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E UNDAY BEE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA. SUNDAY , , . MORNING JUNE 11 1893-S1XTEEN VAGES. NUMBER 2f > ( i. GROSS CARELESSNESS No Excuse for the Terrible Calamity nt Washington , D. 0 , COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY PREVENTED It Was Well Known that the Old Peril Building Was Unsafe , CLERKS EXPRESS THEIR INDIGNATION Qovtrnment Officials Severely Condemned for Their Thoughtlessncsi. OTHER DEATH TRAPS THAT ARE OCCUPIED lliilldlnc * tlmt Are Unfit for Ittimnn Ilnhltn- tlon Crowded tilth Government I3m- f'o ) c Comments on the Tcrrlblo 7 Din i tc-r of I.nit Siituriliiy. WASHINOTON , Juno 10 llio sad re sults of the downfall of the old Ford's thea ter furnished the principal topic of conversa tion all day. Thcro was little else talked about , and on every Bide ono might see lltllo groups of men standing on the corners and discussing the latest news fiom the bed sides of the injured men. The opinion was unanimous thrt there was blame some where fur this shocking fatality , and many n man echoed the woids of Dr. Bartlett , | l that he uttered at the relief meeting jcstcr- dav afternoon , that the accident was not ono tlio responsibility for which could be laid on God It was n preventable accident The moro the matter Is discussed and the further along the work or clearing away the debris progresses , the moro evident this be comes. Every man employed about the building realized the danger that was caused hi the Jt undermining of the building This Is shown , because a petition was circulated among the clerks some days ngo protesting against the work being done While it was under wav a rope was stiotchcd about ceitain/iiarts / of the structure and the clerks were given to undcistand that It would bo better for them to vvalkcaiefully. rorccil Thorn Into a Deiitlt Trap. This moining the clerks in the doomed building , that Is to say so many of them nb weio not dead or confined to their beds by their injuries , were about the scene of the disaster discussing the situation and holding little indignation meetings. It was evident that feeling ran very stiong among them nnd many of them were loud in their ex pressions of condemnation of the officials of the government who had herded them to gether in such n building. Thcio is no decrease in the general feeling of indignation that fills the city over the awful disaster. There is much comment over the fact that not a Hag on any public building was half-masted today. Secretary Lunont arrived hero this oftcr- noon. Soon after ho reached the city , ho Expressed n ncsiio to see Acting Secietary Grant and Colonel Alnsworth , and those Officials visited him at the hotel in the after noon and had a conference in icgard to the futuio action of the department concerning the calamity. Inn icpoit made to congress about the condition oi the ' Paul's theater building as long afro ns Ibbll , this passage occuis : "It is at present in a very shaky rendition 'llio b ick wall Is far out of plumb , and prob ibly , if it had not been relieved by iton columns , the whole building would have fallen. The 1101 th wall Is also in a bad condition. " Its UiiHiiTo Condition Knovin. The records of the Wnr department show | that the collapsed theater building vvis for i years known ofllcinlly to bo unfit for human j occupanc.v , by reason , not only of structural .vcaUncss , but also of Its defective sanitary "ondltlon. Senator Cockrcll of Missouri , at present chairman of the sen ito committee on appro Ipiiations , and a senator who has always I taken an active interest in the condition of [ public buildings here , Is quoted assaying jtliat ho has made efforts to have the theater loullding ichullt nnd secure better quaitcrs I'or the clei ks , but that bib efforts had failed , lifter earriimr the nppiopiiations through | the senate , because of the refusal of the Incuse to concur. The most he could got was | i trifling nppiopiiation to repair ono wall This flight fill accident has cillcd to the [ attention of officials the condition of other [ public buildings which .no said to bo moro lor less unsafe An official of the tieasury r department , whoso duties require him to I pass much of his time in the dcpirt- ment of justice , said the weight I resting on the floors of that building was alarming to n man of nerves I The building was constructed for ordinary I business purposes and was for some time I used by Iho old rrccdm in's bank. Without j having been strengthened In any way it was ttansferiod lo its piescnt use and gradually all Its floois h.ivu been stoied with Iho weight of accumulated boo KB and rccoids The top fioor was used as a store loom and is [ packed with an enormous weight of books. Another DC ith Trap. The Winder building , opposite the State | department , now occupied by the War de partment and second nudltorof the treasury , has frequently been criticized and the clerks | who work thcio asset t tlmt it is none too I safe. The building U an old ono of brick , all i cracked and seamed nnd is six stoiles high , with n basement. 