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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1895)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUXE 30 , 1871. OMAILA , THURSDAY MOHXIXO , DECEMBER JO , 18 ! ) 5-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY PL.VI3 CENTS. ays S. Great Christmas Bargains. The Finest The acme of daintiness and elegance In linens Is here. Our large special Importa tion Includes the rarest styles and the very best qualities. Exquisite Table Sets , knotted fringes , hemstitched at $35.00 , $50.00 , $60.00 and $75.00. Beautiful patterns In the finest linens , plain hemstitched nt $100.00 , $125.00 and $150.00 per eel. Fine pure linen sets at all prices. ' Klnen lovers should see this grand show- Ing. Ing.TAIJLE LINENS A gathering of special designs In fine Double Damask Linens that has not been equalled In America. Exact pattern and quality linen as used In the cGrmnn emperor's court at $7.50 per yard. The Prince of Wales special style at $9.75 per yard. Queen VIctorli's favorite pattern at $8.7C. The Pride of the Czar at $9.50 per yard. Our American linen conolsscurs are very fastidious Indeed. Wo are showing the exquisite patterns selected by Mrs. Cleveland nt $10,00 per yard ; Mrs. Rockefeller's fancy nt $10.00 per yard. We have some splendid qualities and pat terns In fine table linens at $2.00 , $2.25 , $2.50 $3.00 , $ Ii.OO and $5.60 per yard. Flno pattern cloths , all sizes , at V4 price. Everything In line linens. BAUMER'S ENTIRE JEWELRY STOCK. At Bankrupt Prices. Every day more people come and more buy. The solid' coin silver chatelaine watches sold by Daumer at $8.00 , and now at $2.25 , find Instant purchasers. Judging from our sales of opera glasses the theaters must be get ting very popular. Perhaps our prices have something to do with the sales. Opera glasses at 76c up. Thee elebratsd Le Malre opera glasses at one-third Jewelers' prices. The way goods are going we will soon bo ready for another stock. Banukrupt prices ire one-third jewelers' prices. SCOTT ALLOWS FRANK TO GO Takes the Case from the Jury and Dis charges the Defendant. GETS OUT THROUGH A SMALL HOLE Could \ot lie l.luble for Kraiitl Com mitted While 1'crformliiK TaHkM Kot Authorised by Ordl- ' 11 nil CON mid IlulcH. The case against Israel Frank , who was charged with obtaining money from the city ' " "JTy false pretonsss. was taken from the Jury yesterday by Judge Scott and dismissed. The court based its action on the point that was raised Tuesday night ; that It was not the duty of Frank , aa meat Inspector , to keep count of the number of dogs drowned at the pound , and that therefore under the In formation , which charged him with defraud ing the city In the pursuance of his duties , ho could not bo prosecuted on the charge. When court convened yesterday Deputy City Clerk Holbrook was called to the stand to swear to at recent amendment to the ordinances of the city which provides as fol lows : "The Hoard of Health of the city of Omaha Is hnrcby authorized to designate and em ploy two moat Inspectors , with the ap proval of the mayor and council , who , under the direction and control of the said Hoard of Health shall perform thedutlou required by the ruleu of said board or the ordinances of the city of Omaha , and who shall be sub ject to removal at any time by paid Hoard of Health with the approval of the mayor ami council. " The defense objected to the Introduction of the amendment on the ground that It did not specifically name counting of dogs as a part of the duties of the meat Inspector. Assistant County Attorney Diy explained that the state did not expect to show by the amendment that the counting of dogs wan a part of Frank's duty , but that It wan to be used as a part of the proof In the caie. * With this understanding Judge Scott admitted amendment , saying that U was immaterial on any other ground. A section of the charter was then intro duced which gave the Hoard of Health power and authority over the pound and poundkerpcr. This was again objected to by the defense for the eame reason that an ob jection had been made to the Introduction of the amendment , but Judge Scott again ulloned It to bo admitted as a step It * the proof.EASY EASY FOIl THE DEFENDANT. Dr. Savllle was then called to the stand and the Hate did not get a step beyond him. Ho was asked If the pound and pound- master were governed by any rules and regulations of the Hoard of Health. Judge Scott ruled this question out , but allowed the ittorneyu to ask the witness if the meat .nspector was governed by any rules or regulations of the board. The question was objected to , and than followed a discussion of over an hour between the court and the lUte. The defence made the objection , but It was not required to give reasons for It or to argue the point. Judge Scott took upon himself that duty and during the entire d'icusilon ' , \\hlch extended over an hour , the defense did not put In a word , Judg * Scott said that It had been ohonn that Frank had assumed the duty pf keeping track of the numter of dogs drowned undr the direction of Dr. Sivllle. one of the mem bers of the board. He held that tula gave f'raak ao authority to do o , because no To reduce stock we offer from now until Xmas the choice of any suit or winter over coat In our house for $15.00. You know everybody knows that Hayden Hros. carry overcoats and suits as fine as any In the land Carr's kerseys , Brook's patent beavers and Imported Montagues of the choicest sort , gcorgeously silk lined , and all the renowned suiting of Europe and America. And you can buy any of them now ; formerly bold up to 28.00 , for 15.00. Our great December sale of men's suits , men's overcoats and men's ulsters at 10.00 that has attracted such ininicntc attention , will be continued throughout this week. Guaranteed for the sole purpose of relieving our clothing department of its surplus stock , and believing that after all the first loss la the smallest , wo have sold and will continue to sell this week men's suits , overcoats and ulstero at 10.00 that were never before equaled for less than 15.00 by any clothing store In the world. Fine silk sleeve lined overcoat , fine all wool 34-oz. freize ulstero , beautiful silk mixed and 18-oz. all wool clay worsted suits In this sale for 10.00. Special sale of boys' and children's suits , overcoats , ulsters and reefer coats and fancy junior and reefer suits for Xmas presents. A fine pair of steel skates given away with children and boys' suits and overcoats all week. orders could be- given excspt by the entire board. Turning to the witness he asked : "Wero there any rules or regulations adopted which authorized Frank to' count these dogs ? " "No , " answered Dr. Savlll ; . "These amendments provide that the meat Inspector shall bo governed by rules of the hoard , or by the ordinances of the city , " con tinued the court. "You cannot find any ordi nance which places upon the meat Inspector the duty of counting drowned dogs. And there has been no rule passed by the Hoard of Health which puts that duty upon him. There may have been a verbal order given him , but that Is not sufllcient. It must be a ruls or order which was written down and passsd by the board. Frank may have as sumed the duty of counting the dogs under the orders of one member of the board , but tnat IH not enough to show that ho was per forming his regular duties when he committed the alleged fraud. " The county attorney said that the main allegation made In the information was not that Frank was In the pursuance of his regu lar duties ) when ho defraudsd the city , but that the main allegation waa that ho had ob tained money under fal j pretenses nnd that that was the point on which.the trial hinged. He also said that while the ordinances did not provide that the counting of dogs was a part of Frank's duty , It could be shown that ho assumed tlmt duty under direction , and that the board ratified this assumption cf duty by receiving hit ) reports. "You will have to talk that to some other court , " responded Judg * Scott with his usual dignity. "It won't go down with this court at all. You allege that It was n part of his duty. There are no rulcu giving him that duty. What ore you going to do about It ? " COURT'S VIEWS OF THE CASE. The witness was then asked under whore direction Frank was Instructed to report the number of dogs drown-d , The court ruled out thl ? question. Then the state made a formal offer of what It expected toshow , by the witness. This showing was that Frank had been directed by Dr. Saville to report the number of dog ? dronnsd each month us a part of his duties as meat Inspector ; that Frank accepted such duty at the request of Dr. Savillo and made regular reports to the Hoard of Health and the city council ; that these rc-porta wf-re expected by those bodlct' and acted upon and that by such action these bodies showed that they ratified and accepted aa a part of the duties of the meat Inspects : the counting of dogs. "That won't help you any. " sold Judg , Scott. "I will concede that Dr. Saville In