The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 18, 1895, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HARVEY WAS HEATED Riled by Judge Vincent’s First Little De- cision. GOADED SOME BY HORR. Real Issues of the Debate Dodged by the New York Editor. “COIN'S " THEORIES DISSECTED. Instead of Stating Facts the Gold Champlon Assalls His Oppo~ nent's Theorles. 17.—The second vey silver debate k in the auditorium of the efore the same limited au- Mr. Horr began by quoting Hal- «“Middle ges” as authority to the fallacy of Mr. Harvey's state- in his book regarding the degeneracy commercially in the nine- Iy as a result of the deprecia- 1 ver. He cited from Professor nes E. Thorold Rogers to refute state- s made by Mr. Harvey from his book, t the price of wheat had fallen in that d, and that the lot of the toiling es became more miserable with the from the eighth to the fifteenth as charged by Mr. Harvey. Leber, and Hyndman were also quoted 1tradiction of the silver cham- eenth-century statements. He Harvey and his free-silver friends prosperity and the progress of the lot of feudal nobil of Europe, and not with that of the toilers. Later I shall show that in his treatment in the t as in the past Mr. Harvey the exponent of the rich and not lers, whose welfare should first be red by the legislation of the state.” Harvey replied that he volunteered ain the preface to his book because d-standard pap all where had declared that it wasa d he did not intend to argue Mr. Horr that the monetary commit- tee, from the report of which the quota- s made, did not know what it was about. He declined to have his mind diveried from the regular argu- ment and logical arrangement of the debate. He declared so far had setiled the questions as to what was the money of legislation, what was the unit of value as fixed by the fram- ers of the constitution in favor of his book. The keynote which he wanted to sound there was no good- reason for de- one of the metals when gold and er had been hor money for centu- under free coinage laws and al treatment both had equal pyrchas- ing power in their own right, and when ion and the demand on the money r, to elinch this business which ed his opponent had introduced, from Professor Gunton's ‘““Wealth d Progress’” to show that there wasa i of a fall in the price of wheat eenth century, and a correspond- rease in the early part of the six- century. The prices he quoted t wheat had been steadily ad- ng instead of falling, as claimed by opponent. He resented Mr. Harvey’s N, his regaarks yesterday the gquestion whether the framers of the bill of 1792 in- tended to establishltwo measures of valu He had noticed that when men got bit- ten with either the greenback money craze or the free-silver craze they instantly be- came egotistical and of every one who differed from them. Judge Vincent had decided the question as submited him by individuals as he honestly clieved was righ was right, but Mr. Harvey had called him dishonest. Mr. Horr read from a letter of Mr, Leach, for many s Director of the Mint, who took precisely the same view, that the claim that the silver dollar was the unit of value was inconsistent with the bimetallic system. This decision was exactly in accordance with the facts. The laws anthorized a gold dollar unit and a silver dollar unit, different from each other in intrinsic value. That was the reason the law of 1873 was proposed. Mr. Harvey, replying, declared that Mr. Horr had admitted yesterday that the sil- ver dollar was the unit of value, and the record showed it; now he attempted to st something back into the discussion ch he was to be believed as saying in one thing vesterday and something else to- day. Mr. Horr was accused of trying to mix things by discussing bimetallism and the relation of silver and gold, which were in the second chapter of the book. He asserted that neither Mr. Horr nor Judge Vincent knew any more of bimetallism than a babe. He accusea his opponent of traveling on side tracks and neglecting to follow the agreed order of the discussion. He then introduced a discussion of de- monetization of silver and the ‘‘crime” of 1873. To understand how silver could be de- monetized in this republic the reader should know that we then had paper money and that no silver or gold was in circulation except in California. The same ation existed in England following the rench war in 1816, when silver was dropped from the mints there. The conspiracy to demonetize silver was regarded by those engaged initasa base transaction, just as those who visit Wash- ington and other capitals, to accomplish by legislation a sugar trust ora trust on silver, books or anything else. The con- spiracy originated in Englard. It was discovered that the demonetiza- tion of silver