'Iho rooms , small at the | outset , have been divided , and the whole in- 1 let lor looks like u Chinese den. Small alcoves have boon erected and In every con ceivable w.ij the niea has been increased and in ovety nook ami corner books and iccords have been piled away. A collapse in this building , which fairly uwarms with cleiks , would bo attended with frightful loss of life , The Hush building , which forms an annex of the Postoflico department , is another of the structures about which clings an un savory reputation for safety and substan tiality. Kike other places of similar char acter , It is filled w ith clerks , and the com- blued weight of furniture nnd poslal records stored has made it a constant menace to the occupants. It was In this building about a year ngo , during a storm , that a stampede pf panic' stiiekcn clerks was narrowly averted , Several attempts to brace it up huto been made. The patent onleo , a massive stone struc ture , is not exempt from general criticism. The nortlinestein corner of the office is so crowded and packed with voluminous and enormously heavy records that the walls have cracked until great gaps appear. lr > months the clerks have labored hero with the daily fear of danger hanpiug over them. Twocars ago Secretary tfoble called the tontSon of congress to this danger In a message , in which he said ho would not , and could not , under the existing condition of affairs , bo responsible for the lives of the people who worked there , or the records of the t government which were stored in tint part of the building Secretary Noolc made an urgent appeal for an appropriation that would remcdv the oviU. but thiJ appeal was Ignored and nothing was done. Corrrctcil Drnlli Itoll. The correct list of the dead from v , ester- daj's disaster Is as follows : AMiHX , oroitGKQ , Pennsylvania , 02years , unmarried AltNOM ) , OKOItan M. , VlrglnH , GSjonrs lenv cs 11 w Itlnvv HANKS , SAMUEL ! . , I'ennijlvanln.&D jcats , leaves \sldou mid family. JOHN , WiithlnRton , 1) . 0. , 64 years , leaven widow and fiunllv. ClIAl'IN.J.K , Columbia. Itlchland county , H r. , loav cs vv Idovv und family. 1 > AMv : , .initKMIAU , 21 years , Howard Centre county , 1'n , unmarried. rAOAN.JO-SKI'H 11,47 , a native of I'enn- hylv.mln , leaven widow and family. OAonT H , 38 , Petoskey , i : ntnstt county , Mich. , leaves widow and child. aiiAUr/T : ! , A , Annapolis , Md. , appointed from New Jersey , leaves widow and family. , TONn , J , 110\ I ) , Kvansv llio , Uock county. Win. , 18 years , leav 01 n widow and three children. JOIIDAN , DAVID C. , I'utnani county , Mis souri , leaves u widow and child. LOlTUy , I'Ur.nnimMC It , 07 years , New York , leaves widow and family , MHDnil , OTTO T. W , 38 years. Iluffnlo , N. V .loaves ft widow. MeKAI , ! , , J I1 , 3D ycar , Wisconsin , leaves n widow iiud ono child MUM.KUY , MICHAEL T. , 45 jcars , Now Orhans. MlM.ntt , HOWAUI ) 3 , Guernsey county , Ohio. MILT.Ell , IIHNJAMIN P. , 01 years , Utlcii. N. V , nniniirrled. Nii : > ON , nUUUOW , 37 yours , West Vlr- lnl i , leaves widow nnd five children. JH'lIltlllKIl. WIM.IAM , ColloRo 1'ark , Mil. SUIIUM' , r.MAMJni , O. , 38 yuirs , North Topokti , Kan , le ives a widow and child. \ \ lllAMS \ , rilANK M. , 40 years , K mt Mill- dloton , D.inueonntyKconsIn , uninnirled , Ahrr ' Danger I.nrkM. The building in which tlio office of the sixth auditor of the Treasury department U located , is now so heavily weighted with public documents and other documents that the lloois have sunk four inches , and the eloiks are in constant fear from day to day. ' 1 hero Is no moio d mgetous trap in the city than the patched-up govcinment printing office , which has been from time to time sttenpthencd by wooden and Iron supports. On Its various floors are stored tons of metal , printing miteiial and millions of copies of bound books , to say nothing of 3,000 cm- ploics , who svvaim within the walls m in- cieasing danger ot their lives. All of the cmplov.cs in that section of the iccoidcr's pension office that w is qu irtcred in the theater building have been fur- loughcd until next Monday , when thov are ordcicd to rdpoit for duty If able to do so , nnd are all requested to bring sucli informa tion as they have of the condition and whereabouts of the poisons unable to report Meanwhile a force of clciks his been de tailed fiom the War department to search the i uins and collect and assort the vulu iblo pension aim armj files that aic in the debris. Diligent efforts are being made bv the War department to secure another building for the occupancy of the homeless recoids and pension foico. A Jury of inquest was summoned today. I.lit of the Victim * Hccnvcrm ! from tlio Ururlc of the ford Huilitlng. WASHINGTON , Juie. 10 Iho death list of the catastrophe in Ford's theater was increased onlj ono this moining over the number reported last nnrht twenty- two. Until late last night workmen were en gaged removing the wicckugo of the build ing Hiokcn desks was rcmo'vcil , the litter of papers aud books weio gathered up and such aswcio of value were taken to places of s ifety. The clerks who escaped gathered around the wiccked building cailj and recounted their experiences in the calamity No suitable building has jet been secured and it will piobably bo several dajs before vvoik w 111 bo resumed. The stories of suffering and distress growing out of the calamity are hcai trending. The coi oner's jury was empaneled this moining and will begin the inquest Monday. An investigation will also bo made by the War depnitmcnt. L W Uoody of New York , reported in the list dead , escaped