Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1895, Page 1

All Branches of the 8:rvicss Rapresented in the Gresham Obsequies, FUNERAL TRAIN ON ITS WAY TO CHICAGL Bimple Services at the White Hoase Con- ducted by dent and Cab mpany the Re- mains to the Clty by the Lake, WASHINGTON, May 29.—The remains of Walter Q. Gresham, the dead secretary of state, accompanied by President Cleveland, every member of his cabinet and the secre- tary’s family, left Washington at 12:i5 o'clock today on a special train for Chicago, where the final interment will take place to- morrow. In life, Secretary Gresham had loved most the military career of his ardent youth and of all his titles had been the fondest of that of general, which he had won upon the battlefield. In death he was wrapped In the stars and stripes and given a soldier's funeral. The whole city mourned the natfon's loss. Every department of the government was closed, Every flag in W ington was at half mast. All the regular troops In Washington, cavalry, artillery and infentry, escorted the remains to the rail- road station. Mrs, Gresham, the stricken wife, was 8o overcome by her grief that she was unable to attend the services at the white house. The casket was borne to the exccutive man- slon through the files of military and there deposited in the east room, President Cleve- land and his cabinet, as honorary pall bearers, accompanying the remains thither. The east room had been draped with a pro- : fugion of American flags and decorated with f palms and potted flowe The black cata- falque and the black seal rug on which it rested, were banked with the rarest and most beautiful flowers. The assemblage was of the most distinguished character. All the members of the diplomatic corps in full W court costume, resplendent with decorations and many of them stiff with gold lace and braid; the officers of the army and navy in brilllant uniforms and all the high civil officials of the government, the president and his cabinet, the judges of the supreme court. senators, representatives and other digni taries and their wives were present to pa their last tribute to the honored dead. All were profoundly moved by the simplicity of the service. It consisted merely of the reading of the funeral service of the Metho- dist Episcopal church by Bishop Hurst, a personal friend of the secretary. When the benediction was said, the strains of Cardinal Newman's beautiful hymn, “Lead Kindly Light,” trembied on the air and it was over. With bowed heads those present took a long last look at the well known features and departed. As the funeral cortege emerged from the white house grounds the long stretch of cavalry, with their heav: yellow plumes, the artiliery and the infantr: drawn up along the avenue, saluted, and th scarlet coated marine band played “Nearer My Ged to Thee.” STARTED FOR THE STATION. The military then took their places under command of Major General Ruger and slowly led the way down the avenue to the station, preceded by a band of forty pieces mounted on heavy horses. There were corps from the navy yard, three companies of infantry, four gun batteries from Washington barracks and four batteries from Fort Meyer, in all about 1,600 men. As they swung down the avenue to the solemn strains of the funeral dirge, the sidewalks and every ava'lab'e spoce in the windows overlooking the avenue were lined with people. A8 they heard the mufiled drums, the multitude reverently lifted their hats as the cortege passed. While the casket was being conveyed to the train, the band played “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” As the train left the station, the military departed and the city became quiet and its streets almost deserted, DESIGNS IN FLOWBRS, 8 o'clock this morning the floral tributes to the distinguished dead be- gan to arrive at the old Pomeroy louse, overlooking Lafayette square, now an annex to the Arlington, in which the remains of the secrctary of state lay. Only a few picees, however, were recelved there, most of them being sent to the white house, where the service was to be held. Tho: taken into the drawing room were a beautiful wreath of lilies of the valley and roses from the Department of State, a massive tablet of orchids from the cabinet, a huge wreath of purple orchids, calla lilits, and lilies of the valley tied with royal purple from the mombers of the diplomatic corps, a cross from the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, and a battle flag from the secretary’s old comrades of the Army of the Tennessee; a blue field of immortelles with white square in the center containing the representation of a pile of bullets and the words, “Forty rounds.” The casket lay in the drawing room look- ing out upon the public square. Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, First Assistant Postmaster General Jones, ex-Secretary of the Treasury Bristow and Mrs. Bristow, and a few other intimate frienas were with the sorrowing and stricken family. Mrs. Gresham, broken in spirit, exhausted by her long vigils, and overcome with grief, was in such a nervous state that her daughter and son prevailed upon her not to undertake the trying ordeal of attending the services at the white house. Before At 8:30 o'clock, therefore, the doors were all closed and the stricken family were left alone for almost thirty minutes with their dead. they remained taking their last leave. Meantime, without the preparations were being made for the military burial. Mounted police were displayed about Lafayette square, and along the curbs, at intervals of a few were policemen to keep back the crowds already gathe feet, ed in large number: The Pomeroy house, in which the secretary lay, joins that one occupied by Charles Sum- ner. ~ The locality breathed historic remin- Opposite was spread Lafayette the most spacious park in the city, iseences. square, while beyond, through the massive oaks and elms, gleamed the shining walls of the white house, the state, war, and and the heavy Corinhian trensury. On the left was the old Madison now the home of the Cosmos club, while farther down Lafayette place were the old Taylor house, now occupied by Senator Cameron, and beyond it the site of the ill- fated Blaine mansion, in front of which Gen- eral Sickles shot Philip Barton Key, where the attempt was made to assassinate Seward, and where Blaine died The bugle commands square as the horses of cavalry, the lumbering on of their artil- lery and the blue coated foot soldiers, the military cscort were drawn up into line along Pennsylvania avenue. Colonel Wilson, In uniform, had