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TIT'1 * * 1&Z , . : . ' - " ' - s ; - ' - > - . ; sTi-ei- - 'V"r ' ' ' ' : ! " gV > r " r " ' " " ' * * " _ ' * ' > j + t k f ( .J'r > . . 'I.--- ' : . . ' KE OMAHA PATL'V ' BEE : VJTEBNESBAY , OCTOBER 12 , 1887. f ANOTHER HORROR , Terrible Accident on the Chicago & Atlantic In Indiana. A , REAR END COLLISION. A Freight Dashes' Full Speed Into a Passenger Train. CHATSWORTH SCENES REPEATED. Breaks Out and Adds to the General Terror. MANY BURNED TO DEATH. ( Frightful Tales of Sufferings Told By ' Survivors. RAILROAD OFFICIALS RETICENT. t The Little Station at Kouts Strewn With the Charred Rcnmlng of the Victims The Engineer' * Story Statements of Pa ncnger The Company Dlaincd. Almost a Second Clintsworth. Oct. 11. [ Sixjeiul Telc gram to .tho HBK. ] A terrible accident occurred on OiuiOlilcaKO Ac. Atliintlc railrond last night ut Kouts , n nmitll station about fifty-five .miles i-ustof Chicago. I > iin3ongcr train No. 12 , vhjrh loft hero at 7:45 : p. m. , utopped Just this side of KoutH ut 0:45 : to make s ( | io ro- j'ulrs. The fast freight tram No. 4S , which Bhi/ulJ / follow on Instructions- received B clear bill ut lioone Grove , slxmlloa west ol KonU , end had got uj ) a Rood nixjcd when It crushed into the rear of the halted puBscnpct tniin. The night was dark and the scent ( hiring the next half hour was dreadful. The ivup.coaches of the passenger train were Hnmshctl and telescoped BO that the three oo- ini pled less space than one. * No ono In the lullman sleepers was injured. The conduc tor telegraphed to his company here that all osAped before the fire reached the car nntl liotfo were injured in the collision. General Tvlminger BrouRlitnn , with nil the clerks nnd others who could bo of any use nt the scene , left as soon an ho heard of the accident this titoming1. Uxm | the arrival of the wrecked train al the water tank , the scene of the accident , the engineer discovered a portion of the engiut ) tout of gear and u stop was made to fix it. A IftiiKiml is Hiild to Imvo been sent buck to stoj I the next train should it come along while thi I jmsHcngcr was still tit the water tank , but foi ' nome reason thi.-i signal was ignored , if sent ' .iinil the meat express , which runs ut a higl : ta'uto of speed , crashed into the train. Tin 4'iitlro passenger train , consisting of rlvo cars ; \vi8 completely wrecked. Amid a pandemo tiium of crashing timlicra and human shriek ; find toppling fragments of the wreck the linrror wni'tripled when the confused mnsi xif splintered and broken wood was dlscov t-rud to b on lire. These who mir.ictilnulj ; . % .Mcaped uninjured immediately turned theii pittcntinu to these imprisoned in the wreck imd all but about twenty , it is now thought veto rescued. A I'AHSr.NOIIU'.l IIAl'.UOWINti XAIIUATIVE. Ono gentleman , a passenger from Tuunton lass. , who was on hia way home , wassittitij tin the llrst car asleep , with his hand on hi : hatclicl. "Tho first I know , " said he , " . lieard u frightful crash and the car seumet ihiltlcrcd uud the pieces were iiyiug jMist me I 'J'ho next I knew I found myself almos Umrlcd in the ruins and they seemed to koei puling up. I tried to extricate myself am found I was new u window. It was vur ; . ( Uirk and all around mo were yells and groan uul the bluckneus made It fearful. I didu' ' poem to bo hurt beyond being shaken up , so railed for help out of the window. Som .jimtt I don't know who holi > ed mo out , uui p tlien turned in und helped to get others out , A Httlo while after I got out , though , th Avholo thing took fire , and wo were forcoi jto give up working on it , bit by bit , and lo it.burn with the horrible cries of these insid In 'our ears. At ono placet there WOP two or three women , apparently al together , und wo tried to get them out { They were shrieking all the time in a man per to frcezo one's Wood , for the flro wa poiuing nearer to them all the timo. Wi % vorkcd as loug us wo could , but could no ftvt them out , uud the lire cauio all urouw them uud tlually silenced tliolr sorcaius. Ti fcetir their dcspcruto cries , as tlio flro cuui caror and nearer , and anally reached them JWU3 simply appalling. " I'lRK ADDS TO T11K 11O1IUOU. The wreck burned to the trucks , no facil : tit's.being ut bund to extinguish the tire , l far load of the injuriHl wus taken custwari from the wreck this forenoon. They wer maimed , bruised und burned , some quit | > adly. OTllCIt ACCOUNTS. If. A. Duncan , of Syracuse , N. V. , seen tiiry of the Chautaiupau assembly , arrived I the city this uftcmooi on the Chicago & Al Jnntiu limited Ii-om Now York , which wu five hours lato. Mr. Duncan said ; "Ou train got into Koutz at T o'clock this mornin find then wo were told of the wreck whic Jumt occurred two miles west of thu town. . ' With Boverul other gentlemen , visited th Bceuo of the disaster. There were hundix'tl Of people around , but everyone seemed t fee so dazed und oxoited that little had boo flono to assist the wounded. When wo gc fhero a most sickening sight met our eye ptrown all along the truck amid the wrccl Bgi ) were ten or twelve charred bodies. Oi Ilttlo liohcmluu boj-wus propped up again the' fence , badly crushed und dying , and thci Jb > front of him lay his dead mother , brotlu and two sisters. It wus Impos ! bio to secure names , as evei Dtio was half out of tht'ir wi muit was along time after tlio accident o curred before nuj'usslstauco wus rendered. Stunted np the nlg'ht operator a ( Koutz und 1 ' jruvo mo the following account of the dlsn , ior , > vhlch Is about correct : The tra vircked WIIH No _ . 