uninjured. This makes the total of deaths 'J , ] , for at 7 this morning A M. Jerault , cloik from New Jetsey , died of his injuries. llo leav es a w Ifo and boy. Most of the injured are improving. P. W. Test of Illinois , contusion of the scalp , will recover. A I./ . Ames of Iowa , vv hose skull was fractuied , leg broken and internal In juries , is In a sciious condition , but thoto nro hopes of his recovery. J , P. MeCounack of Wisconsin , fiactuio of the tibs , ia serious , but will probably re cover. Iternpltiihitlon of th Doith Mat. Tollow ing is a recapitulation of the death list : George 0 Allen , Pennsylani i , veteran of the war , In the department slnco ISO'S. George M. Arnold , Ylit'inia , ( coloicd ) , leav cs a w idow. Samuel P. Darncs , PcnnsjlvanU , war veteran , leaves a family. John Uussius , Washington City , war veteran , leaves a family. J. E. Chapin , South Carolina , leaves a widow and tlueo joung childicn , Jeremiah Dalo.v , Pennsylvania.unmarried. Joseph K Pagan , Kansas , leaves r. widow nnd two little gills in straitened circum stances , J. U. Gage , Michigan , war veteran , leaves a family. A M. Jerault , Now Jersey , leaves wife and boy , J. M. Jan is , Michigan , no details , J. Ho.vd Jones , Wisconsin , no details. David Joulan , Missouri , leaves a family in poor circumstances , Proderiek 11. I.ofuis , Now Jersey , moro than thirty j eats in the governmuut service , leaves a widow and six children J H. Morall , Wisconsin , eleven years in the War department , leaves a wife and child , Ono I'atlintlo Incident. T.V Otto Maeder of Now York , aged 33. Ho was a native of Canada , but carne to Washington from Buffalo , N. Y His wife , an honest faced llttlu woman , tola , between sobs , the story of their struggles They had bought a house in Buffalo upon tlio Install ment plan ana were laooring together , economizing in every possible way , to pay the debt. Every cent that could be spared from his earnings went into the house. It is still for from clear , and Mrs Maeder is loft with this burden upon her and no means of lightening it. "Tho poor follow , " she sobbed , "had only such rnouoy us was in his Benjamin P. Miller of Now York , aged 51 , uutnarrled. Probably no man m iho ill-fated office was hotter known than Captain Benja- [ OONTIMIBD OX SCCOSD 1'JLOE. ] FALLING TO PIECES Disintegration of the Great Dreihtmd is Ap parently Near at Hand. COUNT KALNOKY'S ' SIGNIFICANT SPEECH Ho Bldly Proclaimed tint Austria Was Drawing Nearer to Russia for Peace. IT AROUSED KAISER WILHELM'S WRATH Prompt Remonstratioa from Germany Secures an Equally Prompt Disclaimer. ITALY HAILS THE PLAN WITH DELIGHT I'coplo ot Humbert's Kingdom Otilto WU- fliiR to llo Itulluvud of the llutiUii Jokes of tliu Ihnpcror on the Topic ol Wnr. ICapvi tyMtil iV > 3b'i hl-nu fjnntoit PAUIS. June 10 [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tun 13ct.1 Thcro is something going on Just now that Is curious and Inter esting to those who know the bottom cards m the game of Euiopcan politics. It is evi dent that the Tiiplo Alliance is becoming dislocated , am. ' a proof of this is furnished by the speeches of .Count Kalnoky to the parliamentary delegation. The Austrian- Hungarian minister made two speeches. In the first , delivered on Monday last , ho said that Austria was draw ing closer to Hussl r , us she wished to live in peace with all the povvcis. Ho added that u disarmament ought to bo the object of all , because the onli risk to which the peace of Europe was now exposed arose from the too he ivy and universil military burden When the speech became known thcic was a general outcry In the political world to the effect that It was incredible that the minis ter should have said Just the contrary of what \VilHun II. , the ally of his master , had been saj ing. Qulclclv l"orctil to Itocint. Count Kalnoky's utterances were com mented on throughout Europe aud aroused anger in Geirmny. The emperor did not hide his displeasure , and his reproaches were heard nt Yienna. Thereupon Count Kalnoky jestcrdij made a second speech in which ho said th it the closer relations with Hussia in no way changed the private alli ance with Germany. llo added tint he had not asset ted that a disarmament was ncces- s try to the maintenance of peace. What ho rcalli wished to saj was that the armaments of Germany were ncccssiry to pcicc. This second declaration made even moro stir than the first. Everybody understood that Count Kalnoky , who is a very obstinate and vciy haughty man , had spoken under the pressure of his all powerful master. Ho will never forgive thcdis ivowal ho has been forced to inflict on himself. Kml of the Allluice Is nt Itinil. The genetal opinion is t'nat the Triple All lance is far from having been solidified by this weakened declaration. Still more curious is the movement of Italian public opinion. The Italians , on rcad- rnp ] Count Kalnoky's speech , say to them selves that ns Austria does not , respect the Tiiplo Alliance they may as well abandon it also. All this me ins that it peace is main tained the Triple Alllinco will come to n bpccily death The court of Beihn is still p iclfic. 