Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 21, 1895, Page 1

Rk kT O ESTABLISHED JUNE lfl,k 1871. MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. —_ ORI0 MEN IN BATTLE ARRAY Neither Faction Willing to Consider Pro- posals for a Compromise, DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT OVER FREE SILVER Senator HBrice Will Make the Contest of Hix Life in Hisx Effort to Endorse the Financlal Pol oy of the Administration, SPRINGFIELD, 0., Aug. 20.—The district and other preliminary meetings of the dem- ocratic state convention are held here today preparatory to the assembling of the conven- tion at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Senator Brice reached Lima from New York yesterday, and arrived here this morning. He is making the | fight of his life for a platform in harmony with the views of President Cleveland, Sec- retary Carlisle and himself, on the financial question. He Is not taking an aggressive part in the contest for the nominations for governor or other state officers, but is in- terested in the organization so as to control the committee on credentials, which will determine the contests, and the committee on resolutions, which will report the plats form. He s believed to have a majority of the 808 delegates with him, but the free silver men clalm 304 the delegates, or enough to make troubl no concession 18 made to them. The delegates are all here today, and the question is as to what concession shall be made to the minority, which clalms to be over two-fifths, and ‘almost one-half the membership of the convention. The Brice men are not placing any objection to any of the free silver candidates, John Thomas and Colonel James Kilbourne, for governor, and they are both pronounced advocates of silver. John H. Thomas has been opposing Senator Brice very strongly, but today Senator Brice, ex-Governor Campbell and ~other leaders dined with Mr. Thomas, and it is understood that a compromise was outlined, but it will not be known what the leaders did until after their plans are developed in the con- ventlon tomorrow. BRICE FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Senator Brice 1 the temporary chairman of the convention and his keynote speech fs sure to be for “hoaest money” without re gard to the outcome of the fight tonight for the organization of the conventio His speech will be conservative. Immediately after ity delivery tomorrow morning com- mittee reports from the committee on cre- dentials will be received, the majority for weating contesting Brice men and the minority for seating the free silver contestants, In consider:ng the reports the senator may have some close decisions to make, and there may be tome temper shown. It 1s at this junc- ture of the proceedings that the contest be- tween the free silver and the Brice men is expected, although the latter had things the'r way today Just before Senator Brice arrived at 11 a. m. the city was flooded with dodgers bearing the following resolution adopted at the meet- ing of silver delegates: We favor the immediate restoration of the law providing for the free coinage of both gold and siiver colns and their. use, without discrimination, as provided for in the constitution. The silver men met Senator Brice and as- sured him they had no fight on h'm and all they wanted was this plank. The senator and his friends are noncommittal and want &l to wait for the regular report. On the arrival of the train bearing ex- Governor Campbell at noon, Campbell badges were distributed broadcast in anticipation of his nomination. Al leaders and delegates arrived today. This afternoon Senator Brice,sex-Governor Campbell and other leaders responded to calls for sjeeches as the clubs paraded by the La Gonda hotel. At that time G:neral Asa 8. Bushnoll, the republican candidate, happened to be calling on Brice, Campbell and others, and he also responded, welcom ing his political opponents t the city. BRICE WINS THE FIRST BRUSH. The silver men usld meetings again today to secure endorsements for thelr resolu- tion, but while they were making speeches the Brice men secured the organization of the convention, carrying sixteen of the twenty-one districts in the seloction of mem- bers of the varfous committees. The com- mittee on resolutions is composed of business men like President Ingalls of the Big Four. ex-Congressmen McMahon, Hurd, Vance and Achauer. The Brice men also secured a mafority of the state central committea. which holds over till ai%er the selection of presidential delcgates next year. ONLY THREE FOR FREE SILVER. When the committee on resolutions met tonight ex-Congressman Frank Hurd, who is as radical for a gold standard as for free trade, was made chairman, anu it was found that J. M. Lewis of the Eighth, A. W. Pat- rick of the Seventcenth and B. J. Blandin of the Twenty-first districts were the only frec silver men on that committee of twenty-one members. The oth°r committeemen were all strongly for the Brice organizations, The strongest showing of the opposition on any of them was sixteen of them for Brice and the administra.ion to five against them, in- cluding the frea siiver men and other ele- ments. The committee on resolutions ap- pointed a subcommittee of five to draw up a platform, on which the opposition was given a representation, and which was instructed to reafirm the national financial plank of 1892, which Senator Brice says the president and Secretary Carlisle had interpreted to mean a gold standard. It was also instructed to endorse the tariff bill passed by the last con- gress and the national administration and the record of Senator Brice. The Brice men controlled mittees, but dld not exercise thel unseating opponents In the committee on cre- dentials. They made Senator Brice perma- nent as well as temporary chairman of the convention and continued the temporary or ganization throughout. So far as the ticket 18 concerned, the talk tonight is for nothing but the old tickets of 1889 and 1891, which means Campbell for governor and Marquis for llcutenant governor. And it s under stood tonight tha: Governor Campbell has been assured of such financial and other sup- port as to sccure his nomination. ot if the com- power In all QUAY WINS IN PHILADELPHE