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

— ESTABLISHED JUNE 17, 1871, OMAMA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCIH SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN' STEAMER SUNK IN THE OHI0 Fmoke from Her £tecks Blinded the Pilot and Oaused the Disaster, CRUSHED TO ATOMS ON THE BRIDGE PIER Longfellow of the New Orleans Packet Line Was Just Starting from Cincinnati When She Met Four Lives Lost, Disaster— CINCINNATI, 0., March 8—This morn- ing, while the magnificent steamor Longfel- low, belonging to the Cincinnati, Memphis & New Orleans Packet Line compi was on her way to New Orleans she was drifted from her course and crashed against a pier of the Chesapeake & Ohlo railway bridge and sank. There were twenty-six cabin passengers on board, but they were mostly rescued by the com- pany's barbor boat Hercules Carrel, which rendered valuable assistance the Long- fellow. So far as known seven persons lost their llves, They are: DAVID ALDRIDGIE, CAPTAIN J. L. boat. JAMES MILLER, a colored p GUS SHEVANT, the barkeeper. MRS. W. J. AULL, Dayton, O. W. J. AULL, Dagton, O. Body not covered. AUGUSTUS barkeeper. This Is the death list 5o far as known from today’s river disaster, in which the magnii- cent New Orleans steamer Longfellow was crushed on a bridge pier and sunk in than five minutes. Unfortunately the com- plete list may never be known. All the rec- ords of the steamer were lost with it, and no passenger list is ever ashore. For hours thera were rumors of the loss of an Invalid young woman from New York, accompanied by a female physician, but the constant asser- tion of the officers of the stcamer that all the passengers were rescued except Mr. Aldridge, and the statement of p: ngers that there was no panic or will rushing for safety led to tho hope that the rumor was groundless. Late in the afterncon, in a portion of the wreekage, which had been landed some dis- tance below the city the body of a young woman was found. She was wearing a satin night dress and a black skirt was about her feet, ns If she had been in the act of dress- ing. A small satchel was in her hand, but it contained nothing to ldentify her. She has since been Idenilfied as Mrs. Aull of Day- ton, O. PIERS AND CURRENT RESPONSIBLE. The accldent was one of peculiar horror. It was daylight, the fog had disappeared, the great steamcr, fearful of the peril of passing the bridge piers, had been given the assist- ance of the powerful towhoat Hercules Car- roll. When almost upon the pler the pilot found himself confronted with an alarming condition, The powerful cross currents, which no human foresight could have located, caught the steamer like a toy and turned the bow away ffrom the course he had given it. At the same time the smoke from the lowered chimneys, which had been let down to allow the boat to pass under the bridges, was wholly obscuring his vision. The Hercules Carroll's pilot being located almost behind the great steamer, was also unable to see the boat’s position, and more likely it was not strong enough to turn its course against the treachcrous current. And so the fated Longfellow was carried like a helpless thing against the pier and crushed into a wreck. o quick was the work of de- struction that in five minutes not a vestige of the great steamer was visible except bits of wreckage floating on tie river. The car- penter had time to go into the hold with a lantern, whence he hurriedly returned with the report that nothing could save the Long- fellow from immediate sinking. David Aldridge, the first named victim, who came from Rome, N. Y., was lame. He was an elderly man and was accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Armstrong of Jamestown, N. Y. He walked with a cane and could not make his way in time over the freight that impeded the way toward the stern, where the Carrel lay. « His wife and Mrs. Arm- strong were saved. The aged clerk of the boat, Captain J. L. Carter, who only last night was speaking of his long service and of his fecling of safety, committed the in- discretion after once getting aboard the ‘Carrel of going back for something from his ofice. Before he could return the vessel went under. James Miller, the colored porter, was fatally crushed by the collision. Gus Shevant, the barkecper, perished in an un selfish effort to save the aged clerk. They wero seen to go down together and Shevant was doing hie utmost to hurry him back to the Carrel. A number of others were reported missin :mv. one by one they have been accounted or. The Longfellow is the old United States steamer Schenck, transformed, The old vessel was lengthened twenty-five feet four years ago and renamed the Longfellow. She was valued at $22,500 and finsured for $15,000. She was carrying 500 tons of freight. CAPTAIN WISE'S OPINION. Captain R. W. Wise, the president of the company, £ald: “I cannot tell how it hap- pened. I do not care for the money loss but it is the loss of life that hurts. I feit safe when I ordered the Carrel to help the Longfellow out, but it arpears these cross currents caused by the plers are almost im- possible to overcome. The Carrel has many times takon this and other steamers past the bridges when they had no steam up, The Longfellow was using steam.” Portlons of the wrecked vessel have been found and landed several miles below, and it is possible that some small portion of the freight may be saved. Tho company has already arranged to take such of the passengers who desire to make the trip on the Buckeye State, which will be due tomorrow, and go through to New Orleans. The loss of baggage, however, will seriously interfere with the movements of passengers. Divers will at onco search the wreck to save whatever baggare may be found. Major Turner of Toledo was on deck when the accident happened. He heard the colloquy between Pilot Oscar Whitten, as he uttered the despalring cry: *I can't sce anything!" He heard the captain tell him to go south of the pier and heard the pilot give the order to stop the engines. It was all hopeless The mighty river was stronger than the boat's mackinery. Mr. E. B. Skinner of Massillon, passenger. Sald he: I was in my state room, just rising from breakfast. 