THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
YEAJK. OMAHA. THURSDAY MOXftQNXJ , SHPTEMBEE 25 , 1890 , SI ) . 751
UNION PMC'S ' COXD1IM
Go-vemment Directors of the Road Submit
Their Annual Report.
LARGE SUMS EXPENDED IN IMPROVEMENTS.
Hint Thrown Out 'tt at tlie Com
pany SIioiiUl be ( Jlvcii afore
'Jliiicln AVMclito l. ny Its
Indebtedness
" \VAsnixorox , Scjit. 24.-Thc annual report
of the government directors of Uw Union
Pacific railway wasiubrnltted to the secre
tary of the Interior today. It shows tint
since tholost report trio condition of busi
ness through out thccntiro Union Pacific sys-
tcinhas Improved. tt'hilo the Increase Intho
gross earnings during tlioycnr ISSOover 1SSS
win onlytSlHCM the Increase during the six
months cnilingJuiicl'O of the present jcar
over the saino period oflbSOwns ( . ' ) , C05Kr. ,
Tlio Oregon railway and navigation eomuii.y
and thu roads formerly In the Denver , Texas
EC Tort Worth system , included In the lys-
t lot 1KOvcre not , however. . Included In
The surplus earnings of 11 the lines oper
ated and leased during tlio first six months
of tills year vero t.\05,43-l \ ] , , an Increase of
S2J,0-IS ; ! , over the same tlmo last year. The
nurabnr of miles operated was fi.OM ,
nRalnsMS40 , tlio si.iuo time lost year , and the
cxpK ISC' of operating was $14,001,500 , , against
* 1IM , 1,031 in lSS9an , increase of { ) , OT2W8 , ,
taxes notlncludcd.
Tlio Oregon Short Line c& Utah Northern
' \ railway shows an increaioln earning , but Its
wurplus earnings arcreduccd from fl , 200,150
i6rtho six months ended Juno SO , 1SS'.1 ' , to
SIdiO.OSJforthc same period this year.
The Oregon railway and navigation com
pany allows a fulling otf in gross earnings ,
they being reduced froml.0 7,103to , Sl.SMI-
JMMfor tbo snrao period this year , flhilo the
expense of operating "was incrcnscil to the
nmoutitof 8-li,53-l. ,
Tlio Denver iSc Doulcler Vnlby road also
sliows ndcorcase. The falllngotr inthegroos
earnings of the Oregon rail-way nndimvlga-
tion company Is In part attributed by the di
rectors to the partial failure of the crops In-
"VVashi ugton and Oregon last year. Inlorma-
tlonls received tliat tbo crops this year are
good.
The report says the continued growth in
population and advancement In Inisincss oE
tlio country tributary to the Union Pacific
from Nebraska to Washington males the ex
penditure of very largo iiortions of thu
earnings imperatively necessary for tee in
crease and linprovcinentof its facilities.
As fur ns the directors have been allo to
sco the company is meeting the reasonable
demands of its patrons asrapldlva.Its means
nnd circuinstonccs will permit. These Im
provements every year require ) tlio expendi
ture of a .larger proportion of the surplus
earnings , In the opinion of the directors trie
management Is pursuing a who course In its
endeavor to meet the reasonable demands oi
Its patrons. The money belnp expended in
tie oxtcnsionancl betterment of the system
Is safely In vested and the Temrnsof tlie fu
ture will , they think , prove the wisdom of
tlilt courses.
The report speaks at some lengtbot tliolm
provcuients , being tnndc la the \vnyof exten
sions , steel rails. Iron bridges. new irencra.
ITL * shops ntChvycnnetho , development ofcoa !
I nlni ? icln. . ThoKd mirps. _ tlinfort,8ays
m'ln a'f-
proralso n
surpl us ylcltl , which xvlll boa source of in
come.
The trafllc arrangement with fho Chicago
fe Northwestern I ) approved ,
It isex.Jcttcd that the consolidation of the
several lines in Colorado ilurinK ISSOwil
give tlio Union l acillc access to and eontro
of a largo amount of tralllo from ivhlch Ithiva
leretoloro been deluded.
Iu view oftho necessary improvements nl
ready In hand andtho vrgciitcalls upon the
company on the part of Its patrons for oxton
sloiis. It has been deemed best by the dlrcc
tors topostjono for the present the estab
llshmcnt ol the sinking fund proposed a yea
np ) . The directors bellcvo that the
cost of the Improvements made in
the meantime Rrcatly enhances the value o
the property subject to the liens of the pov
crnmcntlvhllo they ojeeeil In money vnlu
the full amount vhlch would bo paid intoth.
proposed sinklnBfunu.
Tbototuldcbt cf the Union Pacific to tli
corcrnmonton January 1 , lift ) , principal nnd
Interest , wns ] S-'iOjUO-J.Ttri. This , with th
ncciiirlnsj interest , falls duo In the year 1S9S
IbiiO. The directors say the debt can not II
met uttho tlmo specified without dolngan in
Justice to bund rcJs of thousands of yeopl
directly and indirectly concernet
In the wclfaro of the system ,
In order to meet improvement
and extensions the company's lines woul
have to bo brought to astuiidstlll.subjcctin
the people -who have settled along the systcj
to serious nnd perhaps Irreparable loss , whil
tlio territory which naturally belongs to i
would Inevitably ha vote bo surrendered to
Its moro etiterprlslnp eompctltors. To ahirg
extent the welfare of the people of thowcs
who Oonond upua tbo system as thoinul
channel of Intercourse with the markets o
the world isliabloto lo alTcvted favorubly o
unfavorably by the attitude of the fiovert
incut In connection with the reaOjustincnt o !
the Indebtedness Tlio lighter the ljurden
the Union Paul tic management Is compelled
to carry theeasierlt vlll bo for that manage
ment to meet tlio constant demands of the
w'oplo for1 greater and better accommoda
tions.
The report gives fipurcs repnrtllnp tliomln-
criil outi > utof tliostatcsand territories tribu
tary to the system In ordorto illustrnto tlio
inaKnltudoofthatlnUustry as n slngloltetn ,
nnd saj s It is but a foretaste of vhat the future - '
turo Is certain to bring forth.
Tbo best interests of the people of the
great west should bo considered paramount
to nil cithers hi vlio settlement of tlio question ,
What Is liort for them must in tholoiiR i-un
lobestfortho povcrninentand boot for tbo
Union Pucllie.rnllwaycompany. These peo-
nlo arodeinanding not only that the iircscnt
first class character oltho Union 1'aclllcshall
bo maintained , but that every dollar that can
possihly bosparcd frcm Its rarnlncs shall "bo
used In the betterment an ] cxteaslori of the
roadnnil they nro acting -within reason , for
the yenrly incrcasom the population and
bti&iiicss of their section rqnires extraordi
nary facilities , consequently there is aosuch
thing us rcsllnfTOii its oaw possible for tlio
Union I'uclHc until it shall have given tlio
millions destined to spread over the plain
nnd mountains of the west and northwest nil
the accommodation for freight and passenger
trnftiothoj will bo entitled to.