general charge of the funeral arrangements. He was at the Arlington giv- ng the final directions concerning the re- house, and Captain Hall of the Ninete:nth infantry was there in charge of the detail of eight men from the Fourth artillery, who were to carry the cusket. LAST LOOK AT navy buildings columns of the house, floated across the the yellow tasseled moval of the body to the white THE DEAD. At 9 o'clock the doors to the room where the remains lay were opened and the family retired to the rear apartments. Mrs. Gresham in an agony of grief was almost carried from her room by her stalwart son, was followed by her daughter, Andrews, and Mrs. McGrain and Cap- Otto, and Mrs, tain Fuller, Meantime Mrs. Carlisle and other ladies of the cabinet here arrived and offered such words of comfort as they could after the carriages contalning the Soon members of the cabinet began to arrive. Secretary Carlisle, Acting Secretary Uhl, At- torney General Olney and Secretary Herbert drove up in the order named. At 9:16 President Cleveland arrived the white lLouse carrlage, accompanied Colonwi Wilson. in by The crowd craned their necks, and a few camera enthuslasts, who seemed uncouscious of the solemnity of the ocoaslon, attempted to secure snap shots. ‘The president wore a black frock coat. He dent and members of the cabinet were given no opportunity to view the remains. At exactly 9:30 o'clock flve red-coated trumpeters marched up Lafayette place and stationed themselves outside the line of mounted police to give the signal when the cortege departed. Thirty seconds later the hearse, drawn by two coal black horses, drew up at the door. The president fol- lowed by members of the cabinet in the order of their rank, acting as honorary pall bearers, descended the steps and stood with uncovered heads while the eight artillery- men carried the casket with slow and solemn tread between them. The casket was shrouded completely in the folds of the American flag, but the stars and stripes could hardly be discerned for the flowers banked upon it. The artillerymen walked beside the hearse as it drew away, halting at the corner until the president and members of his official family in their carriages had taken their positions ahead. ~ Acting Secretary Uhl was with Mr. Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle was alone, Secretaries Herbert and Lamont, At- torney General Olney and Postmaster Gen- eral Wilson, Secretaries Smith and Morton, and First Assistant ostmaster General Jones and ex-Secretary Bristow followed in the order named. Bishop Hurst, who ar- rived at this moment in his carriage fol- lowed the hearse, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Otto Gresham and Captain Fuller following. Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Bristow, Mrs. McGrain, Mfs. Gresham's sister, and several other close friends remained behind with Mrs. Gresham. CARRIED BY UNCOVERED HEADS. The funeral procession preceded by a squad of mounted police moved down Lafayette place, flanked on either side by a line of policemen, behind whom were thousands of people, many of them with bowed and un- covered heads. Here and there a tear trickled down the cheek of one who had known and felt the kindness of him who | was =oon to be laid to rest forever. The | procession swept around the great bronze | statue of Lafayette at the corner of the | square and up the broad avenue, pa the drawn-up artillery and cavalry to the en- trance of the white house grounds. it moved along the Slowly | line of carriages of the Qiplomatic corps, members of the supreme court, officials, members of congress and other invited guests to the steps of the white house cabinet, was borne by the artillerymen to the Gast room, where the services took place. The East room of the executive mansion was eléborately festooned for the solemn occa- sion. The windows were hung with the stars and stripes, and each of the many mantels and mirrors were hidden by huge flags hang- ing from the ceiling to the floor. The entire southerly end of the room was a forest of palms and potted plants. Around the East room wall, palms were gracefully arranged making a circuit of rich, dark green foliage backed by the drapery of flags. Chairs were arranged in rows along the main portions of th> room down to the great central door, through which the casket was borne. Seats were reserved for the immediate kinsfolk ‘of the dead man, for the president and Mrs. Cleveland, and for the m:mbers of the cabinet and their wives. Within this #olemn, black-robed circle, stood the stand- ards for the catafalque resting on a large black seal rug. ELABORATE FLORAL DESIGNS. At tho upper end of the place where the catafalque was to rest stood a large wreath bearing the cards of the President and Mr: Cleveland, 1t was of white roses and white rhododendrons, tied with white ribbons. Alongside this was another superb wreata from the State department of white and red roses with sage palms and caila lilies, tied with purple ribbon. At the foot of the stand- ards stood a cross of violets from Chief Ju tice and Mrs. Fuller. Conspicuous for its rare beauty was the floral tribute from the foreign representatives, It was in the form of a large crescent wreath of orchids, lilies of the valley, American Beauty roses and carnations, tied with a bow of largz ribbon with the words “Diplomatic Corps” in gold letters therecon. Among the profusion of floral tributes were the following: Large cluster of white roses and calla lilies, tied with white ribbon, from Secrctary and Mrs. Carlisle; palms and La Francs roses from Comptroller and Mrs. Eckels; blue guidon with corps colors, with words “Forty Rounds” wrought in Immortelles on a blue ground, from the Army of the Tennessee; Maltese cross of La France and pearl roses from the Army of the Tenncssee By 10:45 the vast east room fill=d. The seating arrangements were perfect Lieutenant Sewell, corps of engineers, and Lieutenant Gilmore, Fourth artillery, under- took to care for the army and navy; Messrs. Hayward, Renick, Faison, Smith and Keller looked after the seating of the diplomatic body, while Colonel Wilson exercised gen eral supervision of the interior arrangements. Ex-Secretary Bristow with his wife was cne of tha first official guests. Closely following him came the Japanese minister, Mr. Kurino, with his attache. The remainder of the dip- lomatic corps came along very rapidly. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, with his wife and daughter, preceded Am- bassador Patenotre, who was accompanied by his wife. Then followed the Italian ambassa- dor and Baron von Kettler, who is acting as the German ambassador, with full suites. The ambassadors were given a place of honor in the first row, to the right of the catafalque. the ministers and attaches of the legations were seated in their rear and in the main the first row, to the right of the catafalque, All the members of the diplomatic body were apparently in attendance, with the exception of Minister Weckerlin of the Netherlands, who is absent from Washington, The mem- bers of the supreme court came in singly and were seated on the left of the cata- falque. Mr. Thurber, the presi- dent's private secretary, gave the assistance of his arm to Justice Field, who was very feeble. Just in the rear of the dip- lomatic body, in the center of the chamber, were seated the general officers of tha army and navy with their ladies, among them General Ruggles, General Batcheler, Pay- master General Stanton, Inspector Breckin- ridge, Admiral Ramsey, Captain Matthews and others. MANY DISTINGUISHED SYMPATHIZERS Bureau officers from the varions depart- ments flled in, among them Comptroller fckels, Assistant Secretary Wilke and Assist- ant Secretary McAdoo. A fiw senators who were in Washington attended the cere and were given prominent places by geant-at-Arms Bright and Seer:tary Senator Stewart was in the very first Senator Gray sat behind him and Senator Morgan occupled a place near the side aisle The State department sent an imposing dele- gation, consisting of all the employes down to the humblest messenger, headed by Assist- ant Secretaries McAdoo and Rockhill and ex-Assistant Secr:tary John Moore. Personal friends or the late secretary completely filled that part of the room not cccupied by officials. A few minutes before 10 o'clock the fam'ly of the deccased, exc: Mrs. Gresham, who rewained at the hotel, were ushered into the green room, through whose open doorway they had a plain view of the catafalque Almost immediately at a sign from Colonel Wilson the crowd in the center divided, and e casket, borne by eight stalwart sergeants the Fourth artillery, under command of Captain Charles D. Hall of the Nineteenth infantry, was borne to the east ro:m and placed upon its supports. The floral tributes were gathered by the ushers and heaped in profusion upon the black surface of the casket. Again the crowd divided and the president and his cabinet entered. President Cleveland headed the party, with Mrs. Cleveland upon his arm. In order came Secretary and Mrs Carlisle, Secretary Lamont and wife Attorney General Olney und wife, Postmaster General Wilson and wife, Secretary Morton and wife, Secretaries Herbert and h and Acting Secretary Uhl. They took the'r places was nearly row. standing at the head of the casket at th right of the south windows. Bishop Hurst stepped forward and.a hush fell upon the company and the clear voice of the clergy man rang out with the words I am the res- surrection and the life."” The service was remarkably simple Jand free from ostentation. It was the full burial The casket, preceded by the president and | All the Roads Leading from Pcrsia Into Armenia Are Olosed, KUZD'S HOLD SWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS Drive Out Tarkish Officials and Threaten to Attack » Russtan Town-Gen- eral Belief that n Keligions War Will toon Bs Declared. (Copyrighted, 18! by the Assoclated Press.) DJULFA, Russia, May 20.—The special correspondent of the Asosclated press who Is investigating the situation in Armenia has furnished the following correspondence: The Turkish government is taking prompt measures to prevent the uprising of the Armenian revolutionists next month. All roads leading from Persia to Van have been closed by order of the Turkish government, the intention being to shut off communica- tion between the revolutionary in Persia and their agents in Armenia. One Armenian courief’ who tried to get through Armenia from Koe was seized by Turkish officials Within the past weck the Turkish consul at Sautch-Bulak, in Persia, tried to cross over into Turkey with an armed escort of twelve men, but he was turned back by the Kurds, who held possession of all the roads. At the same time the Turkish officials in the town near the border were chased out leaders great war, during which he and his troops were to capture the Russian city of Khars. grumbling at him for his lukewarmness in the cause of their religion and threaten to deprive him of his caliphate. been frankly told in Persia that if nothing is done to punish the Turks for the Sas The situation in Armenia has grown no better for the presence of the commission of inquiry; as a matter of fact, it has grown from the face of nature in revenge for th death of one of their men. There is no doubt whatever but that they will carry out their threat. DENOUNCED ARMENIAN ngland Called Upon to Make Her Guaran- tee of Protection Good, SARATOGA, N. Y., May 20.—The Amer- fcan Baptist Missionary union adopted a resoluticn today expressive of its condemna- tion and abhorrence of the atrocitles per- petrated by the authorities of Turkey in Armenia, and urgently calling upon the Eng- OUTRAG offices In securing this important result. The report of the committee on self-sup- port on foreign fields was read by Rev. H. F. Colby of Ohio, chairman of the com- Republican Leaders lnvit d President Hari YORK, May to Meot Ex- n. —Chauncey gave a harmony dinner at his residence to- night to a number of leaders of the repub- TW Depew lican party. Amcng those present were Ex-President Harrison, Governor McKinley, Governor Morton, Senator Thomas Carter, E. H. Butler of the Buffalo News, Senator Elkins, Mayor Strong, enator Warner Miller, ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt, ex-Sen- ator Frank Hiscock, F. S. Witherbee, Cornelius Vanderbilt, General Porter, Com- missloner Theodore Rocsevelt, D. 0. Mills, Lieutenant Governor faxtcn, State Senator Joseph Mullen, General Samuel Thom: Congressman J. J. Belden, Commissione W. Brookfleld, Judge W. H. Robertson, Cornelius Bliss, Hamilton Fish and Colonel Fred Gran Early in the - evening Mr. Depew made this statement: “This Is a quiet soclal dinner and there will be no specch making or any- thing of that sort. I never make speeches in my own house. What could be more nat- ex- « hase Becommend «d for Uismis al, TOPEKA, May 20.