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FHE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. TWKNTY-SKCOND YEA R. OMAHA , MONDAY MOUNTING , JANUARY 23 , 1893. NUMHI2R 210. Capital National nt Lincoln Fails for Moro Than Half a Million , STATE FUNDS GO WITH THE WRECK Almost a Quarter of a Million on Deposit in the Broken Bank. CAUSED A MOST PROFOUND SENSATION Sunday Night at the Capital Turned from Rest to Wonderment. AFFAIRS OF THE INSOLVENT CONCERN Little Hope That Anything Can Be Saved from the Establishment. LONG KNOWN TO BE RATHER SHAKY Other riniinclers Knew Miulirr Wax In a Tlirht 1'lni-e , but TliniiRlit Ilu Would I'llll TlirnilKli Urtnll * IIH I'nr n Known Now. LINCOLN. Neb. , .Ian. 22. [ Special Telo- gri'.m toTm : IJni : . ) The startling announce ment of tin- failure of thoC'ipltal National bank was made shortly after 11 o'clock to night , and with It came tlio statement Unit tlio state treasurer was caught lu the. crash In the sum of * . ' . ' : > 0,000. 'J'lils news spread llko wlldllre , uiul It waa the sole tolc ] of conversation of the hun dreds who were arrested by It as they were on their way to their beds. The appearance of National Hanlc Ex- nininer .1 M. ( irllllth of Wahoo , who came hi on the evening train , was resixmsiblo for the closing of tin' hank , which canto In a few hours after that olllcinl began his invcsttga tion of the bopks and papers of the Institu tion. Caught tlio.statr. It Is stated that the failure is a bad one , but the exact situation cannot bo ascertained tonight. The. deposit amounts to about $ l > 2r > , IX0 ! and of this amount between J17ii , < XX ) and WiO.lKK ) are state funds , for which the bond of the treasurer will bo liable. The capital stock is * ! fiOUOO. all paid Up. Cashier K. U. Outcalt stated that the assets -would protect the depositors , but there is grcaLdoubt expressed as to the correctness of this statement. Itimd iiftlio Trt-nBiirrr , * Captulu .1. K. 11111 , ex-state treasurer , ! ! ! discussing the situation could not refrain from expressing a feeling of relief that ho Mil bcj-.i lucky enough to turn his oflleoovor to his successor before the- crash came. In this connection It may bo stated that the bond given by Treasurer Hartley was for $ : l,10,0.)0 ( ) ) , which was $ ! Wk- ) OIK ) mom than required by law. Ills bond Includes nearly nil the banKs In Lincoln , two at Fremont , Lcandcr Glrard of Columbus and the Glebe Loan and Trust company of Omaha. None of the big Omaha banks are In cluded , although they were on the bond ot the ex-tveasurer. Messrs. Drake , Barlow and Hatch were hero a few days ago , at the time the ofllco was turned over , and were anxious at that time to get from under. riisxod Its I.ait Dividend. The bank skipped a dividend the last time , which was the first occurrence of the kind In its history. The last statement showed (111,000 charged to the account of prollt and loss. Some time ago the bank examiner required the bank to Uu'n a largo amount of gas bonds Into money , and also compelled the assignment of the penitentiary contract. It Is stated that the contract was a losing Investment , but other information is to the effect that it bad always been claimed to bo good property. Hun a WnrtlilpHD lloml. State Treasurer Hartley Is not In the city tonight , having loft Saturday to spand Sun day at his homo at Atkinson , Nob. It Is stated that the statement of the law calling for a special bond from every bank In which state mousy Is deposited hud been complied with hi this case , and the bond Is said to have been Hied'.en days ago. It li signed by the Capital National bank , C. W. Mcshor and 11 ( ' Oati-alt. The bond is therefore worthless , sj far as the present case is con cerned , as all the signers are of the collapsed bank Itself. O tier * In Had Shape. The Capital National bank was constructed 1 from the ruins of the old Marsh Harvester bank of this city , which died from pure ex haustion .limit eight years ago. Moshcr w.is the nephew of C.V. . Marsh , and was 1 connected with the Marsh bank , and became n 'iponsor ' for the rejuvenated institution , which was given the name of the Capital l National. Well known bankers of Lincoln hnvo known for some time tl.at the Capital , ,1f National b.ink was In bad shape , but none ol f them have Iwon alarmed for the reason that they have believed all along that Mother would bo nblo to assist the bank from hl.i own funds If the worst came. They now bo- llovo that Moshcr and Outcall arc in sucli close quarters that they could not save any thing oven were they dowsed to have done so. < ; , Tiling i\pi.tined : , The failure of the Capital National ex plains to a certain extent the opposition by Mosher to the project of milling Lin coin n reserve city. It will bo remembered t that some two months ago the comptroller of the treasury designated Lincoln as a reserve - servo city. Two days later ho reversed the order , and It was given out fron Washington that the reversal was bceaust the Lincoln bankers could not agree ujwi the arrangements necessary before tin order could bo carried into effect. It trans jilivs , however , that the disagreement wai very ono-slded. Of the six banks In tin City , the Capital Nutkmul waa the only out that opjHiscd the arrangement. Mosher was Influential enough with the powers that bo at Washington to have the order rescinded. Alrrniljr In n Tight I'liicr. His opposition to the project was based on the fact that If Lincoln was made n reserve - servo cljy right away the banks would have been compelled under the law to Increase their reserves from lii per cent to ' i per cent. The Capital National was already pressed for funds to meet the ordinary re quirements of business and consequently was In no position to Increase its reserve. The directors of the broken bank are C. W. Mosher , C. E. Yatcs , H. J. Walsh , Henry nucrncr and K. O. Phillips. The olllcers are : C. W. Mosher , presi dent , and .1. Walsh , vice president ; K. C. Outcalt , cashier. Among the stockholders are the Putnam estate , the Funke estate and