1 did not even know that this vessel had loft the wharf. The first intimation 1 had of the accident was the sound of crushing thnbers and the rattle of breaking dishes. It was not an alarming noise, but soon the notes of warp- ing ware given in such a way that 1 teft my room just as 1 was, clad in (rousers, shocs and undershirt. ¥ made my way hastily to the deck and went at once for the Carrel. [ did not venture back to get even my hat. 1| had bavely time as it was to save myseif. But there was no panie, no rushing or trampling over each other. The men stood by and permitied the women o pass first and then got abo the Carrel, tha fast of | them Just as she was breaking away to avoid danger from wreckage of Ui Longfellow."” Anvi or of Corliss ¥ KANSAS CITY, M Bickles, aged Corliss engine, efternoon from heart disease. He eaten hix usual noonday lunch and turned o bis desk. Three hours later suffered an attack of nauses and shortly afterward. Among his many ventlons wes the Sickeis automatic trip -:nm culoff, which revolutionized the to N. Y. clerk of Rome, CARTER, the re- CHANVOTE, New Orleans, 0., was a aventor of his office here this had | he died | in- HAYTI REVOLUTION IS SPREADING. President Hyppolite Being Deserted by the Members of His Cabinet. KINGSTON, Jamalca, March 8.—The revo- lution in the republic of Hayti reported yes- terday to have begun in the north has ex- tended already to the south. The Haytian exiles who have been living in Jamalca, waliting for a chance to overthrow Hyppolite, are preparing to leave. Haytl's minister of war, General Adelson Verne, has fled to Santo Domingo. This makes two members of the cabinet that have deserted President Hyppolite in this crisi Finance Minister ‘ouchard being the first to go, after a bitter quarrel, What Is left of the admintstration will have to fight the insurgents without the old head of the War department, as well as without mon As cabled yesterday, the public | treasury 1s empty and the president is unable | to raise money by a loan. CUBAN REBELS TWI Important News from the Iy Through Made MADRID, March 8.—A dispatch recelved here from Havana says that General Garrich yesterday defeated the rebels at Los Negros, capturing their camp and a quantity of arms, Five rebels were killed. The Chamber of Deputies has resolution giving the government credit for the suppression of Cuba. An official dispatch from Cuba General Carrido has captured Baire. Two of the rebel chiefs were wounded. Forty-three of the insurgents surrendered to the Spanish troops. The re- mainder fled and are being pursued by the government forces DEFEATED, d Arriving adopted a unlimited the revolt in states that the town of Brooded Too Much Over 1lis Troubles, VICTORIA, B. C., Ma A sensation was caused yesterday by the finding of the body of Nell Heath, B. A., late vice principal of the High school, in a field near the city, with a bullet hole in his head, he having | committed suicide on Friday. ~Heath was suspended for six months for using languag disrespectful to the Catholic doctrines of | trans-substantiation. He aroused much reli- | gious feeling over the matter and Heath, who was in straitened circumstances, brooded | over the suspension., Heath was 62 years | old and a native of Scotland. had a He family in Australia and was a splendid scholar. Endorsed State Grain Monopoly. BERLIN, March 8.—The husbandry coun-| cil has adopted by a vote of 36 to 32 Count Von Kanitz's motion for the establishment of a state grain monopoly, but with a pro- vision that only such measures be taken as | may be compatible with the German commer- | cial treaties. The dismissal of Count Stoll- | berg-Wernigerode from the presidency of East Prussia, he having been recently elected to the Reichstag in the agrarian interests, strengthens the belief that the government convinced that Count Von Kanitz's pro- posals are impracticable. Swindled the Englishman, ZACATECAS, Mex., March 8.—Louls’ J. Foot, an Englishman representing a wealthy British syndicate, has just been swindled out of about $50,000 by two American mining prospectors. The game consisted of the Americans salting a nonpaying mine in the district west of here and selling it to the Englishman for $100,000. One-half of the amount was paid down in cash, and the Americans {mmediately left the country with thelr easily acquired wealth, leaving the Eng- lishman “and ‘his syndicate with a bag to hold, Riot in a Bulgarian Church, SOFIA, Bulgarla, March 8.—During the progress of a religious service at the Protes- tant church at Lompanion Sunday last the building was invaded by a mob of members of the orthodox Greek church, who assaulted the worshipers, tore up the prayer books and completely wrecked the interior of the church. ~ Several Germans and Americans were among the worshipers who were seri- ously Injured during the disturbance. The Americans are under British protection, Count Yumngata Made Minister of War. YOKAHAMA, March 8.—Field Marshal Count Yamagata, who was commander of the first Japanese army, but who was invalided home from Manchuria, has been appointed minister of war. The commander of the second Japanese army, Field Marshal Count Oyama, held the war portfolio prior to his departurs to the front, after which the affairs of the war ministry were directed by Count Saigo, minigter of marine. Rejected One Violent Provision. BERLIN, March 8.—The Relchstag com- mittee, which has been considerlng the anti-sociallst bill, has refected by a vote of 13 o 32 the section providing that anybody who in a manner calculated to endanger public peace openly attacks religion, the monarchy, matrimony, the family or prop- erty, is liable to a fine of 600 marks and to imprisonment for a term not to exceed wo years. Huve Kissed and Made Up. LISBON, March 8.—Advices received here from Rio de Janeiro say that diplomatic re- lations between the governments of Portugal and Brazil, which were interrrupted at the close of the recent rebellion in Brazil, as a result of the escape at. Montevideo of Ad-| miral Da Gama and some of his adherents from a Portuguese vessel on which they had taken refuge, will shortly be resumed, Weatherad Severe Storms. SWANSEA, Wales, March 8.—The British bark Swansea Castle, from Port Tampa, Fla., December 7, arrived here this morn- ing after a voyage during which terrible gales were encountered and a great part of the cargo was thrown overboard. Ol Lags were towed for several days to quiet the waters, One of the crew died during the voyage. __ G Lessening the Federal Power in Fra PARIS, March 8.—A large meeting, which was attended by many senators and deputies, was held here yesterday for the purpose of drafting the provieional statutes of the new leaguo of decentralization, which aims to winimize the control of the central govern- ment and increase the power of the com- munes and de f France. Havel Flonted Without Dificulty, NEW YORK, March 8.—The steamer Huvel was floated at 2 o'clock this morning and is now anchored in Gedney channel. The steamer suffered no damage whatever by having been grounded. Some of her cargo has been lightered, and & very high tido e abled the boat to flogt without the atd of the (ugs. i) Da mn Tries His Fortune on Land. MONTEVIDEO, March 8.