead actress and who was in the room at the timo of the shooting, can give no reason for the murder, as she had never heard of any quarrel between the lovers. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Rabert 8. Drysdale, the father of Madge Yorke, who was mur- dered last night in a Philadelphia hotel by J. B went to that city today to bring the body of his daughter home. Mrs, Drys. dale and her remaining children are com. pletely prostrated with grief. Madge was the eldest of four children, two boys and twe girls, three of whom were born in Scotland. The 'family came to this country about cighteen vears ago. For the past seven year: Mr. Drysdale has been a traveling sal man for Jaffe & Pinkus, linen importers of 89 Leonard street, was bank ST IN THE HEAD. A. F. Allen, an Old Resident of Eikhorn, Commits Saicld ELKHORN, Nek eb. 18. F. Allen, one of SHOT HIMS (Special)—A. Elkhorn's oldest citizens and settlers, ended his life this morn- ing by shooting himself in the head. Mr. Allen was in his 724 year, and for several weeks past he had been bedridden with an attack of pneumonia He was in the last stages of the disease and his dissolution was a question of but a week or so, at the furthest. For several days he had been unconscious, and his wife had been with him ministering to his wants night and day. This morning at about 4:30 Mr. Allen scemed to be sleeping and Mrs. Allen left his bedside a few moments. She had not been absent but a short time until she wa startled by a pistol shot. Rushing into the sick man’s room she beheld her husband weltering in his own blood, the smoking re- volver still in his hand The pistol used had lain for several mont in the bed between the mattress and springs. Medical aid was summoned at once, and the ball located In the back of the victim's head, where it had lodged. In the past Mr. Allen has frequently told his wife that ther than be confined to a sick bed and suffer he would take his own lite. e QUARANTINED FOR SMALLPOX. Steamer City of Sydney Held at San Fran cisco for Five Days. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1§—The steamer City of Sydney arrived fro¥y Panama and way ports this morning and was ordered into Quarantine by Dr. Lawler, the quaran- tine officer, because of a cage of smallpox. Shortly after leaving Panama one of the coal passers named James Bropliy was taken sick, and though he showed symptoms of small- pox, the real nature of his disease was not known until Acapulco was reached. There he was taken ashore, and the quarantine offi- cer of the Mexican port, Dr. G. Costellana, assisted by Surgeon Hibbelt of the United States steamship Dennington, and Dr. Voisard of the steamer, vacci- nated all the passengers on board, and every member of ithe crew. It was nine days ago when thé sick man was taken ashore, and since then no sign of tne disease has become apparent. As it usually takes fourteen days for the disease to mani- fest itself, Dr. Lawler decided that it would be safer to hold the vessel in quarantine for five days more, to make up the fourteen days since the last contact with the contagion on the steamer, and make certain that the disease would not be landed in the city with- out the proper precautions having been taken. et FIGHTING AMONG THEMSEL)YE, several "More Contestauts to the Wili of Andrew J. Davis, HELENA, Mont., Feb, 18,—The supreme court decided today that Harrlett Sheflleld and Erwin Davis, niece and brother of Andrew J. Dayis, the Butte millionnife, may contest the will on the ground that it was a forgery and was revoked by other will, H. A. Root and Maria Cummings Contested the will in 1891, and after a six weeks trial at Butte the jury disagreed. The Root contest was set for hearing July 24, 1893, On that day the case was continued by agreement and the Sheflield-Davis case called. These con- testants were not ready for trial and (heir case was dismissed. A mction to set rside the default was overruled and an appeal vas taken. The supreme court holds this was an error, as sufficient showing of excisable neglect was made. The cage was remanded with instructions to restore the contest. This again opens the question as to the validity of the will under which John A. Dayis claimed the whole estate of $8,000,000, —_—— GEORGE M. IRWIN NOT GUILTY, Discretionary FPool & the False Pretense ¢ harge. PITTSBURG, Feb, 18.