—Warden Chase of the of the country by the Kurds. Thes teer | Kinley. His presidential boom in Oblo retuge In Ravendus, where they are now. |18 In the same embarrassmient as was Sher- The Kurds have warned them not to retyyy. | Man's candidacy under the Foster admini The Armenians hope. that the Kurds saj| tration with Garfield's senatorial annex in Turks will get into a fight and exterminate | 1550: 1n 1884 Sherman had the Blaine ele- ach other. A reasonable explanation for | Ment. as well as Foraker and Foster, to this activity of the Kurds may be found | contend with. In i$8 Sherman had the a letter from Sheik Abdell-Kadr recently | 53me old experience, and in 1896 there will written to his brother in the mountains of | be @ McKinley delegaton from Ohio to the Kurdistan, Abdell-Kadr announced that the | Fepublican national convention, but it will sultan had appointed him. to commend the | be selected by Foraker and Bushnell, no Hamidich regiment of {rregular Kurdish | Matter what may bo the result of the state cavalry, together with a force of regular | lection next November. Turkish trcops, and that there was to be a FORAKER HAD CONTROL. RELIGIOUS WAR PREDICTED. present party organization continues till Many well informed persons In western | 2fter the selection of the delegates to_the Persia believe that Asia Minor is on the | next national republican convention. For- verge of a great religious war, which the | aker and Bushnell will be two of the dele- sultan of Turkey Is forcing upon the world | Sates-at-large themselves, hd they are not in order to retain his prestige among the |at all likely to grant Governor McKinley Mohammedans, many of whom have been | Permission to name the other two, although As eight months have passed since the | strong hands will also control the selection Sassoun and Moosh massacre and nothing | of district delegates, and there are some has been done in consequence by the Turk- | who think Foraker may come out in 1898 ish government, the Moslems of Persia arc | as Garfield did in 1850, which would mean beginning to believe tHat nothing will be | that McKinley would come out as Sherman done and that Europe's protests count for | did at that time and in succeeding years nothing. As a result the Persians are be- | If the republicans carry the state next No- ginning to talk of having a massacre of | vember and Bushnell becomes Governor and Christians on their own account. I have | Foraker senator, there 18 no telling what soun affair, the zealous Moslems of Pe ernor, he will probably succeed Sherman In will seck the favor of their God by scourg- | the senate, as well as Foraker succeed ing and driving out the Christlans. Wers | Brice, and the old school of republicans it not for the strong hand of the Persian | would all be retired. There never was a government and the good will and protection | state convention in Ohio that involved so of the shah, the Christian population of | many radical changes for the future as the Persia would be murdered within a week. | onia closed with the FeFalge-Bushnell men My fnformation is to the effect that Bit- | iy tne saddie for further cdgtu tlis is on the brink of a massacre, and that [ when the convention reassembled at o trouble may be looked for at any moment. | grelock today praver was offered by Rey. This news, from a different source, 1s of the [ g Richards of Zanesyille. Ex-Secrctar same character as the mews which I re-| Charles Foster, chairman of the committes eived last week, announcing that the|en resolutions, presented the platform Christlans at Van were within an inch of | which was adoptel and eheered as read, a massacre, and especially the resoluticns on McKinley worse, and the Christian people of eastern| General A. W. Jones of Youngstown was Turkey are at the present moment in|nominated for iieutenant | governor by ac- greater peril than they were the weck of the | ClAmation. General Jones was, like General massacre. The Christian people haye | Bushnell, a captain in the civil war and both read east into Persia. Near Ouromia, a | WeTe ¢n Governor Feraker's staff and are fow days ago, the village of Baloolan was | €reat friends of the ex-governor. attacked by 400 Kurds and several men | The Foraker men named the whole state were killed. The village Is now deserted | ticket by about the same running vote as that except for a few armed men who are guard- | fOF, Eovernor 1ast night. ' Bx-Governor Fora- ing the empty hou Another attack s | Ker and his most close personal friends took looked for dally. s the Kurdy 1aeack 18 lan active part in the proceedings to the last Their opponents made no agaressive contest word that they mean to remove Balool ufter the vote that had been shown for Gen- lish people and the English government to | that McKinley will be adeorded the Ohio enforce the terms of the treaty of Berlin | delegation to the next nafjonal convention. in favor of the Christian population of Tur- [ There are whisperings, hofever, about the key, which terms England undertook to |delegation b2ing no more gincere than those guarantee. The resolution also urges the | which Sherman had from ghe state the years United States government to use its good | when he was a candidate r the nomination mittee. The committee report and recom- | General Bushnell at Springfield and officially mendations that church missions be self- inform him of his nomination, and that the supporting, were adopted. committee had just recefved the following The report of the committee on revision | Fesponse: - of the constitution was read. The alter- l:‘l'l(l&t}l‘\”ul.l‘, (: May 2‘“11‘" Hon. ations o the several articles were taken | Ghariled “fereeyuairman | Notifcation up seriatim, discussed at length and | celved your notification of my noiination adopted, for governor of Ohlo.. I regret that it is g e impossible for me to reach Zanesville in DEPEW GIVES A4 HARMONY DINNER |time to make my acknowledgments to the ASA A, BUSHNELL, Governor, Springfield. ASA W. JONES, Lieutenant Governor, Youngstown. W. D. GUILBERT, Auditor, Caldwell. THADDEUS ~A. MINSHALL, Supreme Judge, Chillicothe. JOSIAH B. AL N, Clerk Supreme Court, Athens. FRANK 8. MONETT, Attorney General, indla SAMUEL B, CAMPBELL, Treasurer, Steu- benville. L. LYBERGER, Member of the Board of Public Works, Coshocton, ZANESVILLE, O, May 20.