Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 13, 1895, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU 1871. NE 19, OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEM BER 1 cory FIVE CENTS GOES T0 ST. PAUL NEXT YEAR [oe Palace City Oaptures the Encampment of the G, A, R. COLONEL WALKER CHOSEN COMMANDER Watterson Maxterly Address of Wele Annual Re mander-i Hon. Henry LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 12.—The thirtieth hatlonal encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in St. Paul in 1896, with Colonel 1. N. Walker of Inia apolls as commander-in-chief. The encamp- ment proper, the Woman's Rellef corps anl the Ladies' Circle all bigan their procec ings today at 10 a. m. and continued In s slon all day. The gentlemen of the encamp- ment almost completed their work, while the women of the two auxiliaries did not get much done. There has been considerabe agitation about uniting them this year in the reunited brotherhood and cit'zenship, but the women of the auxiiaries are as far apirt as ever, and in spirit, if not in purpose, they will remain divided. The Ladies’ Circle de- voted the day to reports and in therewith for the perfection and extension of their orginization, The Woman's Relief corps had the trouble between the factions of Mrs., Clark and Mrs. Sherwood at Canton, O., ex- emplified by the sherff, who entercd without the password to serve an injunction of the courts on the natlonal officers, resta'n'ng them from ousting Mrs. Clark. When the sheriff entered tho ladies would not tell him who were the officers, but a friend of Mre, Clark soon pointed out the oiicers, and the order of the court was served. Mrs. Taylor, the wife of the mayor of Lou'sville, d-livirel a fine address of welcome to the city, as did Mrs. General S. B. Buckuer to the s'ate and the south. The confederate veterans, notably General Gordon, General Buckner and Mr. Watterson, took part again in the rec:ptions and camp- fires, praising the good will that had brought peace in reaiity as well as in name. Aft delivering welcome addresses during the day Mr. Watterson tonight delivered h's lecture on Abe Lincoln and tomerrow night General Gordon delivers his lecture on “The Last Days of the Confederacy,” in both of whi the ox-soldiers teke greit interest. Gene Buckner it kept busy auswering calls to ad- dress campfires. Tomorrow the blus end the gray will meet in a grand barbeeue ten- dered by the latter to thelr guests, and tomor- row night's programs for the diffe;ent camp- fires are very elaborate. Eighteen marching veterans, and doz:ns of others were prostrated by the heat yesterday. All are now reported as doing well, but it was hotter than ever today. Iustesd of th visitors leaving today, the railroids report that, they are still coming in for the fire works, the barbecue tomorrow, and other events. The tombs of President Taylor and veterans of the Mexican war were visited by thousands today. As many go from here to the encampment of the Sons of Veterans at Knoxviila, the dedi- cation of the monuments and the rationa park at Chattanooga and Chickamauga and to the Atlanta exposition, the tids wiil move further gouth next week instead of northward. By far the most intersting funct'on of the week began today at 10 o'clock in Music hall. It was the meeting of the encimpment for the election of executive and commanding officers for the ensuing year and to decide upon a place of meeting for the next ycar. The hall has a seating capacity of 3,450 and avery seat was occupied. None but Grand Army of the Republic men and accredited delegates were admlitted to the hall. The delegates entitled to votes in the mee'ing oc cupled the maln ficoi, while the visiting vet- erans remained in the galleries. There was cons'dorable delay, and it was rot until nearly 11:30 o'clock that the delegates were all at their posts. General Lawler, the commander- in-chief, was loudly cheered. As coon as quiet was restored he formally cailed the meeting to order. CHANGED THE PROGRAM. He sald that as this was the first meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic south of the Ohio river the executive committee had changed the usual program. The citi- zens of Loulsville, he said, desired to give expression of thelr pleasure in having the honor of entertaining the boys in blue. “You will be glad to know,” he said, “that the man who is to give the address of welcome 1s none other than Hon. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courler-Journal. At the mention of Mr. Watterson’s name there was an outburst of applause and when it had died away Mr. Watterson stepped to the platform and spoke as follows: That promissory note drawn by the city of Loulsville, endor. ed by me and discounted by you in the city of Pittsburg a year ago, has matured and I am come to pay it. Ex- cept that historic distinctions have long been obliterated here it might be mentioned that I appear before you as the representa- tive alike of those who wore the blue and those who wore the gray in that great sec- tioral combat, which, whatever else it did or did not, left no shadow upon American goldiership, no staln upon American man- hood, But the war ended thirty years ago Here at least the lesson has been taught and learned that You cannot chain the eagle, And you dare not harm the dovej But every gate Hate bars to Hate Wil open wide to Love. And. the flag! God bless the flag! you doubt the loyal sincerity of thos rom housctop and from °rooftree h thrown it to the breeze? Let some sac Jeglous hand be raised to haul it down and o ax discussions Can e who Mheso are honest flugs, with honest hearts behind them. They are the symbols of a nationality as preclous to us as to you. And.why not? What is left for you and me to _cavil about, far less to fight al Slavery s gone; secession Is de with its system of statehoo still survives. It is this for kind of exultation I throw open the gates of this gatewny to the south; I bid you wel- come In the name of the people whose Volce 18 the voice of God. You came and we resisted you; you come and we greet you, for_times change and men change with ihem. You will find here scarcely f of tho battle; not a reminiscence of its pas- slons, Grim-visaged war has smoothed his Wrinkled front and whichever way you turn on either side you shall encounter as you pass those moldering heaps which remind you of your valor and travail, only the mag- hanimous spirit of dead herdes with Grant and Sherman, and Thomas and McPherson and Logan looking down from the happy stars as if repeating the words of the Mas- ter—""Charity for all; malice toward none. | SCINE WAS INDRSCRIBABLE, 1t 1s fwpossible to desciibe the scone that followed Mr. Wattow:on's address, The speaker ~ h'mself was