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ESTABLISHED JUNE ' 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBBING , JULY 11 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Chicago rircmon Lese Their Lives in the Do-
Btrnction of a Big Warehouse.
IMPRISONED UPON A BURNING TOWER
Many Seek Certain. Death by Jumping
from -'Their Frail Porch.
OTHERS PERISH IN THE SEETHING FLAMES
Thirty Thousand People Helpless Spec
tators of the Awful Tragedy.
MANY DEEDS OF BRAVERY AND DARING
Awful Been or Horror nnd Death nt tlio
World's Tnlr Uroiinilfl How the flro
Hturtcil , nndVhero Tlio
Death Hull.
CniOAOO , July 10. The fear that has
existed for months in the mind of nearly
every citizen of Chicago a fear that none
dared utter to his fellows , but that all
felt found realization today in n frightful
holocaust at the World's ' fair that claimed
nearly two score of victims and for a
time threatened the destruction of the en
tire White City. Today's disaster was all
the more dreadful because of Its sudden
transformation from an innocent flame into
n death-dealing catastrophe. Llko an ani
mate monster it enticed its victims to the
topmost stage of a high pinnacle and then ,
encircling the whole shaft in n sheet of
llamo , held them in a trap until ono by
ono they fell ns a sacrifice on the fiery
altar that raged beneath them while
BO.OOO people stood helplessly by.
The structure that burned today was , by
comparison , ono of the smallest buildings of
the fair. It was the cold storage ware
house and skating rink and was not the
property of the exposition. It was n con
cession nnd exhibit of the Hercules Iron
works and ice and refrigerating machine
manufacturers. In addition to the skating
rink thcro were three twenty-ton Ice
machines and thirty or forty barrels of lin
seed oil. This oil no doubt greatly hastened
the conflagration , and that the flro was not
communicated .to the other World's fair
buildings was duo to the favorable winds.
Scones of Horror Wltiingtcd by Ttioiiiiindi.
The scene of horror was witnessed by
many thousands of people , and strong men
wept nnd women fainted , as ono llfo after
another was snuffed out -.vlthtn full view 01
the multitude but beyond the reach ol
human aid. The flro was not genornllj
observed until about 115o'clock p. m.
nnd within thirty minutes afterwards the
great loss of llfo occurred. At the flrst sig
nal the firemen rushed up tlio hugo shafl
surrounding the smoke stack and when ni
the summit began preparations to fight th <
flames which had at first appeared at thi ;
point. Before the hose could bo coupled t
cry of horror from th ; crowd below causei
the firemen to look down nnd the wholi
shaft below was found to bo encircled h
11-ime. instantly every man realized hi
danger , but there were few to flnd an avcnui
for cscapo. Ono man suddenly grasped i
rope , orvhoso and half sliding , half , falllii )
reached the roof ninety feet below , in i
bruised and burned condition , but still alive
By this time the crowd below became wlli
with cxeltomont , and weeping women am
frenzied men rushed hither and thlthoc
wringing tholr hands In anguish over thel
Inability to render aid. Suddenly ono of th
firemen was seen preparing to jump , am
every eye was turned upward. Ho gnvo
qulcic , spasmodic leap , and turned over 1ml
n dozen times boforo'ho struck tha roof , ninot
foot bolow. To the spectators ho seemed
minute falling this distance , and then th
body struck the roof with a frightful eras
nnd bounced four feet in the air , and a groa
of horror wont up from the crowd. Froi
this time the bodies rained from the stocpli
but in nearly every Instance breath an
llfo had fled when the victim was picked u
on tlio roof below.
After the flrst wild leap ono man after ai
other jumped In quick succession as th
flames closed in below nnd the heat bccan
moro intense. In nearly every Instance tl
victim turned over and over again before h
touched the roof , and in nearly every Ii
stance the result of the desperate leap f <
life was the 8111110 death.
Terrlblu Sjieetiu'lo of Denth ,
The very horror of death riveted ovoi
eye to the scone , and while men and \voin <
shouted hysterically and wept below tl
guards were almost powerless to kcop tl
crowd away from danger , The spectacle
death became moro terrible as the minut
passed and for the last man on the ctipo
remained the most dreadful fate of 11
After nil his companions had leaped to u
parent death nnd the last man wni hesltn
Ing the whole shaft began to tremble ai
vibrato. The lone fireman understood arig
the ominous warning and gnvo a quick , wl
leap. Ho wan too late. At tno very instil
ho sprang the whole structure gave wi :
nnd this human being , quivering with II
nnd wildly grasping for support in t
fronry of despair , was seen to drop into t
labyrinth of llamo and fire and finally d
.appear entirely Into the roaring furna
below. His was a literal death by flro , 1
the flames caught him whllo his mind w
still active and all his senses alive to t
torrlblp fate to which lie was doomed.
It AVu a Veritable Duath Trap.
As a flro trap tno cold storage wnrchov
could not have been more perfectly cc
struotcd. The structure was 250 feet lo
by 160 foot wide , and was entirely of wet
covered over with staff. The main body
the building was live stories high. In t
canter of tins rose the 'smokestack ' in t
BUopb of iv cupola , to the tup of which u
almost 200 f cot. The base of this cupola u
about thirty feet square. About eighty fi
from the base of this cupola thcro WOE
Balcony from which u nquuro tower rose ,
mlnatlnff in the mouth of the tmokesta
* It was at the top of this cupola that the I
was discovered , ft Is supposed that 1
framework around the huge chimney cauj
from a defective duo.
At Orit U appeared to be
affair , but knowing the inflammable
nature of the structure , Fire Marshal
Murphy , who had charge of the department
on the grounds , sent in n. call for all com
panies to turn out. With nlxmt forty of his
men Captain Fttzpatrlck climbed the sta
tionary ladders Inside the tower to the bal
cony and from there ropes was lowered to
haul up the hose.
I'lro Cutu Off Itctrent.