—~The sealed verdict In the case against George M, Irwin for false pretenses was opened this morning. It found the discretionary peul operator mot guilty of the offense charged, but ordered im to pay the costs of the case. There are several other charges hanging over Mr. Irwin's head, but It is not known whether failure to convict him on the false pretense charge will cause the other cases to be abandened, Mr. Irwin says that he will give up the blind pool operations, but will continue speculation for himself and friends, NE JUMPED THE TRACK. dler Gets Out of ENG One M Killed and » Lady Dying—Wreck in West Vieginia. HUNTINGTON, V. Va,, Fgb. 18.—A serious wreck occurred on the Norfolk & Western road at 4 o'clock this morning, seven miles west of this cll Train Ne, 2, southbound, was running at a rate of thirty-five miles an hour when the englue jumpgd the track, fol lowed by the two coacheg. John Adkins was killed outright; an unknown lady from Port Huron, Mich., was struck on the head and is dying, and Enginder Jackson and Fireman Ginz. were seriously injured. The track 1s torn up badly and trafic impeded, Drayton Case A"x on, JERSEY CITY, Feb. 18.~The Drayton case did not come up in the chgncery chambers today as had been expectedf There was a big crowd of spectators and newspaper men present waiting for the casejto be called, but shortly after nocon Chancgllor McGlll an- nounced that there had bedp no appearance of the interested people, and the case went over. The chancellor stat that the case might be called tomorrow |fn the chancery chambers at Trenton. S - old Trausactionsy New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—There have been a few transactions in gold todpy at % per cent comumission, ELEVEN C0AL MINERS KILLED Eroke Through Into an Old Breast Filled with Gas, ALL CHANCE OF ESCAPE FIRE CUT CFF Some of the Dead Burned Almost Beyond Recognition — Mine Still on tire and is Being Flooded, ASHLAND, Pa., Feb, 18 gas which probably will result in the death | of at least eleven miners cccurred at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the West Bear Ridge | mine at Mahony Plane men have | been taken out dead and some €o geriously in- Jured that their lives are despaired of. The dead are: ER KLI SPH PITTS THOMAS DURKIN. BERNARD REED. PETER GRENBACK, The seriously injured are. nich, William Goff, Anthony ) Davis, John Laney, William Davis. Besides these several other mincrs were badly burned, but it is hoped that they will | recover. A gang of men were engaged in driving an air course when they broke through into a_breast containing a larg of gas. This was immediately ig y their lamps and an explosion follc The timbers in the air course caught and all means of escape were cut off. Some of the dead men were burned almost be recognition. The mi is still on fir and an effort is being e to extinguish the flames by mea hose from the water main, An oxplosion of Five William Min- vers, Bdward OSPITAL DURNED. Thirty Patients Sately Remo Blazing Building MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 18.—Fire broke out in Asbury hospital, a Methocist institution, this morning. There about thirty patients in the hospital at the time, and all | were safely removed to St. Barnabas hospital | just across the street. The force of laundresses and nurses on the top floor were rescued with difficulty. The flames were extinguished before the building had been seriously damaged. Serious results for some patients are feared. METHODIST ed from the were Splce Man ory Burned. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 18—The two upper stories of the six-story stone building | owned by W. W. Mack and occupied by the | ¥ . T. French company, spice manufacturers, been gutted by fire. The stock and fl tures were damaged to the extent of $20,000 and the buflding $10,000. Both losses arc covered by insurance. While two firemer were standing on the extension ladder hold- ing a line of hose the truck which supports the ladder fell over, throwing the men to the ground, a distance of 100 feet. One of them, Patrick Conley, received injuries which may result fatally. The other, Wil- liam Nclan, was quite seriously hurt. Huffalo Music Hall Scorched. BUFFALO, Feb. 18.—The north wing of Music hall was damaged by fire today to the extent of about $50,000.” The rooms occu- pled by the Sargobund eociety were gutted, the lbrary of the German Young Men's association, which owns the structure, was damaged by smoke and fire and the concert hall was water soaked. The total loss will reach $70,000. The cause of the fire Is thought to have been escaping gas. e NCYCLICAL 18 NOT DRASTIC. Puablished Translations Had Exaggerated 1ts Importance. . ST. PAUL, Feb. 18.