overcome with tmotion _and left the front of the stage. Men roso In thelr seals only cheered by turns but hugged each o and thraw their seats, hats and handk-rehiefs into the air. Mrs. John A. Logan was seated @ short distane> back of th commander in- chlef's stard and as Mr. Watterson walk:l away with tears coursing down lis cheeks -General Lawler presented him to Mrs. Logan. Neither could spak, and the whi‘e-hei e motherly lockiag 1ady took his hand in b of hers and wWhen sho faund her voice, sald: “I am glad I bave been permitted to live to hear your spiech.” That was all she cou'd say, and she sat down and wept. Mr. Wat- terson and Past Commander-in Chief Warner then greoted each other and sat down to- gother. This caused another burst of ap- plause almost as great as the first, and it was nearly five minutes before quict was restored. Past Commander-in-Chisf Warner of Kan- City was enthusiastically cheered when he stepped forward to de'iver the respons: tg Mr, Watterson's address, which he did in as for:i- ble a manner us had Mr. Watterson. He sa'd ‘Colouel Watterson aud Oit'zens of Louts- wille: Our annual pi'grimige has tro-ght us to your beautiful city to ho'd o:r national reunion. You have received us as though we were princes of the earth. Never d'd I real- lze the poverty of speech av I reallz: it now, in | attempting to convey to you what I know to be the heartfelt thanks of these ve'erins anl myseif for your royal recep lon and unstintel hospltality.” You porsess the rare facuity, pecullar to the south, cf making the stranger | within your gates fcel that he 13 at home and that he is in the house of his frienls. Fore- most among those to welcome the velerans of the bluo to tha state, that ttate whi h Kave us that great ¢ mmone-, Henry Cley, and Abe Lincoln, have been the velesans who wore the gray." In response to this address, Past Comman- der-In-Chief William Warner of Kansas Cit spoke briefly, He said the boys in blue would never forget the generous and kind hospi- tality of the people of Louisville. When he had done talking, Commander Lawler said he took great pleasure in intro- ducing James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosler poct. Mr. Riley then read an original poem, written for the occasion, BACE HYMN OF THI 'y ac th mighty ocean hall, Borne up from out the E before the gale; th Is in the streaming flag and in the flying sall As we go salling on, REPUBLIC. nation, like a southward as the | 1 "Tis a voice that we remember—ere its sum- mons soothed as now When it rang in battle challenge, answered yow with vow With roar of gun and hiss of sword and crash of prow As we went salling on, and we Our hope nk, even as we saw the sun sink faint and fu | The ship of staté went groping through the blinding smoke war— Through blackest midnight lurching, all un- cheered of moon or star; Yet sailing, sailing on, As one life W who spake the dead blood leaping warn Who walked the troubled scathed, in mortal form We felt our pllot's preses upon the storm, As we went salling on. volce of passion, lulled dawning of today, blent as one, ye awake, with all >, with his hand W waters, un- o, 0, this sing to peace, voices twain now all fears awn Since foe and foe are friends, 1 glad us they— gends us salling on, EX-COMMANDER REMEMBERED. Following this Commander Lawler said the comrades had decided to honor Past Com- mander General John Palmer of Albany by presenting him with a token of their regird for the faithful performancs of his duty while he was commander. Judge Cochrane then formally presentcd the toksn. The tok n was a solid silver tea set. Judge Cochrane spoke bricfly and to the point. He was sure he could not have present:d the gift to any one more deserving. In accepting the present General mer spoke feelingly. “I can scarcely find words to express my gratitud: to you, my comrales,” he said. “I shall al- ways keep it, and shall always cherish it as the most precious of all my possessions.” “The next feature to the preliminary pro gram was the prezentation of a givel made of gold, silvor opper, studded with da- mands, rubl and sapphires, to Commander Lawler. It was preseatel to him by Senior Vice Commander O'Leary of Montana, be- half of the Montana division. It was given because General Law!l was the first com- mander wio had ever visited the Montana post. As so0n as the preliminary matter was over General Lawler request-d all not members of the Grand Army of the Repub ic to wi hdraw from the hall, as it was to be a secret meet- ing. When all such had gone cut General Lawler directed Rev. T. H. Hagger.y, the national chaplain of St. Louls, to invoke the blessing of the Deity. Commander Lawler then deliverel his an- nual address, which was as follows: Comrades: 1 take great pleasure in call- ing to order the twenty-ninth national en- campment of the Grand Army of the Re- public. ' We meet for the first time south of the Ohio river, in this beautiful city of Louisville, not as we aid thirty-four years zo—then we were ordered here, but now we come because we are invited by all its citizens o accept their hospltality and re- celve u royal and loval welegme (0 old Ken- tucky and the new south. What memories of the past rise before us as we stand here and think of the great men born on Ken- icky ®oll! But the one whose memory is honored most by the people of this great republic is the name of him who by a stroke of his pen and the power of your bayonets struck the shackles from 4,000,000 of & Abraham Lincoln, One year ago, at Pittshurg, Pa. d upon the duties of the office to which T had Leen elected, and located the headquarter: at Rockford, 1ll. The experiment of havin, both the adjitant general and quartermast Ben 1 at headquarters has proven very satisfactory. Requisitions are rlled imme ately on recelpt of same. Hesides the g of me there Is a saving of postage nd correspondence which would be neces sa If the two officers were stationed at different points, I was very fortunate in being able to appoint as my adjutant gen- eral @ man who has proven himself to be prompt, thorough, eflicient and obliging, and the name of C. (", Jones will appear in the future Tecords of this great organization as one of its best adjutants general. Both he and the quartermaster general, J. W. Burst, have labored hard during the year to makeé the administration of affairs of the Grand Army a success, CONDITION OF THE GRAND ARMT, That you may fully understand the condi- tlon of gaing and losses for the year past, I ppend the following recapitulation: Members In bod standing June 80, 1004. 