structed Frank to make the3e reports. Hut that carries no weight. The board must give tliopo orders. Even the board Itself could not do that without the approval of tliu council. Dr. Savllb had no authority to employ Frank and he had no authority to glvo him order * . If ho ha'J no right , then It was not Frank's duty to make the reports and he could not b : prosecuted civilly or criminally for making false reports under this Information. It would be simply a trial of veracity between Dr. SavllU nnd Frank , for the former sayc he gave trie order and the latter eaya he did not. " Tlio state eald that it had no other proof to offer and then Judge- Scott at once took thu cac * . out of the hands of the jury and dlsmlsa.Mi It , In doing so he made the fol lowing remarks ; "It la better that ninety-nine guilty men s'joiild ge unpunished than that one Innocent man should suffer. It U the duty cf this court to stand like a rock between ' the prose cution und the defendant , 'it Is just a * wrong to Illegally convict a guilty man at- an Innocent one , for It would bs trampling underfoct the Inalienable rights cf an American - ' can citizen. Some guilty men may escape , but It gives Innocent men such assurauc that they can i-leep In lately. "I don't see any way out cf thli. " he con tinued. "I suppose you could Introduce other evidence , but It would do no gooJ , You could not prove that Frank committed UK fraud while In pursuance of hi * regular duties , oven It it was shown that he com- Wo have every kind of Toy and every I 'o us after Christmas. Prices have been Game ; every Ingenious arrangement to In I leeply cut so that they mayfalL find'owners terest and entertain. Toys wll Ib ? useless | ere then. Doll Beds , 25c. " 100 different slylcs Juveniles. 3c Books 200 styles Juveniles. 5c 1,000 styles Juveniles ' * 15c and 25c Holiday Books Wood's Natifral' History 35c Padded Poets v-u $1.25 The Omaha people recognize a good thing Bibles , .7Ec , fl.98 , $2.00 , $3.00 when they see It. Our Book Department Christmas Cards at cost. ' undoubtedly is a good thing , If you want Prayer Hooks for every ( Jeiiomlnatlori. nice , fresh , new goods at one-third regular IG-mo Handy Classics at cost. book store prices. 50 different titles of 12-mo. , elegant bindings , ISc. Juvenile Books at lOc each. All titles in novels , 24c. " milled the fraud. Therefore , If ha was con victed by the Jury , I would not pronounce sn- tence upon him. " Judge Scott then discharged the Jury and filled out a verdict finding Frank Innocent of the . charge. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ III3 IS HI31XSTATKI1 IN IIASTK. Frank AKnln Meat IiiN | eetor "Without tilt ! IiOKH Of I'll ) ' . The name of Israel Frank once more or naments the city pay roll. This Is the re sult of the action of the Board of Health yesterday afternoon , by which Frank was reinstated In his position as meat inspector , and his salary was ordered paid for the period during which ho had been sus pended. Thomas was the only member absent , nnd , although the board waited nearly an hour for -him , he refrained from putting In an appearance. Then , after the regular re ports had been placed on file. Dr. Saville read a communication from Frank , which related the fact that on October 2 he had been suspended "pending the Investigation of charges" against him , and that he had now been declared not gultly by n Jury In the district court. Attached was a copy of the entry docket. Duncan moved that Frank be now rein stated and his salary allowed In full. There was no disposition to discuss the subject , and all supported the motion except Mayor Hemls , who declared that he would never vole for a mellon to reinstate a man who lie had been convinced was guilty and who had only escaped by the most trifling tech nicality. Dr. Saville announced tha vote and the mayor announced that the motion was "very unfortunately" carried. AII. OX ACCOUNT OF TIIK CHILD. Context In Court for ( lie CiiNtoily of tlie Mctirniie DiuiKliter. Judge Dulllo Is listening to a review of the troubles which have arisen between Thomas G. McGrano and Jennie U. Mc- Grane-Thompson , his divorced wife , over their IC-ycur-clil child , Mamie : According lo the decree which was granted lo the wife , she was given the custody of the child znA McGrane was ordered to pay $25 a month toward her education. It Is alleged , how ever , by the woman that McQrans has never paid this money and that there la now duo her $1,1100 from June , 1S 3 , the date of the dlvorc : . She aUo deslrca that McGran ? send the child to school until she reaches lur majority or psy $50 a month toward her education. McGrane Is flghllng iho claim on the ground tlmt the wife would not albw tha girl to be sent to the school which he selected. He says that he placed her In the Academy of the Sacred Heart , but thai tlie wlfu look her away ami would not eend her back to any other tcliocl ho selected. Ho * ays that the woman has not properly cared for ihe child , Is trying to alienate her from him and la on the eve of changing her name for thai of her etepfalher. Mrs , Thompson denies these allciatlrn8 In toto. They Will .Vot Hit There. Last Sunday William Perkins , Ilarney Mc- Cormlck and George- Carroll , who reside at 320S North Sixteenth otrecl , secured two bull pups and had a dog fight In the front parlor of the houee. Anoth-r mill between canines wat announces ! to be pulled off next Sunday at the same place , but unfptunatly ; the principals will ncl b * present. . Judge Derka gave them $8 and costs each , which they will work out on the sir-eels. 'I'll i-ii Siifi'H Will Suffer. Edward Harl , alias "Boston Mackay , " was arrested TucoJay night and taken to the police station , charged with being a suspicious character. When taken to his cell Harl said that as teen as he got out he would show the police a trick or two , If he had to blow every strong box ID the town , FOR THE MURDER OF SELIAN All Three of the Accused Parties Put on Trial , ' TOOK ALL DAY TO SECURE A JURY Ilevleiv of tlie Pierce Street Crime 11 Itli FnetH on AVIiluli Ar- rrxlHVvre IliiHi-iI Iiuiior- tiint John Drubnlc , Anton Buiovic and Mike Mikan , charged with the murder of John Seljan , were placed on trial In the criminal court yesterday Immediately after the conclusion of thet Frank casa When the court adjourned- night at C o'clock the jury was empaneled and the opening statements had been delivered to It. There was no great dlIlcultyrln ( obtaining the Jury , as the majority of the Jurymen called , if they had at one time ; hod an opinion re garding the crlms , appeared to have forgotten It during the length of time that has elapsed Blnce. The Jury Is composed' the follow ing : Thomas U. Pearson , H. V. Epley , G. F. EJpasser , Fred L. DiiRbee'- , Henry Klass , James Hamblln , John M. Hose , Carl J. Woo- terdahl , Richard A. Wagnerjj'James Gorman , II. D. Angel , Andrew Juckley. The cross-examination of the talesmen was net particularly close , and there was no at tempt made to tangle them up on any opinion they may have or may not , have formed. Only twenty-six men were called , but eight of these were talesmen selected by the eherlff from the audience , as the regular panel gave cut. The definsu iutd : only tin of its sixteen peremptory challenges , and the state "only two of Itu six. j > - Something of thetheory' the defense will pursue In the trial was Indicated by one of the questions which was ask/d the jurymen. This was whether they had 1 fully made up their mindu If Seljan was murdered or had cmmltted suicide. The dfnse attempted to excuse for causa all thoi : < who answered In the hQlrmatlve , but Judge Scott refused to allow thlii. An argument jovcr this point occupied some tlmo. f I Two ether questions wire also Invarlsbly asked by the defen , TPhese were whether the jurymen had uvcr been In the employ of any pollc" department and whether they c-ver had relatlv.s who mysteriously or unac countably disappeared. They1 questionswero almost universally cnsweted jn the negative. When the Jury had beenr sworn the at torneys ct t'lthsr sldo delivered their opening . ' .atements to the jury. At the conclusion Judga Scott adjourned court until tills morn- Inn at ft. o'clcck. WHY THEY AHI3 TIUED. The crime with wh'ch the thre men are charged was committed on the" night of July 3 , and was most mysterious. > On the morning of July 4.a bloody coat nnd vert were found on the river bank near the foot of Harnt-y ttreet. In one nt the pockets was found a letter addressed to John Seljan , 1318 Piercestreet. . The bloody garments were turircl over to the police , and a number of officers were sent to the address Indicated on the.envelope. . When the place wai < reached , a Ilttlo one- story cottage , a number of men and women were found looking through a window. Into a final ) room In the front part of the house. Amrnz them were Mr. and Mm. Mike Mikan , Drubnlc and Hukovlc. None of them could spsak English , but through an Interpreter they said that they bad just noticed the absenc ; of Seljan , and the- condition of the room , Seljan was a