'Ihey still claim that all Germany's armaments have for their solo object the defense of the country. Homo of the I'mpcrnr'fi Humor. The kaiser recently said , "Tlio czar will not m iko war. Ho Is too bad a hoiseman " It is true that the czar is very stout , and shows a certain antipathy for violent hoi so- back riding. Hero is another mot of Wil liam II. He sild to tno burgomaster of Liege , whom ho knew tit the University of Liege : "I amveiy much disturbed by the socialists , w no nio making a vigorous prop i- panda among the men belonging to the Landwchr If it was necessary to declare war the falo of the empire would bo in the hands of its vvoist enemies " I continue to believe that the consequences of n war will bo so grcitthat no ono will daio to maho war. JACQLTS ST. Cnui : . TO I.NGIAM ; > . Corillul ItLCOpllon Tendered Ambassador Knyuril. SOUTH VMPTOV , Juno 10 The city today is a mass of fiags and overvuody is in holiday dicss In honor of the anivalof the American line steamer Paris , bUnging the first Anicri * can nmbissador , Hon. 'Ihoimis 1' . Uajaid , to England. Southampton 1ms a gala appear ance similar to the cclebintlon which at tended the arrival of the New Voile as the pioneer of the now lino. Mr Ua.vnid was welcomed first by Samuel H. Tliayer , United States iniulster to the Netherlands. Thomas Shciinan , the i cur ing United States consul at Eivet pool , fol lowed him aboaid to meet Mrs. James G. Blalno. The mayor of Southampton , the represen tatives of the corporation , the mcmbcis of the Chamber of Comtncico nnd the staff of the United States omb'assy , led by Henry White , charge d'affaires ' , followed Chan man Taylor of the American line to the first cabin. A few minutes later Mr , Hajard en tered the cabin with Mrs Bayard on his arm , bowing right and loft. The major then presented to Mr. fiajard an illuminated ad dress , congratulating him upon his arrival in England to undertake the- duties of Amer ican ambassador at the court of St James. The president of the Chamber of Com merce also ptcscutcd to Mr. llajard an ad dress. Mr. llayard tcpllod that not only person ally , but also as the representative of his fellow-countrymen and their government , ho gave his sincere thanks for the gracious iccoptlon accorded to him. Mr. llayard and the Dlaino party and Senator and Mrs Donald Cameron left Southampton on a special train , which reached London at l > 15 o'clock. On 'CluiURo In London. Jiiinct Gordon /lnu Ji. | Juno 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tim BEE 1 Altogothoi wo had holiday markets today , but the gen eral tendency was firm and there Is u dispo sition to look for decidedly better prices after settlement , which begins Tuesday. Money Is extremely cheap , 100,003 going Into banic today. The bank reserve Is likely to amount to 19,000,000 In next week's return. Silver la unchanged. American rails were good all day , despite the Inactivity of business , wabash debentures are in special demand. Homo sccuijtles ars-tendlngupward under the In fiueuco of cheap money. Foreign stock : vvcro featureless , business being much re- stilcted by the effects of tlio bourse tax upon speculation In Paris. Lake Holand Elevated Ktilwnj company lins offered lioro through Jan Is Conklin & Co. $1,000,0005 percent bonds at 10'1's ' pep cent Sterling good rail way bonds are In demand , HUMOUS AT ItllMr. Some rccutlnr Thing * llrnril lit the Ktcriml Cllj Uonrrrnlng Cnthiitlrlniii. Jtimn (7 ( nlon Jtennctt ] HOME. Juno 10 ( New York Herald Cable -Special to THIS niiu. ] Strong ruinots nro current hero It Is salil Dr McGljnn , who was supposed to hnvo silled from Now York , has refused to como at all thti jear , and In dued until ho chooses. It is alsoicportcd that Mgr. Satollt may shortlj bo summoned by cable to confer with the pope and the propaiMhda as to a tune for the publication of the occulrtr letter to the American archbishops ob bishops Passions , which appeared to have ! been ' stilled aio finding vent again Tno Inju dicious , notion of the pi ess partisans and potty hangers on of Coirlgan nnd Ireland are largely to bljmo for this deplorable state of affairs. Thopiopaganda la certainly at issue with Hampolla on the American scholastic ques tion It will probiblv be seen soon that Homo is at present lathur in touch with Gibbons , who Is the incarnation of piudcnce , thin with the extremists in either of the rival camps. La Monitcur di Roma which has conspicuously championed Ireland hero rhapsodizes over the recent Ilobokcn ban quet ] , but Satolli's best tricnds hero doubt whether that demonstration did not servo tt rather mhcrtlsa n lew nonentities than to ad\anco the genet dl Ititeicsts of Catholic ism. ISrituh i IriMiiun'n Toiinminfnt. LOMIOV. June 10 The British llto brigade tounnment o ) > encd today. Delegates are piescnt from many loading cities of the United States and other countries and will take part in the tournament. i > iA'j.iyj ; I. much of the 'Jruit llittlpHliip nnssiichu- hotts Irotii Crninp'H Yard * . PiiiiADCLi'im , Pa , June 10 The bltr baltlc ship Massachusetts was launched fiom Ciamp's jnrds this morninij in the presence of Secietary of the Navy Herbert , Attornoi General Olncy , representing the state of Massichusetts , a number of dis tinguished army and navy offiecis nnd a multitude of 15,000 people. Secretary Herbert's daughter Leila christened the vessel The Massachusetts is the second of the three lO.'OO-ton battleships which were nu- thotr/cd to bo constructed dining Secretary Ti.aej's term as held of the Naval dcpirt- inent. She is ,1 sister