Only ono hose , that of a chemical engine ,
had been hauled uo when a gust of .vlnd
caused the flnmos to break out In an alarmIng -
Ing manner about ten feet from the top of
the cupola. Meantime the lire had eaten its
way down through the network of timbers
Inside the structure , and unconscious ot
theirdangcr , the flromcn were standing , ns It
were , on the shell of a burning volcano. No
ono of the tens of thousands of interested
spectators who had gathered from all parts
of the grounds had any imagination of the
perilous position In which the forty or fifty
inon were then standing. The flro had been
burning scarcely twenty minutes and the
firemen wore pulling and hauling at the
ropes when suddenly the flame * burst out
around the base of the cupola In a perfect
hell of fury.
So sudden and so furious was the outbreak
and so terrible was the spectacle that for
the moment the crowd stood transfixed with
horror. Strong men wrung their hands In n
hysterical manner and scores of women
fainted. All were powerless to aid the unfortunate -
fortunate men , imprisoned on the balcony ,
150 foot from the ground. All the ropes save
ono on the north side of the tower were
burned away In nn Instant.
One Slender t.lno of Hope ,
The hose from the chemical engine with
stood the heat , however , and springing for
ward John Davis caught hold of It and slid
down to the main roof of the warehouse
where ho fainted away. His face and hands
were terribly burned by the flames , which
enveloped his body as ho came down. Ho
was taken to the hospital where ho was
cured for nnd the physicians say ho will re
cover.
Two of his fellow firemen attempted to
follow him , but before they were half way
down the hose gave way and they dropped
into the seething mass of lire and were lost.
As the hose parted and the men sank out of
sight in the flro , the multitude below gave
utterance to a groan of sickening horror.
Another fireman started down the rope on
the north side of the tower and had almost
reached the roof when it gave way and ho
fell , striking on his head , and was Instantly
killed.
Itcyond the Ilcacli of Help.
There now remained , according to the
counts of various spectators , from twenty-
five to thirty men on the tower. They were
hopelessly beyond the reach of help. TTio
longest ladder fell short of reaching them
by fully thirty feet. Death of the most
awful kind was fast approaching. At this
terrible moment Captain Fit/patrick's tall
form and whlto helmet appeared in front of
the mon who were huddled together
on the narrow balcony. Uo appeared
to bo addressing his bravo followers. What
ho said will probably never bo known , for lit
alone of all the iron around hlnnat thai
moment escaped alive , and his injuries arc
such that it is doubtful that ho will recovci
consciousness. As ho ceased -speak oho ol
the men crept around the burning1 balcony tc
the east but returned a moment liter with s
rope that had boon loft there in the excite-
ment. It was hastily fastened to the ral'.inp
around the balcony. Captain Fitzpatrlct
pointed to it.Vhat ho said no ono knows
The foremost man seized it and started U
slide down , but cro ho was half way tht
cruel flames rolled up and ho was swallowei
1 into the mouth of the awful volcano. An
other tried it and mot the same fate. Ont
after another , live of the men at this mo
ment sprang from the balcony to the roe
and were killed by the fall. If any of then
survived they were burned. The rope wai
burned oft about half way down and it huni
apparently useless.
I.cnpoil to Certain Doom.
Scarcely twenty-live minutes had clapsei
sinio the lire was discovered , but so rapli
had been its progress that the entire towc
was burned away and it fell with an awfu
crash , carrying with it several firemen wh"
were playimr on the flames with the hos
from the roof. There was a wild scrambl
to get off the roof.
Seeing his men Jumping to their doom , thi
heroic captain seized the rope and starte
down. A ladder had been raised but wa
almost twenty feet from the end of the rope
Ho dropped and caught on the end of th
ladder.Mnrstml
Mnrstml Murphy's HolC-Sncrlflco.
Marshal Murphy , an old personal friend c
Captain Fitzpatrlck , and who bus worked 1
the Chicago lire department with him for
score of years , was on the roof. Seoin
there was u chance to save his old comrade' '
Hie , ho sprang forward nnd was soon nt tfi
top of the ladder. A shout of admlratlo
and encouragement went up from the mult
tudo below. The hcroto marshal startc
back with his friend , but was enveloped I
flames. With the energy of despair li
clutched his romrado nnd slid down the lat
dor to the roof where ho fell prostr.it
Both Murphy and Fitzpatrick were unco :
sclous. They were lowered to tha groun
und taken to thn hospital , and it id doubtfi
if either will recover.
IcnUeil the Oil.
in A largo quantity of linseed oil was store
10 on the top floor nnd when the tower fell ,
10 crashed through the roof to this inllammi
at bio fuel and then the flumes rolled up high :
cs the air.
* As the firemen fled from the roof ono i
them picked up the mangled form of ono i
the unfortunates who hud jumped from tl
balcony and carrying it to the edge of tlio roi
dropped it over. Many of the unfortuna
firemen who lost their lives ml ht have bac
saved had thu department been suppllt
y. the tower to the roof und been saved by tl
fo
nets.
I10 ( Seeing that it was a hopolois task to n
10 tempt to save tha building and as all wl
ls' escaped alive lud loft the roof the flrom
CO now directed tholr efforts to keep tlio tl
eras from spreading , The World's fair stabU
as Just south of the big warehouse , were bur
ho ing and the tire had sy road to the roof a
several hotels across Stony Island a vein.
With a good deal of effort the buildings we
ISO saved , but the stables were burned to t
m- ground.
In less than twv hours from the time t
flro started the cold storage warehouse w
of leveled to the ground , . It is doubtful if u
ho of the bodies will over bo rocov roJ. T !
ho building bulng of wood and , added to th
08 the barrels of oil made the tire ono of t .
as holest the flro department has over had
jot flght.
n A complete and accurate list of tnu.dc
ni will bo dinieult to obtain , as many of t
ck , bodies were entirely destroyed and not o\ ,
Ire the oftlccrs of the flro department will kn
.ho who of their men have gene until after i
: ht call.
Ll t of the Kilted ,
nit Ttio following U a list of the
dead ns far ns known at' , } 0 , o'clock. The
work at the burned building is being carried
on in utter darkness , owing to the complete
destruction of the electric light wires. Six
bodies , all of them burned beyond recogni
tion , have been taken from the dobrls since
8 o'clock.