We are convincedany the directors , that
the present niaiiagemcnt of the company is tin
honest and \vlaoono. \ It offers. In return for
mi extension of time for the payment of its
debt and i\ low emit oof interest , n mortgage
on its en tire property , wlilch-would increase
Its security to the Kovernment loan amount
above that hold nt present of $11,500,000 , , as
ihovn In Senator If ' This
ryo's report. pro-
ixsal from tbo coinnany U Incorporated In
the 1'rvo bill now before the scnnto , a meas
ure whleMho directors lellove. if passed ,
would remove completely tbo enibarmssment
under wlilch the Union Pacific suffers at
present , further Insnro tlio government the
ultlrnato repayment cf every dollar-which It
bus ndvnnrcd to the comnnuv. and relieve the
l oplo wlio rolyupon tno Union I'aclilc lor
cccommodatloa from all anxiety as to the
future of the road , llio provision in said bill
which makes the provcriimcnt an ordinary
creditor and leaves tlio debtor company free
handed to conduct its business -without Interference -
ferenco is , the directors Wlove , u wise one ,
Nolraslca , Town anil Dakota I'emloiu ,
" \V siu > ; otoN-Sopt.21. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bm.l Pensions -svcro erantc-d today
to the followiBjt Ncbrostons : Ziicrcaso-
James II. Bhowalton , Madclla. Kclssuc-
Hcnjaniin P. Moore , AiUmsVarren E ,
\Jretu , Omaha , Francis Deal , Phillip sta
lon : Da vH C. Conlcy , Seward ! William II.
tinRlleld.Stoll ,
Iowa : Helssue j\iidrew \ V , Ttandall ,
cticydani Itobert Marshall , Brazil ; AVIUInn
itollir , Ottumwa ; Charles 13. Overthect ,
edfleld ; John 0. Illttucr , Cnlow ; Ocorgo
\ ' . Ilvter. Victor , lielssuo and increaso-
VedlC. Drake , Carbon ; John 13. Knvln.
olumbuaClty. Mexican survivors , special
ct , Inercml ncnnettS. Shanp , Kldon , He-
ssuc-Jolin "W , Stanley , Lootii Orren K.
'hoinas , Cedar Hapldi ,
South lUkolta ; Heissue Harris Pool ,
lilbmk ; Oregon Richmond , 'Jnulnll. Or-
special act Hugh S. McCormlck ,
V DllUciilly that I y Kesttlt in a re
petition vfttio Lin to Trouble * .
CHICAGO , Sept. 2l.-Spoclal [ Telegram to
TimBnB.J The stock yards may see a rope-
Itionof the late strike of the employes of the
Switchlngassodation. The Burlington sent
ngincs tlili niornlnsto dolts jiroportlon of
lie vorlc in the yards , ITho engineers and
Ircinen manning the engines yesterday bad
icon replaced byotbcrmen. 'JL'vo ; switching
revs were ordered by Yardmnster Clark to
akothc engines and go to the 1'acklngtowi '
rac'KS. This they refused to do and they
verotoldthclrserviccs no lonRcr re-
liilwd by the association. Other switchmen
roro at once employed. They wallccclto
vhcrothc"Q" engines were standing ona
Ido track at the corner of Vorty-scvcnth
trcetnndCeiitro avenue , sized up the en-
; inecrs andilremen enttio two engines and
aidthey wouldnot work with them , Sev
eral Ineffectual attempts -vvcro made tosccuro
witch men without avail and tlio yarJmastcr
vusfiuallr obliged to order tlio engines on
another side track. It is definitely ascer-
alncd tliat all the llrcrnen , engineers and
switchmen employed by the switching asso
ciation , or twenty-elftht cns-ines , vlll quit
sooner than * worlc with "Q" engines nnd
jreAts unless the old engineers , A.J S nnd
CnTdilser , are put back or brotherhood men
sentout on theeng-incs. About one hundred
nndslxtycnKiiieersllrenien and switchmen
are worklnjr Intho yardti and only the ap-
Kjuraiico of the two grand masters can prc-
, 'ent serious trouble. Neither Sweeney nor
Snrgeanthaveyet reached Chicago.
CALL F
A. Clreiil.iitotlio Illinois .Miners from
the National Association ,
CIIICAOO , Sept. 21. ISpecial Telegram to
TiirBEr , ] The executive committee of the
National Mine Workers of America hasls-
sueda circularto the coal miners of Illinois
calling on them to ask the miiio owners for
an advancement of CJ4 cents a ton by Novem
ber 1 , with the alternative of a. general strike
in case of a refusal. A. . T. S\vcct of the Chicago
cage , AVIlniingtoii & Vcrmillion coal com
pany was spolicn to about the matter today :
"Tho nJvaiico hag already been nijulo toall
the miners in our employment , " ho said. "It
will go Into effect on Xovcmbor 1. Our
ininci nro situated at Br.ildxvood , Streaton
aiiOLa y.ilie. . I think all the mine owners
In northern Illinois have made the advance ,
with the possible exception of the Spring
Valley people , who are still parleying vvltli
their \\eeinployabout three thousand
nicnnud propose to Increase the rate per ton
tof \ cents. "
'lo ) you think the mine owners In centra'
and northern Illinois Mill refuse the In
crease ? "
"I hardly think so. There is no reason
wliy they should ; they can afford to pay It
aiKlouglitto pay It , It costs them less to
mine their coal than It does us.11
A1O .1.VCJS Z.V V It T GOODS.
, , ,
A. Chlcacro Paper Says It Bitty Bo
Looked for the Near Future.
CHICAGO , Sept. 21 , [ Special Telegram to
Til ! BEE. ] The Evening Post says : "In
thcnear future there will be an all-around
increase In the price of tertain lilies of dry
Rooils. Tlio increase will bo no trifling af
fair , butwill bo of such magnitude as to open
theeyesand seriously affect the pocketbooks
of persons unfortunate enough tobo Intho
position of purchasers. " The advance , it is
rumored , will take place on or about October
1 and will affect not only Imported manufac
tured poods , but also all coeds manufactured
In this country protected under the provis
ions of the recent tariff legislature. The
class of goods which will bo most immediately
affected will lo principally clothing ; and cloth-
inf ! materials , and winter poods in this line
will undoubtedly go up with thcadventof
the cold weather. " FollowhiRthls the Post
puhlisb.es two columns of Interviews with
prominent Chicago wholesale merchants con-
lirmlnethls report.
Admits the Ownership ,
Cnic. o , Sept. 51. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE , ] Iho Canadian Pacific lias ceased
to deny Its ownership of the Dulnth , South
Slioro & Atlantic , as it sorao tlmo ace ceased
to deny a proprietary right lu the 'Soo" lino.
It being rather expensive running two sots of
ofllccrs for tlio two lines , they nro now bclug-
combined. The first change wns that oC
General Passenger Agent Hlbbard of the
"Soo" havlnghls title extended tocovertho
corresponding position in the Uuluth , South
Shore k Atlantic , Chicago passenger oftl-
cials lavtho present scare in through rates
from Jk Paul and the northwest to Now
York to Mr. Ilibbard's desire to make n show.