Mottest Plght at Scen in PHILADELPHIA, Au ~The republican primaries to select seventy delegates to the gtate convention and also to choose candi- dates for various city offices were held to- night. The thirty-sqren wards of the city are gronped into twenty-elght legislative dis tricts and these elected from one to seven delegates each. The hottest fights were in the Fifteenth ward, in which Mayor Warwick resides, and the West Philadelplia wards, the Twenly-fourth and Thirty-fourth. In the jormer the mayor was badly beaten, the Quay ‘nrm‘ headed by Alexander Crow, jr., carry v out of forty-three divisions with contests in two, In West Philadelphia State Senator Thowmas, the Quay wan, won "wiiw-fight haudsomely, uotwithstanding the fact David Martin, the anti-Quay leader in this city, tcok perscnal charge of the fight during the past week. These two districts elected seven Quay delegates. The second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, th, Bighth, Thir- teenth, Twenty-seveath and Thirticth wards | alsn elected eleven Quay delegates, muking a total of elghteen. The Quay people claim to have carrled twenty-seven out of fifty-two divisions, with #even In doubl. 1f this version of the result fe verified Quay will bave tweuty-two dele- | gates from this elty. Quayites also clim the Twenty-vecond, Twenty-third gnd Tweniy-ffth wards, wh r fng Lwenty-sev ove are in doubt. To- night's contest practically closes the fight 4 the state, Lehigh being the ouly remaining county to elect delegates. It appears almost BOND SYNDICATE MAD| Gold Reserve for a Few Hours Below the Hundreed Million Mark, NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—The sum of $2,- 850,000 In gold was withdrawn from the sub- treasury for shipment to England tomorrow. Ot this amount Hoskier, Wood & Co. took $1,750,000, W. H. Crossman & Bros. $1,000,000 and Nesslage & Fuller $100,000. These with- drawals reduced the reserve to the lowest it has been since the Belmont- Morgan syndicate completed their contract with the government and paid for the new 4 pee cent bonds, the proceeds of which brought the gold reserve up to $107,000,000. In fact, today was the first time since the completion of the contract that the reserve was_reduced below $100,000000. The bond syndicate later in the day deposited $2,000,- 000 in gold in the subtreasury and thereby kept the government reserve at the $100,000,- 000 mark WASHINGTON, cate today previ T GOoD. Aug. 20.—The gold syndi- | nted the gold reserve from falling below the $100,000,000 mark. About 2 | o'clock the Treasury department was in- formed that $2,£50,000 in gold had been with- drawn for export from the subtreasury in New York. As the gold reserve at the clos of business today stood at $102,527,146, the withdrawal would have reduced the reserve to 148, A few minutes afterward, however, Acting Secretary Curtis received a telegram saying that Mr. Pierpont Morgan of the syndicate had deposited $2,000,000 in gold in exchange for greenbacks, This de- posit swelled the reserve to $101,677,148. The officials at the department display no apprehension as to the gold reserve, and intimate that the syndicate will continue to make deposits to offset withdrawals, But they decline to express their reasons for their faith apd the question raised constantly is as to the pledge under which the syndi- cate is making these deposits and the period covered, as well as the ability of the syndi- cate to continue to protect the reserve. But little light can be shed on these questions, however, as it s said that probably only two government officials and Secretary Car- lisle know the unwritten part of the agree- | ment made with the syndicate which se cured the last issue of bonds. The syndicate h s0 far voluntarily de- posited about $8,000,000 in gold. The man- ner in which the syndicate has accumulated the gold which it has voluntarily exchanged at the treasury for greenbacks is not abso- lutely known, as the sydicate does not make public its operations, but at the treasury it is believed the most of it is obtained by giving exchange on San Francisco and by buying bullion checks. The circulation in San Francisco is practically all gold. The move- ment of money is east, as a result of which San Francisco exchange in New York is usually at a premium equal to the cost of transportation of gold ccross the continent. For the same reason New York exchange on San Francisco Is often at a slight dis unt, although just now it is at par. By offering exchange on San Francisco, therefore, the syndicate can accumulate large quantities of gold in San Francisco at practically no ex- pense. The syndicate cin also procure gold by buying builion checks issued for bullion dzposited at the assay offices and the gov- ernment mints. These, at the present time, when there is a demand for gold, bring a slight premium. It is not believed, however, that the syndicate is put to much expense in accumulating in this fashion, practically the entire production of the American gold mines, which averages about $35,000,000 a yeot DETAILS OF PAYMENT ARRANGED. Agree nt to Cash pn the M Claim. ON, Aug. 20—An agreement has been signed by Secretary of State Olney, Minister Dupuy de Lome of Spain and Antonio Maximo Mora and Mr. Mora's counsel providing for the settlement of the Mora claim on the basis of $1,600000 on the 15th of Septembtr next. By the agree- ment the claimant waives all demands for interest and accepts the amount named as full satisfaction of the claim. This agreement was reached as the result of negotiations conducted between Minister de Lome and Secretary Olney, largely since their departure from Washington. The memorandum was signed one day last week, Mr. Mora and the attorneys being sum- moned to New England for the purpose of consultation and to attach their signatures. There is only one point on which it ap- pears possible that there may yet be a hiteh. The Spanish government insists that the pay- ment shall be made by Captain General Campos, in charge of the Spanish forces in Cuba, and that the money shall be trans- ferred to Mora or his representatives in Havana. Mr. Mora does no accept this con- dition and Insists that as the settlement is the result of negotiations batween Spain ana the United States the settlement be made DEATH LIST SLOWLY GROWS Work of Olearing Away the Ruins Sus- pended for the Present. THIRTEEN DEAD IDENTIFIED AT DENVER Ruins of the Wrecked Hotel ¥ Their Vietims Reluctan Many More Are Bel Lie Under the Debrl DENVER, Aug. 20.