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1HE AILY
TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOJINJNG , JANUARY 23 , NUMBER 220.
FIRE'S AWFUL WORK.
Helpless Cripples Burned to Death in In
dianapolis.
ASSISTANCE COULD NOT BE GIVEN THEM.
Heartrending Scenes Witnesiod by Those
Who Gathered Eonnd the Bnrniug Pile.
HEROIC ATTEMPTS AT RESCUE MADE.
Many of the Patients Killed by Jumping
from the Windows.
LONG LIST OF THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Hlckcnlng Sccnri Which Sli-t HIM Vli-w of
.Hciirrlu'fs In tin ; Kiilncil Itiillilhif ;
btorlvH of Ili-rulo Scir-sucrllloo
iiiciiimtx or tint rii-c.
Ind. , Jnn. 22. One of the
most appalling linn In the history of Indla-
napollH occurred last night. The Nntionul Sur-
fical Inslltuto , one of the most famous insti
tutions of IU character in the United States ,
burned to the ground. The fire started nt
midnight In the onice building , nnd above
this oflico were the wards for babes and
mothers , nnd known as the ABC
dcpnilinimtii , Smoke was discovered n few
minutes before midnight Issuing from tha
advertising room of the building , which Im
mediately Joins the operating room back of
the olllce. The origin Is claimed to have
been from the spontaneous combustion of
Borne chemicals which had bcon placed in
tbo room , and circulars and papers about the
room were soon abla/c , and in fifteen nilu-
utea the wlio.o lower floor was enveloped in
lltunos.
The attendant , Hartley , awakened nil of
the patients , and In tbo hulls und upper
rooms pandemonium reigned. Shriek after
Bhrlok for help wont up us the Inmates real
ized their terrible situation.
Jumped from tliu U'litiloux.
During the lire two women Jumped from
tbo window. Ono of these was badly injured ,
but tbo other was caught by n man standing
in the crowd below and escaped serious in
jury.
jury.Two
\ Two others throw out their babies , which
wcro caught nnd saved by tbo firemen. Ono
or two men Jumped from the roof and were
badly hurt. At least 125 persons were taken
from the windows by tbo firemen and car
ried to adjoiningstoro rooms.
Awful Scfiii'M of Sullurliifr.
At Weddol's restaurant , where seventy or
eighty of the patients were carried , the sight
presented us ouo entered and looked upon the
Indiscriminate gathering ot suffering crip
ples , innny of them maddened by excitement
and pain , was ouo that almost dclicd doscrip
lion. Stretched upon the improvised beds ,
spread on the tables , were llttlo children ,
moaning , crying , coughing , their faces
blanched with fear , their throats rasped with
tbo pungent sniolto they had inhnlod.
"Oh , my Lord , please don't touch my logs.
It will almost Kill mo if you do , " pleaded n
little girl whoso bandaged foot extended over
the edge of a table.
Said Willlnm Kimball , a young man with
ooth legs crippled from the kncoa down and
bis bead thrown to ouo side by n distorted
shoulder Joint : "I was sleeping In my bed
on the fourth floor. I do cot know how It
was , but I awoke from a ROIISO of strangula
tion. From loss than one foot above my face
was n dense mass of smoko. I Just rolled off
my bed. I c-oujd not move with rny braces
on , so I tcok them ofi , lying upon my side. It
was so hJt I thought I was going to die. I
called as loud as I could : 'Help ! help ! in 'M. '
Just then thorn was n crash of doors and a
big coloicd mun fell over mo. He picked mo
up like n baby , dashed through the halls und
down the stall ways and brought mo bore.
God knows I nm thankful. God in heaven
knows I nm thankful. "
ritirul Appeal of u Child.
Ono of the most pitiful cases was that of
llttlo 8-year-old Ethel Piatt , daughter of
Jnmcs M. Piatt of PInkuoyvlllo , III. Llttlo
Ethel was found In bor bed on the third
floor half strangled with sniolto and suffer
ing with spinal tioublc. Wrapped In n blan
ket she was ( alien up In tlio arms of
a Gorman , carrieil down to the next lloor
through dense binoko nhd past roaring
( lames to a window , and as the crowd gath-
ineU below and extended their arms she was
thrown out. With a broken log she wus
taken across Illinois street , placed on n table
und covered with blankets. She suffered
desperately nnd frcqently screamed out from
her dcbperatn agony. She was finally re
moved from the crowded room and carried
to the looms of Mrs. Gilborl , four doors
north ot the restaurant. A pillow was
placed on the outstretched arms of n gentle
man and tbo child was placed thereon aim
moved to moro pleasant quarters.
When raised she cried out : "O , pleac
don't lift mo. You'll kill me. O , my leg's
broken. I want mamma. O , I want my
mamma , " and the cries of the llttlo sufferer
continued to ring out as she was taken out on
the street nnd removed to Mrs. Gilbert's
room.
"Mamma just loft mo last Saturday and
went homo because sha was sick , " murmured
the child. "Won'tyou please telegraph her
to come back. I don't want to die ; O , I can
not die until I sco my mummu.1
Exciting ItvMunu of lumatrn ,
Mrs. Kd t'urdy WIIH sleeping with her llttlo
daughter , Jrsamlno , in a room which was on
what was known as the ABC lloor , and had
only time to spring from her bed , throw a
quilt over the crippled child , and with noth
ing but her r.lght robes to protect her com
menced her escape from the horror that was
close pressing her. Out In the hall sha
pressed , full to the lloor , recovered her feet ,
mid then stepping , dragged her
llttlo girl about sovonty-llvo feat to
the top ot n Hair. Again she took her child ,
now unconscious , in her arms and bad made
bor way half down the stops leading to tbo
third lloor , when she lost her balauco and
foil downward , tbo llttlo one falling upon
the mother and remaining uppermost until
bo reaehed the landing , about ten stops be
low. Hero mother nnd child were found
shortly after by John Gavin , an Atlas engine
works molder , who caught up the llttlo girl
In his nrms nnd started down stairs.
A traveling man , whoso name could not bo
learned , took Mrs. I'unly up und started
after Gavin. The smolio was nUtllng , but
tboy beat their way through tbo narrow pas-
inpoways and down the ( lights of stairs ,
Halfway down the flight leading to the second
end floor , Gavin wait confronted with u
massed crowd of men blocking bis passage ,
Without walling tor tbom to make way ho
raised bis foot and sent It crushing Into Ihu
brtmst of a man who wout tumbling over
nunlnst the ban U tor und down stain. The
others gave way und dually Mrs. Purdy nnd
bor child wore takmi nut to Weddcl'it.
Restoratives wore administered and they re
gained consciousness , although both were
iiiffcrlng from severe nervous prostration ,
Watched Illnncir Slowly Hum.
Lazarus Stern of Dubinin ? , la. , who has
been an Iniouta ot tha institution about llvo
' mouths , was lett In room 101. Ha wus help-
tuis , und on his limbs ware his brace * , ' "Utch
po could not remove. Ho could not got oil
kU bed for fear of roUluc dowu under the
bid of bis room mute , which was right next
to his own. Ho lay tboro crying for help.