13 0uifng Galh by muster-in; Guin by transfer. ¥ Gain by relnstatiment... Gain from delinquent repor and lo, the 371,855 Total galn. Aggregate .. death... i honorable dfscharg transfer.. Euspensi v dishonc Loss by wbie discharge. ... delinquent reports..... e L) e 8,659 Total lo Members remalining In good stand- Members remaining suspended, The consoliduted reports of the adjutant general show that the numb in nod standing June 1804, was and on Jun, 0, 1895, was 357,629, showing a loss of , of which number 7,368 was by death, Considering the fact that many of our comrades are poor, and, owing to busi- ness depression, many have been out of employment, and added to this the fact that many are not able to attend post meet- ings by ason of their infirmities and have allowed themselves to be suspended for non- payment of dues, our membership has key up wonderfully well, With the increased prosperity which we are sure to have, 1 see no reason why very many of the 50,00 who are on the suspended may not take their places n as activee working mem- be 1 have urged all posts to appoint a special commitiee on reinstatement to call on every suspended comrade and settle with him in some way and get him bac into our ranks. In many departments I heard delegate talking about establishing plcket po-ts, and bellevl g th.t cons 1l 1atiog of n‘..\ll\\' uf the sn xHi-r POsts must ‘pm n take plice, ommend that the committee on roles tud “reluations b hstructed o prepare a n of organization and report the same to the next national encampment, by whith this question of consolidation and the cstablishment of picket posts may be m and i dance' with ruies’ and unife ace SPEAKING OF PR This Is & question that we, zatlon, feel a deep interest in. We know that all the legislation enacted by congress fn the interest of the old soldier has been brought about by or through the influence of this great, powerful or ization—the Grand Army of the Republic-and those of us who are more fortunate physically than others propose to Keep it up just as long as we live. And while we are not asking for any_new pension legislation, we do ask and insist that when w law is passed by con- ®ress that its provisions as intended by {1t shall be carried out and not miscon. strued and misapplied by any man or set | of wen of any party who may be in power. L am not a lawyer, ,ut I know the verdict of any court of loyal men would be that ter @ man has furnished the proofs wnd as been granted a pension, that pension cannot be taken away from him without due proces: law. 1 know this is bein done, however, all over the land, for I hay seen’ the evidences of it in every depart- ment in_which I have been—pensions re- duced from $12 to 88, and from 38 to $6, and many cut off entiré. Then again, a man who applied for a pension two and three years ago will receive a notice thaf Lis Clal Is refected. then notified (b his | case Is reopened and allowed, bul only trom ! thus cheating a SIONS, as an organi- the thme of reopenid, worthy man out of $300 or so. Many of our comrades thus dealt with are not able to bring sult to test the constitutionality of inued on THird Page) | received injuries from which they died. GETTING AT THE MAIN FACTS Prosecution in the Durrant Case is Rapidly Developing, ANTICIPATING THE DEFENSE SOMEWHAT the to A and Dlanche the of the t ng When Met Her Death, Vi She SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—The prosecu- tlon in the Durrant case have found another flaw 40 the story told by the young medical “student on the day of Blanche Lamont's mur- der. When Durrant was suddenly confronted in the church by George King, the organist, and nervous collapse by the statement that he had been overcome by gas while engaged in repairing electric wires in the attic. Dur- nt asked King to get him some bromo seltzer. The prosecution will contend that if Durrant had been asphyxiated his knowledge of medicine would have taught him that fresh air instead of a nerve tonic was what he needed. Durrant's classmates at Cooper Medical college will be placed on the stand to show that the prisoner, as well as all of the students, had been taught that the only remedy for partial asphyxiation is oxygen. Durrant would scon have graduated from col- lege, and the prosecution will contend that he was too well informed to have ordered a nerve tonic which nauseated him when he | drank it if he had really been suffering from | the effects of gas. The prosecution also showed that Durrant’s hat and coat were not fn the library when King entered the church, but were there when he rerturned from the drug store. The inference will be drawn that Durrant wanted to get King out of the church, not to bring him relief with a drug, but to give himeelf time to recover from his consternation and an opportunity to carry his coat and hat from the rear of the church to the library, where it had been his habit to place them while working in the church. As the defense will lay stress on the in- ability of one man to carry a body up such a steep flight of stairs as leads to the belfry of Emanuel church, the prosecution was clated at the testimony today of Richard Charlton, a grocer who had weighed Blanche ench week for six months. March 27 and 28 she welghed 115 pounds, - A week later she disappeared. Her greatest weight was 121 pounds. Henry J. Shalmount, a cable conductor, tostified that Durrant and Miss Lamont had ridden together to school the morning of April 2. He had seen them frequently before and his attention was particularly directed to them on that day by their evident in The defense admitted the fact t Durrant and Miss Lamont were together at that time and this line of inquiry was abandoned by the prosecution. Herman J. Schlagler, a_classmate of Dur- rant at the medical college, testified that four days after Blanche had disappeared and before Durrant was mentioned in connection with her absence, Durrant had asked him it he remembered’ seeing them together and if he did not remember that Durrant parted from Blanche bsfore Durrant left the c Witness was unable to remembes and Durrant volunteerad the information that Blanche was missing. The prisoner told the witness that Blanche was easily led and controlled by him and he feared she had gone to some question- able abode. Mise Minnie Bell Edwards, a classmate of Blanche's, testified that on the afternoon of April 3 Blanche Lamom and herself left the normal school together. Miss Lamont was soon joined by a young man who Miss Bd- wards recognized as Durrant. Miss Edwards last saw the couple at the corner of Market and Powell streets, where she left the car, The witness described minutely all the move- ments of Durrant, herself and Miss Lamont before and-after they boarded the car. She also described Durrant’s attire minutely. To accommodate a juror, a recess was here taken until Monday. HOLMES INDICTE A FOR MURDER. of Killing B, nt iladelphin, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12.