boardir , ai also were Dukovlc and Drubnlc , the iilkans being the boarding houee kceptrs. When Beljan's room was entered It waa found to be In great disorder and be spattered with blood , Tbe bed clothes were Silks SPECIAL- SALE BLACK SILK DRESS PATTERNS. AN ELEAGNT CHRIST MAS PRESENT FOR ANY LADY. 12-yard pattern elegant black Gros Grain Silks for $5.98 12-yard pattern extra heavy all silk PaHle for P.38 15-yard pattern flno quality black Qros Grain for 8.US 16-yard pattern extra heavy black Falllo Silk for 8.98 12-yard pattern black Armure Piau de Solo or Qros Grain 8.08 15-yard pattern black 1'cau de Sole , Armuro or Faille Silk for 10.00 Finer qualities from $10.00 to $45.00 per pattern. Fancy Waist Silks at D9c , CDc , 75c , 98c and $1.25 per yard. Dress Goods What SI.OO buys at our special Dress Goods Sale. 8 yards of'35-Inch ' English Body Cashmere , the IDc a yar * quality , In ALL colors and black. 8 yards of Imported Challls , suitable for wrappers. 8 yards of Camelloh Suiting , vorth 25o a yard. yard.What What $2.00 Will Buy " 8 yards of all wool Ladles' Cloth , In all colors. 8 yardg of all wool Novelty Suiting. 8 yards of an imported all wool Serge , worth double. ,8 yards of 40-Inch all" wool Henrietta , the regular 60c quality. What $2.73 buys at our Special Thursday 7 yards of French Serge , full 46 Inches wide and' ' worth 5flc yard. 7 yards of all wool Scotch Chack Suiting , worth fi9c yard. 7 yards of 40-Inch silk finish Novelty SuitIng - Ing , In combination of red and green , red and black , green and brown , blue and tan. soaked , marks were found on the door nnd window , and a great pool of blood was on the floor , near the sldo of the bsd. There was nothing- else found In the room except an account book and a knlf- which belonged to Bukovlc. The. three men and the woman were at once arrested and all but the woman have been In confinement since. From the first they protested their Innocence , and al though they were all subjected to an exami nation through an Interpreter , they made no statement ! ) that could be looked upon as In criminating. THEORY OF THE CRIME. There wer * two theories advanced. One was that Scljan had been murdered In the houss by the Inmates. He had received money a few days before and In his trunk was found a considerable sum. It was thought that the murder was committed on the afternoon of July 3 , In the neighborhood of 3 o'clock. At that time Drubnlc nnd Bukovlc were Inside the house , not having gone to work at the smelter , where they were employed , Mrs. Mlkan was nt a store and Mlkan was seen walking In front of the house with his child , as If on watch. The nnd Ing of Dukovic's knife In the room with blood on the haft and the presence of some of his papers In Seljan's trunk , connected him especially with the crime. A circumstance that was said to have con nected the men with the commission of the murder was found In the contradiction of statements that were made by them. They Bald that they discovered Seljan's absence only a short time before the police arrived and had not been in the room , the door of which was locked. There Is a witness In the case , however , who will swear that ho raw Bukovlc In the room and that he was rummaging through Seljan's trunk. The fact that the boarders did not go to work on the di y of the murder IB also said to be strong evidence against them. There Is no direct proof , however , con necting anybody with the crime. The nearest to If. Is the evidence of an engineer who was on his engine on the Thirteenth street via duct at ? o'clock on the morning after the murder was committed. Ho said that ho saw a man pushing a vender's car on Thir teenth street and that two m n walked be fore It , as If acting as a lookout to tee If the way was clear. They acted with cau tion and as If In a hurry. There was a bundle on the cart that looked like a human body wrapped In something. The men went north on Thirteenth street and turned toward the river on Jcnes street. It Is thought that these were the murderers re moving the body to the river. They left the coat and vest on the land In the belief that It would bs thought that Seljan com mitted suicide , The engineer could not tell who ths men with the push cart were , IDEA OF SUICIDE SCOUTED. This conclusion Is supported by the evi dence of an employe of the Union Pnclllc ohopa , who was on his way home on' Pierce street shortly bsfore : : o'clock. As he pat'ied the Mlkan house ho heard a rustling noise. It Is tlfeucht that It was nt this time that the body was taken out