—It is reperted that Admiral Da Gama, leader of the recent beillon In Brazil, bas re-entered Brazil and taken up arms against the government fu the | proviuea of Rio Grande do Sul, with a foree of 3,200 men, comprising ¢ naval l'htlflllu!l: with twenty-two offic Soclalists PARIS, March 8.—-A nwaber of socialists, aded by Bugene Fourer, went 10 the Church of 2 o Citughan court | yesterday, Insulted the preacher and came to blaws with the worshipers. The police were called aud &n hour passed before the riot was subdued Pri i Kiot, aners on @ 1 ritiah N COLON, Colombla, March $.—The steawer Premier, Captain Hopkins ived liere bearing about tharty prisoners who «w captured when the army of General Logues were defeated in the Department of | Bolvar. Groitig 3 Dean of Ripon Died from the Grip. LONDON, March 8,—Kev. William R. Free- wantle, M.A., D.D., dean of Ripon, Who ha rer. British has ar leum engloes of the world. He wae born %u. He belped build WG boen sufiering from influepza for gome thme past, is dead. { tusurance Men TREASURY 0N EASY STREET COondition of the Gold Reserve Satisfactory to the Officials, SYNDICATE AGREEMENT CARRIED OUV Ample Means in the Treasury to Pay Ap- propriations - R Are ing and Are Expected to Con- tinue to Do So. o8 Inerenss WASHINGTON, March 8.—Assistant Secre- tary Curtis today made the following s ment: “In view of certain statements in newspapers that treasury officials are embar- ed by an alleged failure in gold deliveries under the recent contract and other assertions of a similar nature, calculated to misiead and disturb the public mind, T wish to say that the actual withdrawals of gold from the treas ury since the 1st of March, 1885, have been $355,347, of which $281,087 have been for the redemption of United States treasury notes and $74,260 for the redemption of United States notes, and divided among the cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Francisco, St. Louis and Chicago. These aro no more than the ordinary withdrawals which in the past have usually taken place at this season of the year. Moreover, dur- ing the same period the treasury has received considerable gold coin in exchange for various kinds of paper currency. The apparent fall- ing off in the gold reserve was caused by a misunderstanding in the gold reserve state- ment of the treasury, made up from the state- ment sent from New York,which should not he ra | have been included in the gold reserve until the final bonds certificates of deposit upon which ould be fssued were delivered. The February figures quoted in some of the news- papers as withdrawn include the heavy with- drawals of the earlier part of the month b fore the gold purchase contract was made and one single large item, not withdrawn for export, concerning which there has been conslderabla newspaper comment. ““The treasury officlals Who are charged with the responsibility of these transactions have no anxlety whatever in regard to the method which is and has been pursued by the sell- ers of the gold coin under the recent con- tract. They are satisfled to contemplate the fact that for five weeks the withdrawls of gold coin have not exceeded the normal amount, with the exception of the instance quoted above, and that no exports of gold had been made during that time. The fact is fully $6,000,000 In gold has already been de- posited on the forelgn account in excess of the contract requirements. ‘In regard to the excess of government ex- penditures over receipts, it is well known the latter are rapidly increasing, and that up to this time nothing has been received from the income tax, and very little from sugar duty, both of which will ba sources of government receipts in the future. “Thera is plenty of money in the treasury to pay the.appropriations, and the statement in some articles that if the treasury had the money the passage of the enormous appropri- ations would lead to the immediate disburse- ment of immense sums of money is totally untrue. There is a question of law as to when the appropriation for the payment of the sugar bounty becomes avallable, and until that question is settled it will be impossible to make any payment thereunder. Moreover, the claims for bounty must be adjusted before payment, since payment must be made pro rata if the appropriation is insufficient. ““The total available cash in the treasury today amounts to $83,371,495 over and above the $100,000,000 allowed to cover the gold re- serve, which is §$89,745,504.11. “Tho treasury officlals have no anxiety as to their abllity to meet all obligationa in the immediate future with ease and are confident the expected revival of business will assure the future, g ——— COMMITTEE RAS DISBANDED, Union Pacliic Reorganization Given Up as a ~ Bad Job, NEW YORK, March 8.—The preliminary plan of a reorganization of the Unlon Pa- cific Railway company provided that if by March 4, 1895, & permanent plan had not been agreed upon the securities could be withdrawn by the depositors, as the failure of congress to act in the matter of the Union Pacific government debt would render suc- cessful reorganization impossible at this time, Hence, the reorganization committee has dis- banded and all the securities deposited with it have been withdrawn, Organizing the Southern As:ociation, ATLANTA, Ga., March §.—The passenger agents and executive officers of the southern railroads gathered here today for the pur- pose of organizing the new Southern States *assenger assoclation. They have been en- gaged all day in adopting the new rule and regulations as formulated by the com- mittee of passenger agents on the 12th of last month. There was a meeting of the executive Committee of the old outhern passenger association, which adjusted the scounts of the old uniion preparatory to en- ring the new one. The names of B. L. 'vler. A. Pope and M. Slaughter are among the most prominent mentioned for the place. Opening Up u New Territory. PRESCOTT, Ariz, March 8.—The formal opening of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoe nix railroad next week will mark an epoch in the history of Arizona, The Salt river valley has bein unable to find a market for its products. Northern Arizona, 100 miles distant, has been compelléd to pufchase plies from California and Kansas, The pletion of the road brings these sections within a few hours’ communication, Keoreaniza ian Held itack, NEW YORK, March 8.