the Holmes es tate , and the trust money hold in Escro by D. L. Thomson. The directors who retired at the last election were A. P. Stewart and D. K. Thomson. To Avoid n Kun. A meeting of the bankers of this city was held at the Lincoln this evening to discuss the situation. It was feared that the trouble would precipitate a run on some of the other banks tomorrow mornIng - Ing and one of the first things done was to make arrangements to prevent it. The Omaha banks were called on and they Immediately responded by send ing a representative on a special engine to assure the bankers here that every courtesy would be extended and that all needed as sistance to meet any run that might take place would be forthcoming. llou tln > Stutf StiiniN. Secretary of State Allen stated tonight that the special bond given by the Capital National bank was approved by ex-Governor Hoyd. Attorney General Hastings and the secretary of state. As to the amount of money that was on deposit with the Capital National bank , State Auditor Moore said the treasurer told him a day or two ngo that H was about SrJ.Ml.OOO , or $7. > ,000 more than there was on the 39thof November , when the report was made at the em'of the fiscal year. The situation will undoubtedly result in the appointment of a special committee by the legislature to in vestigate matters. sTiiN OUT or IT. ll Withdraws friiiu th < ! Sriittcirlul Contest Oilier HimniH 1'riiKresHlnj ; . LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 2' . ' . [ SpecialTelegram to Tun Br.ii.l The news of the withdrawal of Thurslon from the senatorial race broke the monotony of what promised to bo a dull , uneventful evening. The announcement came with the arrival of the evening train from Omaha at 0 o'clock , and it took but a few minutes for the story to make the rounds of the hotels , where the members and non- legislative politicians most do congregate. It created quite a little stir and the Thurs- tou men did not attempt to conceal their disappointment , while the Paddock followers wero.elated accordingly. Senator Paddock shared In the feeling of exhilarationo but would not plead guilty to anything of the kind. When asked what the probable ef fect upon his candidacy would be , ho said ho did not know what difference it eould make , as he was certain of election before , and could not see how a certainty eould bo made more certain. Some of the Thurston men say that they would never go to P.iddoek , and assert In language more forcible than elegant that his chances are oven less promising than they were before. Instead of allayintr the feeling between the factions the llrst tendency of the latest de velopment has been to intensify the bitter ness , and there are no indications that a night's sloop and sober second thought will V'ing about a revulsion of sentiment on the part of the Paddock opposition. Sagacious politicians who have carefully sized uu the situation , say that Paddock will never come within llfteen votes of securing the solid re publican strength in the Joint convention. riipullMtft Doing Nothing. The Independents made no move today , though the political talk had the call at their headquarters. They are not at all sanguine as to the outcome of the senatorial light. Merriek of Grceley said this evening that they had held out an opportunity to both the republicans and democrats , and would continue ) to hold them out , but imme diately quilU'.ed the latter statement. His idea is that the republicans have an oppor tunity to unite with them on Powers , and that the democrats can do the same on Me- Keighan. "The democrats have claimed all along , " ho said , "that all they want is to defeat the republicans , and if that is the case they have a way to do it , but they have thus fai shown no disposition to convince the people that they are sincere In their cKilms in this election.1' Many of the members returned this evenIng - Ing , and there is little room for doubt but that all of the legislators will bo in thcii seats tomorrow when tho'roll is called with the exception of those whoso votes are pro lev ted hy palrj made Saturday morning. Oinalni nt tint Mat" House. The house committee 'on privileges and elections will submit its report as soon as Chairman Schlotfoldt is ready to gtvo his consent. Tlio other members have been ready for the past two days , as all the evidence has been read , and the onlj thing ivm.ilning was the comparison of the exhibits. The report. It Is stated , will recommend to throw out certain pre- ducts and certain votes in other preclnclb and the ordering of an entire new count o , the votes. T. 1C. Sudborough came down this evening , | and Paul Vandervoort immediately reported to get instructions for the coming week. Among the other Omaha arrivals were Dr. S. D. Mercer and T. J. Mahoney. The former came to encour.ige the Paddock iNinni , but ho encountered in score of men with their knives out , and he took thoomld- night train for home. _ .lohn M , Thiirxtnn Wlthdr.iwH. The following letter has been handed to Tin : BKI : for publication : iOMAHA , .Inn. 23. To My Itflpubllean Trlends When I consented lo become a candidate for senator I did so upon my personal respt > nsl- bllliy , UnonliiKof no icnson why 1 might not aspire to represent the people of the state of Nebraska. I am advNed , however , that the af fairs ot my client may suffer If I porsUt In my candidacy. 1 owe to tlioio great Interests which I repre sent piuFcsskmulry an absolute loyalty with which my personal umhltlQn.slmvc no rlsht to Interfere , Moved , therefore , by the blKhust considerations of duty 1 withdraw from the Ki'iiatnrlul context. My chief regret U that I UUappotnt and perhaps embarrass my friends , whoso good opinion I value more than political COMING CAPRIVI'S ' WAY NOW Events in Qermnn Politics Shaping Them selves in Favor of the Chancellor. BISMARCK'S ' RUSSIAN POLICY POPULAR I'liun for Soenrlng mi KnderNtiindlnx I'- t een llolieii/idlern unit Itonmiinn" Hc- Ing IndiiBtrlottily I'III-HIIIM ! Itnmnrs Ili-iird In Ilcrlln-Tho Wedding. \rapurta1itttl \ IfJtliu Jitmti flnnl-in Hr.iii.is , .Ian. 22. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bin : . ] Each day the iress contains denials as to the chancellor's peech before the military commission. The ruth is Caprivi did what most politicians o , he beat the big war drum when ho vanted to press his military bill. There Is no particular point upon which Caprivi welt which is interesting. Ho said France vas nearer now than ever to a dictatorship ; hat M. Constans had stirred up all these Minima scandals ; that ho was marked outer or the dictatorship. Such Is the luforma- lon which has been sent from the German mbassy In Paris to the chancellery here. All the chancellor's remarks nncnt Uussla MVO been withdrawn , for , at the present nomcnt , everything is being done to bring ibout an entente with Kussia. HUniarrlc Coming to thn I'rcmt. The fact that the kaiser Is adopting Ills- mirck's policy toward Hussia is attracting a good deal of attention. H means more than it llrst sight appears. In the first place it again opens the question of the possibility of ilsmnrck returning to favor I do not say to lower. Hismarck has most assuredly in- ipirod more faith in Kussta than any other icrmnn statesman. The question now is , an his successor take his placet Ho will undoubtedly have to try. I had a short interview with an intimate riend of Prince Bismark. Ho assured me hat , quite contrary to the report spread ibout , the alliance with Austria had been veakened , not strengthened , as stated. It vas owing to this that the strong efforts vcre being made at present to bring about in understanding with Uussla. Ciiprlvl Is Winning. The right , as I predicted , has given way to he desires of the emperor , and will give its 'nil vote for the govcinmenton the army bill. 2ven the Gazette do hi Croix has abandoned ts attacks against the two years system. Everything now depends upon the center , nit from nil I hear there is not any chance of the center accepting anything less than the two-years service. The kaiser Is doing all in his power to fur ther the efforts of the chancellor. Kaeh leputy who defends the project receives the mpcrlal thanks , as witness tlio attention to Deputy Arthur Gehlert , who had supported it. The deputies llnd It dlillcult to resist such delicate attentions. A host of pessimistically couched pamph lets have lately made their appearance. All predict war. One I have read shows that Germany Is on the cvo of being attacked on two frontiers. Another that Russia's route to Constantinople is via Brandenburg Gate , as it was said Caprivi had himself stated in speech to tno military commission. The chancellor , for that matter , gives daily some startling statement for public digestion , all of which goes to remind one of the tactics of IHsmarck when money was needed for mili tary purposes. Will IIiivo it Monument. The kaiser is to have his monument. The designing Is in the hands of Prof. Degas. The professor had one idea that was to orna ment the pedestal with an urn , as an emblem of the parliamentary vote to change from ab solutism to constitutionalism , but when the design was submitted to the kaiser his first words were : "What is that pot meant to be ! " "When the abashed designer explained the kaiser summarily ordered it to bo re placed by an ecclesiastical symbol , The liberals pretend to bo very much ex' asperated over the matter , nevertheless the Helehstag will veto the expense of the monument ment without demur. l'l ; ns for the Wedding , Already the guests are beginning to arrive for the royal wcild ing. The civil marriage will take place in the largo reception roon of the Freidcrich palace. When that Is over the entire wedding party will adjourn to the imperial palaco.whero the religious ceremony will ibo performed in the private chapel. The newly married couple will , after the cere mony , go to the Statschloss at Potsdam. The program Is materially the same as that of the wedding of Princess Victoria to the prince of Saxe-Moinlngen. A good deal of Interest is shown hero in the future United States minister. For some reason or another the idc i has got about that Dana Is to bo the man. In the meantime Mr. Phclps and family have gone on a trip in search of warmth. When last heard of he was at Gibraltar heading upon Tnngicrs , whence ho goes on to CadU. Mr. and Mrs. Poultcnoy Ulgelow have ar rived hero. They will remain over the wed ding ceremonies. WKICKII : : > Y IIVNAMITI : . Two i\pliisliinii : Inktomi ! ( 'nine ( ireut Deal of Diimugc. UOMK , Jan. ft ! . Dynamite bombs exploded almost simultaneously this afternoon be tween the Hotel do Angeltorro and in the garden of the proprietor's house , in the Via San Claudlo. The hotel was partly wrecked. Kvory window and every piece of crockery and glassware and brie-a-brao In the hotel waa smashed. The front of tlio hotel was cracked in three places to the second lloor , and in the door where the bomb exploded a largo hole was torn. Nobody was Injured , although the hotel had more than 100 lodgers at the hour of the explosion. The people ran out Into the streets without waiting to get money or Jewelry. They were surrounded at once Dy a crowd and a company of gen darmes was required to keep the street in front of the hotel clear. At llrst the front wall was expected to fall. After an examination , however , the commissary announced that there was no immediate danger and that the lodgers might return to pack their trunks. Several women refused to return and their belong ings were cared for by the police. Heforo evening all had left for other hotels , The proprietor said this evening that the hotel and contents were almost a total loss. Not a whole piece of furniture was left in the building. Walls of houses near the hotel were cracked and all the windows were broken. The proprietor's house in the Via San Claudlo was less damaged. All the windows were smashed for UK ) yards on either side. No walls were cracked , however , and but for the breakage of glassware , crockery and furniture , little harm was done. The proprietor of the