—Thirtcen bodies have already been taken out of the ruins cof the Gumry hotel, and it is evident that the death roll, when complete, will contaln twenty-four or twenty-five names, possibly more. The dead already taken out and iden- tified are: Following are lists of the dead and injured 80 far as ascertained. Dead FREDERICK HOUBBOLD, opera_house, Lisbon, Ia. W ROBERT C. GREINER, manager of Gumry otel. MRS. ROBERT . JAMES MURPHY W. E. EDV GEORGE conductor, - E. F. M'CLOSKY, mine owner, Cripple cek, MRS. G. R. WOLFE, Lincoln, Neb. CHILD OF MRS. WOLFE. WILLIAM RICHARDS, elevator pilot. B. I. LORAH, Central City, Colo. FERDINAND' FRENCH, treasurer of Gil- pin_county, Colorado, MYRON'E. HAWLEY, Union Pacific rafl- way clerk, The statement made yesterday that Mrs. R. C. Greiner, one of the victims of the Gunry hotel disaster, was a daughter of Peter Gumry, who was also killed, proves incor- rect. 'Mr. Gumry was never married and leaves no known relatives, All he knew about himself was that he was of French birth and that his parents were drowned at sea. Of all the crew and passengers of the British brig Peter Gumry, when she foun- dered off the banks of Newfoundland over thirty vears ago, he alone .was saved. His rescucrs gave him the name of the wrecked vessel. He leaves property valued at $100,- 000, manager of GREINER. contractor, Denver. RDS, butcher, Denver. BURT, Rock Island railroad FEARS OF FALLING WALLS. Work on the ruins was suspended and the search for bodies discontinued this afternoon until the walls, which threatened to toppte over and bury the workmen, could be pulled down. It is believed there are at least ten more bodies in the ruins, and several days will probably elapse before all can be recov- ered. The body of James M. Murphy was shipped tonight_to Cincinnati, where his brother, James Murphy, lives.” The body of George Burt, the Rock Island railroad conductor, was shipped to Chicago. The body of Myron E. Hawley, the Union Pacific raiiroad clerk, was sent to Omaha, by request of his wits, who was in Chicago when h2 met his death The body of Frederick Hubbold was sent to Lisbon, Ia., where he resided, and the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Greiner will be sent fo Grand Rapids, Mich., where they formerly ilved. The anxlety felt for J. A. Brown and J. L. Kirke of Omaha was some what relieved this morning when it wa learned that the room which they occupied Saturday. night was occupizd Sunday nighy by William Becker, a bell boy. Brown and Kirke may have left the hotel Sunday. Fire Chief Roberts says that he saw Blmer Loesher, also known as Plerce, the young enginzer whose carelessness caused the ex- plosion, walking rapidly away from the scene of the disaster about ten minutes after the fire department arrived. Detectives are searching for him. Mayor McMurray, who has remalned constantly at the scene of th catastrophe, directing operations, has an- nounced his intention of sending a_communi- cation to the city council demanding more stringent legislation in regard to the in- spection of boilers and the issue of engineers’ paper. The Denver branch of the National Association of Stationary Engineers will meet tomorrow evening to take action regarding the explosion. The 165 members are ex: perated at the laxity said to exist in offic circles in the matter of boiler inspection. Work was resumed excavating in the ruins this evening, the most dangerous part of the side wall having been removed. At 11:30 p. m. the workmen were apparently close upon three more bodies in different parts of the builling. A gold watch and memoranda in a vest, evidently belonging to A. M. Mun- roe of Carthage, O., have been found. Also personal effects belonging to Albert 8. Blake of Pusblo, Colo. At 12:40 a, m., a body, supposed to be that of Albert 8. Blake of Pueblo, Colo., was taken out. Two others were in sight. All are so burned and mangled as to be almost beyond al either in Madrid or Washington. The agree- ment provides that the claim shall be paid in Spanish gold dollars, which are of slightly less value than the American coin. Irternational lawyers say that the instrue- tions of congress, contained in the resolution dirceting the State department to callect not only the principal but the interest on this claim, is in no sense binding and that in case the point is raised in any way it will be suflicient to show that Mr. Mora had the right to waive the interes| News for the Army, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Leave of absence for two months from September 1 is granted First Lieu- tenant Frank Owen, Fourteenth infantry, and Charles W. Hobbs, Third artillery. First Lieutenant Jonas Emory, Eleventh infantry, is detailed professor at Baylor uni- versity, Waco, Tex.; Colonel Peter C. Hains, corps engineers, is detailed as member board of ordnance and fortifications, The following travsfers in the First In- fantry are made: Second lieutenant, Wil- liam M. Crofton, company F, to company 1: Second Lieutenant Dana W. Kilburn, com pany I to company F. The following transfers fantry are or 1: First Lieutenant Joseph M. Califf, battery 1 to battery First Lieu- tenant Edward A. Millar, battery G to bat- tery I The in the Third in- following transfers in the Fifth art lery are made: First Lieutepant Harvey C. Carbaugh, battery E, to light battery D; First Lieutenant George W. Gatchell, light battery D to battery E Declsions | the Department, WASHINGTON, Aug (Special Tele- gram.)—Acting Secretary of the Treasury Sims today rendercd decisions in the follow- ing land contests: Nebraska, George W. Robinson, Valentine district, decision re- versed; time to make final payiment extended ty days. Oliver Swanson against James E Galbreath, O'Neill district, application for certiorari 'denied; Galbreath entry. to stand Sioux City & Pacific _Railroad company against Henry Putnam, Neligh district, decl- affirmned; Putnam’s entry is held intact Dakota Anne Huppler, ex parte, Watertown district, decision afirmed; appli- cation to make cash entry denied, Western Posty WASHINGTON, gram.)