—H. H. Holmes, the notorious murderer and swind- ler, was today indicted by the grand jury for the murder of B. F. Pitzel, whose mys- terious death In this city a year ago and the subsequent collection of $10,000 insurance on his life by Holmes led to the unveiling of the latter's remarkable criminal record. Holmes Is now in prison here await- ing sentence for swindling the Insurance company, to which charge he pleaded guilty, hoping "thereby to escape the detection of his graver crimes. The district attorney will press for a speedy trial in this city. Indictments for murder have also been brought against Holmes in Toronto, In. dianapolis and Chicago, B iRk CYCLONE STRIKES N Formally Accuse ¥ IW YORI, Two People Killed by the Collupse ot Depot. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Sept. 12.—A ter- rific thunder storm visited this section last right. Wires are down in all, directions and communication was cut off for hours, excspt one telegraph wire. The storm was of such force as to actually swamp the pas senger cars on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railway near Richland. The wind and lightning were accompanied by a deluge of rain. Several farm houses In this vicinity have been struck by light- ning and burned. The roads were washed out ‘in places, and fallen trees block the highways in many parts of the country. It was th> most severe storm In years, al- though lasting only about one hour. The cyclone struck the village of Cape Vin- cent Just as a large excursion party, enrout homeward from the Jefferson county fair at Watertown, was about to take the boat for Kingston, Canada. The Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg depot collagsed. George God- frey and Thomas Arneil of Cape Vincent A large number of persons were injured, several of whom it Is feared will die. SAVED T AST MAILL Wife of o Wy Ienders V NE, Se Olstrom, the the ming Seetl unble Services, 12.—(Special_Telegram.) wife of a section foreman westbound fast mail train Union Pacific, consisting of two mail cars, a day coach and a Pullman sleeper, from a prob- able frightful wreck at noon today near Wol- cott station, twenty-one miles from Raw- link. While alone at the section house Mrs. Olstrom discovered a wooden bridge span- ning a small gully across the track to be on fire. The fast wall, nearly an hour late, was ap- proaching at a high rate of speed to make up lost time. Mrs. Olstrom ran down the line and flagged the train. It was stopped within thirty feet of the burning bridge, The timbers were burned to such an extent that the train would have carried down the bridge had it run onto it. The Overland flyer and fast freights following the fast mail were delayed several hours by the fire. The passengers on the fast mail made up a purse of $50 and presented it to the woman, . Ceded Sloux and Sarveyed. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Sept. 12.—(Spe- clal)—=The eettlers in Gregory county, lying on the northeastern boundary of Nebrski have at last recelved the justice that was denled them for many yeirs. Deputy United Stateg Surveyor Bates has completed the work Boss CH —Mirs. saved on of surveying that portiei of Gregory tounty which was ceded by the Sioux and openéd to settlement February 10, 1890, and the several hundred settlers who have remained patiently on the land as squatters since that time are he explained his condition of utter physical | at length enabled to know where the boundaries of thelr land are located. MANY WERE CAUGHT IN THE CRAS Sectfon of a Grand Stand Falls Injurs ing n Lorge Number, LOUISVILLE, Sept. 12.—WhHe 100,000 people were watching the firsworke along the river front at 10 o'clock tomight a portion of the grand stand on which were seated at least 10,000 people, gave away and many were injur:d. The portion of the grand stand which fell was about 400 feet long and sixty wide. It was the lower part, and only elevated about two feet. Immediately behind this part were seats elevated elght to twenty feet. On- the entire stand there were 50,000 people. That no one was Kkilled is a marvel. Had ths seats been elevated ny distance from the pavement many deaths must have resulted. As the platform _on which the seats were placed swerved to the rear and settled to the ground with a crash the planks of which the seats were com- posed were forced together and the feet ana legs of hundreds of the spectators were caught as ip a_huge trap. The noise of the exploding hombs and fire- works and the cheering of the crowd was £0 great that only those adjacent to that por- tion of the stand which fell could hear it. Had it become generally known a panic would have followed. As to the exact num- ber injured it will probably never be known. Four policemen, who were standing near the accident, sald that they saw from fifty to seventy-five persons taken away by friends in vehicles. They assisted at least as many more to get back on the strest back of the stand, All the ambulances and patrol wagons in the city were pressed into service, and dozens only slightly hurt were taken to their hotels or homes, On the portion of the grand stand which fell there was a scene of horrifying confu- slon. Mr. Vreeland, assistant city editor of the Courier-Journal, was present when the accldent occurred. It was awful,” he said. “I saw men and women falling everywhere, Whether they were fainting from fright or pain [ could not say. Thin a panic fo lowed, Those who rscaped being caught made a mad rush for the entrance, trampling over those who had fallen, while those who had besn caught screamed for aid, Mean- time the vast multitude on all sides con- tinued to cheer and applaud the grand fire- works that continued to explode and light up the sky. A number of Grand Army veterans who were witnesses of the accident sald they aided a large number of people who had been bruised and injured about the legs ‘o ¢ riages and sent them to their hotels and homes. hey did not stop in the excitement to get names or addresses, No fatalities are reported. Those injured, so far as known, are: John Farris, farmer, Brookline, Mo., post No. 220, faot crushed and amputation necessary; Mrs. Harshfield, 329 East Market street, Louis- ville, foot crushed and leg broken; Mrs. J. W. Vreeland, 723 Third avenue, Louisville crushed; Miss Mattle Morune, Jeffersonville, Ind., foot crushed; Mies Fedora Starr, 1219 West Main street, foot crushed and ankle sprained; E. J. Burke, veteran from Spring- fleld, Mass., foot crushed, toes amputated; Miss Eva ‘Willis, Morning Sun, 0., foof crushed; Miss Freida Senn, 2 W son street, ankle broken; Mrs. Julia Adkins 1212 W Chestnut reet, right foot sprained; Mrs. W. C. Nooness, wife of Pres dent Nooness of the Kentucky Wagon Work badly injured, leg and foot