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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , OCTOBER It , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. RECEIVERS SELECTED Union Pacific Railway System in the Hands of the Courts , CRISIS CAUSED BY DECREASED EARNINGS Judge Dimdy Passes Upon the Application of Frederick Ames" Executors. SHOWING MADE BY THE PETITIONERS The Company and Branches Declared to Bo in an Insolvent Condition. THREE RECEIVERS NAMED BY THE COURT B. H. H. Clorlt , Ollvrr W. Mink nnil K. Kllrrj Anilormin Appointed I'reOdent Ulnrh nnil Jmliro Tlnirstnn Talk on the llriultH "f tlio All the old rumors In regard to a receivership - ship for the Union Pacific , which have < bcon Industriously circulated for the past four months uml as assiduously denied by those high In power , were revived and for ever sot at rest yesterday , when , Iud o Klincr S. Dundv of the federal court ap- fi pointed Mcss'rs. S. II. 11. Clark , Oliver W. h Mink and 13. Kllery Anderson receivers of the vast system of rails which covers some 10,000 miles of territory , upon appli cation of n largo representation of the stock , chief among which are the Sidney Dillon and Frederick L. Ames interests. For several weeks past the largest meas ure of activity baa prevailed In Union Paclllc circles and a class of work has boon taken up which naturally excited comment at the hands of clerks and others as to what all the additional labor meant. ( Idiio Into Otlirr Hum ! * . But silence was exacted from everybody In connection with the departments , and the nature of all the long consultations and the protracted seances between the executive mid legal departments was not revealed uiitil yesterday , when the Union Paclllo passed out of the management of the board of direc tors into the hands , of the' servants of the federal court , who will proceed to manage the property for the best Interests of all concerned. Had Sidney Dillon , Jay Gould and Fred erick L. Ames boon permitted to live it is doubted If the action of yesterday would have been thought of , let alone considered necessary , but the passing of these lights In the financial world and the congestion of earnings Into u space smaller l > y six figures than over before In its history , hastened matters until , for the protection of the Dillon , Ames and Gould interests , receivers were decided upon and action looking to that end begun. WliiMi Ilin Application W.IH Micl : . On October U N. S. Harwood of Lincoln , on behalf of Oliver Ames , second , and Samuel Carr , as executors of the 10e last will und testament of the lute : Frederick L. Ames und Peter B. 3.II Wyckofftind Kdwin F. Atkins filed a complaint IIlc plaint in equity against the Union Pacillc company nnd twenty-eight other defendant companies , asking for the appointment of a receiver , nnd In compliance with this application - " plication Judge Dimdy , ut 10:05 : yesterday , appointed S. H. II. Clark , Oliver P. Mink of Boston nnd 13. Kllery Anderson of New York ns Joint receivers , fixing their bonds at fTiO- 000 each und ordering that they shall qualify within twenty clays. Mr. Clark and Mr. Mink , who arrived from Boston yesterday morning , qualified about 10 o'clock , Mr. Clark giving as his sureties Mr. George Gould and Mr. Thomas Swobo. 10.o In conscquoiico of this qualification the receivers ok ceivers Immediately received from 10. Dickinson kfio inson , general manager of the Union fie system , possession of all property of ry kind nnd description. In like manner they re ceived from W. P. Robinson , jr. , general manager of the St. Joe & Grand Island and Kansas City & Oitmlm , rends , possession of ofJ. nil property of said companies , also from J. II.Lotlirot , > , vice president and acting general - inUs oral manager of the Kearney & Black Hills railway , and froiuGcorgo W. Megeath , gen eral superintendent of the Union Pacific Coal company , all property In their possession , and from ull other general superintendents of the Union Paclllc system all property un ( der their control nnd management. Application for it Kccolver , The bill fll d by Mr. Harwood of counsel for complainants on Octoltcr I' ' , at a time when Judge Dumly was' ' sick in bed , sets forth that Frederick L. Ames hail certain holdings of stock In the Union l.'ucllle and Its tributary lines , spoclfying ovnr10,000 shares of Union Pacific stock , over fi.OOO of Oregon Short Line nnd Utah Northern nnd of Union PttPlfio , Denver .t Gulf , and l.MX ) of Orrgon Hallway & Navigation company. In addition thcro were considerable amounts of Union Paclllo collateral trust 0 per cent bonus , colla'.eral trust 0 per rent three year notes , D per cent bonds of the " " " * Union Paeille , Denver .t Gulf , 0 per cent bonds of the Forth Worth & Deuvcr City Hallway company , 0 per cout Oregon Short Line bonds , 7 percent In Utnh Southern and 6's In Iduho Central. Messrs , Wyekoft and Atkins , the bill recites , are both stockhold ers In the Union Pacific , and the latter also lias holdings of Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf. The property of the defendant Is then perilled , and the nt.iteimmt appended that the maintenance of nf the . every part sys- torn is osicntial to the iutvossful operation of the remainder. At the laat annual moot ing on April 'JO , It Is stated , tlio statement of the funded or bonded debt showt-1 that on D'leembor 1,16VJ , the company had ouutatiJ- Ing bondi nJ.uotc for tSJ'.CS'/W / , of which { > 5,4t,7Vi ; was nttoat , and this , thu complain- mussel forth , U shout thapreieutcondition > of tyffttlri , except ( hat the ubtldy fndobU'clncsa to the government is not Included In the amount named , There i * coming duo a ' I , , largo Dnlanco of Interest on subsidy bonds , now about $18,000,000 , besides the principal. The liabilities of the cotnpitiy , as .shown April SO , Including capital stock and surplus , are t243.431r > 41.W. Octnlln of liiilMitilnn . The details of Indebtedness are specifically stated , nnd the bill goes on to sny : ' your orators allege , on