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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1888)
CAUSED BY A BROKEN LINK , Fatal Collision on the Philadelphia & Rending Road. THE POWDER CAR EXPLODES. Wrecked nnd the luinntcs llurncd to Dcnth A Circus Trnln Demolished Uy n Landslide. Broke on n'llcnvjr Grnde , MT. CAIIMEL , Pa , , Mny fl. Between 10 nnd 11 o'clock last night n terrible accident oc curred on the Philadelphia it Rending rail road between this place and Locust Gnp. A freight train consisting of seventy-five cars bound for Williamport bccamo discon nected by the breaking of n coupling , nnd engine nnd three cnrs rnn hnlf n mile before the crow discovered the divided trnin. The first section nwnitcd Iho nrrivnl of Iho second end nt the foot of n heavy grade , nnd two brnkemcn losing control of the second second end section , it dashed Into Iho first section cnuslng nn explosion In the third cnr , which was loaded with Dupont powder , At the scene of the accident the railroad runs along a sleep hill , nt Iho bottom of which stood a row of houses occupied by Iho Philadelphia & Rending Conl nnd Iron com pany's employes , On the hillside stood n little cottage occupied by John Qulnn and his family of four children , two boys and two girls. The force of the explosion wrecked Iho buildings , seventeen in nil , nnd the stoves BOtfiro to the ruins. Qulnn nnd his two lit tle girls were burned to death. The two tioys escaped with burns. Simon Kerwlck'8 family , consisted of Mary nnd Willy 'Cavanaugh , adopted children , ngod respccllvely eight and fourteen ycnrs , Alice Kcrwick nged five , nnd his wlfo nnd new born babe. Kcrwick carried his wlfo from the burning building but the children burned to death. Thirty persons were in jured , the most seriously being Mrs. Miles Dougherty , leg broken , bruised and cut ; her mother , Mrs. Mnthoai , cut , bruised and Internally injured ; Mary , daughter of Mrs. Miles , neck cut nnd bruised ; Andrew Mc- Elwec , right eye destroyed and neck cut ; John Dolnn , left band amputated and cut nbout limbs ; Mis. Patrick MeManus , injured by missiles ; Mrs. Simon Kerwick , suffering from shock. Her Condition is serious. Several of Iho injured were sent to the miners' hospital. In all twelve curs wcro flestroyed nnd spventcen houses with their furniture. All the windows in Iho Locust Gap churches and schools wcro broken and the doors blown off. In Mount Cnrmel large Btorc windows wcro broken. Tlio total loss is estimated ut $76,000. A Cirous Train Wrecked. BTRcniiXViM.c , O. , Muy 0. This afternoon n terrible calamity occurred on the Cleveland ft Plttsburg railroad , about three miles above this city nt Mikunna station. As the train of the Miller & Freeman circus was passing this point through n deep cut known as the "Backbone , " It met n land slide which threw the engine nnd five cars from the track , piling them up in n confused nnd broken mass. The cnrs nro badly broken nnd will likely bo burned. Engineer Stillwell. of Willsvilloyns ter ribly scalded , and it is feared received inter nal injuries. Elmer Ellsworth , of Columbus , O. , a colored cook , was killed outright. The passenger coaches , containing the performers , wcro uninjured , as were also the curs con taining Iho horses. PULLING TOGETHER , "Hhet " , Chu-kHon Buys Eastern He- publicans Are Harmonious. CHICAGO , May 0. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] J. S. Clarkson on his return from the east said lo a reporter regarding the Phlln- delphls Times' Blalno lellcr Ihal it is utterly unreliable. Ho further said ho was surprised while in the cast , however , to find Blaine stronger lhan ever. "I was graliftcd , " said he , "by Iho universal feeling in Iho cast in favor of putting behind the party ail of our factional troubles and uniting in this conven tion In such good party spirit that whoever is nominated can have his nomination made un animous In the convention by every delegate nnd a rising vote. Thcro is but ono sentiment in the cast that any man who breaks this party peace , or who seeks to nominate himself by pulling n com petitor down will not bo the successful can didate. " "What Is the eastern feeling as to other mcnl" "Generally It is good. I have not seen the party press and the leaders of the party so harmonious for fifteen years. Thcro is an evident determination everywhere that the coming convention must bo a serious and de liberative body rather than sensational anil dramatic. In the last month 1 have seen n large number of delegates elected to the convention , nnd Ihoy want the nomina tion made from the level of sober sense , nnd whoever is nominated will bo nominat ed in this way. The talk that Blaine may ho sprung on the convention nnd nominated in n whirlwind Is dying out. If ho is to bo nominated nt nil it will bo nftcr ccrncsl paity conferences nnd after a majority , or n jrood deal moro than a majority , of dole- Kates have become convinced that because of his Ktrcnglh in doubtful states ho Is un abso lutely necessary man. " HKJOICING AT TACOSIA. Completion of the Northern Pacific Through the C 8 ) nd < . TACOMA , W. T , , Muy 0. The laying of track through the long tunnel of thu North ern Pacific railway , where It crosses the Cascade range of mountains , about three hours'ride cast of Tacoma , was complctei to-day , and the event is now being celebrated by nearly the entire population of this citj ns the most important that has occurred h the northwest for some time. The tunnel is 0,851) ) feet in length , und therefore second onlj to the Hoosao among the railroad tunnels o the United States. For a year paslnn over head line known ns the "switch back" has been used. The rejoicing hero , since morn ing , has been expressed in the display o. bunting and in decorations during the day , nnd the turning out en innsso of citizens in the evening , tlio firing of cannon , pyiotcch Dies , processions In the btrecU of military companion , societies , tbo fire dcputtment , etc The Weather Crop Bulletin. WASHINGTON , May 0. Following is an extract tract fiom the weather crop bulletin for the V/cek ending Saturday , May 5 , issued by the signal office : During the past week the weather has been favorable for growing vrop m Minnesota , Dakota und Nebraska , where Kccdlng has been temporarily suspended ow ing to cold and heavy ruins. In Illinois , mis souri , Kansas , Arkansas and Louisiana the went tier has been generally favorable , ant crowing crops have probably improved dur lug the week. Ft ) i IK lit About a Fence. DiiOiHUNU , Mont , May 0.