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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOUSING, FEHKUAKY 21, 1905 TEN PAGES.
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MAM MISERS DEAD
Orer 0n Hundred Hen Are Entombed in
Mint Bear Bessemer, Ala.
ALL OF THEM ARE PROBABLY BEAD
Mine ii Badly Wrecked and None Oan Be
. Gotten Out Until Today.
ACCIDENT DUE TO AN EXPLOSION
Mine is Comparatitely Hew and Has Al
ways Been Free from Dost.
RELIEF TRAINS RUSHED TO THE S
r
FhrIHui and Laborers Sent
Birmingham aad BMmr-MI
la Leased by Held Wire
Company.
HIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 30.-By a
plosion In the Virginia mines, about r
teen mile southwest of Blrmlnghai t
4 o'clock this afternoon, between 110 and
136 union mlnera are entombed and It Is
believed that the entire number suffered
an awful death. Scores of vigorous rescuers
are at work dig-firing- Into the mine to re
lieve their friends and comrades on the
Inside.
The explosion la believed to have been
caused by an accumulation of dust, al
though the mine has heretofore been noted
for being entirely free from gaa. It la
also believed that aa the entire quota has
probably been killed the details of the
cpuse of the disaster will never be known.
Camp la Almost Isolated.
The news spread Uke wildfire through the
whole district. The camp Is almost Iso
lated from the rest of the worjd. as there
Is no telephone station at Virginia, and
the only wire running to the place la a
dispatcher's wire of the Birmingham
Mineral railway, on which Virginia Is lo
cated. Details are slow to come In, but
each man who arrived In the city from
the scene told a more gruesome story of
the horror.
The class of miners employed was the.
best In the district and all belonged to the
United Mine Workers of America.
Blnce the strike has been on la the Bir
mingham dUtrict, many of the most in
dustrious and thrifty miners of Pratt City
and other Important mining points have
removed to the Virginia mines, so that
the mines were betng worked to their full
capacity by the most skilled mlnera In the
community.
Relief tralna with surgeons and workmen
were dispatched from both Birmingham and
Bessemer as soon aa the news of the dis
aster was learned. They began the work
of succor In earnest before 6 o'clock and
at midnight had not gotten half way
through th mass of .debris. .- -
" Ho Rescue I'ntll Today.
It Is thought It will be 10 o'clock tomor
row before the Interior of the slope Is
reached. The slopes are well arranged
and there has never been the least trouble
In the mines before.sThey are owned by
the Alabama Steel and Wire company, but
are leaned and operated by Reld & Co.
J. D. HUhouse, assistant state mine In
spector for Alabama, will go to the mines
early tomorrow to Investigate the disaster
officially. President Edward Flynn of the
Alabama United Mine Workers of Amer
ica and National Committeeman W. R.
Fairly, together with J. E. Alller, district
organiser, have left for the scene.
President Flynn said before leaving that
there were 136 men employed In the mine
regularly", but as yesterday was pay day
he could not say whether the full quota
was In the mine at the time of the disaster
or not.
SMELTER COMPANIES MERGE
American pnrums nu nruuiiip.
Company to Take Over the
tinsarenhelm Concern.
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NEW TORK, Feb. 3). The terms under
which control of the Guggenheim Explora
tion company will pass Into the hands of
the American Smelting and Refining com
pany have practically been settled. It Is
proposed to form a Joint corporation with
CHpital of $49,000,000, hulf of which is to be
6 per cent cumulative prefen-cd and hulf
common stock.
The preferred shares are to be divided
Into two clauses, series "A" and "B." Of
"A." 117.000,000 will be Issued, and "B,"
17,600,000. It Is proposed to Increase the
"A" stock by $5,600,000 at some future date,
making the entire Issue of preferred shares
K10.000.0UO.
The Exploration company will turn over
to the new corporation Its majority hold
ings In the Western Mining company of
Colorado, the Velardena Mining and Smelt
ing company of Mexico, all the stock of
the Federal Lead company of Missouri
and the shares of various other properties,
located chiefly In Mexico.
OMAHA MAN TOUCHED FOR ROLL
l.osra Five Handred Dollars In n Re
sort In Kansas
City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo Feb. 20. (Special
Telegram.) John E. Hamilton, a traveling
nUesmun of Omuha, reported to the police
today that he had been robbed of $500 In a
resort In this city yesterday morning. Ham
ilton was stopping here while waiting for
u train to Colorado Springs, Colo., whero
he said he was going en business. Ac
cording to his stutement to the police hero
he had started fur a walk through the
north end when he went Into the resort
where be thinks he was robbed, although
he had gone to another place before he
discovered his loss. The police are making
every effort to recover the money, having
made ten arrest since It was reported.
NO CHAPERONE FOR DUCHESS
Orlartn of Report of Breaking; of
Knaaaemetat of the German
Crown Prince.
