Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 27, 1901, Page 1

"HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED J1 FLOOD AFTER FLOOD West Virginia's Devastated Distrios s Again Under Water, FORMER HEROISM IS COMING TO LIGHT First Arrivals from Upper Section Tell of Women's Bravery WILLIAMSON REPORTS LOSSES GREATER aims More Than Humdred Dead; Eight Millicny Damage. GOVERNOR WHITE THINKS THEM LESS b Public, Saying Dead ¥itey the Destitute Can Be Taken ed. Issucs Addr the Namber Only an Care of Un BLUEFIELD, June 26.—Another structive sterm visited the flood-swep! trict tonight and, while no loss of life yet reported, the damage to property has been great. The work done by the larg force of men repairing the damage by last Baturday’'s flood has been destroyed in many places. Detalls arc hard to gather, for the communication destroyed by Sat- urday's flood has not yet been repaired ROANOKE, Va., June celved here tonight at a late hour firming the report that there had been other heavy fall of rain in the West ginia coal flelds. The intelligence recelved here says another storm has occurred und that Pocahontas is damaged more than ls Saturday. All rallroads are threatened. COOPER, W. Va., June 26.—A heavy rain tonight at the head of the Elkhorn has washed ou: much of the new work and is lkely (o delay traffic tomorrow. The brilge on Mill creek, west of Coopers, Is washed out. con n- WILLIAMSON, W. no louger any doubt the result of the recent flood, will excecd 100. Parties reached here this evening from the upper end of the flooded district bringing the first authentic information re- celved from tho scene of disaster. Tho party just arrived consisted of Judge E. 8. Doolittle of Huntington, Judge Flour- ney ot Charleston and Ellas Hatfleld, deputy sherift of Mingo county. These gentlemen left Vivian Sunday morning. Judge Doclittle sald to the Associated Press correspondent tonight that words could not describe the scene of devastation between Vivian and Davy. It w a tidal wave from a cloudburst and swept everything he- fore it. In the track of its course every- thing Is gone, Including coke ovens and plllars of stone. At Vivian, the water came roaring down the mountain sides In mon- ster waves and people who attempted to fleo to the hills for. safely were washed back and carried away by the raging cur- rent of the Elkhorn. ‘The sectlon visited by the flood was thickly settled, but as the population con- sists chiefly of miners who were at work at the time the large majority of the dead are women and - children and thrilling storles of rescue are told. At one point a mother climbed a huge plllar of the rall- way trestle, holding to her breast her only child. This was at Bckman trestle. Her home was washed away, but the mother and child were saved. Fifteen persons are sald 1o have been drowued at Eckman. 'hirty Lost at Keystone, June 26.—There & but the At Keystone the loss of life was great. Probably thirty persons perished there. Mothers and babes were swept away by the ruging current; strong men battled for their lives without avail in many inetances. In one Instance partiess fled to an island and climbed small trees, only to be swept awuy fifteen minutes later by the tide, which was filled with debris of every kind. Judge Doolittle w on the Norfolk & Western train No 2 at Vivian when the floodtide overtook it. He was In a sleeper and on awakening discovered water rushing through the center alsles and all was con- fusion. He climbed, ae did many others, from windows and was rescued by peopie nearby on coke ovens by means of boards being placed to the windows. No passen- gers were drowned. It took eleven hours to dig the debrls away from the train after the floodtide had passed. Passenger train No. 11 was also lost at Eckman, belng completely carried away with box cars, houses, etc. More than 200 cars, many of which were loaded with merchandise, were washed away at that point Among the buildings lost at Vivian w that of W. J. McLaren, the Norfolk & Wes ern supervisor. It w magnificent home. Mr. McLaren's family was rescued with great difficulty. On Dry Fork the loss of life 1s exceedingly great. Bodies are scattered all along the stream, nfany of which will never be iden- tifled. Seven salvone at Keystone were washed away, four lives being lost in one of them Dr. Hatfleld's home at this place was not washed away as formerly reported and his family is safe. At Brooke the loss of prop- erty is also severe, but only three lives are said to have been lost there. Horrors of the Situation, The reglon trom Eunis to Davy, three miles, Is complately in ruins. dreds of mine mules an be seen In heaps ntermingled with human bodies. Coul operators and mill men have lost unknown amounts sar Davy a borse was found lodged in & arift and a buman body dangling to the same, the man’s foot having hung in the stirrup of the saddle. A report has just reached here that fitteen bodles are lodged 0 & dritt at Hatfleld tunnel, twenty miles enst of this city. Near Burke a man saw Ris brother sinking in the flood and, plung- g In Lo rescue him, both were drowned C. F. Clifford, train lspatcher for the Norfolk & Western, was moved from Davy to Eunls and now has control of the tele- graph lines at the latter point. Ho says that on hbis Journey he saw five ¢sad bodies at Eckman, seven at Keystone and fifteen scattered promiscuously along the whores. He pressed on through without stopping and these were on his Airect line of travel Of course, this numiber may be largely increased. 