hotel says ho Is con vinced that both explosions were caused by a man whom ho discharged recently. Thnt llullf.tx Uoul Drill. IU > AX , N > S. , Jan , 22 , In the House of Assembly Saturday afternoon Premier Old- ington Introduce ! ! n bill respecting the much talked of coal negotiations. The bill was entitled "Alt Act-for the Further ICn- couragement of Civil Mining. " The second reading of the blllVas setdown for Tuesday. i\dii.sti POLITICS. Omit Intercut liplng Taken In the Coming Srmdoit oT I'lirlliiniftit. IJOXDON. .Tnn. ! ! All the lurty leaders have Issued whlpss'exhortlng their followers to be unfaltering In ihelr attendance to their parliamentary duties during the coming ses sion. lx > nl Salisbury and Arthur J. Halfour , formerly llrst lord of.tno treasury , emphasize the statements that It Is of the utmost im portance for every unionist to be in his place early and constantly , as the homo rule bill will bo introduced shortly after the opening and heavy and hot debates are to be ex pected from the begmning. At a prolonged cabinet mpctlnif yesterday the ministers discussed the legal aspects of the home rule bill. Sir Charles Uussell , attorney ( joneral. and Lurd Hcrschol ) . lor high chancellor , who previously had not attended the cabinet meetings , were present and gave their opinions at length. 1U. Hon. .lames 'Lowther has been selected to move the amendment of the address. He will ask that Immediate steps be taken to legislate against pauper aliens. Legal restrictions of pauper immigration have been advocated by the unionist news papers for many months , especially since the expulsion of anarchists from Franco last spring swelled the anarchist colony with hundreds of indolent and penniless agitators. A new department ) devoted to the inter ests of Jalxu' , is to bo formed on the lines suggested by Prof. Gould , who recently was before the royal label-Commissioners. These lines conform generally with those followed by the labor bureau In Washington. Halhcr moxpectcdly the treasury has allowed a mndsomo sum for the organization of the mreau. Tom Mann was at llrst regarded as : he prospective head of the now bureau , and nany still believe that he will accept the olllce , despite his assertion that lie prefers to remain where he is. as , ho will bo better able lo advance the worklngmen's interest if not nn incumbent of a government olllce. Mr. Gladstone has received hundreds of otters In the last few. days and scores of mllers , making Inquiries as to the state of lis health. The report says his failing icnlth has caused great soliehudo among ils personal friends and the advocates of .lome rule. To dispel all doubts ho walks mid drives frequently } n the' park , besides sending out occasional'dcnlals , and asserting that he is more energetic than for some time. Mr. Gladstone is very closely guarded by his family and nearest friends , and only personal and political intimates are able to 'uin access to him * N.VTAI.Ii ; A Ml I.AN. Tlirlr Kceiineilliittim Canoes rliMisu.ro In ICimipcaii. Courts , c , Jan. 22. Tie | Servian radicals iiavo joined In the national rejoicing over the reconciliation of Milan ; and Nntalio. The newspapers are vicing with each other in expressing congratulations and good wishes. Young King Alexander lias telegraphed to its parents that the announcement of the reconciliation was thoipcasantcst { news ever received by him and hai afforded him the lappiest ( lav of his life.1 Many letters and tclegmirs of congratula ion luivo been re- ccived by the king his parents from foreign courts. In court circles it"H s ild that the recon ciliation is duo to the plbodings of the son , but this is not credited generally. The wliolo affair is lielicvcjl to have been the achievement of Hussian diplomats , who lii"e : found the absence of'such a good friend as Natalia a seriousvdctrimcnt to Russian Interests. Milan , moreover , is naturally pro- Kussian and has been rendered more so by securing loans from St , Petersburg. His re turn to Natalie ( s believed to have followed directly the promise of further payments from tlio sanio source. The question as to the necessity of another marriagoiceremony is much discussed. Tlio divorce was not accepted us valid by Natalie , although Milan always lias maintained that .it was complete. As the divorce was sanc tioned by law another wedding will bo indes- pensablo. SAI-'i : IN ItOUMANlA. Arton , tlio I'aimmti Cmml , Lobbyist , lleyoml the Kcueli of French I.utr. PAUIS , Jan. 22. The Oil Bias says that the warrant for the arrest of Arton , the Panama lobbyist , supposad to liAvo bribed 104 dep utles wi'.b Ii50,000 ; francs , was issued yes tcrda. > . The air ot authority with which the statement Is made excited considerable surprise in view of M. Bourgeois' declaration in tlio Chamber on January 10 , when he was hard pressed by Deputy Millnvoye , that the warrant bad been issued on January 17. The Gil Bias adds that Arton Is known to have left Franco some time ago , and is now be lieved to bo in Koumanla. As Franco lias no extradition treaty with Uoumania , Arton is beyond the reach of law. Arton was supposed to be In London in communication with Iferz and possibly An- drieux- short time ago. In England ho could have been arrested at the instance of the French government , and considerable surprise is expressed that M. Bourgeois should have hold back with ills warrant until Arton found time to place himself on less dangerous grounds } The Sieclo understands that M. Franquo villo , examining magistrate , has rcconv mended the prosecution of sixteen persons whom lie has examined" AXXIKTY IV lOGYl'T. Adlons of thn Khrdlvg Thnt Do Not I'lenso the UrllMi ItesIdcntH. CAIIIO , Jan. 23. T/no good impression caused by the success a * Great Britain's in tervention in the Kfft'pthn cabinet affair is giving way to a feeling of great anxiety among the European residents , in conso- quince of the almost defiant attitude since adopted by the khedivc. The khedlve's open encouragement of popular demonstra tions in his favor by ostentatious attendance