—It is semi-offi- cially stated that while the plan of the re- organization of the Atchison system could be presented now, it is considered inadyis- able to issue it at this time, owing to the continued depression in financial and ‘com- mercial circles. PATIENT COMMITTED SUICIDE, Suffering from an Incurable Discaso Wanted Iis Heirs to Have Bis Insura NEW YORK, March 8—Oscar Roth, fo merly @ nurse in Mount Sinai hospital, com- mitted suicide today. He was suffering from an incurable disease, and it is evident that he killed himself in order that those who have been caring for him might r celve his life insurance. He left a will dated early in July last, which reads: “I be- queitth all my belongings to Harry and Katle Roth, for board and medical treat- ment, and I am to receive $5 a week for spending money. They are to take care of me for four months, If my death occurrs within four months my body is to be mated and they are to pay all expenses. 1t is thought that Roth contemplated sul- clde when he wrote this will. Discusy Bustoes s ST. LOUIS, March 8—At of the Western Insurance union, the entire time was taken up considering the report of the committee on the manner of conduct- g insurance business in the cities under its Jurisdiction. The same subject was und r discussion at tonight's sessfon, but as the deliberations ar on with the utmist secrecy, it learned what, if any, action wi matter, which I8 the most my the convention The rules for koverning the conduct of busi: ness ure not being interpreted allke by all the members. Clashes result, and it is the purpose of (he convention (o reconcile these differences. —The convention will probably onclude its sessions until Saturday., Nethods. today's session ChildrenInjured by & Kunaway. LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 8.—Just as 400 orphans of the Boyle Heights Orphan | asylum were crossing Broadway this after- | noon, @ runaway dashed down across the line, trampling three his hoofs. Thé Injured are: aged 8, probably ‘fatally Segar, aged 6, and Julia 10, seriously wounded, the sireet f"h under Lolla Vetera, wounded; Laura Santa Marly, aged PACIFIC CABLE PROJECT NOT DEAD. Ameriean, Russian, Frénch, Hawilian and Japaneso Capitalists Tntefeste WASHINGTON, Match®&~When con- gress failed to provide for laying the Ha- wallan cable it by né means ended the question, On the contfary, it has brought forward a project of International import- ance by which Russia France, Japan and Hawaii will join in aniAmerican enterprise for laying a cable from the United Stat to Hawall and thence to Japan, with branch bles to the French islands and extensive naval stations In the southern Pacific, Ne- gotiations with these governments have pro- cesded quictly, but with such satisfactory results that they are well along toward completion. A number of conferences have been held with the officlals of the Japanese legation here, and several phases of the n gotiations are now under discussion b tween Tokio and Washington. Minister Kurino {s much Interested in the project. It is probabl r six of the most influen- tal Japanese merchants will be the INCOrporators. has also been interested, and in the course of the negotlations she made a suggestion to Hawall that the Irench in- terests will be better subserved by having the cable go via the United States instead of the Vancouver route, which would be controlled by Great Britain. The chief in- terest of I'rance is in securing cable con- nections with Tahiti and her other Pacific possessions and with her naval rendezvous, which is now cut off from communi Russia's interests in the project garded as even more Important tha of Japan or France, Russia's munication with the western hemisphere is now westward thrcugh London or Paris, and this filtering of all their news and ofiicial messages through London in particular has long been a source of irritation. The Rus- slan_imperial family already has a cable from Viadivostock, the easterly point of Si- beria, to Japan, o that the new line would give Russia through cable communication eastward instead of through London or Paris. The military and sfrategie import- ance of this is very great, for should Rus- sia be arrayed against the Triple Alliance, she could not communicate westward with outer world, but could always maintain stward to the United 50 interested in the enterprise, ’ ards it as a practical realization of her efforts for communication with the outer world. The United States cong failed to act, and it also declined to vacate the treaty fn order to let Great Britain build the cable. Under these circumstances the new enterprise, with Russia, France and Japan joining, has' commended itself to Min- ister Thurston, the Hawallan minister, and to other leading men of Hawaii. The fore- going gives the international scope of the enterprise, The Amcerican branch s on a simjlarly broad line. Admiral John Irwin, U. 8. N., who wrote the cable report when in com: mand of our fleet in Hawall, and General Roy Stone are principally interested in the enterprise in Washingion. “With them are asroclated President Alvord of the Bank of California_and the vice president of the bank, also the president amd vice president of the San neisco €hamber of Com- mores, John D. Spreckels, son of Claus Spreckels; Herman Oelrohs, son-in-law of the late Senator Fair, amd other millionaire capitalists. Besides these there will be sev- eral wealthy Japanes: capitalists heretofore mentioned. egotiations are alfo in progress, which cannot now be made public, by which a financial house known the world over will be among the projector. The principal ork of organization is Being consummated hers in Washington. The only question at present 18 whether the Incorporation shall be under_the state laws of New York, New , Maryland, Virginia or California, advantages are ing compared and rporation will be under the state laws most favorable. An effort was made a few days before congress. expired to secure a national incorporation bill, but it was de- nied, as it threatened at that time to be harmful to the governments cable project, then in conference. It was mot Known af that time that France, {Russia, Japan and Hawall were interested, But:the failure to secure @ national charter has in no way hecked the enterprise.’ fThe organization will_be - under one of the state itws, as heretofore stated, and the arrangements are so far along that the artigles of incorpora- tion will be filed during the present month. The consummation of the plans, which arc now made known, cannot fail to arouse keen interest in Great Britain and through- out Ilurope. The British project of a cable starting from Vancouver appears to be ended with the failure of the senate to so modify our treaty with Hawail as to let the British cable land_on' Neckar island. The only recourse for Great Britain would be to induce Hawail to breal this treaty obliga- tion with the Unitd States, but it Is known positively this will not 'be done: Instead, therefore, of a British cable across the Pa: cific, as 'has now long seemed imminent, France, Russia, Japan and Hawaii are now uniting with American enterprise to execute this work of vast commercial and military importance, e TOOK THEIR TROUBLE INTO COURT. Recclver Asked for the Colorado Security Company, DENVER, March 8,-A receiver has been asked for the Colorado Sgcurlty. com and an injunction restraning it from t acting further business has been ‘granted. H. J. Aldrich, one of the leading members of St. John's cathedral, is at the head of the company. The petition Is filed by H. C. Wilson, who charges that the company Is insolvent and that the offigers have diverted to thelr own use at least $40,000 collected on notes and coupons. The petition recites that the business of the corporation has been for a long time recklessly, éxtravagantly and fraudulently managed. 'Money has been in- vested and money, it is alleged, collected on notes previously ‘sold Ly the' corporation, amounting to $25,000, in the La Junta and Lamar Ditch company,- which i3 now in- solvent, and this is practically lost. The principal and interest from other loans pre Viously wold by the corporation, It s said, have been used in the payment of favored investors, who are now buying the loans of the corporation. The stockholders have or- ganized other companies, bought real estate with the money of the corporation and made loans on the land greatly in_ excess of its Vidue, It the entirc nasets of the corpory. tion were sold they would not pay over 10 per cent of sald foans, the petition says. The entire capital stock of the corporation has been attached, except three shares be- longing to Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich denies the important allegations in’ the complaint, Mr. Wilson, the plaintiff, was the eastern repre- sentative of the corpany and Mr. Aldrich says this action is the result of complica- tions when sued during a settlement. — PITAISBURG MINERS ALONE. Other Districts Kefuse to Render Support In the Strike. PITTSBURG, March 8.—There is little change in the miners' strike in the Pitts- burg district. The men are holding out for the 69-cent rate and rejogt all compromises. About 1,000 men have bieen granted their de- mands and are at work, but this Is the case only at a few mines, which are running to supply the local demand. t 18 now estimated that out of over 20,000 miners in the district,’ about 4,00 have re- fused to join In the strike and are at work at 05 cents per ton. or.less. A dispatch from Clarksburg, W.. Va., states that the Pittsburg distriet offigials are at work there trying (0 get the mimers to quit work in sympathy with the strikens, thus shutting off all source of supplyi Thus far they haye not met with success and € is probable that the miners of the disteiet will have to fight their battle alone, Reports from Pomeroy, Kanawaha and other districts Indicate that none of the Ohio coal miners will Jain the Pennsylvania strikers and that the Pittsburg district will be alone In its fight. oklvn Volice duaden Dismis NEW YORK, March 8.-The charges brought by Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn against Police Justice Quigley for failure to properly discharge his duties during the recent strike have been sustained in the general term of the supréme court, King: county, Justice Brown presiding. The de- cigion”'returned ~today * dismisses Quigley from his office. Any Gas Ao an OIl Tank Fxplodea. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—A terrific ex- plosion of the tank of the steamer Bawn- more, lying at the Arctic Oil works dock at the Potrero, caused great excitement in that section of the city today. Two men were terribly bruised and burned, receiv- ing what are thought to be mortal injuries and the vespel was badly strained Everything was thrown into ~th confusion. . The Bawnmore recently errived from Peru with a cargo of crude petroleum, consigned to J. v, Grace & Co. ‘The cargo having been charged, {wo workmen earrying a candle went into the tanks (his afternoon to clean them out. Instantly the explosion came, shaking (he steamcr fiom stem to stern, twisting the tanks out af position and smashing the surrounding woodwork. Th L, Workpiel were cardcd out 1 un insen- sihla aondition. WILL PUSH THE INQUIRY Legislature Intends to Investigate the Oharges Made by Ex-Oonviots, JONES HAS RETRACTED HIS STATEMENTS Makes an AfMdavit that e Lied When He Told the Governor of Be or's Cruelty and then Decamps from Lincoln. “LINCOL March 8.—(Special)—The resolutions for an investigation of the alleged cruelties practiced at the state penitentiary were adopted in the house and senate as per the agrecment reached at the house caucus at the Lindell hotel last night, and the conference of a few senators at the Lincoln hotel. At the latter conference there were present Senators Hahn, Pope, Caldwell, Hitcheock, Crane, Watson and one or two others. It was agreed that a resolution for an investigation should be offered this morn- ing. The resolution was introduced by Crane as_ follows: Whereas, Grave charges have been and are being made in the press of the state against the warden, Hon. A. D. Beemer, and the contractor, W. H. Dorgan, charging cruelty to convicts, attempted bribery and mismanagement of the pententiary, there- fore, be it Resolved, That a committee of f pointed to investigate said cha: power to send for persons and p eport the result of their investi the senate at us early a date as possible The house resolution was offered by Brady differently be ap- with . and t0 and although worded somewhat seeks to accomplish the same purpose, 1t I8 feared, however, that the proposed in- stigation comes too late in the session to produce practical results, The senate has but fourteen working days, and the house cleven. But little more can be accomplished in this timo than a surface investigation. Two years ago the senato appointed a com- mitteo ‘to Investigate charges of extreme cruelty upon the part of attaches of the pen- itentiary toward the convicts, The resolu- tlon was offered by Senator E. M. Correll of Hebron, and was called out by the death of a convict named Powell. In its report the committee said, among other things, that: CONDEMNED TWO YEARS AGO. The punishment in zue In the Nebraska penitentiary for many vears has been in- human, barbarous and cruel in many cases, We find especially that tha system of pun- ishing convicts by handcufling thelr hands behind them, passing a rope around their necks, which rope