12 , which left Chicago f : -l.r > . The truin'was made up of live curs , tl ftwo rear ones being Pullman slccpei-s. Ju the train arrived at Kouts an eccc the engine broke and the engine plowed up for .repairs. A brakemun lun cut a danger signul light und the thing lea Expected was that a train would bo ulon U'ho train had stopped but u short tlino wh < Uio train behind , which proved to bo the fn Ch'lcugo "meat" train , mudo up of froig pars , dashed Into It. Notwithstanding t tliingor signal the "moat" train rushed on S * ( ho ntto of thirty-llvo miles an hour. 8 I ftruck the rear coach , telescoped It and t Ii two In front , aud loft nothing but t i } froul baggage car standing. Thr couches wore swept completely awi Bottling but the trucks bel I. loft standing. The wreckage Immediate . ruugtit tire , und the wounded and dead lay f ho flames and were burned beyond rccog fclon. The people around there said tl : ptbout ton people were burned , " added A puncan , "but I think there were at least I pcxm , as I saw a'dozen ladies laid.out.11 Frank Cramer , guncral weat.ern agent IV- ho Oulon tlno ot steamer , vrns on board'tho vrcckcd trnln , but escnpe l uninjured. "Tlio Irst wovho were In the sleeping car knew of he accident , " snid'-Mr. Cramer , "otir cooch vns run into from the rear. The forward coaches , it seems , were telescoped by ho shock. Tlioro were only seven pas- fccngrjrs , I think in the sleeper nnd none of them wore killed or injured , I wus asleep 'when the shock occurrcA. I Ircsied myself nnd when I got out to the wreck I saw the whole train was ablaze. Many who were killed or seriously wounded mist hnva been burnnd up , us thu fire broke out ns soon as the accident occurred. The rain men did what they could to relieve the wounded , but facilities were Inciting nnd nany K'ople doubtless iwrltcd in tlio flames ) ecauso no help could reach them. " A Ornplilo Account. KOUTS , Ind.Oct. U. [ Press. ] The worst mrrors of Chatswortli were duplicated hero .o-day. Dozens of blood-stained , smoko-bo- grimed dead nnd dying men , \vomcn nnd ; hlldrcn , Victims of railroad carelessness nnd blundering , littered the village station house this morning nnd this afternoon. Nine charred corpses of victims were laid upon the station platform , hi tlio hold and every other available resting place in tbo vicinity , while three miles west down the track of the Chi- ago & Atlantic railway , near u lonely water tank , piles of fearfully tangled debris mark the spot whcro a collision seldom equaled for terrible results occurred. Accordjng to the best estimates obtainable for only ui | estimate is obtainable fully thirty human lives hnvo been sacrificed outright and half that number suffered injuries more or less serious. The cast bound express that left Chicago last night with a great loud of passengers , hud , without a moment's warning , during a temporary wait , been smashed into from be hind by u heavily loaded fust freight plung ing madly forward in the darkness , bent on beating nlL competition in hurrying dressed meat to the markets of the seaboard. Some part of the machinery of the passenger en gine had been thrown out of drdcr during the run from Chicago. A trifling stop at the water tank would make nil right , it wus thought , und a stop was accordingly made. Suddenly out of the darkness behind came the flash of it headlight , the rush and rattle of many wheels , and then a mighty crash , just as nt.Chatts- worth. The sleeping coach now got in its deadly work. The massive frame work of the sleeper was transformed into a huge cutu- pault , and pushed mercilessly forward by the freight train it crushed into the cars forward , smashing their comparatively light timbers and making the work of destruction complete. The wreck quickly took fire , and the sight of the shrieking victims and dancing Humes wus one never to bo forgotten. Till ! EXniNHKIt'S STOUT. To-day on his bed of agony ut the Ilttlo hotel'of Kouts thc-cngincer of the passenger train told the following story of tbo terrible disaster : "Wo passed No. 49 nt Boone Grove on time nnd started toward Koutz. No. 40 pulled out of the station less than two minutes behind us when they should have waited much longer. When wo were well uwuy from town wo could sec her lights but a little way behind. Woweronot moving very fast because the engine was broken on ouo side. We had broken nn eccentric strap nnd wero'rutining but one pair of wheels , having been forced to disconnect thu other pair of wheels , which were running loose. Of coin-so the accident hold our speed down n little , but we had no idea that thu engineer of No. 49 would have any diflleulty in keep ing oft from our heels. The hist time I looked behind there was ample room between us. We stopped at the Boone Grove water tank and were there almost n minute before they struck us. " iuAUTitF.NDixo : scr.xrs. William Gogliynn , conductor of n Chicago , St. Louis & 1'ittsburgconstruction train work- ingbetwccn Koutsnnd Hebron , n small station ten miles west of Hebron , saw something of the iH > sults of the accident. This construc tion train runs into Koutsevcry evening with its load of tired workmen , und the conductor sleeps in the ono little hotel of which the town boasts. Ho wus awakened nt 4 o'clock tills morning to take out the Wubash train that hud been delayed by the wreck. Upon going down stairs in the bull ho found all confusion in tlio little parlor. A boy of some fifteen years of ngo was stretched upon the floor literally mangled and torn to pieces , with just enough life left in his body to speak in whispers to those who asUed him about tlio accident. In u room off tlio parlor another boy was lying with serious bruises nbuut the head. In ono of the upper rooms he learned that the engineer of the wrecked meat train was lying ut the point of death , So hideous were these sights and so pitcou ? wore the cries of anguish to bo heard on all sides , that the sturdy conductor