Information and belief , that the defendant Is Indebted for labor and material duo and unp.ild on the 1st day of October , IS'.U , amounting to the sum of $ l,500,00i ) . or thereabouts , on which , If not paid or provided for , the said company Ii liable to Innunurable sutta , attachments and judgments. "That the gross earnings of the Union Pn- clfiu railway system , from the operation thereof and from other property , for the business year ending December 31. IS'J'J , amounted to the sum of 840.VPA8IJ. U1IJ J that its operating and transportation expenses , rentals , Interest , sinking fund and other charges paid during the sumo loaramountcd to ( H,60ir : > .1S IB , leaving a surplus for said year of $ ' . ' ,0011,767.01. "Your orators furthershow that H appears from the report of the said Union Paclllo Hallway company that from January 1 to July 1 , IbtHI , thcro was a falling off in the gross revenues of the company for said six months , as compared with the first six months of the preceding year , of fSGil.TilO.HS , und n falling off of thu not revenue ) of the company for tha same period of time of fcWU.O.VJ.GG. "Your orators further show that for the months of July and August. IS'.IH ' , thcro was further falling off In the gross revenues of the said system , us compared with the same months of the preceding year , of about the sum of $2,000,000 , and a fulling off in thu not revenues for the siid : to months , as com pared : , with the same two months of the preceding year of about SI , 100,000. "Your orators further aver that there has been a further falling off in the gross revenues of said system for the month of September , IS'JJ , in about the sum of 11,500- 000 , ns compared with the month of Septem ber of the preceding year. Your orators fur ther aver that the foregoing information upon which the said last two allegations are made has been received by them from the ofllc'-rs of the said Union Pacific Hallway company familiar with Its affairs , and espe cially familiar with the result of the operations of said system dur ing the months aforesaid. Your orators further aver that , as appears from a state ment made by the financial accounting ofllcers of the said Union Pacific Hallway company and of the said Union Pacific system , covering the operations of Biitd system for the eight months ending August. ! )1 ) , 1M > 3 , there bus been a falling off in gross revenues of said system for the said eight months , as compared with the same months of the preceding year , of about ? 3l"l,000 , and a falling oft in net revenues of the said system for the same eight months , us com pared with the same period of the preceding year , of about thu sum of $ ! , ! & } , - 000. 000.Tho The complainants make the statement that sinking fund charges urn matured on outstanding bonds and will continue to be due , together with interest , at tlio rate of about $1,000,000 a month. Concluding the bill alleges that the de fendant company is insolvent and cannot , without tlio appointment of u receiver , as prayed for , avoid becoming further involved. Jiulgo Dumlj'H OMIelul Order. The order appointing receivers , which was handed down by Judtro Duiidy yesterday morning iu chambers at 10 o'clock , was in substance us follows : Adjudged , ordered und decreed by the court thutS. II. H. Chirk of St. Louis , nnd Oliver W. Mink of Bost6n , and K. Hilary An derson of Now York uo and they tire hereby appointed receivers of this court of all nnd singular tlio said defendant , the Union Pacific Hallway company , and of all the railroads and assets described in the bill of complaint herein , the sumo being the system of railways now in possession of and owned 3 , operated , leased or controlled by , for , or in tlio interest of the said company , the Union Pacific Railway company , and all the property of said Union Pacific Hallway com pany , nnd of each of said companies , real , personal and mixed , of whatever kind und description nd wherever idr situated , whether described In the bill of comululnt or not. Said receivers , continues the order , are hereby fully authorized to operate the said [ system of rullronds so ownoJ , leased , oper , ated or. controlled by or for or iu the inter est of the said Union Pacific Hallway com pany , and manage all other property of such ] corporation at their discretion and in such ; manner as will in their judgment produce the most satisfactory results consist ent with the aischariro of the duties imposed thereon , r.nd to collect and receive all the Income there from und all thu debts due said companies of all kinds ; und for such purpoio are hereby - by vested with full power at their discre tion to employ uml discharge , und fix the comuensatlon of ull such olllccra , attorneys , managers , supnrlnlundcnts , agents and em ployees , to aid in the proper discharge of their duties , and they tnd each of them shall have power , with the sanction of thu court , to ro- deem any and all of the securities of hoof company now pledged as security on loans of money , and they sh ll have powcV with the sanction of the court first had to borrow money if needful in thuir Judgment in order [ to comply with this direction , and also so fat- : as may bo needful to pay all operating ex- ponscs and for current necessities for labor and supplies , but fur tin othuc purpose with- out further orcliir of this com t , Concluding , the order recites , after enumerating the nmmiur In which monies shall bo paid : "And said receivers Hro fur ther authorized in case It U proper In tholr judgment , with the sanction of the court , to use any balance of funds Bribing from the operating of said railroads , for 'the purjuso of protecting such of the rc.il and pur&onal property , as aforesaid , under lease , sale , pledge , mortgage or contract. It is further ordered that the said re- celvori shall rotuln possession and continue to discharge the duties and trusts aforesaid until thu farther order of this cpnrt in the premises , and that they shall , from time to time , make report to this court of their do- lugs