1t is belleved that the loss of lite along the lftle sireams emptying into the Keystone has beon great. These streams have not yet been explored. Five coustruction trains left hers last pight and will pick up every man on the way possible to assist In rallway repaire Twenty barrels of whisky were caught in the Tug river at Weleh. A report has reached hero that most of the colored mirers are laying off there on & protracted spree and that street fights are numerous (Coutluucd on Fifth Page) forty- Hun- 26.~Word was re- | vir- | list of dead, | NE 19, 1871, OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1901 -TWELVE PAGE INGLE COPY FIVE ENTS. DERSON CHATS WITH KING | wer Snys It Was n Mighly Sat-| Little In- HEN istactory terviesw, LONDON epeaker of th resentatives Aesociated never enjo than the torday able dial | English-speaking nations nd in ‘While the may not be r fean frie on In any Henderson, tes houss of rep 1 to a representative of the this afternoon: "1 have | r half-hour fnterview | I had with King Edward yes- | He was perfectly frank and agree- Ha looks forward to even more cor- exist between the | America may de- | hat It has no more cordial | than King Edward detalls of our conversation | jeated I can assure my Amer- | that Buglend may be depend:d ordinary controversy which may arise be n the United States avd the | { rest of the world." Congressman F. *tts, who accom) ' to the Press ed a g one relaticns than bo we H. Gillett of Massachu- anfed Mr. Henderson representative of the As-| | L gy “We go to Skibo castle to visit the Cue “a end of the week and from there Ae continent. We expect to return to America ‘m September We have been overywhere treated with the greatest kindness and can say that the cordiality extended to Mr, Henderson and myself while we have been in England has | auything we could have antici- | BANDS TO Former 'WELCOME KRUGER f the inntic G linnders, President Transvaal | Given & eting ROTTERDAM, June 26.—Mr. Kruger, former president of the South African re- | public, was welcomed on his arrival here today vy the burgomaster, deputations from num 18 societies and many women. Two bands of music on a platform played the ravsvaal authem and hundreds of work- | men's socleties were drawn up along the Streets ading from tne station to the town hall, to which Mr. Kruger was driven, | eacorted by a guard of former Transvaal officers. Great enthusiasm was manifested everywhere. In a specch of welcome at the town hall the burgomuster spoke of the simi- larity between the Transvaal and Dutch truggles for liberty and sald Rotterdam | wished through M. Kruger to pay homage | to the little Boer nation which had shown | such falth and confidence In its own strength. Mr. Kruger in a briet reply deplored the | tact that hie country was cut off from sup- | plfes and ammunition, whereas the Dutch |had thelr own supplies during their | strugele. He was fully convinced the Lord | would deliver bis country In his own good | time. A luncheon followed the delivery of the speeches, MARQUIS IS FOUND GUILTY Lur-Suluces Sentenced to Spend Five Years in Exile for Treason. PARIS, June 26.—When the Senate as a high court of justice reassembled toda: continuing the trial of the Marquls de Lur- Saluces, charged with treason, he was found gullty, with extenuating circum- stances, and sentences to flve years' ban- ishment, ST. LOUIS FINDS A WAY Will Avold Interference with Regulur TraMe by Hurrying Belt Line to Falr Grounds. ST. LOUIS, June 25.—Now that the site for the World's fair has been determined the Terminal Railroad associaton will lose no time in the completion of the northern belt line. This line will afford the maln inlet to the falr grounds for trains reaching | thy abty from the east over the Merchants' bridge, and likewise from the north over the Burlington and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas roads, It will connect with the Wabash tracks and establish a complete belt line for trains approaching and depart- ing from and for the east, west, north or south, The Terminal association will provide an auxiliary stailon at the falr grounds to care for the spectal world's traffic and all such trains arriving from the east over tho| Eads bridge will be sent direct through the terminal yards and Forest Park to the falr |!Yflulh|l auxiliary station, In thls way the regular passenger trafc to and from | the Union station will not be Interfered with, but local trains will be run at fre- quent_intervals between the Union station and the falr grounds. At present the Wabash is the only llne skirting the fair grounds, and it will make extensive arrangements for handling both through and local business to the grounds. This will commence, both freight and pas- senger, as soon as ground s broken for the | work of construction The Missourl Pa- cific and the 'Frisco lines are not a half mile distant, and they will run tracks to the grounds as soon as posaible. GREAT WESTERN win IS ALONE Not Be Wedded to Any Other Road at Present, Say OMcials, ST. PAUL, June 26.