BERLIN, Feb. 20. The Associated Press
learns from a person in the confidence of
Crown Prince Frederick William how the
story of the breaking of the prince's en
gagement with the Duchess Cecilia of
Mecklenburg-Srhwerln originated. When
the plan was first proosed by the crown
prince to visit the Duchess Oecllla some
where In the south. Emperor William
made the condition that she must be ac
companied by her mother, which con
formed with German idea of propriety in
such cases. The grand duchess Anastasla
was angry because the emperor had not
permitted the meeting to take place at
Cannes, but finally consented to Florence
as the place for the meeting; but when
the date arrived she delayed her departure
and let Cecilia go alone, promising to fol
low In a few days. The crown prince see
ing the awkwardness of the situation
arising from the absence of his fiancee's
mother and the delay In her arrival, wrote
to the emperor for advice. The emperor
telegraphed: "Hend Cecilia to her mother.
You return at once."
While the Incident has necessarily caused
some friction between the two families,
tb,e Associated Press Is assured on the
highest authority that the engagement has
not been broken off. The ruling family
of Mecklenburg-Schwerln evidently Is con
siderably agitated over the matter. The
grand duchess Alexandria, elder slater of
the duches.i Cecilia, suddenly came to Ber
lin' on Saturday and had an hour's private
talk with Emperor William, after which
she took the next train for home.
WILL PREPARE JfOKTH KEA REPORT
Admirals Davis and Von Spann Ap
pointed Committee on Verdict.
PARIS. Feb. 20. Admiral Baron von
Spnun (Austro-Hungary) and Rear Admiral
Charles H. Davis (the United States) have
been designated to draw up the report of
the International commission of Inquiry Into
the North sea incident. This will be
brought up In secret session Wednesday for
discussion and final approval. No positive
decision has yet been reached upon tho
main points, but this number and circum
stances seem to indicate a definite action
of the majority of the commission toward
partially justifying or excusing Admiral
Rojeetvensky's action. It Is generally be
lieved In well Informed quarters that Vice
Admiral Doubassoff (Russia), Admiral
Fournf r (France), president of the commis
sion, and Admiral von Spaun Incline to the
foregoing view, while Admiral Sir Lewis
A. Beaumont (Great Britain) and Admiral
Davis are considered favorable to the Brit
ish view that no torpedo boats were pres
ent, and that therefore there was no justifi
cation for firing.' But It Is Impossible to
positively verify this alignment of the ad
mirals owing to the lack of finality of the
conclusions until the Von Spaun-Davls re
port is discussed. Moreover, the board
apparently Is seeking to reconcile differ
ences so that the decision may not be pro
nounced a victory for either aide, but meas
urably acceptable to both.
Irish Move Amendment.
LONDON, Febj 20. John Redmond, the
Irish leader, opened the nationalist cam
paign In the house of commons . today by
moving an amendment to the addreas in
reply to the speech from the throne, de
claring that the "present system of govern
ment of Ireland Is opposed to the will of
the Irish people," etc. . Ireland, ho de
clared, "Is governed by a burerfueracy more
devoid of responsibility than the bureau
cracy of Russia, which England is so fond
of denouncing." Armed revolt would be
justified If a chance of success existed.
Rider Hao-gard Cornea West.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The steamer Teu
tonic, which sails from Liverpool for New
York February 22. will have among her
passengers Rider Haggard, the author, who
has been appointed a commissioner to in
quire Into the conditions and character of
the agricultural and industrial land settle
ments organized In America, by the Salva
tion Army.
Government Redeems Certificates.
MANILA, Feb. 20. The government has
decided to redeem a number of the certifi
cates of Indebtedness held by the United
States issued for the purpose of establish
ing a new Philippine currency system in
1903.
ORGANIZE CAVALRY TROOPS
Department of the Missouri Calls for
Men to Form Three
Companies.
ST. LOUIS. Ma. Feb. .- Special Tele
gram.) Captain H. O. Wlllard of the
Fifth cavalry, is on of the twenty-seven
officers detailed at the general recruiting
station, Jefferson Barracks. Other ofllcers
go to Columbus, O , and Fort Slocum, New
York.
Tfte department Is organising recruits Into
three troops here. Four troops of the
Ninth cavalry remain to assist In instruc
tion of cavalry recruit.
TOM J0HNS0NJMAKES CHARGES
Mayor of Cleveland Accuses Members
of Conncll of Accepting Bribes
from Electric Company.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 20.-In the city
council tonight Mayor Johnson directly
charged Councllmen Dewar and Wilke,
democrats, with having accepted bribes
from the Cleveland Electric Illuminating
company. At the same time Mayor John
son charged that the votes of all the re
publican members of the city council had
been Influenced by contributions from that
company to the last campaign fund of
the republican organization and to the
campaign expenses of the republican can
didates for city council. The charges are
the outcome of Mayor Johnson's allegation
of two weeks ao that the recent defeat
of the ordinance to annex ho vin ,o
South Brooklyn to the city of Cleveland
had been brought about by undue influ
ence. At last Monday night's meeting of
the council the mayor repeated his state
ments or alleged bribery and of undue
Influence, but gave no name. wi ac
cusations were denied with much emphasis
by several of the rrnuhllr-an ,.,.,.. .n
and specific charges in writing were rte-
muiwu-u. mese were made tonight. The
council Immediately adonteri a r..u..i,..i
to Investigate and City Solicitor Newton
u. tiuKer, a democrat, was apiwilnted pros
ecutor of the Investigation. The resolution
empower the city solicitor to subpoena
witnesses and call for nnv h,,l. ....
