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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
LOSS OF LIFEVERY HEAVY' OVIiU ONE lU'NDKKU I) BAD IN T1I11 CU1IAN UUKUICANIS Fnll of Fourteen Incticn of Itnln Jn l'lve Honrs Cmur Suililen Jtlno In lllvor Mirny Homes lien r jetl SANTIAGO, DE CUBA. Tho re cent fall of fourteen Inches of rain In live hours accompanying a hurl-L-nne has resulted in the death of more than one hundred persons. The most severe loss was at the vil lage ot El Cobre. wheie son.o sixty persons were drowned. Tho river rose rapidly, destroying the lower part of the village. Bodies were carried eight miles to the bay. 'Pllrtt hnrllnn t.mrt rnnnifnrnl Six persons were drowned at Daiquarl, fourteen at El Cancy and many In the, surrounding country. The list Is still incomplete. All the Inlaws at Cobe, several at Dlaquarl und four of the Ccnbr-il ralloads and miles of track have been destroyed' In the wreck ol tho relief train at Moron, two empi res were killed bub the p-tssengors are safe. No trains arrived from Saturday to Thursday and all the telegraph lines and cables are Inundated. Many huuses- were destroyed or damaged, In Santiago. Tho property loss Isi enorumous ab the mines, on the rail road and on cattle and merchandise. The weather has been fab- since yesterday morning. Alurder in Second I;gree COLUMBUS, Neb. -The ;u-.v in the case of the state against Juntos Fcilcy charged with the murder of Arthur Snowden returned a verdict at 9 o'clock (his moining. The jury found Kelley guilty of murder In tho second degree. Kelley admitted on his testimony that his mime was Kelley; thb his home was In Michi gan; was a plumber by trade but the oast several years had not worked 'it lt,"but had turned I1I3 attention to ward shoplifting and peddling jewel ry. He denind that ho was In the neighborhood of the crime until after the body was found and siysthat he never saw Snowden al'rcr they 'were liberlated from the Kre ..ont Jail, where tbey had served a tot in (or vanrancy. The jury could not beliovo his statement when bhren reliable witnesses for the state were positive In their identilicatlon of having seen him one of them meet ing him within two miles of the scene of the murder befoie the bod had been discovered. Snys $65,000 Wns "itilfn ST. PAUL, Minn. A speolai tr. the Dispatch from Butte, Mont says: "The men who held up tho north cnast limited last night near Bear Mouth secured $05,000 fn-m tho Northern Pacific Express compa:i. ' sitf which they dynamited. Tho safe was billed through from the coast to Chicago. "Kid" Curry, the numer ' jncana desperado, Is leading a posse alter the train robhers. Another om s in pursuit with trtoodluunds. A report of the Northern Pai "-ic train holdup by robbers near Bear Mouth, Mont., was recelvod at the general otllcos of the roid hero today, lind according to statements made) to tho Associated press at General 'Manager Horn's ollioo the report of, the holdup as carried in the Associ ated prnss dispatches was correct, except as to the amount of hoo'y secured by tho robbers. The olllclals siy that nothing of great value was taken from the express stfe. Two Iowa Men nre Alisslng ST. LOUIS. Two Imyslcrous dis appearances have boon reported at tho Inwa building at the world'ri f.iir aro now seat chirm lor the miss hie persens. Both aro men. One of them Is Dr. Fishor of Yale la., a prominent; physician who h.is nor been soon since Tuesday momiro. His wlfo who came with lilui K detracted. Tho orhor dlsan ipearance mpnrted is that of Capt. Bandolph Sry of the Fturth Iowa. H'he man Is seventy-live years of age .and disappeared Wednesday after noon from tho palace of agriculture. Rcrurn Alnny Indictments PENVEB.-Tho grand Jury today .returned twenty indictments for .election fraud?. Tho charges aro based on alleged frauds committed at 'the eleotlon ror supremo Histlco last fall and the several charter elections. Tho names of tho persons indictee laru withheld. CHARGE NEW CRIME ACCUSATION OF Mt'UDKR AGAINST MO Y Kit UADK HIS LIBERTY MAY BE BRIEF OltDKHS OIVKN TO HOLD COLO RADO MINKUS IMtKSIDUNT Accused of "Coinjillnlty In Killing , McCnrmlck mid Heck Cliui. O. Ki'IiiiIhoii Also Hold, CRIPPLE CREEK, Col.