—Chicago Great West- ern officials emphatically deny that there has beeu any recent occasion for the ru- mors, again current, that the line will be | absorbed in the Hill-Morgan syndicate, to- | gother with the Wisconsin Central, A definite contradiction was recelved today from an officlal close to President Plekney and in a position to know. You will be safe in saying' he said “that the Great Western will remain ab- solutely independent of any other rallway Intercs There is nothing in the report that the line will pass under Hill-Morgan control.” A turther significant fndication that no| combine s intended is the statement from President Darfus Miller of the Great North- ern, who sald, when apprised of the repurt of the approaching Hill-Morgan control: “I can say postively that It is ot so THACKER MINERS KEPT OUT Strikers Nou-Union Men Away with Vol- Keep from the Mariti ley of Bullets, THACKER, W. Va, June 25.—Several shots were fired by strikers at non-union miners who were attempting to evter the Maritime mines today. The von-union men wero compelled to abandon the attempt to enter the mines. No officers are un duty now In the coal fleld, but a large force of deputy United Ftates warshals are pected tomorrow, o | ROUGHER WEATHER WOULD END ALL | | day night off Cape Bailard. | government | gite PASSENGERS ARE THANKFUL Now Realize How Nearly Lost Were All on Beard Lusitania Captaln MeNay's Course the Only One | Open in Such an Emergency d Providence Helped Them Through, - | ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 26.—The steamor | Glencoe arrived here ut midnight, bring- | tog six first, Aifteen second and 436 stecrage | passengers and ninety-three of the crew of | the Lusttania, which was wrecked Tue Captain M- Nay aud the chief officers of ¢ main with the wreck. The passcugers are almost cntirely Russtan and Polish Jews The steamer struck at 1:30 o'clock yes- | terday worning during a dense fog. Cap- tain McNay had to force the vessel upon | the reef, for it he reversed the engines ihe whole ship's bottom would have been torn out and it would have sunk fmmellately The panic was intense. The details of | what oucurred on board have “een pre- vicusly cabled. The drawing of knives by | the passengers was not general, it oc- curred In isolated instances only. Three hours elapsed between when the Lusitania struck and the passengers started to disembark. This delay was occasioned by the difficulty in controlling the passengers and handling | the boats. All the passengers and crew agree that If (he Lusitanta had struck the rocks in rougher weather not a soul on | board viculd have been saved SHOOTS HIS HIRED MAN Farmer Mike Kilroy Objects to J. Rogers' Attentions to His Wife, the tme| the time | RAYMOND, Neb., June 26.—(Speclal. Mike Kilroy, a farmer aged 50 years, seven miles northwest of Raymond, shot Jesse Rogers, his hired man, with a revolver at 10 o'clock this morning, Infiicting what may prove a mortal wound. The bullet entered the right check and ts still lodged | tn Rogers' head. After the wound was inflicted Rogers ran to the house of Charles Baird, which he reached In almost a fainting condition Two farmers named White and Berry| brought the victim to Raymond. County | Physiclan Haggard was summoned and | measures were {mmediately taken to re- lieve the sufferings of the wounded man. Six weeks ago Rogers came to Raymond trom Missou He has worked for Kilroy about a month. He was 30 years of age. Sherift Bronson has been summoned. LINCOLN, June 26.—(Speclal Telegram.) ~—Sherift Branson brought Mike Kilroy back to Lincoln, arriving here about 1 o'clock this mornnig and placed him In the county jail for safe keeping. Mr. Branson sald Rogers, the man who was shot by Kilro; Is seriously wounded. The bullet entered the left jaw and took a downward course, but has not been found. The sheriff thinks he has only a slight chance for recovery. From an investigation in Raymond Sher- it Branson Is convinced that Kilroy shot the man because he suspected his attentions to bis wife. Kliroy admits that he did the shooting and gives this as his reason. He will be beld here pending further de- velopments. PLEADS GUILTY TO TEST LAW E. H. Reld of South Omaha Takes De- cisive Steps to Hesint State Enactment. DENVER, June 26.