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OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , MONDAY , M.OKNING , APKIL 29 , 1889. NUMBER 317 , ( IN INCIPIENT ASHTABULA , Frightful Disaster On the Grand Trunk Road In Canada. FIRE LAPS UP THE FRAGMENTS. Seventeen Persons Killed nnd Fifteen JUodlCN Hunted licyond llocoj- nlllon llio.rcclc . mm Ilio Described. An Knrly Morning Horror. HAMILTON , Out. , .April " 3. A terrible railroad - road accident occurred on the Grand Trunk near hero at 1 o'clock this morning. The St. Louin express Jumped the track and the en gine rnn Into a water tank. Two cars were telescoped mid Immediately took ( Ire. All the dcnd , seventeen In number , have boon taken out. The first body Idcntitled was that of II. S. Gurnny , of Chicago. Ho was In- Bluntly killed , but not burned. An Italian , name unknown , was also Instantly killed. The other fifteen were burnoit beyond the possibility of Idcnttllcr.tlon. About twenty ucrsons were injured , but o-ily ono or two se riously. Nemo of the train bands \vcro hilled , The fireman was slightly burned and received n scalp wound. The train wits composed of an engine , two baggage cars , u smoker , n Chicago ft Grand Trunk through passenger coach , a Wntasu coach , n Wagner first class coach , n Pullman car nnd two Wagner sleeping cars In the order named. The accident occurred at n Junction whcro n"Y" is built. This "Y" Is used to switch through trains for the Toronto branch from the main lino. The train Is said to have been running at n speed of forty miles nn hour or more. When directly on the switch the on- Kino Jumped the track and plunged into u water tnnkwhlch stodd in the space between the "Y , " smashing the tank Into atoms nnd turning it almost upsidedown. . The baggage cars came directly after the engine , nnd the first of these was pushed over the engine and thrown on tUo mam track , leav ing its wheels behind it. The other baggage car caught flro from the cngino and the two were soon in Humes. The coaches following , with. the exception of two Wagner cars in the rear of the train , were huddled together by the shock and soon caught lira from the baggage cars. The passengers on the train , numbering over one hundred land fifty , many of whom wore sleeping at the time , had n terrible experi ence. The majority of these OH board the train wcro able to get out of the coaches be fore the lire reached them , but In the con fusion that reigned It Is not known how many victims were left to the mercy of the flamesplnuod in by the material of the wreck and unable to extricate themselves. R. 8. Gurfia.y , of Brooklyn , hud his head ' completely so'vcrcd from his body by a pleco of Hying debris. Rudolph Devlcr was also Instantly killed. As soon as the engine rolled over , after strilrhi'g tho. water tank , Engineer Watson i * 8Ed > ) llromttn' Chapman crawled out from jlmloriioath it , neither being much hurt. An * . auxiliary train was sent out from this city immediately on receipt of the news of the , accident , and the passengers , Including the injured and two of the killed , wcro brought to this city. The two Wagner cars in the rear of the train wcro uncoupled from the others , and were saved from the flames. A largo gang of employes worked unceasingly ht the wreck , doing their utmost to extin guish the lire. There was great difficulty In securing water , owing to the tank being smashed , and the flro held sway for many hours before a thorough search could DO made through the debris. Up to 5 o'clock the charred rom alns of eighteen victims had been exhumed from the wreck. In no cuso was there enough of the body left to identify the remains or to toll whether they wcro of the male or female sex. Among the wounded now in the hospital nro the following : James A. 1'almor , Ilion , N. Y. , head cut , but not seriously hurt. Hamilton Clarlc , Chicago , double fracture of right log , bruised badly , head cut and probably Internally Injured. Of all the in jured , ho is the worst. Anthony Maaz , an Italian on his way from Wisconsin 10 Italy , head cut. Edwin Chapman , fireman , lier.d badly cut. Enoch Kcnyon , of London , England , ribs broken. C. C. Azboll , Edwardsport , Ind. , slight In juries. William Lolpty , Chicago , ankle badly epralned. A. L. Donoy , Danville , 111. , cut about the head. George White , it Gorman , on his way from Illinois to Union Hill , right hand cut off and scftli ) wound. Andrew J. Carnontcr , Yunkton , Dale , in jured about the head. S. E. Young. Chicago , slightly