-Assls-taut District Attorney S. D. Crump today wired Sheriff Itutan at Tellu ride to hold Charels H. Moyer, presi dent of the western federation of miners, until ii. C. Sterling a secret service agont of the mine owners' association, can bring him to Cripple Creole Sterling loft this afternoon for Tcllurludc. Moyer will be brought here on a warrant Issued by Justice of the Peace Patrick, charging him with aiding and abetting the murder of Charles McCormpjk and Melvln Beck, who wore blown up In tho Vindicator by an infernal machine explosion November 1, 1003 Tho warrant Implicates Charles G. Kenulson, former president of the miners' union No -10, who was arrested in Denver last Monday; Shermon Parker, Stephen Adams, E. W. B. Easterly and a number ol others not yet under arrest DENVER, Col-Tho Times today says that Charles II. Moyer, presi dent of the western federation of miners, will bo Immediately ar rested when released from Jail at him with aiding and abetting insur rection in Tellor county, and will bo transferred to tho Jail in Cripple Creek. TELLU RTDE, Col.-Charles n. Moyer, president of the western fed eration of minors, who was surren dered to ShelliT Rutan by Capt Bulkely Wells, military command in San Miguel county, yesterday, after Judgo Thayer at St. Louis had granted writ of habeas corpus for him, is now held as a prisoner in the county Jail on tire charge of desecrating the Hag. Ilo said today that the federation would provide a bund for him and ho probably would be released In a fesv days Pursuant to, an order from Govcr aor Peabody all troops were with drawn lrora San Miguel county, today. Sheriff Rutan is confident he ,an handle tho situation. Mny Be a Thousand NEW YORK. Tho loss of life bj the burning of tho steamor Genera Slocum in the East river yesterday will approximate 1,000. This estl mate is based on the opinion of tho' ohiof of the lire department, of tho coroner's ofllco and of tho police A 1 o'clock this afternoon 501 bodies had been recovered, of which 155 had been identified. There were reported missing 107 persons and the hospitals had 117 injured. The tact that tweny-four hours after tho disaster there aro still missing nearly 500 persons warrants the belief that the apovo estimate of the dead will be verified, for the authorities hao used every soured at their command to locato all who escaped. At an informal mooting of Luth eran ministers in tho home of tho Rev. Mr. Haas today an appeal to the ministers of all denominations to assist In the funeral services of the General Slocum victims was prepared. Hit Heavy Blow PETERSBURG. Emperor Nichni is received the following tele gram dated .Juno 10, from Gen eral Kurcpatkin: "1 have received the following dispatch from Lieutenant General Baron Stakelborg, dated June 10, 1 :20 a. m. " 'Yesterday I had intended to attack the enemy's right Hank, but just as our troops had been assigned .for the purpose and were beginning to successfully envelop the enemy's right Hank tho Japanese, in their turn, attacked my right Hank with superior forces and I was compelled to retreat by three roads to tho north. " 'Our losses are heavy, hut they are not yet completely known. " 4 During tho engagement tho ,thlrd and fourth batteries of the llrst artillery brigade were literally cut to pieces by tho Japanese shells.' " MANY LOSE LIFE IN FIRE WOMEN AND CI1ILOUKN Til K lMUNCll'AL VICTIMS 11 1 B llont (afliicrnl Slocum CrowiUA With l'nrty of Sunday School Mcrryinnkorn IMkmot bturt Smldely NEW YORK. Tho three deckel, excursion steamer General Slocum, of the Knickerbocker Steam uoat company, burned to tho water's edgo off North Brothers island, East River at tho entrance to Long Island sound today resulting in the death, through burning or drowning, of ab least GOO persons, mostly women and children. Four utindrod and forty-sever, bodies had been rccovorcd tonight and divers were nb work taking bodies from the hood of the steamer. The remains of many persons who leaped Into the river havo not been found, and It will bo many hours be fore the list of dead Is anv where near complete. The General Slocum, ono of tho largest excursion steamers in theso waters, left Third street, East river, at 0:30 o'clock this morning, having on board the Sunday school excursion of St. Mark's, Germ in Lutheran church, located on Sixth street.. Ilor destination was Locust Grove, ono of tho many resorts on Long Island sound. Tho excursion was in charge of tho Rev. Georuo C. Haas, pastor of tho church. Tho vessel was commanded by Capt. William Van Sohaik, one of the best known excursion boat cap tains on New York harbor. Ho has commanded thhc General Slocum for almost the entire tie since she was built in 1891. The, number of excur sionists on board today Is variously estimated at from 1,500 to 2.000, but according to an official state ment Issued by tho Knickerbocker Steamboat company, owners of tho S'ocum, tho numbor of passengers was 873, that bolng one-third of the vessels' licensed capacity. The Slocum had reached a point near tho sunken meadows oil Ono Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, Manhattan, which is at the extreme eastern end of Randall's island, when lire broke out In a lunch room on tho forward