ship to the Indiana , and her leading characteristics ate gicit battery power and her enormously he ivy armor , which is IS inches thick at the water line. line.Tho The redoubts , which project ! ) ' < feet above the main deck and protest the turning gear of the turrets , are 17 inches thick , ns also nro the tuiiots themselves. There is a heavy sloping steel protOytlvo deck 4t feet below the water line at the sides , while coal bunkers.ire worked over the belt deck , nnd cofferdams of water-excluding material are placed on the slopes of the aimor deck for- wnuland aft. There is a powerful ram bow , The aimored conning tower is of 10 inch plates The military imst has two tops for rapid- fir o and machine guns , the ammunition for which is sent to them inside the masts. Manj water-tight compartments aid the de fensive strength of the vessel Admirable as is the protective strength of the Mass r- chusctts , oven moro striking , if possible , is her aggressive power. She can throw at a single discharge 0,600 pounds of projectiles , or moro than three tons , w rth a total energy of 210,000 foot tons. As to speed the contract requirement Is a sustained avci.igo , through the tri il , of fifteen knots. 'Ihoengines of the Massachu setts , which are to develop 0OiiO horse pow cr at the maximum , are of Iho twin scro w vertical , triple-expansion , direct-noting , in- veiled-cylinder typo , in watertight compart ments , separated by bulkheads. The diameters of the cylinders are : High pres sure , , ' ! tj < j inches ; intermediate inches ; low-prcssuic , 75 inches , ivith a stroke of 1 ! ! inches. Thcro are four double-ended and two single ended auxiliary stool boilers of the horizontal , return flro tube tjpo , nil con structed fora working pressure of 100 pounds per square inch. Electric liirht and ventilation are properly cared for , and the system of drainage is sim plified , while any compartment can bo pumped out cither by hand or steam. 'I ho quarters for the officers and crew are unus ually commodious and comfortable , and from stem to stern tno vessel will bo fitted with nil the latest improvements adapted to steamers. The Massachusetts has n length of : il3 feet , a breadth of CO./ ' and a mean draught of 21 , giving her a displacement of 10,200 tons Her draught is suited for some of the shallower harbors , and 301 she can take the sea In all weathers. Her big guns are as large as she needs for piercing the armor of any adversary jot constructed , und t he ; , arc so mounted that their fire docs not Intcifctc with each other , i'tit ) Cramps scouted the contract for the vvaishlp October 1 , IbUO , on a bid of Trml Trip of the Mnchlns. NEW LONUOX , Conn. , Juno 10. The gun boat Machias has bcat&n not only the record , but her required speed of thirteen luiots by two full knots and probably moro , Exactly what she has done cart only bo dotoi mined when the duo allowance for the tide h.Ilu- cnccs , to bo made by the olllcial board of inspectors specters , has been determined. Jiivcrv- Ihing seemed to nujur well for the success of the trial when nt 1 4U the Machias flow across the line for her real inco. The government tug , Lofton , which was the first mark , seven und one-half miles from the start , was passed at - 1U.UO , lapsed time , twenty eight minutes , thirty seconds ; for fifteen miles flfty-nlno minutes- The roituno , llto second inarU : , was passed at ! ! 47 , lapsed time , twenty-eighth minutes and thirty seconds , for iHtccn miles , flfty- nluo minutus , I'ho Lin , the third"stnko boat , was passed at U-18:45 , lapsed time , twontjseven minutes. The last stake boat , which marked the end of the first half of the course was passed at 8:41,30. : ciWLin.i o.v TIIK Soveniy Diatht nt Mecca , Illieaib Appear * at Narbomie , Eujtlnml Grown Cautious , ALEXANPHU , Juno 10. Seventy deaths fiom. cholera occurred at Mecca jostcrday , against sixty the day before. Pints , Juno 10. Cholera has appeared at Narbonne , Dr. Mcclo of Iho Naibouno hos pital having died of the disease. Lo.Nuojf , Juno lO.j-Tho local government board has canceled itho summer leave 9 ! its medical men and has ordered unceasing watch nt all British per g against the entrance of cholera until September. GERMANY'S ' ELECTION Nextlhunday Will Ba an Exciting Day in the Empire DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THE RESULT Numerous Factions Working for the Success of Their Principles. SOME VERY STARTLING COMBINATIONS Anything to Beat the Army Bill Seems * Bo the Program. ISSUES THAT ATTRACT ATTENTION Currency Qiicitloni of ( Ircnt Interest Cou- scrxnthcs In tlio Now llolchnt.ic Will Oppnae Dnltertil SultrnRO Xo > otcs from the I'lithcrluiul , BCIILIK , Juno 10 At the general elections for members of the Heichstag to bo held Thursdaj next nnd the bj o elections , that are sure to bo required , 897 members of the house , the full complement , will bo roturnca. Iho piescnt week closes with 1,550 candi dates in the field. Not only aspirants for seats , but new political factions , appear- daily , nnd as election day draws gradually nearer , the confusion grows worse con- loundcd. Little can bo done in the few dajs that will elapse before the polling to dlscntanglo the intricate web that lias been woven bj the many factions. Instead of the eight recognized parties in the late Reich. stag , holding the electoral field in the pres ent campaign , there nro about twenty sec tions , each fighting for its own piogram. 