—The republi- can state convention was as tame today as it was lively yesterday. After being in ses- sion till midnight and nominating the head of the ticket, there was little life left in the delegates, and only minor places to fight Owing to the way in which the fac- tional lines had been drawn by the McKin- | ley and the Foraker men in nominating Bushnell for governor, it was evident the slate headed by Bushnell would go through and candidates not on the slate would go down like Nash, Keifer, Hoyt, Poe, Harrls, Barger and Nevin had previously gone down before the anti-administration combination The administration did not surender with- out a fight, however, and.held the conven- tion in continuous session from 9 a. m. to 2:15 p. m. With a single oxception, in which little interest was taken, the Bush- nell slate went through complete for the eight places on the state ticket and secured a majority of the members and all the of- ficers’ of the state committee, and really made a clean sweep of the old regime. Yet | the most material thing for the future are the conditions that confront Governor Mc- over. The Foraker-Bushnell combination has contral of all the party machinery and the it is believed they will consent to Sherman and Foster going as the other delegates-at- large. The force of the machine In such will happen in Ohio in 1896 and thereafter. Shoull Bushnell serve four years as gov- and Foraker. AILLED THE TICKET. ral Bushnell. The Foraker men also s control of the state central committee, organized it in all respscts in their inte he most notable defeat today was that of Major Charles S. Dick for auditor, who has been chairman of the state cxecutive committee for three years, ani is Governor McKinley's close political friend and mana- ger. Dick was defeated by W. D. Guilbert, one of the most aggressives Foraker men in the state. 7 Senator Sherman, Secretary Foster and other old time leaders occupied seats on the stage and saw the slaughter of what were called the mossbacks by the so-called kids. The proceedings of the eonvention was a revolution in state affairs, get it is conc:ded ured and for the presidency. General Grosvenor at 1:39/reported that the committes on notification higd decided on Sat- urday, June 1, when the committee will visit convention t fore it adjourns. T am deepl sensible of . the distingulshed honor t has been conferred upon n and appreciate the responsibilities I must assume in ac- cepting the same, Please give the convention my thanks and assure them that I will do all in my power to ake victofy Tertain in Novem- ber. I will be pleased to see the committee as proposed on Saturday, June 1, at 6 p. m. ASA 8. BUSHNELL. After adopting the eagle .as the party emblem and the usual logal resolutions and authorizing the state commiftee to fill all vacancies, the convention at 2:10 p. m. ad- 80 Far as Known Only Nineteen Perscns Have Been 8av.d, HAD ALMOST TWO HUNDRED ON B)ARD Third Officer Hansen, Who Commanded the Boat that Was Ficked Up, Has Doub's Whether Any More Cleared the Ship. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—Only meager and unsatisfactory advices have been re- ceived today regarding the foundering of the Pacific Mail company's steamer at Man- zanillo, Mex., last night. The officials of the Pacific Mail persist in the statement that they have recelved no information of the wreck of the steamer and they have tried to discredit entirely the statement of the disaster. Several dispatches have been recelved by the Merchants' Exchange and by private shipping firms, all confirming the tale of the ocean tragedy, and varying only in the minuteness of the information conveyed. Captain Pitts of the steamer San Juan telegraphed this morning that he picked up a boat contalning nineteen per- sons, fourteen of whom were passengers and five members of the crew of the Colima. The rescued boatload was taken to Man- zanillo, and then the San Juan started out again in search of other boats of the Colima. the presumption being that the balance of the passengers and crew were afloat in the other boats. The occupants of the b as follows: Cabin pas Albano, Cushing, Thornton Steerage passengers: John Boydl, Antonio Rome, R. Rose t picked up were ngers: Dominco Sarabaria, Rutz. Crew, H. W. J. O'Neill, G. Rowan, Jose A. Salis, L. L. Zancre. Crew: O. Hansen, third officer; a car- penter; A. K. Richardson, storekeepr; Ray- mond Aviles, J. Morel. The names Sarabaria and Rutz do not ap- pear in the steamer's list of passengers sailing from this port, the presumption being that they joined the steamer at Mazat- lan, There were two Cushings on board, brothers, and a lady and gentleman each named Thornton. No initlals of survivors were given in the brief telegram. HER BOILERS BURST. t intelligence regarding the dis- d here was in a cipher message to a local shipping firm, containing the statement of Third Officer Hansen, who was in charge of the boat picked up. Han n related that at about 11:15 last night, as the Colima was about fifty miles from Manzanillo, and between there and the port of Punta St. Almo, an accident occurred to her machinery. Hansen had no time to in- vestigate the trouble, but believed a boiler had burst. The Colima was put about, but began to sink rapidly. A scene of wild con fusion ensued. A boat was lowered and most of the others swung, but so far as Hansen knows the boat ho commanded was the only one that got clear of the sinking ship. he quickly foundered, and to avoid suction, Hansen's boat quickly pulled clear, i dark, it was impossible to tell whether the other boats got away from the ship or not. If these boats only got clear away, the calmness of the sea and the low, sandy beach: twenty miles distant, would enable them to make a safe landing in a few hours. As the passengers were all asleep, however, Hansen fears that few escaped. One hundred and sixty pasengers and crew are still unaccounted for. The following passengers from San co landed safely at Mazatlan be Jima proceeded toward Manzanillo: B W. McCutcheon, W. C. McCutcheon, J. M C. Maxwell, H. M. A. Miller, L. F. Bell, G. V. y. B. F. Crishy. ANl day long the offices of the Pacific Mail and the telegraph companies and news- papers have been fill with anxious friends of passengers and crew, making tearful in- quiries about their friends. Many of the scenes were pitiful in the extreme, anl the most gloomy forebodings prevailed, despite the assurances of the officlals that the Colima’s machinery was in excellent condi- tion, having been inspected just previous to her leaving; that her commanders and of- ficers were skilled seamen, and that the chances were in favor of the safety of their friends Among aro Prof. The aster receiv late and the night b ran- the o the passengers unaccounted for Harold Whiting, Mrs. Whiting, Miss Rose Whiting and two children of Berkeley. Prof. Whiting occupled a chair in the State university. Another is J. E. Chilberg of Seattle, who was on his way south in the interest of Central American coffee planters in a new steamship line between Central America and Puget sound. The Pacific Mail officials have recelved no further information beyond .the dispatch frem Captain Pitts of the San Juan, glving the list of those saved. The very latest dispatch from Mazatlan via New York, says: ““The accident occurred at about 11:15 o'clock; 160 missing.” A cipher word that is not exactly understood by the steamship company may change the wording of the message as regards tife time. The following message has been received from the officers cf the Firemen's Fund Insurance company: “All ready to proceed to the scene of the Colima disaster. Urgent need of some one caring for the San Fran- cisco underwriters' interest. Can obtain divers here.” The inference here is that the vessel struck on a rock. The insurance board held a meeting today, byt took no action. HOPES FOR THE REMAINDER. Twenty-four hours have passed since the news of the loss of the Colima on the Mex- ican coast was recelved in this city, and the officials of the Pacific Mail company are as CHICAGO, May 20.