at prayers in the mosque and performances in the opera house lifts had the effect ol greatly Increasing the excitement among the natives , caused by the action of the gov ernment. The British tofllcials hero believe the kliedivo's coursij lias shaken the British position In Egypt and endangered the prog ress of reforms instituted by the British government. _ j , Held iiSvrrotCoiiferenrn. BEIIMN , Jan. 22 , . Tlio now national party organized to oppose the ; policyof the new regime , and especially that part of its poliej recognized In the customs , hold \ secret meeting in Berlin yesterday. Among the con spicuous persons presnut were Privy Coun cillor Wildonbrueh and'llerr Burgoflsher o : Ausburg. None of the results of the conference ferenco have yet been made public , Will Ilu AdinonUlird by tlio rope. LONDON , Jan. 22. The Homo correspondent of the Chronicle says : Jt Is expected thai Archbishop Corrigan of New York will receive ceivo a severe admonition from the pope in regard to his opposition to Archbishop Sa- tolll and Archbishop , Ireland. It has been decided that the now papal delegate wll reside in Washington. .Must I. earn the Itimfdtin DEIII.IN , Jan 22. Sen-rat Gourko , gov enior general of Wai-saw , has granted Ger man employes in factories in Kussian Poland ono inoro year in which to learn the Uusslan language. In case they do not know the language in January , lb'J4 , they will bo expelled , llroiilit | Suit for TOIIOXTO , Out. , Jan. 22 , Action has beei taken against theStoufTvlllo agent of the New York Mutual Life Insurtn-o companj by the Manufacturers' Ufo Insurance com pany of this city for $20,000 damages for alleged slander. \DDIXC \ TO THE DEATH ROLL ilore Victims of the Alton Junction Disaster Succumb to Their Injuries. AWFUL SUFFERING OF THE INJURED 'mirtrrn Addltlonnl Deaths i\pcctcd : Many Itnrned H yoml IteeiiKidtliin stnrlm of l'u Wlliii-s.ii'snrthuTerrllilo All'.ilr Curing for the .SunVrt-is. ST. Loris , Mo. , Jan. 22. Eleven additional ienths up to li o'clock is the record of tlio In.il catastrophe at Alton Junction since nidnlght last night. The total list of dead s as follows : WKItll UUSH , Mattoon , III. 1IIUAM t'OUNKUl'S , Iowa. KtWAIlMII.U-i ) ( : { , Alton Junction. TWO rNinnxTinKn MIN. : WII.UAM SIIATTKl'K , Pppcr Alton , 111. HKNUY I'KXXINUVnnn. . Ml. \VIM.1.\M M'CAKTIlV.Alton , 111. JOHN I.OCKK , Alton. KDWAUI ) MAI'IMN , Alton. DAXIKIi IIAUnitS , Alton Junction. WII.UAM MA XT/ , l-'ostorbun ? , 111. CIIAKI.KS I'TT. Alton. W. II. MII.I.KK. Alton. rilAKIis : IIAKKIS , Alton. JOHN WILKINSON , Alton. Fourteen of the injured arc expected iby the hospital authorities to die. They are : OTTO HAdKMANN , Alton. JOHN IIF.UMANN. Alton. 1'UKI ) IIKIt.MANN. Alton. , JOSKI'H 1I1CUMANN , Alton. 1IKNIIV PI I.UItlN , Alton. JOHN I.ATItKU.K. Alton. , W. II. UiaiAUDSON , Alton. .JOHN II17IIK. Alton. I'KKDSITI.UN. Alton. - MfUHAV. I'ppi-r Alton. - HOTKN , I'pper Alton. Wll. I , I AM Ml U.KU. Alton Junction. A. T. ntASKIt , St. l.ouK KUANK 1IAUT1I , Bradford , ran. Seriously Injured , Those who sustained serious injuries , but who will probably recover , arc : Mitt. A. U WII.I.ES and CIIII.D , ICnusas City. Hr.xuv Winoixs , Alton Junction. Gnoitoi : ST.vrt.ns , Alton Junction. JOHN McPiKi : , Alton. HEIIMAX XI > KE , Alton , I.ouis DENHAU , Montrca1 , Can. , Hii.Niiv STAIM.CS , Uniontown , ICy. - MONTOOMIIHV , Alton. DAN HAIIIIIS , Alton Junction. FIIANK BARTON , Stamford , Out. Lens MrlNTO.su , Alton Junction. WIU.IA.M MclxTosir , Alton Junction. JOHN MO.VOIIAX , East St. Louis. JAMEI Mn.i.AXR , Alton Junction. CiiAin.r.s HAUUIS , Alton. W. T. HAIIIII.SON , Alton. HAMII.IN VAI.KXTISK , Philadelphia. CIIAUI.KS HAI.I , , Alton Junction. J. B. MANIIAUS. Alton. PatO'MiiAitA , Alton. 7. . B. Jon , Alton. JOHN SEIST.T.II , Alton. Ernu.uM HiciiAitDsoN , Alton. JOHN. FiM.r.r , Alton. JOUN MuPiKK , Alton. EVAN CAII > WIU , , Alton. - > > ! & ! * ? * . . PATIIICK FINW.UY , Alton. CIIAHIRS Gnowi , , Alton. Besides .these , more than a score sustained injuries of u more or less serious nature , .vhose names could not bo learned. Wrapped In u MllllUe of I'hiinp. All tlio dead were burned to death by flaming oil. Of the fatally injured , all are more or less burned about tlio limbs and body , but the worst Injuries sustained are fearfully burned heads and faces. There are also many in jured internally from inhaling flames , which parched their throats to such an ex tent that tholr escape from instant death Is' almost miraculous. The other injured suf fered from burns on various parts of tlio head , limbs and body. The awfulness of the catastrophe arouses wonder that the casualties are not twice as largo as they are. The wreck and its consequences was the ono topic of conversation in Alton today. A representative of the Associated Press ar rived at that city curly this morning , and already half tlio town was out on the streets in small groups discussing the affair. By the time the church bells were ringing for ser vices nearly the whole population was out on the streets , but for the majority , St. Jo seph's hospital where the dead and dying lay , seemed to bo the objective point. In the IloRplt > l. Immediately on entering tlio hospital the hushed voices and easy footsteps of the physicians , Sisters of Mercy , and attendants told only too well that the place was liter ally the valley of the shadow of death. Many of those brought thcro for treatment yesterday had already succumbed to their injuries , and for many others It was only a question of a few hours of suffering. The scenes in the wards occupied by the injured were oven more heartrending than yesterday. Lying in cots , wrapped and swathed in cotton and bandages , until they almost lost the semblance of human beings , and surrounded by weeping relatives and sorrowing friends , they formed a picture that brought tears to the eyes of even the physicians , accustomed as they are to such sights. The meanings of the patients were piteous. Every few momenta some tortured soul , writhing in agony , would half rise from his couch , then fall hack suffering more in tense pain than before. Seeming to know by intuition when the physician was near them , they would begpitcously to be relieved from their pain. "Doctor , for God's sake kill me , and put me out of tliis misery I'1 said one. "Oh ! for even an Instant's relief from this torture ! " said another. fur Death. Perhaps the most pitiful sight of all was that of 111-year-old Willie McCarty. Sitting by his bedside , trying in vain by gentle words and soothing caresses , while her volco trembled with grief and with n broken heart , was his mother. The boy's flesh was cooked from heaij to foot. Ills eyes were burned out and the skin had peeled off his face and head , taking with It largo portions of flesh. The only response the anxious mother received to her question as to how ho felt was : "Oh , my head ! Doctor , why can't T diof" Some of the patients lay perfectly quiet , not a moan escaped their lips. "Poor fellows , " said the attendant physi cian. "They are fast going beyond all earthly suffering. " All ttioso thought to bo fatally Injured were allowed to remain at tlio hospital. The oth ers were removed to their homes or the homes of friends throughout the city. Many volunteers , too , were at the hospital to administer to the wants of those there , and , If possible , to lessen the pain of their last few hours on earth. So great was tlio crowd seeking admittance to the hospital that the attendants were forced to lock tlio doors and only admit a limited number at a time. Many of these were mere idlers , at tracted by morbid curiosity , but the greater umber were there for ttio purjioso of Inquir ing regarding friends. Ilhirbnncd and DUIlgiirfd Corno | * . H was not until a visit was made to the morgue back of the hospital that the horri ble reality of the accident became apparent. Hero , awaiting the undertaker , were the bodies of tlvo of those \\lio died during the night. Tlio bandages had been removed from the bodies and the awful ravages of the burning flames were plainly apparent. They eould not bo recognl/.ed oven by rela tives , The oil , wherever It had touched the skin , had burned deep into tb llesh , while such iKirtlons of eutlcieas escaped entire de struction were blistered , and In many places blackened by the Intense heat. The lips were terribly swollen and discolored , and the eyes of all five were burned entirely out. Every vestige of hair was burned off of the face and head and in many places the skull and cheek bones were exposed. Wives and mothers , sisters and daughters , on being shown the bodies of the beloved lead , shrank back in horror , and could scarcely be convinced that the distorted features before them were all that remained of those so dear to them and whose taking away meant , In soms Instances , the loss of their sole support and reliances. The coroner's Inquest was held at the hospital , the jury havinir previously been in session at Wann and Alton Junction. The verdict in each case1 states that death was "caused by burning oil , accidentally exploded plodod and thrown over them. " The funerals of a number of the victims will be held tomorrow and the others will be hurled Tuesday. Edward Miller was burled this afternoon at Alton Junction. Itiiniori or Mure Deaths , There was a rumor on the streets late this afternoon that eleven students from Shurt- leff college had been ml.ssing since the acci dent of yesterday. All efforts of the Associ ated press reporters to verify the rumor failed , however , and it is the opinion of the majority of Alton citizens that there Is no truth in the statement. But the fact that there were found this morning near the scenes of the wreck other b.idies , additional to those reported in last night's dispatches , gives rise to a probability that there may be jet more bodies which have not been found. When Mrs. William Mnntz reported to the Alton police department this morning that her husband , who had started for the scene of the accident about 10 o'clock yesterday morning , had not yet returned , a searching party was organized , and after a longtime the dead body of Maulnn found near Wood river , over half a mile from the place where the explosion occured. The supposi tion Is that he started to run In the direction of his home as soon as the explosion took place and was ea'ight by a shower of the .seething tluld. He , however , must have run some distance after he was burned and proba bly full dead on reaching the spot where his body was found. Heports about the time of the finding of Mantz' body and others miss ing , induced a search , which is still going on , for the bodies of other victims. llnndredi I'locliliiK to Alton > Innetluii. The scene of yesterday's dreadful catas trophe was visi'ed by hundreds today. Most of this crowd was attracted by mere curios ity , while relic hunters were present in large numbers. The latter carried with them me mentoes In the shape of twisted lilts of the wrecked tanks and still others , mostly boys , scraped around in the ruins of the baggage and buffet car to see if they could llnd any thing of value. Of the hundreds wlio visited the place few cared to remain long. It seemed to some as though the shrieks of pain and cries ot horror ror that awoke the echoes yesterday still hovered in the air , and to others the memory of the grief and anguish imjurtcd a .sacred- ness to the surroundings. Even the wreck- in g crew , busily at work clearing away the debris of the wreck and lire , worked in a subdued manner as though impressed with the solemnity of the surroundings. No trace had been found up to 0 o'clock of the runaway switchman , Kiclmrd Urattan. It is thought ho run away for good. The total loss to the company , so the rail way officials state tonight , will Do between 125,000 and * 150,000. It includes the engine , combination baggage and buffet car , and twenty oil tanks and freight cars and their contents. The fact that three palace cars were drawn away from the wreck by a switch engine before tlio oil tanks exploded led to an erroneous report that they