In thei promises , and may , from time to time , apply to tills court for such other nnd further order and direct ion as they may deem necessary and rerjuUlto to the duo ad ministration of said trust ; and said receivers are vested , in addition to the powers afore. said , with all the tronoral powers of receivers In cases nf tills kind , subject to the super- U&luu of this court. It Is further ordered that an injunction bo Issued against the defendants ami all - herder persons claiming to act by , through or under them , niui all other persons , to restrain them from luterfuriiiir with the receivers further taking possession of and managing said property. Said receivers are tioroby further re- o.s rinu Repeal Senators Again Take Up the Figbt Against Silver , ANOTHER WEARY CONTEST IN PROGRESS Opponent * of tlio Slioriinn HIM Inclined tu llcrnino DUcoiirnRcil I'urllicr Talk of G'oiiiprniuMo Tc trriliy' : Sotnlun Contlniicil Into the Nlglit. WASUINOTON , OJt. 13. Mr. Vest of Mis souri gave notice of an amendment In the nature . of n substitute for the repeal bill. After repealing the purchasing clause ot the Sherman ' act , it nuthorl/.a.s thu Issuing of coin ccrtttlcatcs for the uncoined bullion , consisting ' of nelgnorajo on the silver here tofore purchased ; It provides for the coinage - ago of such American silver as may bo deposited by Its owner at th rate of 1,0.)1,000 . ) n month , up tote the limit of $ SOO,000OOD. This coinage is topr ho fairly proportioned among the silver producing states and territories ; holders of standard : silver dollars may get them ex changed for cerlillcatca ; authority is given the secretary of the treasury to refuse pay ment in gold "ou any obligation of the United States" when ho Is satislted that the gold applied for is for export. A Joint com mittee of the two houses is to examine Into the financial and monetary condition of the government and thu people of the United States , and the 10 per cent tax on state bank circulation is to bo removed. ciw At 11:30 : o'clock Mr. Voorhccs made the usual motion that tlio senate proceed to the consideration of the bill lo repeal tlio pur chasing clause of thu Sherman art. This was done nnd Mr. Stewart of Nevada tooktho lloor. After expressing - pressing his great gratification that the silver senators had not pleased the British masters of the people of the country , Mr. Stewart resumed his speech where ho hud loft cIT at 1 o'clock this mornlnc. hicr The llrst stigcestlon of the luck of quorum came from Mr. Pottigrew of Sourh Dakota ntlUir : > . ' Eighty-five names were called by the clerk , to which there were fifty-four responses sponses , eleven moro than a quorum. Mr. Stewart expressed his displeasure at the ' annoyance which the delay caused him and then went on with lus speech. The senate is still in session at 10:30. : Upon important amendments the yeas and nays were called for , only thirty-seven vet ing , the silver men refusing to vote. Senator Harris says ho believes his party in the senate is able to devise u bill with sufllcicnt unanimity to put it through as a party measure. Senators Pugh and Jones , leadin ? stiver men , talked in the sumo strain. The repeal leaders , are apparently as determined ns ever to go forward with the bill unamcnded. Senator Stewart ceased spauking at 8 o'clock and was sticceened by Mr. Peffcr. The galleries are practically deserted. , The president remains ilrni for uncondi tional repeal and Mr. Voorhe'es will hold out as long as he can keep a quorum. The fail- urn of the tblrty-cight-hour session , that broke up early this morning , however , without accomplishing a single result be yond a demonstration to the country thut the silver men were capable of staving off a vote on the Voorhees bill indollnitely , hus dampened the enthusiasm of the weary and broken repeal senators nnd they hnvo re turned to the light disheartened and dis couraged. Meunwhilo the efforts of the compromisers to llnd a common ground o on. The basis of compromise seems on the Harris and Vest amendments , but there is u wide 'Jifforoncc of opinion us to whether a bond provision should or should not be adopted. If the president continues to re ject till propositions looking to compromise , nothing is loft but an adjournment of con gress , unless the leaders .should decide to tro ahead and pass u compromise measure und send it to thu white house nnd place the re sponsibility of vetoing or signing it nt Mr. Cleveland's door. Judging from the outcome of the other continuous session , there is little chance of any practical result from this second at tempt to force a vote oven if the senate can be held in session. At 11:60 : p. in. the senate adjourned. llaitlH ol' 11 UoinproiuliB. WASHINGTON , Oct. I ! ) . The democratic senators have been holding conferences all day in the room of the committee on appro priations , and Rave , it is stated upon Rood authority , almost agreed uponu compromise. The agreement provides for tlio Sherman act to remain in effect for nt least eighteen months and provides for a limited bond issue. Some of the silver democrats and ull the silver republicans arc making vigorous protests against this arrangement , and may bo able to have it changed. Declared llluiKcll Dictator. WASHINGTON , Oct. 13. The State depart- rment received the following from the United rStates consul at Guatemala City today : "The president of this republic this day. October 1" , declared himself dictntor and assumed control of the government. Ho dismissed the extra session of congress and ordered u uow election. " Will Viit.i on ilia OliliifHo Kill .tliiniUy. WASHINGTON , Oct. lii. An agreement was reported In the house to take u vote on the Chinese bill at ! l o'clock Monday , and the banking bill , which was crowded out , will bo called immediately afterwards. The house then resumed the discussion of the Chinese bill. Orilvri'it to ( iimiuiunln , WASHINGTON , Oct. ll"The ! United States ship , Alliance has been ordered to Guutu- mala , NUUIII Democrat ! of the StHto Not I.IUrly tote I'lvrnre In tint 