The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road
was charged by Mr. Hlbbnrd with cutting ;
tlic through rate. General Passenger Agent
Busenlark of the Kansas Cltjr said today :
"Xot n solitary ticket of the issue com-
plainedof has been used over our lluo. U'horo
hnsuotbeenatlmosincotho formation oftho
present passenger agreement that rates have
been In such good shape in the northwest ,
and any reduction will simply bo wanton.
There Is nothing In tlo situation warrant
ing it. " _
-\\ISH \ He volution Sanctioned.
[ Coj/rfoW ) | / ISO > ) luJatM Gonhn fimnttt , }
Bd.MX7.oM , Switzerland , Sopt. 25. [ Now
Vork Herald Ca"blo Special to TIIB BEB. !
There Is great rejoicing among- the rcvolu-
tionlsts over the report of thofcdcral council
to the national assembly , which says the
revolution \vas not made by the Caealllo , but
by res jion si bio , rich , Intelligent citizens , who
risked their live * and fortunes. Tills is taken
ns a national sanction oftho revolution. Late
President Kcspluo says the federal govern
ment Is compounding' with murderers and
traitors ,
The IrlsH Ijengiio National Council.
CixcixxA.il , O. , Sept , 23. The proceedings
ottho session o the notional council of the
Jrlsh j\morleari league today were on matters
of detail pertinent to the orpniihation nnd
vhlch the members did not give out. The
council adjourned tonight , but several moni
tors remain hero to tnko such action as may
oo necessary hy a cablemcssaso from Ireland
should any lo aent within Iho next forty-
hours ,
The Chemical Union ,
LONDON , Sept , 21. [ Special Cablegram
to THE BEE , ] A prospectus of the now
chemical union has been issued , showing n
capltalof 5,500,000 , , of which 7)00,000will ( )
IH ) Issued against woris nnd Iho remainder
ajalnst stocks of chemicals and for working
capital. ITcw firms in the tmde udvo no' '
joined the union.
A. Troliibltion Suhstitnte.
HJLHIUSBOO , IX Sept. 21. The prohlbl.
tlon st'ito commlttco today nominated John
1) ) , Gill \Vestmorehnd for governor , vlco
Charles Miller , ho declined ,
A. Convention of Irlsln N'atlnnnllsls.
LONDON , Sept. it. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB DeB.J It is understood tliat Paraell
will shortly call a convention of the Irish us.-
tlouhst pujrty.
lha House ToEscsa Ecsolution Disapproving
of His Late Speech. ,
DEFENDS HIMSELF BUT DOESN'T RETRACT ,
The fietmlc t'lis csi Its ijnlistltittc DC-
tind Itcuiilatingtlic JurU-
dlctlou of IJnltcUHlates
CoiirtH.
\VASIIINOTOV , Sept. 21. Intho housotoclay
Jlr. Miller of South Carolina , who woi yes
terday given a seat from thcSoventh district ,
took the oath of oJloc.
Mr. Hltt of Illinois , from the committee on
foreign affairs , r/cported a resolution calling
on the president for information rclatlvo to
the killing of General lUrrumlia.
Mr. McCrccry of Kentucky attvocaU'a the
resolution in strong terms.
Mr. Hitt said that ho believed every mem
ber of the house was In accord In regard to
the propriety of adopting the resolution. Ho
wished to know nil the facts In reference to
the matter , and ho was advised that thostato
department would sead the Information
promptly. The resolution AUS adopted.
Mr. Stewart of Vermont , from the commit-
tco on judiciary , reported the following reso-
lion :
The house , deeming ttalilnh fluty tint the
utmost con rlosvr and ileeuriini demanded by
parliamentary lawuiulpruculont should mark
llio mutual relations ol the two houses of con-
pres3iloes Iierobjexpress 111 dlsipproral c [
( ho uiiparlhnicntry liuiiaxo u cd bjr Hon.
Itolioit 1 * Kennedy , representative from tlie
ttato of Ohio , In a poicli.ilcllicrclon tlio
lloor oftho houseSoiitembcr 3. 4MW , nml pub-
llslioilln tlieCoiiiresslonal liccorilSuplcmbor
J , 18X ! > , aiul coiihlclcrliii ! It Inipractteahlo to
scparnto tliounpullaincntry portions of said
peeclifroinsiichpartstliertol nsmay ho par-
Iliiinentary ! tliereforo bo It
Hosolved.Thiittho public print or bo direct ed
tooxcliiilu from the permanent , CoiiRrcMloital
lieoord the entire syoecli of Itobcrt 1' , Ken
nedy.
On the first resolution mentioned Mr , Ken
nedy made an eloquent speech In his own
defense , making , however , no apology for
his previous remarks. Mr. Kennedy in his
speech referred apiin to tlw pledges of tlio
republican platform and the fact that tlio
elections bill had not jet been passed upon by
the senate. It wns for this that ho had spoken
of broken pledges. It was not the fault of
the house and he had uric-lit to say this hero
and clsowliero. As Speaker Reed said in
Maine the other day , the house liad redeemed
every promise to tlio people. 1'ho house
might blot his snook from the Itecord and
sweep It f roai existence , but it couldn't ' blot
It from tlio quickened conscience of CO.000,000
American people , tie had but spoken in do-
fcnsocf the rights of the poor , down-trodden
and oppressed In belulf of liberty , justice ,
a free ballot anti a fair count.
Mr , Stavrart spoke briefly la reply , saying
the question simply was whether the speech ,
which was In spirit and substance a bitter
and savage arraignment of the co-ordinate
branch of congress , -was a violation of parlia
mentary law and the privileges of thohouso.
Mr. Uoutello said that in expunging the en
tire sicecli of tlio pentlcinan the house was
ipunpinppartof the republican platform.
Mr. Strublo of Iowa endeavored In vain to
secure action on his substitute declaring- that
the house disapprove of so much of thcspeech
as in a manner reflects upon the senate or any
TApmber thereof la hisolllcial capacity. This
, /n.s not read and the previous question was
ordered on the former resolution , It being
adopted 150 to 84.- The nays are : Anderson
of Kansas , Atkinson \Vcst"VirgintaBakcr , ,
Boutelle , Browcr , Clarke of Wisconsin.'Cogs- .
wellCoiiEcr , , Cunmiiugs.Dlckerson , l''cathcr-
stone , Flick. Flood , Glfford , Grecnhnlge ,
Grosvenor , Hall , Hansbrough , Iftlloy , Laws.
Mc Vloo , Morrili , MuJd , O'Donnell ' , O'Neil
of Jvlassaehusetts , Osborne , Pugslov , Saw
yer. Smith of Illinois , Smith of AVcst Vir
ginia , Joseph D , Taylor , Townscnd of Colorado
rado , Vandovcr , Vanshaick : , Williams of
Ohio , Wilson of Washington SO.
