SUMMARYxOF LATE NEW WIRE. .IONS ARE SHOK * * jf SPANIARDS ! ESCAPE FROM TH FILIPINOS. . Allege that American Captives at Better Treated by Insurgents Tha Other Prisoners in Their Hands Have Respect for Britrsh. * Filipinos Short of Rations. Manila : Many Spanish prisoners ai escaping from the Filipinos and bringin into American lines stories of hard treai ment. They agree that the Filipinos ai exceedingly short of rations and that large section of their troops are reduced t the use of home made black powder. Th natives are trying every scheme to get fee and munitions from Manila. Daily arresl are made for attempts to smuggle contra band of war through the American line ; The insurgents have a wholesome respec for the British on accountof several threat of British warships to bombard their town unless the rights of British subjects are re spected. Two British vessels , the Lacso and the Nero , were driven by stress c weather into the harbor of Dagupan. Th crews were imprisoned , but upon protest ing that they were British subjects the in surgent authorities permitted one man Edwards , to come to Manila , promising th release of the crew of the Lacson if Ed wards secured from the British consul a Manila a statement establishing thenation ality of the crew. A similar concession wa : made to the crew of the Nero. Edwards says he saw several America : prisoners , who were better fed than tin Spaniards or the Filipino soldiers. More' over , they were not compelled to work , ai the Spanish prisoners are. RIOTING IN PENNSYLVANIA. One Oilled , Two Fatally Injured and a Score of Others Hurt. Wilkesbarre , Pa. : The strike at the Stevens colliery , operated by the Stevens Coal Company at West Pittston , has cul minated in a riot , in which one man was killed , two probably fatally wounded and half a score of others hurt. The man killed was Leopold Walcofski , a striking miner , shot through the head. Samuel Tracker , watchman at the mine , and George Brande , coal and iron police man , were fatally injured. The trouble at the mine started a month ago _ when the employes , mostly Polanders + y tvE. * ' s * * 1 * - and Slavs , quit work because the company would not grant them certain concessions. After several attempts to settle the diffi culty the company decided to make an ef- i. . . .aa J.4 " "TcrL < - issi * fort to resume operations with new men. Accordingly the services of a number ol pol icemen were secured , and gven orders to protect the lives of the company's employes , also their property. About fifty of the strikers gathered in the vicinity of themine. . * The coal and Jron policemen jay all the strikers were armet , but th < Tst7ik"ers deny this. The workmen , escorted by the company's police , attempted to enter the mine , but bad not gone far when some one in the crowd threw a stone which struck one ol the workmen. Then a pistol shot rang out , and Samuel Tracker , the watchman , fell with a pistol bullet in his body. The firs ! shot was followed by a regular fusillade , and several men in the ranks of the strik ers dropped to the ground. "Wolcofski , who is said to have been the leader of the strikers , died instantly. The strikers rallied , and with sticks and stonej attacked the men who had intended to gj to work. Eleven men were arrested and jailed. WILL BOYCOTT FRANCE. Chicago Jews Resolve to Make thai Country Suffer. Chicago : Should Capt. Dreyfus be con victed by the court martial at Kennes , France , prominent Jews of Chicago will call a mass meeting to take action intended to show the resentment of American Jews at the manner in which the artillery officei has been treated. Some of the leaders in the project say it may lead to the boycot- tinj by American Jews of the Paris expo sitii i of 1900 and of French goods imported to this country , so far as practicable , Trips to France will also be excluded from the European itinerary of Jewish families that go abroad in the event that Dreyfus is convicted , so say those who ara active in the agitation. THREE INSTANTLY KILLED. Run Down at a "Wisconsin Crossing by a Northwestern Train. Milwaukee : A special from Cedar Grove , Wis. , says three men were instantly tilled and another seriously injured by be ing run down at a crossing by the north bound limited train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Sunday night. Child Drowned. Toledo , Ohio : A small sailing boat , con taining six persons was capsized near the mouth of the Maumee River , and Charles of J. H. Lawrence Lawrence , a 8-year-old son rence , was drowned. Five Rioters Convicted. Darien , Ga. : After a three days'sitting , five of the rioters on trial here have been convicted. Otis Will Print a Paper. Manila : Gen. Otis is arranging to begin the publication of a newspaper. The sol- dier.i who have been