is connected with the handcuffs, and drawn tight in order to lift and support their hands, is one that should not be tolerated in this 'enlightened age, or in a civilized community, and that such punishment Is one which 'is likely at any time to be the indirect cause of the death of the convict undergoing it. Your committee believe: from the evidence that the death of Convict Powell was the direct and proximate result of the cruel and inhman punishment inflicted upon m. Your committee finds from the evidence that instances of inexcusable cruelty upon the part of guards, cell-house keepers and other employes have been far too frequent. Your commiltee finds that the system of contract _labor is demoralizing to the dis- cipline of the institution and should be done away with at the earliest possible moment, The' prisonegs soon realize that they are not working for the state of Nebraska and that every moment of their labor yields a reward to a contractor with whom they have no sympathy, and they soon Legin to be.sluck in their work, which results in a report to the warden ‘and the consequent punishment of the offending convict. Punishment inflicted for that reason only simply causes the convict to become soured, &loomy and dispirited: and as long as the contract system is permitted to pre 1 the Qiscipline of the prison will be far below the standard which should exist. These extracts are quoted to show that nothing has been done to put a stop to the cruel practices of the state penitentiary and to show the drift of the present investigation. It may be assumed with tolerable accuracy that the senate investigating committee will make the same complaint in regard to the contract system mow in vogue in this state. This much has practically been agreed upon in advance. JONES SWEARS HE WAS LYING. The two conviets whose statements to Governor Holcomb formed the basis of senti- ment wh'ch compelled the republican majority in both houses and senate to move for an Investigation, have left the city. Before they disappeared, however, they went to the down town ofice of W. H. Dorgan and signed an affidavit in which they swore their state- ments to the governor were false. In the affidavit they swear that they were led to mako these statements by-outsiders, parties who hope to secure appointments at the penitentiary and they agreed that Warden Beemer and Contractor Dorgan are entirely blameless of every fault, Just before adjournment of the house to- night the speaker announced the following committee, in accordance with Brady's resolu- tion, to investigate the charges made by ex- Convicts Jones and Regley, against the management of Warden Beemer: ~ Burns of Dodge, Cramb of Jefferson and Walte of Otoe. SEVERAL MATTERS HANGING FIRE. Commitiee Reports, Appropriation Bills and Omaha's Charter Need Fxpedition. LINCOLN, March 8.—(Special Telegram.)— Tho senate committes on public lands and buildings went to Geneva tonight to visit the Industrial School for Girls. This Is the last visit the committee will have to make, The committeo is preparing an exhaustive report covering the condition of every state institu- tion, and its chairman, Senator Tefft, states that' there will be some valuable facts and figures presented to the senate, Chairman Crow of the house committee on finance, ways and means stated this evening that he hoped to call up the appropriation bills early next week. He belleved that they would pass the house with but little amend- ment. Several senators state today that they begin to think that the appropriation bills are being purposely held back in the house in_order to prevent the senate from making radical emendments. ‘The senators announce it s their purpose, however, to take their own time to the consideration of the appro- priation bills. The claims committee in the house has still « largo amount of work before it. The bills for legislative supplies, printing and labor and material furnished in preparing the cap- itol for the leglslative sesston are yet to be reported 1o the house. The extreme delibera- tion with which the house is proceeding with reference to the appropriation bills is ex- citing much comment in the senate, and there aro not a few who arc asserting that the bouso s making a serious mistake. Major Wheeler and City Attorney Connell of Omaha were at the state house today in an effort to expedite the senatc commitlee's report on the Omaha charter. The committee bas as yet taken no action, but Senator Halin, chalrman of the committce on municipal af- foirs, said that the committee will endeavor to report the charter to the sengte by th middle of next week. It will require consid- crable work to save the amendments so carc- fully prepared by the revision committee, and the hope has been expressed by several inte csted citizens of Omaha thar tme charter will remain untouched when the legislature fiually adjourns. The house committee will hardly report until after the charter has been re ported in the sevate. High Honor for Captain Farey, LINCOLN, March 8 —(Special Telegram.) Today a petition was presented Lo Governor Holcomb, signed by every member of the house, except four absentees, recommending Captain Patrick Barry of Greeley county, for appointment as_adjutant general to succeed General Gage. Speaker Richards headed the petition and also acted as spokesman of the commttee of five which waited on the gov- ernor. The committee comprised Speaker Richards, Conaway of York, Thomas of Hamilton, Van Housen of Colfax and Scott of Buffalo. Captain Barry has not Leen an applicant for the place and the petition way & xreat surprise to him, | gram.) WRECKED BY IAN MUTINEERS. Amerloan Ship Kan on the Rocks to Allow the Crow to Eseape. PHILADELPHIA, March 8.