deck. The blaze was caused by the over turning of a pot of grease. New List of Exiles VICTOR, Col. Thirty-six mou woro deported this afternoon by tho military. The men were rosldonts of different sections of the district, but mainly lived in Cripple Creek and Victor. There was a large crowd at the Florence & Cripple. Creek station when the men were loaded on the train, but little cxclto menb of demonstration of any kind was made. The destination of the exiles was given out unofficially as Now Mexico. The report was cu- rent however, that they would bo taken through that terrltrry to the old Mexico line and made to pass ovor onto Mexican soil. A strong guard of military will accompany tho men until they aro finally re leased. The men sent out today are nearly all union mon or union sympathizers. Quite a number of thorn aro married. Food was taken on tho train for the prisoners. Union Miners Discharged SALT LAKE CITY.-Two hun dred miners employed In the mines at Bingham, twenty miles fiom here, were discharged today in con sequence of taking a day olT with out permission. According to tho News, notices were posted on all tho mines in Bingham several days ago notifying the employes that If they took a lay-off on minors' union day (the 13th) they would bo dis charged. Many disregarded the notice, and their discbarge followed. Fight Fntnl Street Duel BRY ANT3V1 LLE, Ind.-Two aro dead and three wounded, one fatally, as the result of a duel fought in tho streets of the village today. Foumd Dead In Their Home CLEVELAND, O. L. D. Allen and wife were found dead In their room In an apartment house at No. 433 Pearl street today, tho woman having shot her husband to death and then fired a bullet into her own brain. Allen was twenty-three and his wlfo twenty years of age. The young woman wrote a farewell note to relatives. Tho cause of the trag 'edy has not been learned. DEMAND FOR PEACE! ciurrr.n ckkkk iiuminkss mkn ANNOUNCE 1'OSlTION WAR AGAINST BOYCOTT THAT AND TIU5 WALKING OKI.U OATH TWIN KV1I.S. Soino Union Mny Continue, lint Ho llooni for Wntirii FwttXftUoii of Mlllfll-H (Iovitiiw AttMtcrn Mi'kiik0 CRIPPLE CREEK, Col.-A com mlttoo of forty leading business men today unanimously agreed upon the following statement of tho attitude of employers toward union labor in' this district: "In the ftttura neither walkln'. deloagtcs, agitators or labor unions will bo allosvcd to say who may or may nob labor In Toller county, who may or may nob do business here. Tho course of all strife In the Cripple Creek district has been tho western federation of miners and tho trades assembly, which they domluntod and through which bheycanlcd out their boycotts etc. 4'Thoic Is no room in Teller county for these two organizations and their existence will no longer bo tolerated.' Tho citizens and taxpayers aro de-j tormlncd to havo pcaco and law and order In Teller county and whilo they havo no wish to work hardship on any person simply because of his membership In a labor union, never theless drastic measures must and will bo adopted to presorvo peace "Unions of tho various crafts alio dy organized will not bo interfered with as to their local or lniotnation nl allillations provided ho tiades assembly be forthwith disbanded md no boycotting agency bo allowed ind providing that such unions' focal crafts have nob for their nat ional and International alllllatiotis of tho federation of miners the American labor union or the stale federation of labor, or any kindred criminal organisation. "Wo declare against all agitators ind walklug delegates. Wo declare against Btn'rcs, .boy cotts and walkouts." Governor Peabody sent tho follow ing reply to a message ho received From the Industrial council of Rati' sas City condemning his action: "DENVER, Col. I. J. Huckoy, Kecertary Industrial Council, Kansas City, Mo. Tho fact that yaur coun cil endorses the assassins, train wrecking and dynamiting by tho law-j less element In tho Cripple Creek district but proves the necessity for my present action in suppressing all such from the soil of Colorado. Bo- come wise before yon attempt to teach. (Signed "JAMES II. PEABODY, Governor." Governor Peabody also sent tho following dispatch In reply to a request from an eastern newspaper for a statement of his reasons for permitting Colorado troops to dump ninety-one union miners on tho, Kansas line, leaving them destitute1 on tho nrairio. mi.es fro- habita tion: "The reason for deporting strikers and agitators from Crlpplo Creek was the dynamite outrage of Juno 0. whereby fourteen non-union ulners were killed and the subso iienb street riots by the same elo uent. Suitable provision was sent )n tho same train with the aglta tors. No cases of hunger or suffer lug aro