WtliUAM DAVIS , killed by leaping from
the cupola.
WII.UAM U. DRMINQ , terribly burned and
crushed by jumping from the cupola.
IMIIIXU' IUUKN , wason cupola when roof
fell.
fell.JAMKS QUEEN , foil through roof Into
flfUllCR ,
liAUTON E. PAGE , captain World's fair cn-
glno company No. 3 , killed by Jumping ,
JAMES E. GAHVnv' . captain World's fair
oiiKlnn company No. 1 , burned to death.
JOHN M'iWIOE. leg broken , body horribly
burned : died In the hospital.
CAPTAIN JAMKS I'lTZl'ATHlOlv , aiolstant
chief , arm broken , body burned and crtuhod
In falling ; died Inhospltil.
JOHN CAUlIjb. burned In the mini.
PAUL SailKOEDKU , burned In the rnlns.
UNIDENTIFIED LINEMAN , working on' '
electric light wlroi , burned In the mini.
LIEUTENANT JOHN H. FKEC.MAN , burned
fh mini.
The following firemen are nMsslng and nro
undoubtedly dead :
O. U.
M. D1XON.
W. A. HtH-T.
A. L. OTTO.
M. S. ItONKIEI.D.
W. 0. STUUM.
These Inlured.
W. P. MAUJXCY , both legs broken , badly
burned.
E. J. FUAJJK , leg broken nnd body ournod ;
may dlo.
BiMii.ixaEn , badly burned and in
ternally injured ; will die.
S. NuiinciiUM , burned and bruised.
CAITAIN THOMAS BAiiur , of World's ' fair
fire boat , badly burned , arm crushed ,
amputated ; may die.
JOHN DAVIS , hands and face burned.
WIM.IAM LCKCIIAX , face and head burned
and leg mangled.
MAHTIN KIMIIAU , of St. Paul , Columbian
guard , hands and arms burned.
II. BUKCKINMIIUQE of Fair Castle , Va. , Col
umbian guard , face and hands burned.
MAHSIIAU. JAMES L. KENVON , chief battal
ion No. 2 , log badly cut and mangled.
F. II. DOSAUOE , Columbian guard , slightly
burned.
ill. MUUIIAT , burned Mid nearly suffocated.
W. C. Fisiinii , o.ves and face burned.
W. LUNCH , scalp wound.
G. S. HAMAK , hand scalded.
O. B. FIIKNCII , right foot crushed.
FIICD Guoisiz , right hip broken ,
Known to Ho UHtigeroui.
That the building was known to bo a dan
gerous flro trap by the company controlling
it there can be no tloubt. A few weeks ago
Marshal Murphy inspected it and reported
It to be extremely unsafe. On account of his
report the Insurance companies who had
talf en risks on the structure canceled them ,
so thcro was uo insurance on it at all.
Some ono said the council of administra
tion had been advised that construction of
the tower closing the smoke stack was
hazardous. President Higiritibotham said
ho had not heard of such notice.
Commissioner Massey of the council of ad
ministration confirmed Mr , Hlcpinbotham's
declaration that the council had had no inti
mation of danger from the cold storage
plant.
When the fire broke out' there was a largo
number of World's fair visitors in the ware
house looking nt the hugo ice machines and
other exhibits In the building. The flrst
Intimation they had ot a fire was when the
firemen rushed in und niade for the roof.
In an instant thcro was a panic-liko
rush made for the stairways. In their
excitement * omo of the men thrust women
nnd children aside and a number of them
were thrown down nnd badly bruised , though
so far as known none were cnously injured.
G. H. Barnes , jr. , the 10-year-old son of a
Toledo oil merchant , was knocked down and
but for the aid of a man moro thoughtful
than some of his fellows , the lad would have
been trampled to death. As It was his arm
was badly Injured. The boy was carried tea
a drug store outside the gates and his in
juries were dressed.
Women Krporled Killed.
It is reported by some of the Columbian
guards that a number of women who were in
the building lost their lives. The firemen
who escaped , however , discredit this story.
Late tonight a ladies watch was found with
a body boliadly burned that It could not bo
told whether it was that of a man or a
woman.
John Campbell , a painter , employed by
Contractor Anderson , said : "I was on the
tower when the lire broke out. With tbroo
others I was attaching lettering to the cor-
nlco. I saw the flro playing around the top
of the stack and warned my companions.
They did not seem to think there was any
danger and kept at woric , but I ran down
stairs. I believe my companions were caught
inside by ; ho fall of the tower and were
killed.1 '
MUUnc Iron. Itoll C'nll.
At midnight the following men Are also
missing nnd are said to have been killed :
M. O. McOHAID. driver cnxlno No. 3.
KALl'll ImUMMOND. electrical engineer of
storage bullillu. .
1IOWAK1) , a lieutenant of Engine com-
j > any No. a.
Mayor Harrison was almost overcome
when ho hoard of the disaster today , but ho
finally said : "Well , this settles ono
thing the city of Chicago is going to
assume control over these buildings
ns far as protection of llfo is
concerned and will do so at once. Tomor
row morning I will see that ull
0. these buildings are carefully inspected
0.II
II- and whatever changes are necessary for
IIid the safety of the people must be
idul mado. Every day 15,000 people stop at the
top of the Manufactures building. In the
event of a flro or panic- hardly 20C
of thorn would escape alive. These things
must bo looked to , nnd will bo if It
sd
takes every police officer in the city ,
it That cold storairo building would have
never been built if the city authorities hail
in possessed a voleo In the matter , nnd now she
is going to speak and speak so that the
. world will know that the blood of these men
Is not on us and that it will have no moro ol
ot these awful calamities if wo can avoid It. "
10
ot H'JIAT F2HllL\a.
to
in Illl HhoumntUm Man Clone , nnd Ho
u Good ditch.
m BUZZAHU'B BAY , July 10. The preslden
lie made his flrst fishing trip today since hi :
arrival ut Gray Gables. _ Ho was accoin
panted by Colonel Lamouf The member :
it-
fished several hours their cateh
lie , being scup
taulog and bass. As they were returnlni
ron under full sail , with a strong southwcsterl ;
breeze , ' .hoy were balled by some ncwspape
men in another boat.
n- "What luck ' asked
nof todtiyt'1 was ,
of "Fairly peed , " come the repjy.