—A letter re- celved in this city today from Jones, steward of the missing k, Portland Lloyd, which left Junin for New York of February ling information that the vesscl was w during a desperate mutiny on which the captain and most of were killed, Shortly after the bark left Junin with a valuable cargo of nitrate, it was reported she had struck on a rock at the entrance to the Bay of Junin, and all hands were drowned, Jones' letter, which was to a relative, declares that th Affair was a planned attempt by the revolutionary party in Peru to seize the for use against the government ship was working out of the harbor Peruvians appeared on deck, the was knocked down with a hand chief mate was shot dead and two stabbed men at wheel, that thes at t oy of i desperate men, purp steered the onto the rocks, Th ward and Jelluson, seam: only 108 of American crew s They endured great hardships and had to lie concealed for sev eral days before they could cscape the ruf- flans, The leader of the mutineers {s said to be Gonzales de Pletro, 0 notorious char- a who had_shipped as a seaman on the Portland Lloyd, and had a gang of cut- throats concealed on board 1t is belleved most of these men perished in the wre Pietro, when last secn, was clingi bowsprit, and may hiave been saved inquiry will be mide into the affair by the Amerfcan contul at Callao, The story s borne out by 1 ceived by Hager & Co,, the agents of the vessel in this city, stating that the wreck had been preceded by a mutiny, in which the captain and all hands but (wo were Killed. LINST board, his crew in several captain w he wer CHARG EVATOR MEN Board of Trads Accuses Them of Vielating the Warehouse 1 CHICAGO, March S—John John €. Ross, tepresenting committes of Chicago Board of the railroad and warehouse committee to- day. They filed formal char; against thirteen local warehovse companies, claim- ing they had violated the state laws Bove tn the handling of grain and nsking that thelr licenses be 1 The houses which ‘the charges are made nour Elevator company, Central company, Charles Counselman Davis & Co., 1linols Trust ank, Chicago Railway Ters * company, George A. Sev Elevator and Dock compiny, Elevator company, Santa Ife Elevator and Dock company, Barth & Co. and Chicago Elevator company. The charges filed are of two classes. ‘The first applits to George . S the Chicago & Pacific Rlevator the National Elevator and Dock y. It declares these concerns are ing’ the railroad and warchouse laws of Ilinols. They are accused of conducting public warehouse husiness for private gain and not for the public good. The second get of charges applies to thé other ware- housemen and alleges that they are, con- trary to law, dealing in grain stored with the public’ warehousemen, w. Hill, the Jr., and warehouse Trade, appeared before al Kle- rns, National suth Chicago DISCUSSED AFRICAN REPATRIATION Two Representative Colored Men Joln 1ssues In a Jolnt Debat ATLANTA, Ga, March 8.—There was a remarkable gathering of colored citizens at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church tonight, the occasion being a joint debate between Prof. William H. Councill of Alabama and Rev. Charles S. Smith, D.D., of Tennessee, two of the leading rep- resentatives of their race in the south on the question: “Resolved, That the American of African descent can_never rise to full manhood in the United States of America, and that tho redemption and civilization ‘of Africa as the future home of the. American of African deseent ig desivable.'” Prof, Councill, who has visited Africa, argued in the afirmnative, while Dr.” Smith defended the negative. The discussion is an evidence of the re-aroused interest in Afri- can emigration among the negroes here, and derives additional pertinency from the fact that three carloads of negroes from Misaissipp! passed through here'today en- route for Liberia, by way of Savannah, Bishop Henry M. Turner of th, Methodist Episcopal church, who is an active advocate of African repatriation, is now.in Liberia, and his return is expected to accelerate the exodus from this section. S CAUGHT A GANG OF COUNTERFEITERS. Molds, Dies and a Lot of Spurious Coin Found in Their Den. ST. JOSEPH, Mo, March 8.—United States Marshal Smith and a force of depu- tles made a rald tonight on the house Joseph Tribble, a short distance east of the town of Forbes, elghteen miles north of this city, and captured Joseph Tribble, Edward Frieburg and John Reinhart, all well known and prominent residents of Forbes, whom they brought to this city and locked up. They also captured a full set of counter- iters' tools, Including mold, dies, and nearly half & peck of spurious silver dol- '8 The dollars purport to be of the issu £ 1893 and are of such good quality that it is almost impossible to detect them from the genuine. After being arrested Tribble made a full confession, and also told who werc the confederates, who will be arrested to- night. I'or somé months past the countics north’ of this city have bzen flooded With spurious dollars, ‘and the government's se- cret service had heen unable to locate the den, Last night Refnhart and Tribble were at Forfest City and passed g large amount of the stuff. They became intoxicated and while so passed an imperfect piece, which gave them away. BOULTER'S JU. DEBATING. Caso Submitted Witl Disagre t Looked For. CHEYENNE vo., March 8.—(Specls Telegram.)—The case of the state against Charles Boulter, who s being tried for the killing of Thomas O'Ncill, was given (o the jury at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 1 agreement between the attorneys the cas was submitted without argument, At o'clock tonlght the jury had not agr upon @ verdict, consequently Judge Sc went home. A verdict will ot be 1 until tomorrow morning at the Those who heard the testimony in the c predict that if the jury agrees upon a ver- dict it will be manslaughter. A disagre ment is feaved, nt and n —— ROBBERS DISAKLUD TIHE TRAIN, Compelled to Put Biack to Stockto Repairs, SACRAMENTO, Cul., March §.--A report has just been recelved at 11:10 p. m. that the Oregon train coming from San Francisco was held up between here and Stockton. No particulars yet STOCKTON, Cal., March 8.~The Oregon express, which was held up between here and Lodi, Is returning to Stockton. The trainmen had a fight with the robbers and the (rain is disabled. The robbers did not succeed in getting anything. the Winisters Their Pusy ROMIS, March 8.~The semi-officlal Agence- Stefani, publishes the following today: Ac- cording 1o a dispatch from Caracas, Vene- zucla, the French and Belglan ministers have been handed thely passports, owing to their attitude on the question of the claims of French and Belglan subjeets for damages sustained duriig the civil war of 1852 e p Berder Carter Drop: CASPER, Wyo., March $.—( gram.)-— Al Carter, & dropped dead today in a sheep camp west of here. His parents live at Blair, Neb. S - mater fo N, March Miller was today appointed mont, Kall River county, M resigned - - Aifred Kennedy. Kennedy, wife of Albert 10:50 last evening at the 1024 South Thirty-second for Gy Dead New Pos HING M. M aster at i a. W WA post B. D, vic Death of Mrs Mrs, Elizaheth Kennedy, died at tamily residence, Btreet. e Movements of Ocean Steamers. At Liverpool—Arriyed—Tnurlc York. Naples- Arrived-Kuiser March 8. from New Wilhelm 11, Arrvived--Cufie, from Liv- At from New Yok, At New York erpool. At Messina—-Arvived trgm Now York, e A t Ban - Francisco—Departed~Aariposa, for Hongiulu and Hydoney, P Augusta Vietoria, Charles American 1, conveys the start- cked vessel and eargo When the | tmmovable the board of directors of the | of HAYWARD IS GUILTY His Hopes of Escape Out Off by a Declaras tion of His Doom, CATHERINE GING MURDER TO BE AVENGED- | Jury Out but a Short Time Before Returne ing with a Verdict, CONVICTED OF MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE ’Juflga's Charge Conceded to Be Both Fair and Impartial, GAVE THE JURY JUST TWO ALTERNATIVES There Was No Middie Course Open— Erwin'e ¥ asslonate Ploa—Prisoner Made A Bet on His Life In the Morning. MINNBAPOLIS, March 8.