THE SIOUX COUNTY JOURNAL la, i. SIMMONS. Proprietor. IIARREOX, - NEBRASKA Deeming im Iran. MrxBOCBicK, May 4. The behavior of Deeming since be was sentenced fester day has becom? more inexplicable tban ever. There is a ttrantra mixture of sense and insanity in all be says and does, the latter evidently assumed. No doubt he is laboring under intense ex citement, finding himself baffled at every point. He expected to procure at first a postponement of bis trial, and next a division of the jury on the plea of mental aberration put forward for him, and be even had hope of making his escape. Now he is bent on an sp peal, but there is no chance for bim in this; no court in Christendom would grant it. II is atrocious lying and malig ning the memory of bis victims has lost for bim what little sympathy be might have inspired by bis indomicable cour aire. Ths jailors fear that' under the breaking down of al bis hopes, Deeming nay become actually mad or attempt suicide, for although in high spirits, as umed or otherwise, be sometimes drops into a moodiness which looks ugly end danmrousi and to eDDroach or speak to him Drovokea theeatening looks and languages. , All these things being considered by the jail authorities it was decided to put the prisoner in irons, and this resolu tion was carried into effect today. Much interest is manifested in the biography that Deeming Is writing and upon which be has spent much of hia time since be was imprisoned. It is be lieved that the man's overweening van ity will impel bim to confess in this work all the crimes he has ever com mitted. His baste to complete bis book shows that be has lit le hope of eecap ing banging. Early yesterday morning he resumed bis writing on his biography, which he says he will bequeath to Miss Roaneevell, the young lady to whom be was engaged at the time of his arrest. He expresses the hope tbat tbe profits which she may derive from its publica tion will in some degree compensate her for the annoyance which be has been the mears of inflicting upon her. A Terrible Collision. PrnsBCNO, Pa., May 4. Tbe second section of No. 2, a limited express on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroad, east bound, collided with freight train No. 65 at Bcio station, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. It reported that tbe engineer and fireman of the express tram were killed and tbat two tramps, riding on a postal car, were lirioosiy injured. Second No. 2 is not tbe regular limited express, consisting only of day coaches, postal and baggage can. Serious Trouble. CmcmsATi, O., May 4. The Evening Pest says: There appears to be serioua trouble In the order of tbeKnigbteof the Golden Rule, a secret benevolent organization which a few years ago was in a most flourishing condition, but which in tbe past year or two has been going to pieces, nine castles in St. Louis alone having disbanded within the past few months as a result of the dissatis faction which exists. Of late it has been impossible for any one to secure from the supreme secretary, T. J. Smith of this city, a statement of tbe member ship, and this, together with the fact that the order is away behind in its settlement of death benefit, have worked great injury to tbe order, and several prominent members are open in their declarations that It is on its lost legs and beyond redemption. It Is charged that fully forty death policies remain unsettled and that the secret of this shortcoming is tbe secretary revises tbe constitution at pleasure, that the mem bership as given in his reports is badly padded and that there is really no mon ey with which to meet the obligations All the other secret benevolent organ izations are said to be fighting this or der aad its demise is but a question of a short time. Serlone Situation. KiHonsHER, O. T., May 4. Governor Beay regards the situation caused by the ugly attitude of tbe Cheyenne In dians toward the settlers in the newly opened lands a sufficiently perilous to .demand bis presence on tbe scene, and passed through here yesterday en route there. A company of United States troops will follow him. White Shield, a Cheyenne chief, is the leader of tbe re bellious reds. Another cause for alarm is tbe fact that the new town of Chey enne is being built on the rite of the burial grounds of the Indiana killed in the battle with General Custer in ltk. The Indians regard tbe building of the town there aa a aacrifioe and threaten, to