The llro burned through the partition ut the
loot of his bed , nud n portion of the burning
boards fell on him. Ho lost consciousness.
Ho was romovoc ! by the police nnd firemen ,
but whim taken lo the restaurant It was
found Hint bis feet were dreadfully burned ;
so badly Injured that thoglleih burst nsundor ,
exposing the muscles. An tunbulnnco was
MirnmotioJ and ho was taken to St Vincent's
hospital , where , after examination , his con
dition was pronounced vorv critical.
At tbo restaurant of A. J. Griffith , directly
west of the institute , the scene WAI terrible.
The poor unfortunates werestaudinif , sitting ,
lying on the ivninturs nnd tables , huddled In
groups on tbo lloor , their pale faces , with
staring eyes , turning listlessly In different
directions , Somu of thorn appeared dazed ,
ns if scarcely realizing what had happened.
The room was crowded , over fifty Inmates
being counted. They varied in ago from old
inon nnd women down to the moro babo.
Some few appeared cheerful and were
luughlng and talking amour themselves.
Some were greatly concerned about their
trunks and domes , and numerous Inquiries
wciomaduof police and attendants whether
their clothing and personal effects were
saved.
There were Oil ! patients and tllrtv nurses
sleeping in the two buildings In which i h o
institute was located. At U.flO this morning
nineteen dead bodius had boon recovered.
Some were killed uv jumping , out the others
were suffocated or burned to death.
A Tcrrlblo DUcuxury.
For two hours the delusion was enter
tained that nil the tnniatns were saved. Soon
after'4 o'clock , when the lira hud nearly sub
sided , the police and firemen wont Into the
building and found In one room a mass of
roasted humanity. There were sevnn per
sons in that , mass alono. Nearly
all the bodies were found In
Iho Georgia street annex. The list
of the dead was further swollen by ( our who
died from injuries received in leaping from
windows. Identllication Is almost impossible ,
mai.v of the dead being charred bovond
recognition.
Origin < > C thn Tire.
The flro when llr.st discovered was located
in the Georgia street building at the roar of
the oflico In the advertising room. Whether
it started there or not cannot bo said , as the
Kitchen and dining room were In tno sumo
section and further back. An alloy separates
the Georgia street building from the ono
facing Illinois street. A covered bridge con
nects them. The lire leaped up thiough the
Hoers of the building in which it started ,
reaching u stairway nbout two foot wide ,
thus securing a draught , nnd sped through
the second floor from room to room and hall
way to Hallway. Then the third and fourth
floors wcro quickly reached and across the
alloy tbo llcry tongues dashed , ilrlag the ad
joining build'ng. ' These buildings were n
network of 11:11 : row halls , entrances and
stairways. The lire could not huvo chosen
n better place for Us destructlvenoss.
Helpless I'litlcnts.
In the small rooms throughout the build
ing were from ouo to four oeds , all occupied
by patients , munv of whom wcro perfectly
helpless , . When thdy became a'.varo ol their
peril their fright was awful. They became
frantic In tlieir efforts to roach places of
safcty. ISvcry effort was made by the flro-
men , police and ambulance forces to rescue
the caged unfortunates , and acts of heroism
nnd daring worn performed by the men that
should perp6tuafo their meuionos.
Where the dining room and kitchen were
the build.lng was gutted. Above these two
departments , on the third nud fourth' floors ,
wore the sleeping apartments. When tbo
llro was ilUcovereil every means of cscapa
wus cut off , and ninny perished thero.
The llamos ate up the ontirs interior of the
building. When the floors gave way and
fell to the bottom there is no telling how
many people were Hilled.
The Surgical instl'uta was a veritable lire
trap The stairways were narrow , the halls
dark and the whole structure u labyrinth.
The lirst floor sutTtsrod little from flro , the
principal damage having resulted from
water. The second floor was thoroughly
soalted and the ceilings in many rooms bad
holes burned through. The rooms on the
Georgia street side were thoroughly water-
soaxed , and the furniture had been thrown
nbout iu great confusion by the patients who
had been so suddenly awakened to their
great danger.
It WIIK Vorlt'lblo I'Jro Trap.
Tlio halls and sUirs in some cases were so
much of a piuzlo thut it was hard for a person -
son to tell which was which. At ono point
four flights of stairs wcro in a bunch.
The rooms on the third and fourth floors of
tbo main building and nearest the alloy wore
the scenes of the greatest fatality. In one
room two women perished. In another them
was a man whoso lower extremities wore
paralyzed. Although unable to walk he
dragged himself to u window at the rear of
the building and throw hlmsell out. He
dropped about eight feet to a roof then to
another , and finally rolled oft to the ground
saving himself from death.
The entire rear half of tbo Insldo of tha
Georcia street building foil iu. Tbo debris
filled completely the llrst story nnd when the
firemen began tlieir search for dead bodies
they wore obliged to eommoneo work on n
level with the second floor. Itvill bo several
days before they can hope to roach the bet
tom.
XIIIIIUH iif Ilm Identllled Dead ,
ICATi : L. STUONf ! of Salem. Oro.
MUS LA/.AUUH of ( JliliMRO. who lumped
loin second stniy win low and uas ! filled. !
WII.MAM HA.MSTAOIC. Milwaukee.
MISS KATK nritNS. Nuwpoit , Mlnu.
b'UANK 1IUUNS , .Newport. Minn.
MINNli : AltNUU ) . 1-anutiMor , Mo.
IKMA I'AYNi : . Ou\tur , Minn.
STKM.A SI'iiS : : , Mueomb. U.
M1NNIK M'DONALI ) . No uunee , O.
( IKUltliH 1 I.I.IH. t'ullfornln. Ivy.
MK . HAUII AtN'H DAI'OII PCIt , Shelby , O.
1'ANXIK IIUKKDKN , Memphis.
AIOUT1K lit'K. : Indianapolis.
ritlll ) DUOIvKNIHHtr. Stlllwator , Minn.
IIAINNAH HltUOK. Tuylorsvlllu. III.
I' . H. ( ilK.MAN. ) McDonald , Mich.
A UT IIU It AYM > S.
Il4t ill Injuruil.
F\NN-IK STCIIN , Uoa Moinus , la. , feet badly
burned.
Ci.utv MoHiti ? . back hurt.
ftlits. TIIOMXS , horribly burned about face
and body.
Mm , J. D. GUII.I ) , Meduryvillo , Ind. , hurt
Internally by falling from a ladder ; recovery
doubtful. Her son was also hurt by the fall.
Git.NT VAX HOK.-OX , Athens , N. Y. , hand
und cur burned. '
Gi.Aiti.Nu : Mi : u > , Athens , N. V. , log hurt.
M. D. WtoNT.ii , Trov , O. , head aim shoul
der hurt and internally injuiod by fulling
from u window.
W. MAI.UUIIUII , Uunlilrk , N. Y , , slightly
burned.
Noiu KAOWI.US , Independence , Ind. , baelt
Injured.