--A Jrspcratc Miootuig affray occurred on Willow Creek nlno miles south of here , In which S. T. Mil roy and hi * brother were dangerously , If no fatally , wounded by Pat Dooley , his son John , James Campbell and BlblrKiug. Th i.aubo-ia 6uld to bo a dispute ubout fcncine laud. THE CLEARANCE HECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Pnst AVcek. BOSTON , Mnss. , Mny 0. [ Special Tele- jram to the Bun. ] The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from ho managers of the lending clcnrlng-houscs of the United Stntcs , shows the gross ex changes for the week ended Mny 5 , 8S8 , with the rntc | > cr cent of Increase or de crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week last year : KINGL-Y CORDIALITY. Oscar ol' Sweden Imprint * a Pair of KIst o4 on the Pontiff. FLOHKXCE , May 0. [ New York Herald Cable Social lo Tim BEE. ] The King of Sweden's recent visit to the pope is , with Queen Victoria's presence , still giving rise to much comment hero nnd in Rome. It is not the cordiality of thb interview between the two sovereigns the gossip is about , but the peculiar way in which King Oscar showed Ills side of the cordiality. Instead of follow ing the usual etiquette of the Vatican by kiss ing the ring of the sovereign pontiff , the king , assuming equal rank with his host , kissed him on both checks. Pope Leo wns grenlly Inken aback nt first , but happily re membered a similar incident which occurred when Grant visited his predecessor. "Very glad to sco you , sir , " was Iho silent general's greeting lo Pius. Anyway Pope Leo look King Oscnr's kiss with resignation. Another matter thnt is causing great ex citement , especially among the English resi dents , is the papal condemnation of the plan of campaign. The English element naturally approves the decision and praises the pope to the skies. Even those jwho most regret it admit his course has been dictated by his love of right und justice. Many think that rather than weaken the cause of the church by making it unpopular the pope will rest con tent with his plalonic pieties. * THE STANTON SUICIDE. Mrs. Bccm Gives an Entirely Differ ent Version of the Affair. CHICAGO , May 0. The Times will print n statement to the effect that the Veteran Union league , of Chicago , of which the late General Martin Bccm was a member , will probably hold a mcceing to discuss measures for investigating the mystery of his sup posed suicide in Stanton , Nebraska. Mrs. Bccm arrived here from Alton , where she at tended the burial of the dead soldier. A new feature of Iho case is her statement that the general attempted lo murder her before - fore ha snot himself. This docs not correspond with previous versions of the tragedy received in Chicago and supposed to have been derived originally from Mrs. Bcem. They wcro in effect that the two shots fired were both directed by the general against himself. Mrs. Beem's statement hero Is she was nwnkened by feeling a pistol in the hands of tno general being pressed agninsl her , nnd Hint the discharge wus de flected by her throwing up her arm , the ball culling n hole in her dress ut the shoulder. General Beem , she says , immediately lurned Ihe weapon upon himself and fired almost instantly , HIS MIND A BLANK. Story of Editor Dlllcy of Wilkesbarre , Pa. WII.KESIHIIHE , Pa. , May 0. [ Special Tclo- graui to TUB BEE. ] B. Fred Dilloy , editor of the Wyoming Valley Times , who so mys teriously disappeared , want lo Salt Lake , and is now In u Montana mining town. In n letter written lo his wlfo , ho says : * 'I but a few days since nwnkened from n horrible dream. Ono Hint makes mo shudder when 1 think of It , which docs not seem possible. I iiotually lived it ! The circumstances of my awakening are too strange. " Ho said nothing about tlio largo sjim of money ho Is believed to have had with him when ho left linmu to come to Now York to buy n now press. Ho tays a large part of the time ho has been gone his mind was a blank. Ho can lemember nothing of how ho happened to go west or where ho has been or what ho has been doing until ho came to his senses a few da > sago. Perhaps tlio strangest thing is thu fact that ho shows no desire to coinu homo and ( his is the greatest cause of alarm to his friends. Town's Drouuht Broken. MOINES , la. , May 0. [ Special lo THE BUK.J The bountiful rains of the past ten days have been worth several million dollars to the people of Iowa. This state has suff ered dreadfully from drouth during the last two or three years. After a dry full and u dry winter , und n dry March and most of April , it began to look as if the state was doomed to pass another dry season , but the drouth has been broken and everybody Is happy , Moro rain 1ms fallen In Iowa during tlio past ten days than fell during all of last fall and winter. Grrct iho Knuuan Cyclone. ANN AIIIIOU , Mich. , May 0. ( Special Tele- cram to TUB BKE.J The university branch of the Michigan republican club has sent iho following telegram : To Senator John J. Ingalls , Washington , D. 0. ; The republican club of the university of Michigan sends grcetine to jou for expos ing the treasonable record of the infamous copperhead , Daniel W Voorhecs. ( Signed. ) Mochigan Republican Club. The rlub is cotnposed of neaily four hun dred lepublicun students , Milwaukee l.awyrr Drowned , MILWAUUTE , May C. A dispatch from Phillips , Wls. , announces , that Adolph Her- dcgcn , u well known joung lawyer of Mil- wnukcc , us drowned tbeio yesterday white fishing. His body was recovered. Weather Indication * . For Ncbiaska yVartner , ruin , followed by fair weather , fresh to brisk northerly winds. For luwaSlightly warmer , rain , followed by fair weather , fresh to brisk win Is. For DakcjtaYurmcr , him , light to fres > h variable winds. AJM jJAjziat &Ju , BLAINE MAKES THEM GUESS , Capital Politicians Wondering Whether Ho Will or Won't. ANXIOUS FOR A DECLARATION. Republicans Quietly Working on An other Tariff Bill A New Attack to Be Mndo on Hell Tele phone Patents. . Sunday Devoted to Politics. i WASHINGTON BUHBAU TUB OMAHA. Bnc , B13 FOUmRBXTltSTUKKT , WASHINGTON. D. C. . Mny 0. There -was moro politics talked in Wash ington to-day than on any Sunday for many months. A new Installment from Philadel phia and New York of Blalno rumors was the basis of comment nnd speculation. Such friends of Mr. Blalno ns Representative William Walter Phelps , Thomas B. Reed and Tom Baync , Steven B. Elkins nnd olhcis' in denouncing the statement that Mr. Blnino would accept the nomination and expected it. say it is purely n newspaper invention , and from n newspaper having no inspiration from anyone authorized to speak. They appear to be very indignant , and declare that Mr. Blalno will not write another letter of with drawal , and Insist that ho has already suf ficiently Impressed the people that ho is not only not seeking a rcnomlnatlon , but that ho docs not want it. Representative Boutcllo of Maine , also declares that Mr. Blaine will not Issue another announcement , but that it is very probable that ho will bo rcnoininnted in spite of himself , nnd ho thinks thcro can bo no doubt nbout Mr. Blnino 'accepting the nomination if it is tendered htm. As I indicated in my dispatches to Tnn Bun last night , nn Impression is general , and now more general than it was twenty-four .hours ago , Hint the announcement by the. Philadel phia Times had an inspiration from certain prominent republicans nnd mugwumps who nre very nervous over the uncertainty thnt prevails concerning Mr. Blalno's real desire. Thcro Is ono thing certain , if Mr. jilninc in tends to hnvo his party leaders bclicvo that ho docs not expect the nomination , and docs not want it , ho will hnvc to moro distinctly so announce. The letter ho issued from Florence is not understood by the lending re publicans hero to Indicate Hint ho docs not want a rcnomlnation , and many of them men of national reputation , are saying every day thnt they rend between the lines Hint the nomination would not bo distasteful to him. Thci o can bo no doubt that n great majority of republicans in Washington nro anxious to hnvo Mr. Blaine moro specifically and posi tively state his position : THE HEI'UHMCAN TAH1FP 1ULT. . It is announced that Mr. McKinley , of Ohio , ono of the rcpublicnn members of the committee on wnys nnd means has about completed a tariff bill which he will offer on the part of his party as a substitute to * the Mills bill , when it came to the final vote upon Iho loiter measure. The work of. com- pilinglho McKinley bill has been kept a pro found secret , although all of Iho rcpuolican members of Iho commlllee on wnys and means , nnd in fact , nil in the house , have been consulted nbout It. The bill may bo made public within a fortnight , and it maybe bo held from the public until the author is ready to present it as a substitute. It' is a question in the minds of the republicans , whether Iho measure had better be made public as soon as finally completed , or whether it would bo better to have n caucus upon it and sprinir it upon the house as a sur prise. The measure la short , abolishing nil intcrnnl revenues except the whisky tax , placing sugar on the free list , nnd paying n bounty of " cents , nnd providing for a few free raw mntcrinls. ANOTUKH TELEPHONE SUIT. Scnntor Edmunds nnd Postmaster General Dickinson , counsel for Drawbaugh , the * tele phone inventor have been in consultation during the past week with counsel from Bos ton , forming n telephone syndicate nnd pre paring a case to bo presented in the Supreme court for again attacking the validity of the Bell telephone patents. They have , It Is said , formed n complete syndicate and have drawn up their petition asking for a reopening of the case , alleging Drawbaugh to bo Iho original inventor of Ihe principle of transmitting articulate sounds by means of electricity. By a shrewd draft , of the cases which have heretofore been brought against the Bell company in the supreme court , Drnwbaugh's last claim has been left out , that there would always remain for Bell's antagonists ono moro ground upon which to bring suit. It will" bo remem bered that the vote of Chief Justice Wailo carried the case lor Bell in the1 recent fight , nnd now since the death of Judge Wuito and Ihe appointment of the now chief justice , the Drawbaugh people have hope that they will secure n majority of the bench. Judge Gray , of Boston , steadily refused to Join the hear ing of the telephone suit because members of his family have Bell telephone stock. Jus tice Lumar did not appear intho decision because ho had not heard the argument. Ono of the Drawbaugh counsel'says that the application for a reopening of the * Case will bo filed to-morrow , and ho believes that if Judge Wuito were on the bench ho would grant a now trial on tlio grounds which will be presented. It is known tlfat JMdgo Waite was greatly worried over the telephone cusos which wcro hanging before him almost a year , and some of tlio bench do not hesitate to say that his death was attributable to this cxlru work. There are people in Washington - ton to-night who believe tlitit the caso'which ' Is to bo placed before tho" court will bo - successful cessful , as it is to bo fought in a determined way nnd upon now grounds , Everything depends upon tlio attitude Chief Justice Ful ler will take. take.Mil. Mil. JfAf-JI OIIEW AJfflUY. The resignation jcsierduy of Thomas E. Nash , of Wisconsin , superintendent of the railway mail service , was duo .to what ho terms a failure on tliu part of the postmaster general to sustain him in been ring redress for a personal