.... ,j , umer
documents which may be of value In
proving or approving the mayor's charge.
TWO MURDERERS ArThANGED
Reqneat of Condemned Lawyer for
Experiment la Denied by
Prison OtHflals.
OSSININQ, N. Y., Feb. JO.-Kruok Rim
ierl, who murdered Jaoo Pinto, a Brook
lyn Junk dealer, und Adolpli Kouelg, who
strangled Mrs. Mary KautTman to death
at her home In New York, were put to
death in the electric fhalr In Sing Sing
prison today.
Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer who la in
prison under sentence of death for the
murder of William Marsh Rice, had re
quested that the body of Koenig be em
Iwlmed to test his theory t-ttho
'lalmliu; II"'' wo' i a - rj. '"'
of the lungs like tint produced by Inhala
tion of chloroform. Rice's lungs wcr
-ongested, it was alleged, by chloroform.
Koenig hud asked that his body be cre
mated and Patrick's request waa deuled.
CALLS RUSSIAN ELECTION
President ef Body Makes Bale for Selecting
Commissioners of Labor and Capital
MUST BE NO INTERFERENCE BY EMPLOYERS
Aote Signed by Senator Shidlovskl
Gnnrnntees Personal Safety of
the Delegates Who
May Re Chosen.
ST. FETERSIH'RG, Feb. 20-Senator
Shidlovskl. president of the commlsslot
appointed by Emperor Nicholas to ascer
tain the causes of discontent among the
working clasees of St. Petersburg, In a
note issued today Invites the employers
and workmen to elect representatives to
elt on the commission. Factory owners
and contractors employing not less than
luO persons are entitled to elect fifteen
representatives of the different industries,
while the workmen of the various estab
lishments can choose elector who on
March S will elect forty-five delegates to
serve on the commission. Each establish
ment, employing 100 to 600 persons. Is en
titled to choose one elector, and those em
ploying 600 to 1,000 persons, are entitled to
an elector for each 600 employes. Both
men and women are entitled to vote, but
delegates must be men who have worked
at least a year In their respective fac
tories and must be freely elected by the
workers themselves without Interference
on the part of the employers.
The note issued by Senator Shidlovskl
guarantees personal safety to the dele
gates. I'nlversltlea Are Revolutionary.
With the decision of the student body of
the great University of St. Petersburg to
day to suspend studies for the remainder
of the university year, almost the whole
educational system of Russia has entered
upon a period of stagnation. The protest
of the youth of Russia against the beau
reaueratlc system and other governmental
grievances is general. Other universities
of Russia, gymnasia and even grammar
schools were already on strike, and the
military in various portions of the empire
have been obliged to resort to force to re
strain school boys of tender years who are
joining the general movement.
The meeting of St. Petersburg students,
at which over 81,000 participated, besides
voting with practical unanimity to suspend
studies until September' 1, adopted a set of
political resolutions, demanding the forma
tion of a constituent assembly and charac
terizing the proposed summoning of the
Zemsky Zobor as Inadequate for the em
ergency. The resolutions after speaking of
i"The progressive demoralization of Russia,
under the Influence of the absolute regime"
declare for freedom of speech, the press,
conscience, the light of association and as
sembly and to strike, which are described
aa necessary conditions for the further
progress of Russia.
Csar's Portrait Destroyed.
The meeting also unanimously decided to
express disapproval of the action of the
government In dealing with the workmen
wlio attempted to present their petition to
the emperor on January 23 and Its sym
pathy with the victims of the soldiery. A
large faction voted in favor of stopping ths
war. A strong revolutionary feeling waa
manifested at the meeting, the red flag
was waved and the "Marseillaise" and
other revolutionary songs chanted. A large
portrait of the emperor In the great audi
torium of the university where the meeting
was held was torn In strips. The police
did not Interfere.
Strong forces of police and Cossacks had
been posted outside the buildings to pre
vent an expected street demonstration but
none occurred.
Many professors and Instructors In the
university were present at the meeflng,
most of whom were I" full sympathy with
the objects of the a...mbly. Two tutors
and a small number of students who
wished to obtain diplomas this year made
an Ineffectual attempt to stem the general
tide.
It was the first joint meeting of stu
dents and professors ever authorized, but
In view of the gravity of the situation It
was hoped the presence of the professors,
most of whom are In complete sympathy
with the liberal movement, would exercise
a restraining Influence. The meeting waa
held in the auditorium of the university,
a sprawling pile of yellow buildings on
Basil island, Neva hall being comparatively
small and Incapable of holding one-fifth
of the 4,000 students assembled. The audi
torium was packed to suffocation with
earnest-looking young men and women
and the doorways and window embrasures
were banked with students who held oth
ers on their shoulders. It waa a strange
gathering. Most of the students were
poorly clad and all were In a state of
Intense excitement, their very eyes burning
with zeal. A small rostrum in a corner
was occupied by the speakers. A bell with
which the students who presided tried to
stop the thunders of applause with which
the orators were greeted was completely
unavailing.
Orators Inflame People.