The house then went in to cornmltteo of the
wholoon the sonata amendments to the de
ficiency bill.rlho French , spoliation claims
amendment was non-concurred la and a con
ference ordered.
The senate bills granting a pension of
$2,000 a year to the widows of Generals Fre
mont , McClcllnn and Cook passed.
On motion of Mr. lioutcilo the senate 111 :
passed providing that naval vessels of the
lirstratesbo named after statesof thounion ,
of tlio second rate after cities , third rate after
Itnportanteveuts or names connected with.
the naval history of the United States and
fourth rate after lakcsandrlvcrs , Adjourned
Senate.
"WASHINGTON- , Sept , 34. In the senate
today Mr , Voorhces offered a resolution
which was referred to the cornmltteo on
library for the purchase of a portrait o
Donald lompMns , former vlco presidcn
of the United States and governor of Ken
tuclty during the war of 1S1 !
! Mr. Frjo offered a concurrent resolution
which was agreed to , directing the sccrotar
les of state , the treasury , the navy and
to examinotho report nnd recommendations
of the International marine ) conference of
Fobrunry.lSOO.nnd to prepare and submit tc
congress bills lor tbo enactment Into luwo
such recommendations , so far ns they npplj
to their respective departments and nice
their approval.
Tno senate then proceeded to consideration
( for otio liour ) of bills on the calendar ,
Amen the measures passed was tlioscnati
bill In recognition of the merits nnd service ;
of Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville
U. S. N.and cfothcroIHccrs and men of thi
Jcannotto Arctic expedltien. It provides fo :
the advance of Mel\illo ono Rtaao , and fo :
medals , ono of wlilch is to bo presented ii
eachof the survivors , and to tbo heirs oC thi
menwhoaro dead.
The conference report on the joint resolu
tion to increase the number of the board o
managers of the national homo for dlsaUct
soldiers nnd to fill vacancies in such board
was presented nnd agreed to , It prfcvlJcs
for a board of eleven managers and names
the following ! Edmund N , Morrll of
Kansas for tlo uucxpircd term of John A.
Martin , deceased , Alfred L Pearson of
Pennsylvania for the unexrilred terra of
John If. Ilartranft , deceased ; William B.
FranklinConnecticut , ; John 0. Black , Illi
nois ; Thomas W. Hyde , Malm ; George \ .
Stcelo , Indiana.1
3Mr. Halo introduced a joint resolution ,
which went over without action , authoring
the secretary of the navy to purchase , at his
discretion , nickel ere or nickel metal , to bo
uscJln the manufacture of nickel sttcl armor
plating , of aimor piercing projectiles , and
for other naval objects , and appropriating
SI,000,000for the purpose.
U'ho senate resumed consideration of the
house bill ( with thoscnato substitute ) tode-
llno nnd regtilato the jurisdiction 'Of ' the
United States , and It passed 15 to 0 and
conferees were appointed , The bill as passed
provides for tlio appointment by the picsi-
deutof nnudditlonalcircult Judffo with the
saino compensation as tlio other circuit
judges. It creates in cnch circuit a circuit
court of npjicnls , to consist of three Judges ,
aud which is to bo a court of record with appellate -
pollato jurisdiction. A. term i3to bo held an
nually by the circuit courtof appeals hi the
sovenilj udicial circuits. No appeal , whether
by writ of error or otherwise , is to ho 'here
after tulten or allowed from any district court
to the cxistlui ! circuit cqurt , and no appellate
Jurisdiction Is hereafter to bo exercised or
allowed by sold existing circuit courts , but
all appeals shall only t > o subject to review In
the supreme court of the United States or in
the circuit court of appials.
.Hr. Halo's joint resolution appropriating
$1,000,000 for the purchase of nleklo plutofor
the navy department was referred to the
Judiciary cornmltteo. ,
'Ilia senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to establish n United States land
court.
Jlr. Blair ruado n determined effort to lave
It postponed In order to take up tko house
bill for the adjustment of waged under the
cipht hour law , but after a long dlsccsslon
his motion was rejected.
The land court bill went over without
action ,
The scnatoblll to pay ( ho representatives
ofCnptaln Erlccson § 19,930 duo him by n
decree of trio court of claims iulS57 was
passed. Adjourned.
Hji.r.Ei ) triiijj ; rwxxixa ,
A. 1'roinliicnt VouiiKHnn of Kearney ,
r > leotMnti .Acuiilcntnt Death.
Xeb. , Sopt. 24.-Special [ Tele-
to Tun DBK.Vcnl | wu received hero
aUM.1 p. in. that Fred. Tuttle , until recently
an employe cf the first National bank , shot
and accidentally Itlllcd himself whllo hunting
near West Kearney. Tlio news came in the
form of a telephone message from the resi
dence of A. J , Gustlnuhoso boy had found
the body in a Held withn mortal pun shot
wound In the stomach. Mnu DEI : corre
spondent readied , the spot about 0 o'clock and
found a sad confirmation of the report.
Young- Tuttle und been out hunting In n
buggy , accompanied liy Miss Goodcil. A
short distance west of the Industrial school
begot out of the buggy to mnko a dotcur to
scolf ho could beat up some tame. Instep.
pins across n ditch his foot slipped and lie
fell , and the gun being discharged , lie ro
cclvcd the contents lull In the side nnd
was no doubt killed instantly. Miss Goodoll
meantime sat In the bupgy waiting for
him to return , notkriowlng of the accident ,
She heard the report of the gun , but sup
posed lie had flrcd at something. The body
was discovered hy young ( Justin , who had
been out tlshlng. The coroner immediately
repaired to the scene but did not
think It would bo necessary to
hold an Inquest. After the accident
Miss Goodell was taken to the residence of
Mr , Gustln. She was greatly affected 1y the
sudden and shocking accident and had sev
eral fainting spells. Fred Tuttlawas onoof
our prominent young men nnil highly
esteemed. Ills death has created a scnsaton ,
111E WKOSllXtt JIUlHtiE ,
Peculiarities of tlio Constitution In
.Relation to the hate Election.
CtiKiTKNi : , "VVyo. , Sept 24. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bit , | Considerable of a
inuddlo exists aa to the recent election. The
question hinges pn the proposition as to
\\hothcror not the election should have been
n general one , including county officers with
the state ofllccrs nnd members of Iho legisla
ture. The constitutional convention met
hero over n year ago. It was then confi
dently expected that the admission bill would
bo passed early in the spring , in which event
the election would have been held also , but
the commencement of summer thus bringing
the meeting ol the first1 leglslaturo iu July or
.August , hadcvorythlng occurred according
to program me , tlio iRjrjslaturo might have
designated , as the constitution provides , the
county ofllccrs which-were considered neces
sary. But the statehood bill passed in July.