--Towa postr today as follows: county, 0. E (Speciai Tele- asters were appointed Cromwell Center, Clay Perry, vice Harry Heikens, re- signed! nantown O'Brien ecounty ward Beorman, vice C. H. Clausen, resigned The first assistant postmaster general today made allowances for clerk hire for the curreut fiscal year at the following post offices: Towa—Webster City, $1,000; Vinton, $1,200; Washington, 1,000; South Dakota— Piorre, $1,000. Nebraska—Ncbraska City, $1.500; Vork, $1,500, Conditlon of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.—Today's state- ment of the eonditioa of the treasury shows Aavailable casii balince, $182,080,459; gold re- serve, $102,527,148. DUNBAR, Neb., Aug. 20.—(Special)=-1. B. ccrtain that Senaior Quay hav won his fight | for the state chairmanship with some voles o spare. A conservalive estimate gives him 160 votes in the convention. fifteen more thun | the number necessary (o elect, Molloway, living thres wiles southeast town, has the best oats In this viel average |5 seventy bushels extra fiue quality. They pounds to the bushel, of . The per ucre of tevted forty-twe | seventeen recognition. Counting these the number re- covered thus far is sixteen. oug Custer Populists. BOW, Neb., Aug. 20.—(Special Telegram.)—The populist county convention, which convened here yesterday, did not adjourn until this morning at 2 o'clock. For the seven offices there are forty-four candi- dates, for the office of sheriff alone there were ‘seventeen candidates. There was quite an element that were opposed to the third term candidates and among the leaders of the faction was Congressman Kem. The present county perintenaent and sheriff were the fellows they were after. The sheriff withdrew, but the superintendent stayed in the race and won against the combine. As but seven could be nominated there are several disappointed populists. The following officers were nominated: Dr. C. H. Chase of Mason City; surveyor, E. W. Dodson; judge, J. R. Rhodes,. both of Mason; treasurer, H Lomax of Wood River; erintendent, H. H. Hiatt; county clerk, A. W. Hiatt; dis trict cler James Stockton of Elim; sheriff, Thomas Lalsure of Lillian. Resolutions were adopted declaring against nominating any one for any office who was not an avowed popu- list, Commended Governor Holcomb's ad minlstration; favored the free and unlimitad coinage of sllver and the Omaha platform Every township but one was represented There we 195 delegates present, Row BROKEN Charges of Hribery in ¥ Cireles, DENVER, Colo Aug. 20.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. M., sa In the territorial supreme court today a state- ment was filed by District Attorney J. H Crist, bringing to the attention of the court the allegations of several witnesses in the trial of the Borrego gang, convicted of the murder of ex-Sherift Ch to the effect that Congressional Delegate Thomas B. Cat- ron and his law partner, Charles A. Spier, had atteempted by bribery and intimidation to prevent them from apppearing as witnesses on behalf of the territory. The court ordered the papers filed and announced that the mat- ter would be given consideration. The filing of the papers has created a sensation in legal and political circles here, Reform De ything, COLUMBIA, 20.—Very full returns from the counties of South Carolina show the democratic nominees In every county have been elected with a few posei- ble exceptions. Two independent candidates may be elected in Union and two negro re- publicans in Martington and two in Beau- fort. The reform democrats will have a large majority in the constitutional conven- tion, which ensures the making of a consti- tution which will largely eliminate the negro vote, There was no trouble today at any precinct in the state - Death of Henry Dierk BROKEN BOW, Neb., Aug. 20.—(Special Telegram.) ~Henry Dierks of the firm of Dierks Bros., died at this place this afternoon with paeumonia, after ten days' illness. His remaing will be shipped to Lyons, for interment. The firm consisted of four Lrothers, who are lumber dealers. They have yurds in the etate. The main affice s at Lincoln, where ths two old brothers live. - Movemwents of Oce At Southumpton—Arrived—Steamship Labn from New York for Boston, DENHY FEARS NO TROUNLE. Thinks the Chinese Hatred for Fore elgners Hus Spent Itx Force, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Advices have been received by officials at the State and Navy departments from Minister Denby and Ad- miral Carpenter which Indicate that neither the diplomatic nor naval representatives of the United States in China regards the situ- ation resulting from the Ku-Cheng riots as very serious or alarming 8o far as American interests are concerned. It appears that the Chinese government and officials are very friendly toward the United States and American citizens and re- gret the disturbances which have tended to cause g0 much consternation, Officials in Washington are convinced that both Minister Denby and Admiral Carpenter feel assured that the Chinese government will prevent further outrages and also that the alarm felt by Americans in Shanghai, Foo Chow and Tien Tsin, is greater than the situation warrants, The advices from the minister and admiral are reissuring, and, it is stated, not in accord with the cables of Con- sul General Jernigan at Shanghai and the statements made by other American citizens, indicating that further outrages were con- templated and that the lives of American citi- zens and their property were in great danger. Up to noon the State department had not been advised that Ccnsul Hixon and the English consul had not been allowed to be present at the investigation of the Ku-Cheng riots, though no surprise was manifested that such was the case, as in times past like action had been taken. It is scarcely prob- able that a peremptory demand will be made that these officers be allowed to take part in the investigation, The State department was informed today there was some disposition on the part of the Chinese officials not to allow the Ameri- can and British officers to be present at the investigation of the Ku-Cheng riots. It is stated at