—The first large con- tingent of distinguished southern guests whom Chicago will entertain for the next few days arrived today over the Baltimore & Ohlo from Washington. They were met by the reception committee and others and taken in carriages to the Palmer house. Among the Washington party are: General Wade Hampton, General Eppa Hunton of Virginia, M. C. Butler of uth Carolina, General Heth and daughter, General Holmes Conrad and wife, General S. G. French, General L. L. Lomax, General Marcus Wright and wife, General Greene of North Carolina, General H. C. Douglas of Mary- land. A party from Atlanta also arrived today. They included Quartermaster Gen- eral of State Woods and Major James M Cooper, assistant postmaster of Atlanta, The principal toasts proposed and responded to at the banquet at Kinsley's tonight were Address of welcome, Ferdinand W. Peck, president citizens' '~ committee; response, General John B. Gordon, commanding United Contederate veterans; *“Taps for the Old Day Revellle for the New,” Colonel Henry Turner, toastmaster; *The Army of the United States,” Lieutenant General James Longstreet; -*'The Reunited Nation,” M Sol- But- Gen: Not the South Fitzhugh Lee; General John M. Palmer; “The Americ dier in History,” Major General M Hand of Fellowship,' “Shall « “Here's the John C. Black; Grasp 117" Major “The Beauty of Forgetfuln Judge R. S. Tuthill; “Southern Chivalry 'from 1776 to 1865, 'Licutenant General Wade Hampton; “The Christian Side of the Soldier,” Rev. Dr H. W. Thomas; “The Prosperous Southland,” Licutenant General Stephen D. Lee; “Th National Guard, the Nation's New Soldiery," ler Major General Alfred Orendorft; “Southern Infantry,” Lieutenant General A. P. Stewart; “The Crown of Heroism,” Luther Laflin Mills; “The Mothir of Presidents to the Historic Northwes Senator John W Daniel; *“The Individuality of the American Douglas. Soldier,”” Major G Kyd btk HE INFORMATION UPHELD SYSTE aw De- CHEYENN Tele gram.)—The Wyoming supreme court today denied the application of Charles Boulter for a writ of habeas corpus. Boulter was con victed of manslaughter in the district of Laramie county and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. He claimed that his convietion was unlawful, because foundad on information instead of indictment In its decis'on denying the writ the court upheld the legality of the information system, and held further that it was not unconstitutional because defendants might be prosecuted at the option of the county officials under either information or indictment. In the Murphy habeas corpus proceedings it was dec!ded that under the laws of th state of Wyoming bigamy is a crime. Murphy was arrested on the charge of blgamy, and claimed that there was no law in force in the state by which he could be prosccuted ourt While Wyoming was still a teritory the lagislature enacted a law covering - the crime, there being at that time an act of congress covering it. Murphy claimed that the time of the enactment of the law the rritorial legislature had no authority te s it, it being a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of congress, and that the act being vold at the time of jts enactment, it wvas not revived by the adoption of the state constitution, The court ruled that the territorial legislature had the right to pass the law and that it was continued in force by the constitution. SETTLED THE SEMINARY United Presbyterian Church QUESTION A8 umes the Veto Power Over Then PITTSBURG, May 29.—This morning’ session of the Union Pacific general assembly s given to hearing reports. The committee of education made a favorable report, show ing that the seminaries have productive en- downments of §284,000 and colleges have an Invested endowment of $348,000. The report of the committee on building and overtures was then taken up and the question of seminary control was finally disposed of The majority report proposed that the gen eral assembly have the veto power and also the authority to remove professors from th seminaries for unsoundness in the faith, Th minority report was the same except that it stipulated that professors shoild not be removed without first being given a trial. In today's discussion it was found that th wa signers of the majority report had intended that any professor charged with unsound ness of faith should be given a trial before removal, bug the report had not stated it Consequently there was no serious division on the question and a resolution was passed embodying these propositions. It also pro vides for the appointment of a committee to negotiate with the synods having control of the theological seminaries with a view to the adjustment of any apparent or al- ledged discrepacies before this action in their chartered right BROKEN BOW BANK CLOSES DOWM Bauk of Commerce Unable to Meet Itx Outst ng Obllgations. BROKEN BOW, Neb, May 20.—(Special Telegram.)—The Bank of Commerce of this city closed its doors this morning. No statement has been given out by its officers The bank had previously been regarded strong by most people. The president of the bank is C. J. Stevens of Ansley, who is also largely interested in a bank at Ansley and Mason City. The Bank of Commerce ha& been under the direct charge of Cashier F. M. Rublee and 8. B. Thompson, the vice president The deposits as shown by the last state- ment May were $32,710.99. The state- ment gave $08,000 resources, but very little of that can be realized upon now, as about $42,000 of it is in notes and discounts. At much in the dark as ever with regard to the loss of life. With the exception of a brief dispatch from Manzanillo, giving the names of fourteen passengers and five mem- bers of the crew, who were picked up by the San Juan, not a word has been recelved about the disaster and the fate of the other 161 persons on the ship is in doubt. Meager as is the Information of the loss of the ship, the officers do not belive the loss of life was as heavy as reported. This view of the case s not shared, however, by the journed. oF PAEE cOINAGE Stimulates Home Proddction, but Makes Imported \rcicles Doar. NEW YORK, May 2).