by England had no effect on the commercial parity of the two metals at ratio fixed by France. It was therefore current that, in order to break the commercial parity and substan- tially depreciate silver, all of the great governments would have to be included in the legislation needed. The subject was S over the | his friends from New York | that the debate | decided among these financiers informally in London and Paris, and very few were included among those who understood its ultimate effect. A gooa deal of diplomacy, concealment and misrepresentation was practiced in securing the co-operation of ;wfvliticians in Germany, France and the United States. The subject was discussed without disclosing the ultimate aim of those who directed the conference. Following his trip to London and Paris, Mr.vsnerman introduced a bill in 1868 that on its face intended to establish the gold standard. Senator Morgan of New York jumped on it, in the face of the committee, with “all fours,” and Sherman saw that Morgan understood genuine bimetallism, and this bill died that day and was never heard of again. _ Senator Morgan's term of office expired in 1869, and at the very next session another bill made its appearance. Those who took an open and avowed interest in the new measure were Mr. Linderman, Director of the Mint, and Mr. Knox, the Comptroller of the Treasury, who at the end of his term of office became president of a National bank in New York: John Sherman in the Senate, and Representa- tives Hooper of Massachusetts and Stough- ton of Michigan in the House. The bill this time went to a committee, in which the second attempt to leave out the silver dollar was again discovered and it was inserted at the ratio of 1534 to 1, which was the French ratio. This pro- vided for a dollar of 384 grains. This was the equivalent of the French five-franc piece. To knock this dollar out surreptitiously at the last moment then became the plan of the conspirators. The only gquestion they would have to fight would be the change of the unit of value from silver to gold and on this they could depend by representing that gold was virtually then the standard by common consent of na- tions, that it had been rendered so by the large production of gold and by other spe- cific arguments asserted by special infin- ences. Thus it became a bill innocent on its face as to demonetizing silver. Demonetization consists principally in closing the mints to a specified metal, thus cutting off the coinage demand for it and leaving it only a commercial value. Mr. Horr—You will excuse me, Mr. Har- vey, but previous to commencing my dis- c on of the law of 1873 I call your dt- tention to a passage on page 9 in your book, because you have already announced here to-day that you propose to convince me that what this book says is absolutely true and that Iam wrong about it. You say that prior to 1873 thera was $105,000,- 000 of silver coined by the United States and $8,000,000 of this was silver dollars. Mr. Harvey—You refer to the amounts for which the Spanish coin of such a name is received in American money and the Mexican coin for so much, the British coin for so much, meaning to tell the American people how much they could pass that coin for, as expressed in our money. That is not necessary in order to establish the principle I was stating that foreign silver was a legal tender in this country. - The point is this: Our mints tested these foreign coins and valued the silver that was in thein. The alloy of much of that coin was different from our alloy, so it was neces- sary to assay those foreign coins and see now much they were worth in our money. This the mints did, and Congress put into that act how much a certain foreign cein was worth in our money. That is stated in the statute that he accuses me of leaving out what was unnecessary for me to state in establishing that our laws made foreign silver Jegal tender. [Applause.] Horr—When you left out the very fact which showed that a number of foreign coins W not a legal tender be- cause none were ‘made such ex- cept they came up to a certain standard. But away on ahead you speak of 1873. Now up to 1873 you said that they made all of these a legal tender. Did you think so? Here is the low of 1857 passed upon that same subject, when they de- clared that none of them should be legal tender and required the mints of the country to mell them up and recoin them all, and repeated the very law that he has been talking about. [Applause.] That is the fact about it. Mr. Harvey—Mr. Horr accuses me of misrepresentation. Now I never have at- tempted yet in dealing with the public or any one else to mislead them, and in deal- ing with this financial question I have looked at both sides of the question to judge it from its