insult. C. R. Faulkner , of Indi ana , a chief of a division In Ihe pension office , has n son-in-law in Iho railway mail sprvico whom ho desired transferred to n certain district. This Nush refused to do , und Faulkner sent some clumicteribtlo vitu- peratlon in the guise of n personal letter. The recipient , incensed at iho contents of Faulkner's communication , forwarded it to Secretary Dickinson , who In turn referred it to Secretary Vilas. Faulkner was removed by Vilas , who is Nash's friend , but Senator Voorhecs went to Postmaster General Dick inson in n rugo , nnd so frightened him that ho induced Vilus to reinstate Faulkner , who wus the Indiana bcnalor's appointee. Nash naturally felt aggrieved and leslgncd , COS ill1. W , C. Spencer , late captain of the Second infantry , is a guest at the RIggs house on his bridal tour , having just married ono of tno mobt accomplished ladles of Baltimore. The captain expects by special net of congress to bo restored totheuctlvo list during the Fif tieth congress. Vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant in the army uro not occurring us radully as hoped for by the forty-four members ot the West Point class which graduates next month. But twenty-two vacancies exist ut picscnt tuclvu in the infantry , six in the unvuliy and four in the artillery Just half the number requited to accommodate1 the entire class. Three moro ore assured by the two retirements to 'ocaur on account of disability and the retirement of General Duanc , Juno HO. Nineteen moro vacniH'ies will thoielore have to occur dur- jng the next fifty da ) & 11 all the members are to bo made full second lieutenants imme diately upon graduation. At least a dozen will have t" bo assigned as additlomils until places omtr for them. 'J'lio army appropriation bUi will bo re ported by she commit too on n.ilitur.v affairs to the house to-morrow or T.esil'iy' ; Jt con tains no trnterinl changes o\cr the appro- , prlutlons for the current lUcul jear and no items of ipt'clul Icgisluticn. ' HEA73. lie Goes to OrcRoA io FJx Sir Clcvo- InndVFdnccs. NEW YonK , Mny b , [ Special Tclcgrnm to Tun BKE.I SmUh J. Vccd , the so- called "Wizard of Plnltsburgh , " who was Samuel J. Tilden confidential agent In 1870 , nnd who Is known ns on6 of the shrewdest IKilitlc il ngents In the countiy , has gone to California. The Tribune this morning said ho had not expected this trip tip to within forty-eight hours of the tlmo when ho started , for ho had invited some of his friends to spend Sunday with him nt his homo. Ho had n long contcrcnco the day before ho dcpnrtcd witli Willlnm L. Scott , who came over In the morning from Wash ington nnd went back atnight. . Mr. Scott's visit was eadTitithe ! time to bo for the pur pose of assuring Mr. Weed nnd other pro tective tariff democrats that no tariff bill will be passed by the present houso. Mr. Scott Imi becn selected by the administration to bo chairman of the democratic national committee. Tlio Tribune says further : "Sinco Weed's ' departure - parturo for the Pacific coast , it has como out that the administration is making n desper ate etfort to carry Oregon m order to secure control of the Unl'cd States senate. Hints nro thrown out that this is the object of Weed's visit lo the coast. The election of members of the legislature will tnko place In Oregon on-Juno 5 , just on the eve of the assembling of the two .national conventions. The administration Us Bald to hnvo conceived the Idea of carrying Oregon to mnko the St. Louis gathering enthusiastic nnd depress Chlcnqo. The legislature to bo selected In Oregon will hnvo the election of n United Stales Senator to succeed Dolph. The stnto senators to bo elected will hold over two ycnrs to vote for Iho election of Senator Mitchell's successor. JVmong the methods to carry the state is the promotion of the prohi bition movement nnd thcro is n full congress ional nnd legislative prohibition ticket in the field. " BOOPlilNO EXPOSED. Now Orleans' Kx-Mnyor Conducted n Rotten Government. NEW OIILEANS , Mni > .0. [ Speclnl Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Investigation into pnst city methods made at the city hall last night de velops n state of facts of the most startling character regarding previously existing municipal methods. The retiring mayor , Gulllotte , was shown to have kept on the roll of Iho police force an average of about sixty names of men who never appeared in uniforms nnd rarely , If ever , did n stroke of work. The ex-chief of police admitted in his evidence that he ( jip not even know some ' of them by sight. To'procure the means of paying thcso menthe , police detailed to perform actual duty were docked a portion of their wages" ' The men who did work wcro compelled , without choice on their part , to contributdf-hcavily to the sup port of n gang of dummies , who wcro kept on the rolls for no eafthly good to Iho city. According to Iho jd fdenco of the general superintendent of streets there were not any street workers on the public works pay-roll who were purely ornamental. They nil did some work. It mightto twenty days , or it might bo llvo days' on month , but the man who professed totottc flvo dnys was paid precisely the same nraodut as the man who pretended to work twenty days. The money " _ _ * _ _ . _ " * i i i - % i i i" uth is disposal was lurp > cd and divided equally among the owners Q the names on the pay roll. It was shown tl ft not unusually $125 was paid to n forqmati tV superintend labor that was paid . $43.ttj V * 5Q or $70 , and. that whenever ono mati 'to work' another-was ) put to watch him , ' These rolls wOra-tnado up. of the worst class -hoodlums , and ex-con victs .wero added ' to Iho , list as soon as they * were released from' tl o.p'enitentiary. It was fully shown nat ex-Mayor Guillotlo Is responsible for the deplorable conditioner the police , and unpr itectcd state in which life and property has > ccn left in the city. CROOK IN CHICAGO. The General Thinks Ho Will Like the Garden City. CHICAGO , Mny 0. General Crook , Iho new commander of Ihe mililary department , of which Chlcaeo is the headquarters , arrived to-day accompanied by his family and per sonal staff. After a brief visit to the offices of the department he spent the remainder of day ut his hotel , receiving callers. In an in terview ho said ho was sure of liking Chi cago. Big Court Docket. DEI MOINES , la. , May 0. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] The supreme court thai meets hero this week will have ono of the heaviest dock ets ever submitted. One of the first cases to bo heard will bo the streetcar case , Involving the question of the right of ono company to n monopoly of the streets of the city. Ono de cision of the supreme court has already de clared thut the Narrow Guago company had , under its old charter granted over twenty years ago , nn exclusive right to nil tuo strcels for cars propelled by horsepower , leaving Iho Inference that a" line of cars propelled by electric power , of some other power than horses would be permitted to use any strcels not already occupied by Iho rival company. So the broad guago company pro poses to introduce electric cars and has raised that as a precise issue for the court to pass upon. If the supreme court decides in favor of the broad guago DCS Moincs will have nn electric line just as soon as Iho plant can bo put In. But if it decides against it the city will have to put up with the nar row guago monopoly for eight or ten years more , or lill the old chatter runs oul. So llicro is grcal interest being taken In the oul- coino of Ihis suit for it will vitally affect the city's growth aud prosperity. Steamship Arrivals. NcwYouif , May < 5 , [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Arrived The Etruriafiom Liver pool ; La Gascoftno from Havre ; Ihe Chateau Yuqucm from Marseilles. HAVIIE , May 0. Arrived La Bretagno from Now York. The Crime of Cain. CHICAGO , May G.-rJolm Olson , n Nor wegian sailor , was'stiot and instantly killed this afternoon by his brother , Julius Olson , during a domestic quarrel. Attempted { A&siiHtilnntlon. D. M , Babbitt , of Blakeman , Kan. , writes the following card'tb the Rawlins County Democrat : I was * In' Alwood attending a lawsuit between R , S. Hendricks and myself , J. R. Batlcrsby was'o'ne of my witnesses nnd wus in the city wUlrme at the llmo aforesaid , Justice Morrison adjourned couit about 10 o'clock p , m , until ncxf morning. At about 11 o'cloclrMr. Battersby and my self started homo peaceable and quiet , dis turbing no one. As wo crossed the brldgo over the South' ' Beaver between M. A. AVllson's house and Atwood , wo weio fired upon by some un known person or persons who had been secreted close lo Iho "brjdgo. There were aboul six or seven shots tired in the direction wo were from the parlies who fired upon us. 1 have heretofore taken no interest what ever in the town or county seat fight , ns my interest in either town wouldn't warrant u fight on my part. I have always mndo a special effort to treat every pcison living in Atwood with proper respect , ana I defy uuy person In the touii to bay that I have not treated them \\ith all respect duo them. If there is any person or set of persons living in the town of Atwood who honestly believes that I have ever niudo n fight upon them in regard to town , county seat or anything - thing else that wus not warranted by mo , Ihen 1 will givu up thu ghost und admit that 1 am In the wrong , and I wish right hero to say to the people of Rawlins county , thut the above act mentioned was ono of the most cowardly , lowlived , dastardly , and unwar ranted nets thut was ever perpetrated UJKW anjone or recorded In the annals of his tory. PUT ASSASSINS ON HIS TRACK A Man's Wife Hires Two Men to Kill Him. THWARTED IN THEIR PLANS. Au Officer Shot Hy n Man Whom Ho Tried to ArrcsU-Two Children Die of Poison An Alum Victim. Wanted Her Husband Killed. NRIIEASKA Cirtff Neb. , Mny 6 [ Special Telegram to TUB Hcc. ] Mrs. Frank Runynn was arrested Inst hlght on a charge of con spiring to bring about the murder of her hus band. It seems from the evidence obtaln- .nblo Hint the womnu has been In the habit of gelling drunk nnd ncllng in many things in n manner unbecoming a wlfo and mother , and last night hired two men to kill him. The men followed him , nnd ono of them placed a revolver nt his head nnd mndo certain threats that ho might hnvo carried out had not others como up at the time , when the would-be uiur- dcrers made off. They nro known to the po- llco , however , nnd overr effort is being made to find their whereabouts. Mr. Runynn is a plnstor by trndc , nnd has n good reputation n this ci ty. * Shot the Constable. FAiitriKLi ) , Nob. , May 0. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] A shooting affray took place at Dewceso six miles south of llits place at 5 o'clock this afternoon which may result In loss of life to at least ono man. The circumstances nro ns follows : William Jenkins , constable nt Dowcose , attempted to arrest three men who were hunting near the town. He walked to within n foot of them with n cocked revolver In his hand nnd ordered them to drop Ihelr guns. Two of them compiled nt once , but the third , Ed Davis , section foreman at Lawrence , throw his shot gun Into position and commenced lo walk backwards. Jenkins again ordered him to drop his cun , and on his failing to dose so fired two shots from his revolver , ono passing through Davis' car the other through his hat. Davis then returned the llro with his shot gun , destroying Jenkins' hand and filling his chest with shot. Davis is in the charge of nn officer nnd Jenkins in the hnnds of the doctors , wilh Iho chances about equal for death or recovery. Two Children Poisoned. COUTIAXD , Nob. , Mny 0. [ Special Telo- grnm to TIIE BEK. ] Quito n sud case of pois oning happened yesterday four miles north west of Cortland by which two children los t their lives. Simeon Walter nnd a Mr. Ehrlich , two German farmers , came to town in Iho after noon and left their children alone together. When they got home in the evening they found the children with