crushed; Mrs. Portland avenue, left foot 1 ankle crushed; a 12-year-old son of Dr. ntherman, Baxter avenue, foot crushed Bennett, Evansville, stopping with Fourth and Hill, foot and ankie crushied; Joseph Hackard, editor New Albany oldest editor in’ Indiana, foot badly crushed’ and ankle sprained; W. H. Gregg, Bluffton, Ind., back sprained, right leg bro- ken; George De Long, Blufiton, Ind., foot crushed; Minnle Hays, idaughter of ' John Hays, 500 Walnut street, Louisville, left foot crushed; Rider Stein, 190 Majn street, Loui ville, right knee crushed; .. D. Overton, Ninth and Broadwhy, Louisville, ankle crushed; Henry Hart, Fifteenth and Pren- tice, Louisville, leg broken; Kate Hines, daughter of Alderman Hines, right leg bro- ken; William Walters, Louisville, leg broken; Mrs, A. J. Thurber, Mcorehead, Ky., left kuee broken; Benjamin Seroggin, Bagdad, Ky., instep fractured; Mrs. McMillan, Chi- cago, internally injured and both legs badly bruised; R. R. Glover, Louisville, foot crushed and head bruised; Mark Waldon, South Louls- ville, leg crushed; Steve Guttman, South Louisville, leg broken; Carre Donnelly, Pitts- burg, internal hemorrhage. LT RECOVERED TWENTY-FIV of the in the Mine HOUGHTON, Mich., Sept. 12.—Shortly after 7 o'clock this morning preparations were begun for exploring No. 4 shaft in search ot the bodies of the miners who were entombed last Saturday in the Osceola copper mine. An_exploring party, consisting of Captain Richards and five miners, was lowered In a skip, stopping at cach level down to the four- teenth, This party was down over an hour, and before they reached the surface a large crowd had gathered about the mouth of the shaft, watching most anxiously for the return of the party. When they did come up 1t was only to disappoint the crowd for a time, as they brought no bodies with them. They reported that much gas was still in the mine. Captain Richards reported that his party had located twenty-three bodies within 1400 feet of the surface, being stretched along from the fourth to the fifteenth levels, Captain Edwards and a party of six men then went down, and by 1 o'clock all of the bodies had been brought to the surface, James Willlams was found only 300 feet from the surface. Captain Treubath was found on the ladderway at the fourteenth level in a posi- tiom which denoted that he was taking hold of the bell rope to signal to the lander on the surface, After dinner more searching parties were sent down and succeeded {n finding two more bodies, making twenty-five recovered. There are still five missing. The bodies showed no sign that the men had suffered any before death. No doubt death to most of them was painless, A coroner's jury has been empaneled and will investigate the cause of the death of the unfortunates, The funerals will mostly occur on Saturday. BODIES, ve More Uufortunates Still DEADWOOD ROB A MAN, Arthur Willlams ¥ Street and Held Up. DEADWOOD, Sept. 12. eclal Tol: geam.) —A daring h'ghway robbery was perpatrated on one of the principal streéts of this c'ty this morn'ng at 10 o'clock. Arthur Will'ams, an old man who was stting on a bench at the side of a saloon, was pounc:d upon by Tom Burk and Wiiliam Patterson, two tough characters who recently arrived in the city and carried into a side room of the saloon. The men hastily robbed him of about $15 in cash and a go!d ring .and started to escipe but were caught by the police and are now In jail. The stolen articl:s were recover:d. The grand jury, new in session In this city, tod.y returned indictments in the following cises: Frank Mona han, for the murdsr of old men Benson, near this city in June last; Willlim Shayde and Edward MeNabb, for stea'ng cattle, and Tom Seatton, for bit'ng John Tier- ney's nose off. These cazes will bo tried in the circuit court, now in session. need Upon in the —_———— Selter Signs Over His Property. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1? —In the Madison county, Illinois, circult’ court there was filed today a de=d of trust on all the property of Henry Seiter, the Lebanon banker who failed 50 disastrously last winter, after in- volving Rufus Ramsay, the late treasurer of Ilinols, 50 hopelessly. The document turns all the property over to'three trustees for the benefit of certain ereditors. The trustees are F. M. Blount, representative of the Chic; banking syndicate which was on Ram bond and had to make good the money loaned by tie treasurer to Seiter; Charles Parsons, representative of the St. Louls banks which had leaned[Seiter money, and H. D. Sexton, who was chosen by the other two to act with them, . S Peorla Wants More Water. PEORIA, Sept. 12.-~A mass weeting of cltizens has been called for tomorrow even- ing to consider the scanty water supply, inadequate protection against fire, and threatened increase of es or withdrawal from the city by fire Insurance compsnies. WEALTHY FARMER MURDERED P. J. Donlan of Havelock Killed for the Purpose of Robbery, PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE Corpse Found in n Wagon ¢ HAVELOCK, Telegram.)—P. J. Neb., Sept. 12.—(Speclal Donlan, a wealthy farmer living four and one-half miles northeast of here, was found dead at 9 o'clock tonight His body was lying in the bottom of a spring wagon to which he had been driving a team. Every Indication points to robbery and mur- der. The deceased leaves a wife and five | children, three of them grown. He owned nearly section of land on which he set- tled about twenty-five years agoand his wealth Is estimated at 000. He in his 57th year. About noon today Donlan left home driving mower here. At this point he borrowed a spring wagon and drove team on to Lincoln to gzt some repairs. Nothing more is known of his actions t ev g ex- capting that the team, when discovered, was coming into Havelock from the west on an easy gallop. In the direction from which they were seen to come is a long stretch ot open prairie on either side of the B. & M. railroad that affords abundant opportunity for foul play. Some young men stopped the team and discovered the occupant. He was then dead, blood covered the bed of the wagon around the seat and was a at- tered on the tongue, His trousers v drenched, and a short distance above the wrist on his left arm was a lacerated wound an inch In diameter. From this the victim bled to death. There was a smaller wound farther up the arm, but little blood escaped { from_it. | EVIDLNCE OF A STRUGGLE. The coroner and police headquarters Lincoli were notified and Coroner V Detectives Langdon and Malone, Poli Harry and Sheriff Miller were soon on ground. A thorough examination of ever thing has ensued. The theory now Is that the wound was caused by a bullet fired at close rango and which is still embedded ir the arm near the shoulder. At this writing (midnight) the question of holding an autopsy is being determined. Donlan was accustomed to carrying large sums ‘of money on his person and a search revealed only 40 cents in his clothes, He was”a powerfully built man and circum- stances point to' a hard struggle with his assailants, He evidently whipped up his team and attempted to reach home. The officers will start at once to follow up the trail as far as possible tonight. Additional cvider that tramps are ve road on which he drove, LINCOLN, Sept. 12.