On the luth of : that month tbo governor
issued a proclamation for nn election to beheld
held September 11 , Thirty days after , under
the constitution , the'state vote is to be can
vassed. This brings the date to
October 11. Immediately upon qual
ifying the governor is to call
the legislature together nt a day
not less than thirty nor more than sixty days
from the date of his qwlUicatloii. The legis
lature , therefore , cannot convene earlier than
November 11. The general election Inw pro
vides that the election for all county nnd pre
cinct oflicers shall ho Icld on the Tuesday
next after the nrst Moaday-ln this case No-
vctnbcr * . "
Several sections of tjo constitution are un
doubtedly in con fijct JT the subject and no
authoritativeJud1cla'.e'i"pressbn has yet been
mii'lo-upon thersiyfeft .lion'5 , article < liJ , of tlio
constitution provides that the legislature
shall provide by laiv for the election , of such
county oflicers as may Jbo necessary. Section
9 of the schedule provides lor the Issuance of
nn election proclamation by the governor , a
copy of which is to bo mailed to the chair
man of the board of county commissioners of
county , calling an electlo'n ly the people for
all state , district nnd other ofllcors created
and made elective by Its constitution. Sec
tion 10 of the schedule provides that all
county and precinct officers who may ho in
cfllco at the time of tbe adoption
cf the constitution slall hold their
respective ofllccs' for the full term lor
which they may , have been elected
and -until such time aa their successors bo
elected and qualified , whllo section 12 of the
same schedule provides thnt all olllccrs
elected at such election ( without specifying
them ) shall qualify and take their scats
thirty days after liaving been declared
elected , an evident conflict , provided the
county election was n legal one. Toaddlo
the muddle , section 2:3 of the echcdulo pro
vides that the llrat regular election that
would occur following the first session of the
legislature shall bo omitted , ( and all county
and precinct ofticcrs elected at the first elec
tion held uudcr the constitution shall hold
their ofllces for the full term thereof , com
mencing attho expiration of the term of the
county and precinct offlcers then In oDlco , or
the date of theirquallflcatioa. As the meet
ing oftho legislature will fall subsequent to
the designated date for holding1 the regular
election , theuext regular election , under Us
provision , would bo four years hence. If the
county elections were legal , then the count )
oflicers elected nt the election of Septemte
ll will hold fouryears , If thc ] lcction was
not legal , then it looks as though the present
Incumbents will hold for four years longer
The eoastitutlon cau only bo amended by a
vote of the people , cast at a general election
hc-nco no relief can be looked for from tha' '
quarter. The legislature ivlll probably call a
special election for the presidential electioi
two years hence. In the mean tlmo the out
look , so faras countyofllces is concerned , Is
considerably muddled anct the outconio of
Is looked forward to with much. Interest.
St. Joe Grain Shipper Sued.
CHICAGO , Sept , 24. W. S. Johnston & Co.
grain shippers , have begun suit ngainsi
Edson Gregg of S . , Josepli , Mo. , for $50,000
damages for obtaining money under false pre
tences , According to the story of their at
toruoy , Gregg weat into the business of grain
shipping n year 'ago last October. IIo con
vlnccd Johnston & Co. of his good flnancla
standing , and after atlino began sendinf ? li
drafts for largo amounts until , as Johnston' !
attorney says , they found they had pale
f IOOOO or more , a'ud' never received any grain
from Oregg as un equivalent , They also
claim that when tlioy sought sntUfuctlot
Oregghad confessed Judgment in favor o
other parties and transferred his property t
his brother , . .
The riglills frUIIl On.
ICopi/rfjM ISXbu Jiunca OoitlonUejiniU.l
LOXDOX , Sept 24S [ Xcw "York Heralc
Cable-Special to THIS BKE. | Sporting
circles nro on the qul vivo toitnow when
the Slavin-McAullffo match will como off.
Noprecise luformationothcr than that cabled
last is forthcoming. AH holders of tickets
content themselves -with the assurance that
they will lo informed' twelve hours before
the contest , if not sooner. Sluvln Is bacl < at
his old trulnliifr quarters in Dover Court , but
where McAullfla has disappeared to , U still u
mystery.
Stirring Up Iloiino Democrats.
WASHINGTONSept. . 21. Iho republi
can members of the house cornmltteo
on rules this morning discussed the
pending proposition to change tlio rules
so as to compel democratic ) members
to attend tno sessions of the house nnd insure
llnal action up > n tbo tariff bill , It was de
cided that the action proposed would be pro-
inuturo nnd it vould bo n ell to wait until the
minority had betrayed n purpose to refrain
from voting before adopting stringent meas
ures of compulsion.
Colorado Democrats.
Dtxvcn , Colo.-Sept. , H Tto demooratlo
state- convention \VM called to order this
morning nnd Jacob Tlllua chosen temporary
chairman , Alter tbo appointment of various
committee ] a recess v > a.i taken until3o'clock.
In the afternoon a permanent organization
was effected and adjournment taken until to
morrow ,
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION ,
TLa PonJorotu Machinery of Troparatiou
! Kow Tttirly Started.
PLANS PROPOSED AND ACTION TAKEN ,
Jupaiv Proposes to Distinguish Her
self at tlio I'1nlr Alaska is Also
.Determined to ho
In It.
CHICAGO , Sept. 51. [ Special Telegram to
THE Ben. ] The world's fair exposition en
terprise has been given great Impetus by the
recent session of the national commission.
The pondcroui mnchlncrv of preparation is
today fairly started , but there will bo no con
tracts let for -proparatlon of grounds nnd
thocrectlon of buildings until the nextmeet-
Ing of the commission In November , Before
nny piling Is done on the lake front or filling
nt Jackson park there must Jlrst bo plans of
the buildings to bo placed on the grounds.
The plans have not yet been prepared for
nny of the buildings , nnd after they nro
ready they must bo approved hy the national
commission Iwfore auy contract cau bo let
under them.
"This exposition Isn't launched yet , " said
President Pultner this morning , "and it can't
bo until after the vote hero In November. All
our work previous to that tltno will neces
sarily be preliminary. "
"Can't there bo contracts let for work be
fore that tluiel"
"No , the plans must bo prepared nnd
agreed upon. "
Ono cf the mos t Important steps In the line
of practical woric for the lair vas accom
plished by tlio committee upon electrical ap
pliances last night. Gardiner C. Sims of
lihodo Island wa ? elected chairman nnd
Martin Ityan of North' Dakota is the secre
tary. Both ofticcrs are practical men. They
outlined a plan which , whllo It will meet with
some opposition from many of the exhibitors ,
Is favored by almost every commissioner ,
They propose to do uwny witn the intricacy
of shafting nnd belting so prominent in
machinery displays hy using electric motors
ana dynamos.
' Of course. " remarked Mr. Ryan tbU
morning , "tho rnoro ponderous machinery
may bo kept In motion directly by steam , but
not because of our Inability to apply the
motors. Steam may prove economical , The
dynamos will occupy but little room , and
everybody Itnows It Is Infinitely moro con
venient to convey electricity than steam.