reported. Tho constitution jf Co'orado commands suppression Of insurrection by such Mica Court Affirms Sentences JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Thf supreme court today alllrmed the boodlo cases ot former menders ol tho house of delegates, Em 1 1 Hart man and Julius Lehman of St. Louis and reversed and remanded tho ease of Robert M. Snyder of Kansas City, convicted of boodllng in St. Louis. "The court then formerly scntencec: Lehman and Hartman to serve seven and six years, respectively in the penitentiary for bribery in St. Louis. Robert M. Snyder of Kansas City, a promoter, convicted of bribery In St. Louis and sentenced to live years In tho penitentiary will havo another trial. Snyder pleaded the statute of limitations of three years as a resl dont of Missouri, whilo the state attempted to prove tnab'hc'llvcd in New York and could nob plead such !a. statute. NEBRASKA NOTES J G. G. Buttcrflcld & Sons of Hum-j odt will orcct a huge grain oleva lor ub Tnblo Rock. Cambridge business tnen lnvo or ganized a company fur tho manufac ture of hydraulic stono. Tho assessed valuation on city propei ty this year at Seward, both real and potsonal, 18 3305,1125. Tho wife and son of Rev. I). A.' Voutzy of Plattsmouth departed for in extended visit with relatives in blovu, Scotia. Bcatrlco firemen hold memorial- set vices at their headquarters. Tho lev. G. W. Crolts dollvered the tormon. The funeral of W. II. Uronson was field at Albion. Mr. Bronson was Duo of tho old residents of Boono county, being 85 years of age. Throe hundred Indians aro t.-. tamped near Chadrun, having just! received $5 each from tho govern ment. Thoy are celebrating. Franklin Is making largo prcpara- ilons to celebrate tho Fourth, franklin has nob held a celebration Or four years and thocltlzous Intend io make this Fourth a hummer. Robbers ontored tho postoflloo arj Hader and took 43. Thero Is nd tlue. Later they stole 11 vo horses Iroin tho town and the village is Nlld. Under is a small station! lorth of Norfolk. Loch's cornet hand has decided to! jive a celebration at Nebraska City) n July -I, and they are receiving tho jearty support of tho citizens in tho iioveiuent. William Martens ol Ghadron was r nocked down by a team and ser iously Injuied by bolng run over by i piece of farm machinery. He may lie. The Insanity board at Seward has idjudgqd Insane a mulatto who was Drought to tho town by sorno farm ers who claimed the man lux! mado in attempt to commit suicide by irownlng. Tho man's name Is Wal ter. Joo Brown, a negro, who had' tramped from Tonnessoe, was struck! oy a train and severely Injured near (loldtego. He had gone to slcor- the side of tho track. The caso of tho state against Bert Tarponnlng was laid ovor ab Fullorton, tho Jury having failed to agroe. Tarpennlng gave a bond In the s Mil of 80,000 and the case will probably be retried In November., Clyde Sheridan and Miss Stella, Cradle wero married at Nebraska City. Miss Edna King was man led at Hannibal, Mo , to Eugeno Behy mer at tho homo of tho groom's parents. A bunch of tramps, hcaatad from the east into western places, either for tho Rosobud opening or tho Black Hills, has strucK northern Nebraska and Is Just at premmt making life miserable for every town marshal nlong the Northwestern line. At O'Neill thoy persuaded a youngster to go on tho route with thorn, bub the kidnapped youth was caught lgaln at Atkinson. The citizens of Bsnnlagton have nrranued for a celebration July 4 and by subscription have nilsed over 8250 to cover expenses and expect to raise as much more. Everything passible in tho line of attractions will bo had for tho ocoa-ton. Speak ing, musio, sports and fireworks have been arranged for. A new pavilion -10x00 feet is being built In tho park and a grand tnno is assured. Dr. E. F. Jordon, pastor 0 the Baptist church of Fermonb has tendered his resignation In ordor to accept tho position of president "1 tho Baptist college at Sioux Fa I is, S. D., Dr. Jordon has been at Fre mont two years and is very popular without the church as well as with in it. He wis loimorly at Grand Jhla:id and was chaplain or t lie Third Nebraska during tho Spar ist tvar. Nich ThietJe and John B.d-vlfi worn arranged beforo County .luugt ,Dewald of West Point on a charm of assault with intent to inllloi 'great bodily Injury upon the perrfoi of Henry Schinstock. Schlnstocli ,and Thlotje aro buyers and shlpperl of live stock, and Budwlg is in tin employ of Thletje. The fracas arost over a misunderstanding rclativo tc stock care at tho depot and occurred iwhllc both parties wero load!n (stock for shipment. Thlctjc wat dlchargcd and Budwlg bound ovei !to the district court, his hall (ilea 'at 8500 which he furnished.