could eal nothing und hurried to his duties , glad tc escape uch it scene. In the little sitting room of the rottagi which serves us n hotel in this town two ol the wouu cd survivors of tbo accident stll ! remain llrro this afternoon. Herman Miller , n Bohemian boy on his way from Dundee , 111. , to the old country , is stretched on u lounge in thu low dark room. His head i ; fearfully battered and his right leg is fractured. The other wounded mat is Joseph McCooa , a bartender oi Boston , whoso injuries are mostly intorua ! and are not so severe but that his recovery is l > ossiblc. Ho was ublo to tell of the accident us follows : "I wus u passenger in the coact at the time of the accident , which was next to the lust cur in the train. Just before mid night I wont to the smoker , which was ivis' ahead of our car , und * chatsu "foi an hour with a young man wlw sat down near me. Vlint was tin lust I've scon or expect to BOO o the t > oor follou ; . Just as I hod stretched my sou out to go to Bleep and almost before . ' closci my eyes , there WHS an awful , un rarthly crash , which , God help me. 1 novel want to hear again. I could feel mysel : thrown violently toward the top of the cai und then I became insensible. On waking U ) I realized that all was confusion in the car that canes , valises , rods ur Iron and lamp : were in the nlr about mo. I must have ro iicd my consciousness in a very short time for when I awoke all was darkness and the liorriblo shrinks and piercing wnili of agony almost deafened my ears In the end of the car furthest from mo tin Move was overturned and the ilumos wen Just starting to spread with uuiglu rapidity Tlioro was some sort of now gas lamp in th car and the reservoirs reaching fron onu to the other the flume leaped up the sides nntl In less Urn than I can tell It the gas was burning th whole length of the couch over our heads 1 was wedged between two seats where couldn't movu n limb of my body mid ther watched the tire slowly crwp uiKm mo. I was u terrible sight. In the end of the coacl iiwir the lire I could see a lady caught be twccn seats us 1 was. The nro slowly crop IICIMHS the nir , her dnsn caught lire and ll terrible agony she burned before my eyes J list aciiiix from mj : scat I noticed short ! ; before the ni'ddent n fattier , his wlf und daughter. I saw them also crushed to Kutlior and burned just as the flumes wcr blazing but ; i font or two uwuy from mo. j man pulled mo into the ulslo and said "Como tn the window. " Ho must have mis taken mo for smno ono ese , for the moinon ho had looked vlosoiy ut my fuoo ho droppe ' mo and hurried through tlio window' with a exclamation of evident disappointment , then painfully crawled after him In safety. Tliis afternoon when the reporters , wh had boon long delayed In reaching Kout owing to tha s'ocretivcncss of the rallroa oDlcials , began at lust to arrive , thcro wu little lu the aspect of the village to InJicat that a calamity had so recently tnkon placi All the dead bodies had been carefully n moved from sight , only two of the woundo were still in the village and the local en ploycs of the road were deaf and dumb to u seekers after information. The coroner ha been obliged to go to Huntlngton , over lift miles distant , to obtain the statements c witnesses , nnd the villagers seemed wholl at sou regarding the extent of tl disaster. About the only porsr , about und willing to tell tho'details of tl horror was Dr. Cf W. MeKee. The docU Is a prosperous-looking , intelligent man ( about thirty-seven , who promptly rc-spondc in the dead of night to the cull that ho tali a hand-car and go to the scene of the wreci three miles from Ills residence. Dr. Meiu to give his experience In detail , but state that to tlio best of his knowledge Itvoul not bu overstating tbo facts to say that tl 3f collision has cast Uio lives of fully thirl people. It was shortly after 10 o'clock this morning when ho reached the wreck , and immediately began to give his services la t he- wounded. Those who were badly hurt , when the crash came , bo says , must have had Ilttlo chance for their lives , so quickly hud tlio curs taken lire and so. thorough was the work of the Manic * . As on illustra tion of the destruction mid difficulty of nrriv Ing nt a correct idea of the magnitude of the disaster tlio doctor said that probably not u soul would Imvo been made aware of the nil 'but total wiping out of the Miller family of six had not their boy been saved. Dr. Mo- Keo stated that only nine bodies had been recovered and they were so badly charred as to bo almost be.vond recognition , the most left of scarcely any of them being n blackened trunk and in some canes Ilttlo beyond a few hutulfuls of ashes. The nine were as fol lows : The Miller family , of Dundee , father , mother , two brothers and girl ; their fourteen-year-old l oy , Herman , will prob ably die also ; Dr. Perry , of North Judson , Ind. . Dr. Perry's wife , Dr. Perry's daughter , ugcd cloven , and a young Irish lady. A TAC1TUIIK SUI'EHINTK.NIIENT , Superintendent Parsons , of the Chicago & Atlantic , was seen Into in the afternoon gloomily pacing the station platform. Ho wus extremely taciturn aud was very sure no more bodies could be , by any iwssibility , under the wreck. Only nine persons hud been killed , ho declared , and not more thuii eleven or twelve hurt. None of the latter were seriously injured. Ho admitted that no llugin un hud been sent back from the passen ger train when the stop was make. Mr. Parsons said thutOtho trainmen depended iion a semaphore fully two thousand feet n the rear of where the stop was inndo. ' 'ho conductor of the train said ho ullcd the cord for this light when ho topped from the train. This would throw ho glare of the red danger signul on the rack. The night , however , was foggy and ho engineer of the fast freight must have 'ailed to see the signal. Superintendent 'arsons thought the accident would have wen a very ordinary one hud not the steven n the sleeper upsot. That caused ho destruction of the sleepur. two coaches nil the baggage car , und in the main was loubtlcss the cause of the loss of life. Coroner Lcathcrmau , Mr. Parsons said , cached the scene from Valparaiso about 1 : . ' ! ( ) a. m. nnd after viewing the debris and naking some inquiries , had found it ncces- ury to go to Huntington In search of wit nesses. Tlio wounded , Parsons explained , 'iad been taken there as carl } ' osiwsstble ind the passengers who were unhurt , to the lumber of twcuty-fivo , had been forwarded Lo their destinations without delay , H appears that Coroner Lcuthcrman did not empanel a jury. That procedure is not a necessity according to the laws of Indiana. \t the wreck the coroner was met by Mr. ohnson , attorney for the Chicago & Atlantic , and being told that the engineer of the freight had been taken with" the other survivors to Huntington , he decided to go there , which ho did , . in company with the railroad's lawyer and several other gentlemen , The coroner is well spoken of among the people ut Kouts. They did not criticise his action in going to Huntington , believing that he is square. The iorouer is described as being rather a young man to bo charged with such an imiiortunt duty as determining the responsibility for the iVreck. A PATHETIC 1XC1DENT.- A pathetic incident of the wreck is related by the station agent. It Is of the story of a young lady from Ohio , whose name could not bo remembered. She wus ono of the pas- engers on the ill-futed train , nnd when the - rush came , with presence of mind and ; norgy worthy of a strong-minded masculine , iho seized an axe from its resting place on the side of the car and hewed her way 'through to a window. Her own iafety assured , her thoughts turned .o the helpless unfortunate ones .vliosc cries for assistance sounded behind hor. They did not call hi vain , foi < he rushed in the direction of the cries and nnd personally aided those poor souls from the wreck. To use her own language : "I ilid all I could , nnd would have continued md I not heard Dr. Perry crying and moati ng piteously that his feet were burning , Then my strength gave way , and I wus compelled to desist and seek assistance my self. " IIUI.IrlirjAKKl ) RAILWAY OFFICIALS. 11 p. m. All efforts to obtain information from Huntiugton ns to the names of tht Idllcd and wounded have up to this hour been unavailing. Tlio Chicago & .Atlantic rail way onlciuls , who went there with the coroner to-day , seem to have complete IM session of oil sources of information on this > oint and they refuse positively to make pubic - , ic the names of the victims of the disaster The killed uud wounded wore taken from tin scene of the wreck to Huntingtou early this afternoon accompanied by the coroner. The water tank ut which the wreck tool place was tended by uu employe , for whose accommodation a small shanty wus attache * . to the pump house. For H long time ho hoi not used it , but has gone into Kouts overj night , leaving the tank entirely alone. Ho wus asked to-nijht what precaution ! were taken in his absence to prevent such i catastrophe as that which bus occurred "Not a precaution , " he answered , "except i sort of tiling they cull a semaphore. Its in English contrivance and is supposed to uc us a signal , but it don't. " Tlio wrecking force nt the scene of tin disaster numbers 800 men nnd their man ; lights , stretched along the full length of th wreck , can bu seen miles away over th marsh. Enough of the wreck is still left t give un idea of the muss of ruins strewn be fore the tank after tlio collision. Th freight train in part escaped , but tlio fron cars were piled in the most funtasti ways upon each other. Not a vcstig of any of the passenger coaches' woodwor was loft. The telescoping of tlio baggag car , smoker nnd day cccion had been con : nlete and the siM wly flames did the resl leaving not c. Splinter , the sleeper oven alini ing the r to of the others. The bodies whlc the coroner found were burned Into cinder nnd covered the ground under the trucks. At midnight the track was still impossabli The coroner telegraphs the Associated prea from Huntington ut midnight as follows "Cannot us yet give the names of the killei Them were eight adults and ono child dea und two persons wounded nt Kouts. Kno1 nolhing of any other wounded. " IiKIjI/S LATKST MOVE. Ho Has An Injunction Served Ou a Si IjouiH Company. ST. Louis , Oct. 11. Judge Thayer , of th United States circuit court , in the case of tli American Bell Telephone company again : Philip L. Koso , ct nl , to-day , issued an ordt restraining the defendant from directly or ii directly making , using , soiling or fumishin to others an electric- speaking telephone c telephonic apparatus embracing or embodj ing Invention * und Improvements of patent granted to Alexander Graham Bell. Tli defendants nro summoned to appear in tl : circuit court Saturday next to argue tlio nn tlon font temporary injunction. Tills legi step by the Hell company is more importat than appears on tbo surfpco. Philip Ij. Ho et ul uro Hose it Uein , of this city , who muli instruments for tlio Pan-Klectno compun ; hence the action is indirectly aimed at tlu concern , Typos Take It Back. CINCINNATI , Oct. 11. William Almlsoi president of the International Typographic union , announces to all subordinate unloi that at a meeting of the executive con IK held hero to-day for the purpose of confc once and the consideration of the nine-hot law adopted at the Buffalo convention , wus unanimously resolved thnt a commltu of seven bo appointed to confer with tl