burn out and massacre the inhabit tante. Stove Foaailere Meet Chicago, May 4. The stove founder national defease association is in sees ion, bare. Seventy delegates are present. PaM Bis War. Hotal Porter (to traveling salesman m wash-room) Excuse me boss but omb towels are for de use ob de guests. Traveling rJah-tman-Well, where are the towels for the boaiden? dock Journal. ii""""!!!S!!H!!!BHHB! I Another Sertoli Wreck. KKnirr Til Mav a The New York express of tbe Santa Fe road which left Kansas City Wednesday evening went through a bridge east of Medill, Ma, at an early hour Thursday morning. The entire train, with the exception of the rear sleeper, went down into a stream foarfullv swollen bv the storm. It is impossible at this time to obtain accu rate information as the wires between this city and Mediil are down. The wrecked train was train No. 4, known as tbe California exprew, and left Kansas Citv at 5:25 p. m. Wednes day. The train was running at an or. dioary rate of speed, when it reached a trestle bridge, near Raver-, twenty-three miles west of Fort Madison, at 1 o o.ock yesterday morning. The heavy rains bad undermined the trestlicg, and the bridge was slightly cut of plumb. Tbe engine had reached the east end of the bridge, when the structure tottered and fell. Dilins the cars and coaches in a heap, thirty-six feet below. The wrecked train consisted of ooe Pullman sleeper. one tourist sleeper, chair car, passenger coach and baeaaea - car. As soon as possible the train crew hastened to 'be assistance of the imprisoned passengers and did everything in their power to rescue them from deaih by drowning or from the crushed and broken timbers. Wrecking trains reashed the scene of the wreck a few hours later. The dead and injured have been removed to Fort Madison, where the injured ore rejeiv- ins every possible attention. Ten were killed and eleven injured. Senaatlon Created. Cheyenne, Wyo May 6. A decided sensation was created yesterday morn ing by the sudden and mysterious die appearance of the only known witness against the cattlemen now prisoners at Ft. Russell. It will be remembered that just before the invaders attacked the ''K. C." ranch they captured two trappers named Jones and Walker, who were held prisoners when Champion and Ray wtre killed. Tbey were on their1 way to Casper and on Wednesday lact were brought here and placed in charge of Deputy Sheriff Kimball. These men claimed to have witnessed the Killing of Champion and Ray and as a matter of fact are the only living wit- cesses who can testify positively against the regulators on the cburge of murder. Kimball went to Little R.x;k last night, leaving a deputy sheriff in charge and when he returned Jonee and Walker hod disappeared. The men were al lowed to run about town durirjg tbe day and sleep in the office of the jail. Both came in late last night, apparently pret ty drunk, and about midnight went out "for a walk," leaving the deputy asleep. From the best information obtainable they are still walking. Search has been made for them and telegrams sent in all directions, but no clue as yet to their whereabouts haa been obtained. The fugitives carried away two revol vers belonging to the sheriff. Railroads Damaged. Des Moines, May G. Continuous rains in Iowa tor the last week have re sulted in high water and great damage to railroads. Twelve miles of the Det Moines k Kansas road between this city and Cainesville are washed away. Tbe Diagonal trains are abandoned and tbe Rock Island fast trains are laid off for similar reasons. The Wioterset and In dianola branches of the same line are also at a standstill. About the only lines that have suffered are the North western and the Burlington. Travel by wagon is impossible on account of tbe condition of the country roads. A llorrlble Accident. Knobnoster, Mo., May 6. Jennie Mitchell, aged 8, and Sylvia Guythen, aged 7, met a horrible fate here yester day. They started to cross the .track of the Missouri Pacific road when passen ger train No. 2, at f ull speek, struck and threw them many feet. The Mitchel girl was killed and the Guytben girl fatally hurt. Mrs. Mitchell was stand ing in ber doorway and saw her daugh ter killed. Bottom Land Submerged. Spbiho Valley, 111., May 6. Heavy rain stormi have been alonit con tinuous in this vicinity since Saturday night. Small bridges ovei creeks and ravines are all washed out. The Illi nois river was higher last night than for many