merits. But I will settle one question of misrepresentation that I am charged with right here, because it set- tles several at once and will leave Mr. Horr to explain something. In reading this section that I quoted in the book as to foreign coin, he asks why I did not put gold in along with silver and said that the statute so read, gold and silver, and that I had stated gold. Now, I call Mr. Horr’s attention to the statute that I quoted, and gold is not in it. It sayssilveronly. [Ap- plause.] A man is not guilty.of misrepresentation every time somebody accuses him of it. On that same page it was said that the statement made by the gold advocates that only $8,000,000 of silver was in circulation prior to 1873 was not true and that instead of $8,000,000 in siiver being in circulation prior 1o 1873 there was $105,000,000 in silver in circulation prior to that time coined at our own mints. Now he says that $105,000,000 was not correct. What is the correction? I did make a mistake. The Treasurer had made a mistake in the book that I copied it from. ‘When he corrected the mistake six months afterward it read $143,000,000. [Applause.] That is the only n.isrepresentation that the book is accused of. We underestimate that which is in our favor. We think that is a better quality than to exaggerate that which isin our favor. The debate was adjourned to 10 o’clock to-morrow. BAITTLING WITH QUAY. There Is a Great Struggle to Gain Con- trol in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17.—Senator -Quay is making a desperate fight to retain his leadership of the Pennsylvania Repub- llcans, but the odds seem to be against him. Never before was there such a for- midable combination as that which exists to-day to defeat him. The men who are antagonizing Quay are themselves trained politicians and very rich. Defeat to them means a great deal. It iseasy to be seen that if Wanamaker, Hastings, Magee and Gilkeson lose this battle they too will be retired from active politics, for a period at any rate. Tke fight to down Mr. Quay has developed into a bdodle contest. It is boodle against boodle. Quay’s opponents, it is said on the very best authority, have raised a pool of $250,- 000 for campaign . purposes, and. now comes a story that Senator Quay and his {riends will raise a $500,000 campaign fund. There is no doubt that the protectionists of Pennsylvania owe -more to Senator Quay than to any other man in the United States. Ever since he first entered the Senate he has 'been their faithful friend. The Senator has appealed to these men to come to his aid in this, his hour of dis- tress, and they would be ingrates if they did not barken to his cry for help. In- formation comes from Philadelphia and Pittsburg that manufacturers are deter- mined to take off their coats to save their spokesman. If Martin and his crowd succeed in beat- ing Quay, the latter has a sure way of get- ting even. At the last session of the Penn- sylvania Legislature (which is Mr. Quay’s Legislature) a resolution to Lexow the city of Philadelphia was passed and a commit- tee to do the investigating was appointed. No appropriation to carry on the investiga- tion was, however, made, and the commit- tee of which State Senator Penrose, Mr. Quay’s personal and political friend, is chairman, has never held a session. Now, it is srid, some of Quay’s friends will imitate the exampleof the Chamber of Commerce in New York in the matter of the Lexow committee and furnish funds with which to proceed with the investiga- tion. Quay and Penrose know exactly where to go to look for corruption in Phila- delphia. STEVENSON AND CRISP. A Ticket for Which Potent Influences Are at Work in the South. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 71.—A special from Atlanta, Ga., says: Potent infiuences are at work to secure the nomination of Adlai E, Stevenson for President and ex-Speaker Crisp for Vice- President. If it prove that Vice-President Stevenson cannot get the nomination the delegates from Georgia, Alabama and Mis- sissippi will favor the nomination of Secre- tary of the Treasury Carlisle. W. A. Hemphiil of the Atlanta Journal and J. W. Anderson of Covington, two leading editors and politicians, are supporting Ste- venson, although neither the Journal nor the Star has been committed directly to a Stevenson and Crisp ticket. IGNORES THE COMMITTEE. Senator Rlackburn Preparing for a Single- Handed Struggle. LEXINGTON, Ky., July 17.—Senator Blackburn is determined to fight his own battles regardless of the acts of the Demo- cratic Committee which adjourned on Thursday at Louisville. He was here yesterday. ““I shall win this fight,” he said, “‘the gold men cannot prevent it, hard as they are trying. The fight has now narrowed itself down between myself and a Republi- can. 1will be Senator or a Republican will succeed mie. I have now some thirty nominees who are bound to win.” WILL ACT ON SILVER. Missourt Demoorats to Call @ Financlal Convention. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 17.—The Demo- cratic State Committes met this morning and after two hours’ discussion decided to call a Sfate convention to consider the financial ‘questicn. The proceedings were carried on behind closed. doors. It is known that the committee was almost unanimous in favor of the conven- tion. Chairman Moffitt strenuously op- | posed it, but on a vote it was carried by 7 to 2. The date has not yet been set. AN ELECTRIC WIRE PARTED. One Man Burned to Death and IThree Other Persons Badly Injured. CHICAGO, ILv,, July 17.—By the parting of an electric wirc on Sherman avenue, Evanston, to-night, one man was killed and three other persons were seriously injured. The dead: William J. Pearce, 35 years old. Theinjured: Louis Ander- son, Ruth Hart and Mrs. T. M. Walker. Miss Hart received a very severe shock, and it is doubtful if she will recover. The shock which killed Pearce was con- | ducted through an iron fence against which he was standing. Mrs. Walker re- ceived a shock while she was giving assist- ance to Pearce, and the other two stumbled over the wire. All were badly burned by ihe electricity. Yet Smuggling Chinese. DETROIT, Micu., July 17. — Herbert Johnson of Windsor, released only two months ago after serving a term for smug- at the depot to-day while in the act of smuggling four Chinese over in a sleeping- car. gling Chinese from Canada, wasarrested | o 41 o hing its tail abont, Murdaugi's | 1S NOT A CANDIDATE General Harrison Says He Will Not Accept Nomination FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Refused an Invitation to Go to Syracuse and Talk. HE IS NO LONGER IN POLITICS. But Major Poole Denles That Such a Statement Was Made to Him. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 17.—A dispatch from Old Forge, N.Y., says that Benjamin Harrison made the statement in the pres- ence of Congressman Poole of Syracuse and Joseph I. Sayles of Rome, N. Y., that under no circumstances will he become a candidate for the Presidency. The object of their visit was to invite Mr. Harrison to attend the G. A. R. encampment at Syra- | cuse, which invitation the ex-President refused to accept. Mr. Harrison is reported to have saia to Major Poole: “Major, I will tell you why I do not care o go to Syracuse at the time you want me to. If I go anywhere now and make a speech those who are candidates for the Presidency will say that I am a candidate for that office and am going for political purposes. I am not a candidate for the Presidency, have not been and will not be. Ido not want the office and would not accept it.” At a late hour to-night Major Poole, who had just returned from Old Forge, was seen by a reporter of The United Pressand told of the press dispatch which stated that Benjamin Harrison had broken the silence, which until now had been main- tained, regarding his candidacy for the Presidency, by declaring to Major Poole that nnder no circumstances would he ac- cept a renomination. When asked whether the ex-President had made this positive assettion, Major Poole said: “General Harrison did not in my pres- ence in any way, directly or indirectly, al- lude to the possibility of his entering the race for the namination.” 54 ssees He said the General gave as his reason for declining the invitation to speak in Syracuse was that he received many invi- tations from different quarters to take part in various celebrations and demonstra- tions, but as he could not accept one and refuse the rest he would be unable to at- tend the gathering of the Grand Army veterans in Syracuse. THIS IS FROM FLORIDA. A [Thrilltng Snake Story for Wheelmen of the World. BARLOW, Fra., July 17—Josiah Mur- daugh and two companions were riding on their bicycles near here to-day when Mur- daugh saw a monster rattlesnake in front of him. He drove his bicycle over the snake but the reptile managed to twine itself about the spokes of the rear wheel and proceeded to strike Murdaugh in the back. At every revolution of the wheel, the snake would strike viciously at the rider. Murdaugh’s grorrified companions screamed to him, and the rider, shrieking, “I am bit,” tumbled off the wheel ina faint. His companions came up and found that the snake had been striking the broad leather belt that Murdaugh wore about his body. The snake’s last stroke had been so powerful that it couldn't withdraw it's fangs from the belt, and the reptile was legs. The snake was killed and Murdaugh revived, but he was deathly sick from fright for several hours. The snake was six feet long and had sixteen rattles and the usual button. It’s fangs were nearly an inch long. The leather belt saved Murdaugh’s life. FIVE ENGINEERS SCALDED. Bursting of a Steam Pipe on the Tor- pedo-Boat Ericcson. NEW LONDON, Coxx., July 17.