the department that the usual hitch has occurred, in which the Chinese officials have refused to allow any interference with their forms of procedure. In every case where there has been an investigation of the Kind proposed the same objections have been made, the Chinese officials’ fearing they may lose prestige with their peope if they allow foreigners to participate in their courts. These objections have always ended in the submissicn of the Chinese after some delay. It can be stated authoritatively that the instructions to Minister Denby cover all questions now in controversy, and that the investigation will be conducted in such man ner as to allow the American representative to secure complete and full information as to the cause of the riots and the persons par ticlpating in them, whether high or low. The assurance {s also given that thie will be done in such a manner as' to leave nothing for complaint by the Americin people on the score of failing to obtain the fsc!s relating to the disturbances. It is not at all probable that Minister Denby has been directed tc make any such demand as that to be made by the British minister at Peking, as it is known here that such a demand will not be neces- e Chinese minister has ‘informed his gov- ernment that the best interests of China will be served by according to the American and British oficers the most thorough opportuni- ties for obtaining all information desired. The attention of China has-been called to the fact that when the United States Government was investigating the Chinese riots in this country Chinese officizls were asked to be present to obtain all the partieulars. It is believe at the State department that the refusal of the Chinese authorities will do no more than to delay the investigation until the Chinese government can direct the officers at Ku-Cheng to accord the American and B ish officers the privilege to be precent and lirect the investigation, which will bring out the facts, Russinn News from Japan, ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20.—Special to Novoe Vremya states that the Japanese only cccupy the consts of the fslind of Formosa, whence they dispatch punitive expeditions into the interfor. Several of these have proved unsuccessful. The Novoe Vremya's dispatch also states that the opposition in Japan is agitating against the decision of the government to evacuate the Lizo Tong penin- sula. It is also stated that Corea demands an increase of the army and vavy to defend the national interests, Serious Riots, BERLIN, 20.—Serious disturbances have broken at Muliheim consequent to the Cologne and Mulheim Steam Navigation company reducing fares hetween those places in order to ruin a rival company. The police are unable to prevent rloting, Many have been wcunded on both sides. The military has been summoned, but the rioting con tinues and the police are using their re volvers. Cut Rates Cause Aug. out Decline reign Control, CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 20.—The Porte's last reply to the envoys of the powers on the subject of reforms in Armenia mentions only the reforms of secondary importance and refects the demands of the powers for the exercise of forelgn control over the exe- cution of the proposed reforms, claiming that it would be fatal to the sovereignty of the sultan and the independent Turkish empire. rkey " Tutionists COLON, Colombia, Aug. 20.—Word has been received here that at Ambatto, Ecuador, the government forces defeated Alfaro’s fol- lowers after a five hours’ fight. Ambatto Is about thirty miles north of Rio Bamba and is on the direct line of retreat from Rio Bamba to Quito. The check of Alfaro’s advance is the first setback the revolutionary forces have received in a long tim Beneath th Wheels. Aug. 20.—John Daly, ex-mem- ber House of Commons for Cork, while alighting from a train at Sidoey, fell be- tween the platform and the carriage and had his left hand badly injured, He was also obliged to have the left foot amputated. pioaits il | Wants o Libernl Rebigion, SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 20.—(Special. Rev. J. L. Andrew, who has for the past two years been pastor of the Unitarian church here, has quit that pastorate and announces that he will institute a “people's church In a public gathering he declared that there was a growing discontent among those who have atiended the so-called orthedox churches on account of lack of fellowship there. An- drews thinks a people’s church where those people who are discontented and those who never go to church, can gather on Sunday and hear un interpretation of nature, life and the bible, will be a great suceess. He says he Is in favor of a liberal religlon and thinks that there are a large number in this city who think as he does on that subject. He wlll rent the opera house and conduct his Sunday services there, —_—————— Secking the Artestnm Hasin. RAPID CITY, 8. D., Aug: 20.—(Special.)— A company was recently organized here to determine whether the Black Hills farming section lies within the artesian basin of South Dakota, The contract for sinking 2,000 feet has been let. The site selected is eighteen les east, in what is known as the lowa setttlement, and at a point selected by the state superintendent of Irrigation. If the ex- periment is successful a number of artesian wells will be sunk on the beneh lands. o £ Recelver for a Broken Dank. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20.—Special to the Star from Mexico, Mo., siys Benjamin fohn- son has been appointed receiver of the Far- mers bank at Laddonla, Mo, Tue bank passes intothe hands of a recelver for fal'ing 10 coni- ply with the banking law of Missourl, It w started three months ago with a e.pital stock of $20,000. The stockholders pa'd the sto-k in notes Instead of United Siates currency It is clalmed the depositors will not love & cent. n LONDON ANOTHER BLAST OF DEATH One Workman's Carelessness Sends Several More Into Eternity, EIGHT MEN INSTANTLY BLOWN TO PIECES Bxplosion of n Furnnce n Frightful Loss of Hun arly n Score Fe Burned and Bbr Results in Life— PITTSBURG, Aug. 20.