—Scnor Romero, the Mexican minister at Washington, con- tributes to the current number of the North American Review an article which is of interest in its bearing upon the discussion of the silver question. Mr. Romero points out that while other leading commercial MEXICAN VIEW ural than that the friends of the ex-presi- | "ations have the single’gold standard, the dent (the only 1iving ex-president) and. the | Silver standard in Mexico chgourages very man who nominated him should have a din- | !argely the increase of export of domestic ner in his honor and invite all the republi- | Products. The silver standard also stim can leaders he could reach, The idea first | U1atss the development of Home manufac- occurred to me last Friday and I imme- [ tUres, the price of forelgn commodities being diately started to carry it out. To those |50 hiEh that it pays well to make some of who were in town the invitations were sent | them at home. The great advantage on by hand and mail and to those out of town | Which Mr. Romero lays stress is that the by telegraph. Only one of the gentlemen |0 price of silver aproad makes it un invited sent a refusal, and that was becaus rofitabl: to export it. The circulation is of illness. Congressinan Thomas B, Reed | therefore increased, so that there is now tia was in the Maine woods and could not be | #WPle supply of money in the banks, which reached. I intended to keep the matter | Stimulates industry, maintains prices and sccret, but some of those who were invited | increases the demalid for Jabor R e e Aokt muties On the other hand, he points out that = ot the silver standard bas gheatly reduced im portations and that the import duties which until recently were the largest source state penitentiary has been found guilty | Of Mexican revenue, aré therefore much of unbecoming conduct and has been rec- [ diminished. ommended to Governor Morril for dis missal. The charges are “improper rela- Voed and Migne S Havasd: tions with the assitant matroa at the peni- tentlary, and many separate acts of mal- service of the Methodist Episcopal church, oo wieps Witk some dcuiy. A practically the same as that of the Church of (Continued on Third Page) feasance in office.”” The investigation has been going on for sevral wecks and much seusadlonal evidence has been developed. CINCINNATI, May 20.—<Rover & Alten's big gialn and flour will pear the Blg Four elevator, burned down since midnight. Loss $80,000. Covered by Insurance, friends and relatives of the passengers and crew. The ship was lost Monday night and the fact that only a small boat load of pas sengers had been picked up leads many to believe the vessel went down so rapidly the others did not have an opportunity to save themselves In support of their views of the situation, the officers of the company assert the Colima was so well equipped with small boats that it could have hardly gone to the bottom quick enough to prevent all on board from getting away in safety. General Passenger Agent Avery, who has traveled the route many times, says the ocean in the vicinity of Manzanillo is as quiet as a mill pond at this time of the year and the deep water along the coast enab stean s to make the trip to Panama in sight of land. At night, he says, they usually go out a mile or two further for safely, but even then are within seven miles of land. He argues therefore, that if the Colima went down Monday night, as reported, the accident could hardly have been severe enough to prevent the small boats being lowered and everybody getting away In safety He thinks the passengers and crew got safely away from the Colima before she ank and are now floating in boats in a be- almed sea, if indeed, they have not already reached shore He sald If the boats had veached shore in safely, the news of their arrival would probably not be recelved here for a day or two, from the fact that telegraphic offices on that part of the Mexicin coast re few and the facilities poor. The wir are strung along on trees and messages are ofien delayed for days. In support of this as- sertion he cites the fact the company h been unable to communicate with its agent at Manzanillo since the news of the accident was received, tachments were placed on the bank building today, the money on hand, $544.51 and $4,000 in notes by the creditors. County Treasurer Brown is the heaviest loser. He had $11,200 of the county money deposited in the bank. Both the other banks are able to stand the run made on them. ploialft s} Al HER HUSBAND'S DEATIH CRAZED BY Jewlsh Rabbl Dropped Dead and Now n Muniae. INDIANAPOLIS, May 20.—Louis Sheerez- fski, a Jewish rabbi in charge of the Sharah Tefilla, was stricken with death this after- noon just after finishing his sermon at the 5 Wife synagogue, it being a church holiday. He became very ill during the service, which he managed to finish, and then started for his heme. He fell at his door and died in a few minutes. His wife was not at home, but when she returned a neighbor told her the terrible news. With a cry she rushed into the house and threw herself upon the dead body of her husband. In endearing term she pleaded to him to spesk to her, tore the clothing from his body, raised his eye- lids and chafed his hands. Then ensued a terrible scenc She completely lost her reason and became a raving manlac, broke the chairs, demolished a lot of furniture and smashed dishes All the women were frightened and ran from the house. Men entered but could do nothing. The situation was not changed at a late hour tonight and her reason is probably gone forever t Was Costly, Grand Master allman ¥ GALESBURG, 1Il, M * . . = - — = — = — = — — = - = — —— —— — ———— — == T = ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, THURSDAY MORN?A G, MAY 30, 1895. GLE COPY FIVE CENT = —_— N \ | moment later Secretary Morton and Post- N MY FORAKER MEN WT' l"llllf"l.