Publishers' association which moots i Chicago , October 18 , to bring about ha mony. nnd that the enforcement of the nln hour law and all its provisions bu suspcnde Subordinate unions , are required to wit draw the demand mudo September 1 unl further notice. Important Letter Made Public. ST. Louis , Oct. 11. A special from San1 Fe , N. M. , gives the text of a letter fro President Cleveland to Manager Pils , of tl Maxwell Land Grant company , in reply queries made by the latter. The presidei says In substance thnt the Judgment oftl supreme court of the United States on tl questions Involvcdls authoritative nnd inel sivo and that its judgment must bo respecti nnd obeyed. _ No Such Action Taken. WASUISOTON , Oct. 11. It can bo authorit lively fttatcd that at the recent conferen between the secretary of state and FUho Negotiators Putnam and Angull , the mutt of thc < fmi admission of Canadian lUh w n'qt agreed upon , nor was linul decision tuki any point of the coming negotiations. SHADOWED BY ENGLISH SPIES , My > "U Visit to Denver of Two S augers From Scotland Yard. WANTED TO BE , A RANCHMAN. An Unsuccessful Atlpinpt to Trap I * . O. Slierldnn , tlio 1'ninotin "No. 1" of the Phoenix J ark Tragedy Lincoln mid Omnlm Visited. 4- i Sleuths From Scotland Ynrd. Driven , Col. , Oct. It. [ Social Telegram to the BEK. ] A man nud woman of the Scot- laud yard torco of English detectives that ar rived from New York n few days ago , de tailed to look up charges against members of the Parnell party in the house of commons nud to secure by any means possible any letters or documents of importance these agi tators in America may have In their posses sion from the leaders hi Ireland , arrived hero one day last week and went to the Capitol hotel where they registered under mi as sumed name as man and wife. Next morn ing they disappeared as suddenly and mys teriously as they 'arrived. An agent of the New York branch of the League who followed them to this city is hero watching their every movement , but to-day refused to speak upou the subject , except to say that they were in Denver on their way west. Tuny stopped over at Omaha and Lincoln , Neb. , for the purjioso of giving Judge Brcnnan , chairman of fbo republican state central commltto at Sioux City , and Fitzgerald and Egan , of Lincoln , a little of their attention , but whether tholr mission to these parts was successful or not is un known. Their visit west is understood to bo for the puriroso of visiting P. O. Sheridan , the "No. 1" of the Phoenix pork tragedy , who now resides in Rio Grande county , Colorado ; Martin Johnson , of Idaho Terri tory , together with several other prominent League men of the west. Johnson was hero last week , and his movements , as well as these of his friends , are now known to have been assid uously watched. Several attempts prior to this have been uuulo to secure valuable documents in the possession of Sheridan. About six months ago a detective arrived hero from New York , bearing forged letters from one of the Now York leaders to Sheri dan. The man represented that ho was de sirous of learning the ranch business , with a view to investing , and offered to work one year for nothing. The detective remained at Sheridan's ranch n couple of weeks , when' ono morning Sheridan thoughtlessly stated he was expecting n letter from his New York friend , and that night the man disappeared without gaining any information. Edward J. Maguire , ono of the most prominent and trusted Irishmen in the state , is assisting the eastern 11 front of the League in keeping watch of the Scotland yard men , but posi tively refuses to speak. WESTERN VATKUWAY8. Opening of the Improvement Conven tion at Peorlu. PnoniA , III. , Oct.ll ! The Illinois Rivet Improvement conventlon < mot in this city this morning at 11 o'clock with 400 delegates in attendance , mostly from Illinois , but there were also good delegations from Iowa and St. Louis and Kansas , Wisconsin , California , Ori'gon and Tennessee wore also represented. Colonel Isaac Taylor , chairman of the local committee of arrangements , called the conven tion to order and it was opened with prayer by the Right Rev. John Spalding , the Catholic bishop of Peoria. Governor Oglosby was chosen temporary chairman and made an ex tended , forcible and interesting speech , ac knowledging the honor. ' 'General ' Sanders , ol Davenport , la. : E. T. Dunn , of Cook county ; E. J. Ward , of LnSulle. and George Stone , ol Cook , wore appointed temporally secretaries , After the appointment of , committees on per manent organization , credentials and rules and order of business , consisting of one member for each state , the convention took a recess until 2 o'clock. en At the afternoon session the committee on credentials reported Illinois , Iowa , Missouri , Oregon , Maryland , Tennessee and California represented by fi'Ju delegates and the report was adopted. The committee on permanent organization made a report which was unani mously adopted , providing for the following officers : President , Senatoi gormaupiit Cullomof Illinois ; vlco presidents , Alfred Oreudorff , Springileld , 111. ; John \Vahl , Missouri ; ex-Governor John H. Gear , Iowa ; Judge J. H. Murphy , Iowa : Judge J W. Clapp , Tennessee : A. J. Tullock , Kansas George Sutrobaugh , California ; Mr. Russell Alabama ; AV. F. Cowdeu , Maryland John C. Dpre , Chicago ; T. R Murgwand , Oregon ; A. F. Rogers Alton , 111. ; W. F. Slackpole , Falrbury , 111 Secretaries , Henry P. Day , Peoria , 111. ; A II. Sanders , Davenport , la. ; E. F. Dunn Cook county ; E. J. Ward , LaSalle county J. F. Kclsey , Mason county. Senator Cullom was introduced and mad < an ublo address , thanking _ the convention foi the honor and dwelling upon the advantage : of the proposed improvements , The committee on rules recommended tha each stftto bo entitled to ten votes and eacl concessional district to ono vote. The pro l > osal elicited much opposition and it wa decided to allow every delegate present i vote. The committee on resolutions wasthei named. THE KNIGHTS. ScatliliiR Resolutions Introduced le iiouuciuK the II. & O. Deal. MINNIUI-OLIS , Oct. ll.