From the ouiset student orators set the
Imagination of their auditors aflame with
the spirit of liberty, unsparingly denounc
ing the course of the government, declaring
that promises could no longer avail and
that the only satisfaction would be free
dom of speech, conscience and the press
and the convocation of a national assem
bly. The majority coupled this with a
demand for ending the war. Almost every
orator went back to the French revolution
for parallels. Again and again was Russia
declared to be on the eve of a revolution.
With burning words one of the students
described the uffalr of Junuary it, which
he said had at lust solidified the Interests
of the liberals and those of the working
man. Amid a storm uf cheers he announced
that a continuation of study waa Impossi
ble wlille such a struggle was In progress,
saying it was the duty of the younger men
there assembled and others like thuin to
return to their homes In the provinces
and spread the agitation.
Some of the professors tried to stem the
tide with moderate counsels, advising the
students to go back to their studies, but
their advance was howled down.
When Prof. Speranzl, one of the speakers,
revealed the fact that Governor General
Trepoff hud threatened not to permit any
atudent who left his studies to re-enter any
of the big universities, the statement was
received with veritable howl of rage.
But the speeches In the auditorium were
mild and tempo ate compared with those
delivered at the overflow meetings In the
class rooms, where even the murder of
Grand Dukt Serglus was glorified. An at
tempt of a few reactionary students to hold
an oppsoltlon meeting tnded In a dismal
failure. Less than fifty students responded
to the call and the meeting was abandoned.
The few of the government newspaper
cuiti-, r rdrnts -vho were admitted to the
university were ai..:-:ed at the Incendiary
character of the meeting snd the absolute
freedom with which the tuuY:it, knowing
that the auditorium was filled w.th govern-
TESTIMONY N CODY CASE
Witnesses for the Defenso Testify to
Good Chnracter nnd Bnslness
Ability of Mrs. Cody.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 20. The trial of
the Cody divorce suit was resumed In the
district court today, witnesses for both
sides being examined.
Dr. C. L. Glllam, of Cody, Wyo., gave tes
timony for the plaintiff. Wm. F. Cody. lie
accompanied Colonel and Mrs. Cody and
a large party on a hunting trip in Big
Horn country In 18M. On that trip he
testified he heard Mrs. Cody auy that her
husband had wanted her to accompany him
to Europe but that she "would not go any
where with the old reprobate." ,
Charles F. Iddlngs, a merchant of North
Platte, Neb., was called for the defense.
He had attended many social affairs given
by the Codys, he testified, and had never
seen Mrs. Cody use liquor.
"How did Mrs. Cody treat those about
her, especially the members of her family?"
was asked.
"She was always very kind and con
siderate both with the members of her
family and their guests . She seemed to be
very proud of Cody and addressed him as
Willie.' "
In reply to another question Mr. Iddlngs
said: "I consider Mrs. Cody a better busi
ness manager than her husband."
Arthur McNamara, president of the First
National bank, of North Platte, Neb., cor
roborated Iddlngs' testimony with reference
to the character of Mrs. Cody.
Examined regarding the celebrated ban
quet at North Platte In the fall of 1903 in
honor of Buffalo Bill's return to his home.
Banker McNamara testified that It was
whisky and not poison that made Colonel
Cody sick on that occasion. Witness said
that Buffalo Bill was so under the Influence
of liquor that he was unable to make the
speech, he expected to deliver. He asked
for a cup of coffee durhv the banquet, and
the chef, thinking the guest of honor needed'
a "bracer" gave him some whisky In a
teacup.
On cross-examination McNamara admit
ted that Colonel Cody was sick all through
the banquet and the whisky only made
him worse.
F. E. F!ullrd. an employe of the Union
Pacific at North Platte corroborated Id
dlngs and McNamara with reference, to
the good character of Mrs. Cody and ad
mitted that Mrs. Cody appeared to be
solicitous as to her husband's safety and
welfare .when he was drinking. This wit
ness testified that Mrs. Cody educated and
took care of the children and that Cody
would not have anything to do with them.
The taking of depositions here was com
pleted. On February 28, at North Platte,
Neb., Mrs. Cody will make her deposition
and Colonel Cody will meet this with a
deposition In rebuttal, which will be taken
on March 6. at Omaha. The case will then
go to Sheridan, Wyo.i where It will be tried
by briefs In March.
No oral evidence will be Introduced at
that time and the rase will be decided
largely on the depositions. Colonel Cody,
after making hi deposition In Omaha, will
leave Immediately fer Paris, and- will not
be in the country when the case Is de
'CouUuued on Second Page.)
CHARLES KRATZJS ON TRIAL
Former Member of St. Jonla Aoeembly
Fnces Court Aften Lost
Delay.
BUTLER, Mo., Feb. 2a After a delay of
nearly three years the trial of Charles
Kratz of St. Louis, former member of the
municipal assembly of that city, began here
today In the Bates county circuit court.
Kratz Is charged with accepting a bribe
while a member of the municipal assembly
from an agent of the Suburban Street Rail
way company, to pass a bill giving an ex
tensive f ranehise to - a corporation.