10. The president was goiicj as long as usua
10.TO and arrived at the wtiurf soon iiftc
ho at 4 o'clock. When 'it ' was tim
to land the president came ou
of the cabin in his shirt"slcfiVos , nnd puttin
ho on his coat was all ready to- stop ashore
as Mr. Cleveland Jumped on llltf floating whar
with considerable agility and walked up th
ny pathway to Gray Games without any asslsl
ho aneo. Mrs. Cleveland mot the party at th
is..ho wharf and wullcod with the president to th
.ho houso. The president cuoyediilstrip ] vcr
to The president does not Appear to bccrli
pled , as stated. This is the first day ho hti
ceii seen since his arrival and is lookln
sad unusually wnll . 'B
ho
' Iliuul.
-en Muy Sine Spiul'ii
u At a consultation of physicians yesterda
roll I afternoon it was decided that amputation <
, "Spud" Farrlsh s injured right hand is ui
necessary , and an effort will bo made to sa ;
md all that is left of it.
TWO MONTHS TIME DESIRED
American National Bank Oan Then Sccuro
a firm Basis ,
-c. .
CREDITORS APPEAL'TO THE COMPTROLLER
.
Tliuy Are Anilotn tlmt the Institution Ho
Glran Every Opportunity to Arrange'
Its ATUI ( i to" Itoiumo
liujdncM.
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WASHINGTON Bumuu OF TUB BEE , )
513 FobtiTEnx-tit STiinr.T , >
WASHINGTON , July 10. )
Comptroller EckqlB. received today a num
ber of telegrams from Omaha requesting
that the American ( National bank bo given
until September 1 to got Ha affairs into such
shape as to cnablq it to resume business on
that date. Quito jt numoer of these telo-
grains came from creditors of the bank. The
comptroller is not1 disposed to look favorably
upon such a proposition and Is not inclined
to bo moved by 'sentiment when dealing
with embarrassed bank ; . Ho is desirous of
glvlng.tho American National every reason
able encouragement and today wired the
bank ofllcials that'ho would not consent to
an extension of Umo unless he received t > osl-
tlve assurances that the American National
could comply in every particular with the
terms of resumption by September 1 and
could be placed on n perfectly sound basis.
A delegation representing the shareholders
of the bank wired Comptroller Eckels that
they would cotno on ntonco to have a con
ference with him regarding the status of the
alTalrs of the bank and they hope to bo able
to convince the comptroller that it would bo
to the Interest of ull concerned to grant the
desired extension. '
Western religion ! .
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nebraska : Original William T. Conner.
Iowa : Original Jonathan McLtiin , Samuel
S. Smith , Alary Brcsnahan , nurso. Original
Widows , etc. Charlotte Sobecic , Howcna
Dunn , minors of Newton Harwood , Bridget
Lamerv.
South Dakota : Original Widows , etc.
Isabella Thorson.
Hollered Ills Conscience.
Someone in Fort Robinson , Neb. , is prob
ably able to hold Ids head very high and
look his neighbors squarely in the eye ns an
honest man. United jStates Treasurer Mor
gan today received from nn "unknown" re
siding In Port Robinson Jfi which the writer
said ho. desired to contribute to the govern
ment in order to relieve his conscience. The
Enclosure was duly turned over to the "con
science fund , " anil the , Fort llobinsonitc is
doubtless happy now that ho has made a
just restitution to liisUucle , Samuel.
The following banks " were today designa
ted to not as reserve"agpnts lor Nebraska
*
national batucs : .Union National , Omaha ,
for the First National of Cowid , nnd the
Phccnix National of Now York for the
American Exchange National of Lincoln.
James Gray , a bright young citizen of
Kearney , who came hero as a $700 clerk in
the Treasury department under the. civil
'
service nine month's ago , Iwas promoted for
the fourth tlm'o"tortjiy. . 'Hot-carter ho will
bo a $1,200 a year Stenographer in t the wrl-
vato ofllce'of Secretary , Hoko Smith. The
secretary promote h/tn tbday froni S900 tote
to 31,200 u year. Ha J.id , been , , transferred
from the Treasury ' to the Interior'dopaut- '
ment some time ngo. P. S. II.
IN TIIC mPl.01AT1C.SERVIOE. .
Oormuti nnd Itnlinu Ulsilons to Ho ItiUod
to tlio ICunk of limlmssloi.
WASHINGTOS , July 10. The dispatches
from Berlin , stating that the German gov
ernment would wait for the United States to
take the initiative in raising the rank of the
diplomatic representatives of the respective
countries from minister to ambassador ,
seemed to be based on an erroneous reading
of the law passed by the last congress on
this subject , which provides that ' 'whenever
the president shall bo advised that any for
eign government is represented or is about
to bo represented in the United States by an
ambassador , envoy extraordinary , minister
plenipotentiary , minister resident , special
'envoy or charge d'affaires , ho is authorized ,
in his discretion , to direct that the repre
sentative of the United States to such gov
ernment shall bear'the same description. "
Tlio construction placed by the United
States on this provision has uniformly been
that the initiative 'must bo taken by the
foreign government and not by the United
States. This was done by Great Britain and
Franco and met u prompt response- from the
United States. In tha case of Italy , whoso
representative has been created an ambassa
dor , there has been a delay in response b\
the United States , which has been acci
dental rather than otherwise , The presi
dent being now absent , it is improbable thai
any further stops will bo taken toward the
creation of United Status ambassadors before
fore congress meets , Although the Italian
government has raised the rank o :
its mission herd to the rank ol
nn ambassador , it Is probublo that ii
must wait for u reciprocation of th <
courtesy until some ono has been noin
initod to succeed Minister Porter , the re
publican Incumbent Of the Italian mission
The same state of iiffui/s docs not exist ir
the case of Germanj'i , where Minister Hun
yon was appointed by the prcbont adminls
tration and where the German government
has not gene further than to signify its in
tcntion of sending an ambassador to tin
United States. But ( o avoid unpleasant dls
crimination the change in the grades o
American missions abroad will , it Is boliuvot
at the State department , bo deferred untl
congress meets and then bo made stmultano
ously In cases where 'ho president Is author
ized to do so.