—(Special Telegram.) —HE. H. Reld of (he Flato Commission com- pany of South Omaha was tried today in district court and sentonced to six months in jall for violating the state livestock sanitary laws. He pleaded gullty to bring- ing cattle into the state from below the quarantine line without having secured from the proper state autLoritles a certifi- cate or bill of health. Reld's arrest and trial were brought about by himself to test the constitution- ality of the Colorado law. Habeas corpus proceedings will be brought before Judge Hallet of the United States district court and these procecdings will be based on the allegation that the arrest anl sen- tence of Mr. Reld was illegal In that tho state law under which he was convicted is in conflict with the Interstate commerce law. This case will not be settled short of the supreme court of the United States. The Natlonal Livestock assoclation, which is backing Mr. Reld, will use every legitimate means to relleve the stockmen of the country of a state inspection fee when such cattle are passed by the federal inspectors in the south. HANNA GIVES TO THE KENYON Makes Ohlo College Gift of $50,000 for Dormitory to De Called “Pol- iticlans' Barracks.” CLEVELAND, O., June 26.—A special to the Plain Dealer from Gambler, O., says: Senator Hanna and Governor Nash particl- pated prominently in the commencement exercises of Kenyon college held here to- day. The senator, at the alumni luncheon in the afternoon, unexpectedly announced that he would give $50,000 to the Institu- tion for a dormitory. A year ago Kenyon college hestowed the degree of doctor of laws upon Senator Habna. This is an acknowledgment of the honor conferred by the college. At Senator Hanna's request the new dormitory will be called the “Politiclans’ Barracks." President Plerce announced that the sum of $100,000 had been ralsed as an endow- mot during the past vear. DOWIEITES ARE DRIVEN OUT on Crowd Uses Eggs to Per- Them to L Town. snade ve CHICAGO, June 26.—Four Dowleltes who went to Evanston to hold an open air meet- ing, tonight were hooted down, rotten- egged, jostled about the street and finally driven out of town. The mob numbered hundreds of people. The police seemed unable to cope with the crowd. No ar- rests were made. GOMEZ COMES TO NEW YORK Cuban General, Accompanied Wood's Private Seer Enroute from Ha by ry, Finally HAVANA, June 26.—General Maximo Gomes salled for New York today, by way of Tampa, Fla., accompanied by the private secretary of Governor General Wood. | There are yet to arrive the | ing mustering out | Star from Eidorado, Kan., says: LUDLOW AND HIESTAND COME General Siek ve Lieutenant Wants to Explanation and the Make SAN FRANCISCO, June “The United States transports Thomas and Buferd ar- rived from Manila today. The Thomas brought thirty-three officers and 971 men composing the Forty-seventh infantry, U. 8. V.; ten officers and 292 men of the Thirty-elghth {ufaniry, fourteen officers and 1 men of the orty-ninth infantry, a number of officers and civilians, elght memibers of the hospital corps and seven- teen stowaways. The Buford brought the Foriy-first iment and @ nvmber of prominent officers Among these are General William ©. Lud low, accompanied by Mrs. Ludlow; Colonel Goodale and Lieutenant Colonel H. O Heistaud of the adjutant general's depart- ment. General Ludlow, who went to the Piilipiines some mouths ago, was 11l witk consumption soon after his ar- rival there aud is enroute home on sick leave. Licutenant Colonel Heistand will ko direct to Wushington to reply to the cl that he was involved Im a conspiracy control the liemp export of the Philippinet. Private Irancis H. Kegarice of Company D, Fortv-seventh Infantry, died on the Thomas June 7 and Private Will Parker of Company K, Forty-ninth infantry, who been il ull during tho voyage morning. The arrival today of the transport Thomas and Buford briogs nearly all tie volunteer army home from the Philippin s Indtana, with the K1 There are uts awali- buve besn re- the follovlug reg the Forty-second regiment patrick, with the Forty=th's! now at the Presidio seven t Ordere celved to hold the mall fo regular Twenty-ninth, Thi. tiets, Thirty-secona and Thirty-(hird comp of coast artillery; Batteries One, E.gh Ten, Twelve and Thirteen cf the field a tillery; the Fourtecnth, Kighteenh and Twenty-third regiments of infantry; C m- pany F, batallon of englueers aud the Fourth cavalry. WASILNGTON, June 26.—General shaf- ter has repoited to the War depariment the arrival of the transports Logan and Grant at San Franclsco from Manila. Tie fol- lowing deaths occurred on the former cn- route: Robert H. Colley, corporal, Company M, Thirty-eighth infantry, June 19, chronic ulcerative dysentery; Private Edward N Deppeart, Company E, Thirty-eightl fantry, June 19, malarial fever. The following deaths occurred on the Grant during tha vesoge: James Long, private, Company H Forty-ninth infan- try, June 10, chrjuls dys arles W, Thompa»1, Jompans C, fn'h o ip- fantry, Juno 22, chroatc ¢ysentery. and in- MORRISON CASE GOES TO JURY | State Completes Argument Agninst Woman Ci ed with Marder ot Mrs. Olin Csstl KANSAS CITY, June 22.