—(Special Telegram.)— Donlan had been in Lincoln during the day and bought a mowing machine. He had left the machine at Havelock and borrowed a buggy, taking along some repairs, and started for home. This was the last seen of him alive. He had in his pockets a few £mall pleces of silver and some papers, which were undisturbed. His right leg was bruised a little, giving evidence of some sort of a struggle. There were no other mortal wounds cave the pistol bullet hole. The Whole fown of Havelock is intensely exciten over the murder of =0 prominent and re- spected a cltizen of the county. a s § was a his in nette, numerous along the THINKS RED M WRONGED, Azent of the T Rights Associns tion on the Jackson's Hole Affair. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sapt. 12.—(Special.) —Rev. W. J. Cleveland, Episcopal minister at Madison, who has been closely connected with work among the Indians for many years, has just returned from the Jackson's Hole country, where he made an investigation into the recent trouble with the Bannock Indians Mr. Cleveland was sent to make this investi- gation by the Indian Rights association of Philadelphia and will make to that associa- tion the following report: The Indians by treaty provisions are en- titled to full remuneration for the game and other property taken from them at Jackson's Hole. All persons implicated in the arrest and shooting of those Indizns should be speedily tried and severely punished. The governor of Wyoming and other high officials are fn a measure responsible for what occurred and should be dealt with accord- ingly. terlor to bring these partics to justice should be warmly seconded, closely watched and in order that a farcical termination may be avolded they should be tried before a United States court, but not in the state of Wyom- ing. No jury there could be relied upon to act without prejudice. Agent Teter should be strongly supported in his painstaking and fearless efforts to secure justice for the Indians, and the at- tempt of some to secure his removal from office, and to whom his fidelity to duty in the Jackson's Hole affalr and the proposed reser- vation irrigation scheme render him alone ob- noxious, should be defeated. The position of the issue clerks at the Fort Hall agency, recently abolished, should be restored. The schems almost consummated to in the hands of the Idsho Irrigation Ca company an expansive contract for cons'rue'- ing a cinal with funds b-longing to t'e In- dians, and aferward chargs the Ind'ans an annual rental of several thousand doliars for the water g0 supp led, £%0°1d be thwsrte!, and the whole matter of providing water gven into the hands of an agen persor The only real solution of the Jackson's H-le difficulty, as well as the only poss'ble means of prezerving the largs game for which the Wyoming officials express so great anxie'y will b2 found in adding the Jackso: Ho'e country to the Na'lonal park and putting it under the same restr'e'ions. It is no particn lar us to the state of Wyoming, but it is tha natural winter resort and the on! winter feeding ground for the lirge game, { both for the present National park and of all the surrounding country. It Wyoming is sincere In her expressed desire she will not object to this plan. No complaint is mad> by the people of Jack:on's Hol", or any oth- ers, of any wrong done or thriat made by the Indians at any time, except that upon their attempt to arrest one party of them an In- dian threatened that they woull arrcet and shoot the whites If they did not let them alone. Alas for all, and the best his friends can do for him. It would seem that as be- put nal the ruthless settlers of Jackson's Hole the untutored Bannock has small chances for merey. Assnulted Hix Friend. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 12.—(Special.) —T. B. Allensworth, who a few weeks ago disappeared from Dell Rapids, was arrested here yesterday and bound over in the som of $500 for grand larceny. He cannot' get bail and is consequently In fail. A montis ago he accompanied Dr. Parker of Dell Rapids in a carriage to Baltic. Both got drunk there and on the way home the doctor was robbed of a valuable gold watch and thrown out of the buggy and left by the roadside, He says that Allensworth did it. He thinks, despite the prisoner's denlal, that the latter strick him with brase knuckles before throw- ing him out. The charge of highway robbery would have been preferred against Allens- worth had it not been so difficult to prove that offense. Crusade Against Russian Thistle. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 12.—(Speclal.) —The county commissioners will call & con- gress of county commissioners throughout the state to be held here during the state fair. The object is to discuss the Russian thistle and other noxious weeds and the best process of eradicating them. e of violence is furnished by the fact | The efforts of the Department of the Tn- | or other competent | re'fable | tween the greedy pushers of Pocatello and | 1L, Result of B Corn SALT LAK Tribune Sept A speclal to the Idaho, Thurston of Nebraska s ill of cholera mor- from Hailey, says: Senator bus at the Hot Springs hotel here. He went out for a plunge bath yesterday, ate heartily of green corn and watermelon and soon took his bed. The worst is feared SPANITARDS M¥ REVE Se the of the War. KEY WEST, Sept. 12.—Advices from Cuba via steamship Mascott great battle has been fought near C between Insurgents under Maximo Gomez and the Spaniards under General Mallo. The battle lasted forty-elght hours and the Span- fards were repulsed with heavy loss. It Is reported that over 700 Spaniards were killed and wounded vana it caused pala Rolof and his band have been busy dur- ing the past week, having blown up a troop train near Santiago de Cuba and a bridge near Sagua. Spaniards admit the train was blown up, but claim only five men were Killed, Advices recelved, however, state that nearly 100 soldiers were killed. The harbor of Havana s almost deserted, Not a ship save Spanish was there when the Mascott left LONDON CONTROLS THE SITUATION erely Heaviest received y that a maguey great excitement at the Bimetallists Crunot Overe 1l ce of the Metropolis, LONDON, Sept. 12—Replying o an invi- tation extended to him by Mr. George Pesl, secretary of the Gold Standard assoclation and son of Viscount Pecl, formerly speaker of the House of Commons, to express his views on the question of bimetallism, Mr. Glad- stone writes that he has not altered the opinions which he expressed in Parliament two and a half years ago. He adds that he regards - the bimetallic schemes as passing humors, doomed to nullity and disappoint- ment. He is convinced, he says, that if Lon don stands firm for the gold standard no power that bimetallism commands or is likely to enlist will be able to overcome it. Mr. Gladstone adds that he regrets that age and its disabilities prevents his active participa- tion in the controversy. the In- pld in Hon ept. 12.