assigned to duty in the composing room complain that aa they have been ordered to set type they want typesetters' pay. Circus in a Wreck. Toiners Station , Tenn. : A special train Bearing Cooper's circus was wrecked here. Twelve persons were injured , none fatally , and cirous property and animals are scat * tered in all directions- L ffOME FROM THE WAI BOYS OF THE FIRST FITTINGL WELCOMED. Omaha Accords Enthusiastic Rece ] tion to the Regiment on Its A rival Addresses Made by Go Poynter and Other Notables. Nebraska's Fighting First. " * The trains bearing the gallant First N ( firaska Regiment back to their State bege arriving in Omaha at 7 o'clock on tl morning of Aug. 80. Every face the so diers saw was jubilant with welcom every hand was outstretched in cordi ; greeting , and every cheer that rose froi 50,000 patriotic throats voiced the love an sympathy of friends who were proud to c them honor. Thousands o'f waving flag and handkerchiefs lent color tothe waitin < srowd , the bells and whistles of the yai engines drowned the wild cheers of the ej pectant people , and the long train move slowly down the platform in the midst < a tumult in which the boom of an eighl inch gun would have passed as the snap < a percussion cap. It was some time before the receptio committee had an opportunity to get i the soldiers and conduct them tothe break fast tables. Here and there a big soldic was surrounded by half a dozen womer all trying to hug himatonce , while father and brothers stood outside waiting for chance to add their handshake and "We done , my boy , " to the more affectionat greeting of the women. It was hard t break up these family groups that seeme to be oblivious to the fact that there wa another person in the block , and it wa not until the second and third sections cam in and the out of town soldiers were un loaded that breakfast was thought of. Then the tables were quickly surrounded a hundred white aproned young womei piled the plate higli with everything ! hungry soldier could wish , and the reservi material in the baggage room was callec into play at a rate that indicated no lack o appreciation on the part of the guests The breakfast was magnificently managec and the soldiers were served with a systen ind alacrity that compressed the somewha irduous task into less than three-quarter ; 3f an hour. The Omaha Guards , No. 2 under Lieutenant John Hayward , wen ined up around the tables to keep the u'sles clear and as fast as the soldiers hac seen fed they were seized by their friend. md made to officiate at a series of informal eceptions that continued until it was time 'or the parade to start. All the volunteers vere conducted into the depot rotunda , vhere they were provided with badges thai vere good for street car transportation and sxposition privileges and then many oi hem were hurried away by their friends > efore the parade was formed. They found he pleasures of reunion too alluring to be ibandoned for a tiresome march in the hot un and in half an hour a couple of hun- Lred of them had dropped out of sight. Chen the taWes , were cleared , the rema'te- ng companies fell into fine and wheeled tito the parade and the crowd melted way to appear again. , § n the uptown treets and join in the" demonstration that ccompanied the march to the City Hall. After the City Hall had been reached nd everything was quiet the immense liroug was addressed by Gov. Poynter , layer Moores , Dr. Butler of the Tlmrston iifles , D. E. Tnomp"son and others. Gov. Poynter's welcome to the boys is s follows : "If you have any doubt of the , -elcome the gta g would extend to you , lie scenes and acts of { his morning have emoved every such doubt and assured you lat the State was proud of you. When ou stepped off the steamer at San Fran- isco the greeting which met you gave you n idea of the welconufwHcli was await- ig you at home. As your way home has een one triumphal progress you can real- : e the appreciation the State and the ountry have of your services. These reparations for your homecoming are in cognition of your splendid fighting qual- : ies. You are about to put off the liverj f Uncle Sam and resume the garments o itizenship , and we know that the same de- otion to duty that characterized you in the jrvice will follow you into the pursuits o eace , just as in 1805 , when the returning jldiers quickly assumed the duties of cit- : enship with thafc devotion that has char- cterized them through all the years. 