Wiu , flUSMiEU , OUo 'O , N. Y. , foot
hurt.
hurt.Mas. . Jouv S. STOKES , Danville , 111 , ,
sprained ankle.
KKI.I.H : nUao.v , Wisconsin , jumped from a
third story window.
Mns. J. II. SiMi'sos and llltlo daughter ,
badly burnnd ,
B. O'Coxxon , foil from the second to the
first floor through a nolo with a child in his
arms. Ho U uiouably fatally hurt ,
Kin Htiiiii ! . , Now Orluuna , slightly hurt.
MINMK FAIICUHDS , Chicago , leg uroiion.
Mils H. II. IIIKSI nud son , homo not
known , severely injured.
Tbo Injured wuro taken to St. Vincent's
hospital , where , with the exception of tboso
fatally Injured , all wcro resting faiily well.
A number of doctors wcro In attendance and
tbo victims received every attention.
Itn.mti'il AlUe.
Five bodies worn liikon out early this
morning , Tbuv wei o roasted altvo , tno skin
having poolvd from the bodies.
At iho undertakers' there were four un
known bodies. Thov wcro taken out of the
building In their night clothes and there wus
uusolutcly nothing by which they could bu
Identified.
At the 11101 guo there Is a small woman
whoso body was cooked bejontl recognition.
Her feet were dofoimod and uro shriveled
up from the fire. A man with n deformed
limb , also there , cannot bo identified.
This afternoon the asbos and cinders were
washed from iho dead and hundreds viewed
the blacucned remains.
At Flanner & liucbunau's niorgun was a
nun supposed to have boon an attendant.
Ho was burned about the face , Ho was
about .5 yoarj old.
Throe of the bodies were found at tbo
corner of the roar building on the third
floor. They had huddled about the windows
nnd were trying to escape when the flames
caught tbom.
riiingril tn Her Death.
.fust as the department arrived on the
scciiu a woman appaared at a third story
window. The Hnmos within msdo a fright
ful background , and her form stood out In
bold rollof. She wrung her hands and
screamed for help , while tbo smoke rolled up
In angry , black wreaths about her.
Chief Webster ut once reailred her critical
condition and shouted at the top of his voice :
"Hold on : hold on , don't Jump. For God's
sake , don't Jump , Wo'll get you In a mo
ment. "
A savage roar of thn flames , a cracking ,
cni hlng sound was the only reply that came
back to him , nud scarcely had the words of
appeal left his lips when the woman , with a
shrink of agony , loaned Into spjcj. Sh
struck the stone flagging but a few feet from
where the fire chief stood and was picked uu
In the pangs of death and romovcd across tbo
way.
Only a Choice nl Deal Us ,
At the window on the upper fioor n panlc-
stricken motnnr was seen struggling to throw
open the window. In her arms she clasped
her child. She clutched at tbo window
casing , and finally succeeded , after frantic
efforts , In reaching the air and receiving re
lief from the stifling smoke and death-deal
ing Humes within. Her screams fell upon the
cars ot thousands of helpless spectators
below. No ladders were at hand , and her
pitiful appeal wont unheeded. Her face was
deathly pale and form partially undo. The
llamos were closing iu nbout her and she
looked back into the furnace of tbo hull , then
down to the pavement below , ai If choosing
between the two thing * , olthor of which
seemed certain death. Heallzlnc fin
ally that the end was at
hand , she clasped the baby to
her breast , gave one look of utter despair
and helplessness , tojscd tbo precious load
out of tbo window nnd gave her Hfo to the
flames within. It would have boon a pleasIng -
Ing thought to her to know before expiring
the fortune Unit befell her offspring. Pipa-
mau O'Brien had watched the heartrending
scene from the ground , and us the child loft
the arms of its mothnr , ho planted himself
firmlv , with outstretched arms under the
window. The oaby , wrapped in its nlcht
clothes , whirled about in the air and tumbled
Into O'Brien's nrms unhurt by the fall -n
life saved , A fisw moments later It wus
smiling , seemingly unconscious ot the sur
roundings.
Horolmn ol fireman I.oneln.
The heroism of Fireman John Loucks of
chemical company No 2 will long bo remem
bered. Wbilo the flames were shooting in
forked tongues from the windows facing on
Illinois Btrect. ho ascended the extension
ladder to the upper floor. As ho reached the
window sill bo was mot by Fireman Uobln-
son , who had pushed his way throuch the
smothering smoke with a child tn his arms.
"Tana this baby for God's sake , Loucks ,
and lot mo breathe , " said Robinson.
Loucks grasped the living load and started
downward. Ho had descended but a few
foot when the brave follow missed uls foot
ing and fell head-foromoit , his log catching
In the i rungs of the ladder , and doubtless
saving his life. HoclungtothQchild pluckily.
although his injury wus : i painful ono , his
limb boiug broken.
As ho hung there the dense mnsi of people
below turned away f om the scene , thinking
Loucks would bo obliged to loosen his grasp
from weakness. Not so. howovor. Ho called
for assistance , and In n twinkling ho was
reached by two other Hi omen , who carried
the child safely to the ground and tendony
helped Loucks to an ambulance , which con
voyed him to his homo.
Another Hero.
Fireman Sim. Hoyle entered tbo burning
building and found two women who were
urying for help. Ho realized tbo situation
and started for a window. When ho reached
It n ladder was near him , a few foot aside.
The flames and smoke were rapidly envelop
ing the bravo Uroinan and ins burdens.
Quickly Hoylo pushed one woman out of the
window and bold bor with his tooth by her
night clothes. He bald the otnor woman inside -
side the room , hung himself out and drew
the ladder to him with his feel aud descoiidod
safely with the woman. His act was ap
plauded by the crowds bolow. Hoylc's arm
was frightfully burned.
I'ell Iliick Into the Flumes.
Said Fir ornan Jim Madden of headquarters :
" 1 will never forgot these shrieks. My God ,
it was awful. Those poor cngod people , who
could not help themselves , screamed until I
could scaroly stand to listen any lonccr. I
took a little child out of a Georgia street
window. It was with its mother and I told
the lady to stay and I would return for her.
When I got part way down the ladder I
dropped the child into Sid Thompson's nrms
and started back for the mother , but before
I reached the window she jumped to the
sidewalk. I don't know what became of bor.
In n few minutes I hoard a scream , and look
ing up saw three faces at a fourth story win
dow. They cried for a ladder nnd wo tried
to go to them , but before wo could reich the
window ull three fall back into the Hnmos
and were burned up. "
Maddeu's hand was severely cut by broken
glass. Ho was hanging out of a window
when Iho sash gave way and ho dropped.
His hand caught on a ploco of glass and until
bo was removed Madden bung with bis full
weight by the hand which was last on the
glass.
Firemen Morris Donnelly and John Illggins
were among these who did many acts of
valor. The former wont to a second story
room , whore ho found many female patients.
Ho took one under each arm and ordering a
third to cling about his nock , be landed
them.
rircmuu HlggliiH' Xerve.