—“In two hours. I will be a free man.” Thus sald Harry Hayward today, and in less than three hours a jury of his peers gave the lie to his words and placed its seal upon the word “Guilty.” With the same stolidity with which he has watehied the trial of his case the prizoner re- celved the verdict of the jury. There was. not the shadow of a change in color, not the relaxation of a single musele; no visible col= lapse or sign of any emotion; ever the same cynical and sneering indifference. According to the statutes of Minnesota only one fate can await Harry Hayward—a sentence to be hanged by the neck until he is dead. Neit the jury nor the Judge could alter the sentence, no matter how strongly inclined they might be toward lenfency. For murder In the first degree the. law provides only one penalty. Judge and jury alike are but the agents of the state for- the exceution of that law At the request of counsel for the defense the pronouncing of the sentence was de- ferred until next Monday morning, but the. verdict of the jury has made the sentence of Harry Hayward as certain as though the Judge had already announced it. “Here comes Hayward,” shouted the push- ing, pulling, velling mob that surrounded the- court room door. No one knew yet what the verdict was, and the attitude of the crowd was that of curlosily rather than of threats. The judge's order that no one should be al- lowed to enter or leave the court rcom until Hayward was safe behind the bars was effective in preventing trouble, When word: was brought back that the prisoner was safe: the verdict was read by the judge and then passed to the clerk and aunnounced by Fore= man «Neil MeNeil. A poll of the jury was. demanded and without hesitation each man. answered “Guilty.” The Assoclated press reporter dropped thH§" verdict written on a piece of paper out of the. window, ~another below caught It an@ handed it to an operator who was ‘In coms munication with the office of the Associated press, some eight blocks away, $o that the fact was flashing over the wires before thi excited crowd below knew what In fact it was. Up to the time that the verdict was read Jolin Day Smith and Shumaker, counsel for the- defense, expressed the greatest confidence in acquittal. Hall, the assistant county attor- ney, moved for immediate sentence, but ow- ingg to the absence of Mr. Erwin, the leader of thoe defense, passage of sentence was poste poned until next Monday mormng at 10 o'clock. When Judge Smith arrived he fesued strict orders to admit no one, and the injunction. wag religiously observed. Koebler, the dep- uty county clerk, asked in a tremulous voice whether the jury had agreed upon a verdict, and Neil MecNell, the foreman, stood up. His face was ghastly fn its color and there: was not a man on the jury unaffected by the. intense gravity of the situation. Timber. lake's dark eyes shone like fire from his ashen visage, and even the farmer membel were visibly horrified with the stern duty devolving upon them, “We have agreed upon a verdict,” sald McNell, In a voice that was scarcely audible, and the folded piece of paper that meant lite or death to the accused was handed to. tho clerk. Judge Smith looked over the document first and returned it to Deputy Clerk Koebler. “We, the jury, find the prisoner guilty, he read. Every eye was turned toward the condemned man. Thoere was nothing in his face to indicate that he had heurd a word of it. He threw hie head back as the word “‘guilty” was pronounced, but it was only to adjust his collar band. He did not change color by a single shade. Twice he coughed— that strange, hard, metallic cough that ha# been heard so often in the last few weeks, Then, looking around at the ecrowd, he raisad his eyebrows inquiringly, as though to ask: “What next? INTERESTED IN THE POLL. During the polling of the jury he listened with evident interest to the answers, though what they might be could signify nothing to him. The expression In his face was one of {ndignation rather than any other senti- ment, Judge Smith then voiced his thanks to the jury for thelr labors in connection with the case. When the court announced that sentence would be deferred until Monday morning Hayward was evidently pleased He expressed the opinion while being r moved from the court room that the verdiet was an outrage and that he was a long way from the hangman yet Albert Hall, the assistant county attorney, recelved (he verdict in a manner that eald as plainly as words, “I knew it.” When he rose to move an immediate sentence Hay- ward half smiled, and then glowered at the state's lawyer in an enraged manner. He hus taken a dixlike to Hall on account of arly incidents in the case and has lost 10 opportunity to make this plain, At 2:45 Hayward was faken down stairs and led back to Jull under a strong police wuard, In the belief that trouble might oee cur it the verdict oxonerated Hayward, & force of determined officers had been dee tailed to do duty at the court room and vi- An immense crowd awaited the coming. He grinned at the mob it pushed forward over the pavement toward him, and it fs doubtful whether Harry Hayward would have rogretted an ops portunity to mix matters with some of the Jolsiest, He was taken across the street om 2 dog trot, with the yelllng multitude at his heels. PRISONER WAS GAME. ‘Goodbye, Harry, old hoy." cried ope mam t the top of his voice. “You're a dead duck,' Yot yet," said Hayward, loud enough to be heard in a radius of twenty feet, “Not quite a dead duck ye Matters looked threatening for a time, The officers massed around thelr prisoner detere minedly, and there would have been serlous trouble had any threatening act been af tempted. The entrance to the jail wam crowded, but a side dodge sent a dozen mems ers of the crowd flylng in different dircotions, Whatever the demonstration may have meant it resulted in nothing. Hayward wos safely lodged in his cell. In the court room after the jurors were discharged, dozens of friends crowded around ner's them, and there was an old-fashioned r union, No restriction remuined on the jury, and they wero ready to talk, It was learned that on the first vole taken an uranimous yers