1'all Cumpalicn. Stouy FALLS. S. D. , Oct. l-S ! ! [ | > ecIul to TUB HKI' . ] The executive session of hold democratic state central committee was hold > hero last evening und tills morning. Cam paign mutters were talked , but no program wan arranged. Probably no active work will bo done by the democrats Iu the coming Judicial campaign. J. H. Weaver , Jr. , of DCS Molncs , la. , son of General .1. \Voavcr , was iu thu city and has IIled an auxiliary bill of complaint In the receivership case brought against the Sioux City it Northern , The papers were tiled in United Stutes , Judgn Kdg crton's , court , Deputy United Stutos Marshal Frank Wnde left this morning to gather In four > men who are being hold ut Uodlleld for rob bing the postonlco at Crandon , this state. The prisoners ore Clarence Dills of Andor- sou , ind. : Hurry Olaf , Sioux City , la. j Charles Meyer , Pennsylvania , and Uharlcs Thompson , Topokn , Kuii , Ctiarles A. Jones of Des Molncs , la. , John Hiley of Chicago , and Joseph MeCauo tinof Columbus , O. . were yesterday brought before - fore United States Commissioner W. beH. . Lyou here , and bound over In the sum H.of f 1,000 each , ou thu charge of robbing the postonlco of Sherman , S. U. , on the night .of August "G. on , > rs' placed dynamite on board the tugs rhhul nnd .Marlon , and as the principal In the plot whla culminated In the destruction of Cur tain's boarding house and the death of four men. ourU men.Tho chief of police says the evidence Is positive , I llrunitvirk' * liillctlon. | BIIDNSWICK , Ga. , Oct. 18. The oftlciul yel low fever report , as rendered today , Is i as follows : New cases , white , H : colored , 28. Total , 42 , Daath , white , lj colored , I. He- capitulation : Cases under treatment. MS ; discharged , UO : died , 21. Total , 309. Ifcitto of mortality , 5.3 percent. lllltlIATW.WNItltKfi.1. . Dciniiniln of the I'lntform rrrnrntcd nt \ct > rilnj' > R Mcrtlni ; . I > os Axor.t.Ks , Ol. , Oct. 1H. At < ho Irri gation congress this morning the platform committee reported , the report bolng read by ex-Governor Lionel Sheldon. It Is In partns follows : Scenes pnactoil ireontly In the niiprokoo Strip are n remainder , that the pressure of surplus population still fCeks nn outlet In thu wnstnnu thnt Nultleiilent In that portion of th tmlillc domain where the rain fall Issulll- iMont to support agriculture 1ms reached Its limit. Tlii. ' unsettled luml now bclonRlUK In ' tlio t'nllod StatONlH nioilly arid or soml-urld. \\oconllilentlypi-edlct thut the-io nrld laiidt are destined to uccomo the son tof thu highest porlly yet devulopeil DM this continent. Tliodovolopinent of these lands oan only bo siicoosifully attained by national legislation. 1 ho laws now covornln waters uml lands In u number of tlio states anil territories ate In.ido- iiuato nnd dnnuurous. Wo deoluro wntur In natural channels and beds U not prlvato prop erty and that It cull neither be bought nor sold. Wo claim that streams rising In ono state mill Honing hy nMiiral courses throtiKh onu or morn other Htuttis must ho conserved uml equitably divided under federal iiuthor- Wo ondnrso the policy' of forest and storaRO roscrvntlons ouviirhiB tnount.iln wutersheils. It Is nn net of simple .justice for the govern ment to iluvotu a portion of the money ro coiveu from the sale of lumlsollt for uKrlcul luni without Irrigation to thr si'iimtltlc In vestigation of moans for tlio cocluiniitlon of Inn ( Is , nndtu vnrni'gtly urgu &pudy action by congress In this direction. In roKnrd to arid lands , no recommend tliat a natlon.il executive committee , compound of IIvo competent men from ach state nnd terri tory In tlio arid and soinl-urld rotfloni , shall niniicauntor upon ucareful Investigation of conditions existing In ouch of thulr states nnd territories , nnil Ihun formulate plans looking to tliu adoption of n national policy and up.in thusi : report * declarations of tlio po.iplu of lliu western states may bo based. Speeches were itmde favoring tlio ndou- lion of tlio platform , and tlio convention took a recess. , At tlio atlurnoon session printed copies of the report of tlio committee on resolutions were distributed. AInJur Powell Start * Ilmv. Major Powell save elaborate details of his observations of tlio condition of tlio country and tlio importance of Urination. A long argument onyater Tights between Major Powoll. Judge Emery of Kansas Oily and Colonel Illnton of iNew Mexico occurred. Major Powell later raised u storm of ques tions about the waste of water In Arizona by saying that government lauds .should bo used for mining and stock raising anil not for irrigation. Ho predicted that the acqui sition of moro lands from the government for irrigation was simply Increasing tlio heritage of a sot of smart men. Tlio platform was then taken up by para graphs and then followed n-erossllre of sug gestions and amendments that was bewildering. \V. 10. Smythe said the statements of Major Powell about not enough water to Irrigate arid lands were absolutely false so far as Utah is concerned. Merrill of Nevada and other delegates also spoke in opposition to Powell's state ment , and all claimed there nro immense quantities of water running to wusto in various western rivers. Mr. Powell said ho wanted fair play and no iuisrcpresentation. Ilo said that 7.10.000,000 acres of public lands have passed from the .government to private 'ownership anil thnro'aro millions of acres more that can bj irrigated ; but there Is n6 water to do it with. ' Mr. Smytho of Utah , saUl if ho meant railroad lands , they did nbtrwuut to irrigate them. . . . : . . u f liinton of New Mexico"sald-DowelLwas making conflicting statements , and called for ofllcial records. , A dozen delegates sprang' ' to their feet with motions calling for tha question , etc. . ana great confusion reigned for several minutes. The discussion over the platform was very animated and lengthy , and at 9:30 : o'clock tlio congress had not yet voted to adopt it. FlltK JiKCOHO. Destruction of nn Orplinn Anylum at Miull- Ron , Wis. Ottier | ! | HZIH. MADISON , WIs. , Oct. 13.At 3 o'clock this morning lire brolto out in the Norwegian Orpliuus homo. The inmates were all re moved without casualty , although scantily clad. Loss SJ.OOO , covered by insurance. Fireman James Loci with foil from a ladder and received dangerous injuries. The build I- ing possessed historic interest. It was built by Governor Fur well for a residence in 1K. > 4 ; was plvcn to the state by him during the war for a wounded soldiers hospital nnd later converted Into a stnto homo for soldiers' orphans. It was sold to the Norwegian Lutheran synod after the soldiers' orphans prow to maturity. Knur Clillilorn Iliirncil to Death , Giusi ) Fouics , N. D. , Oct. 13. The farm house of GeorgeIComatziti , a fanner living near Mlnio , was destroyed by lire last night. Mr. Komutzkl's four sons from 4 to 8.voars old were burned to death. The frantic father made desperate attempts to rescue the boys but could not. Origin 'of ' the tire supposed to bo incendiary. CANDO , N. D. , Oct. ' 13 , A prairie nro Wednesday night destroyed the hay and burn belonging to G. P. Peterson near His- boo , and also hay stacked on the prairie. Mr. Potnrson was badly'burned while saving his stock , . Ki.LKSliAi.i ! , N. 1) . , Oct. 13. Prairie fires that damaged farm property considerably today , threatened this city , a hard wind helping the ( lames. Tha ulty Is now bolloved safo. THK .11. V. Ciimi0u no Longer tlio linnet of I ho Iruli .Vallniml l.u.ignn ot'Amorion , CHICAGO , Oct. 13. M. VGannon In an interview today admitted that ho had handed in his resignation as president of the Irish National league of America. It was done two weeks ago , but action has not yet bcon taken upon It. Mr. Gannon referred to the "inanition" of 'the leuguo , owing to the platform now permitting support to be given to cither faction of- the Irish party across the water. Kntuusiasm could not bo aroused under such conditions and there was no incentive for the collection of money. ' .Something , ho said , hud to bo done to set tlio Icagun on the right llnp.s , ' or it must go out of existence. A convention to take action in tlio matter may bovaIlo * about midwinter. s n.i rry Hay * Ouniiliigliiuii U IID < ( ioiitlenmn unit Culls Hun a Sopliutlcul liliiivliuril , I5i. PASO , Tox. , Oct. 18. [ Special Telegram to THE Bur. . ] In regard to Sheriff Cunning ham tiling witn his nRUluvlt at O'Neill la letter from Mayor Dlxon to Lawyer L. laU. Davis of Kl Paso , Judgu Paris says In a card over his signature In the Times tomorrow : I never rerulvod nor iw wald lottur. If Cuiinlnulitim hus II. ho elthoiblolu it from the : IMistolllcuorstolu It froui Akin , A Rontluman iliidlngu Ictlor uddrossud to mo would dullvor . It to inn. CnnnliiKlmm U not onu. Ilo Uu .sophistical blotvhurd. 1 tin Informed thut. Cunningham Mirreptltluiuly Kot and opened atalogrnin btilongliiff to Akin , 1 Inivo no doubt of It now. .Sound I'limnrlally. HKNIIEHSON , JCy. , Out. 13 , The statement telegraphed from hero yestorJay that the Farmers bank of this city had fulled and closed it.1) doors Is a gross error. The bank cis perfectly stable a nil Is still doing business. ! An effort Is being made to llnd the pcroon responsible for the story , and if caught he will be punished. Arcu < eil < il htrullu ? u Gun. Bert McCabe , a charity patient at the city hospital , who was arrested yesterday on the charge of petit larceny , had just been discharged from that institution , and is accused of stealing a guu from one of the patients. Uo was locked up last night. WILD WINDS' ' WICKED WORK Again the Florida Oowt is Swept by a Fierce Hurricane. HIGH WATLR JOINS FORCES WITH THE GALE Mnny Scnulclo Iln.nrt * SnlTVr Srvrro Sovornly Injnroil , nnd tlio Ornngo Crup Alimut Itillncil of Hie .Storm. ST. Louts , Oat. 18. A special to the Ko- publle from Jacksonville , Pl.t. , say * : Ko- l > orts of the storm of yesterday and last night continue to come tu and show the damage - ago tlono to bo much greater than was at llrst supposed. Its truck along the cast coast of the state Is plainly marked by the desola tion wrought. The fact that every wire In the eastern part of the state was rendered useless has made it impossible to ascertain many dotuils. The rullnftds and Western Union have MI army of linemen at work re- pairing the lines , but the work is very slow. Great trees , 100 feet tall , were blown across the wires and railroad tracks. Wash outs are numerous and the losses to tlio com panies very heavy. No train has arrived hero from St. Augustine and the Indian river country for the past forty-eight hours , and no tidings of the trains can bo received here. The ofilclals think the delay is duo to the washing away or damaging of a long trestle just west of St. Augustine on the Jackson ville , St. Augustine & Indian Kiver railway. Siniill Towns .Hnllor. Heports from Now Smyrnia state the storm played havoc with that place , houses being blown away and other damage bulng dono. At Pablo Beach , a small" seaside resort , twenty miles from here , houses were blown down nnd the place Hooded. Several resi dents narrowly escape I being killed. Mayport , a town at the mouth of the St. John's river , caino near being washed away. The sea wag higher and angrier than over known before , and eight houses on the beach were swept away , one of which was last seen floating several mile. ' at sea. In one of the houses were two young white boys , sons of prominent citizens of. this place. Whether orliot they deserted the house is not known , but up to a late hour both were still miss ing. Municipal Judge Crimwoll Gibbons of this city , who has a cottage at May port , was compelled to swim a horse from his house to reach dry land. A number ot casualties are reported , but so far no deaths. A special from St. Augustine states great damage was done there. The entire city was iloouod with three feet of water , many stores and residences being badly damaged. Parts of the sea wall and government bar racks were washed and blown away and a dozen onnorc houses injured. The same special states a passenger