This plan will secure greater safety to vis
itors and an unobstructed view. "
"Do the majority of your colleagues con
sider the plan practical ! "
"Yes , sir. Whllo ib has not been adopted
to any great extent in other exhibitions , I
thlnli wmvillsuccccd in scoring ono for the
elcctrical&ge in 1SK3. "
Gustavtfe Coward , who was sent
to JapanTby tlio local body to preform
such work ns ho found necessary
to aid the exposition movement , writes
from Tokio that Commissioner General
Hanabusa and almost all of the racmbeas of
the Japanese court promise that Japan will
distinguish herself at thcworlu's ' fair.
Director II. H , Kohisaat luu not relin
quished his determination to secure proper
recognition for..Alaskaat the next session of
the national commission. ] Io hav. prevailed
.upon Secretary 33uttorivorth toformulate a
bill embodying the necessary clauses' to make -
.Alaska eligible to representation as n terri
tory. This bill -vvlll bo presented to congress
within a few weeks.
Tlio Executive Committee Adjourns.
CHICAGO , Sept. 24. The executive commit :
tco of the world's fair national commission
adjourned this evening , subject to call. This
afternoon the cornmltteo drove to Washing
ton park , accompanied by Director General
Davis and Secretary of .Agriculture Husk.
.After an elaborate inspection It was the
unanimous"-decision of these present that n
betterlocatlon could not hnvo been secured.
Commissioner Martinsdalo explained In de
tail the features of the slto.-pointlng out par
ticularly tbo means of communication Jlvo
different railroads on the west , an elevated
road , two cable lines and four horse car lines
directly west nnd north , besides
five boulevards nnd railroad and lake
facilities on the ensb side. Before separat
ing1 , the committee took under consideration
a number of Important suggestions made by
President Palmer , Commissioner Do Voting
of California , CommissIonr-at-larfiO I\Ic-
Donuld nnd others. Secretary Itusk has sub
mitted a memoranda of numerous valuable
suggestions for the conduct of tlio exposition ,
etc. Ho coincides with the opinion of Prof.
( Joode , who Is to prepare a system of classi
fication for the exposition , that Us true spirit
Is to show the history of the continent slnco
European occupation , nnd its Inllucnco upon
the history of the world ; to expound , as far
as may be , the steps of progress , of civiliza
tion and the arts In the successive centuries
and inall lands. Morels expected of the ex
position than of any previous undertaking of
the kind. The secretary calls special atten
tion to the suRgcstions rclatlvo to the food
cxlii bit , wlilch is of tlio utmost importance , In
his judgment. Ho spealcs at some length of
what exhibits should bo included , and
says they should bo Rroupcdby themselves In
one great building a food hall-and should
beboarrungedth.it each Intelligent visitor
may carry away a usclul.lcsson.
Tlie Dnllns County Fair.
X , la. , Sept , 24. [ Special to Tun
Den. ] The Dallas county fair commenced
today under the most favorable auspices and
the mooting promises to bo successful In
everyway. The show of flno stock is the
largest known In the society's ' history , and
the exhibits In the other departments are
larger nnd finer than previous displays. The
speed department promises rare snort and
unusual attractions. A largo number of
llrst-class horses are already on the ground
and several moro nro expected tomorrow.
The attendance today was largo nnd should
the -weather contlni'o favorable the crowd
will bo larger than over before known.
A Sewer System for itcd Oak.
nuDO.Ui.Io. . , Sept , 21. [ Special to THE
BKK. ] The building of the now court house
has brought to a culmination the long talked
of plan of establishing a system of sewerage
for the city of lied Oalc. The city council at
a meeting- some weeks ago made an Item for
tower tax ; In the annual levy , and ntn meeting
huld last evening decided to begin building a
tower at once from the business center of tlio
city to the Nishnabotaa river , a distance of
about half a mile.
Cut UN Tliroat With nltnzor.
ATUNTIC , la. , Sept , 21.-Speelal [ to Tun
HUB. ] Euhany Hurras , a day lulorerat- ) , ,
tempted to commit suicide today by cutting
his throat with a razor. IIo cut a gash in his
throat two Inches deep , partially severing the
traclica , but will recover. Hurras is a mar
ried man about thirty years of ago , and has
been separated from his wife for several
months. Ho called at his wlfo'j homo today
aud cut hU throat in her prosenso.
Got His Foot on the Unit ,
HEDNDOX , In. , Sent , 2-1. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] "Whllo attempting to make a coupling
this morning Iloraca SVIlson , a frolght
bralttmmnn on the Dei Molnos A .Northwest
ern , accidentally put his left foot on the rail ,
when the car passed over It , cutting off all of
the toes on the foot.
AVon Flvo 1'rizcB ,
Rtu OAK , la. , Sept. 2i-Sncclal [ to TUB
ntn.l The Red Oalc flro department won
five prizes , nprojr..itlnt ! $100 , nt , the south
western lowulrcmcn's tournament at C- >
Inc yesterday. Chief Jpromo 'tudnts' , %
of l ed Oalc won the chief's nice wdveU . . \
handsome gold medal ns a t.-ophy. N - 1
year's tournament of the association vlll -
held at Ued Oulr. V
_
ItcaoTfrcil from Snnltr-UIto. '
Duxi.tr , la , Sept. 21 , [ .Special Tolegran *
to Tun Ilnn. ] frank Manchester , -who wal
bitten , by n rattlesnnka foui * weeks ngo , and
whoso condition was very critical during nil \
that time , has sufficiently recovered to bo on
t no street again and is now at hU oldploce
ol business.
_
The Dunlixp I'n I r ,
Dtfxur , la. , Sept. 51. [ Special Telegram
toTmI3ii : : : , ] VestenUy vas the lint day
of the fair. Tlio tlmovns \ wholly devoted to
arranging the exhibits and getting things In
readiness for today. U.'ho attendance has
been vcrv Inrgo. The races worclntcrcsUiif ? ,
but tholloctcst flyers will not bo on the track
till tomorrow.
In the thrce-year-olil stake race , Johnny
Hogs won , Adrian's Harry second , Best
time S:5Ui.f. :
In the ilO class , Mazy B won , Tlck
Dimple second , Dillard's Alexander third ,
Best time ' 'i
SKlllOtS Silt IKK AT JORXTKK.
One llumlrod and Tivciity-T'lvc Union
1'aclllu Stt'Itclinivii OoOut ,
DcxvEit , Colo. , Sept , 24 , | Special Tele-
Brain to TUB linn. ] The Union 1'acillc
switchmen , went out on a strike hero today
nil o'clock. The trouble promises to boa
serious ono. For two yean strikes among
switchmen In these yards , and especially of
the night gang , have been chronic.
They kept Superintendent Chonto wild
nnd General Manager Meek Inherited
them. The present grievance Is over .As
sistant General Yardraastcr Hichard Burns.