'llieso programs often ngieo on some ono common point , but on other points they cross and rccnrs in sueh confusing demands that it would bo n difficult , if not impossible task , to say what any single faction really wants. I'ossllillltli's for Couihlimtloni. It seems impossible now that the results of Thursdaj's balloting will decide how the Heichstag will be constitute 1. The final results must depend on political combina1 tions on the reballots. Whore the final ballot in any district lies between u con- set vatlvo and socialist , then the centrist and freislnuigo minorities , by coalescing , may assist in Mie retuin of the conservative candidates. If the issue is betwceu a con- bcrvatrso and a ccntiist. thofrcisinnigo and socialist minority will probably throw its vote for the centrist candidate as an opponent of the army bill. In many districts the strength of the fac tions is so evenly divided that it w ill be a toss-up as to which candidate will head the poll. All over the country the reballoting must lead to complex bartering and vote- mongcring baigains and tho'clcctions on the second poll will often bo decided , not on lines of pirty policv , but on considerations of u private or local nature. llidl } Mixed. Cvcri thing promises that the new IJoich. stag will bo the most motley pailiamcnt known to history. The conservatlvogioups , accoi ding to the party organs , mean to or- jinud a movement against universal suff rage. The national liberals evince a less marked tendency in the same direction The conservatives aim to substitute a graded sjs- tern of class representation for every diet of the federated states , with each diet elect ing delegates to the Reichstag. They seri ously discuss this proposal a their only sal vation from a democratic deluge , vvhieli now threatens to sweep the country. Reports that n congress will consider the currency question In September , uro creating a livelv interest in financial circles hero , and also in Austria. Austria ana Hungar.v each requires l'JO.000,000 florins in gold to complete their currency conversion. The prospect of the United States draining gold from Europe excites anxiety among the Rothschild sjndicate , which is working the Austro- Hungarian conversion. Financiers calculate that the cost of the Austrian currency rc- f01 ins will become greatly enhanced if Presidents Cleveland's plans mo approved. They Will Not llo Married. The report that Princess Alice of Hesso was to bo shortly betrothed to the ezaro- vvitch Is officially denied. The drouth in Freiburg and Broisqau con tinues , and the outlook is serious. Thcro is a scarcity of food and much suffering is thereby entailed. A number of the Inhab itants of the village of Allganswciro , who lacked food for their families and them selves , detcimined to raid the Kippcnhcim preserves and capture whatever game pos sible The keepers detected thorn and it pitched battle ensued , the invaders resisting the attempts of the keepers to drive them off the pi flierv cs. A number of the com batants were wounded and many of the villagers were arrested. J.l.ir. JlOltlllOk'tt Sltl.ti * Testimony Ycnlordny In the I'muoiu Mixsa- nchiisottH Murder C'lme , New BEIUOKU , Juno 10 The evidence in Iho Bordcn Irial today was chiefly conobor- alive of prior testimony nnd not of great value to either side. But ono witness was badly confused in cross-examination , and ad- milled sev oral facts of some Importance to the defense The first thing was the testimony of Officers Edson and Mahony that they tried last night to search the Borden cellar for the hatchet handle , about which Mullaloy testi fied iosterday , but were not allowed to enter Edsou was caicfully cross-examined by Mr. Robinson as to the search of the cellar ana barn made the Monday after the murders , and stated that ho saw a handle- less hatchet in Medley's ' hands , found in the barn was shown to the Jury by Mr. Hoblnson. Wicncss testified that Detective MoIIenry was about the premises shortly after the murders , and at police head quarters a number of times afterwards , but would tv > t connect him with the police force. Mr Robinson also showed by this witness that inost of the officers prominently con nected with the case except Mullaloy were promoted since the murders. It also ap peared tUqt witness and other ofllcera got over the barbed wire fence into the promises without difficulty. Inspector Medley then testified that ho reached the homo ut 1140 on the day gf the murders and within ten minutes opened the barn door , which was fastened wtyli a haspstaple and iron pin , went up stajrs ami found the upper floor covered with dust , on which lianas and feet made distinct impressions. Both windows and , the upper < lo.of were shut. Ho also described his flntjlug of tlyj fumou- httpdFcjos iiatch ' , , It 'was covered with dull , except a 'new break , ou which there waj no dust. On crojj-oiaEjJcat'-on ' foe described partlcu- j THE BEE BULLETIN. \Vc \ < tt7icr/or Onwli i < tm ! t'icfnfl / / < tlr'tcfrm r ; Southerly 1. Aftrrmtth of llio VV a lilncton ttrccU. IHfdiitesrtttlon of tlio Urrlbunil. ( liTiiiun.v'H r.lntlon ( li-ttlng VVnrincr. Knmiii llamllu Hold nnd llmj , 2. ( Irnrriil ' portlnc Np\v . UlRli Sehoot ( Mum All Until- . Umirrtl Over Srhool funds. Alice Ilirt r.Hinil to llu Uullly. .1 OlnryVIII Not * < nin Monlicr. OinornlViinliltiRlnn Ne\v . l > lim' < from tlio l.cmont Itlot. 