train from the sovith brings news of great damage all along the routo. Ormuntl , Now Smyrnia , Iatonioand Hockledgo sufl'ercd much. Thereof roof was blown of Phil Dwyer's hotel at Indian Kiver. Shipping in all the ports suffered much , and many snipll boats were sunk at'anchor. . The Clyde steamship Iroquois , duo hero today from Now York , has not yet boon reported and fears regarding her safety nro entertained. Ornnco Crop The orange crop In the castsrn portion of the state , about which alarm has been felt on account of the advanced stngo of the fruit , is considerably injured in nmiy places , and in a number of groves the ground is covered with oranges , lemons and limes. The loss thus sustained will probably reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars All day the wind blew a ale , making it im possible for steamers to make n landing Tonight everything Is calm , with nothing 10 indicate a recurrence of last night's horrors. , OF THIS STOKM. Teldgrnphlo Commuiiic.ition Destroyed I .tint NIelifH Ulcli Winds. WASHINGTON' , Oct. 13. The West India cyclone und the storm from the northwes Ijoined Issues this morning east and west , and since then telegraphic communication has been practically at a standstill. After sweeping over tlio Florida peninsula yester- day the cyclone made Its way north through Georgia , North Carolina and the Virginias and met the storm from the wett somo- ) wliero in Pennsylvania or Ohio , where both were diffused over a wide urea , playing havoc with all moans of wire communica- tion. tion.An An attempt was made to work the Associ- a'ol press circuits by dividing them into fiiuill sections and relaying , but it was oven then found almost Impossible to carry the important news of the du.v. At 7 o'clock , thu Western Union company reported that nil its wires between Washington and Now York were down and communication be tween Ilarrisburg and Now York was at n" standstill and that all the other New York routes were almost useless. At thu Postal Telegraph ofllco the same situation obtained , their Chlc'ipo-Washlngton wires being down and Now York wires so Blow as to bo of no value whatever. At the present writing ono ofi the Asso ciated press ] wires to New York is via Buffalo and is working very hard. Another circuit has been started south to roach Memphis from Chattanooga and thence north antt south to New Origans. A OVOI.ONK. Saw York and Vicinity I'ocl the ICII'cuia nf the .Sturm. Nr.w Yoitic , Oct. 13 , The cyclone which lina been expected for a week or moro , reached hero today with vengeance. It began with dark and threatening clouds and a strong broczo that ui'omlsad to develop into a heavy gale by nightfall. Great puffs of wind dodged around the corners of tho. strools , carrying everything before them , With every gust cuino a shower of rain , until a steady downpour came ut 10 o'clock. The wind begun - gun to shift trom east to southwest and the storm spread Itself and settled down to the strictest Kind of business , Though it blow on the uvorago some thirty miles an hour during the early evening , frequently n gust of cyclonic fury tore ulonu at a slxty-mllo gait , smashing In doors and carrying away sign boards. At ! l o'clock the wind was blowing thirty- eight mill's an houratO0 ; : : ! , forty-two iniles ; ; at 10 , forty-eight miles ; ut 100 : , lifty mtics , und at U--ifi hud shown a decrease of two miles. The Western Union company had no com munication out of Philadelphia , all its wires being down early in the evening. Com munication with Washington was In almost > us bad sh.ipo. The storm hero resembled la cyclouo and toward midnight was lam panted by a rainfall that flooded the street * and loft pooli largo enough to tloat the two crack yachts , were an extra racu necessary. In Hrooklyu the wind swept through the streets and left a track of fallen trees in its wake. u ( Uiiulo Illmr , . ' SAVANNAH , Oct. 13. The heavy blow that threatened Savannah was fugged out when it arrived. Thu .maximum velocity of the wind from tlvo-minuto records was forty . two miles an hour. The storm center passoi huro between I ) and 1 o'clock this inonilnt , without uny damage , no reports having bfui received yet from the coast , but It Is not be llovod that there is any serious loss. CIIAIII.CSTO.V , S. C. , Oct. 13. The storm did no material damage hero , " Cliryeiinu'if Illuudrd Stuck , Oct. 13. [ Special Telegram t < THE UEB. ] The Choycnno county falrclo set. v nftor throe days successful session. While the agricultural and horticultural ox- ilblta wcr * not numerous , the horse r.ves voro special features. It was the tlnest itock show ovrr seen hero. Western NP- iraska can lay claim to having some of the test blooded stock in the stato. MUSI : rn.tiii : .utn.sr.s IIOH/C- Vow Turin" .Momiiro Iti'liiR I'rrpnrril tinder the t'tmnst ' Si-fi-ooy. WAsrasoTos Bruitvu OK Tun HER , ) fill ! l'\fiirr.ESTit STtur.r : , > WASIIINUTOX , Oct. lit. I The announcement b\s , Mr. ( 'atohlntr of Mississippi , who Is the most netlve member of the house committee on rules , that It was the Intention of the ways and mo.ins oom- ntttoo to report the tariff bill about Novem ber " 0 and to pass it In the house before the lolldny recess , Is ImllC'Ulvo of the true spirit which has suggested and is piMIng tlio futo of that measure. The re.U basis upon which the committee hus boon worit- j was prepared by D.ivld A Wells , a free trade "expert1 before the "hearings" ' which > voro given by the committee to certain In terested persons. Before the country had any rhaneo to In- lioate Its present condition throimh the pro- dticors of labor , the committee had receive. ) its figures from which to prepare a now tariff law. As soon us the "hearings" were c.noluded the commlttoo , without any data erIn oven memoranda from the vast volume of Information produced by those directly In terested , hied Itself away to u little cranny nook iu the basement of the cupltol building , and thcro behind closed doors it has neon re ceiving revised figures from David A. Wells nnd Secretary Carlisle