1 now that men who have been the kind ol ) ldiers you have been cannot but be the est of citizens and the kind we are glao > welcome among us. We are prouder o ] lat flag , with some of its stripes missing , mn we would be of the fairest new one ist from the factory. It shows the quality : the men into -whose care we delivered it hen you left. In behalf of the people of te entire State I extend you a welcome jnie. "We wish you all prosperity Aid ippiness , and all that can be done to bring > u it , we stand ready to do. " With the conclusion of Dr , Butler's ad- : ess the exercises at the stand were over , smpany L Avent to the armory to meet Natives and intimate friends and the rest the 500 men were directed to the cars id went to the exposition grounds. Many embers of Company L joined them there ter. Dinner was served there and the teruoon was spent listening to the band 'ncerts ' and taking in the various amuse- ents. At every town on the route home , after e trains entered Nebraska , it was nothing it demonstration after demonstration" , id the boys of the fighting First will sver forget the royal welcome accorded em by the citizens of their native State. 'Take Another Vote on Bonds. The Hastings city council has passed a solution to resubmit the electric light oposition to the voters of Hastings upon ceipt of a petition signed by fifty or more jeholders. Twice before the people of at city have voted on this proposition d each time it was carried by a large ijority , but unfortunately immediately [ lowing the election it was learned that rough some technical error the election is illegal. _ Blowing Machine Accident. Eldred , the 10-year-old son of F. J. lyan , living two miles northwest of Os- > nd , had his foot almost severed in a > wing machine. Painful Railway Accident. L painful accident occurred in the Bur- gton and Missouri yards at Red Cloud. Charles Etherton , a car repairer , was ing to board a moving train he slipped i fell under the wheels. His right foot , s crushed so that amputation was neces- y at the instep. Norfolk Wants Free Delivery. Ln application'has been received at the stoffice Departmentfor the establishment free delivery service at Norfolk. It will referred to an { inspector for iiivesliga- i and report. \ BROTHER SCOOTS BROTHER Bloody Battle Occurs on a Fai Near Stanton. Another awful tragedy has been add to the long list in Stanton County. Tl time it is the murder of a gray-haired < man by his half-brother , only seren je : younger. John Johnson was a farn about 60 years old residing in theSwe settlement in the north part of the coun In the same neighborhood lived Oliver A derson , a bachelor and half-brother Johnson. Anderson went to his brothe place and a dispute arose between the t men over some trivial matter. From wor they came to a hand-to-hand combat. A derson threw Johnson and was holdi him down when the latter succeeded in g ( ting out and opening hfs pocketknife a : gave his assailant a severe cut on one his legs. Peter Person , a grandson of Johusc who lived with himf finally succeeded separating the two and took Anderson the home of Andrew Colander , three-qua ters of a mile further west. On his w ; back home he met Johnson , ' armed with muzzle-loading snptgun , and tried to pr vail upon him to return home , which i refused to do. When Colander and Ai derson saw Johnson coming armed as J was the former took to the grove , but Ai derson seized a shotgun and prepared f combat. As soon as Johnson saw his mz he raised his gun and pulled the trigge but the gun refused to go off , and an ii stant later he was lying on the ground sh to death by Anderson. Thrashing Machine Accidents. The chapter of thrashing machine ace dents that have happened in the vicinity < Leigh during the last few days shou make that a good field for accident insui ance agents. H. Hansen. in attempting 1 put on a belt , had several bones in th svrist broken and the muscles badly bruise * Ed Hylaud had the flesh torn from the ii side of his right hand in the cylinder of a 3utfit. Ed Howard was knocked , dow md run over by a runaway horse am iside from several painful indications < tvhere the horse had stepped on his bac md breast and a sprained arm , he escape inscathed. One of the horses on the powe lad fallen down and after being walke > ver by three or four teams was release ( md ran away with the above results. A Nebraska Tom Sawyer. Arthur Weir , a Chadron young men , ha naugurated a new way to make quick re urns out in the stock growing range c lorthwest Nebraska. Last spring he wen lown to Gordon and rented an irregula latch of laud and put it into onions. The : ie went to town and organized the lad tito the "Weedy Onion Club , " and too ! hem onto the little farm for an outing "or three or four weeks the lads woult reed onions , fish , swim and hunt. Whei he onions were free from weeds the boy /ere all paid for their time and take ] ionic. Mr. Weir has onions that will weig ] pound and will yield almost a carload t < : ie acre. He will load almost 500 bushel : i a car and expects the market to givehin early a dollar a bush - Steal the Brass Journals. Quite