—A speclal l.-*"u 'his morning, after nearly two fays and a balt of argument, the case of sle Morrtson, charged with the murder on June 22, 1900, of Mrs. Olln tle, was given to the jury. The state's argument was concluded at 10 o'clock. County Attorney Reed is quoted as saying that in case of a hung jury at this, the second trial of the prisomer, the case may be given up by the state and Miss Morrison set free. After the jury had rettred, Miss Morri- son, accompanied by her aged father and her two sisters, left the court room and went to the Morrison home, where the prisoner has been permitted to stay during this trlal. The people i the crowded court room stared at the little woman as she passed by and one or two of them spoke to her. She gave little evidence of strain or suspense. At 2 o'clock this afternoon it was sald that eleven of the jurors were unanimous for the conviction of Jessie Morrison, while one was standing out for acquittal. There are mutterings.on the street today that it will not go well in Eldorado with one man who would hang the jury. Judge Alkman has no other jury cases set before July 2, and it is believed that the jury will be kept out until then, if necessary. The Jury has not been permitted to go to lunch. In his closing speech for the state Mr. Leydig spoko of the relation between Olin Castle and Jeesle Morrizon. Referring to the letter over which the women quar reled on June 22 last, he sald: “‘She's nof a glddy girl. She knows something of hu- man experience and human proprietles. She testified here that she was 28 years old when this murder occurred. After she knew that Olin Castle was engaged to be married she wrote him six letters from Ex- celsior Springs. After she returned she wrote him several notes. Does ndt this look as though the woman were flaunting herself In his face? And she is not a young and giddy girl. The blush of the rose hus gone from her cheek. If she was filled with outraged passion why didn't she draw the steel across the throat of Olin Castle?" Castle, who was standing near the jury, stened, winced and bit his lip. 'Why did Jessie Morrison wreak her vengeance and her passion on an innocent woman who had won the love of Olin Castle, whom this woman loved?" At a late hour tonight the jury 1ad not agreed upon a verdict and a hung jury is generally predicted. Judge Alkman allowed the jurors to eat supper at 6 o'clock, but sen' them back to the Jury room imme- dlately thereafter. MINISTER PREFERS A GOOSE It's a Tallor but Unfeathered Fowl, ays the Golden Exgs. ST. PAUL, Minn., June 26.—Rev. George Shaw of Olivet Methodist Episcopal church of this city was in need of his salary and Bis congrezation held a church fair and offered bim the proceeds to apply on the balonce due him. The minister does not belleve In chureh entertainments and falrs and declined the cash ofiered. In order to provide [or his living expenses he has accepted regular work in a local tallor's shop, but continues in charge of his pulpit. His work as a minister fs successful, but many of fhe members of his congregation criticiso his course sharply. CALIFORNIA CROPS BURNING Fire Sweeps Ten Thousand Acres of Grain and Graring Land Near Los Banos. LOS BANOS, Cal, mense fire |s raging nine miles s.uta of Lere. Ten thousand acres of graic have been burned and a still larger area of grazing land has been swept Ly the danies, Juge 26.—An im- taken | rge | to| died this | + | tollers in the Ninety-Eight Dogrees is Recorded Heat for Cmal CLIMAX OF THREE SCORCHING DAYS Weather Bureau Promises Swelter- Ing Humanity Speedy Rellef— Clouds to Cool the Alr Forecast for N Cooler Thursday Winds, Cloudy and and Varlabie i Yeaterdny: Dew. 05 ey w7 .08 07 .07 04 o1 86 Temperature at Deg. ™ 4 Omal our Mo 3 cess T8 m. | 3 N “0 ~3 ~u " a8 | 01 cxazasm The memory of the ancient inhabitant corroborated in this instance by s of the weather office. Kor thirty years (here was no hotter June day than vesierday, 1t was the climax of a half Wik uf scorchers. On Monday the high pelut was 97, a creditable score, Increasing in a wid crescendo on Tuesday to §7.1 degrees und on Wednesday to 98, the record mark for thirty Junes. The weather ofice, has lald the bet, | however, that the cliuiax has been reached. Local shuwers aie prephesied for the immediate future with covler weather to follow. Ths lack of humidity has saved sun from the suffering na- | turally incident to such a temperature and cnly one prostration resulted from the terrific heat. Ulrich Ardregy, who was overcome in a South Omaha hair fleld, moreover, was csposed to more than ordi- nary conditions. PROSTRATION AT DES MOINES Laborer Overcome While at Work on a Cement Records Broken. 1s | | ar—lowa Heat DES MOINES, June 26.—(Speclal.)