Kratz was arrested In St. Louis some
three years) ago and after his release on
bond went to Mexico and his later extradi
tion came only after a special treaty had
been arranged with that government
through the personal Interest taken In the
case by President Roosevelt. Kratz waa
then arraigned for trial In St. Louis, but
secured a change of venue to Butler.
Immediately after the trial began the
attorneys for the defense moved that the
case be quashed, which was overruled.
The defense then submitted a petition to
the court asking that the state be com
pelled to furnish the defense with trans
cripts of the testimony taken before the St.
Louis grand Jury which returned the In
dictments against Kratz.
Attorney Harvey, arguing In support of
the petition, quoted a New York court
where this privilege was granted.
Circuit Attorney Sager of St. Louis op
posed the petition. He stated that there
is no authority for the court to grant the
petition, nnd that If the minutes of the
grand Jury room were turned over to the
defense, a great many facts will become
public that may affect a great many per
sons not directly connected with the Kratz
case. In closing he stated that the grant
ing of the petition would do the state a
great injustice.
When court reconvened after the noon
recess Judge Denton overruled the motion
of the defense to compel the state to fur
nlsh It with a transcript of the evidence
given before the grand Jury that Indicted
Kratz.
After the court's decision overruling the
motion of the defense the selection of the
Jury commenced. Sheriff Morris presented
his panel of twenty-four and the examina
tion of Jurymen was begun by Circuit At
torney Sager. '
FAST TRAIN IN THE DITCH
Two Passengers Instantly Killed and Num
ber Seriously Injured.
SPREADING RAILS CAUSE THE ACCIDENT
Davenport, cook; head
Five Ont of Seven Conches In the
Train Go Into the Ditch on Rock
Island Rond a Few Miles
East of Atlnntlc.
ATLANTIC, la., Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) The Rock Island flyer No. 6, go
ing west, due In this city at 11:10 a. m.,
jumped the track about five and one-half
mile east of Atlantic this morning. The
train was about forty minutes late and
Conductor Charles Nichols thinks they
were making about forty miles an hour
when the second car from the engine left
the track, dragging four other coaches
with it, leaving tho engine and one coach
In front and rear coach on the track.
In the first coach to go. Rev. J. R. John
son of Harlan, and Henry Mehler of Des
Moines, were Instantly killed, while several
more were more or less Injured. In all
thirteen passengers were subjects for med
ical aid, which Was dispatched on a spe
cial train from this city.
As near as can be learned the accident
was caused by the track spreading. The
Injured were brought to the hospital here,
where they are receiving careful attention,
and the physicians think no more lives
will be lost, though several are quite pain
fully hurt.
The dead:
HENRY MEHLER. Des Moines.
REV. J. R. JOHNSON. Harlan.
The Injured:
George West, Geneseo, 111.; cuts on left
arm.
J. J. Brown, Harper, Kan.; ankle hurt.
W. E. Smock, Atlantic; arm bruised.
Albert Brody, Sullivan, Ind.; ankle hurt.
George Leveuture, San Frascisco; head
cut and legs bruised.
L. E. Kent, Morris, 111.; scalp wound and
serious Internal Injuries.
L. J.' Courtney, Des Moines, dining car
conductor; hip hurt.
G. L. Todd, Davenport, cook; face and
head hurt.
John Redmond, Davenport, cook; back
and neck Injured.
Henry Hughes,
and back hurt.
W. P. Cureen, Des Moines; collar bone
broken and back hurt
E. Denoubow, Des Moines; shoulder and
arm hurt.
Al Colb, Des Moines; scalp wound.
Story of Puasensrer.
Charles T. Beezley of 1512 Eleventh street,
Des Moines, state agent for the Capital In
surance company, who was a passenger on
the train, In an Interview said:
"We were running along smoothly enough
as far as I could tell now. There were
about a dozen In the car, I should say, and
luckily most of us were on the south side
of the car. All at once the car toppled
and we were over."
"Henry Mehler, one of the men who
was killed, sat In the seat Just across
the aisle from me on the north. Before
I knew it he had been tossed over me
and dashed, .through- the -window on ' my
side of the car 1 grabbed his feet. and
tried to pull hint back, but too late, for
his head was caught between the car and
the ground and his life ' was evidently
crushed out Instantly. Four or five
seats In front of me sat the other gentle
man who waa killed, Rev. J. R. Johnson
of Harlan. He was thrown through the
car window, only his feet sticking back
through the window, his head and a part
of his shoulders were visible at the next
window behind where he sat and the par
tition between the windows crushed him
Into the snow. He was face downwards,
and we could see that he was bleeding.
As soon as possible we secured an axe and,
with the assistance of several others In
the car, we Anally chopped the partition
away and released his body, but he had
died In the meantime. I was not Injured
beyond being badly shaken up. I have
traveled for almost twenty-five years and
this Is the first bad wreck I have been
mixed In."
The wrecking crew from this city was
taken to the scene by the south branch
train crew- and Superintendent Smalley,
who was at Anita, was rushed to the scene
by a freight crew, while a delegation of
citizens hastily picked up by Mayor Mc
Wald, who went on the special train, did
all they could for the sufferers.
SPEAKER DESERTS ADDICKS
Gas Man Una Support of Leas Than
Majority of Republicans First
Time In Ten Yenrs.