The German legation hero has been malt
ing oxteiisivo preparations for the oxpecloi
change in the matter of purchasing u slti
und preparing to erect an imposing embassy
PENSION PAYMENTS SUSPUNUKD.
Muny I'onitonnrH Notified to Give Proof o
Their lljsubllity ,
WASHINGTON , JulylO,7-rTho pension bureai
has notllled ft' great many pensioner
throughout tho-ji tlro country who are draw
ing pensions under Ujij.n.ct ot Juno 27 , 180C
known as the dopoqdeut pension act , tha
payment of their pensions will bo susponde
for tifty days , during which time they ar
required to show cause why they shoul
continue to draw pensions. The testimon
necessary to prevent their being droppe
from the rolls is the certificate- any ropi
table physician , attested by two witnesses
to the encct that the nonslonor is preclude
from active labor , oaring to Injuries or dis :
billty not the result of his own viclot
habits.
In case no attention is paid to tlio depar
incut's notification within sixty days tli
pensioner will bo dropped from the roll
On the other hand , should the nccessar
certificate , properly drawn up and signet
bo forwarded to the pension buroiu ; , tt [
pensioner will bo requested to appear b
fore the local board of medical exaininoi
for examination as to his condition.
This action is pursuant to the rccoi
ruling of Secretary Smith to the effect th :
a pcnsio.nur under the uct of Juno " 7 , Ib'J '
drawing a pension for total disability , mu
bo shown to bo jilijHlculIy Incapable of ma
uut labor , Thu board of rcviow appointed
carry into effoot tlut decision is now coli
overall the cases of Juno 17 , IbtlJ , probab
100.000 in number , and select Ing those cas ,
which show on the record that the pension ,
may not bu incapacitated for manual lube
In the cases thus selected the pensioners a
notified , us before stated , to prove their tot
disability to the department or ccasi ) todra
pension ! ) .
Under Secretary Smith's ' ruling the 0
partmcnt holds that n man who can work
should not draw ft pension for total dtaabll.
ity. It is estimated nt the pension"onice , al
though the work has hut recently been be
gun , that something over 1,090 suspensions
have already been mado.
MAY 1'imciiASK Titim IXBCIIAIIOI-
Uncle Sum's Snllor * v\ro Now Otnnteil tlmt
1'rlvltogo.
WASHINGTON , July 10. Enlisted men In thn
navy will now have the privilege of purchas
ing their discharge. Secretary Herbert
today Issued an order establishing rules and
regulations for the purchase of discharges as
authorized by the last naval appropriation
bill. No man is to be nllowcJ to purchase
Ills discharge while In debt to the govern
ment or until ho has served three months.
The price of discharge during the fourth
month of enlistment will bo 2o per cent of
the yearly pay of the applicant ; during the
fifth month 80 ncr coiU , and so on , incroasliiR
G per cent per month until the fourteenth
month , when the maximum price Is reached ,
During the fifteenth month the price will bo
1C per cent of the maximum price , In the six
teenth month IX ) per cent , and soon , decreas
ing 5 per cent per month until the thirty-
fourth month , when he may apply for dis
charge without payment.
No man Is allowed to purchase his dis
charge a second time , and these procuring
discharges oy purchase forfeit all benellts
duo to continuous service or honorable dis
charge. _
.S'ntci.
WASHINGTON , July 10. The issue of stan
dard silver dollars from the mints and
treasury offices during the week ended July
8 , 189,1 , was e-'ttO/JIO ; for the corresponding
period of 1802 , ( l4G\'i. , ! * ' The shipment of
fractional coin from the 1st to the 8th inst.
aggregated $202Kll. !
The gold reserve fund has gained $300,000
slnco Saturday , and has reached a total of
$07,283,101. The currency on hand aggre
gates ? 27.1KH" ) ; , making the balance Siat-
423,418. The comptroller of the currency
has ordered national bank currency to bo
printed on account of the bonds deposited to
the amount of $3,007,000.
The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was 120 , of whom
forty were to fill vacancies caused by resig
nation and death.
Ruropo Utility In Noail of Forncc.
WASHINGTON , July 10. The secretary of
agriculture has received numerous requests
from abroad for information as to the extent.
and character of this year's forage crop in
the United States. All these communica
tions emphasize the shortage in Europe , es
pecially in Franco , and there Is every evi
dence that a very largo foreign demand at
remunerative prices will prevail for balled
hay. From other sources it is learned at
the department that hay is selling in Eng
land at from $15 to $ f > 0 a ton. At present
prices In this country there can bo but little
question that a shipment of baled hay to
Great Britain and Franco would prove a
profitable venture this season.
Arrnyod Ag.ilnst the Silver Rrokcr * .
- WASHINGTON , July 10. The Treasury de
partment has again arrayed itself firmly
against tlio silver brokers. It was the cus
tomary-day for making the proportionate
purchase of silver on the July account , and
488,000 ounces were offered. The prices
asked avoratrcd from 72 to 75 cents. This
was regarded as too high by Acting
Director' Preston , who made a counter
proposition by offering 73 ' cents per ounce.
That is one-half cent less than the depart
ment paid for Us silver last week. Appar
ently the silver men are reluctant to coino
i to the terms , for Up to tha close of ofilco
hours no acceptances were received.
Arrived nt Itlo Janeiro.
WASHINGTON , Julv 10. A cablegram was
received at the Navy department today an
nouncing the arrival of the cruiser Phila
delphia at Hlo do Janeiro. She will remain
at His Janeiro long enough to coal up and
then proceed to Valparaiso , Chili , where she
will stop for further Instructions , which , it
is said , will bo to proceed to Samoa until the
state of affairs in Peru and Chill require her
presence there. She has been eighteen days
in going from Now York to Hio Janeiro.
BIOIlTSlfKltS .IT JL'O3USKOr.