—Mis- fortune seems to have been the lot of the torpedo-boat Ericeson since it came to New London from the Iowa Iron Works, Du- buque, a year ago, but none of the acci- dents have been as serious as that which occurred to-day when the boat was in Long Island Sound and when the star- board low-pressure cylinder was wrecked, breaking the steam pipe connecting with it ana scalding five of the ten men on the engineer’s force. The scalded men are: John Stanley, en- gineer, Dubuque, Jowa.; William Merwin, machinist, Dubuque, Iowa; David Cody, Jersey City, N. J.; Joseph Hamilton, New York, and Austin Williams, New York. The last three are junior engineers. Quantities of white lead and boiled oil was applied to the scalded men to relieve their pains by excluding the air from the exposed flesh. Lieutenant R. N. Usher, U. 8. N., and Superintendent Hopkins of the JTowa Iron Works were on the deck of the steamer at the time of the accident, and the others were all below. GPSIES FROM GUARYRA, Arrival of an Interesting Band With Plenty of Gold. Nearly a Hundred of the Vene- zuelan Wanderers Headed for San Francisco. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 17.—The Red Line steamship Philadelphia, which ar- rived to-day, brought a motley cargo. There were 8000 Liides, 9000 sacks of coifee, two cages of young monkeys, lots of tropi- cal birds, forty-five turtles and about 100 Venezuelan gypsies. The gypsies were the most interesting Iot of foreigners that haye landed here in some time. The first officer said that they had come from Guaryra, and, except that a few of them were going to San Francisco, he knew nothing about their destinations. They had thousands of dol- lars, which they carried in gold in bags. On the trip some trouble arose about money matters between the caotain and one of their leaders, whereat the latter drew out a couple of bagsof gold, which he scattered defiantly about the pilot-house. They were dressed in a way which for display of color surpassed anything to be seen in Mulberry bend. They wore polka- dot shirts, red bandannas and striped trousers. They were below the ordinary statare, and had bronzed faces and long black hair. Altogether they were a happy lot, and did not seem much disturbed by the crowd which gathered to watch them. There was one man of about 50 years, who seemed to be the leader. The rest of the party was composed of young men and women and a horde of children between the ages of 5 and 10 years with two or three babies and a dog to complete the assort- ment. Sl ig iy CATTLE WELL INSPECTED. There Is No Necessity of Local Inspec- tors Being Appointed. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 17.—A com- mittee representing the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange appeared before the Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Kans., and en- tered a protest against the appointment of a livestock and meat inspector for that city. This committee explained that the force of inspectors of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry and of the Kansas Sanitary Board were giving the most rigid inspection to beef and there was no necessity for a local inspector. Under the present system it was maintained that it was .impossible for diseased animals to get to the packing or slaughter houses or to be loaded on cars for shipment to other markets. The Mayor and Council discussed the question at length, but no action was taken. SRl S Heaviest in Forty Years. PEORIA, IrL., July 17.—The heaviest rain in forty years fell here to-day and has greatly inconvenienced the railroads. One thousand feet of track on the Peoria and ,UNCLE SAM — “THEY'RE AFTER ME - A LONG WAYS AFTER.” -~ [Drawn by “cflw'm.m an engraving in the New York Recorder.) 5 Pekin Union at Droves, across the river, washed out, while considerale damage of the same character was done on the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis, Peoria, De- catur and Evansville, Vandalia and Chicago, and Burlington and Quincy, delaying trains greatly, but no accidents occurred so far as known. The streams in this vicinity are running bank full, but if no more rain falls the various trains will be running on time to-morrow. it il WORKED AMONG CRIMINALS. Beventh-Day Adventists Harshly Treated . Tennessee. CHATTANOOGA, Texxs., July 17.