yean. Tbe bottom lands are all submerged and it is feared that if the river rises higher it will sweep away me oriage constructed . last year at Great Falls. Made no Confeailnn. CmcAOo, May 6. Patrick CSuIliran. one of the Cranio suspects, died at 7:40 o clock yesterday evening at Joliet pria- ta. ue made no confession. Excitement Prevails. OntCWWATI, O., May C A dianainh irom Bunurignt, Tenn, says great ex citement prevails in Central Tennaaaa in the oountry adjacent to the line of tha yueen Crescent route and bordering on the Kentucky state line, owing to the discovery of vast petroleum flaida. A great near companies from Pennsyl vania and other parts of tbe oountry are sinking wells and present indica- hom are tbat there will be the largest oil field of tbe south and possibly tbe largest ever found la the United States. A Big BUM. New York. May 7.-Tbe whole blak v.-.,..iri hv First avenue and the Eatt river, between Fcrty-fifth and Forty sixth streets, and occupied by Schwer child i Sulzberger, the extensive meat dealers, was almost totally destroyed by a fire which started at 2:J0 o doc yee- terdav morning, and raged, with tbe ex ception of a short interval, until nearly G o'clock. Tbe block consisted or a ser- ; lmiiHinn four stories high. The fire started in the tallow houae, but its origin cannot be ascertained. All tbe rendering is done by steam and there was no fire in the building. At first Kitht it apDeared as it the throes were the result of strikers' spite. T. nty five of the men employed in the tallow house struck and became so threatening that, nnline reserves weie sent to the building, but their services were not re quired. Mr. Kulzenberger of the firm said that the fire could not reasonably be attributed to the strikers. The diffi cu'tv bad been satisfactorily settled Thursday niiht. and the men were to have resumed work yesterday. What ever was the onBm, tue nre speeuny gained headway, and the seven large vats in the tallow house were soon in flames, while a muffled ex plosion followed which scattered tbe boiling fat all over the building, giving rise to innumerable small fires, so that in a few seconds tbe whole bu IdiDg next to tbe river fiont was a mass of flames Soon a dozen lines of hose from as many engines were pouring water on tbe flames, but apparently without any ef fect In a very short time the fire had burned to the wall?, and, running through the adjoining buildings, the Whole equsre block was a sheet of flames the saturated greasy walls making the structure an easy prey. At 4:30 the names in a measure went down and the firemen thought they had got them under control. The lull, how ever, only lasted fifteen minutes, when tbe conflagration broke out afresh, and with renewed vigor. The firemen be came alarmed and additional alarms were sent out uutil there were twenty- seven land engines and two steam tire boa's playing upon the buildings at one time. By 6 o clock the flames were under control. The damage cannot be correct ly estimated until the books of the firm are examined. The damage done to tbe buildings which were mostly frame, wi, not exceed $100,000. Mr. Sulzeberger couid not give any positive estimate of tbe stock on hand or of the machinery but said the total loss would be fully $3CO,C00 or 1,000,000 and that was well insured. Firemen Iievena and Hanni- gan had their legs broken by falling beams. Tbey were removed to the hos pital. Still a Myntery. London, Muy 7. On April 12 a report was circulated it South London that two young girls had been poitoned t a house in Stamford street, Waterloo road, Liimbetb. The police were com municated with, and a police oonetable went to to the house where be fjund a girl, Alice Marnh, age 21 years, lying in the passage is her nightdress. She was spparently in a dying state, suffering from the effects of poison. In another part of tbe house the police discovered another young girl fully dressed, Emma Schrivell. She also appeared to hnra been poisoned. Tbe girls were taken to St Thomas' hospital but the Marsh girl died on the way in a cab. The other girl died in great agony a short time after being admitted to the hospital i At the coroner's inquest held tbe next day the police constable, who had found the girls, testified that Emma Schrivell had told him on the way to the hospital that she and Alice Marsh had met man known to tbem as '"Fred" and that he had given tbem some globules which it i-.. i .n. i , . iuvjr