and placing them In thu form of a bill. ( living Out. No Information. One might us well ask n knowing demo cratic member of the ways uud moans eom- mittee some profound nnd dolicatu question relating to Ills domestic life and private family as to inquire about tno most goucrnl feature of this now tariff bill , Chairman Wilson and the three or four other demo cratic members who really know what the figures aio upon which a bill is being con structed will not even approximate the time when the committee expects to report the bill to the houso. When 'I'm : HIM : correspon dent the other day asked one of the three or four democratic members of tlio committee who are in the secrets of the likislyjcontonts ofw the newt bill whothcri It was true that wool would bo placed upon the free list lie looked wise and mysterious as ho replied : "You must not ask mo what the bill will contain. That is : i secret about which no member , of the majority can speak. " "Hut , " said THE HUE correspondent , "your last party platform pledged free wool as a cardinal principle. " "Oh , yes , yes ; yes , that is BO. The bill will have free wool. " "Is it true that you will cut the duties on common woolens in half ! " Another frown ami a mysterious and far away expression as the reply came : "Now you are asking me another secret. " "Hut this is about another party plcdgo ? " was tlio persistent observation. Ill ) ; Cut In Woolom. Then followed a long pause and more mysterious expression and facial pain. Still moro pause , and then tha reply , slowly : "Well , yes ; yes , T believe you nro right. Yes , Mr. Weils has reported a cut of about 50 per cent in the duty upon woolens. " "Will you put tin plate on the free list ? " "Now , HOO Hero , my friend , you are trench- im : upon your welcome acquaintance with mo. I cannot answer you. " Again the mysterious air of the ways and means democrat was broken Into by a ro- uiludur of party plcdires , but the Informa tion was not forthcoming. Tlio member would not give n nnswar. - A second democratic member of ways and means , who is possessed of the profound secrets relating to the preparation of the tariff bill and there are only half of the democratic members of ways anil means committee who really know anything about t'nu secrets which form the foundation of the now tariff measure was sought , and this question propounded : "Will you tell mo if it Is true that coal , iron ore and logs will go upon the free list ? " "Young man , you iiiuat not ask mo about any feature of the tariff bill , for wo are all pledged ) i to secrecy. " "Hut Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Wells have both said that these articles will go upon the free list , and they have so reported to the ways und means majority. " "Aroyou sure ? " "Perfectly sure. Besides , these are raw materials which were pledged by your party in the last campaign. " There was a long pause , during which the omocratic wiseacre looked steadily upon lie tlio llooring of the capital corridor , 'hen ho replied slowly : "I will answer this ono question and no more. Yes. " PKHHV S. HEATH. noi.i'Ki ) Aloii'A jirsr/ciu. oil oTii Mlnlntnr l' ntfsr * in Hnve Tried tu lluln Ills I'Hllier. CEIUII IlAi'ioa , In. , Oct. 13. [ Special to 1'iiit UKU.J The mystery surrounding the cpcnted attempts made to burn out Hcv. 1C. Grunstoiu , pastor of the German Reform liurcli at Monticcllo , und anonymous letters received by him threatening violence , bus at last been cleared up. Hov. Mr. Cirun > loin's lO-ycar-old son has admitted ho sot 11 the tires and wrote the anonymous lot- crs. Why ho did it he does not know. The toy lias becu takan away from homo by his ' 'uther. Iowa Snprt'iiin Ciinrl DerUliiim. DnsMoisns , Oct. 13. [ Special Telegram .0 Tun Ur.B. ] The supreme court today landed down the following opinions ; C. C. Sparks against I. N , Woods , nppollant , Dul- us district , afllrmed ; Marion 1C. Dutton , nd- nlnlMrator , against Thomas Hoovers , appel lant , Mulmsku district , appeal of plaintitf af- llrmed , appeal of defendant reversed ; Lucy ,1. Able against A. L. Able , appellant , Harrison ilistrlct , alllrmed : Thomas Rogers , for him self and as next , friend for others , appellant , iiirainst Altco I ) . McFarlund etui , iM.uvuro district , uftlriucd ; county of Powoshlok , ap pellant , ugtilnst John II. Pat ton ot al. ! ! : I'owi'shlek district , reversed ; Bergman and McKinley , appellants , ngalimtJ. U. ( iuthrio , Intenhiior , Jasper district , afllniiod ; I'roy , Uyer&Co. ituuinsl Farmers Incorporated Co-operutivo creamery , appellants , Butler - lor idUtrlct. Hfllrmcil ; Patrick or ugainst William Powell et al , s , Johnson district , allirmod ; Jonas Kcggions Cirundow , appellant , against Allno Josephine Urimdow et al , Story district , reversed' ; James lj. Cameron , appellant , against Adolph Gulndcr and Marie S , Quiuder : , WlnneshloK district , reversed , I'unioii * llpcllnrd. la. , Oct. 11. ! [ Special Telegram to THE .Hue. ] A. W. Parsons , republican nominee for the legislature In this district , bus declined. The committee will meet tomorrow to fill the vacancy. It Is under stood that 1C. S. Chursoll will bo put at hate head of thu ticket. loirn I'.irincr l.u.t ut tlio 1'iilr. CiiiCAno , Oct. 111. [ Special Tulnxram teas THE BKB.J Charles Foslm , a GO-yuar-old ! farmer from Dus Moines , la.'and who has been stopping ut OH. > Stewart avenue , has been missing slnco Wednesday. Ha visited the fair thut day , and hus not been seen since , COSTLY M'lOSKX ,1TOLK.