4. .Itldgo MitxvicU'ft Decision luJt'rU * n. DlMrndltltiK C'nrlton'n Story. Hi-null of .Monlu'i'H Work. Co boft All llcudy in StnrU 0. Council Ilium I.ornl Nrv t > A ( Nil ut Ssoiltll Oiiiiiliu , 7. 1'roKrim of the 1'iililto Schooli. MOII In u VVniiiKlo. Storlen rroni n I'lonccr. ft. HiilldhiK Annorlntlnn .Mitc . It ) . VV iiUrnt in 01 the Cotternionceri. ill } Iiljlllo Miumwn. 11. "mirlm for tlio 1'nlr box. VmoiiK tlio .Secret. Orilors. 13. Mttorlnl mill Coiiiiiiont. 1:1. : . wt UVok In I.ornl Society. lil. Iniincliil mill Cointifrrlil Jt'ewi. liiKiirlucti of AlliUumiuor. 10. tlrlHUolit's AVcckly ( InU. larly the circumstances nnd the way in which . ho wrapped np the hatchet when lie took it nwny. Saw no loose luntllo. Ho saw Dctcctho McHcnry there nnd supposed ho j was engaged to nskist in the search ' Officer Dennis Desmond , jr. , also said ho saw the handleless hatchet , but no loose handle , nnd contradicted Medley , claiming to hnvo wrapped up the blade himself. Adjourned until Monday. MIDNIGHT HOBBERIES. Omilm Citizen * Itelil lip nnil Ilohhcil b > During I'ootpills. Highwajmcn in Omaha held the fort list ' night and held up some citizens last night , getting out of it a little moncj and some Jewelij' . As William Dor , citj- circulator of the Woild-IIcrald , was returning homo at n late hour , he was held up at the corncrof Thirty- eighth and Fa main streets bja couple of armed footpads , who demanded everything ho 1 hud in the way of valuables. Had Mr. Dox retained his presence of mind nnd informed them that ho was a newspaper man possiblj' he might have been unmolested , but as he had no speech prc- p ucd for the occasion ho meiclv hold up his hands and the disciples of Tin pin helped themselves. Ihey dispossessed Mr. Dox of a watch and chain , u diamond stud , a pin and $10 or § 12 in cash nnd then unkindly told him to "git a swift move on. " Ono incident of the affair was the queiy of one of the "gentlemanly high waymen" as to vvhothar ho should "take do spark , " cvidcntlj' thinking that Mr. Do\ objected to- having his diamond stud taken As Mr. Dox was at that mo ment , ga/ing into the mu7lo of what appeared . peared to him like a Krupp gun , ho svvcetlj informed ' tha loadstor tluit the ' -spark" went with the rest , and it went. A diamond ring which Mr. Dox. were was not taken. Later In the evening George Butcher was held up at the corner of Nineteenth nnd Chicago sticcts and deprived of $20 in cash , much to his disgust. The men who made both hold-ups are par- ticularjlj'described Ono Is a man wearing a dark suit and light hat , ana the other is about five feet six inches In height , and similarly dicsscd. Both are smooth shaven Shoitlj after the robberies occurred a JOUIIR man giving his nrmo ns W. M. Smith was Jg.atheied by the official gleaners on suspicion of being ono of the roubcrs Smitn did not nssij' much in the wav of valuables , barring n pair of cuff linns and a biakoman's cap plate , and says he can give a Rood account of himself this morning. Hold-ups nro getting numerous of late , and the man who has to go homo in the small hours feels it necessary to keep both open. Waters Kcccilo anil l.omo n C.rcnt Show ut Wicckngn Hrhliul. Si'itisnnru ) , Neb , Juno 10 [ Special Telegram to Till , BEK J The fiood of last night is over , and the angry wateis of Tur tle creek have iccedod , but the vvicckago wrought by it is visible from heio to the Platte ilvor. The w hole creek bottom is lit erally covered with household furniture , out buildings , Bldowalkb and who icnccs , The icsldcnco of John Johnson that was washed out of toun floated a mlle south and lodged ina giovo. IVvctything inside was found intact. The families in the Hooded districts 'most all moved their effects to higher ground until their homes can bo renovated. Some of the families are in destitute circum stances , but are being provided for by the citizens. The loss of stock , fences nnd bridges will reach into hundicds of dollars , while Die ess of entire crops on the Platte river bottoms toms can not bo estimated. Tarms are vet under water , and acres and acres of up land crops have been completely washed away. Three thousand feet of the Missouri Paciflo railroad truck between here and Louisville was washed into the ditches , and no trains have passed since yesterday after noon. Supoilntondcnt Itathnurn and Koud- master Clark have had a largo force of men at work today , placing the track In position and trains will bo running as usual by morn ing. The same condition of things prevailed on the Hock Island , two mllcn of track be tween Hlchfield and North Louisville being in the ditch , but.tr.ilns are running as usual tonight During the storm last nlcht light ning struck the Sarpy County bank building and the residence of Ell Sanborn , three miles la the country , doing slight damage. Their Ton Wui 1'oltoucil. CIIIOAOO , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to TUB UEE ] A chemical examination of the tea by which the farnjlv of J. W. Hibbard of Evanston was poisoned shpwod conclusively the prcscnco of arsenic , " } ( ough ou rats" h supposed to have bceq used. Mr. Hibbard lefurnod today from Omaha.lo was told the history of the affair and decided not to prosecute the suspected offender. With the exception o { 4.