One Thousand DPR Mnlnes Citizens Visit the
Stricken Locality.
Dns MOINCS , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tiir. BEE. ] About 1,000 persons went on
nn excursion from Des Molnes to the storm-
stricken town of Pomeroy yesterday and did
not return until 2 o'clock this morning. They
report that about 8,000 strangers were in the
locality of the storm's path from all points
of the compass. All went prepared to see
misery , grief and devastation , but none ex
pected to witness the woeful scenes that
met their sight upon the arrival there. The
list-of dead now numbers fifty-live , two more
of the wounded having died yesterday. The
muimod number 108. The uhyslcians say ton
of them cannot live.
Up to yesterday 55,000 in cabh had reached
the Pomeroy State bank , treasurer of the
relief fund , and moro was constantly arriv
ing. Governor Boles estimates that it will
take 8100,000 to replace the loss of property ,
The town. is under military guard and no onq
was admitted within the stricken territory ,
about ItiO acres , without a pass. In the
afternoon the crowd was formed In a column
and allowed to march through the town
under military cscovt. There are now
twelve physicians In attendance upon the
wounded. Two hundred people are homeless
i- At 1'oincroy ,
POMEIIOY , la , , July 10. The injured patients
tionts hero are getting along fairly , but the
doctors estimate that ton moro will dlo , but
if the nights keep cool not half that numbci
will succumb , The work of clearing up th <
wreck is now in progress. Twenty-six thou
sand dollars is tha total amount donated t <
duto , but still moro is needed ,
Su-olllng the Keller Fund ,
BOONE , la. , July 10. [ Special Telegram tt
TUB BHE. ] Boone has about $500 in cash ti
send to the cyclone sufferers. Of 'this $10
was raised by the proceeds of a ball gain
between the doctors and lawyers of the town
The other $400 came from collection in th' '
churches Sunday , and subscriptions securei
by a committee appointed at the cltUen'
meeting Saturday evening , Six nurses wcri
sent from hero today , their passage belni
donated by the Northwestern and Hoc.
Island Uoads.
Contributing Liberally ,
la , , July 10 , A car load o
lumber and building hardware started toda
to the scene of the Iowa cyclone , Elove
hundred and fifty dollars has been sent. At
other remittance will bo made tomorrow
Sixteen hundred dollars has been subscribe
up to this evening.
IX'iit'QUH , Ja. , July 10. The city counc :
today appropriated $500 for cyclone sufferer
and the -Bpnrd of Supervisors $ .100. Tti
Board of Trade committees are expected t
add $1,500. _
Movements of Ocean .Steamers July JO. ,
Al Phlladcrphla Arrived British Prii
cess , from Liverpool ,
At Boston Arrived Columbian , froi
10 Liverpool.
10rs At Bremen Arrived Ems , from No1
rs York.
rsnt At Antwerp Arrived Herman , from No
nt York.
atW "At New York Arrived Arizona , fro
W , Liverpool ; Saale , from Bremen ; Welmi
stn from Bremen.
n-
nto
tog Newcastle Hunk Cloied ,
ily g NEWCASTLE , AVyo. , July 10. [ Special Tel
C8 gram to Tin ; BEE. ] The Bank of Nawcast
cr did not open its doora this morning. Tl
M't reason given Is inability to obtain addition
ro loans on securities , general financial depre
tat slon and the unusual withdrawal of deposit
iw A committee of depositors examined i
affairs and state that tha institution is pc
lo- fcctly solvent. The depositors uud : > toc
hottl&Wlll lo o nothing. The bank expects
to rcfsJv In n short timo.
\SjK.vsiM \ ; fnn s.u.ouxs.
How If' LTowm I'rcipTS lo Fight ttio
CntHnyX'iw , la. , July 10. [ Special to
Tin : Brn ] , . ; o city council ot Hock Rapids
has followUi 'the ' example of a number of
other Iowa cities nnd decided to accept the
flues collected by the mayor from the sa
loons ench month and allow them to run.
The city has been infested by a ganif of bootleggers -
loggers over since the prohibitory law went
into cIToet , and the council hopes to drive
them out by licensing saloons.
Mint CoiritJ'n Sentence DIIJ- .
Cniuit UAi-ins , la , , July 10. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BED. ] This was sentence nay
In the Linn county district court at Marlon.
Thirteen violators of the prohibitory law
were fined fcWO or ninety days In j.ill nnd
costs. Eight others found guilty on two
counts were lined $ -100 and costs or Iftl days
In jail. Burglars Fry and Howard were each
sentenced to eighteen months In the peni
tentiary. William Bcno , for larceny , was
given six months in the penitentiary.
\Vntit 1'uro Wiitrr.
Cniun KAIMIH , la. , July 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Br.r. . ] The board of health of
this city is collecting ovidenc.0 ns to the
quality of water supplied the city by the
water works company preparatory to bring
ing suit to compel the company to furnish
pure water. Samples of water have been
sent to the state board of health for chemi
cal analysis , and the result of this analysis
and other evidence already at hand will
show a bad condition of affairs.
To Mnrku Port'n ( Irave.
CnnAii RAPIDS , fa. , July 10. [ Special to
Tun Bui : . ] A monument is soon to bo
erected over Porclvnl , the poet , which has so
lone lain In nn unmarked grave at Hazel
Green , just across the river from Dubuquc.
Some time ago the faculty of Yale college
and a few others , admirers of the dead poet ,
took hold of the matter and raised $1,000
with which a tlno monument was pur
chased ,
Wutti'Mon in IIMMI.
WATCHI.OO , la. . July 10. Henry Wattcrson
delivered an address on "Money and Morals"
before the Waterloo Chautauqua this after
noon. While hero Mr. AVattcrson was a
guest of Governor Boles , who Introduced
him to the audience. The collection at Chau
tauqua last night yielded ? ! IS for the relief
of the Pomeroy cyclone sufferers.
the Nortlntcttcrn.
CEIUII RAPIDS , la. , July 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BED. ] E. S. Carpenter admin
istrator of the estate of .Lemon McCarthy ,
has brought suit In the federal court of this
city against , the Chicago & North western for
$20,000 damages for the death of Mr. Mc
Carthy who was killed while In the employ
of the company.