—All interest in Rhea County, East Tenneessee, is centered in the dealings of the State with the colony of Seventh-day Adventists in the county limits. In the second trial of the Adventists a few weeks since eight leading members of this section were found guiity of desecrating Sunday and were fined. Although abundantly able they re- fused to pay the fines, apd all went to jail on sentences requiring the prisoners to work out their sentences on the county roads. The equivalent in service to the fines incurred make their terms of im- prisonment range from sixty to eighty days. Yesterday they were put to work with the county convicts on the highway. Their first task was to assist in buildinga bridge across Pine River, near Spring City. After the completion of this work they will repair the county roads. Although associated with criminals of the chain- gang, they wore no chains. The leader of the band is E. R. Gillett, one of their elders in the village of Graysville. Elaer Gillett is nearly 70 years old. He volun- teered as a soldier in the Civil war and served three years. s ACCUSED BY MRS. PIETZEL. Holmes Charged With Killing Her Hus- band and Children. CHICAGO, Irn., July 17.—Mrs. Benja- min T. Pietzel, who is in this city, is sat- isfied now that the bodies found buried in Toronto are those of her two missing daughters. She believes that Holmes killed them, that he murdered their father, and that he also took the life of the young son, who cannot be found. TORONTO, Oxr., July 17.—At the Piet- zel inquest to-day, before Coroner John- ston, nothing of importance was developed, the medical testimony not being ready. WILL GET HER DIORCE, Mrs. Corbett Presents Proofs of Her Husband’s Infidelity. Champlon Jim May Have to Con- tinue Contributing One Hun- dred a Week. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 17.—The suit of Mrs. Ollie Corbett for absolute divorce upon the statutory grounds from her hus- band, James J. Corbett, the champion heavy-weight pugilist of the world, came up again this morning before Referee Ed- ward Jacobs. Mrs. Corbett was on hand. She looked cheerful and chatted and laughed with Mr. Hummel, her lawyer, in an animated fashion. Mr. Hummel had an extract from a Cincinnati paper telling of the visit of the pugilist and Mrs. Cor- bett to that city on April 23 last. Mrs. Corbett says she was in New York City at this particular time and it was “Vera” who was with her husband and passed as his wife. Miss King was again called and testified that she heard Mr. Corbett introduce Vera as his wife, and saw other acts of undue familiarity between Corbett and Vera, as well as registering at Corning, Ohio, as man and wife. Mr. Hummel then announced that he had been directed not to produce the separ- ation papers, asthey contained matters which were not necessary for publication. He asked that i the referee should direct that Mrs. Corbett was entitled to an abso- lute divorce, that §100 a week, the same sum as allowed in the separation papers, should be allowed to her by Corbett during the term of her natural life. Lawyer Sullivan offered no objection to this. Then Mr. Hummel asked that the ‘hearing be adjourned until Friday, July 26, in order that he might apply for a rov- ing commission to get evidence of Cor- bett’s improper acts in Pittsburg and Cin- cinnati. The referee accordingly ad- journed the case to that date. NINE MINERS IMPRISONED Disastrous Cave-In and Prob- able Loss of Life in Michigan. Those Penned In by the Debris Yet Live and Men Are Digging to the Rescue. IRON MOUNTAIN, Micn., July 17.—A disastrous cave-in, with a probable loss of life, occurred on the first level of the Pew- abic iron mine late this afternoon. Nine miners were imprisoned by the cave-in and it is feared some of them were crushed to death. The fall of heavy rock, carrying with it the timbers of the chamber, came without warning. The disaster occurred just after the bell had rung for the men to auit work, and fortunately most of the miners had reached the surface. A large rescue crew went to work at once, but their progress through the mass of broken rock and timber, which is forty feet deep, is necessarily slow. It will be fully twelve hours before a passage can be cleared and the imprisoned miners reached. The fact that some of the un- fortunate miners were still alive was soon established. Shortly after the rescuers began work on the big pile of debris, faint knockings were heard on the air pipe which connects with the room in which the men were im- prisoned. This spurred the rescuers to greater ener, and the work will be pushed all night. Of the men_imprisoned two are Scandi- navians, two Cornishmen and five are Ital- ians. The names of but three of them have been ascertained. They are Jobhn Johnson, Stephen Bowden and Frederick Mebb. 1t is not known how many of the imprisoned miners are alive, but the mine oflpdlll believe all the men will be found ;n.l: and well. The monetary loss will be VY. THROUGH THE BRIDGE. Terrible Plunge of a Freight Train in Colorado. MANY WENT TO DEATH, All the Cars, the Crew and Several Tramps Fell Fifty Feet. AN AGED TRESTLE COLLAPSED, Three Weeks Ago Workmen Were Put to the Task of Rebullding the Structure. DENVER, Covo., July 17.