DOVER, Del., Feb. 20. The feature of
the senatorial deadlock today was the de
sertion of J. Edward Addlcks by Speaker
William Denny of the house of representa
tives, who voted for Henry C. Conrad, a
union republican. Speaker Denny's action
places the Addlcks faction In the minority
of the total republican membership of the
legislature for the first time since Addlcks
began his contest for the United States
senate In 1&06. The Addlcks men are very
angry at the speaker and the other men
who deserted their candidate In the past
week.
After the Joint assembly separated toduy
the fifteen men who are still loyal to Ad
dlcks met and thirteen of them signed a
round robin pledging to support their
candidate until the session ends or until
Addlcks announces his withdrawal. They
do not expect him to withdraw. On the
contrary his lieutenants say that he will
remain a candidate until the legislature
adjourns and will be a candidate two years
hence. Two ballots were taken today.
The last resulted as follows: Wlllard
SauUbury, democrat, 20; J. Edward Ad
dlcks, union republican. 14; Colonel Henry
A. Dupont, regular republican, ; F. Cole
man Dupont, regular republican, f; Henry
C. Conrad, union republican, 1; absent and
paired, t; total voting, 60; necessary to a
choice, 2 .
FORTY ARE HI RT IX ERIE WRECK
Train Goes Into Ditch Near Pater
son, Sew Jersey,
PATERSON, N. J., Feb. 20.-One young
woman was killed, and about forty persons,
were Injured, fifteen of them badly, by the
derailing of a commuter's train on the Erie
railroad near Falrlawn today.
The head cur ran for nearly a mile on the
ties and rock ballast before It toppled over
and followed by all the other cars, rolled
down a twelve-foot embankment. The dead
girl. Miss Grnce Matthews of Sufferln, N.
Y., was leaning out of the window to see
what hud happened. She was thrown out
and crushed. Two of the cars landed In a
big snowdrift, lessening the Injuries to their
occupants.
Tho first of the injured to reach Paterson
was a man named Montgomery of Suffern.
He was only slightly hurt. He said:
We were running at a high rate of speed
when the accident happened. The whole
train, except the' engine, toppled down an
embankment. The llrst car turned com-
Kletely over and lay, bottom up, at the
ottom of the ditch, while the three other
cars turned over on their sides. The truin
was well loaded and a large number of
persons were Injured and one girl was
killed. The work of rescuing the Injured
was begun quickly by those who escaped
unharmed and persons living In the vi
cinity. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. An official state
ment from tho offices of the Erie in this
city said that the train which was wrecked
was a communter's train, which ran as
local from Middlctown to Suffern and as
express from Suffern to Jersey City. Near
Falrlawn all five of the cars Jumped the
track, but the locomotive remained on the
rails. It is supposed that the wreck was
caused by the breaking of a flange on one
of the car wheels. Official reports to the
Erie offices say one girl was killed and
twenty-seven persons Injured. The train
carried 160 passengers, most of them' com
muters bound to New York for today's
business.
Physicians were rushed to the scene of
the wreck from all directions. Seven doc
tors were driven In haste from Paterson to
Falrlawn in an ambulance; six doctors
were taken from Jersey City on a special
train, and five went from the same place
on another train. Others drove to the
scene from Paterson and Hackensack.
Three relief trains were dispatched to the
scene of the accident with all possible
haste, one going from Jersey City, another
from Paterson and a third from Waldwlck.
It was announced at the offices of the
Erie Railroad company at 11 o'clock that
the Injured In the wreck numbered forty-
four and that they were being brought to
, Jersey City on a relief trjtn.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Tnesdnyt Wednesday, Fair In
West Portion, Rnln or Snow nnd
Colder In East Portion.
Temperature at Omnhn Yesterdnyt
Hoar, Dear. Hour. I)e.
K a. m ill 1 p. m
I a. m lift 2 p. ni ST
T n. n JM 3 p. ni .IS
Ha. m 8.1 4 p. m W
O a. m 27 B p. m 37
1U n. m 27 O p. m 8
11 n. m 2.H 7 p. m it.1
12 m JMt H p. ni HA
l p. m H4i
CONFLAGRATION AT BOSTON
lloosne Docks nnd Two Steamers De
stroy ed l.oss Will He About
Half a Million.
BOSTON, Feb. 21. A fire causing Im
mense loss broke out on Pier 4 of the
Hoosac Tunnel docks, Charlestown, early
today. Its origin has not been determined,
but Is believed to have started from spon
taneous combustion.
Five alarms brought the greater part of
tho apparatus of the city to the scene.
The flames spread with startling rapidity.
communicating with the Furness-Leyland
line steamer Philadelphlan, which was
tied alongside the pier, and In a few mo
ments was In flames from stem to stern.
It Is feared that two of the sailors have
been lost. When the flames were dis
covered most of the crew Jumped over
board, Captain Dickenson himself hanging
by a rope over the boat's side until he
was assured that no one remained on
board.
From the Philadelphlan the flames
jumped over to the steamer Daltonhall of
the Arftwerp line, which was soon aflame.
It is thought that the crew of the Dalton
hall escaped.