Dcntti of n Notable Clmraotrr.
MAIISIIAU.TOWM , la. , July 10. A notable
character has just died hero In the person of
Charles Brcmioult , aged 79. Ho was a native
of Germany. Ho built the flrst beet sugar
factory in Europe , the first railroad out of
Berlin and the long bridge at Harper's Ferry.
Ho had been a resident of this country sluco
1SG4.
_
Dentil of Ciitiiln | Kennedy.
DCS MOIKES , July 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE Bci.J Captain Thomas J. Kennedy ,
well known throughout Iowa and the north
west , died at his homo hero last night of
paralysis , agod.OS. Ho. was a veteran of the
Mexican and .late war and figured some
what prominently In politics a few years
'
ago. _
Charged with Ktrnllne n lllcyelc.
MAM-BUN , la. , July 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Al Rico was arrested today
for breaking into H. Richmond's harness
shop last Wednesday night and stealing a
bicycle valued at $125. Ho was suspected
and finally the wheel was found in rt barn
near the poor farm , where it had been left.
GlinrltiibloVomcn to Meet *
CnnAn RAPIDS , la. , July 10. [ Special to
THE BEG. ] The third annual convention of
the Fifth district , Iowa Christian Women's
board of missions will bo hold at , Coggan
July 12 and 13. Miss Craig of Davenport ,
state organizer , wilt be in attendance. A
good program has been prepared.
Wns 11 DouliUi .Murder.
OTTUMWA , la. , July 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The coroner's jury In the ease
of the mysterious death of Lafo Stevens and
jJodo Bonnet ut Bclknap. who were found
lying mangled by the Wnbash track , found
that they had come to their death by foul
means. Arrests will follow.
Killed by a Falllnc Tree.
OTTUMWA , la. , July 10. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE.J Santfod Edmonds was killed
and John Lewis , Schuylor Shoots , William
Bcntlow and S. A. Stroud were badly in
jured by the falling of a dead tree at Hod-
rick.
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IX .1 VITi' OP DK.LI1I.
Awful Condition ofSnnton Hundreds. Dying
Dully from Yellow FCVLT.
PHILADELPHIA , July 10. The brig Odorllla
has arrived hero from Santos. Captain Hol
land is the onlybiirvivor of the original
crow , eight men having succumbed to the
ravages of yellow fever. Captain Hol
land's description of the misery tuid
sufferings from-ycllow fuvcr in Santos are
heartrending. Thousands have been stricken
and numbers have died. Anchored near the
Odorllla were lully twenty vessels , every one i
of .which had lost her captain. The
London and J3ra7.ll Lrank closed its doors
shortly before the Odorilla left , every one ol
its employes have been carried off by the
dreadful scourge. The Brazilian and South
American bank was compelled to do ll ! < o
wlso. The members of the llrm of Sorcnor ,
Bulow & Co , , consignees of the Odoiillu
have nearly all died.
On March a Charles Wadsworth , th (
American vice consul , died , and the vcssc
could not got any consular certificate upoi
B her dcpnrturo from that port
Captain Holland believes the cm tin
port will in u short time he completely depopulated
populated , While the Odorllla lay nt Run
tos the death rate dally averaged ! 110
Hundreds of corpses were nllont in the rlvo
in all stages of decay. The patients dli
more rapidly than their bodies can bo dls
posed of.
I'plt A I.WH.WIK.
I
. , llnttlnc * Saloon Men niul Cumhlar *
' In a Wur of Kxtorinliiiitloii ,
lUsmos , July 10. ( Special Toll-gram t
l" THE Dec. ] The attorney for Ellis & Schulti
the saloon men who were convicted In th
police court of selling liquor to minors , toda ;
II lilfid u petition fora temporary injunction I
the county court asking that the city eouncl
bo restrained from revoking thu license. Th
writ was denied. 'Ihls evening the count1
mot in regular session and when the posl
poned resolution revoking the license wa
, calU'tTuio attorney for the saloon men gaV
J. ' notice that on Thursday morning next ai
application for an Injunction would bo mud
for a restraining order. Action on the rest
lutlon was therefore postponed uutil tha
timo.
The entire trouble grow dut of a fight b <
tween the saloonists ami gamblers of Has
ings , which so far has resulted only in keai
iujr the gambling looms closed.
I.con Kopnlil Stricken ,
Leon Kopald , proprietor of the Europoa
hotel at Tenth and Harnoy streets , had n
attack of apoplexy early yesterday aftc
noon , and at u late hour last night was in
critical condition ,
Vlilhlo Supply of Drain.
NEW Yoitu , July 10.- The vlslulu supply <
grain In ns fol.ows ; Wheat , 01.V20.000 bu
corn , f63,400,000 bu ! oats , 1100.000 bu. : r >
302,000 , bu. | barley , yoo.OOO bu
MAY LYNCH ANOTHER MAN
Kentucky Authorities Think They Have
Located Miller's Accomplice.
HIS CONNECTION WITH THE MURDERS
After riclittiiff the O Ulcers Urupcratelj-
Atlinlu tlmt lie Killed the Itny
Sitter * In thn Preiouca
of III * P.irtnor.
, 111. , July 10. [ Special Telegram to
TIIR Bii : . | News was received hero tonleht
that a negro had been arrested at Milan ,
Tenn. , who U found to have been an nccom *
pllco of Miller nnd a pattncr in the crime ,
nnd who Is the one that actually committed
the murder of the Hay sisters. The sheriff
nt Bardwoll , ICy. , has been notllled and if ho
proves to bo the man as claimed , another
lynching Is In prospect.