uwj ewuuuweu. au analysis WBS made of tbe girlb' stomscha and at tie coroner's inquest evidence was submit ted showing that strychnine in large quantities had been administered, but by whom and for what motive is a mys tery. The police are using their utmost endeavors to find tbe man "Fred." As yet they have found no trace of him. Train Wreck Reported. . Til Iff n . DrKuiunr.iaj, ill., iua I. it jg re ported that a train on the Toledo, Peoria 4 Western railway was wrecked yester day and several people drowned. Annual Meeting or tbe American College. BosTo, May 7. The annual meeting of the American College and educaliooal society was held yesterday. Tbe annual report or the directors stated that tbe department or svuoenu' aid enrolled during the past yer 4(9 men in ten theological aeminariee and thirty-two colleges. The society aided isto ths ministry nearly 8,090 men Mj WDO. supports the Slavic department of Ober lin college. The treasurer's report ehowed legacies received, ,1.10,024; do thaniel Chipman of Hartford was' elect ed president. Will Shoot the Cattle, Gctbbis, O. T., May 7. It is stated that there are fully 26XX) cattle on the Cherokee strip end toe government seems to be making no effort to move them. The cowboys have astaWisbed themselves in permanent camps aad are paid to stay all aummer. A large num ber of the cattle bare wondered op nest the Kansas line, near Uuooewell, and the farmers ate very muoh incensed, as they fear their oattle will take toe Texas fiver. Unless tbe govern mout aoUsooa they trill shoot the cattle. Will be M. X Tbe trul I . . l f l, ait wire, Deeming ror me formerly Miss Mather of Rain Hill, wss resumed. The latest testimony for the prisoner was tb.t of Dr. Furhboorna, u olld to irive endencs as to ka ,,.-,nr. sanity. He swore tbat be had examined Deeming and found symptoms which indicated disease of the brain. At this point the defense closed. Mr. Furlong, counsel tor Deeming, ... . v j AnrmiJer- SJtuuieu up ior me umou able length. He made insanity the ba sis. Nature, in her heallby moods, he dec'a-ed, could not have made such a monster. This man had a manomania for murder which was net to bo ex plained by the ordinary tests. Counsel wound up ith a keen analysis of the testimony, which, he declared, ehowed at every step Darning's irresponsibility. Dr. Spring then related Uremiogi exp'analion of bow his wives haJ dissp-, c..rA nomin Kali that WMie lit pmitMi - i. a and his flint wife were living at Rain- holl nar I.ivernoo!. a man named Ben Youni?. bad told him that bis (Ueeoi ing'g) wif would leave him for j0. He no d the mnnev and his wife left him. lie supposed that Young had killed tier while be (Deeming) was coming to Mel bourne with his second wife Miss Math- ir for whose murder ue is now on inn;. His second wife Deeming said, ojj fessed that she was already married and she left him in Melbourre because she was afraid of being implicated in the murder of bis first wife. Daeming is no'ed for being a notorious liar, and tbe above is a fair specimen uf bis ability in that line. After some further medical testimony tbe defense was closed and tbe court charged the jury. Deeming was found guilty and sentenced to denth. Doming turned white and trembled is the judge passed upon him the sen tence of d-nth. The judge laid tbat in all his experience with criminals be had never before seen such a consummate wretch is the prisoner. He spoke of Deeming! shameless effrontery during the trial, and remarked that the jury had rightfully ignored tbe prisoner's clownish attempts to prove himself ir responsible. As tbe judge pronounced the words, "To be hung") by the neck until dead," Deemiug gasped and tot tered, but recovered enough to nod with assumed indifference. He then went back to bis seat. The audience in the oourt room applauded the verdict and sentence. Deeming was then taken back to pris on, was searched carefully and locked up in bis cell. He called out to the keener aa tbe latter started down tbe prison oorndor, with an effort at' brava do: "I suppxe you think I am in tight fix. Well, I presume I am, but I may cheat tha fallows vet." A Coal Famine. Chicaoo, May 3. A special to the Xribuae from Fort Dodge, la., says: Not a pound of coal can be bought, bor rowed, begged or stolen in the town of Pocahontas Center. A coal famine tbat has been in progress there for several weeks has reached its culmination in the absolute exhaustion of the