The flames arc apparently unchecked and
beyond control.
The two flreboats responded to the alarm.
but for an hour the water thrown by them
had no appreciable effect on the flames.
The wharf was filled with valuable Im
ported goods.
The Philadelphlan arrived Saturday from
Liverpool
The Daltonhflll waa leaded with a val
uable cargo and was to nave sailed tomorrow.
Piers 3 and 4 have been destroyed and
the steamers Michigan of the Warren line
and Martello are threatened.
It is thought the loss will be nearly $500,-
000.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning It waa be
lieved thnt the spread of the flames had
been checked, that the loss would be con
fined to piers 3 nnd 4, and tho steamers
Philadelphlan anfl Daltonhall. At thut hour
the upper works of the Philadelphlan were
burning, but it was thought that tho f.aines
would not reach the hold.
She has a cargo valued at $750,000.
One-fourth of the curgo. which includes
6,000 bales of wool, had been discharged.
Later It was ascertained that all of tho
crew of the Philadelphlan had been savod.
Captain Dickerson's wife was taken ashore
In a boat. The huge grain elevator con
nected with the wharves was In Imminent
danger but at 2:80 It vas thought It could
be saved.
Bo far as known at that hour no lives
had been tost. The, Daltonhall was loaded
with grain, but It was believed that the
boat would not be a total loss.
At 2:40 the Are was said to be under con
trol. The total loss is now estimated at
$500,000.
FOUR DEAD SIXTEEN HURT
Boiler In Conl Mining; Plant Near St.
Clnlrsvllle, O., Explodes With
Awful Results.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O., Feb. 20. Four
men are dead and sixteen Injured, five of
them seriously, as the result of an explo
sion today of a stationary boiler at No. 1
mine of the Provident Coal company, near
here.
The dead:
WILLIAM ADAMS, president of the lo
cal branch of the United Mine Workers of
America.
ELI AIINTI, engineer, aged 26, married,
of St. Clalrsville, O.
MICHAEL ME1LL. aged 38. married, of
Glencoe, O.
UNIDENTIFIED HUNGARIAN, miner,
blown to pieces.
Seriously injured:
James Loftus, skull crushed, leg and arm
broken.
William Davis, leg broken and body lac
erated. David Thomas, arm broken.
James Santell, miner, Glencoe, arm
broken, scalded.
Mejos Vorhl, miner, St. Clalrsville, badly
scalded and leg broken.
Eleven Slavish miners were cut, bruised
or scalded, but none of their Injuries are
considered dangerous.
The mine shaft, which has recently been
completed, has not been operated dally
on account of installation of new mine
machinery, but the employes reported
every day to learn If their services were
needed. Today was wet and cold and
the men congregated In the boiler house,
a temporary structure, equipped with an
old holler which had been used In sinking
the shaft and was still in use pending the
installation of the new boiler.
Without a moment's warning the boiler
exploded with a terrific report, hurling the
men In all directions and blowing the
building Into fragments.
FINANCES OF THE PYTHIANS
Endowment Rank Has n Balance of
Nearly One Million Dollars-
Status of Henl Estate.-
RICHMOND, Ind., Feb. 20 Information
has been given '6ut from the office of
Charles E. Shively of this city, supreme
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the
World, bearing on the order's finances. This
shows that on January 1, 19o6, the supreme
master of exchequer had on hand a bal
ance of $44,892, and that the resources of
the endowment rank in excess of nubili
ties were PHl.Ki.
The real estate owned by the supreme
lodge of Wilmington, Del., la reported us
Improving some ki the conditions surround
ing it with a fair prospect of a good sale
In the near future.
The Lexington hotel property In Chicago,
now under the management of the board of
control, will be continued under that man
agement until such time as an acceptable
lease or sale can be made of the same.
ROUSE WANTS ORDER
Proposes New Rule to Keep Body In Con
dition to Transact Business.
SECURES SUMMARY ADJOURNMENT EARLY
Much Business Before Body When Motion
Was Made and Carried.
SHERIFF POWER PUSHING HIS CLAIM
House Committee Not Inclined to Past 0a
Its Merits.
REST OF WEEK NEEDED TO FINISH BILL
Chairman of Opinion Total Will Bo
Less Than Two tears Asia, but
I'nwllllnn; to Approxi
mate Figures.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. 111.
At New York Pyndan, . from Rotter
dam for New York was In communication
by wireless telegraph with the station of
Hlasconset, Mass., at ! 46 p. m. toduy when
the vessel was 100 miles east of Nantucket
lightship.
At Liverpool Arrived: Cevic, from New
York.
A l Leghorn Arrived: Calabria, from
New York
At Kingston Arrived: PiinscHslu Vic
toria Lulse, from New York on cruise.
At Rotterdam Kiilled: Rotterdam, for
Nw York.
At Boulogne Hailed: Pennsylvania, for
Nw York.
At Nice Arrived: Moltke, from New
York.
Al Gibraltar Sailed: Koenig Albert, for
Mow York. , .
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Fob. 20. (Special telegram.)
Because of Inattention to business and gen
eral confusion among the members Speaker
Rouse this afternoon, at 2:50, had the houso
adjourned nnd then gave tho members a
bit of his mind.