—A most” ap- palling accident occurred on the Santa Fe, near Monument, at 11 o’clock this morning. Local freight train No:_ 46, consisting of twenty cars heavily laden with lumber and stone, plunged through the bridge a quar- ter of a mile west of that place, burying beneath the debris the train crew, a num- ber of tramps and several bridge carpen- ters, who were at work repairing the bridge. ‘Wreckage crews were quickly dispatched from Denver and Pueblo, and a special train was sent out from Colorado Springs with physicians, and these with the citi- zens of Monument worked heroically until a late hour this evening rescning the dead and injured. Fully 150 feet of the trestle went down with the train. Thekilled: Jim Childers, foreman bridge gang; Mrs. Cooper, wife of stationary en- gineer; unknown tramp. Fatally injured: Mark Winchers, en- gineer freight train; D. N. Irby, brake- man. Seriously injured—James Neal, Charles Halley, Frank Shaw, Wallace Cooper, Charles Van Merter, Tom Smith and Joe Williams, tramps who were beating their way; J. W. Cole, C. C. Carpenter, Thomas Stenhouse and Charles Sargent. The dead were taken to Colorado Springs, where a Coroner’s inquest will be held. The wounded were also removed to Colorado Springs and placed in hospitals there. As the engine neared the south end, the workmen underneath saw the bridge rock and shouted an alarm to their comrades. Before the danger could be realized the engine and twenty cars came crashing through, burying those who could not get out of the way beneath the crushing weight. Mrs, Albert Cooper, wife of the engineer of the bridge gang, was sitting in a shaded place under the bridge. Her husband shouted to her, but the noise of the cars drowned his voice. The bridge was across a gulch a quarter of a mile from town. It was fifty feet high and about 300 feet long. It has beena source of anxiety to the townspeople, and when, three weeks ago, a gang of work- men was sent here to rebuild the bridge, a great relief was experienced by the people. It will be several days before repairs can be made that will permit the passage of trains. KILLED HIS FORMER WIFE, Deed Committed by a Jealous Man While Crazed by Liquor. After Shooting and Wounding a Pursuer the Murderer Com~ mitted Suicide. MILLER, NEBR., July 17.—News was re- ceived here to-day of a terrible tragedy that took piace last night in the little town of Pleasanton in this county. Some time ago the wife of Joseph Wickman secured a divorce from him, being unable to stand the treatment to which she had been sub- jected by him. He had brooded over the matter, and frequently, when under the intluence of liquor, he had made threats against his former wife. Last night he drank until he had become crazy drunk. He armed himself with a re- volver and went to seek his divorced wife. When he finally found her he at once opened fire on her. She started to run, but had gone only a few steps when she fell to the eround, dead, with a bullet through her brain. A neighbor who had witnessed the shooting started toward Wickman, but the latter began firing at him and shot him in the arm. Then Wickman ran for the brush, into which he disappeared. The wounded man called for assistance and soon a large number of men were in pursuit of the murderer. They approached the brush where he had last been seen with great caution, expecting every minute to have him fire. But they were not molested, and when they reached the place they understood the cause of his silence, for he lay dead with his throat cut from eartoear. He had evidently killed himself as soon as he had reached the spot. I AP, STORMS IN ILLINOIS. Great Damage Done by Winds and Cloudbursts. JACKSONVILLE, Iun., July 17.—For about an hour to-day this locality experi- enced one of the heaviest downpours of rain ever known. The rain was accompanied by a strong wind and hailstones as large as hickory nuts. In the city small damage was done, while six miles west of here, at Markham, on the Wabash Railroad, the storm was more furious. That vicinity was visited by a veritable cloudburst, and the wind blew a J;edect gale, demolishing trees, fences and small buildings. The telegraph wires were all prostrated. But meager reports have been received up to this cvenin%. but itis not thought many lives were lost, though many narrow es- capes from injuries are reported. S L Populists of Massachusetts. BOSTON, Mass., July 17.—The State con vention of the People’s party was held in this city to-day. The committee on cre= dentials reported 164 delegates present.