also wcro burned. The railway company sent the remains of the dead engineer , Webb itoss , to Matloou last night , and also sent the llreman..Dick ' White , who suffered a sprained ankle when he Jumped from the engine , to his homo. None of the other trainmen were so seriously Injured as to incapacitate thorn from duty. Wlint Kyo WltneKftes Sity. William Hammond , a Big Four track walker , who was quite severely burned , said to the reporter today : "There was nothing that I could do. Water would do no good , and so I stood looking on. I had started to stroll away when the explosion occurred. I had not got seventy feet away before I was knocked to my knees by the crash of the tanks. I felt the hot oil light on my head and hands and felt the fearful burning sen sation. To relieve myself I hurled my head In the earth and throw dirt over my hands. Then I ran away. " Iiouis Deneau.an employe of the Alton gas works , attracted to the spot by curiosity , was also burned about the head and hands. Deneau states that lie was fully MM ) yards away from the tanks when they exploded. Ono curious feature about the affair is that when tlio tank exploded the oil shot di rectly upward to a height of some 200 or ! ! 00 feet , then , as though impelioJ by some cen tral force , suddenly shot out in all directions , falling over a wide nrou. Louis Utt , who was Instantly burned to death , was almost underneath one of tlio tanks , and was scalded by oil that ran over the sides of the tanlta. John Webster was standing about twenty feet from the tank and was only touched by a few drops from the muss of lire that went flying over him. The blazing , flying oil was distinctly visi ble at Alton , four miles away. Several per sons state they saw it , and to be visible there It must have reached a height of over 200 feet. It WIIH an Appalling Sight. "I was standing 2. " > 0 feet west of tlio tanks , " said James Maupin to the rcihirter , "when the explosion camo. The roar made by the burning oil told mo It contained an unusual amount of gas , and 1 had started lo go to my horse , which was hitched some dis tance away. Just as I started the explosion came. There was a dull roar. For an instant my eyes wcro blinded by the flash. Then I saw n huge wall of lire com ing directly toward me. 1 remem ber now that it was so high as to ho far above the tree tops , and must have been " > 00 feethi/h. The sight was a most beautiful one , but I was too close for comfort , and I ran as fast as 1 could from the approaching wall. I was just in time , for as It was my overcoat was set on lire by some drops of the burning fluid , which reached me. 1 hastily pulled It off. and as I did so on each side thcro rushed by mo what I could hardly distinguish for the sheets of llanu ) as human beings. 1 hastily throw mj overcoat over the man nearest to me and then rolled him over In the dust. After extinguishing tlio tire I cut off his boots and the upper part of his clothing and told him to go to the station. Afterwards I assisted two more victims who rushed past me , shrieking and howling in agony. Thirty or forty others passed mo while I was assisting these poor u retches. I afterwards learned that the llr.it man I assisted was Edward Maupin , a man whoso surname is the same as my own , but of whom I never before hoard. After this I Jumped in my buggy and hastened to Alton for medical assistance. " Many other eye witnesses were inter viewed , but all tell practically the same story , MJi\lVi'S J\l'Olt'J'N. .More 'I'll H n Half of Thrm Are Sent to thn UnitedState ; * . New Oni.rANi ) , La. , Jan. IS. Tlio Times- Democrat's City of Mexico special says : The ofllclal icport of the secretary of the treasury , giving thn exportation * from Mexico ice for the past fiscal year , has Just been Issued. It shows that the total value of experts - ports was * T5,40T,007. Of the exports the precious metals reached a total vnluo of { Ml.uOO.OOO . , an increase over exports of tlio preceding yearof * 1I ! , < XMIHH ) ) . Kxjiorts of miscellaneous products fell off several hundred thousand dollars. The principal nations to which exports were sent wcro : ( jormauy. f l-in.2ai : ; Spain , tailIi0 ! ; United States of America , 4i.toJtH ! > l ; Franco , $4&MtS : < ) ; England , il5.btl7.-l.VS , The exports to the L'nlted States aggre gated Mwy,5b5 more than lu the preceding fiscal year. CHEAPER TELEPHONE TOLLS Some of the Principal Patauti Will Expire Within n Year. ABUSE OF THE 'SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON i\lr.uniiiiit : Ititei Charged for a I'onr Srr- Ure-r.imminyiitul ; ( he ( ) iiinintlne : Illlt Slher I.t-KUIiitlon In PrixpcdCivil Sort lee Itefiirni. WASIIINOTOS IK'iinU'or Tun Ben , 1 fil.'l KonnnnxTii SritnEr. > WASHINGTON. l.C..Ian. 22. ) Among the attorneys and men In congress who have for years followed the subject through the courts and the patent olllce , much Is being said alnut the anticipated breaking of the telephone monopoly by the early expiration of the principal patent * under which It is now operating. The patent on the transmitter and receiver , and also that ui > on the general idea of transmitting sound by electricity , will expire within twelve months , when , It Is stated , the tele phone field will ho free to a half dozen or more patents , and it Is expected that tolls will rapidly decline in every state. In this connection it is noted that congress , which is generally so attentive to the Inter ests of the citl/.ens of the District of Colum bia , especially when it comes to anything in the direction of home government , has never attempted to check the exorbitant tele phone rates which are charged in the cap ital of the nation. A very ordinary servlco here taxes patrons SI IK ) each a year , even where more than one Is served by a slnglo wire. In Indiana and several states tlio legislatures have fixed the maximum telephone - phone charges at t-'l a month for a servlco equal to that furnished here , and the law has withstood the test of the courts , while the service has deteriorated. In Washing ton , which