Flromau Hlpglns stood on the sidewalk and
seeing a woman leap from a window above
him , ho determined to save bar life at the
risk of his own. Ho stood linn and the awful
load struck him li"o a ton weight , throwing
him to the stone walk with great forco. Ho
struck on hl& head , and received n painful
injury , n broken thumb ; but had the satis
faction of knowing that ho had broken the
fall of the woman sufficiently to stiva her life.
Appalling
As soon ns the hallways had been suf
ficiently cleared of smoke to permit an Inves
tigation , some uf tbo most horrible scenes
were dovolopod. In ono room on the third
lloor four victims wcro found dead , kneeling
in tna nttituda of prayer.
In u room on the second floor a man was
found in bed dead , Tha smoke bad found its
way Into the room slowly , and he was over
come , expiring without a struggle.
Further along the hallway u young man
was found sitting besldo nn open window ,
his dead body leaning forward. Although the
occupants were nearly all moro or less seri
ously crippled , many of them became so
frautto that they lost nil self-control , and al
most Invited doatli by their action , Thov
would rush tn u window , cast their eyes
below , and realising that a leap was almost
certain Heath , retreat at once into the rooms
and face the result desperately ,
A lady from Hurrlsburg , Pa. , was stopping
ut tbo Surgical Institute with her child , \\tio
was u patient there , She asserts that some
time before an alarm wus sum in shdsmollod
smoke anil tout the porter that there was llro
somewhere ) . He declared it was nothing hut
a bit of burning paper somawhcro In thu
hallways , and she returned to bed , only to bo
iiWRKenod u few minute. } after by stilling
Misoiut and flames. She gave tbo alarm to
these in the rooms adjoining , and then
rushed from the budding , bainir thu lint to
CM capo. Shu left valuabio diamonds and
other Jewelry In the roam and took nothing
hut a < > cnnt amount ot clothing nnd her child.
The leinstorof these under treatment In
the iiritltuto was destroyed. This fact makes
It difficult to ascertain just what the lo s of
lifo was.
Well supplied nUli I'lre l.'seapes ,
"About two months ago , " said Firn Chlof
Webster , "Or. Allen requested mo to go
through the Institute nii'l examine it. I
found that tno bullumg was supplied with
lira protection , such a * iopo escapes , chemi
cals , etc. Although the strucluro uas some
what ot u trap 1 will say that Dr. Ailen took
every precaution against Urn and provided
tbo buildlnu well wlt'i hand apparatus. I
can not Imagine how luo lira could liuvo
gained such headway before an alarm wus
sen tin.
The \Veddol house annex has becu turned
Into n hospital for tno Injured.-and also these
who oscupo.i from tnoidlsasldr ,
Early this morning irhou'ls be can their
work among thu rutnti jind no , 'nmnll ' amount
of valuable weru pilfnrod byHho thieves.
Uatoctivcs Page and Klnnoy'hn'estod a man
whom tbny found rummaging nnumg the
debris. In his pockets Were moncv and other
articles which It was thought .ho had stolen
from the effect. * of patients ,
There wns a total Insnrunco of $51,000 on
the surgical Institute buildings , furniture
and S/urglcal supplies. The exact loss cannot
bo estimated , but It will aggregate at least
f 10,000 , it Is believed.
nn : 'KRD ntt.Liit.
Wreck nil the Attitude & 1'iirlllc Near Albil-
qtieriite | , N. M.
Auitmnqt't ? , N. M. , Jan. 22. Karly this
morning n terrible wreck occurred on the
Atlantic ft Pttclflo railroad near Bluowator ,
a small station 100 miles wast of hero. The
Raymond & \Vhltcornb \ excursion train , con-
stsllug of five couches , wn running on spoolal
time , coming cast from the coast. When the
special was about a mile oust of Hluowator ,
and in roundin ? a curve , it canrj in collision
with the regular Atlantic & Pacific passenger
train which was going west.
Both trains woio running nt hiah speed
nud the force of the collision was awful.
Both engines xvere thrown from the track
and the smoking cur of tha regular passen
ger train caught flro and was totally de
"
stroyed. Flvo"railroad employes were killed.
Tbelr names nro :
KNRINP.KIt TAYI.OH.
I'lltKMAN KHAOHY , of the nnsfioiutor.
nNOINKK t MOOUR , nt tha special train.
CO.N'DL'CTOU MOKAN. whtiwas not on duty
nt tbo time , but was riding in the smoker of
the passim ? ! } ! " .
KIKKMANVAVKKIjY. \ . of the spoclul tr.vln.
wns pinned under his enulno. havlni : n le cut
elf und ijelir. Internally Injured. He died n
short time after bolnj taken from the wreck.
Engineer Taylor and Fireman Keaggy
were scalded to deuih. Conductor Moran
was taken from the burning smoking car ,
but was found to have his head crushed in u
horrible manner , nnd was dead. Engineer
Moore of the special w s caught under his
engine and crushed to death.
H. S. Gordon , baggage man , Tom Collins
of the commissary department on the special
nnd W. C. Smith , messenger on the pass
enger , were seriously injured. A number of
passengers on botb trains received slisjht
bruises mid wcro badly shaken up , but were
able to continue their trip east. The bodies
of tbo dead men were brought hero tonliht
aud present a badly mutilated appearance.
It has not bcon ascertained yet who was at
fault in causing the collision , but it is
thoueht that conflicting orders brought
a'oout the disaster. The matter will bo fully
Investigated.
iro.v.
Qreut DNputo OierVrosYllii r Abilities
Settled ill WcciilnfetWater.
WiiEi'iKO WATCH , Nob. , Jan. 22. [ Special
Telegram to TUG Uuc.J The wrestling
match for S100 a side between George Harsh-
man and Frank Leahy took 'place in the
opera house tonight , II : rshman winning , the
three best In five. Over $1,500 Changed hands
and the house was packed. It teen llvo falls
to decldn.it. At the conclusion of tbo match
Loany offered to hot > 0 ho could throw any
man , catolvas-cateh can , wttlch was taken by
Blnko of Iowa , . It will take jplaco bore to
morrow night. _ _ ,
AVllxon ie IIiindjrM Snlo.
NBW Voitic , Jan. a3. About 1,000 persons
were present at the American Institute build
ing wh9n PotorC. Kellogg nfc .Co. beg au to
sell tha trottmg'stock consigned to thtjm by
Messrs' . Wilson & Hilrn y 'ot.CCybth.la ' , Ky.
Fifty-due head in all w4ro catalog aod , to ho
sold. aA. number of colts and .filllos sold
today were 'by Sutan.'and | , J.he famous
she was led around tlior ring before tbo
sale becaii. His appoaranca called forth
admiration. Durinc the morning 109 head
of Senator Stanlords's stock arrived at tha
building and ware stalled. Baby McICea , a
full brother to Arion , and Worth" , a brother
to Suuolyill bo sold on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. The nrtiro Im
portant sales today were : Alcyola , bay
mare , f > , bv Alcyonoto J. S. Ferguson , $1,000 ;
Mollie F. buy mare , by George Wll'tos to J.