A passenger conductor on the Illinois Con.
trnl , who brings the news of the arrest , snya
the man fought despor.Uely , but when ,
finally overpowered admitted that ho mur
dered the Klrls , and that Miller know It ana
refused to divulge It. Miller , whllj in jail
at Bnrdwoll , Is claimed to have said thai
while ho did not commit the crlma
ho know wiio did it. Ho after *
wards denied having said so. Chief
of Police Mahoney received n letter thlt
evening from Ben P. Cable , sheriff at Dallas ,
lex. , enclosing a photograph of a negro
known In that locality as "Commodore" Miller -
lor , a notorious highwayman anil murderer ,
who escaped from the Dallas county ofllclals
live months ago , and for whom a reward wa
offered. Those who saw the negro , C. J >
Miller , who was lynched by the mob at.
Bardwcll , ICy. , have seen the Texas photograph -
graph have no hesitation in saying thov arq
alike. The ntitno of thu negro win was
hung , shot and cremated has been errono *
ously printed as C. J. Miller. When arrested
at Sikiton , Mo. , charged with the murder of
the Hay bisters , ho said his name was Slay
.1. Miller , spelling the llrat uamo out for the ,
oftlcerB. This Is the name given the man
wanted so b.ully a.t Dallas , and seems to fla
the Identity of the man wanted there and' '
the man lynched in Kentucky. ,
TllKIU KAKC.tlFJf TOO IIEAIT. I
Concesaloimlrcn GltiU Wilt Ilcfu o to
the Fair Management I'or Contract.
CIIICAOO , July 10. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE.J Affairson the Midway Plaisanco
have reached n stage where the concession *
aircs threaten to close their places unless
the clause requiring 25 percent of the grosi
receipts to be paid into the World's fair
treasury bo modified. Every member of trio
Concessionaires club unites In the state *
went that to pay ono quarter of all moneys
received for the privilege of doing business
lu Midway Plaisanco will cause every ono to-
close his place.
Today's meeting of the Concessionaires-
club was a lively ono. The statement was
made that the Wellington Catering company- ,
which is under contract to give 155 per cent of :
its gross receipts to the exposition , had not' '
paid one cent into the treasury , and further
that through n pull with the exposition dl.
rectory the company would not bo compelled
to pay any portion of its receipts for tho.
privileges it enjoys. The members ot
the club united In a complaint to the
council of administration asking that tho/
should bo treated as well us the Wellington
Catering company. Some expressed n dcsiro-
to close their places unless tno exposition
agreed to accept a smaller percentage of thA
receipts , and a committee was appointed to'
brine " the whole matter bnforo thii
ofllcials and to enjoin the cxpoi'
sitlon from collecting them if Uio-
Wellington Catering company was not com *
pellud to pay. Chief Blackman of the do *
partmcntof oollcetlona.ia Hushing the con *
ccsslontilrcs for the payment of the amount )
duo the fair under the "S per cent clause in ,
the contracts.
o
TllKIJl HUCVIltTl' UtSUFMCUSXT.
South Dntcntii'K I'ormiiiicnt Hchool Fund.
Said to Have lluen Squandered.
Sioux FALLS , S. D , July 10. [ Special Tel-
cgram to Tin : BnE.j Some very crooked
work has just been discovered in connection
with the loaning of the permanent school
fund of the state , The shady work was
lighted up by some annual reports of the
auditors of several counties submitted to
Land Commissioner Thomas H. Ruth. The
law strictly provides that counties shall in
vest permanent school money in bonds of
school corporations or first mortgage on good
improved farm land , no farm loan to cxceod
$500 toono man norsliallltcxcccd one-half the
value of the land as assessed. Seven or eight
counties , the names of which Commissioner
Iluth ref usei to give up pending investigation ,
have violated the law in many instances. In
ono county the commissioners loaned (2,500
upon a tract of laud assessed at f'JUJ ' , and
? 1MX ) on land assessed at $340. In this
county 11,000 was loaned , twenty-five of tha
loans being illegal. The constitution of the
state holds the county responsible for tha
loss occurring in this way.
Commissioner Iluth will investigate the
matter thoroughly and will in the muantlma
hold up the $100,000 not loaned of the &OQ , >
000 of the permanent school fund of tha
stato.
inn .
Attorney nennrnl nf Kansas rinds Ills
Ollk'ii Slightly CoiupromUucl.
TorEKA , ICtin. . July 10. [ Special Telegram
to TIIB BKE. ) Attorney General Llttlo re
moved today' Assistant Attorney General
Noah Allen and appointed George W. Clark
AS his successor. Alien some time ago ad
vised the superintendent of insurance that
unless a curtain Insurance company paid a
judgment pending against It. its license to
do business in Kansas should be revoked.
The company paid the judgment nnd it is
siiid Allen was pnld $300 for his services in.
forcing the collection. Other charges wcra.
made against Allen in n general way and his
dismissal was the result , *
HQSiavai ii'/i.vr.s
Lincoln' * IIUIiop nt fit. I.outu toHecure Kvl
donee In Ills I'lcht.
ST , IjOUis , July 10. [ Special Telcram to
Tim Bun. ] Ut. Kov. Thomas Bonacum ,
bishop of Lincoln , Neb , , who has had so
much trouble with the priests of hli dlocesq
in the city to obtain from the members of
the Holy Name parish an indorsement of
his character and"cTtreer as their rector to
offset the charges made by the priests of tha
Lincoln dlocoso , that ho was thought llehtly
of hv his former parishioners. Bishop Boa-
ucum replied that the people ot St. Louis
and especially the members of the Holy
Nutno pariah held him In high regard.
lltiih l-'lrc ,
LIKE , July 10. [ Special Telegram to
TUB nar. . ] Flro broke out in a bourdluff
house ut Kuroka , ono of the largest mining1
camps of Utah , this morning. The boarding
house was entirely destroyed , entailing a
loss of (3,000. , A dozen residences and sev
eral business houses were consumed mid-tha
total lots will amount to nearly $40,000 , \
hundred pel-tons uro left homeless. Fortu *
niitcly tlio mining shafts were BO well proc
teclcd that uo loss of llfo resulted.
Now York CsrlmiiBa Quotation ! .
NEW Yonit , July 10 , ( Sppclal Telegram to
f TIIB Bra : ] Exchange wan quoted as follows
today : Chicago , ? 100 to $1J5 ! discount : Bos.
ton ' 5 cents to40eonU dUcountj Si. Louis ,
par