—The steamer Australia arrived this morning from Hono- lulu. Forty-one cases cf clioiera have oc- curred up to September §, with thirty-five deaths. One sallor of the United States steamship Bennington, lying in the harbor, has died of cholera. Ex-Queen Lilinokalani has becn pardoned and all exlles may return | to Hawail except the Ashford brother: roops Arrvive in C Sept. 12.—The steamer here with battalions of and Caanarias regiments to the imber of seventy-thres officers and 3,000 en, who arc now being disembarked. A | hearty reception has been accorded them here.” Th: Astures battalion leaves here to- night for Nuevit K civer for a News per Man, LONDON, Sept. 12.-—An order of court hag been issued appointing a receiver for the affairs of George Augustus Sala, the well known newspaper writer and author, s el M OF MOCK Cholern Hax n ¥ SAN FRANCISCO, Fresh HAVANA I arrived Leon the stures VIC MARRIAC Angry Kansas Farmer Chasing Youug Dnughter's Seducer, €7, JOSEPH, Sept. 12.—(Special )—Willlam P. Cochran, a farmer who lives near Scver- ance, Kan., has confirmed the statement made by his daughter, Minnie May Cochran, that she was the vietim of a mock merriage in this city a year ago. The mar records show that no license was ever issued to the K-nsas farmer's daugh‘er. The girl be'icved ehe was { married to Joshua Osborn of DeKuib county | until Osborn told her she had becn deceived {and her father confirmed tha statement. He will have young Osborn arcested. Osbora _elopad with Miss Cochran a year ago and they came to this city, where he told her they were married. He took the girl to a boarding house and pretended to securs the servicas of a minister to unite them fin marirage. On account of the object'ons of her parents Osborn told Miss Coch:an the marriage had better be kept a secret for a while, and she returned home alone. In a fow ks sho received a letter from Osborn tell- ing her the marriage was on'y a mockery and that she had no claim upon him. When the girl could concaal the secret no longer she told her father, and he has started out on the trail of the man. Osborn {s the son of a DeKalb county farmer. e AW SRPENT OF wila Story from Western Misxourl Started by n Fisherman, ST. JOSEPH, Sept. 12.—(Special.)—The ser- pent in Mud lake, eouth of this city, has been seen again, this time by Anderson Me- Coy, a brother of Policeman McCoy. The ser- pent has been seen a number of times during the past summer and several times it has been caught {n nets by the fishermen, but broke through the nets, leaving a hole large enough for a horse to pass through. The fishermen have never been able to land it. McCoy has a strong boat which he uses to 'HE § MUD LAKE, n they are plentiful there. He was out in this boat a few days ago, when something struck into the air. When the boat again McCoy saw the serpent the water a short distance away. He could not see its size or shape, but saw enough | of it to know that it is of huge s His | brother's boats have been struck a number of times, but no Injury resulted. The fisher- men at the lake are considerably excited ahout the presence of such a mysterious ob- | Ject in the water. McCoy thinks it is a large | fish that got into the lake from the river | when the water was high - KILLED Terrible Convulsion in ¥ 3W YORK, came down swirling in HUNDREDS, | Reports of a 12.—A special from Tegucigalpa says that an earthquake has oc- curred in Ho Two hundred and fifty people are reported dead or dying. The prop- ty loss will amount to more than §1,000,000, e Former Omaha Woman Shot. GRAND LEDGE, Mich., Sept. 12.—Frank Forbes, business manager of the Forbes & Middleton Theatrical compauy, this evening shot and fatally wounded his young wife. | Forbes had been drinking and quarreled with his wife. Forbes also fired two shots at Dep- uty Sherift Holliday when the officer started to arrest him, but succeeded only in piercing the deputy's coat sleeve. Mrs. Forbes Is 24 years old. She formerly lived fu Omaha, ————— To Complete Wyoming's Penitentinry CHEYENNE, S$:pt. 12.—(Specisl Telegram.) —The Wyomjng State Board of Charities and Reform today awarded the contract of com- pleting the state penitentiary at Rawlins to R. W. Bradley ‘of this city, whose bid was 30,063. Thé building, on which $70,000 has been expended, must ba completed under the contract by November 1, 1897, ddan I T8 Bauk Goes Liquidation, DULUTH, Sept. 12.—The Iron Exchange bank of this city has gone into liquidation and !s in charge of John B. Merritt. It has been doing an unprofitable business for some time. Its capital 1s $100,000, and the de- posits amount to about $60,000. - uts of Ocenn Steamers, Sept. 12 At San Franclsco—Arrived—Australla, from Honolulu. Departed—Coptie, for Hong Kong and Yokohama. At Southampton—Arrived—Augusta torfa, from New York, for Hamburg, and pro- ceeded. Al Rotterdam—Arrived—Spasrndam, New York, Moves from When the news reached Ha- | | | | { star | lightship, and not far astern Valky! hunt ducks on the lake in the season when | it, and he declares it was knocked ten feet | Vie- | | to the racers | gated back of the starting mark. 10 CUP WILL STAY IN AMERICA Lord Dunraven Throws Away His Last Chance to Capture It, PULLED VALKYRIE UP AT THE START Suilea c—Crowding of Bonts Given ax the for Hix Refusal to Ita Over NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—The internationat series between Defender and Valkyrie 111 for the America’s cup is ended. On the whole it has been an extraordinary series, and while result s satisfactory to the American people, two at least of the contests that went to make up the match were not. Dee fender won in o clean race on Saturday. On Tuesday last crossed the line behind the English boat, but was awarded the race on a foul. Today she had a walkover. And today's occurrence was all the more unfors tunate, not only because a great crowd had gathered to witness the struggle, but because the weather conditions were such as to lead many to suppose that of all days Valkyrie would be in her element. Lord Dunraven said last