-T-Tho Knights o Labor general assembly this morning inset sot of resolutions approved tha demand o the local printers for on increased scale o wages and congratulated them on the matte having been submitted for arbitration. Tit committee apiralntcd several days ago to dc nounco the Baltimore & Ohio deal brough in some scathing resolutions and advised tlui a memorial be prepared for signatures am Hunt to congress in order that the question o government telegraphs might bo brongh before the public , The committee on mileag reported and a rate of four cents a mile euc way was adopted. Upon the call to order of the Knights o Labor general assembly this afternoon T. t Harry moved that the llnanco committee b . Instructed to act first upon the accounts o the general executive board. Carried. Til convention nppropriuted SS.OOO for the prose cution of the "capital syudirato" of Texas fn Introducing foreign ooijtruet labor i violation of the national laws. Th committee on cooperation pr < sentcd a document requesting legislation asking that lecturers bo , s nt out ; that th official printing office of ( tuo order be cstal lished , etc. This was , referred back fo further consideration. The report from th committee on the good of the order , favora bio to the establishment of fraternal reh tions with the Patrons ofHusbandry [ and th Farmer * ' National alliance , was adopted an Mr. Powderly api > ointed Jho"wholeconvontio a committee to carry ' .out the spirit of th Bupgcmtion. Resolutions icommonding th early closing of business places was adoptee It was agreed to send the general Jocturer t the Pacitlo coast for three months during th coming year. To facilitate-tho spread of tli order among the newly arrived foreign cli ment It Was decided to publish the constiti tion and ritual in Polish-Bohemian and Ita ian. On the introduction of a resolution tin no charters bo granted assemblies of "rat printers , Mr. Powderly stated that no sue chatters had ever been issued , nnd none eve would bo. Davit ! Made a Knight. PITMUUIIO , Oct. 11. The Chronlelo-ToV graph stilted this afternoon that It has info mation that on last Wednesday night afte Michael Davltt addressed the Knights ( Labor convention at Minneapolis a socrc meeting of the leading ofUciuls was hold an Mr. Davitt wus made n member of the ordo it being iiroHsoil ] to have him organize men bers of the Iristi land league into o spocli district of the KnishH of Labor. Much o ] position is expected to tliii project from Eni 1111 unit Scotch knights , and it lius been koj a profound secret by thu leaders up to th tliuo- Lots at GrandXslaxid October 13th , One Fare for the Round Trip Over All Roads , The United States Investment Company will offer some of .the FINEST RESIDENCE PROPERTY At Grand Island , at public auction , without reserve , A GRAND OPPOR TUNITY for investors all over Nebraska to come and see the most pros perous city in the state ; Grand Island is now a city of 12.OOO population , aossessing unequalled advantages as a manufacturing , jobbing and rail- oad center. Real estate values have been advancing steadily and rapidly ! or several years. No inflated boom liable to bust , but the safest city in : he west for investment. Special train leaves Omaha for Grand Island at 10:55 : a. m. , October 12th. Come and see the future capital of the state. BEN. RHODES , o. M. SCAKFF , LAFE WILLIAMS , Manager. Auctioneers. nowxEn MY The St. LouiH Brownn Lose * Game to the "Wolverines. ST. Louis , Oct. 11. The second game of ho world's ehulnpiouship series was playdo icro to-day. The following is the score : St. Louis . 0 0000012 0 3 Detroit . 0 330001-00 5 Pitchers Foutz and Conway. Base hits St. Louis 10 , Detroit 13. Errors St. Louis 7 , Detroit " . Umpires Nelly and Gaffnoy. The Kent Catch Ward Ever Made. NRW YOUK , Oct. 11. The Tribune will an nounce that John M. Ward , captain . of the New York base ball nine , will to-morrow marry Miss Helen Dauvray , the talented and wealthy actress. They will at once leave for a tour in the west. A I\\K \ Hotel lilnzc. Piin.AHKi.iMHA , Oct. 11. The Hryn Mnwr hotel , situated ntl3rynMawron the Pennsyl vania road about Uvelvo miles from here. burned this morning. The loss is estimated ut $ 0,000 , with SliJO.OOO insurance. The Louc lIlKhwnymaii Arrested. UALUNOKH , Tex. , Oct. 11. J. A. New- some was to-day arrested and identified as the famous lone highwayman who several times recently robbed a btago between huro and San Augclo. WELL-SHAPED WOMEN. Tests of Measurement Indicating Sym metry of Form. Hero is nn interesting1 oztrtict from au article in the Now York Mercury : Art should always be based on nature , nnd no art is true which does not take nature for its tnodol. A perfect , sym metrical , healthy woman of live foot five indict ) in height must comply with the following standard : She should bo 138 pounds nt the least , and could stand up to ton pounds more without injury to health or artistic perfection. The dis tance between the tips of her two mid dle fingers when the urins are extended should be oxuctly the same us the height or ten ton times the Iqajyth other hand , or- seven and nyi \ limes the length of her foot , or five times the diameter of of her chest from the junction of thighs to the ground should bo the same ns from the former point to the top of the head. The knee should be exactly mid way from the junction of the thigha to the bottom of the heel. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger should ho the same ns from the elbow to the middle line of the chest. From Uio top of the head to the chin , with the head posed , naturally , should bo the same us from the level of the chin to the arm-'pits , or from the heel to the tip ci the largo too. The bust of a woman of the height named should bo forty-throe inches measurement over the arms , and the waist twenty-four. The ny per part of the arm should bo from thirteen and u half to fourteen inches and the wrist six inches. The ankle should bo six inches , the calf of the leg fourteen nnd the thigh twonty- tivo. Any woman of the height men tioned wlio has these measurements can congratulate herself on having as per fect iv form as the Creator over mado. Of course , the proportions vary with the height. * A Pretty Girl Itoutod Them. On the elevated train this morning I was attracted by the beauty of a young girl who wan going somewhere or other alone. Opposite her sat a fat man nnd a thin man , and by her side sat a me dium Bizcd man. The fat man looked over his paper at the curve of her shoulders. The thin man looked over his at the creamy roundness of her chin. The medium man glanced side ways at her shell pink ear , and from there to her dainty hand ; and filio ga/cd abstractedly at a memory. The three mdn would each pretend to read a paragraph and then proceed to take another look. The girl became con scious of the arrangement after a while and began to got nervous. Men way down at the end of the car wore begin ning to stand on tholr toes to examine her loveliness. The girl looked ns if she wanted to shrink away. She re minded me of a hunted fawn with a lot of dogs ranged round her ready to fasten tholr teeth in her. At Chatham square the guard called : 'Change- for Fulton , Wall and South Ferries7 ! The girl arose nnd moved for the door. The fut man , the thin man , the mcmium man and several other men started also. When the train stopped the girl turned back and ro-enterea the train. And there stood the men who had followed her out on the station plat form. They had been routed. The game had doubled on them. I tell you , a pretty girl needs to have a face of iron to go on an elevated train between 0 and 10 in the morning. Indians on the Travel. A largo number of Indians from the Omaha reservation arrived on the train yesterday morning. They say that they are going to Nebraska City to visit their friends of thu Otoe tribe. _ For sick headache , female troubles , neuralgic pains In the head take Dr. J. H. McLean's Llttlo Llvor and Kidney Pellets. 2-j cunts a vial. DIIUNK Oil CllAZY. Express Messenger Owens' Explana tion of the Itobborjr. ST. Louis , Mp. , Oct. 11. It was understood hero at a very late hour last night , that John U. Owens , the man mentioned in the dis patch from Little Hock , ns probably being concerned in the recent rflbbory of the Pa cific express on the Iron Mountain railway between Little Itock and Tcxarkaua , has been arrested , and is now in the Pinkcrton "sweat box" in Chicago , and that ho has con fessed to have taken money , but does not know what has become of it , and that he was drunk or crazy when the act was committed. The story related hero is identical with that received from Little Uock lust night , with the addition that ho left the city u week ago yes terday with some KMI.OUU in his safe. The money Is said to have been in three or four packages , consigned from this city to persons residing in Texas , but the names of the con signees are not obtaiuable. Owen was cap tured in Illinois and taken to Chicago. There are several theories , as is usual in such cases , the chief one being that Owen was made drunk by other parties and then robbed. Ho has been in the service several years , and was fully trusted by his employ ers. Ho has resided hero for a long time , and has several children and u wife. His wife suid hist night she had hoard of her husband's arrest in Chicago , nnd that she expected him to bo brought hero by I'inkerton's detectives to-night or to-mor row. No other arrests have been made yet , but the detectives uru said to believe that somebody besides Owen was concerned in the robbery , and that they expect to cap ture him in good time. The otllcials of the express company nro now in Chicago in conference ference- with the detectives , and helping to work up the case. Superintendent Fuller , of the Iron Moun tain road , has received the following tele gram from Mr. Morsman , who is in Chicago tracing the matter : "Owens was crazy from drink and trouble. Ho is now in sound mind nnd everything is satisfactorily explained. There is no loss nor ground for criminal pro ceedings. No objections to so informing his wife and friends. " The amount of money in 3wen's charge Monday night .was $34,500. , N'o further particulars are ascertained. "Died of ammonia , poor fellow , " Bald Mrs. Purtington , on learning of a [ riond's ' death from pneumonia. "I believe - liovo I should have died , too , but for Dr. Bull's Cough Stirrup. " Dr. Bull's ' Cough Syrup she meant , of Course. Postal CjICitiKCN. WASHINGTON , Oct. ll. [ Special Telegram to the HBE. ] U.'igh M. MeKeo was to-day appointed postmaster nt Anselmo , Custor county. Nob. , Joseph A. Mitchell , removed. DYSPEPSIA Causes Its Ylctims to ho miserable , liopelcsf , confused , and depressed In mind , very Irrita ble , languid , and drowsy. It Is ? , disease which docs not get well ol Itself. It requires careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to throw off the causes and tone up tne dlgcs- tlro organs till they perform their duties willingly. Hood's Barsaparllla lias proten Just the required remedy in hundreds of cases. " I have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for dys pepsia , from which I have suffered two years. I tried many other medicines , but none proved so satisfactory as Hood's Barsoparilla. " THOMAI COOK , Brush Electric Light Co. , New York City. Sick Headache "For the past two years I have been afflicted vrltli severe hcadaclics tmd dyspep sia. I was Induced to try Hood's Saisapa- rllla , and have found great relief. I cheer fully recommend It to all. " Hits. 15. 