—An furnace H of the Carnegie Ste Braddock at 5 o'clock this morning Killed six men, fatally injured three more and seriously burned sixteen others, and destroyed $30,000 worth of property. Five of the in- Jured will die. All of the killed and injured were Poles and Hungarians, except James Harrison, the foreman. The names of the Killed were: STEVE HAVREL, cut in twain, 82 years old, leaves wife and three children. JOSEPH TUCKAY, 38 years old, burned, leaves wife and four children. JOSEPH COPP, burned, single. JOHN single. JOHN POOKOPOVEC, burned, 25 years old, single. JOHN GRUCHA, single, Of the injured it is now thought five will die. They ar JOHN WARAHA, Inhaled flames; married, two_children. JOHN SKONDA, married, MIKE JURA, married. MIKE KAPENOS, single. ANDREW DROBNE, single. The following were seriously Injured, but will_probably recover: John \Wagasky, John Zebroreay, James Harrison, two unknown | men, A ‘number of others sustained slight burns and were injured by being hit by flying brick, but they were able to go to their homes and their names could not be learned. The explosion was due to a “hang” in the furnace, which was suddenly loosened and dropped into the molten metal below, generat- ing an immense quantity of gas so suddenly | that it could not escape by th ordinary means and the explosion followed. The terrible loss of life was due peculiar cause. A few minutes before explosion occurred one of the top dumped a barrow of material into the bell of the furnace, which he had forgotten to rajse. This clogged the top of the furnace and prevented the gas escaping. A gang of sixteen men in charge of James Harrison was sent at once to the top of the furnace to re- move the obstruction. All were closely crowded around the bell of the furnace, re- moving the material which had been dumped on it, when there was a terrific explosion, and men, barrows, tools and material were hurled in all directions. Flames, deadly gases and smoke belched from the furnace top and the gang of men fell as if shot Only one was killed instantly. He was blown from the furnace top along the metal roadway to the elevator shaft, down which he fell, and, striking on a car, was cut in two, one half of his body faliing on one halt of the car and the other half on the other side. The explosion was heard all over Braddock and._crowds at once rushed to the scene, but none expected to witness such horrors. A re- lief_crew was quickly organized and went to the top of the furnace, where lay fifteen men, bleeding, torn, burned and dying. The flames and smoke were still- coming from the furnace and the work of rescue was dangerous in the extreme, but, covering their hands, faces and heads with cloths, the rescuers went bravely to work. The injured men were lined alome the furnace when the explosion occurred. Three men died before reaching the bottom of the elevator shaft and the other three died before 9 o'clock this morning. TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. As fast as the injured men were taken down from the furnace top they were moved to an improvised hospital in the com- va office and the company’s staff of physicians and medical aid from McKeesport and Pittsburg summoned. Five of the men were o badly burned and terribly injured that the physicians did not deem it necessary to remove them to any hospital, as death seemed inevitable in a few hours and no hospital could relieve their sufferiugs. Two of the men who were on top of the furnace when they reached the ground were re- vived, and, there being some hopes for their recovery, they were taken to their homes. The contents of the furnace were blown out and scattered for hundreds of yards around the furnace, falling in all parts of the yard, cutting and burning about ten men, but’ many were seriously wounded. The fiery shower fell on the carpenter’ shop of the company, about 100 sards from the furnace, and it was soon fu flimes and was destroyed with its contents. The bell of the furnace was shattered and scattered; the roof of the cast house was crushed in and ruined; the contents of the furnace were scattered abroad and the belief is that the furnace is badly damaged and may have to be rebuilt. If this should be the case the total damage will be $30,000 The Braddock fire department was called out and prevented the spread of the flames and the members also aided in the work of rescue and did police duty. The scenes as the men were carried to the office of the explosion at company at 32 s old, MEKA, burned, 25 years old, burned, 30 years old, to a the fillers company were intensely exciting and pathetic. Women and children rushed frantically from their houses and the large force of police- men and guards were powerless to prevent them from rushing into the improvised hospital and dead house in the &earch for some member of their family. Tears and lamentations, anxious faces and agonized ex- pressions, wringing of hands and tearing of hatr, were all witnessed around the scene of deathh and destruction, and the stoutest hearts were moved to pity. The homes of the killed and injured men were near the furnace and the streets in the vicinity were filled with a mass of weep tng, frantic, half-crazed women and children, and part of Braddock is indeed n house of mourning, Two of the injured died after reaching the hospital, making the number of dead eight The injured were burned so badly as to be beyond recognition, and the identity of the two will not be krown until the bodies ard such portions of the clothing as remain i tact are viewed by their friends. Indion Outlaws in Arizona. WILCOX, Ariz., Aug. 20.—A troop of cav- alry has been sent to the Horn Basin coun- try in pursult of a band of Indian outlaws who have been committing depredations in that region for several months. A squaw ar- rived here yesterday who says she was captured by the band who murdered her mother and forced her and her pappoose to accompany them. She finally escaped and rode night and day until she arrived here to report the matter to the authorities. Several murders are said to have been com- mitted by the outlaws. sl Ll Arrested for Arson. KENOSHA, Wis, Aug. 20.—Another ar #iest has been made in the arson and con spiracy case in connection with the burning of the factory of the Chicago Bedding com pany. The prisoner is Bernard Hueffer, a wealthy Chicagoan. This makes seven men now under arrest on the same charge. The police are after two more Chicago men, - A T Burned an Isola Village, MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20.