sunDly. Cjrdwood, too, is a scarce article, and fences sidewalk and iheds all over town are suffering. The cause of the famine i to be found in theisolaUd condition of the town and the unpre cedented bad roads the last roontb Pocahontas Center is the only county seat in Iowa without a railway. No rail way .'stations are within fifteen mil. 8 of the town and coal mines are remote. All the fuel has to be hauled from Rolfa or Gilmore City. Since April 1 rains havs been so frequent that tbe roads have been in such condition tbat it has been impossible to haul any freight. During the early days of the famine the dealers' supply of coal wss soon ex bausted, and those whose supply was short borrowed from their mare lucky neighbors. The result was that the en tire supply in the town wis entirely ex hausted aad a campaign for wood began. The wood, too, finally played out, and now scything that will burn ii used for fuel. The roads are still impassable, and bids fair to continue. Orocers' supplies, too, are running short, and much convenience has been caused the town. Three Barled la the Bala. Wbotville, Ind., May 3 -A freight tram on the Liuiav lie, New Albany A Chicago railroad was wrecked near Otis yesterdsy morning by going through a bridge. The engine and eight cars went down. Ths bodies of the engineer, fire man and brakeman were buried in the ruins under tbe water. The bridge was weakened by rain storms. Tha nam. ths killed are John Murrv. Jsmes Bowea, fireman, Elmer Brown,' maavman. Ballraa B.leyeM toth OlHOIiniATI, O.. M-tV 3. Tha nnnda, switchmen, yardmen, ssetioa hsods sad laborers, numberine- 200. am. ployed by the Louisville 4 Nashville and the Kentaoky Central railroads la Gov In too, want out on a strike yesterday. They have been paid 1.26 per day and demand tl.50, whioh had been refused them. The men ssy tbe strike will b general along both roads, and that an ffort will I e made to get tee ooadao tors, brakenen and en el a ear t u.. wrta them and Ue op all trsflb Will Habere Be-tee. rv. M.v 5. The rate of sixth pivawvi j.fr.b7ht from Cblcaco to tbe board will be reduced to 20 cents par 100 pounds. It was decided laMefeaia that such a course was uns voidable in view of tSe reduction already made from St. Louis and i-eoria. But this) decision wee only reached after evry possible chance of meeting the situation ..a a. iL . a a in another way bad ueeo pui kihw nd failed. The adjourned meeting of the Chicago committee of the Central Truffle asoc;ation was as barren of ra- ,,it. as the session of Monday. The v.iwWhilt rjarty. including President Denewofthe New York Central, and President Ingalls cf the Big Four ar rived here yesterday afternoon from New York ard were met by President Newell of the Like Shore, I'reeident odyard of the Michigan Central, aod Vice President McCrea of the Pennsyl vania. A meeting of tbeae railroad magnates was beld last evening, and a' thouah do official announcement naa been made of tbe oonclu'ion reached it ie understood that Chairman Blanohard ill authorize the Chicago roads to re duce tbe grain rate to tbe 20 cent basis. Had soother course been adopted there is no doubt the reduction wouH hare been made without authority by the Chicago k Erie, and probably by the Baltiruare k Ohio aud Orand Trunk. After the conference the Vaoc'erbilt party left for the east and will a 'ejd the annual meeting's of the M chigan Central and Lake Shore roads at De troit aud Cleveland. Tbe estimated gross earnings of the entire system of the Chicago, Rock Island it Pacific road during tbe month of April are ei,TSC,421, an increase aa compared with those of the correspond ing month )ii.tyear of $5S,000. Tbe report from Denver that Presi dent Cable of tl e Rock Island is eooo tc rvsign his cftk and be succeeded by President Truesdale of the Minneapolis Sl Sl Loui., is denisd by officials of the company. Hong III o Twice. Wahiiroton, D. C, May. 5. Bower Robinson, who knocked down Mrs. Co lon and Mrs. Lackey on tbe Little river turnpike on Friday last and waa only prevented from accomplishing his fiend ish purpose by the outcries of tbe two women, was taken from en officer and swung up to a limb in tbe road between Alexandria and Fairfax county jail by two masked men yesterday, ne wss kept banging from the limb till his face was black and his tongue hung from bis mouth. He was then lowered, but as eooo as he regained consciousneaa he was again swung up to the limb. He was kept up this