a steal was njade on the Unior 'acific ' at Columbus a few days ago.Vhil < ) me freight cars were standing on a sid < ack at Oconee , between Columbus anc forfolk , the brass around forty pairs oi 'heels was removed. The consequent as that when these cars were taken anc ulled a few miles the journals weregrounc own and the oars had all to be sidetracket > wait for repairs. These brass fittings eigh from eight to ten pounds eacl sc lat the steal amounted to about $80 foi ie thief. The loss of the brass , the dam- Te to the journals and the labor of repair- ig will amount to about $800. , , \ - 1 Capacity Being Enlarged. The factory of the American Beet Sugai ompany ut Norfolk is novr on the eve ol s ninth annual "campaign"as itis called , ince the factory finished grinding last inter extensive improvements have been ade. Commencing last May a force ol : ty men was put to work enlarging the rinding capacity of the plant. The inau- jement has expended in the improvements ade between $25,000 and $30,000 , two- n'rds of which sum has been paid out in ages. Mourning at Grand Island. The remains of Frank Nepture , late a ember of the Colorado Regiment which is just returned from Manila , arrived in rand Island last week and were interred that city where his parents reside , eath took place at the Preside after the rival of the regiment in this county. He as very highly thought of by his fellow Idiers and a military funeral , with all e honors , was held at San Francisco , ifore the remains were sent to this State. License War at Gothenburg. A. warrant was sworn out against Peter ihleisinger , who has been running a tem- srance saloon in Gothenburg , charging m with selling intoxicating liquors with- .t a license. A wagon load of temperance inks was seized by City Marshal Peter uderson and Constable John F. Strahle. le arrest caused quite a sensation. House at Knshville Burned The house of Paul Grossenberg , living out fifteen miles southwest of Kushville , is burned to the ground and everything nsumed in the flames except a couple of tiles and chairs. The fire is a complete fstery and it occurred while Grossenberg > s wo'rking on the farm of a neighbor , a le away. _ Burglars Operate at Stanton. The grocery store of J. M. Mrtchell anton was broken into and abont nth of goods were carried away. The Jbers gamed entrance to the store by ying open a window from the top , after it cutting away the wire screen. There no clue by which the parties can be sntified. _ j _ Boy Drowns in the Ijoup. V 15-year-old son of Carl Mayberger , a ill-to-do farmer living near O'Conee , > s drowned in the Loup JRiver while en- ? od with others in seining. He got into icksand and before assistance could ich him he had been drawn under the ter. Nebraska Man Dismissed. ) n the recommendation of the superin- > dent of the Military Academy the presi- ithas directed the summary dismissal m the service of the United States of let Philip Smith of the third class "for assing and annoying a fourth class n. " Smith was appointed to the acad- y from the Fifth District of Nebraska in tie , 1897. _ Kicked by a Horse. L W. Ayres , an aged farmer living : near jmer , had both the bones of his fore arm 'ken ' by the kick of a horse. M'LEAN IS THE MAN. NAMED FOR GOVERNOR BY OHIO DEMOCRATS , Cincinnati Editor Is Chosen on First Ballot at Zancsville The Platform Hits Trusts and Condemns Expan sion/Policy of the Government. Governor Jobu E. McLean Lieutenant Governor A.V. . Patrick State Treasurer James 1. Gorman Auditor George w. Sigafoos Attorney General W. IL JDore Judge Supreme Court De WittC. Badger Member Board of Public Works F. D. Malin Zanesville correspondence : After n four hours' session of the larg est Democratic State convention held in the State in the past twenty-five years , the aspirations of John R. McLean re ceived their first encouragement in a gubernatorial * direction. By 9 o'clock ? Wednesday morning 4th street in front of the convention hall was impassable , and when the doors were thrown open there was a terrible scrambling of dele gates and specta tors. The immense galleries were pack ed almost to suffo cation within five minutes after the doors were thrown open. The conven tion was by all odds the m o B't largely attended ever held by the TUJ > GE JIOOKEY. Ohio Democrats. Shortly after 10 o'clock State Central Committeeman W. E. Thomas of Spring field called the Democratic convention to order , and in a short speech introduced Temporary Chairman W. V. Mooney of St. Marys. Tom Cogan of Cincinnati was at the secretary's desk. The delegates seemed too tired for a display of enthusiasm , yet the invocation by Very Rev. L. E. Kearney , D. D. , rous ed a genuine cheer. The priest prayed most earnestly for the deliverance of the Filipinos from "the brute