S. Forsujon , $ . ' ,000 ; Moon Beam , bay filly ,
1 , by Sultan to G. J , flarloy , Brooklyn ,
S-J.OOO. _
UrlvhiK I'urk
There will bo a mooting of the Driving
Park association nt the rooms of the Heal
Estate Owners' association at 3 o'clock next.
Tuesday afternoon. A vigorous effort will
bo nmdo to piueo tha association on a sound
basis for future work and a full attendance
of stockholders is especially desired.
THclilgorlu Ijeacls.
HAVANA , Jan. 22. The tenth game of the
Havana chess match wns won by Tschlgorln.
Score : T chigorin , 4 ; Stelnltz , 2 ; drawn , 4.
W K. I TllKlTmmBOAS T.
Orncc OP VVnATiiBii BUREAU , )
OM.UU. Jan. " . (
An extensive area of high barometer ovor-
Hos the regions west of the Hooky moun
tains , and low temperatures prevail In Cole
rado. The outflow of this area of high
pressure extends Into the Missouri valloy.
In tbo upper Missouri valley quito warm
weather now prevails , duo to the approach
of another low barometer from the north
Pacific regions. Delightful , clear , pleasant
weather prevailed generally yesterday. The
maximum ut Asaombolno was 4.2 ° and at
Unpld City 41 ° . There U ft prospect of a
warm spell.
For Eastern Nebraska West to southwest
winds ; warmer ; fair weather during Satur
day.
day.For Omaha mid Vicinity Slightly colder ,
followed by warmer nnd continued fair
weather.
WASIIINOTOX , U. C. , Jan. 23.For Iowa
and ICansas Generally fair ; slightly cooler ;
northwest winds.
For Indian Territory and Oklahoma Gen
erally fair ; slightly cooler ; northwest winds.
For Montana Generally fair ; northwest
winds.
For Iowa and Nebraska Generally fair ;
cooler ; northwest winds , t
For Colorado Generally fair ; slightly
cooler , east : variable winds.
For the DnUotiis-i-Fmr ; 'warmer ; winds
becoming southwest.
IIL'KIIM ) U.MiU : A MASS Or HOCK.
Peculiar anil Fatal Acefdrut In u Trench
Tufvn , I
PAHIS. Jan. 22. A most 'peculiar and fatal
accident is reported from 'pioppo ' , ! n the de
partment of Seine-In fflrlfeu"r * . Near that
town Is a high precipice , at thu foot of which
nro n number of houses. , This morning ,
without n moment's warntug , the rook at the
top of the precipice fora distance of 150
yards , crashed down with tihundorinir noise
upon the buildings used ua Inmulrlcs and an
other house , completely bdrylng them.
Huicuors immediately wbnt to work to help
these buried in the ruttj . In a short time
twenty persons , men , woman und children ,
were taken out , all of whom were moro or
less Injured. Two women- were taken out
dead , tnolr bodies being frlchtfully mangled
uy the Immense weight that had fallen upon
thorn. U is thought that the breaking off of
the mass of rpclf was caused by tha ( rowing
ot the water that bad percolated Into thu
ninny rifts aud crevices at the top of the
picclplcc. _ ' _
Joined In Deulli.
IttivNOKi : , Vu. , Jan. ? J. Miss Dollu Nichol
son of Franklin county hanged herself to the
limb of a tree near her ; lionis today. Her
suoetheart , n young man named , Plnklmrd ,
took poison soon after and died , ' ( 'ho young
lady's parents objected to the marriage of
their daughter aud.Pinuh rd. .
Slllloclltl'd | iy Coal ( ill * .
Ni.u YUIIK , Jan i. * ) . James CasMdy and
John Herman were suffocated by ul gas in
Brooklyn today The men wow Intoxicated
and before retiring kicked down the pipe at
tachruout to the stove ,
NEBRASKA INDIAN LANDS ,
Thurston County Asks Relief from the
Presaut Exemption Law.
EXISTING SYSTEM NOT SATISFACTORY.
Ncl > r.i l < t ScimlnrsVlll Ad\uc itc the 1'rtip-
oilttun a * Cmidiiche ti > ttic llcst lu-
tcrCHlH Hf All tllO ( 'HI/CMS
ol Tint Section.
WASIIINOTOV Btwn\u OP TUG USB , )
.11 ! ) FoiTHTir.s'rit : SntMT , >
WASHINGTON- (3. ( . .Ian. 2) . )
Senator .Mnmlorjcm or Sountor Paddock
will Introduce n bill tha first of next week
which will present u now problem in legisla
tion , ana In f.ict mi entirely novel Idea In
business generally. It relates to the oxomp-
tlon from luxation ot the Omaha anil Winiio-
bago Indians In Thurston county. From
datu furnished It appear * thai there ave in
Thurston county moro than twice us many
Indians as there nro white persons , nnd yet
the lattnr pay nearly all the taxes. The In
dians In ThurUon county aggregate ; t , UO ,
while tbo whlto population Is but I.IOJ. The
Indians own 210,000 acres of land nnd tbo
white inhabitants 0,000 acres , yet the taxes
collected from the Indians In 1S9I aggregated
but 11,007 , while the taxes paid by the wliitos
nggiogatod J'J.OoO. '
In I'uriir of the Indians.
The Indians' tax nor capita wns 41 cents ,
While that , of the whites was $ S 2J. This
disparity is duo to the fact that the Indians
pay no taxes on their real estate holdings ,
nnd only nominal tuxes on their personal
property. The Indian : , ' personal property In
Ib'Jl ' was assessed at * - > 7Jii' ; ' > . while that ot
the whites was $ ' 200,78' . ' . The assessed
realty of the Indians wiu nothing , whllo
that of the whites was $ l,7)0 ) ) , or a total
value of 8&7f > l'.i , including tno assessments
unon personal property. Notwithstanding
the Indians own 240.000 acres uf land against
L'0,000 possessed by the wlntos and their pop
ulation Is moro than double that ot the
whites , the prosecution of Indians' state cases
has cost to the county $1,400 , whllo that
of the whites' ngerogtttod hut $470. The
whlto citizens of Thurston county claim that
it Is unjustly out of proportion and that con
gress should do something to relieve them
from this burden , otherwise they will wholly
ignore tno Indians and glvo them iio-atton-
tlon whatever except criminal prosecution
when they have brolton the law.
TliiirHtou County Dcslreo Itollof.
Thurston county asks thut It be civen relief -
lief by the federal government for the reason
that It will bv an act of congress tnat the
Omaha ana Winiiebago Indians wcro made
citizens and their lands were exempted from
taxation. An appropriation by congress to
Thurston county of an equal amount of what
the Indians would have to p.iv in taxes on
the 210,000 acres they own , had they the title
In fco simple , Is asitou.
Ueal estate In Thurston county Is assessed
for taxation at ono-quartcr of its value. This
land would sell rapidly for 12 per acre and ,
therefore , if It were subject to taxation
would bo assessed at an average prlco of $3
per acre. Thus the realty of the Indians
would bo asso. .od at V.WMU. ( Tno state and
county taxes , exclusive of school and village
taxes , was 22 mills on the dollar In 1891.