-year.-ola Kouio Hibbard the victims have rccoveioa. BANDITS' ' BOLD WORK- Santa Fo Express Train Bobbed by Pivo Men Near Oimarron , Kan. SWUNG A RED LIGHT ON A BRIDGE * . Engineer Responded to a Danger Signal an3 Got Hoarded at Once. EXPRESS MESSENGER DISABLED BY A BALL Bobbers Send a Fusilado Through the ( Jar and Seriously Wound Its Keeper. BULK OF THE BOOTY WAS OVERLOOKED Illililen hy the MrttiMigcr WIillo tlio lee at tlio 1,11 r Wai Holti ? Uitttoroil In- , Only u HumII Amount of SlUor bocurrd. CiMAtmoN , Kan. , Juno 10. Hvo masked robbeis held up the California express on. thoSinta Fo , half n mlle west of hero at 12 o'clock ' this moining , wounded Express Messenger K. C. Whlttlosoy of Kansas City , secured $1,000 In silver nnd the contents of the way safe ami escaped. The train had hardly got out of sight of this place when the engineer saw n danger signal on the track. A bildgo was near the place , and fearing that something was wrong \\ithit , ho slowed up Bofoio the train could como to a stop , two in ished men swung themselves on to the locomotive and covered the engineer and Hieman with heavyro- volvers. I'nrccil tlio KiiKlni'or to Work. The engineer was foicod to take a slcdga hammer nnd go to the e.xpiess car. Mes senger Whlttlcsoy refused to open the door and the engineer was oulcrcd to batter it in after the outlaws , who had been rein forced by three otneisjiad fired several shots into the car. AVhcn the iloor had boon broken open It was found that the messenger had iccelved a wound in the loft side , which di babied him , but will not prove fatal Whlttlcsoy was onicrcd to open the thiough safe , but could not do so and the robbers were foiccd to content themselves with the contents of the way sifc. which were put in a sack. All this time tluoo of the outl uvs stood outside , ill ing at the pas senger cars and shouting oatha to mtimidata travclois. Hulk of the llooty Overlooked. Ten thousand dollars in currency and soma Jewchylud been hidden by the messenger and was not found Jo the outliws. The silver wiis for the bmk at Tiinid.id , Colo. The lobbcro then fixed the cot for themes- scngcr nnd placed him on it. No attempt was made to rob the pissengors , and a * soon as the outlaws had denied out the cxpiess safe they fired n pai ting volley , put spurs to their horses and dashed off south- waid. The tiain wasiun Inck to Clniarron and the alarm given. A sheriff's posse was soon in pursuit , but could on ! > track the outlaws a few milfs , where they had stopped and divided their booty , as several silver dollars were found at this place. Molu IlorHON Alno. The robbeis are supposed to be four men who came up from the south jcsterday morning and went nortn of here four miles , where they got dinner and supper at a , farm house. They weio all mounted on flno horses and were well armed They stele two horses near Ingalls the same night. ISC.VIM : ntcm 1111 : .Notorious imtlnn Territory llaiidlta Still at FOUT Gmsov , I , T , Juno 10 The expected battle with Henry Starr , the notorious In dian Teiritory train lobbcr and bank w reciter , did not take place today. Seven United States marshals went to Starr's homo at Nowata ycsterdaj'wfth Iho inten tion of taking the bandit dead or alive , but Starr had been posted and had nude his cs- t.apo His supposed accomplice was ar rested , but ho will diviilgn nothing The lobbers have divided the Uentonv llio plunder and scattcicd. * rd CM A Ol'J ! * HtlXll.tr. Chief .Imtlco 1'nllor NiupcniU the Iiijuno. tlon Closing HID VV'oild'n Pali. Cinrioo , 111 , Juno 10 Chief Justice Fuller today entered an order suspend ing the tempaiaij' Injunctions granted by the United States c-ltiult court lo it-strain the management of the Woild'n f.iiiftom opening tlio grounds Sund iv Ho sot the healing of the cause In the United States com t of appeals for Tluusday no\t Judges Dunn of Madison. Wls , and Allen of Spring field will bo in attendance. Drummeis fiom all puts of the country atteadtd the exposition todaj , although the it iv was glnomj and rain benfin to fall heavily before noon The Ttavoloia Pro- Icc-ilvoassociation , which uoiiehnled Its an nual mooting at Puji-li yestorUiy visited the f.iir In a bodj- , making the Missouri state iiuiltllng he idquartcra. The u-avolers weio wc-lcoinoil by Major Harilson , followed by an address bv Vice President Stevenson Othoraddrcsies nero by Govetnor Stone of Mlufcouii , ox-Jovernor llubb lid of Texas and otliois Princess Eul.illa visited the World's fair today in the face of the driving storm of rain and wind On account of the weather the princess und uuito spent the time insldo the buildings Cloitil for VVmit "t Ctuli. COUVAI.UB , Ore , Juno 10 The private bank of Hamilton , Job ACe , failed to open for business this moining The following uotlco was posted on tha door : "Wo have been compelled to suspend for want of cash. The assets tire sufficient to pay depositors In full as soon OB they can be realized upon. " Iherc has boon for some time a steady withdrawal of deposits on account of the prevailing financial stringency. Assets are $255,000 In money , notes , county securities and real estate ; liabilities , 1205,000 , of which 1171,000 is dcpositi. There is but lit- tie excitement , and general confidence Is cx pr issed that the concern will b able U > ra uino shortly.