force" now be ing inflicted upon them. The convection was noisy and a ± times enthusiastic , but there were no sensational features. People stood in aisles of the galleries and huns to the railings. Newspaper men were crowded in like sardines in a box and delegates sweltered in the hot , close auditorium. The stage was over stocked with dignitaries. In accepting the temporary chairman ship Judge Mooney said : There will be to-day no contest as to the platform declarations which this party shall JOHN it. make. The Democratic party of Ohio stands squarely upon every plank of the Chicago platform of 1898. The reaffirniation of the national platform does not fall to emphasize that we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The money question is not , however , the only Issue in this campaign. During the year 1898 there were organized In the Uni ted States trusts with a capital stock of ? 910,000,000 and In the tirst six .months of this year other trusts have been organized with a capital stock of $3,000,000,000. We denounce such unlawful combinations as in- imioal to the interests of the people. In condemning the doctrine of imperial ism we in no manner abandon our soldiers in the field. By an easy transition the spirit of imperialism which has been infused into national affairs has been introduced into the present manipulation of Republican politics of Ohio . Coxism rises to the dignity of an Issue in this campaign. We charge th.lt the Republican party , as at present controlled , stands for , if indeed It has not a-lready entered into , an Anglo- American alliance. For that party it seems that in thes Hanna days allegiance to one flag Is not enough. Under the banner of Democracy we en list with Bryan as our leader and this day's work and this year's victory make a begin ning for next y-ear when the error of 1896 will be corrected. A. J. Andrews of Zanesville presented four gavels , to be given to the temporary and permanent officers. The gavels were made of wood from the homesteads of S. S. Cox , Thomas A. Hemlricks , and Lewis Cass , ex-Governor of Michigan. All three of these distinguished Demo crats were bom in this county. The temporary organization was made permanent , and Thomas then introduced THE CONVENTION HALL. Permanent Chairman W. T. Mooney of St. Marys. Senator Mooney spoke at length. The platform was then presented by the resolution committee. The resolutions re affirm the entire Chicago platform of 1896 , they declare strongly for Bryan and silver , hit the trusts and condemn the expansion policy of the government. The first test of the McLean strength came on the motion to adopt the report of the committee on credentials , which recommended the seating of the Farley delegation from Cuyahoga ( ? ouivty. A motion was made to substitute the mi nority report , which seated the Wilson the anti-McLean delegation for the ma jority report , and the McLean men won by a vote of 389 to 341. John Adams of Coshocton County nom inated Mayor James A. Rice of Canton for Governor. Gen. A. J. Warner pine Col. James Kilbourne of Columbus nomination. Judge Baker of Definn placed Charles N. Haskell in uomlnatic Congressman J. A. Norton of TillUi noi inated John R. McLean. Dr. Wright Toledo nominated Gen. Isaac R. Sh < wood , and C. E. McBride nominated E. Seward. The roll call gave McLe 393 votes , but Cuyahoga County char ed its vote , making McLean's total 402' Col. Kilbourne received 241 votes , Se ard 25 , Haskell 51 , Rice 30 , Shenvo 57 and J. K. , Lentz received 6 vo es. The convention then took a recess f an hour to enable the delegates to refre , themselves , and the McLean managers determine who should be his associat on the ticket. When the convention r convened the candidates were brought to address the delegates. Col. Haski had left the city. McLean spoke brief and announced that if the Democra would do their part he would do hi Messrs. Kilbourne , Rice , Seward ai Sherwood all pledged themselves to woi for the ticket. A. W. Patrick of New Philadelph : was nominated for Lieutenant Governo DeWitt C. Badger of Madison was nom nated on the fourth ballot for judge < the Supreme Court. W. H. Dore < Tiffin was nominated for Attorney Gei eral. He was nominated for the sair office two years ago. George W. Sigi fees , Darke County , was nominated fc State Auditor. James I. Gorman of Lav rence County for State Treasurer an F. D. Malin of Lake County for men ber of the Board of Public Works. RUSKIN COLONY TO MOVE. Not Prosperous in Tennessee * It Gee to Virginia. The colony of Ruskin , the quaint littl village tnat lias nestled among the hill of Tennessee for five years , will soon b numbered among the odd places of anott er State. It is reported that the Rus kin commonwealth will locate near Suf folk , Va. , there to start