—The weather bureau reports that the records show no day in June in the history of the state when the temperature was so high at an early hour as today. At 7 o'clock this morning the thermometer on the top of the postoffice reglstered 80 degrees, which 1s unprecedented. Coming as it does after three days of unnecessary hot weather the the suffering more than at any time in years. On Monday the mercury reached 94 | degrees, which was the hottest ever known here in June. This record was equaled to- day. Complaint s made that some crops are suffering on account of the intense heat and that if the wave continues it will seri- ously Injure farming operations. James S. Elfrits, a Iaborer, was cvercome by heat early this morning while engaged in un- loading cement from a car. have resulted. DUBUQUE, Ia., June 26.—~The weather bureau reported a tomperature of 98 here this afternoon. There were several pros- | trations and outdoor work was generally suspended. BURLINGTON, Tla, June 26.—(Speclal Telegram.)—This was the culmination of three days of blistering hot weather, dur- ing which the record for June was broken. The mercury ranged from 62 to 100, reach- {ng the latter point today. As a result one man was prostrated on Main stree: | and a colored convict in fhe county jail became insane and threatcned the lives of the other prisoners. Considerable suffering is reported but no fatalitles. PROSTRATIONS ARE MANY Chicago, Six in Minneapo Three at La Crosse and Othern, CHICAGO, June 26.—There were four fa talitles and a score of prostrations today as & result of the torrid heat. The dead: GEORGE SMITH. EMMA JEFERSON. WALTER STEINBERG. JOHN VOLKMANN. MILWAUKEE, June 26.—Record-breaking heat prevalled in some parts of the state today. There was one prostration in Mil- waukee. The thermometer reglstered 90 degrees here. Oshkosh reports the hottest June day in many years, thermometers reading from 94 to 100 degrees. Many fac- torles closed down. Green Bay reports 98 degrees and three prostrations. Albert J. Bernhard, a carpenter, dled from sunstroke. LA CROSSE, Wis., June 26.—Three seri- ous prostrations from the heat occurred to- day. The mercury registered 98, the hot- test June reading since 1874. EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 26.—Two farm- ! hands near Newburg died today from heat prostration. Mrs. Anne Charlotte Walker, widow of the late James T. Walker and mother of Dr. Bdwin Walker, dled this morning, aged 89. Her death was hastened by the excessive heat. The mercury reg- istered almost 101 today. MINNEAPOLIS, June 26.—There were six prostrations from the heat here today. The government bureau reported & maximum temperature of 95 degr ——— SEQUEL TO DEFENBACH CASE Grand Jury Indicts Deputy Coroner Weekler for Making Allege False Inquest. CHICAGO, June 26.—The grand jury to- day indlcted former Deputy Coroner John C. Weckler for malfeasance in office, the specific cnarge being that he conducted a false inquest on the body of Miss Marle Defenbach, Miss Defenbach was the young woman about who revoived the Insurance conspiracy case, prosecutéon in which re- cently resulted in Dr. A. M. Unger and F. Wayland Brown being sentenced to the penitentiary. Weckler has not been lo- cated e Movements of Ocean Vessels June 26, At New York—Arrived—Bi Bremen; Lombardl, from Naple ton, from Antwerp. Sailed—8t. louthampton. B NV erpool—Arrived—Corinthian, from Mentreal: Romana, trom Portland. Salled ke Champlain, for Montreal, v A% London—Arrived—Manitou, trom New York. At Antwerp—Arrived—Switzerland, Fhladeiphia At Cherbourg—Arrived—Graf Vrmnh.\llw York, for Hamburg, mont At Eouthampton—Arrived—8t. Paul, from Mew York. At Queenstown—Arrived—Noordland, from Philadeiphia, for Liverpool At Plymoiith—Arrived—Graf Waldersee, from New York, for Cherbourg and Ham: burg. At _Southampton—Arrived—Lahn, New York, for Bremen, At Queenstown—Arrived—Oceanic, New York, for Liverpool. rbarossa, from Kenaing- Louls, for from Waldersee, via Ply- from from | doubted the | people of Des Moines are complaining of | No'‘tatalitins’ HIGH MARK FORTHIRTY JUNES |0 LYNoH 10NN CONSIDINE Friends of the Man He Killed Or kantze, but Fall to Carry Out Thelr Plan, SEATTLE, June 26.—When interviewed {n the county jall today John W. Considine, who yesterday shot and Killed ex-Chief of Police W. L. Meredith, said: “My attorneys wrote to Meredith that he must retract the statements he made which reflected on my character or 1 would sue for libel. 1t was that letter which made him attack me.’ The nucleus of a mob was formed last night among Meredith's friends and talk was made of attacking the jail. A commit- teo waited upon the newspapers and asked for support, but were warned that the law must take ite course, and the sherlff was put on his guard. Thereafter the move- ment_dwindled away and came to nothlug The Times today publishes the text of the letter sent Meredith, which was the un cause of Meredith's attack upon Considine. The charges made by Meredith were first published in the Times, upon Meredith's authority, and demand was made by Considine and his attorneys upon the publishers of the paper for an apology and retraction. This was four days before the murder. An examination of Meredith's skull shows that the blows dellvered by Tom Consldine would have produced death in a short time even if he had not been shot by John Con sidine. Such is the result of the post- mortem examination held today SUICIDE OF OMAHA WOMAN Lillte Family Pearl Who Leaves D Acld, Here, s Care bolie DENVER, June 26.