—The recent encyclical letter of the pope was read yesterday at the morning service at the cathedral. Else- where it was read several weeks ago, and there was a great deal of discussion over the provisions of the letter and their interpreta- tions by the clerics who communicated the wishes of the holy see to the laity. 1In this dlocese, however, nothing was done or said formally until yesterday, when Father Woods read tho letter, Roman Catholics who had been looking forward to it were agreeably surprised, for the translation as read w not as drastic with relation to the attitude of the church toward secret societies as many anticipated. This anticipation was based upon the published reports of the letter sent out from the east. The translation read at the cathedral yesterday was very mild. It merely advised the young men of the church to keep out of secret societies not endorsed by the church, leaving it to their own discretion. There was nothing manda- tory; the tenor was simply advisory and the letter was read without comment, I8 UNDOUBTEDLY FROZEN TO DEATH. Fate of Joseph Rander, an Old Frenchmun is No Longer n Doubr. HOT SPRINGS, §. D, Feb. 18.—(Special Telegram.)—~An old Frenchman by the name of Joseph Rander, 79 years of age, started to walk from Cascade to Hot Springs Sunday night, a week ago, when the thermometer was 50 degrees below zero, and has not been heard of since. Searching par(ies have been out after him for the last five days and have tracked him up into the mountain reglon south- west of town, where he has undoubtedly frozen to death, He is an old timer in the hills and has no relatives In this country. Ohmer brothers, who took a five-yvear leage on the Hotél Evans, have glven up their lease and will back to Kansas, Fred Evans will run the hotel as usual ABERDEEN, 8. D., Feb, 18 —Reports have been recélved here toddy of a severe blizzard in the hills east of heére yesterday. Nehring and four children living 3 They Dy came and when found the mother and children were dead and the other two children badly frozen. andy on t SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Feb, 18.—(Special.) —Judge Dundy, who Is presiding at the Deadwood term of United States court, has rendered a very important declsion in r gard to the liw against cutting timber on government land., —The case of the United States against Theodore Reder for cutting timber resulted in acquittal and the rendering of the following decision by | the court: *The laws of the United States relating to cutting timber on public lands are what peculiar. In some portions of country the laws are exceedingly stringent and penal. In several of states, of which South Dakota is one, present laws are exceedingly liberal, 80, 1 presume, for a wise and benéficient purpose. It is'not a penal offense for any citizen of this state fo cut timber on any of the government land, If the same be cut for the purpose of developing the agri- cultural er mineral resources of the s or for the purpose of manufacturing or for other domestic purposes within the state. The evident purpose of the recent legislation, it seems to me, 18 to utili the timber found in the country for the purpose of developing its resources in the way of building up cities, towns, and the other Industries specially’ m when_timber fs cul therefor, no offense punishable under the United Statcs, The law s comprehe sive in its terms in that it Includes cutting for almost every purpose for which thmber can used, But there are exceptions. No person, whether living in this state or not, can ko on the public land and cut the' timber for the purpose or with the intent of removing the to another state, there to be used. Nelther can any person wantonly cut the tmber and de stroy the s noF can e do so for any purpose other ' than the ones described, without incurring the penalty prescribed by the recent law." Sulog for Ateetions. SIOUX FALLS, 8 Feb, 18.—(Special) Word has been received here of a $30,000 damage sult which has been brought in the common pleas _court of _ Ohio by a farmer named Sample C. Geor akalnst George D. Saxton, a wealthy man I mander, }I'HHII. le A, M | nection with Grand and brother-in-law of Governor McKinley. The charge 1s that Baxton allenated the | affections of George's wife, and that while Mrs. George was in Sioux Falls securing her divorce she was supported by Saxton Mrs, George while in this city lived in a manner indicative of wealth, She was a eautiful and fascinating woman, Ninck Nis Stockman Missing. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Feb. 18.