" 31ust Jlclii Tholr Wards.
This land , if subject to taxation , would
yield a revenue of 315,180 and Thurston
county astts congress for an annual appro
priation for the amount until such time when
the Indians will rccoivotbo title In fee simple
to those lands. The white property owners
of tbo county uek congress , in Justice alike
to them and the Indians , for immediate
action in view of the fact that the county's
indebtedness Is now $3,100.
' 1 no , white citizens contend that the federal
government bus imposed upon thorn the bur
den of oitizening the Omahns and Winno-
bagos while at the saino time it has ex
tended no assistance whatever in this work ,
and that while the Ii.dians need bridges and
roads and various improvements , no pro
vision has bceu muclo by the federal govern
ment for assisting the county corporation in
the work. Mr. Hooblos of Ponder is hero
presenting the case , and ho tolls TUB BEK
correspondent that the cojuty will very
likely get proper assistance by act of con
gress.
IVur Out of the Oucstlmi.
I have information ton'ght ' through official
channels from the Chilian legation to the
effect that Minister Montt has received defi
nite Instructions to answer President Harri
son and secretary Blalno that a proper
apology and other amends will bo promptly
made by Cluli for the wrongs committed
upon our sailors and the Insults indicted
upon our government. This would put an
end to the controversy and mulio war out of
the question.
The president has his message on tbo
Chilian question ready nnd expects to &end It
with correspondence to congress on Monday ;
this ho dooms duo to congress und the public
in any ovont.
Secretary Noble today ordered a rohoarlng
In the timber culture contest of William II.
Tucker against Polar B. NoUon , from Cbnd-
ron. The local officers decided tha contest
against tlio ontryman In favor of Tucker , but
the general land olllco reversed tbo decision.
A now trial will bo had now.
Justice Uradloy's death will cause another
postponement In the announcement of tbo
Boyd-Thayer decision. The court will proba
bly not bo in session till aftur decision day ,
which Is Monday.
Postmasters appointed today : Nebraska
Banksville , Hod Willow county , M. Banja-
mln , vice W. N. Benjamin , resigned ; Udell ,
liago county , L. II. Valentino , vice 1' .
\Vnlkor , resigned. Iowa Orlonvlllo , Dallas
county , W. Smith , vlco A. P. Harris , do-
ceased. _ P. S. H.
NUWS roit THIS AIIMY.
CliiiMfceH < il"u Dny In tlio Itcgiilur SerileeH.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 22. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BEE. ] The following army
orders were Issued today
Tbo leave of absence granted Dolamero S.
Korrott , Pint artillery , December 10 , Ib'Jl ,
Department of the Missouri , is extended
seven da > B. One month's ordinary leave of
absence is granted Captain James M. Boll ,
Seventh cavalry , to take effect on the ex
piration of the leave of absence on surgeon's
cortillcnto of dUobilUy granted him January
2. ) , 1S1I1. Major Clifton Conly , Ordnance de
partment , is detailed as a member of the
Board of Ordnance nnd Fortifications , ap
pointed by the War Department , order of
October 15 , 1SSS , vlco Colonel Alfred Mor-
dceal of the Ordnance department , hereby
relieved. Tlio following changes In the
stations and duties of olllcors of the Ordnance
nanco doptirtmont are ordered : Colonel
Adalbert H. Ilufilngton Is relieved from the
command of the national armory , Spring-
Held , Mais. , and as u inembar of the Ordnance
nanco board is assigned to the command of
the Hock Island arsenal of Illinois.
Colonel Alfred Moidocarl Is relieved from
the command of the Now York ursunul and
as a mo'iibor of the Ordnance Board , and 1s
assigned to the command of the national
annurv , Springfield , Mass. Lieutenant Col
onel Joseph P Farley is assigned to lha com
mand of the Frnnktord arsenal of Pennsyl
vault ! , nnd Is detailed as u momhor of the
bo ml on mut/iulno arms convoiiod November
S4 , 1MX ) , and ho will also take temporary
cburgo of the United States powder depot ,
Dover , X. J. Lieutenant Colonel William A.
Marie , now on nick Icavo ol absence , Is ro-
llovod from the command of the Watortown
urbonnl of Miissiichussotts. Major Clifton
Conloy Is relieved from the command ol the
Indianapolis arsenal , and Is assigned to
tha command of the Now York amunal.
nnd Is detailed u % a member of too ordnance
board. Major James W. Kfliiloy In rcllavod
from the command of the United States paw
dor depot at Dover , N J , nnd an member
of tbo hoard of magazine urine * convened
November 24 , Ib'JO , is assisted to the coin *
maad ot the Wntcrtown arsenal of M f *
chujotts.Ujor Altnon L. Viirnoy Is roli ' ' ! ?
Irani duty at tbo Watortown Rrscnnl ant -
signo I to the command of the Indiana ] !
nisonai. Captain Fr.\nk UciUh is dotniloq ?
u member of the ordnance board , apuolnt ' ' '
October 27 , IS.H ) . Capinln William Crosier *
rollovoil from duty In iho oflico of tbo chit ' :
of ordnance in thH city and detailed as * '
member of the ordnanuo board nppolntct
October 'J7 , isIK ) , with station in Now YorlC
city.
THAT ooNriiiiit : : vvi : I-I.AU isi-innNr.
: tpliiiiiilloim rrinii tlu > TI-XIIH
U'liu rtou II Prom Illi Itu
WisiuxoTov , D. C , Jai < . ' , ' . ' . - KlMt As-
'slstaut PostnusterO-'tioril Whltilold has ro
colved from the poUmiUornt Ualrd , C.ilu-
lian county , Tex. , an uKpl.xn.itioii of the con-
fedor.ito ling lucldont , llos.iy.s tl.at at the
lima the lir. ? U .said to hive bean living over
the building in which iho postollloo is located ,
the county fair was In progrcsi at Balrd. In
honor of that event the citizens decorated
their plnui3 > i of business and dNplnvcd : is
many llaijs and ai much bunting as thur
could conveniently outtiln. In consequence
of the gioat demand the supply of Uiilti'd
States lltgs became cuhauttod , nnd the
owner of the building In which the poit-
o111co U located , in order to complete
his decorations , procured some bunting und
had his sister make n llaj. With only an
imperfect knowledge of how the United
States Hag was fashioned , the result of her
labor was a complete failure oxi'opt as a
display of bunting. Instead of the thirteen
stripes hnr Hug Imd onlv three , with nlno
start in the blue field. But it answered the
purpose , r.nd was hoisted over the post-
onico building. This is the postmaster's ex
planation.
General Whitllold , however , is in posses
sion of the affidavits of llvo reputable peel -
l > lo who declares that on several specified
dates tho.v saw the contoderato Hag living
over iho pojtoflloo Inulding , nnd that they
wore told by citizens of the town that it was
a confederate Hag , But. Inasmuch as the
postmaster daclnro ; that the flag was not n
confederate lluj ; and was not purposely made
to resemble one , and expressed dccpiegiot
that bo bad done anything that could bo
construed as it disloyal act toward the gov
ernment , ho is inclined to lot the Incident
pass.