IIo is nvcrycfllclent man , but the men claim
hols n"scab. " Within tholast two orthreo
months Burns has been ronwvcdand then re
instated. .About ton days ngo ho was removed -
moved again. Yesterday Manager leek Is
sued n circular saying tnat Burns would bo
reinstated today and notifying all switchmen
vrho did not wish to worlc under him that
they could got their time , The men were
also asked to sign the following pledge :
In conslfleratlnnof being con tinned In the
icrvleoof tlio Union I'aclllu railway asswlteli-
nen in thu Denver yarns the umlcrslRiicd
ipreo to oliey absolutely llio special rules
'uvifiihi thu ysuil uonliiliioil In yard time-
. aril iS'o. 1 , and in addition hereby pli'd o to
work loyally lUMleorximiy for oicry Interest
Jt the Union 1'ac'IUo company , HO fur us the
lOflc In tha Delivery mil N canut'riiod , and to
vorfc every clfortto relieving the yard of Us
iresent blocked condition ; ami , further.
discontinue anil dlscouraKo any
L that may Ire made l > y outsider )
ouroito : ( llsv'itisfavtlnn among the men ami
lausu the Union I'ucldo company trouble of
nny Icln J whntover.
The consequence Is that not a wheel Is
moving in the yard , nnd thcrcsult is a serious
ono for business Interests. There lira about
a hundred and tweaty-llvo men in the yards
md the question Is how furthoywlll bo sus
tained by the federation on the Union Pa-
iltle.
Several secret meetings of railroad men
ito being held tonight.
ji.irr.s.
Appointments of tlie Prominent Ilc-
mihlluatt Speakers of Nebraska.
LINCOLX , Is'eb. , Sopt. ! ! l. [ Special
to TUB BEG. ] This evening the follow
ing appointments were made for the various
prominent republicans who vlll take the
troia uo vr until election day :
ui-iurr-ui-untuiu , Saturday hftcrnoonrOcto-
ber : valentine , Monday , October G ; 0'Xeill ,
J'uesuay , October 7 ; Noligh , Wednesday , Oc
tober 8 ; Hebron , with .T. It. Stickle , Friday ,
Dctobcr 10 ! Falrbury , Saturday , October 11.
George II. Hastings and J. II. Barnard
Button , Monday , October 0 ! 1-loldrege , Tues
day , October 7 ; McC'oolc , Wednesday , Octo
ber 8' Bcnkelinan , Thursday , October 9 ;
Oxford , Friday , October 10 ; Geneva , Satur
day , October 11 ,
J. \Vobatcr-Hastings , Monday-Octo
ber G ; Nelson , Tuesday , October" ; Crete ,
Wednesday , Octobers ; Scward. Thursday ,
October 9 ; Vork , Friday , October 10 ; Ash
land , Saturday , October 11.
Hon. N. V. llarlan and \V. \ S , Summers
Wllsonvillc. Thursday , Octobers.
W. S. Summers and George A. Adams
Franklin , Friday , October Itj Culbcrtson ,
Saturday , October 4.
General L.V. . Colby and liov. II.
I'resson Tccumseh , Ivlondny , October
0 ; Hurnboldt , 'J'unsday , October 7 ;
Hulo , Wednesday , Octobers : Is'omaha City ,
Thursdav , October I ) ,
"
Hon. "C. P. Mulligan nnd George W.
Wiltzo Dakota City , Monday , October 6 ;
Wayne , Tuc.sJ.iy , October ; Pierce ,
Wednesday , October 8 ; Crcichton , Tiiurs-
day , October 0 ; Stanton , Friday , October
10.
10.Hon. . A. . B. Cady Broken Bow , Tuesday ,
October 7.
Iloa. A.E. Cady and Milco McSherry
Ord , Wednesday , October 8 ; Loup City ,
Thursdav ' , October 9 ,
Hon. . ) . Li. Cald well Wah oo , Thursday
nf tornoou , October 5J , and II. H. Baldridgo at
7 p. m ,
Alike McShorry and F. W. Pcn\vardcn
Greelev Center , NIonday , October 0 ; Platte
Center , Tuesday , October 7 ; Albion ,
Wednesday , Octobers : Hcrihner , Thursday ,
October 9 ; Wisucr , IVulay , October 10.
Hon. S.I ) . Cameron nnd F. W. Collins
Utica , Monday , October < i ; Friend , Tuesday ,
October 7j Arapahoe , Wednesday , October
8 ; Harvard , Thursday , October 0 ; Hamp
ton. Friday , October 10.
Hon. S. P. Davidson and Hon. Charles L.
Hull Wymoro , Monday , October 0 ; Endi-
cott , Tuesday , October 7 ; Tobias , Wednes
day , October 6 ; Geneva , Thursday , Octo
ber 0 ,
Democratic Senatorial Convention.
Kent-out , Neb. , Sept. 21. [ Special 'Jelo
gram to Tim BKB. ] The democratic senatorial
convention for the Eleventh district , com
posed oC the counties of Madison , Stanton ,
IMorco anil Wayne , was held in this city
today with a full set of delegates present.
Dr. Keiperof Pierce and John ICoonlgsteln of
this city -\vero the candidates before tbo con
vention. Dr. ICclper proved the stronger and ,
after an Informal ballot , was nominated by
acclamation. William H , Thompson , demo-
cratlo candidate for Dorsoy'a shoes , was pres
ent and talked to the candidates ,
Mississippi Constitution ItevNors.
jACKSon , Miss. , Sopt. 24. The constitu
tional convention has disposed oftho fran
chise report excepting the sections regulat
ing-tho election of oflloers , which has been
recommitted. The minority cf the commit
tee on temperance recommends un amend
ment to the constitution that "all saloons
where spirituous liquors are kept Tor sale arc
hereby declared public nuisances and may bo
suppressed or abated by prosecution in the
nunioof thostato or upon the complaint of
auy citizen. "
AV1II A.rlillrnlo t-lio Question.
CHICAGO , Sept. 21. iSpec-ial Telegram to
Tun Ben. ] Chairman QoddarJ of tlio "West
ern Passenger association and General Traf-
flc Jlanagcr Ilannaford of the Northern Pa-
clflotit tomorrow in St. Louisas arbitrators
of the question of the rclatlvo rate ! to Texas
common points from St. LoulumU Now Or
leans , General freight agents of all lines In
terested will bo given n licurini ; and , If possi
ble , the matter will bo settled without the
two selecting' a third arbitrator ,
A. Nebraska Man Suflbcnlod.
Lar-innr , Ind. , Sept , 2l.-Spcclal [ Tolo-
pram to TUB Bun.1 Mrs. Oeorgo March's
boarding house , a two-story frame buUdlnfr ,
was badly damaged by IIro yoatordny. All
the boarders escaped except 2\'oah Itcddhh of
Nclraslca , who was on hl way toVhIto
county to visit relatives , lie was luffoeatett
oy the smoke. The building was old aud thu
loss Is sir.iU.3
HE CRASPB ) A LIVB WIRE
Thomas Lewis , a Llncmtin , Meets "With ni (
.Awful Death ,
'E ' DIDN'T WAIT FOR HIS ORDERS ,
lillo Making Some Itr-palrs it tli
Top of an liloulrlo Iil lit l ole
tic SCnkes n Tcrrlblo
MtHtakc.