\ , .11 r , Ji'liiiVIUon of Drudirnoil , S , 1) . , Kill- heil lit Chinned. CIIICAOO , Oct. 13. ( Special Telegram to TIIEHKK. ] Mrs. Jolwi H. Wilson of Dead- wood , S. D moinbor of thu board of lady managers from that state , lost a jewel box containlng.nbout { 5,000 worth of diamonds , 'which was abstracted from her room at the Palmer house last Tuesday. The Chicago police have not yet struck the hot trail loft by the thief. Mri. Wilsou has bcon coming to Chicago for fourteen years without losing anything , so in her fancied security she left a magnificent pair of diamond earrings und a pair of bracelets In a caio in her trunk when uhe went to the fair Tuesday. Upon | > returning iu the evoaiag they were . ( itf , ANOTHER HORROR Frightful Accident on the Michigan Central Ncur Jackson , Mich , TWELVE LIVES INSTANTLY CRUSHED OUT Twenty-Eight Passengers Hecoivo Painful and Serious Injuries. HOW THE AWFUL AFFAIR \PPENED \ F.tiluro of the Air Bnkoj to Work Saiil to Bo the ExplanatioD- TWO SECTIONS OF A TRAIN COLLIDE Ours Spllnti'rril nnd Mi.Utereti , unit tli * MiniKliHl nnd M.lttorcil Viet I lilt Cnuchl ns iu u Vice A Mil at the Demi ml liijnriut J.\CK OX , Mich. , Oct. 1 ! ) . Twelve people were killed instantly and twenty-one In jured . . in a roar-end collision In front of the Michigan , Central railroad station hero ut 9 O'clock this morning : . A special excursion train from the cast , bound for Chicago , was standing at the sta tion. A second special excursion train came up under great head way and crashed Into the preceding train's rear coach. The car com pletely telescoped the otio ahead of It. The passengers In tlio two rear coaches were caught In a vlco. The list of de.nd and In jured would bo moro appalling were it not for the fact that the cars were nearly emptied of tholr human freight at the moment the accident occurrod. Tlio pas sengers were then taking breakfast at the station eating house. Mat of thu Dead. MRS. n. 7. . r.lllHS. Wlieollns , N. Y. MKS. M.OV1) ) WOODIItJKY , llath. N. Y. .TANKS WOODItUUV , Hath , N. Y. MKS.J. II. KKiuic : : , llainniondsport , N. Y. MAOOIB M'.MAKTKK , Putin Van , N. Y. HAKKIKT llltKKCK , I'lno City , N. Y. MKS. UlLMtUCS STAItlt , Elmlra , N. Y. GKOKiK ( IIOI/KMAN , Louisville , N. Y. MKS. J. M. HHAKDSIjKK , Canton. 1'a. IIAUY HAKKINOTON , 0 months old , child of Mrs. Anson Harrington of IClmlrn. N. Y. MK. und MHS.GII.MOI K , Morrb Ilun , I'n. IliumVlu > UVrii lnureil. | In the city hospital are the following in jured : KATI : HEAI.Y , Morris Kun , Pa. , fractured thigh. JOANNA HKAI.V. Morris Run , Pa. , sister of Kate , deep scalp wound over eye , fracture of the hunicnis and compound fracture of both , ankles ; will probably dio. J. N. AXDBUSOX , Morris Hun , Pa. , scalp cut , thigh cut , back sprained. Miis. TIMOTHY OIWOVAN , Morris Run , Pa. , hip , side and back badly bruised. Miss .MAUU BUNCUIUT , .Canton , Pa. , frao- turo of loft collar bone , bruised leg , possibly internally injured. Mus. ANSON HAIIIUNUTON , Elmlra , N. Y. , right lo ; ; broken. Miss BI..VSCIIU BcAiiDdi.BB , Canton , Pa. , left leg cut , frauturo of skull , will not re cover. Mus. C. W. FAV , Klralra , N. Y. , fac scratched , left hand and wrist biuised. MKS. LAUHA FAY , Kluiira , N. Y , , slightly bruised about body. W. H. Hu.Mi'iiiiKY , Chcnango Lake , finger nf right bund cut , left forearm broken. Miw. Ai.ruiti ) SuAiti.113 , Elniira , N. Yback and side bruised. At the Stowcll house are : Miss E. DOI.METCII , Elmira , N. Y. , bruised , loft shoulder injured. Mm. MAIIV WAKuriiiLU , EUmlra , N. Y. , slightly cut am ! bruised , Miss SAIIAII I. Kiiicn : , Hammondiport , N. Y. , loft loir broken , head brulsad , kull per- hips fractured. Mus. J. W. AXDEIHOX , Morrii Ilun , Pa. , bail scalp wound , right Ion broken , badly bruised about hip , L. B. AINHWOHTII , Norwich , N. Y. , left ankle and IEIICO cut and side bruised. Miss AM.II : HAIUIH , Canton , Pa. , several bones broken , posslhlo intornnl Injuries. Miss MAIIV C. Kings , Cautou , Pa , , fac badly cut. Mus. G. II. GAiiiNin ) , Horsoheadi , N , Y , , bruised head und side. .Miss MAUD GAKII.NEU , child of 8 yean , slightly bruised , Mas. J. II. Btriu.iNviAMu , ICast Springfield , N. Y. , head slightly cut , loft arm bruised. FitKU Fitoi.EY , Columbia Croat Roads , Pa , , slightly bruised on head , right arm and leg ; wont ou to Chicago. I'ulliiro of tlio Air llrnkei to Work. The excursion train that was wrecked loft W.Uortown yesterday for Chicago In two soutlons , heavily loaded. The first section reached Jaukson nt 8:50 : this morning and came to u standstill in front of the depot In order to change engines , Many passenger * alighted for luncheon , otuorwlio thu list of casualties would have boon muca lurgcr. While the first section rrn standing still , the second section came thundering through the yurd at a speed of forty or fifty miles an hour. It * speed wus slackened lomowhat when the collision occurred , but the second suction was still running rapidly when It crashed into the rear und of the train ahead. It Is fauid thut when thu second unction entered , the yard the engineer , William Wlialcu of this city , shut'off steam and applied the ulr brakes , which , to his dismay , failed , to woric. Ho then whistled twice- for brakes , but It was too lair , Joseph P. ICIinbcrllu , the fireman , jumped from tha cab buforo the crash came and escaped un. Injured. Knglnocr Whalon remained at hU ] K > it until almost the very moment of tin collision and then jumped , lie reversed hl engine und scums to have done everything in his power to avoid the disaster , Ono of his ankles was broken and It Is feared he sustained futal injuries which will cause hi * ue.ith. .Nnno I'ncnpml Ilinilh or lujurjr , The majority of the killed and Injured were In the two rear coaches of the tint Kcctlon , which were telescoped. Kvery passenger in these cars was either killed or idterribly Injured , The third coach from th * rear of the first motion wai thrown to cno side , the lust two coachui being pushed away buyout ! It , Four passenger * in thor * were killed and others injured. Borne of th other curs In tha first section wore damaged , but none were completely tilled , and none or the iKisucngers in them were killed , With the exception of the engine and bagvago cur , the second section wui not much dumnKud. The bujfgugo car jumpod.tha trac-K and wus dushod ugulnit some empty cars on a sidetrack. It was reduced to kindling wood , but the two occupants of tb car crawled out nf the wreck , baring > u * > tuiuod only slight scratches , Tha locomotive WAS badly wrecked , StOitk J