\WstHril P < ! 1HII > ! H.
WtsuiNOTO.v , 1J. C. , Jan. 2J. fSpoclalTelo-
gram to THE BBE. } Taj lollowiti ! . ' Hit of
pensions granted is raporto.l by I'm : Br.u
and ICxamlner Bureau ot Claims :
NobrasUa : Original Lev ! Schooloy , Allen
S. Anderson , Israel Spindlor , Willlnm C ! .
Carion , John W Bennett , Nols Nelson ,
James W. Hunnull , William S. McGain ,
James C. McDonald , Byron II. HasUell ,
William Hakera. James P. Bivnvslor. In
crease George A. Eaton , Joseph Vcsoy.
Original widows , etc. ICIIoio Xeck.
Iowa : Original Thomas Clark , tioortro
M. Harmon , William Hohortson , Charles N.
Lyman , Marion Dunbnrilllnm li. limpoy ,
James Miller. John T. Polly , William
English , James A. Fields , James A. B.
Watts , Jacob W. Brown , Putor Oliver
Cohoe , John Montgomery , Chailus R
ICellogg. Additional Benjamin W. Masker ,
George McCaulov , Samuel Shoup. Supple
mental and restoration Woslev S. Monroe.
Incioaso- Jesse Ankron. Helssuo Henry
B. Page , deceased ; Anton Cartholnor ,
William Nugent. Original widow Annie
Paso.
South Dakota : Original Dsgood II.
Watson , Phillip Potrt , Darius Bevard Fox ,
Curtis M. Carpenter.
Social Kvrnls l'iis | > > IKM | .
Wt&iiiNdTON , D. C , , Jan. 22. The public
reception which was to have been hold at the
white house tomorrow afternoon , has boon
uosponud on account of tha death of Justice
Bradley. The dlnnor which Secretary
Tracey was to hnvo given tonight , In honor
of president and Mrs Harrison , was also
posponcd for the same reason.
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CHILI H.'l.V7".S / ; .IA' .S At'.l// ' .
Tlio United Stntos Itrqiirstcil \Vltlxlnuv
ItH 'Minllll'l' rioni Sillltlllgu.
rJi\v YOKK , Jan , 22. The Horald's Wash
ington correspondent telegraphs : Will Min
ister Kgan be recalledi The Cullinu govern
ment , through Minister Montt , has prac-
tUally asked his withdrawal from that coun
try. It was done , it was said , as a prelimin
ary stop to a moro speedy nnd satisfactory
adjustment of the pending controversy.
Such a suggestion for as yet it is only n
suggestion is indignantly disputed by the
Harrison administration.
What Chili's purpose Is can only bo con
jectured. It is possible that , kno'wing Mr.
Egan's unpopularity in the United Stutos , it
has put forth the suggestion through Minister -
tor Montt , Hoping that public sentiment would
force President Harilson to adopt it. This
being done , sixty or ninety days would nec
essarily elapse before his successor could
reach Santiago , und thus a delay of several
months In the settlement of the Valparaiso
Incident might no effected. This is the only
reason advanced or suggested which reached
Minister Montt.
Xo llH.ilcli | ) < > H l > 'r < im Chill.
WASHINGTON , U. C. , Jan. 2U. No dis
patches were rocolved today at the depart
ments In rcunrd to the condition of affairs In
Chill. At the cabinet meeting today the Chll
Ian question was discussed. It is understood
the cabinet practically decided to submit the
matter to congress , next week.
Kii.i.ii : ) WIHI.I : AT wousiui * .
\\fill Accident III 11 ItilSHliin Yllliign Tim
Itoot of n Clmrrli I'ulls Upon I ho Oingri iit-
ST. PiTiusutmn : : , Jan. l2. ! During services
In a church at Sloboskol , In the government
of Vlatka , the roof gave way and foil upon
the worshippers beneath. The scene was one
of wild oxcltemont. The villagers rushed to
tbo some and worked horoiciaiiy to rescue
the persons imprisoned by tnu fallen timbers ,
boards , ate. The wreckage waj soon cleared
away , when It was found that Hfty persons
had been either killed or injuied.
I'llltliiK Their Hcpurl In Sliupo ,
NBW Yoiiic , Jan. 2-i. The Html mooting of
the commlttoo on revision of confession of
faith of the Presbyterian general assembly
was bold today. The session was taken up in
putting the report which is to ho reported to
the assembly in shape. Very few dissents
huvo been tnado , and they were only In ro-
lallon to separate overtures. There was
gnnornl unanimity , nnd the subscription of a
majority of the committee Is conildontly ex
pected.
u \Viiinaii ,
DU.M ! " , Jan. SJ. Caroline Ship , con
demned to bo executed for lufantlcido , was
Union from the ] M at I o'clock this afternoon
and led to the gallows. She displayed great
coolness. She said she was Innocent , and
declared that n man named Mack Farrar
committed tbo mme , Tlio drop full nt 1 :55 : ,
and death resulted In twenty minutes by
strangulation.
ItrllPl fur ItiiHtlii ,
DnvriWK , Nub. , Jan. J'J. ( Special to Tun
liiie. ) ( Jago county Is coming to the front
handsomely in tbo line of corn contributions
for the famine-stricken Husslans. Five cars
have already been donated und there U u
good proapent of two moro coining.
( iar/.i Itntoliitliiii Spreading ,
SIN ANTONIO , Tex , Jan. UJ. Private advices -
vices rccelvnd hero from the lower part of
the Hlo Grande border are 10 Urn offcat thai
the ( iar/.n rovolutlonarv movomcnt Is spreading -
ing among the people.
In tint Hum ! * nl tin * .Inry.
PiTThiiuiid , I'a. . Jan. aj. The arguments
in the Quay-Post libL'1 suit occupied the en
tire morning session. This afternoon the
judge delivered his charge and the case went
to the Jury.
The llowo.scalo tojlc first promicmni Pblln
delphld , Paris , Sydney nnd other oxhililllaus
Burden & Sclleclc Co. , A U. , Chicago.
SFR01I AFFLUENCE TO RAGS ,
, -i-iscovory of n Millionniro'a Daughter iu a
? - . ci Sioux Oity Hovol.
| ; 1AUDED OF HER FATHER'S ESTATE ,
. r CuntIniiiMl l.lllsiitlon Slu > Is l
to tliu NciTistty of ArcrptliiK I'llbllo
Clutrlty fit In I llnrlliigtoii
Wreck Near C'fcstdii ,
Siot'\ CITY , InIan. 22. fSpooinl Tele *
gram to THE Hin.j In an old wood shod not
fit for tuo habitation of n boast , and In a bed
ot inlsorablo rags , M woman ( U years old was
found today who Is tbo daughter of the inlt-i
lioimiro General Paulson , who was notable
in two wtir-i. She became the wlfo of Colonel
Graham und followed him to the Mexican
war. She was the horolno of the fatuous
charge at I'liepiiltcpao , rushing forward with *
the storming party and picking up the fallen
Ha ; and waving it nt the brostworljs.