life over anew There are about 200 people in the organ izution all members of the old Ruskh Co-operative Association , whose proper ty was fcold by the courts last month. The Ruskinites have passed througl trials and tribulations , but they have no given up. Their village near Tennessei City was a veritable oasis in the desert They had a pleasure resort in the shapt of a cave , where the temperature variec but two degrees in a year , and whicl contained a crystal spring. The mor < practical use made of the cave was foi the storage of fruit. They had a man dolin club , an orchestra and a braBi band. They had a mill grist and saw a steam laundry , many mercantile estab lishments , and a printing office , where \wis printed a prominent socialistic or- ? an. The colony was made up of many nationalities , including Germans , Rufi- sians , Jews , Italians and English. Their ioctrine , like all those found in com munistic settlements , were peculiar , but their habits of life most pure. The people if neighboring towns had grown to like them. The people were intelligent and industrious. They were by no means out casts of society. The president , Allen Fields , was considered by his neighbors is a most intelligent man. One of the iiembers was from the University of 2hicago. Isaac Broome , their landscape ) aintei , was sent by the United States government , jig a commissioner to the ? aris exposition. ADJUST ZINC ORE PRICES. -limax in Miners' Association and Smelters' Fight. The climax of the Missouri-Kansas tfnc Miners' Association's fight against he smelters for higher prices for zinc i-as reached Tuesday , when the associa-1 ion announced that it had made the rices for all grades of zinc ore for the ext six months. Heretofore the schedule of prices has een adopted weekly. Since the associa- ion organized prices of ore have almost oubled. The schedule for the ensuing alf year makes the price for ore run- ing 03 per cent metal , $4G per ton , and n- every 1 per cent metal less $1 less er ton. Told in a Few Lines. Immense oyster crop reported. Mummy , 1,000 years old , found in a ave in Alaska. Sent to New York. There are eighteen Mormon elders now -orking in Ohio. About fifty more will e sent there. George Green , the negro wife murderer , ho escaped from the Jeffersonville , ad. , jail , was caught at Elizabethtown , y. Packages sent to Labori , Rennes , 'rauce ' , contained nothing more than miedies sent by admirers to cure his ound. A report on last winter's grip epidemic i Chicago shows that between Jan. 1 ad April " 30 , 549 deaths were caused by le disease. Private J. H. Brookman , confined at ort Sheridan for desertion , attempted > escape , and was shot in the back by 10 guards. Gov. Bushnell , Ohio , will present the nited States gunboat Marietta with a Iver service given by the citizens of Marietta. Cincinnati police are searching for eter McFarlane. His sister at Tren- > n , N. ; T. , fearfe foul play. Jules Luquiens , professor of Roman nguages at Yale , died at the home of s father-in-law , W. H. Clark , Salem , hio , of heart failure. Mrs. A. K. Taylor , wife of a promi- jnt attorney , Baltimore , Md. , while in- .ne , jumped from a third-story window an apartment house and was killed. Hall Caine is at his desk by 5 a. m. He orks three hours , and usually spends the ist of the day in Igng walks. Home of Will Woods , Deboe , Ky. , irned. His 20-months-old child burned death. Woods and his wife were vay from the house at work. Michael Fitzhenry , Pittsburg , Pa. , was lied and his brother , John , fatally in- red by the breaking of their painting affold. They fell forty feet , alighting L a concrete floor. John Hubbard , Hammond , Ky. , while unk , was handling his revolver. His other , Bradley , attempted to take the ? apon from him. Bradley was killed stantly and John fatally wounded. Statistics show that in Antwerp one nearly 4,000 'horses were slaugh- red last year for human consumption , id the number of shops dealing ex- usively in horseflesh in the Belgian > rts exceeds thirty. r HEAVY AECHES FALL , COLLAPSE OF CHICAGO'S NEW" COLISEUM STRUCTURE. Cra h Comes Without Warning to- "Workmen , and Many Arc Caught Be neath Heavy KuinIn Addition to Nine Killed , Thirteen Are Injured. Iron girders creaked : there was a. shout , "Look out ! It's falling ! " a wild- . , rush of men on the ground ; the agonized cry of thirty bridge workers as they wer - hurled sixty-five feet through the air ; , and the framework of the new CoUsfum , Wabash avenue and Fifteenth street , . Chicago , Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock , was a wreck , and under its ruins nine- men lay dead , thirteen injured , many of them fatally , and five were missing. Workmen of the Pittsburg Bridge- Company , the firm which did the iron , work , were tearing down the traveler used in building the twelve great arches. During the lowering of the first section , the structure was noticed to tremble , and. complaint was made by several of the- men. men.Then Then came the taking down of the massive beams that formed the second- section. A rope thrown over the third arch from the south wall was used to- steady the pieces of lumber as they de scended. One was poised in the air and Engineer McCabe waited below for the- signal to lower. Suddenly the engine- gave a snort , the arch trembled , began to sway. Then came the shout of alarm , the race for safety and the collapse of the building. Men on the ground ran through the- arches , now beginning to creak like- breaking laths , and most of them had time to reach the street or the alley , but their unfortunate companions on th - arches came slowly down to injury and death. The movement of the arches was at first so slow it seemed as if minutes were- consumed before they swayed far enough to touch each other. When they cam& together there was the sound of lending- iron girders and braces , the breaking of rivets and trusses , and the whole struc ture came down with a crash , while tho- doomed men shrieked out their last pray ers as they were dashed against piles of unused braces or fell under portions of the broken arches. One of the falling columns overturned the boiler and the escaping steam cover ed the wreck with a blinding veil , white clouds of dust rose from the earth to- balfle the search for the wounded , some 3f whom called out piteously. Columns and arches lay piled on one- mother , broken and shattered as though : hey were staff ; heavy timbers , two feet square , were twisted and splintered as f they were twigs , and beneath this- nass of iron and wood and stone human jeings were writhing in pain or were ly- ng cold in death. Fire added to the horror , the overturn- id engines kindling the woodwork near hem , but these incipient blazes were pen extinguished and the whole atten- ion of firemen , policemen and citizens vas given to rescuing the victims and aking out the bodies of the dead. There- , fere hundreds of willing hands to help f rag the iron beams from the crushed nd battered fragments of men and to arry the bodies tenderly to the amtm- inces. The living were first taken from the- uins , but at times the rescuers found it ifficult to determine whether or not the langled forms they carried so tenderly till retained the snarl : of life. Nine men rere dead. Their bodies wore taken out lutilated almost beyond human sem- lance by the blunt nidi's Of the pondi-r- us metal beams. TWCMVO other unfor- anates , still alive , but shrieking and Tithing with the pain of cruel injuws , 3me of them legless , others making pile us appeals with the stumps of "what -ere once arms , wore removed , and more- eaths may follow. It has not yet been decided where the iss , which may reach$30.000 , will fall , 'hg ' work of the Pitt burg Bridge Corn- any was just finished , the last arch huv- ig been placed Saturday. The men wero- lacing the Volts and rivets Monday and 'moving the traveler and scaffolding sed in doing the work. Members of the rm were congratulating themselves lat they had had no accident , and the ork was done. But the work had not Jen accepted by the Coliseum company id the question of rpousbiliiy > lor ! the' * v ss on the biiikjffrf : ; rests , unsettled. The exact cause for the collapse seema > be unknown , at least those supposed > know hesitate tput themselves on ord. Many the uries are advanced , but may require an official investigation to- ing out the truth and properly place the- * sponsibility. Emile Zola's latest fad is amateur nho- graphy. Crown Prince Gu.staf of Sweden u es-- i automobile. King Oscar of Sweden takes delight in hing for saJmou. Henry Labouchere never eats buttwy he prefers oleomargarine. Nearly every member of the ipenal family rides a bicycle. Baroness James de Rothschild ov\ns- e finest collection of fans in Europe. The Duke of Buccleuch has the finest llection of miniatures in Great Britain. Ihe Princess of Wales tried golf for veral months , but doesn't like the me. During the summer months Abdul Had - d consumes enormous quantities of ice- 3am. rhough oniy 16 years of age , Princo- thur of Connaught is taUer than his- ther. General Buller of the British army ually goes to bed at 9 p. m. and rises- -:30 a. in. The Princess of Wales has sold her me bantams because they were too- id of fighting. Viichael T. Farrelly , whose name indi tes his Irish birth , is President Kru- i" legal adviser. ' 'resident Loubet'urife is an excellent ik. prejuu-iug village dishes that few risiuns can concoct. 1. de Black , whose workon war ia * d to have inspired the peace confer- : e , is a rich Dutchman , . .