of the room throupb a window , A big spot of blood waa discovered on the next house , dlrtctly oppo- ote ! the window , and several blood marks were en the sill. The suicide theory was never given much cr.'denco and was entirely dispelled when Seljan's bcdy uni taken out of the river near South Omaha a week later. It was found that hiii throat had been cut. Physicians stated that it would have been utterly Im- pt'ilble for the mm to cut his threat In this fashion and then walk to the river and throw hliimlf in. There will be some difficulty found In prosecuting the cate , Inasmuch us the evl- denc ? was worked up by the police force un der the regime of the old police commission , Many of the men who were then on the force have been discharged and have left the city. Among them la ex-Chief of Police White- , who deviled his entire attention for several days to the can ? , Pile * of people have piles , but DeWltt'i Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. What 50c a yd , buys at our Thursday Special 4S-lnch Mohair Serge , In navy , foal , car dinal , nine , black , gray , goods actually worth $1.00 a yard. 40-Inch silk and wool Novelties , all our V5c. S5c and 98c goods. 50-Inch Storm Serge ( navy only ) , goods worth S9c a yard. 46-Inch Imported silk finish Henrietta , ex tra fine quality , all colors nnd black , worth $1.00. SILK WAISTS FOR CHRISTMAS PRES ENTS. EVENING 'SHADES ' In all colors , such as are sold at from $4 to $5.00 ; this week $1.05 MEDIUM , F.ANCIES In all colors , stripes dlvltle(1 lnto three lots , $2.95 , ' SATIN AND , Here is an opportunity to get nn eleeant Mlk waist at the prlco of the bare silk , and the style and making Is perfect. COOKED BY ESCAPING STEAM five Men Pound Lead in the Engine Room and Several More Injured. CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE STEAM PIPE Terrible Avelilciit oil Hoard tinAmer - leaii StenniHlilp St. I'niil While fluletly lit Her Dock. NEW YORK. Dec. 18. Five- men were killed and six Injured this morning by the explosion of a steam plna on the American line steamship St. Paul , while the vessel lay at her dock at the foot of Fulton streat in Norlh river. The dead are : JAMES FAWNS , assistant engineer , of England. MANNING , fourth assistant cn- clneer. UOIJEIIT CAMPBELL , machinist , New York. GEOHGI3 WILLIAMS , machinist , New York. DANIEL M'CULLION , machinist helper , Brooklyn. The Injured are : F. V. Espers , third assistant engineer , Iloxbury , Mass. ftndrew Heard , storekeeper , Scotland , Dunham , machinist , England. A. Fogcl , cleaner , Scotland. Edward" Wlschert , engineer. All these were seriously scalded and taken lo the Hudson street hospital. At Die lime of ihe accident , shortly after 7 o'clock Ihla morning , Ihero were Ihlrty men of thu crew In the flro room and fen In the engine room , The main eteum pipe , which Is three feet In diameter , runs from the engine lo Ihe flro room. It was this pipe which exploded. The main stop valve was blown out. The accident Is believed to have bou duo to a Haw In the pipe. Preparations wer ? being made for the soil ing cf the vessel at 11 o'clock , but fortunately none of the passengers were aboard. The oxplonlon wai. of terrific force and shook the big ve-ijel from stern to stern. Following th ? report was th ; sound of escaping uteam , It poured up to th deck from Ihe engine room In clcuds and completely enveloped the vi cinity. Far above th ? noltc of the- escaping steam could bo heard Ihe cries of Iho men who had been at work In the engine room , In jured by the explosion. The rature of Ihe explosion wno such lhal It rendered access lo the locality extremely illfllcnlt , As quickly as possible Ihe sleam wau turji > d off. Almost simultaneously four half-dead men scrambled up the Iron Elalr- way leading from Die engine room and fell prostrate upon Ihe port side of the vcstel. Thy were ImrrleJ Into Ihe cabln'and restora- UVES administered to them. Two other men terribly scalded were found In an almost un- cincclous condition lying near Ihe bottom of Iho stairway , and were lifted up to the deck. As teen as the steam had cleared away sufficiently to render feeing the tmrrotmclnis ] ; possible , flvo men were found lying near In varloui parts of Iho compartment dead , They had all been scalded to death , and their faces and tliou ? parts of tlio bodies which were not covered by Ihelr clothing looked as If they lip.il been parboiled , The bodies were cov ered ov r where they were found lying , with pieces of tarpaulin , and word was cent to the coroner's