—(Special Telegram.)— With her lips still wet trom swallowlng an ounce of carbolic acld, Lillie Pearl Alexan- der tonlght kissed her friend and com- panion, Gusta Swomsteadt, and sank on the bed in her room, dead before the police surgeon could be called. Her husband, two children und parents live in Omaha. The woman came to Denver six months ago and has worked as waltress in the Awmerican restaurant. The pame of her husband she kept secret, but the women about the house where she roomed say she often spoke of her parents and children For two weeks she had not heard from her people and {t worried her a great deal Yesterday afternoon she told her friend that she Intended to kill herself. In the evening Miss Swomsteadt was standing in the ball when the woman came home, and asked her how she was feellng. “I feel much better now,” she sald, golng into the room and removing her hat and part of her clothing. She returned to the hall presently, walked up to Miss Swom- steadt and kissed her. The fricnd smelled the acld. “It s all over,” sald Mrs. Alexander, and she reeled and fell at the door of her room and dled in five minutes. MOLTEN METAL ENGULFS THEM Seven . Foundrymen in Chicago Fyighttully Burned When Dyna. mite Shell Explodes. CHICAGO, June 26.—Caught in streams of molten metal which poured iuto the cupoia room of the “soft foundry" department of the American Car and Foundry company to- day, seven workmen were frightfully burned, three of them fatally. The explosion of a dynamite shell which had been placed in the cupola with scrap Iron caused the accident. When the shell had been heated it burst, breaking the walls of the cupola, the molten metal streaming forth in all directions. Not one of the men in the room escaped the white-hot metai, The victims: THOMAS CUSACK, oreman of the cupola room; dled on way to hospital. Frank Baleen, skull fractured and entire body burned. Michael Smentak, entire body burned by metal; both legs broken. Charles Brown, ecalp wound and burned about body. Frank Diedo, arm broken about face and head. Willlam Burke, body burned. John Sefefk, body burned and leg broken. FIRE SHOOTS DOWN THE SHAFT Wilkes e Coal Breaker and Faun House Are Consumed—All of the Miners Escape. and burned WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 26.—A large breaker at No. 2, mine of the Delaware & Hudson company, in the eastern part of the city, was destroyed by fire today. The flames commuricated to the fan house and then extended down the shaft. The loss will be fully $100,000 and boys will be thrown out of work until the breaker is rebullt. The rejoicing over the escape of all hands was turned to sorrow at 3 o'clock, when the relatives of Cornellus Cannon, John Burke, Peter O'Donnell and Louts Dugdale reported that they were missing. As the alr current had been cut off by the burning of the fan house, It was thought the men had perished. But an hour afterward the four miners ap- peared on the surface. They had made their way through some abandoned work- ings to an opening. The loss is placed at $100,000. BODIES FOUND BY ROADSIDE Denath Comes to @ Man and They Quarr 1L, Yo After ey, Woman QUINCY, IIl, June 26.--The bodies of Frank C. Forr and Loulse Strothoff were found in the road five miles from here early today. Forrest, who was well known in Quincy, had quarreled with Miss Stroth- off and later had recelved a note asking him to drive out to her home and sce her. He went last night, accompanied by John Dittmar. During the evening Forrest and the girl took a walk, and that was the last seen of them until their bodies were found, half a mile from the house. Whether he or she did the shooting Is not known. LOOKS LIKE DENVER THUG Charles Grim Assault, H1 Arrested for Alleged May Be Capitol Celebrity. DENVER, June 26.