Sue charges that hnr hnlf-brotluir , Governor
Paulson of Pennsylvania , dulrmidod her
of her shuro in her father's catatn. which
was valued nt nearly ? IO,0iiiiUK ( ) . She hud
$1. > ,000 when she camn to Slolix CItv , but
lost It For four winters she has llvml Id
absolute destitution in u woodshed In the
roar of the ruslilcnco of n lawyer who boa
aUuml-.d to the iniiration In whl.-h Him was
iutorostcd. This winter she has depended
entirely upon the charity of a neighbor who
sent her food.
currvn.i. . < : o INTO ronrr.
louu'i Dcpnscd Si-c-rrlitry of tlu < Iliiuso In-
cllncil lo Atit lliiniir.ilily.
Dns Moixns , la. , Jan. J4 ' . In the senate
this morning J. W. Cliff , the deposed secre
tary , \ \ as on hand but nmdo no attempt to
assume the duties ot oftk-o. Ills title will bo
tested In the courts when the tlun comes for
the piymontof salaries.
Among the bills introduced wcro the fol
lowing : To compel all passougor trains to
stop at county seats ; domocnitlc caucus
liquor bill , to provide for the inspection ol
liquor ; Austrillan ballot bill
The house concurrent rosolutlon , providing
for tno appointment of n vNiting committee ,
was defeated. A bill was introduced ninkin ?
it a misdemeanor to counterfeit union labels.
The house this morning passed a resolution
Hxlng the compensation of clerks. Bills
worn introduced as follows : To fix the
liabilities of mine owners for injury to em
ployes ; to protect im.Uers of negotiable in
strumnnts obtained by fraud ; to regulate
liabilities for insurers against loss or damage
by lire.
Hcsolutions were adopted to pav the hotisa
employes for onlv six days per week and In
structing the judiciary conimitlcit to dovlso
some means of regulating the building nnd
loan association * . No afternoon sosilon of
the house was held.
T'ns ' afternoon bills were intioduccd ns
follows in the senate : Autlioii/ing private
banking ilrms to Incorporate under the KOU *
ural oanklng law ; amending the game law ;
a joint resolution requesting conurcss to pio-
vide for popular election of United States
senators ; appropriating ? IOO,000 for the es
tablishment of a normal school nt Loinar < |
for ltie regulation of height rates in the
state ; to compel the payment of miners in
cash ; lor the establishment of a state boaid
of supervisors of state institutions ; ' estab
lishing n normal school nt Council Bluffs ;
providing for the establishment of u 8 la to
examiner of publio accounts ; to regulat ? the
manufacture uiul sale of liquors ; to prevent
the polution of the water supply sources ;
for tbo assessment of mortgages ; providing
for taxes on liens on real estate.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
I'ATAI , WltlXHv NKAII OltKSTO.V.
A Ilrolii-u Kultch Derails it Tniln , ICllliiiff
I hit Knglnccr.
CunsTov , la. , Jan. 'J2. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BISK.i ] 0:20 : this morning thrca
extra freights west on the Chicago , Biirlinu'-
ton iSc Quinoy loft the A Itou yards. Th
first section , in/passing over ihe West Union
switch four inllos east of Creston , broke a
truck on n lumber car , springing the points
of the switch. The second section passed eve (
the same switch and broito atruclc. spreading
the switch , but all the wheels of both tratui
remained on the track. When the third see <
lion arrived at the switch , the train was run
ning at about thirty miles un hour and a mile
behind the second st'etlon. The engine and
nearly the entire train of loaded cars jumped
Lha track and rushed down the embankment ,
whore they wore piled up indiscriminately.
Engine ) .rii nnd six cars were badly wrecked.
Knglneor Oscar Swanson was Instantly
cillud and Fireman W. Wilson und Brakeman
Holland were badly injured.
SimIH : Not IIUVlf < > .
CIII.STOX , In. , Jan. ! 22. [ Special Telogrnm
to TUB Dun. ] Last Saturday n young man
who gave his name as Beit Wilson applied
at the Metropolitan hotel for board for himself -
self and wlfo. Wednesday the young man
, oft , saying bo would bo back Thursday.
Ho did not como back , and today the young
girl ha said wn : his wife turns out to bo not
us wife but n Kl-yoar-old girl. She gave
ler name as May Norton nnd said she mob
Wilson for the llrst time two WCQKS ago at
Jlarinda , when ho induced her to come to
Creston , where she could secure work at
good wages. Sbo cumo und her ruin was ac
complished , A ticket was purchased tor tha
girl today and she was sent back toClarinda.
iioiMl : | With tint School Tcuclicr.
Four DOIIOK , In. , Jan. ! i'J. [ Special Tiilo-
grnm to THE Bun.J When the pupils who
ittoml school nt the Hogcrsuchool bouso near
this citv reached the place last Thursday ,
, hey found the school house locked und Anna
Itogor.s , the pretty school mistress , missing.
Mo school has been bold there since. The
reason developed today when It was learned
.hat Miss Rogers had eloped with Charles
Dlbbon of llavclock and thut the two had
juuii inodo one nt Dubuquo. The reason for
the romantlo marrUgo was that Miss Hogors1
inientH opposed iho matcn. Mr , Gibbon la
, ho cashier of a bnnic ut Havblock and is a
popular young map.
tun'ii > ITU iitttinit. \ .
I'liui l u Chicago \Vninaii ID Avoid
HIT HiiHlianil ,
Cuic\no , 111. , Jan. iJJ. [ Special Tulogram
to Tin : Bin : . J Mrs. John Cerrioy wanted to
elope with John .HUon. Her dt'slro to do so
was not , however , HO fervent ns to lead her
to run away with John without cither' ban or
mggaKO. John was practical also. Although
u love ho doilrod to carry his wardrobe with
ilm on his little expedition , John Carney ,
no husband , \ < as around the house BO much
thitt neither his wlfo nor their boarder , for
such was JIUon , could find nn opportunity to
mck their trunks. Tickets to Bohemia via
S'inv York bad been sccurad , hut th ? hua
mnd'.s vlpllnnco gave tbo pair no ctnnce to
prepare for tbo Journey. The woman's
wit made a plan. She wont
to the Maxwell police court Wednesday , and
there iwore out a warrant for her husband's
most , ohaigui' ' him with assault. That
light a policeman pulled Cotney out of his
soft hi > d nnd throw him Into n haul cell.
While ho was there hlx wife and the boarder
tacked tboir trunks and were off for Bo-
it'inla. Coruoy was brought into court pro
testing that love and Kindness had always
marked his treatment of his wlfo und there
inus' , bo some droadtul mistake.
"Sho will never prosecute mo , " ho do-
clurud , "and she never will. " A policamau
wia sent to summons her. ' Ho returned with
the tidings that tha woman and JIUon bill
eloped Cornoy was dismissed , brolten
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