Iheir faces all bloated up , nnd Mr. Walters at once became alarmed and loaded- his two children in the wagon nnd immediately returned to Cortland nnd placed them under the care of Dr. Aukcs who succeeded in saving Iheir lives by working with them all night. The two children of Mr. Ehrlich , nowevcr , wcro kept at homo as it was supposed thcro was nothing serious the matter with tncm. They both died inside of two hours In great a ony. iThotwo children that died wcrq agcd flvo and seven yea'rs. It is supposed that they .had been eating night shade. Not For Laird. CULHEHTSOX , Neb. , May 5. [ Special to THE BEB.J The dispatch from Hastings in to-day's BEE , stating that the counties of Hitchcock , Hayes , Chnso and Dundy had Instructed their delegates to vote for Laird's ' nomination , is not confirmed by the facts. The delegations so far elected are unm- slructcd. In this counly W. W. Brown , the misreprcsentalivo from Ihis district and the loader of the mugwump element here , was snowed under in the county convention by a vote of 3(5 ( lo 11. The delegates elected to the state convention are : Hon. W. D. Wildmnn , C. W. Shurtteff , A. F. Do Ford , C. Arm strong , jr. , W. T. Brickoy mid O. E. Reynolds. The delegates to the congressional convention arc : W. C. Asliwcll , M. M. House , J. P. Price , M. W. Downar , Thomas Boyd and C. H. Peck. _ J Dorscy Feels Confident. FIIEMONT , Neb. , May 0. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Matters in this congressional district nro rapidly assuming tangible form. Mr. Dorscy , who Is now nt homo from Wnshlng- lon , expresses himself ns enllrely snllsfled with the outlook , and It is certainly encour aging lor his success. So far fourteen coun ties , with ninety-nine delegates in Iho con- venlion , have declared in Iho primaries and convention in favor of ' county Dorscy's ro- nominalioa. Thcro are at least twelve moro counties which are certain to declare for him. These have seventy-thrcp delegates , making a total of twenty-six moro than the required number for n nomination. It is safe to say thai the opposition will bo very small , and it is highly probable that ro-nomiualiou will bo made by acclamation. Will Pave With Itrick. BEWIIICE , Neb.Moy 0.-7Spccial [ to THE BEE.J The committee appointed by Iho city council and citizens to visit different cities to look up the paving question has returned. They unanimously repoi tin favor of using vitrified brick. In the cities of Peoria , Bloomlngton , Dccattn * and Springfield , in Il linois , the committee wcro told that in the future nolhlng but brick would bo used for paving. Peoria has used brick for four years , Dccutur for seven years , und Bloom- inglon for eleven ycirs. In thcso cities the pavement is in aa good condition as when first put down , Tlio common sized brick is the one most used , though some use u brick 4x5x12 Inches. They found thut cedar blocks would last only about five years , and thnt in some cities tlio authorities had ordered it taken up from n sanitary point of view. For n pavement for largo cities and heavy hauling the committee would recommend granite , but for n good , durable , cheap pave ment for small cities they decidedly recom mended vitrified * brick , It is altogether likely that Beatrice will use brick for Iho two miles of paving she will put down this year. Webster County's Delegation. RED CI.OUD , Neb , , May 0. [ Special to TUB Br.u. ] The republican county convention met hero yesterday and elected the follow ing delegates to the state convention : J. L. Kaley , J. S. Gllham , R. A. Simpson , Doug lass Terry , O. McCall , W. N. Richardson , D , T. Trunkey , J , M. Cliuffiii and J. W. Warren. The following wcro chosen to the congres sional : G. E. McKeeby , James McNcny , M , B , Eadlcman , Colonel Hoover , A. Thlcrman , A. Garber. T. Auld , L. N. Edson and H , B. Simons. Tlio latter delegation favors Jumes Laird for congress. ' A Victim of the Alma Wreck. OIILIUNS , Neb , -Muy 0 , [ Special Telegram to Tins BEE. ] John Ellis , of Ihis place , to-day found Iho body of L. O. Miller , of Newark , O. , In Iho Republican liver ono and one-half miles cast of the Rope creek wreck on the B. & M. Tlio head was wounded on the buck n > id front. One arm was oil bo twcen thu elbow und wrist. The other arm was badly bruised. A B. & M. official ordered the body properly cared for and will forward- It to his relatives. The other wounded uro doing well. A. Ticket Ollico Hui'clurlziu ! . OAKLAND , Nub. , May 0. [ Special Tele- grain to TUB BEE. ] Tbo railroad ticket ollico ut this place wus burglarizad ) ast night. Entrance Was obtained by forcing the Win- dow up. The money drawer and ticket case wcro broken open nnd rifled. The burglars only obtained $ ' ) . It li supposed to bo the work of tramps , as forty-three had Sun- laycd hero. A Swede absorbed considerable tarantula Juice last night and when In n Bcml-conicious state his pockets were re- leivcd of ? . ' 0 by tramps. Wont Out the WronR Wny. Scitmun , Neb. , Mny ft. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Hun. ] This morning a B. ft M. scab engineer named Hudson , taking his engine out of the round house , started out the wrong way , Inking with him the roar end of the buildlnu. ThU Is n fair sample of the work done on this branch sincotho , inaugura tion of the strike. Awarded tlio Contract. FnrnoxT , Neb. , May 0. [ Special to the HEC. ] The Masonic Temple craft of this city hold a meeting last night and awarded the contract for building their now temple to Oliver Smith for $ J5,775. The building is to bo completed by tholstof December. Old Saline County Citizen Pond. Fntr.jf n , Neb. , May 0. [ Special Telegram to THE Ben. ] M. McDougall , ono of Saline county's prominent republicans , died nt his residence at 12:45 : this morning. Ho will bo greatly missed by the community In which ho took the lend In nil matters of importance toward the interest of the town and his party. \ Dorsey Delegation , Loxo PINE , Neb. , May 0. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The repvbllcan conven tion of Brown county was held In AInsworth to-day , and a Dorscy delegation was elected. The convention was divided on ttie prefer ence for Blalno. The Liquor Law in Iowa. , MASON CITV , la. , May 5. [ Special to Tnn BKE.J In every quarter of the state the druggists seem to bo alarmed nt the pros pect of being obliged to conform with the pharmacy Inw , nud in not a few cities they have openly dcclnrcd they would not tnke out permits. By the conservative citizen this threat is considered no moro or less than a "bluff , " believing its purpose to bo lo mnko the law appear ns obnoxious ns possible , hoping by thnt to so shupo public opinion thnt when the proper llmo comes lo get n re peal of the law. Thcro is no danger that the sick people of Iowa will lack for a Judicious supply of spirits frumenti , as the law has mndo ample provisions for its sale in every cily , village and hamlet , if not by u druggist , "by any discreet person who will be subject to all the provisions of the law. " L. B. DufficUV ono of the leading drupgisls of the city , nnd one who has watched care fully the proceedings of the druggisls Ihus far in the state , sums up the situation In a nutshell : "If ono is granted a permit , nnd the rest of us should not apply , wo might as well shut up shop. I nm hero to mnke money , nnd do not think the Inw Is so stringent thnt I cannot honestly comply with it. Every druggist in the city knows that thcro is a demand in tnis particular which will bo sup plied ; if not here , by importation , and I think wo have been sufficiently law abiding in the pnst to guarantee'that wo can handle the stuff in a legititiato manner. I think everybody understands thnt none of us nro inclined to let his brother phar macist gain nny ndvnntngo over him if ho could help it. I sec that some druggists have said they would not apply for permits , but you will sco that this is n bluff. If the freeholder. * ro willing nnd the court is pro- .pitlous , I think-I will furnish Iho bonds nnd do business nt the old stand the ensuing year. In fact , I have too much invested to do otherwise. " . The Death Record. NEW YOKK , Mny C. Rev. Charles J. Clnrkc , nssislant secretary of the Methodist conference , died at noon to-day at Iho Sturlevnnt house. The deceased was born in central Maine about forty-five years ago. Dom Pedro Seriously 111. RO.ME , Mny 0. Emperor Dom Pedro , of Brazil , was taken suddenly ill to-day. The latest advices are that doctors have been summoned from Rome and Naples for con sultation. Fatal Storms in India. LONDON , May 0. Despalchcs from India announce that Delhi and Morndnhud have been visited by disastrous hailstorms. About 15U persons have been killed. o The Emperor's Condition. BEIIMX , May 0. Another abscess has broken in the emperor's throat. i Cody Bound For Home. LONDOK , May 0. Colonel Cody and Iroupo sailed fram Hull for New York Ihis morning. Pcndlctoii Recovers. BEHLIN , May 0. United States Minister Pcndlcton has fully recovered. A DESERTED WIFE SUICIDES. Mrs. Edwin Phllbrlck Ends Her Life With Poison. News reached the police station at an early hour this morning that Mrs. Edwin E. Phil- brick had committed suicide at her home , 1C07 Cuming street. The deed wns commit ted Saturday afternoon , but no word was sent to the authorillcs nt Iho llmo. The body was found by her sister , Saturday , nlonc in the house with her four children , the oldest ngcd seven years. The children had been too frightened ! lo let the neighbors know that their mother wus dead. The woman had evidently lakcn poison on account of being deserted by her husband , a elgurmaker. who left her three weeks ago , going to Chicago. The coroner has been notified and will inves tigate the case , Died rroinNatiir.il Causes. Mrs. Frank Dillon died about ! p , m , Saturday at her residence , Ninth and Grace streets. The sudden und mysterious manner of her death caused considerable comment among her neighbors , nnd a couple of officers wcro detailed to look into the matter. The undertaker , Mr. Hcafoy , says there wcro no marks of nny kind whatever on her person to show any violence , nnd n physician who was called In pronounced her case ono of heart disease. For u few days before her death Mrs. Dillon had been complaining of nn aguish feeling. The coroner is satisfied with thcso fncU and no inquest will bo held. Disrobed on the Stron" . At an enrly hour yesterday morning n tele graph operator who was engaged in the rather belated act of "painting the town , " got into trouble with n fnul female on Doug las slreet , The Iwo were near Twelfth street nt the time und the operator was very drunk. Some sort of a scrimmage ensued between the two , which ended in the opera tor having full possession of the female's ovcrskirt , Shu screamed for Iho police , and Officer Godola responded lo the call. The joung man was taken Into custody nnd In carcerated at the central station , where ho gave the assumed name of T. A. Johnson. Ho still held possession of the ovciskirt , but was forced by the officers to pai t with it much against his will , Ho will bo given u chance to explain his ungallant conduct bolero - lore Judge Berku this n.orr.lng. At the session of the Grand Comninndary of the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta , held recently at Bcrwlch.tho clause in Iho constitution re-iuirlng now couiimmda- ries to get the consent of other I'nmmiuidaJ ries in Us immediate r.oluhboi hood before In stitution was admitted. Besides Iho embroid ered design for iho futlgqtio caps tlio grand coinmundary of the Knights of Malta adopted embroidered designs for the apions. " " Institute No.70. young uitri'S Instllule , was organized at lib Vesta , C < tl. , last bun- day with /orty-thi eecaudldatcj. ST , PAUL LEADS MINNEAPOLIS The Polnr Boars Capture n Oamo at Kansas Olty. FLOUR CITYS VICTIMS AGAIN. St. Iioiils Defeats Tlioin PCS Molncf Easily AVIns n Hlx-liinlnc Exhi bition Contest From tlio Chicago Maroons. St. I'nul 7 , Knnsns City 4. KANSAS Cur , Mo. , May 0. [ S ] > cclal Tele gram to TUB llr.r..j St. Paul