—(Spectal.) Charlie Tua, n big rancher in the Belle Fourche valley, has apparently skipped out for parts unknown, thereby forfeiting hi bond of $1,00 which he 18 under for at tempting to criminally assault a 8-year-ol child residing at Crook City, The authorl ties have been looking for, him for ti past week without success. His father, te wether with several prominent cattlemen of the Tilack Hills, are on his bond. The grand jury fs in session and it is thought that he will be indicted as there is little question as to his guilt, - RELIEE DEPARTMENT. Card to the Pablie Tasued on the Subject of ATd o Destitute Veterans LINCOLN, Feb. 18.—(Speclal Telegram.) A m reliet commit- teo was this which the to the issued Comrades, at the elghteenth annual en campment, ‘department of Nebraska, Grand Army of 'the Republic, held at Hasting Neb,: February 13 and 14, 180, Past Depat ment Commander General A V. Cole oftered the following resolution, WhHIch wis unani- mousi dopted. “hHepartment I move you that n committee sisting of Commander Church Hov chairman, together with Comrades Clarkson ‘and A. M. Trimble be appointed to take charge of ail relief matters in this department, and conduct the same as in their judgnient seems best, and report their action to the next depirtment encamp ment.” In compliance with the mittee has organized for Clarkson uniting with me Trimbl GRAND ARMY ting of the Grand held in this eity following card Army evening, at public was above, the com work, Comrade in the selection of Lincoln as se retary, to Whom all communications in con- Army relief work in this should be addressed. Yours in CHURCH HOWI Chafrman, meantime Commander Adams has tssued the falowing ger order to the com rades of Nebraska HEADQUAT! THE REPUBLIC, BRASKA, LINC General Orders and installed as ment of Nebraska, G public, and after i full realization great of this Importa t, 1 hereby assum command and cnter on’ the office, with headquarters in the state house in_the city of_Lincoln Comrade A. M. Trimble will be continued assistant adjutant general until further or- ders, Comrade Brad . Cook of Lincoln is hereby appointed acting assistant adjutant general; Comrade L. A, Arnold of Kearney, assistant quartermaster general; mrade Cash D, Fuller of it inspector; Comrade Tecumseh, advocat Ball of Or nustering le J. H. Stickel bron, chief and” they will be obeyed nccordin mbers of my staff will be named department . C. and L. In the TAND ARMY OF PAT T OF N N, Neb., Ieb. 16, 1855, Having been elected nder of the Depar nd Army of the Re- ul con staff, great responsibility of us in this time great distress. des Church Howe, T. Clarkson and A. M. Trimble are "ap- pointed o committee on relief, and have kindly consented to assist in the 'work of the hour, and as soon as due consideration can be given a plan for orgenizing the relief work of the department it will be promul- th is resting upon e he meantime every comrade in_this department is appointed a_committee of one :k out the needy comrades in his vicin: y and report to the post comman All contributions for relief should be forwarded to the department headquarters, where an ccurate accounting and a speedy distribu- tion can be made of the same. ‘Again thanking you for the honor you have conferred upon me, I am vours in F., C. and L. C. . ADAMS, Department. Commander. A, M. TRIMBLI, Assistant” Adjutant General. -— SCHEME FAILED T0 WORK. Clever Effort to Swindle Kansas Banka with Togus Drafts. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 18.—A special the Times from Emporla, Kan i A clever scheme to swindle Kansas bank by bogus drafts was discovered here today and the would-be forger arrested, He glves the name of Hartwell P. Heath, and claims to hail from Pasadena, Cal, while papers found on him indicate he s Frank H. Trucsdale, and that he was formerl connected with New York and San clsco papers. He refuses to talk. Some ago the Citizens bank here r ed a letter from Pasadena, Cal., purporting to be from the cashier of the First Na- tional bank of place, introducing Hartwell P. He Today a_ man giving that name’ pre a from the bank $350 on the Nashua bank of New York. cashier wis sus- piclous and n zation. It resulted in show E ot the Califarnia Emporia simflar letters. The man wa held until word was received from fornia pronouncing all the letters forger On being searched, fraudulent — draf amounting to several thousands of dollar Were found. on his person, Letters, card newspaper _clippings and railroad’ passes 0 were found in his pockets, and indi- cate the prisoner's real name is Prank I tesdale, and that he was formerly m: aging editor of the Elmira, N, Y., gram, and Intely had been connectéd with the San Francisco Chronicle. had a receipt for dues In_the ) Francisco Press club and a personal lotter fro Editor M, H. DeYoung of the San Iy cisco Chronjele. The prisoner Is gen manly in all his actions. He has a black moustache, brown ey I the erage helght, He rc y o W especially to” repor ring all ques- tioners to his lawyers, whom he fmme- diately Tetalned " after’ being taken "into custody. Telegrams received here from Wichita state letters of introduction similar to those presented at the Citizens hink toda had been reccived by several of the banks the —— INSURANCE MEN DISCHARGED, Ofcers of the State Mutual Company of ihinols Come Ont Wi CHICAGO, Feb. 18.