1' . ANNABU ; , New Haven , Conn. Mrs. Mary 0. Smith , Cambrldgcport , Mnsi. , and sick head was a sufferer from dyspepsia ache. She took Hooil's Sarsaparilla uud found it the best remedy she ever used. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all dctiRKlsts. $1 i six for J5. Made only by 0.1.110OD & CO. , Lowell , Mass. IOO Doses Ono Dollar. , WILL NEVER BREAK FOR SALE EVERYWHERE LEAKY ROOFING TIN OR IRON , REPAIRED Ami painted and guarantee ; ! tlKht for numtu'r of yearn. I'ulnts never blister. UUAKl. . HOOKINO manufactured and repaired , l''lr < > J'roof Taint applied to ahlnglcs. fifteen yep.-S' expcrieuc . WM. . cmtllAX A-- , _ 2111 3.13th St. . Uftvu-en Arbor ind Vint on. Y01G Uffi AND HOry.ii SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. KANSAR GITV. MO. Full Ci > rp of iicromnlltlipd tuarherv ruullt recelTedut mir.limp. r'iirclrculni PP'to ' i'la ' * > ! il 1C O.MAS , I'rlnclpul. LSL CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000 "W do hereby certify tlmt wo sapor-rise the ar- ranifumcntn for all the monthly iiml nvDil-ntiuunl DnivrliiK.Hof Tbr Ixmlslntm winte l-oth-ir Ciiiiilxinr. nnil In person maiimco c'liiitmlttm Urnurlm : Uu < in- M'lvcii. nmt tlmt tlui mitim utu tiuuliictpd with honoly fnlriH-n ami In icuud fnltli toward nil pnrtlio , and wa iiiilhnrlro Uio Company In u e till * ciTtttK-nto wild fin' similes of our nftinaturo nttiu-luHt , In tin nilvertl * * . menu. " COMMISStONEUS. Wt * . thp uniler < luiivil Ilnnkn imil llmikcri will nay nil I'rUiMUritwn In lioulitlaimStntu lotlvrleH whlcfc imiy bu prvsvntinl ut uur ciiuntvra. J. H.tXJI.KSIIV , I'ros. LoulMmm National Hunk. I'lKllltK I.ANAUX. i'rcs. Slatu Nationnl Hiiuk. A. IIAI.DWIN , I'rua. Now Orlwaru Nnllnniil lUuk. CAUL 9ulN , I'rcn. Union Nutluiml U.mk. TJNPKECEDENTED ATTRACTION. OViil 1IAI.K A Mll.l.KI.NDlSTIIIIIUTUU Louisiana State Lottery Company , JncorporutiMl In IsiM fnr2."i yi'iirs. liy thn Ii' l liit\ir lort'iliinitlnnii ! unilclmrltiibio piiriu | i > ulth citil- | - i-l ! ! [ , * ' " " , ' , ' ° wllll'h rcsurvu Imiil ut over . - > $ .VlOJIII ( ) lltlH HllICO tlOCMI Illllll'll. lly mi iiverwlii-linlni ; pupiilnr TI O HH fnuii'lilid wiixiniiiluii part of thn i > rt < viit unnitltmlim itilontuil Uifviulifr al , A. 1) . IS ? ) . This only lotti'r- vcr votiil on and c-ndorxi'd br the ppnplnor any i > tati > . It iiovcrscalcHorin | t | > oiH's. Its r.rnml Sliwlo NiniilKsr Driiwlnz * t kn plica monllily. anil the Seinl-Aiinmil iimwIiiK rvKularlr every MX months ( .liino nnil Uoi-Hmtmr. ) A Sl'l.KNIll > ( H'PUIfrilMTV TO WIN A VUll- WJNK. TontliOruiHl Dniwlnif , CliiiH 1C , In tlui Aeiul- jiiny of Muj.lo.Tuosiluy , October 11 , Kii- WUUntU - CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000. Mice Tickets are Ten Dollars , OWty. Halvei $5 ; Fifths , $2 ; T tas , jlt' Oh' jKm ) _ j I'ltix.KS or 111.1111 i aij'ix i 7.AIUIK I'ltlZKS OK V > < ) ui.uud &l l'Kl/KS OK In < l Ml an. . . . , , , 40,011 600 " III ) . . . , , XIMATIO f I'UIZKR ! lOOApproxImntlun I'rlzosof Hi ) yam IUO * * " aji ) 100 " nn. ! ! . l JUO Terminal " 60. . . . , 2,179 I'rlzca , amountlnK to , j for rates to chib luuUl liv made only to the ofllno of the company in New Orleans. Kor further Information wrltu clearlr. fflrlnir full RiMroM. I'OSTAI , NOTK8. ux ? > rv luonor order . or New York Kxrlmnco In ordinary letter. Ciirroncy by oiprosa ( atouruipt'use ) aditre-ised i. A. i Aia-iriN. NWOlO.Miri.fcA , Or M. A. DAUPHIN. WASHINGTON , n. o. Address Begistered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK , _ NEW OllLKANS , LA. "R171Vfl71VrR"Il TbatthapreiiODCn of 0 ? n- JVIj.lTLlMYlJ ! > IMt oraU rieauri-unrd nnd Karly , whoara In charxoof the ilmwlnn , l mtunr- unteu of abvolute falriu'Di nnd lutenrlty , that the chances are all piiiial , and that no ono can poislbly ( ilvlnn what nuiuliur will draw n 1'rlio. HKMK.MIIKH that the payment of nil Jirlrpn la niMKANTEKl ) 11V KOIIK NATIOSAI. 1MNKH Or NKW iini.HANH , und the ticket ! uru litni < d by thu pru ldunt ot an. Institution who o chartered rUhts aru recov * nlied hy thohlKheetrourtui thenforu , buwaro of any Imitations or anonymous Bchumea. Mention this paper. S , S , FELKER , OMAHA , NEB , 10) ) N. 13th Street. IIIUAIUIOOOriirAIOVlHr.LIVttOITHtVMUV JMIlIJtASfifSANJOtt 1'UUK CAMFOKNIA WINKS , Bhlnped illrecl friini our vlneyunl. Ulanllng. ( luUiilul ClureU , 1'dft , Sluirrles , etc. Ran .loan Vault * , Buventli , KlKlitli , San Hulrailor und William ntreets , fciau June , ( 'nllfonilii. J.&T , iibody the litKlie.Ht nxciillonclcs In Shnpllnoss , Comfort and Durability and nru tlio REIGNING FAVORITES In Fashionable Circles. Our name Is on every sale , J. if. COUSINS , NEW VOHK. AGHNTS FOH OMAHA , Hay ward Brothers. FOTPLANTINB TIMBER CLAIMS , ItlackWalnutH , hulUj on , f , o. b. . . . iWc per 1m lllnck WulnntR , lii'ViS off. " . . . . 11.25 Jiorbu lloxelder BcecJ , " . . . . llio jior | b " * " * " * * * * lOc jior in Honey LcnstPecil. * ' ' ' " l'UH ' . , m Mulburry Seed , . . . . n"l l per Ib ' " " . . . . ! Ib -.vu'liiaHeed. , , / per Alhuull klnrtH of Fnilt and Forest Tree * for salo. Ailclrt-ss , Shonandonh Nursnry. JJ. 8. liAKli , I'roiirleUir , HHKXANDOAM , IA. rrHMoumbln.d. only one In tb * world > n continuous Jtltctrta ft rut. HoUntldc. Powerful. inkl * . , , _ Fcnmfc.ri.bl uj BffiaUr * . At S l.i- Qlu n OOP cunf S > B4lt tnpfn : Al.no KUKCTUIC lIKLTI FOU BISI ci. HORMEi uvuioi. iBi WAMM AVL.