time for three minutes. Before lite was extinct, however, he was let down, turned over to the officer and taken to jail. Robinson is a tramp and ClaiiUb (0 nso 11 J l- U.mMu, aSA. Patrick O'Hulllvan baa Mot CoBfeeaed. Joljet, III., May 6. Patrick 08ulli van, one of the prisoners serving a lite sentence for the murder of Dr. Cranio, is very low and his death is expected any hour. He can live but a few days at the most. All aorta of rumors ere afloat aa to efforts made to prevent O'SuIlivan from making a confession before he dies, and the midnight visit of Attorney Foirest of Cbioagj to tbe prisoner's bedside is the subject of much gossip sod speculation. Those who have had access to tbe orisoner sinoa his itinera declare that he has made no confession and has nothing to confess. If no confession baa been made already there is little prospect of securing one as O'SuIlivan ha been dslirio.is for sev eral days and is not likely to become rational before death overtakes bim. African Methodlet Conference. PiTrsBcitti, Pa. The general confer ence of the African Methodist Eoisco- pal church convened here today in quad rennial session with 330 delegates in at tendance. Ths moat conspicuous figure is tbat of the once famous missionary to Africa, Rev. Dr. Cartwright. Tbe delegates represent thirty-five confer ences, and the gathering ie the bigLest legislative body in the church. It will take nearly an entire month to transect the business that ia r - w inn. avg VUU sideration. This include a niUi r.r the entire chumh r)iinii i . , 1 iiu. V4 m UUU" 'deration of tbe condition of the var ious fields of mission work. New bish ops are also to be elected. Be O-t Left. Chicaoo, May R-The ellintlrml eyes of Moy Him are red with tears ha csuse his pretty little Oerman wife has sloped with a hot torn ale man, carrying ' oeiongtog to Moy, sa well as s quantity of jewelry and houaehM goods. She ran away with Pet . acidly?07 n"rrid Mtni Soeddy, P1' are. Him ana by presenting ber mth , m occasional hot tomU b? w her heart. Lestnhvhthe ..- V- u!r ' 7id?t" mbli Moy was away and Beporu free tk. ITT "rthwa.t ter ritories Indlcaw ImiwssI storm was severe in tha northwest, Tbe Me Leod mslL which started feminist town on Monday, has not yet Vsaatissgs! 'rom- The driver did act reach fict HiU(rreek for coal, has be new i taUt H All OYER Bwoklercan Utti Fremont ii to . A cheese factory ladtanoU. a J The Fremont Sor Frontier . 'nyiitiM ap-aodhoussatt Blair bat fifteen ajj l-onand dragging Mrs. I Goodririi j besenttotUin, Charles Stormi r 6,0i from an h,, Albion will ( grist mm by Ukiurai' More farm reaidZl trace near Superior tW iiebronliasaeannJ Oiltinn u i.ui. ...M w "illi wmrf wortW p soo v cepted. Messrs. Lanr Seward will ship pool. John Terryberrv ha wuiui qi wolf la, d i luusmouui. A Knights of pm. ioniiy-eigut charter gauized at billet. The grocer sbarki uampton now. Ci. out oi the lute. It Is said the R4U between Waco and Tsj gumbo for road ballat Nelson IlendrkluoM Cedar county court d feet without Injury. Alliance claims It kv employes' club witfcte'sf oi charter members, H A new wii.g will Alliance school baBsag then acconiodair Zi m John M attic wi d F has lost about tttntj lt recently by some nokseaf The Grand Army nf ford are making imiit; the observance of I) A healthy six tc0 Thayer county has w Its limbs end at the hi Tbe chourses ol i LWjun aic nun uciug u Torrens of the Omwi V Cottonwood lumbec , V. iattsmouth biiiMiiii , repv so sirt T' j awn ago was soann t bine. J IMS I iciutfii vmum .;;) U t month were tlx k 1j An Orphan aijloi alltuLinn of tbe (iff ihurcli, is belug qk Fremont. There have been ptasf era) places recently f A turbad religious senta decreasing. Hastings has four tiff forward to, beldM UrJ circus of Ju!yi,lfiii claims a share - Fort Randall i p dooed, and the land tbe state for not pm" In Boyd county. . Four out ofnwJ (Mk, near Gmn! diphtheria and w peeled to live. L. C Johnson of ' bt county United ! he claims was tot Orom Cleveland. Ojcst DammM J daims to be tl" rope Jumper of thi" 000 times without Broken Bow i road rumors. The -.f Kaa Wn let f Dnlutb A Pueblo ros In Hastings a coi eJ vv j j ..Hon Will9 l .llnn does D rw. VarweakS bu commenced itf"" theshnttmnanw' , In mwtA the I rumninv A. -' tebe recruited f) wwdl-cbargedr. billt. TbssUB0 Wfb. TOO urea " - . J dlrwotors"45 hgrlngdU' in eaDed upon 10 itoeisi A law and ord A.L.Dl1'Bi? Ihis4ltowupsnt fee. HawsaKj Mtsarioufv .iff