\'fl ! i SOUTHERN MEN ON THE MARCH 2] ACCORDED MILITARY HONORS 5t i i 5 HEADING OFF A REVOLUTION| 2%, 2o 222, S COLINAWENT TOTREBOTTON 27 e o ™" [RAINS IN NEBRASKA Many Parts of the State Favored with Heavy Showers. THREE INCHES IN TWO HOURS AT SHELTON In Some Localities it Amounted to Almost a Flood. STARTED AT CHADRON TUESDAY NIGHT Reports at Railroad Hoadquarters Very Favorablo on All 8id s, CRN IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION All Damage Dono by the Iot Winda During the FPust Two Days Will Be Ensily Effaced Heavy rains swept over many parts of raska yesterday and last night, refreshing crops all Adams, Polk, Buffalo, Dawes, Madison, Furnas and Hall counties were favored with abunds ant showers. on sides. Lincoln, Dawson, Caretully prepared reports received by the railroads from all parts of their lines in Nebraska indicate that no damage has been done by the recent hot winds that cannot ba effaced by these rains. In explanation of the statement that even small grain has not been materially damaged as a direct result of the warm winds, grain men assert that last year's drouth is wholly responsible for complaints In )hl.\ directiony Farmers, however, realizing that corn would depend to a greater for extent rains of heavily this source Nebraska's upen planted from 80 of growing crop is corn and that its condition this season its growth, this cereal. that in Reports estimate per cent is good, not being sufficlently advanced to be damaged by hot winds. In many sece tions small grain is in excellent condition, according to the same authorities. Rain began falling at Chadron at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, From there the storm has steadily large as the state has b advanced, and almost as red. At 12 o'clock last night it was ralning along the Union Pacific from Ca tance of 170 miles, an area n cov ad to Schuyler, a dis~ ery station along this distance reported a heavy fall of water at that time, nearly two inches, with some hail, and rain still pouring down. At that time rain was falling lightly at North Bend and Fremont. Alcng the line of the Bura lington and the Elkhorn the same condition existed. Rain fell at Blair, north of Omaha, early last evening, and just before 3 o'clock this morning the storm reached Omaha, driv- an by a strong northwest wind. It gives all a nlications of a ste SHELTON, Neb,, ram.)—This section 1y shower. May was speeal Tele- visited this even ng by a fine rain which continued for over two hours and upward of three inches of water fell. It was the best rain this section has had for two years past and people are feeling jubilant. Oats which have suffered greatly from burning winds the past few days will be helped wonderfully, and it is now thought they will make at least half a crop. Corn has been doing well despite dry weather and today's rain wil give it an impetus which, with favorable weather from this on, will insure big crops. Prospects are gocd for more rain tonight. NORFOLK, Neb.,, May 29.—(Special Tele gram.)—A much needed rain commenced ling here this evening and the cffects of the recent hot winds will soon disappear. Crops of all kinds in this section have not suffered to any considerable extent. LEXINGTON, Neb., May 20.—(Speclak legram.)—The drouth and hot winds were broken this cvening by a splendid rain, which appears to be general throughout the county, espacially heavy in the eastern and southern part. It came in time to help many fields of small grain, BEAVER CITY, Neb., May 20.—(Speclal ‘Telegram.)—The drouth which has heen pre= vailing for three weeks was broken this evening by a splendid shower. KEARNEY, Neb., May 20.—(Special Tele~ aram.)—A good 1ain commenced falling here about 5 o'clock this evening and has kept up ever since. It will probably con~ tinue all night. HUMPHREY, Neb., May 20, egram.)—Hot winds yesterday and last night did some damage to crops. Clouds are hanging all around here and conditions are favorable for raia before morning. CHADRON, Neb., May 20.—(Special Teles gram.)—About 10:30 last night it began raining and continued through the greater part of the night, insuring a_good hay crop -(¥peclal Tel- and settling the dust, which has been so annoying the past week GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 20.—(Speclal Telegram.)—A fine rain of two and one~ tenth inches fell here tonight, accompanied Ly some hail and wind, which, however, was not strong enough to do much damage. It is still raining. SCHUYLER, Neb., May 20.—(Special Tele~ gram.)—The forty-cight hours of hot wind censed at an carly hour this morning, havs ing been severest last night. It has been cloudy and very humid all day. Heavy clouds abound and In the northwest is the flash and roar of an approaching storm. BERTRAND, Neb., May 20.—(3yec'al Tele~ gram.)—A light rain accompanied by hait fell here late this afternoon. Prospects are fair _for more rain tonight CENTRAL CITY, Neb., May 2.—(Speclal Telegram.)—The hot wind of the past few days was followed at 7:30 tonight by a heavy rain accompanied by hail. A strong wind at the time caused the loss of 100 panes of glass. Crops and gardens have suffercd very little, Indications are that there will ba more rain_tonight. OXFORD, Neb., May 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A good rain has been falling here for three hours and greatly benefits crops, Corn was not materially damaged by the wind of this week, though small grain sufs fered HASTINGS, May (Special Telegram.) This part of the country was visited by an elegant rain tonight. Fully one inch of water fell LM CREEK, Neb, May 20.—(Special legram.)—A good rain commenced falling about 6 o'clock this evening and promises to continue all night. HOLDREGE, May 29. pecial Telegram.) It began to rain here at 4 p. m. and 18 still raining at 9 p. m. An inch of rain has fallen BROK eb., May 29, -(Spectal Telegram.)—A very heavy cloud hangs over this part of the country and it is raining, with & fair prospect of a goud rain to fols low. N BOW, - Cadots Will Join the Farade, The Omaha High school cadets will formy today at 1 o'clock p. m. on the north of Sixteenth street, between Furnam slde Workman Wilkinson submitted his anunal report today to the convention of the Brotherhodo of Railway Train H says that the Pullman boycott had cost the ord 5,000 members d urged legisla tion that would prevent a recurrence of such trouble. He claimed the brotherhood must respect the law and faithfully comply with Its agreements. He recomended a constitutional am; nt that would make grand masters and first grand mascers equally llable with the grand treasurer for proper handling of fu The convention Voted down @ proposition to lessen the number of delegates at national delegations by means of district conventions, and Harney streets, and will march fromy there to Hanscom park to assist in the memorial day exercises under the A esplces of the Grand Army of the Republicy