~The conspiracy case gainst 8. M. Biddigon, secretary of the State Mutual Insurance company of Tlinois, and A. N. Howland, an agent of the com- pany, was today dismissed by Justice HBrad well, there being no evidence upon which to hold the defendants, The arrest of Bid- dison and Howland was made at the | stance of H. H. Mansfield, who chargo m with conspiring to defraud him. Th for its basis ceria i which Mi which hi ners, tained, and on Y failed 'to pay the premium mportant, as it s a gtep toward the escape the company from a number of attach- ments upon it within the year past. one of which was the indictment of ex-Governor Beveridge, president, and the other officers of the company by ‘the federal grand jury for violation of the lottery laws on acchunt a certain clause in its investment plan. s now being adjusted between (h government and the company. — -} CCALIFORNIA JACK" INDICTED, harged with Swearing Falsoly In Applying for n Mexiean War Pensio DEADWOOD, ) 18— (S gram.)—The United States grand jury today returned an indictment against J. A, Nel- son, charged with having committed per- jury in swearing falsely when muking np- i jon for a pension as a veteran of the Mexican army. Nelson, “California Jack,'* is a well known char in the west, and his: case 18 attracting considerable utien. tion, it beir cage of mistaken identity John Lunce, a full biooded Sioux, was cleared on tridl for the murder of Her Good Horse and her 7-year-old son on the Hose- bud reservation sive uihs ago. The hospital buildis 17t Al iscovered 1o on fire this morning, and de spite the efforts of the wurrl fire de partment, was completely destroyed. The patients, 'who were in the building at the time the fire was discovered, were removed to & place of safely, and the surgeon in charge says will not' suffer from the ex- posure. Loss will b le was et Ast 3lissing Stenmer (Geported Sufe, NEW YORK, Feb. 15, -The steamer City of St Augustine, Captain Gaskill, which sailed from Jacksonville on January 2 for New York, arrjved at Berwuda today. cory cration and | responsibility | duties of my | ed that this is a pecullar | = = 7 FIVE CENT S— — T0 TAKE UP SILVER White Metal Advocates Win a Deoided Vice tory in the Senate, BILL WILL BE Vote on the Question of Taking it Up Stood Thirty to Twenty-Seven, JONES CONSIDERED MAY BE PUT ON FINAL PASSAGE TODAY Its Friends Will Ask the Senato to Sit Unti it is Disposed OF, BOND SALE UP FOR DISCUSSION AGAIN Senator Gray Defends the Administeation— Sherman Says the Bonds of the Gove nt Must Bo Paid in Gold— Method of Sale Criticised. ern WASHINGTON, liamentary move the under the leadership of Senator Jones of Are forced aside all other pending buste ness, including appropriation bills, and by & vote of 80 to 27 made the bill for restricted coinage of sily iness before the senate, this, Mr. gave notice that the bill would be kept befcre the senate until a final before adjourament tomorrow. From the strength shown by the gllver men on the vote today, there was littla doubt of Mr. Jones' abllity the vote tomorrow 1etive tacties cr a test of physical endurance wgurated, which s regarded as unlikely. The move of the the climax of r two hours at the there was a renewal defense, the charges and the course of the of the treasury, bond contract with Feb, 18.