—News has just been received of the destruction by fire on Sunday morning of the business portion of St. Killan, an isolated village sixteen miles north of West Bend. The loss s $25,000, and insurance §8,000, < el i Seven Out of Fifteen Drowned. BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 20.—By capsizing of the small pleasure yacht of Rung Bros this evenlug, seven men of the fftecn on board were drowned. DOCTOR TOLD A SICKENING STORY, tlon of Affairs at Dunning. 20.—The investigation of the county commissioners into the manage ment of the Dunning insane asylum begau today. Thirty thousand words of testimony were taken at the first sitting. Toward the end of the day's sitting came a horrible story that [n detail was more barbarous than the story of the Pucick murder. It was told by Dr. McGrew, resident physician of Dunning asylum. It concerned a battle between two madmen, who had fought in the corrider of ward 2, while Anderson, accessory to the murder of Pucick, was on watch. These two patients quarreled over some eilly, childish difference and came to blows, They tore at each other's face and rolled about on the floor, while Anderscon looked on. One of them, in the frenzy of a raving maniac, set his teeth into the face of the other. He bit off his nose and spat it out on the stone floor of the corridor. The maniac with whom this patient was battling sprang away from the death grip, fell bleeding and screaming to the floor, saw the flesh torn from his own face, stuffed it into his own mouth, chewed his own nose into a pulp and swaliowed it. He said that it would mak® it grow on again, and Anderson looked on. This was swern to by Dr. McGrew, resident physican at Duaning asylum. While he was giving this testimony, one of the cominissioners turned sick and pale Julia Adams, one of the commissioners, vered her face with her handkerchief and clutched at the arm of her chair. McGrew made the story more effective by the quict mapner in which he told it. So far as his manner told it it was the usual occurrence at the hospital. At the end of that stors somebody whis- pered to President Healy, of the commis sioners: You said there was nothing to in- estigate.” Healy looked wp, his face was pale and full of horror at the story he had just heard. “God forgive me,” he said, did not know these things.” Although the inquiry was only begun to enough was drawn out to show that gr abuses have been practiced in the as Most of the evidence given today was ding the routine 1 ment of the stitution. Horrible Cond ven| CHICAGO, Aug. Re- “1 did, but 1 in- SENATE, Jobh Will. ployment, enator Ingalls of this city, when asked if he for the United States CHICAGO, Aug. Kansas, would be a candidate senate, replied: “It has been understood since my defeat in 1861 that if I returned to public life my ambition s to begin where I left off and resume my seat. There is a gratifying unanimity among Kansas republi- cans in favor of my return to the senate and I am sure if they see fit to honor me again I would accept it as a testimonial of reg which no man could afford to despise @ would give the state and the nation the high est service of which I am capable.” Speaking of the populist movement, said: “Not wholly defunct, but on its death bed, ill with an incurable malady, its pulses fluttering, its respiration is labored, and its temperature is low. The undertaker is walt- ing." now in e 10N IN SOU Voters Will Choose De Constitutional Co COLUMBIA, 8. C, Aug. election In South Carolina bers of the constitutional convention which meets on September 10. The democratic primaries were held on July 30 and rezulted in the nomination of about 115 reform and forty-three conservative democrats. In a number of counties the democratic canii- dates are unopposed today, while in others there are independent democratic candidates and republican tickets in the fleld. Senators Iiby and Tillman, Governor Evans, ex-Gov- ernor Shephard and Congressmen Stokes, Wilson and Talbert are all among the demo cratic nominees. They will to a large extent shape the work of the convention, L CAROLINA, vention, 20.—There is an today for mem- WYOMING Discovery of Rich Creek Cauxes Bxel nt. LANDER, Wyo., Aug. 20.—(Special Tele gram.)—The Riniker and Davis discovery at Gold creck of placer dirt which goes $50 to the square yard has created a stampede into that country. Engineers have been sent out tain It water can be taken from the ns just above the placer ground, and can be done a ditch wil be at once constructed, Parties who are investigating the ground say that there is no deposit of gravel in that section, therefore the gold must come from a rich lead between there and the mountains, and many miners are anxious to trace the source of supply. Gola creek is on the continental divide at the south end of the Wind river range, Good Circumstantinl Evidence, LANDER, Wyo., Aug. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Dr. Schuelke, who has just returned from Thermopolis, 100 miles north of here, to which place he was called to attend the injuries of W. J. Ewing, the sheepman whose assassination and robbery was at- tempted some days ago, says that Ewing may recover, but he has a badly shattered left arm and a severe wound in the right, as well as an ugly bullet gash across the abdo- men here is no longer a doubt as to the guilt of Slick Nard, the man arrested for the crime, The assassin rode a horse with a broken hoof, the imprint of which was plainly left in the gulch, from which place he fired upon Ewing. Nard's horse had a broken hoof, which makes the game imprint as that in the gulch. The discarded gun shells left in th gulch bear the Imprint of a broken gun hammer, which corresponds to the gun found in Nard's possession. There are sev- eral other strong points against the prisoner even besides his positive identification by Ewing. The whole country round and about Thermopolis is satisfied of the prisoner's gullt, Prosccuting S LANDER, Wyo., Aug. gram.)