—Charles Griffin, about 3 years old, who claims to be a switch- man, 15 in fall, charged with having at- tempted to assault a woman at a lonely spot on Thirty-first street near a bridge over the Platte river. Grifin was lodged in Jall and the police declare that his de- scription tallles perfectly with that given of the man who made a murderous as- sault on Miss Celestine Coleman last Mon- day night and also with that of the “Cap- 1tol hill thu Seven hundred men | CARS PILE IN HEAP Culvert Near Pern, Ind., Gives Way Under Wabssh Limited. DARKNESS SHROUDS THE DEATH TRAP First Intimation of Danger is When the Orash Cemen, DEAD AND DYING Tormer Number Thirtesn and the Latter Fifty, ARE MANY EMIGRANT CAR IS WORST SHATTERED Heavier Comchen ble on 16 and Italtas Are Fatally Crushed—Res- cuers € A Sleepers Tam- » oo omptly, PERU, Ind., Juue were Killed wnd about fifey wju bound Uiks were seriol d In a wreck of train No. 3, the w Wabash limited, nine miles wost ot city, at 120 & m. today. The dead are mostly lahan emigrauts, enroute to Colorado. Mauy of the jujured undoubtediy will dle. The dead MRS MATTIE CRUSE, wife of Joe Cruse of New York, who was injured. MISS FANNIE MUHLOIC, sister to John Mubiole, New York, who was slightly iu- Jured LUIGL BENINI, New York. TWO ITALIAN WOMEN, names unknowa. HREE ITALIAN BABIES, FIVE ITALIAN MEN, nawes unknown, The Injured: Mrs. Willlam superiutenduut badly bruised Johu Williamson, n 0., both arms and i Duvid Agnew, Gr injured. Johu O'Mara, Denver, right leg broken. Unknown Italian, New vork, right leg and right side muugled. Nocola Polask, head and shoulder brutsed. Auna Jouber, St. Louls, head badly bruised. Joseph Pozza, Trinidad, Colo, head and lett fout injured. Herbert Menger, cut. Joreph Cruse, Italinn, New York, head, body and left leg Lruised. Mrs. Joseph Cruse, head bruised; will die. George 8. Milner, Alton, broken. E. P. Clough, Toledo, O., head badly crushed, right shouider blade broken. J. B. Wood, Logansport, Ind., brulsed. G. A. Thompson, Little Rock, Ark., head and body bruised. W..A. Beade, Angole, Ind., tace cut. Clark Taylor, Logausport, Ind., head body cut. Rev. Father Welsch, Logansport, right foot crushed. John Wilkins, Lafayette, Ind., right arm and shoulder broken. Walter Laldlaw, Wabash, Ind., right leg injured. Charles Flanigan, flagman, body brulsed. John Adams, fireman, head and shoulder lacerated. J. 8. Butler, head bruised. J. B. Lucks, Logansport, Ind., traveling salesman, slightly bruised. Julla de Pape, St. Louis, slightly bruised. Mrs. Thomus Jones and her son Earl, Cedar Springs, Ont., both slightly bruised. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Ray, enroute to Dallas, Tex., slightly bruised. R. 8. Bradshaw, Fort Wayne, slightly brulsed A. D. Thompson, Peoria, Ill., scratched. Charles C. Voorhees, New York, slightly bruised. John Wiikins, Lafayette, Ind.,, arm and shoulder broken. John J. Ickes and son, John F. Ickes, Fresno, Cal., slightly hurt. Annle Gruber, 9 years old, and Len Gru- ber, 2 years old, of St. Louls, brulsed and ecratched. John Muhlvic, Itallan, enroute from New York to Crested Butte, Colo., right leg in- Jured. Joe Grose, badly injured In back and head, and his wife missing, address unknown. Martin Blye, Logansport, Ind., lips badly cut and teeth knocked out, Ottoff Lukenville, Hoboken, N. J., badly injured about head and back. Charlle Park, coal miner, known, head hurt. Annle Park, wife of foregoing, right side and arm Injured; 3-ycar-old son, face scratched. Irene Park, 2-months-old. face scratched. John Omarro, Itallan, enroute to Denver from New York, leg badly mangled. F. C. Brownell, baggageman, Toledo, 0., head, legs and shoulder injured. Itallan man and wife, who cannot speak English, woman slightly hurt, man will probably dle C. P. Horn, ribs bruised. John Derwinnle, Pittston, Pa., miner en- route to Westville, 1L, injured. E. J. Calkins, Toledo, left leg injured. Trel Cotter, iron wife Mountaln of general raliway, Lowling Green, s uroKen, + vak, Ind, right arm Hillsdale, Mich., face and body 1L, left leg back Ind., Ind., residence not Logansport, left arm and Drops Throu, Two rectlons of train No. 3, one coming from Detrolt and the other from Toledo, wero consolldated in this clty into a train of cleven cars, making up the fiyer for its journey to St. Louls. It consisted of a combination baggage and express, com- bination buggage and smoker, day coach, emigrant coach, three chair cars, three sleepers and the private car of General Superintendent Willlam Cotter, Irom Mountaln rallway. Having lefi this city one hour late the train was speeding west- ward at a high rate, when at a point nine miles west the engine plunged through a trestle which had been undermined $y tho recent heavy ralns The embankment on both sides of ths little stream dropped at a sharp degree a dlstance of forty feet. Owing to the mo- mentum of the train the engine appearsd to leap nearly across the byss, plunged into the soft earth on the opposite side and fell back to the bottom. Engineer Butler and Fireman Adams were thrown from the cab, but not serfously hurt, The express car and the first chalr car were telescoped. The emigrant car, fol- lowed by two chalr cars, went down on the left side of the track and the first sleeper pitched forward upon the mass of debris. Its windows and trucks were broken, but nune of the occupants was injured. The remalining ca also left their trucke, but were not badly damaged. It was in the emigrant and day coaches that most of the deaths and injuries oc- curred. Heavy follage lined the banks on hoth sides of the culvert, the approach to which was over a ‘“reverse curve* There was absolutcly no means by whigh