olllce , The greatcut excitement prevailed aboard of Ihe vessel for a lime * and II waa thought that the bolltr bad blown up. Tlie force of FURS Sale for Thursday morning. Our stock of the best sliver tipped wool seal manufac tured , such .as are selling In Omaha at 186.00-to'be ; closed out nt $20.00. And the balance of our genuine Persian lamb capes , with elegant brocade silk lining , such as arc being bold In Omaha nt $85.00 to bo closed out at $25.00. These two Items will be an Index of what wo are doing In furs. They must be sold during the holidays. JACKETS , CAPES , CLOAKS , SUITS , SKIRTS , GOWNS , all are being sold at our usual holiday prices. the explosion was so great that It blow out a portion of the bulkhead and shattered every particle of glass within a radius of fifty feet. On investigation it was found that the main steam pipe at th ? bend near the bulk head had burst. The pipe Is sixteen Inches In diameter and extends froni one end of the ship to the other. It was raid by Superintending Engineer Clark that ho did not know exactly what the amount of pres sure at the time was , but ho was sura that it was not nearly siifllcient to causa the plpo to burst. Ho said that ho was not able nt this time to tell Just what caused the explosion , whether thcro was not suf ficient room to allow of expansion or whether thcro was a flaw In the casting. Mr. Clark said that he was sure that the- vessel could not .eall within a week , for It would re quire at least that lime to malco the nec essary repairs. The steamer has made thret round trips. The probable result of the Injuries received by Wlschert , Espers , Fogcl nnd Heard can not be foretold by the surgeons. It Is likely , however , that someof the men will not survive. "Second Vlco President James Whltt said : "I have as yet no details of the accl- dent. I do not know the exact nature or extent of the Injuries , but I do know thai the St. Paul will not be > able to sail for a day or two , or perhaps for a week. I think the repairs can be made at her dock and that she need not go to Cramp's yard or any other yard. No repairs have been made to her since she was launched and the only work done on her slnco she left the stocks was the scraping of her bottom and tome pnlntlng. Wo hive no other ship In port to which to transfer the passcngeru In case the repairs take several days , nnd our next ship , the Paris , will not sail bfor : Christinas day. Some of the passengers may wait for the Paris , some may decide to wait for the St. Paul and others may possibly bo aeked to be1 transferred to earn ? other line. \Vo ohall not charier a ship to take the place of the St. Paul. I am not ) awnro that the oxplo.'lon has frightened any of the persons booked as passengers , or that any of them have countermanded their reser vations. Up to 10 o'clock no Intending pas senger had signified lilt Intention of backing out on account of the accident or on account of the do-lay. " The- first faw steamship to sail from Now York to Liverpool Is the Campania of the dinaril line and to her the United States malls now on the St. Paul will bo trans- , ( erred , I < "our Workmen Kndilly Injured. SIIAMOKIN , Pa. , Dec. 18. Four workmen wore fatally Injured and nine olhern badly hurt at Mid-Valley colliery this morning by the wrecking of n runaway work train. A dozen other workmen saved themselves by Jumping Into the brush whllo the train dat > hed down a steep grado. The names of those fatally Injured ore as follows : JAMES HOLLISTHU , engineer , of Marys- vlllo. JOHN LEIDICJ of Mount Carrncl. EDWARD ALEBACH , a miner of Mount Carmel , GEORGE 8MITHEN , a laborer. A | > | iliiiiileil on ( InI'lu'lllu Count. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 18. The Examiner- has the following comment on the president's mileage : "President Cleveland has taken precisely the stand In liU Venezuelan men- sago which Americans who are not jingoes , but who are only alive to the honor , interests and the traditions of pople , hoped ho would take. Ho does not bluster nor threaten , but ho laya dcwn unmistakably the estab lished policy of the United States and calls upon congress to assist In Its enforcement. We do not think It will lead to war , for' when the English people discover the poil- tlun Into which the tky rocket politician * In cargo of their foreign relations have been , allowed to lead thorn , they will demand a chang ? of policy. The rcfunil to arbitrate a Koutli American moumlary line Is not worth , fighting for to England ; the Mouroo doctrine- Is to us.