is the ward of the "economists" of congress , the tendency of telephone rates has been constantly upward , while going downward in the states. AN to National < > iirnnlliie. The fate of the national quarantine bill will be decided In the house tomorrow. When tlio voting begins the main contest will bo over Mr. Cockran's amendment , which has already been adopted in commit tee of the whole , and which secures the Tammany quarantine of New Vork from all interference from the national government and will again allow Dick Croker's brother- in-law. Dr. Jenkins , to assume full control of the harbor in case of any danger of cholera. In view of Mr. Kayncr's statement yester day that thedcfeatof this amendment would mean the defeat of the bill , because the Tammany democrats would vote against any national quarantine measure which did not protect tlio patronage and pickings of their local quarantine , it Is probable that this amendment will bo retained. Its presence in the bill makes the entire mcasuro practically nugatory. At the same time -Senator Harris , who will have charge of the amended bill when it goes back to the sen ate , expresses himself as willing to accept it. Another contest will bo over the third section , - whichauthorizes the secretary of the treasury to take the necessary quaran tine precautions at any port where , in his judgment , the local quarantine Is not f < uin dent. Mr. Stump , whnae amendment tor n seven-day quarantine at the port of depar ture , was so overwhelmingly defeated yester day , will join the opposition against this sec tion , which is regarded by him and other sjutbern democrats as u direct violation of I ho sacred doctrine of state rights. Messrs Kllgoro and Cummings will reserve their filibustering tactics until the bill , as amended U put on its final passage. Shonld the bill become a law in Its present form , the only effective feature will ho the ncctlon authoriz ing the president lo suspend Immigration from any Infected pointer country. Will nillnister lOi-ri'ssiiry. Adherents and agents of the incoming ad ministration continue their missionary work among members of the house in behalf of the repeal of the Sherman silver act. Within a few days it is expected that the rules com mittee of the house will fix a day for the consideration of the Andrew bill repealing the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman net. The resolution , however , will not in clude any provision for reaching a vote , and , In tlio absence of some form of cloture it will bo easy for Mr. Bland , and the other advocates of free coinage , to filibuster against tlio Andrew bill. It has been intimated , by authority of Mr. Cleveland to nearly all of the democratic members of the house who have been re-elected , that if they desire any favors for themselves or thefr friends at the hands of the Incoming admin istration they will do well lo show them selves worthy of a scat at the banquet tnblo by voting in favor of the repeal of the Sher man act. It still seems probable , however , that tlio democrats will not be put to this painful test , inasmuch as tlio silver men are as determined as ever to prevent the house from reaching a vote , liepresentntivo Bland said today : "It will bo nothing but a day of wind , and when It comes to the voting wo will filibuster against any decisive step in tlio direction of a ballot. Wo will provide that there shaH'bo no final vote taken , " Even if the bill should by any miracle pass the house , Senator Stewart and oilier friends of free coinage In the senate will prevent Its passage there by talking against time. ( ; h II Service Itcform. It Is understood that one of President Cleveland's first acts on entering the whlto house will be to reorganize the civil servlco commission. President l.yman , for whom Mr. Harrison has vainly sought a successor , will probably bfi succeeded by Hepresenta- live Andrew of Massachusetts , the present chairman of I ho civil nervlcn reform com mittee of the house. Mr. Theodore Hoose- velt has consented to continue to servo on the commission. Mr. George D. J. John- stone of l/ulslana , the present democrat commissioner , is not regarded by Mr Cleveland - land as a sulllciently aggressive civil service reformer to i o-operato with Messrs. Andrew and Uoosovelt. Ho will therefore bo pro vided with either a desirable consulate or some agreeable placp at home. The name of his successor has not been selected. The new civil service commission will bo of a character to strike terror to the hosts of hungry democratic olllce seekers. Axplnml * Tor Serretury ot the Senate. There will soon be lively times about the halls of congress. The time has almost como for the reorganization of both the senate and house. There will be no trouble to find an abundant number of aspirants for the half do/.en positions to bo filled by popular vote In the two houses. It is no longer a matter of the least doubt that the democrats will have control of the senate after the 4th of March. Should the deadlocks continue In the legislatures of the four or live states now trying to elect bcna- .tors the result will simply bo a diminution of republican strength , ami the democrat ! ) , aided as they will bo by the popu lists , may go right on and elect a secretary , sergeunt-at-arms and chaplain , the only ( ifllccrs now selected bv caucus or iwpumr vote In the senate. All the other positions , of which there are &o < no hundreds , are filled by the llrst two olllcers named , nearly all by the secretary. When tlio olllco of executive clerk of the senate wiyt abolished a year ago , to give vent to some senatorial spleen against the news paper fraternity , the number of oleotlve offi cers wus reduced to threo. The position of Ho-jrotarv of the fccnu'o is the best ouo within the gift of congrobs , so far an salary is concerned. The place pays t5ftHt ! , and has at its dlsi > osil : nearly all of thn itmallcr patronage. The position of dorgonnt-at-arms of the scnato is worth W,500 mid chaplain t'JiKi a year. There are at thlt time live open candidate *