—By silver a bold pare f the senate, n of kansas, the una unfinished buse Having succeeded in Jones silver vote was secured to secur unless obst Iver men came as ng day in the opening of of the attack and countercharges ¢ and the in negotiatng the recent foreign The two notable speeches of the day were made by Mr. Gray of Delas ware, whose relations with the administration are such that his remarks of the president and secretary were regarde Te- flecting the attitude of the executive branch, and by Mr. Sherman of Ohio, whose finan clal views are ved with marked attention. Mr. Sherman's criticisms of the bond contract were none the less severe be: cause of the calm and dispassionate mannen in which he set forth what he termed “its hard and Impolitic” features and the ‘‘ex ve” rate of interest allowed on thirty, year bonds. Mr. Sherman declared that no bonds should be issued except to be taken by, the pecple of the United States, and he as- serted the abundant ability of Americans to furnish all the gold necessary. The Ohio senator did not, however, question the pres- ident's position in favor of gold payments, but presented the facts of all bonds issued since 1869, showing that the government had always received gold for its bonds, and was hound by common honesty to pay In gold for them, The agricultural appropriation was finally passed. STEWART OPENS THE FIGHT. Mr. Stewart, populist of Nevada, was the first to continue the criticisms of the bond contract. His resolution was called up de- claring that the government had no legal authority to buy gold coin In prefercnce to silver coln for any cause whatever. Stewart spoke of the humiliating position of the United States in being held by the throat by a gold commissidn which had the power to “coerce and squeeze’ the country up to next October, when the contract expires. Mr. G democrat of Delaware, who s recognized as close to the administration, then took the floor, He expressed surprise that the senators from Massachusetts (Lodge) and Colorado (Wolcott) had gone o far out of their way to Indulge in a violent assault upon the executive, The president had pe formed a duty incumbent on him by law. That law was such that any evasion of it would have been a plain dereliction of duty, Congress had made it necessary to aintain the parity between the metals by redeeming in e'ther. No sooner had congress assembled than the president applied to congress concerning the fAnancial condls tions. A bill was formed on the lines sug- gested in that message and the house saw, fit to reject it. Again the president ap- plied to congress. Mr. Gray read from the president’s message urging patriotic and uns partisan action to meet the emergency. STEWART HAD A QUESTION. “Does the senator think,” iInterjectsd Mr, Stewart, ‘“‘that the president has re-cstabe lished confidence in affairs by hiring the assistance of a forelgn syndicate?” Mr. Gray said he would fully consider that point later. Preceeding with the president’s me the senator read the specific statement that the law did not provide for bonds payable in gold. At that time Mr, Lodge had not complained of the conditions clearly set forth by the pres'dent, but had walted until now to present a scathing denunciation, “Having thus applied to congr cond tinued Mr. Gray, “having thus presented the situation to beth branches of con ~in appeals almost pathetic in their carnestness— the president was left alone to strug with the conditlon and to meet it Tho senator told of the tremendous drains of gold from the treasury, runu'ng up to 7,000,000 in one week, ghortly hefore this contract was made, KFrom December 1 lust up to the time-of the contract $17,000,000 was withdrawn, and of this only one-half was exported, showing that the other lalg was hoarded at home “Has the senator lost sight of the fact,® asked Mr. Wolcott, “that the sccretary of the treasury has reported to us that he had used £105,000,000 of that gold for current exs penscs ?'* L his did not divert Mr. Gray from his line of argument as to the gold withdrawals fop export and for hoardiug at home. “Right here 1 want to ask, said Mr. Peffer, “is there any law which compels the secretary | of the treasury to pay demand notes in gold instead of in silver HILL STANDS BY WOLCOTT. I have not sald there was any such law," replicd Mr. Gr “I know of no such law, But the obligation to maintain the parity, between the metals makes it absolutely lue cumbent to treat these metals equally.' Mr. Hill rose at this point to say that the question of Mr. Wolcott should not go un- answered, The sceretary of the treasury had ted to the senate that he had used 000,000 ef the gold for current expenses. Teiler wanted to read the sccretary | report, but Mr. Gray would not yield “And this drain of gold continued,” res umed Mr. G “until the subtreasury at York reported that they conld not hold ont another day Then came the gre qUEs- tion Was the country to » to a sliver bitsi tween sundown and sunup, or was it gold absolutely necessary to parity und exchangeability netals? What would you have said the priosident had not met that emergency und performed Lis duly? Would an excit the session neerni preside secretary bankers. in defense always rec age o secure the maintain the hetween the (wo L A s