"Tint mnn Is falling , "
A woman's ' startled exclamation ilmr ilia
nttcntloti of tlio imscriby tea man \vhownj
banging from an arm on an clcctrlo light wira
liolo at the southwest corner of Sixteenth mul
Douglas stivots at llftcen minutes before 0
o'clock yesterday evening.
The street ! were thronged wltn people anil
nn Immense-crowd gathered almost Instantly.
T'ho spectacle it witnessed win an awful
ono.
ono.VIth
\VIth ono leg locked over the hraco support *
ing the wires , Thomas Lewis , n lineman of
the Thompson-Houston elcctrlo light coin-
jiany , was hanging In tlio air holding In
cither hntul ft live electric light wlro and re
ceiving its deadly voltage ,
The spectators grasped the situation anil
irany of. them lied in terror. An Instant
only and then the wires fell from Lewis'
grasp and ho dropped backward , hut wm
kept from falling by his leg loclc on tbo
trace.
His nrms Jerked convulsively as ho wlthcd
undertho awful torture , but , ho wai past
spealtlng and was motionless before any as
sistance. could reach him.
George Freeman ami W. 1C. Edwards , who
were working with l-ewls , went to his rescue ,
and by means of a rope lowered the body of
tbo dead man to the ground.
The remains were at once taken to Bur
ket's undertalcing establishment , where , for
two houra , curious crowds were permitted
to view them.
The deadly current did not dlsllguro IU
victim to any evtent. Two lingers of Lewis'
.light land and the palm of his Loft hand were
burned , beyond this there VMS nolurthcr dls >
figuration.
The responsibility for tlio frightful acci
dent seems luuil to loeuto. Ono report was
hat Lewis acted under Instructions , nml did
iOt know that the wlro ho was working on
, vas a "live" ono. ThoolUcera mul tlio foremen -
men of the electric lignt company tell a dif-
'erent story. President AVIloy of tlio coin-
imy says that Le\vi and two other men
t'cro sent to nr.ilti ) a connection on
. .hoviro \ after the currant should bo
ih ut off. It was n day wlro mid
ivas "dead" at ( J o'clock. Lewis was
in the polo , prepared to cut the ivirc and
make the necessary connection when the tlino
.riivcil. . lie , for some c.utsedUl ; , not wait
'or orders , but cut the wlrovlulo the cur
rent was still on , iinti thus met a liorrlblb
death.
This statement Is corroborate J by foreman
Freeman , with whom Lewis was working.
W. Marlon , another lineman , w.\i In the
alley near by at the time of the accident , nnd
says ho heard the foreman toll Lowls not to
touch tho.wlra , . . . , . .
"Tbo wlra was"als'6 tnarlcodf wltrt' ro J kn obs
at intcrvuls , which indicated that It , wash
day wlro enl "llvo , " nnd on thisnccount the *
'Ino workers are ut a loss to understand
Lowls1 mistake , as lie -ivaa an oxpcrfon'ccd
I no nun and was familiar with this danger
signal.
After the body had bcenremovcd to the un
dertaker's Superintendent Coulter of the flro
alarm system , iuresiioiiso to a summons from
Chief Galllgan , visited thoscoiioof the acci
dent for tlio purpose of making an investiga
tion. Ho was met by Kdwards , onoof the
linemen , -\vlio refused to allow him touscenil
Ino polo tocxainlna the wlro until after the
brcnlc had been repaired. Chief ( hlligan
was hlehly Indignant , un l says ho will hur
Kdwards nrresteil for interfering vlth an
officer in the uischargo of his duties.
Mr. B. Lewis , father of the deceased , wia
found.wlth his family at 181'J Cutninj ; street.
The liousuwos ono of niouming , Mrs. Lowl
was completely prostratcO , anutlio sisters of
the unfortunate man wore under thoi > hndo\v
of the deepest sorrow that human hearts ex
perience.
"Tom was n faith ful boy to me , " said Jlr.
Lewis , as tlio tears followed each other down
his manly face. "Ho has done a man's ' worlc
over since ho was niuo years old. I wanted
him to keep away from that light company
after ho quit a few weeks up , but they
coaxed him bade. Harry Walker , the olil
foreman , warned my son and some of the
othcrmon who went back to worlc. IIo said
ho know somebody -vvould pot cooked before
Ion ? , for the foreman dou't know much ubouU
the business.
" 'luoro is one thing I would like to know , ' *
said Mr. Lewis , -wiping tlio tears
from Ills face. " "Why Is it that
they would not let mo bring my toy homo
tonighti I was up there tea minutes after
they tool : him to the undertakers and I
wanted to briiiR him homo , but they would.
not let mo have him. They salJ they must ;
hold on Inquest Couldn't they do that here *
at litihomoi suppose they think 1 want to
bring suit against the company. They are
mistaken. No money could ever repay mo >
for the loss of my son , "
Mr , Lewis is an expressman , and has lived
lu Omaha about ten years ,
The remains were removed from the under
taker's at ! ) o'clock aad taken to tbo homo of
his parents.
An inquest vlll ho hold this morning' .
o
IHsnstroitM Floods lit I'rniicc.
PJUUS , Sept. 21. Further reports of darn-
ngo by floods received nro that tlio town o
Annonoyand the surrounding country is In
undated by an overflow of the Canco nnd
Dcaumo rivers and the damage is enormous.
Factories have been dcstroyodbridtcs , ; swept
away and tlio railways damaged to such an
ox tent as to render them impassable. The
floods have been accompanied by some loss of
life. In Annonoy a manufacturer and several
women -\vero Mled. Thowatcrls still rising.
ThoPrcsldont Ijcavcsfor Wanlilntrtoii.
CIIKSSOS Si'inxos , Pa. , Sept.21. The presi
dential party loft hero this morning nt 11
o'clock in a private car attached to the day
express which U duo in Washington at uliout
8 o'clock this evening.
"WisinxoTOX , Sept , 2-1. The president ro
turned to Washington this evening.
Dricntcd byKoi ,
UOSTOX , Mlfs. , Sept. St. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : BUB. ] Gcuciul N. II , Banks.
was yesterday defeated lor rflnominatlon In.
the Pirthconijrcssloiial district republlcau
convention , Mayor Jamea A. Fox of Cam
bridge securing the plum.
Oriinlm flporlnnicii Arrontcil.
3Misot'iii V LLcr , la. , Sopt. -SpccloX [
to Tin ! UfK.l-W. II , Vincent nnd B. Swanson -
son of Omaha were yesterday arrested and
urr.il'ncd ) before Justice Huff for violation
of the ( unio laws of Iowa by sdnlug in.
Noble's lake.
_ _
1VIII Ask lor a Shorter Shift.
lMix.N'iiAi-oc.1 ! , Bcpt. 81. Tlio Journals'
Ishponihig , Mich. , special say ? -1,000 minors-
thcru have deeliled to ask for a llvo day weolc
for the night shift. The mines are nuikluir
money and uolrouWu is expected.
Cntnrrli.
BUDM.V , Sept , 24. Pntrick O'lirlen , incm
bcr of the liouao of commons , ivho Is ar
rested here , U sulTerius' froic
catarrh , .