night, and he sald it most em- phatically, that he would withdraw his boat on the morrow if an absolutely clear course was not provided. He claimed that during the previous races his boat had been greatly Interfered with, and as everything depended upon the outcome of the third of the serfe he adhered to that decision so closely that Valkyrie merely crossed the starting line and then retired from the contest. Defender, well in advance when the handicap gun was fired, continued on her journey and went over the course well within the time limit. By fier three straight victories retains the historic cup for America. Tho race scheduled . for today promised to be more exciting than efther of the two preced= ing, for it was to be expected that every effort would be made by Dunraven, after uesday's disappointment, to score a vietory with the boat he had brought so far. Yester- ay Valkyrie had b tuned up to the hest pitch in anticipation of today's cons test. Several alterations had been made and those upon whom her salling qualities de- pended mostly were prepared to expend every ounce of muscle and skill to bring her over the line a victer. Lord Dunraven had expressed himself as apparently satisfied with the decision rendered by the cup committes on the fouling of Defender by his boat, and the matter had seemingly been settled so amicably that it was a question in the minds of the general public If Tueslay's race would not be resailed. And the fleet passing out in the early hours of the morning observed De- fender standing high upon her way to the e, mov~ ing slowly, but apparently bent on business, This was a sign that pleased the hearts of all, WINDS WERE DISAPPOINTING, Loast night the ob erver at Sandy Hook had repo t d an (Ig1 e:n kro: bree: d a though the breeze this morning pissng out through tho Narrows was bardly up to this, yet it was one calew'ated to bring happne's to yachtsmen and the promiss of a s;esly run, But there was disappo'ntment e:en in the winds. When the Hook was reacicd there was scarcely a breath of air, and thire was no ‘mprovement at the lghtship. The courss ed up was fiftesn miles to leeward and n, starting off the ligitshp. Taere was some little delay while the rac:rs wera cling sluggishly eround, and it was noticed that Valkyrie was lacking a topsatl and was simply sailing under mainsail and jib. At first this cauzel no wonderment, but as the ing hour drew near the strange aciion of tho Britisher 1e In for considerable discussion, and not a few believ.d that the race would not be sailed after all. A great circle of steamboats and yachts had drawn up to witness the start, and act~ ing upon a desire to meet Dunraven's wishes as nearly as possible a score of patrol boat were sent out to drive back tho lines. The atory gun was not fiied until about twenty minutes afier the fixed t'me. In the meanwhile a gun was fired from the commits tee boat, a signal denoting that a get away would take place. Then the annouscement was made from the patrol boat that Lo:d Dunraven had refused fo race unle:s a clear course was guarantezd by the committes. So far as the commi tee was co-c:rnel, it sesmed impossible to do more to secure open water than had already boen done, for when the preparatory gun was fired tho nearet boat fuly half a mile away, and the great majority of the excursion eteamers and other crafts were much her off In the distance. VALKYRIE she Defender PULLED OUT. The starting gun went at the appointed time. Almost the same instant De’ender crossed the line. Valkyrie's command:r bad £0 man-uvered her that she was :ti'l a long way oft and just before the handicap gun was fired, she too, croised the line. It was evident to those who had h-on wa‘ching the English boat that she had no intention of rac- ing, and fo it proved, for no sooner was th line crossed than she hau'el too 01 the starboard tack, instead of following her rival out, and paszed under the £torn of the lights ship. This action on the part of the English boat was not an actual surpriss, for events had led up to it, and hal indicated either a de‘ermination to race or a strange and wonderful freak on the pirt of the British seamen, A score or more steamers started for Valkyrie, whilz half a hundrel stcamed in th direc'ion of Dafender. The American boat was making good heads ¥y, with her spinnaker set, and after starts ing ‘at 11:20:24, rounded the first mark at 1:26:58, and finlshed at 4:04:36. In the light breezo 'this was a particularly good porfora- ance, and the beat to windward was much faster than had been anticipated, for during one part of that journey the very light breeze secmed to die out entirely. But even in that Defender made headway, and when she crossed the home line the winner of the race nd of the series, Defender, in fact as well as In name, was greeted with a screeching of whistles, thrice repeated, and the belchin of cannon and the cheers of thousands for th gallant victorles she had won. General regret was expressed that th serles for the cup, begun o auspiciously an promisingly, had ‘ended so disastrously, for while the questions which were aroused as to tho winner of the recond race might have been passed by unheeded had a stirring cons test taken place today, the withdrawal of Lorq Dunraven in the third and perhaps deciding race has necesvarily had a depressing effect upcn all thoeo identificd with the great matchy and will probably have a more serious effect in regard to future International races. OPENING FOR 10t FINE o START, 11 Back by xcursion Hoats Kept W the Patrol Flee NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—At the time the yachts ocast off their lines from thelr ree spective tugs there was every Indication that there would be a good breeze, but when they got down fto the outer lightship the wind had fallen to about four or five inlles an hour. That the course would be to windward or leeward and roturn wa indicated from the committee boat at 10:25 a. m, by the hoisting of the letter “C,"” ane five minutes later the gentleman In charge of the race notified the contestants by |§: letters “D, C, G," that the course would outward, cast by south, which meant a ru before the wind over the first half. Whil the committee was signalling Valkyrie wi sailing around without o club topsail, as though to notify the people in charge of the race that she was not sacisfied with the way in which the excursion boats had congre At that time there was no vessel within a half mile east of the line, and the entire fleet of spece tators was well to leeward of the line, The committee got weary of the apparently childs ish conduct on the part of Valkyrle, so at , When they saw that there was a splens did openiug for a start, they fired n. The patrcl fle® of steam yachts, seeing that