"1 want to sny hero," asserted the speaker
with enough emphasis In his tone to Indi
cate .mr6 than an ordinary degree of earn
estness, "that this house cannot transact
business as long as tho members refuse to
keep order and participate In the proceed
ings. This constant confusion will have to
cease or the house will cease, one of tha
two."
And then the- speaker called on the other
members of the committee on rules to meet
with him tonight and advise some ruin
under which order could be enforced.
The rule by which Speaker Rouse In
tends to preserve order and prevent con
fusion is that requiring every member to
be In his seat at -the time of voting on
final passage of bills. This rule the com
mittee adopted tonight.
Copsey of Custer had stepped up to tha
speaker's desk to speak to him on a matter
of business and the speaker requested
Copsey to move for adjournment. Copsey
made the motion which was promptly sec
onded, put and carried before the majority
of the members knew what was going on.
It was only 2:50 and a number of hills were
yet to be read tha third time and placed
upon their passage. Tho house was on
this order of business at the time. Another
large batch of new bills was waiting to be
Introduced and sevoral committee report
were ready for nation. The house could,
111 afford to lose the time, hut the speaker
said he had done his utmost to compel
order and until the new rule was enacted
he must yield.
Power Has n Claim.
Sheriff Power of Omaha Is pressing a
claim of $2,000 and over for approval by
the claims committee. It represents money
paid out by the sheriff for the care of pris
oners for the state during the last two
years. The committee appears Inclined to
leave tho matter for settlement on the
floor, of tho house.' ' . 'V. -.. s
Ed "P. Smith or Smyth Bmlth, "Oman; '
attorneys for Sheriff Power, appeared be
fore the claims committee this afternoon
and presented his client's case. He showed
that the llrst law governing such matters
was placed on the statute books In 1868.
It provided for the payment by the stato
to sheriffs of 75 cents a day for the car
of prisoners held pending sentence In the
state penitentiary. Then In 1878 another
law was enacted fixing the price at 70 cents,
but according to Mr. Smith's exposition the
latter law, that of 1873, was later declared
unconstitutional and wiped off the statute
books. Therefore he contended the law
of 18GS is the one which the sheriffs have
followed and should govern. He also
pointed out that Cobbey's statutes have al
ways held to the 1SHS law and that Wheel
er's statutes did until 1903, when, by arbi
trary ruling, Wheeler decided this law did
not fix the exact price to be paid the sher
iffs, but left that to be determined.
Tho claims committee proposed, therefore,
to allow the sheriff 50 cents a day Instead
of 75 cents. As the sheriff paid out this
money from his own pocket at the rata
of 75 cents a day, he protested the case.
The bill covers only the last blennlum.
Claims 1JIII Delayed.
Chairman Detrick of the claims commit
tee today said the claims bill probably
would not be ready for Introduction before
Friday of this week, which, by the way,
will be the last day on which the house
can introduce bills without unanimous con
sent of the members. It was hoped to have
the bill ready for submission Wednesday,
but Representative Detrick now thinks this
will not be possible.
The total appropriation of this bill, it la
now believed, will not be as great as two
years ago. Thin it amounted to about
$t2,000. The largest Item two years ago
was the wolf bounty claim of $40,000. This,
of course, Is dispensed with for this year.
The claim of J. 1'. Kennurd, for which a
special bill already has passed the house,
amounting to $10,01)0, la thus far about the
largest claim for this year. The Journal
company's printing bill of $4,000 is next.
Owing to the fuct that so many of ths
larger claims have not yet been decided
on lhe chairman of the committee Is un
able to approximate the total. The num
ber of claims will be greater than two
years ago.
It Is pointed out that many of the claims
this year represent money transferred from
the state treosury back Into county treas
uries. This Is money that Is duo the re
spective countlea having been over depos
ited for one purpose or another and while
the state loses nothing by the process H
will serve to Increase the total of tho claims
bill, giving the appearance that the legisla
ture Is making larger appropriations.
Clinton It. lA'e of tho Lee Ilroom and
Duster company has tho forllowlug to say
regarding tho employment of convict labor
by his firm:
"Representative Ernst infers that the
prlcu of convict labor has been reduced
from 50 cents a day to 42 cents. This aa
cusation is absolutely false, and If Mr.
Ernst has looked tho matter up ho knows
It to be false. In order to prove this as
sertion, If the state has any difficulty In
locating Its contract, I will be pleased to
show the signed copy to uny member of
the legislature who desires to sec It. Ac
cording to the terms of our contract we
pay one-half dollar per day for each task
or day's work performed by the prisoners.
This so-called task Is a stint ugrs.'d unon
1 urhlfh the avcruirc convict lu-rturmm i
about six hours, after which time he may
cease work, should he desire to do so.
Certain expert prisoners have finished this
task In four hours. hen this tnk is per
formed satisfactorily these prisoners are
allowed to work overtime for themselves.
With this overtime money eirmd the pris
oners buy articles such us better under
wear, hose, shoes, mittens, towels, h.. ,ni
kerchiefs, toilet soap and foods of Khny
kinds which are admitted, thereby Milng
the state considerably money, ai4 thus so-