broke .ho rec ord to-day and won her first championship * game this scaion. It was distinctively a battle of the pitchers nftcr tlio first inning , with llttlo advantage to cither club , each making oiuht hits. The first inning was the Waterloo for Kansas City , and though the visitors did not score nftcr that , their lend proved sufficient. The score : Kan us City. 0 0 B 0 0 00 1 1 4 St. Paul 7 0000000 0 7 Earned runs Kansas City 4 , St. Pnul 7. Three-base hits Manning , Ardnor , Kcmra- ler (2) ( ) . Bases on balls By Swartzol 3. Struck out Hy Swartzol 0 , by Tuckerman 0. Passed balls Reynolds U. Tlino of game 1:50. : Butteries Swartzcl and Reynolds , Tuckerman and Kcnunlcr. Umpire Brcn- nnn. St. Louis O , Minneapolis 2. ST. Louis , May 0. [ Special Telegram to ' TUB BEE. ] Minneapolis presented Wlnklc- inan in the box ycstcrduy and ho pitched a good game , but his support was discouraging from the start. Wild throws , passed balls and n couple of muffs gave the gnino to tlio Whites. Staley pitched good ball for the homo team , and two of the hits made off him were scratches duo to bad coaching. Itobln- son of Minneapolis was hit on the nose by a thrown hall and badly hurt. The score : St. Louis I 2002001 0-0 Minneapolis 0 0000011 0 2 Uatlcrics St. Louis , Stuloy and Dolan ; Minneapolis , WinUloinun and Graves. Hits St. Louis 0 , Minneapolis 7. Errors St. Louis 3 , Minneapolis 0. Umpire Hagau. A. Farcical Exhibition Game. CHICAGO , Mny 0. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEE. ] To-day's game on the now grounds of the Western association between the Maroons and the DCS Moincs clubs was a farce. No adequate provision had been made lo accomodalo tlio big crowd that nt- tciulcd. So nftcr the covered stand and the bleaching boards wcro packed and Jammed with people , several thousand who could not find scats made their way into the field and formed n huge ring , completely surrounding the diamond. As tlio game progressed these speculators crowded closer until the out fielders were practically in Holders play ing within fifty feet of the buso lines , and the game was finally called at the end of the sixth inning because the players had no chance to do their work unobstructed. The DCS Moincs club won by high balls that under ordinary conditions would hnvo been easy catches for the outfielders , but as it was they dropped Just beyond the spectators la safety .Riving the batters credit for two-baso hits. The , Maroons on the other hand kept hitting grounders to the infieldcrs andt Buf fered defeat in conscience of their luck of judgment. Despite the show ing ol the score Spruguo really pitched the best game , for If the fielders hud been given an unobstructed field nearly all the safe hits credited to DCS Moiiiea would have been sure outs. As it was ho struck out ten men in six innings , The score : Maroons 1 3000 0 4 DCS Moincs 0 5100 3-1S Two-buBO hits Lango. Hengol , Dugdalc , Stearns (2) ( ) , Macullar , Alvord (2) ( ) , Vandyke ( ! ! ) . liases on errors DCS Monies 1 , Maroons - roons 1. Bases on balls Sprague , Halhday , Traflley , Cushman. Struck out By Sprague 10 , by Cushman U. Passed balls Dugdalo 3 , Tralllcy 1. Wild pilches Sprague 2. Umpire Fcssenden. They Fonr Omaha Most. DES MOINCS , la. , May 0. [ Special to Tnn BEB.I The DCS Moincs ball team is starting In with a very Haltering outlook. The boys aio playing together in magnificent style , and the best of harmony and good feeling prevails In the club. Last year there wcro ono or two members who were disposed to get sulky and Jealous and sour spirited , and they did a good deal of mischief , but this year the boys are all as happy togclher as kittens , and with no bumming , they are making a line record. It is generally pro- dieted hero that the real light of the season will bo between Den Moincs and Omaha , with Kansas City third. WcHtcrn Association Standing. The following table shows Iho standing of the Western association teams up to and in cluding yesterday's games : Played. Won. Lostr Omaha 5 1 DCS Moincs 4' 0 Chicago 4n 2 St. Louis. . . n 2 Milwaukee. . 5 3 St. Paul 5 4 Minneapolis. 5o 5n 5 Kansas City o 4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. St. liOlllH 4 , IjOUlSVllIO 2. f LOUISVILU : , May 0. The game to day be tween Louisville and St. Louis resulted as follows ; Louisville 0 00010001 2 St. Louis o 002 2 0 0 0 4 Baltimore 7. Brooklyn : t. BHOOKI.VX , May 0. The gama between Hrooklyii and Hulthnoio to-day resulted na follows : Hrooklyii 3 00000000 3 Uullfmoro 1 0003030 * 7 No Gaunt at Denver. DBXVEII , Cole , , May C. [ Special Telegram to TJIK Hiic. ] The opening game of the Western league , between Hutchlnson aud Denver wus postponed on account of rain. More Study and LCBH Sport. HANOVEII , N. H. , May 0. The Dart , mouth faculty have decided the students must drop foot ball , base ball and general athletics because of tlio excessive amount of time and money required to conduct them all. A TJOIIK Tramji Started. NEW YURK , Muy 0. The six days' walk for tlio world's championship opened at Madison Square garden with forty-four starters. John L. Sullivan wus to give the word , but in his absence Jack Doinpscy did f > o at 12 a. m , The pedestrian who breaks Albert's" record wins uu cxlru prize of $1,000. KILLED UK It HIV All. Trajjlc Termination ol * the Quarrel Over Coulioy Whitman. ST. Louis , May 0 , News from Lima Val * ley , N. M , , gives an account of the tragia result of the difficulties between Miss Saratt Bolton and Mary LeMoote , who fought a duel last week , thu rubult of a quarrel over a young cowboy named Whitman , In this duel Miss Lo Mcoru ivas shot through the shoul der , but recovered In a few days , and last evening closely veiled , \ \ out to the house ct l.cr rival and meeting her at the gate shot liordead. Returning to hrrhomo she proudly boasted of her crime. She was soon after placed under arrest. As a revolver was found on the person of the murdered woman it is believed thut t > hu. too , was 'u\nitlcR ! un , opportunity to llnith the work of the duel , - . *