—The first two stringent nfovement to against stock thieves Charles Rhodes was jalled on a rge of altering brands and “Jim Chapman was brought in at the same time and focked up aling three horses and a saddle. The In each case are of the most positive racter. The campaign against stock thieves is now fairly o cer Dirt at Gold [ 20, hieves. (Special arrests under enforce the were made Tele- the law day. Dissoly CHICAGO, fon by Suicide, Aug . C. Merrill, yard- master at Chicago for the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy rallroad, killed himself today because of a court injunction restraining him from getting married. Yesterday a woman claiming to be Merrill's wife asked that he be enjoined from marrying a girl with whom o was infatuated. The unique order was made by the court and Merr!ll, unable to bear the disappointment, dissolved the In- junction by turning on the gas in his room. pude iRl Meeting of the Kreiger Bun, COLUMBUS, 0., Aug. 20.—In the Kreiger Bunde today National President C. J. Walruft welcomed 142 delegates and delivered the annual address. Treasurer Julius Eggers of Chicago reported money on hand last year, $1,961; received during year, $1,001; dis- bursed, §994; balance, $1,966. The questions for debate a Shall members be compelled, as now, to accept life fnsurance and subscribe to a St. Louis paper, the organ of the bunde? hree Boys Atte Murder, CHAMERLAIN, S. D, Aug. 20.—(Special Telegram.)—Three brothers, mere lads, named Stephens, today placed half a pint of strichnine In the coffee pot of Mose Knutson, a bachelor farmer living in Smith township, with the intention of killing him s0 they could secure money believed to be in his possession. The coffev pot was emptied by Knutson prior to preparing the meal and the altempted poison discovered, | others OVERLAND HELD UP Bandits Loot the Pacific Express Train in Nebraska, WORKED LIKE OLD TIME ROBBERS Took Charge Between Brady Island and Gothenburg, ENGINE CUT OFF AND SENT FORWARD Outlaws Take Their Time Through the Cars, in Going AMOUNT OF BOOTY SECURED NOT KNOWN Authorities in Pursuit of the G with ¥ 5 of ¥ i Thelr Capture in a Short NORTH PLATTE, cial Neb, Aug. 21.—(Spe- Telegram.)—Robbers captured the ecast bound Unfon Pacific Overland train between Brady Island The and and Gothenburg just after midnight. from engine was detached the train the engineer, who was cape tured by the robbers, was taken to the bage Bage car. The fireman fled with the engine to Goth- enburg to secure assistance. As he left the scene he heard an explosion, which he took to of the be of dynamite used to blow up express car. particulars of the amount of plunder obtained or damage done can be obtained at this hour (2:30 a. m.), as the Unlon Pacific veople will give out no information in detail vet. POSSE SOON IN Within PURSUIT. halt an hour after the engine reached Gothenburg a posse of twenty men were on board and the outfit was returning to the scene of the robbery, which is on the open prairie. The train held up was No. 8 It left North Platte at 11 time and carried a full o'clock on complement of coachgs, sleepers and express cars. The robbery occurred an hour lates. The country in the vicinity of the holdup fs fairly well settled and the authorities following the oute All were heavily armed and a conflict anticipate no trouble in laws, is quite probable. The Wednesday. NO DEFINITE NEWS, GOTHENBURG, Neb., Aug. 21.—(Speclat Telegram.)—The left here shortly after midnight for the scene of the train is due in Omaha at 10:25 on special which holdup of the ific express, loaded with a posse, Is not expeeted to return before 6 o'clock, and no details can be secured before that hour.” HUNTOON KNOWS HING OF 1 Loeal Agent of the ¥ Coula ic Express itve No Information, 8. A. Huntoon, local agent for the Pacifio hig 1125 South Twenty-ninth street, at 2:30 this morn= Express, was awakened at home, ing, and appraised of the robbery. He sald he knew nothing whatever of the amount of valuables on the incoming train. It would be impossible for him to tell any~ thing about it. No one could be found in Omaha who knew anything of the matter. RS MADE Held Up a Train, Blew Oy and Found it K GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 20.—The fast express known ' on the Chicago & West Michigan railroad, leaving Chicago ROBY A POOR HAUL, 0 the Safe s the “Flyel at 5 o'clock and arriving here at 10:40, was held up by five men in a piece of woods just before the river, at 9 The train was flagged by swinging a white light across the track and when it stopped the ordered crossing Kalamazoo o'clock robbers the conductor, baggageman and express messenger to throw up their hands and went through th taking § but i pockets, in change from the conductor, nothing watches They then tackled the safe it open In less than thirty secon. tained finding except on the and blew It cone having gone out in the afternoon and was returning on no valuables; the messenger “dead trip.”" They took watches from the engineer and fireman, but the con- ductor said he would need his watch it was when handed back to him, and saying good night, the robbers took to the woods. The passens gers, forty-two of them, were not molested, To make of & halt piled track half a where the ehgine stopped. sure , tles had been length ahead of The baggage car was not disabled and the train proceeded, e Denver Shriners G DENVER, Aug. 20.—The Denver-Boston 1895 club has started for the cast on & special train amid the cheers of 200 friends who had assembled at the depot to seee them offt. There are sixty persons in the party and with the exception of the cclored pore ters, every man on the train is a Templar and a Shriner. The traln will run as a spee cial through to Boston via the Burlingten to Chicago, the Lake Shore to Buftalo and then the New York Central and Boston & Albany rematnder of the way, —_— Discussing o New Wage Scale, PITTSBURG, Aug. 20.—The aunual confer- of the American Flint Glass Assocla- tion and Manufacturers Is being held here. The prescription ware workers scale, which affects about 6,000 men, {8 under discussion, Th workmen have asked for several changes in the scale which means practically an ad- vance of 8% per cent, and upon this there is sald to be a hitch. An amicable settles ment s expected before adjournments on the ence