hurt. Joseph Morris , East Sioux Falls , Dak. , on his way to Clark's Island , Mescalu wounds , bruised leg and shoulders , not serious. About sen others wcro slightly hurt , but not so badly as to prevent them continuing tholr Journey. It was (1 ( o'clock this evening before the tracks were cleared. The wounded in the hospitals nro all doing well. As far as can be learned , there was no negligence on the part of the railroad com pany. The train simply jumped the track ut the frog. The screams of men who wcro being burned to death in the smoking c.ir could bo heard above the noise of escaping steam nnd roaring flames. Conductor Poole pays that Iho train was iUtocn minutes late , but was not running more' 'than twenty miles an hour when the accident happened , as Ins orders were not to run at that particular place at n greater speed. The place whcro the accident oc curred Is considered dangerous , as thera is n switch , or rather sharp curve ; hence the precaution of ruunlm ? slowly. Seven cars a baggage car , two firstclassroaches , n smoker , n first-class day coach and two Wagner sleepers were burned , there being not u veatigo of wood or anything that would burn loft. Tim baggage cur wan do'iiollnhod ' nnd the eiigluo was most completely wrecked. The loss to the company will bo enormous , Many of these on the train v/oro going to Now York to participatn in the centennial festivities. Most of the passengers lost nil or n portion of their baggage and clothing , nnd a largo amount of mails wcro lost by flro. Another report of the accident says that the roL'iulns of from sixteen to eighteen wcro taken out of the wjcck. They were cut to pieces almost to n man , and burned be yond all possibility of recognition , They were huddled together In it heap in ono end of the sinokor and were pinned in by the timber * , which made it Impusslblo for tlioui to extricate themselves. Nothing could be done for them , as the fierceness uf the Humes made it out of the question for the men to rcaciio thorn. The only way in which it could bo ascertained thut.frcm sixteen to eighteen bodies had been tulicn out was from the fact that logs and arms corresponding to about that number were foiiiui. The remains wuru taken to the city hos pital und placed In the marguo awaiting identification. An inquest will bo held to morrow. It will bo days before the dead arc. identified. Some of the wouadud wcro also tukeu to the city hospital. Story. St' rrssiON HIIIIHIH , N. Y , , April 2 . A. rpeclul train on the Gran- ) Trunk camu In to-day about 1:40 : p. 01. , having on board about seventytlvo of the passengers who were la the accident that occurred r. sV.art distance went of Hamilton this morning. Among them were four men who nro badly cut nnd injured about the head and body. Maicom McKay , of Barton , in relating his experience , said ! "I have no idea how I got out of the wreck , but would not bo surprised it I went through the window , as the doctor took several pieces of glass from the cuts In my head , I have n faint romombraiico of two men helping me ntand , but I was half way hero before I clearly understood what had happened. " It is feared that Hill Phillips , of Chicago , first baseman of the Hamilton team , was among the killed. Ho was expected to report to-day. A IlOYAtj RUNAWAY. Not An Klopcnicnt , Hut An Unninn- 'nuenhlo Tcnin. [ Copi/rfuM 1SX ) l > u Jtimc * ( Innlnn It-.nucU.l Nicn , April 23. [ Nov York Herald C.xblo Special to Tun BKH. | As Queen Olga , of Wurtemborg , was driving yesterday after noon , on the Carnicho road between Monaco nnd Nice , in company with Baroness "VVel- wark , the horses wcro frightened by the noise of a train passing through n tunnel near by , nnd became unmanageable and ran away , near whcro the road is very narrow and mnxcs a sudden bend. They dashed into n parnpot , over which , the harness having given way , they felt und rolled down. The landau was saved from golug over the wall bv its tongue , which struck the parapet und broke off short. Her majesty and the baroness exhibited the utmost coolness from the first to the last , nnd after a few minutes' rest at the villa of the Itusslan general , Kladlschcff , they returned to Nice entirely recovered from the effects of tuo accident. The footman was slightly bruised and ono of the horses was killed. A DEADLY DUEfj. Two Tennessee Farmers Fight It Out AVttli Knife and nuclei hot- CIIATTAXOOOA , Tenn. , April 23. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.n. | A deadly duel oc curred yesterday m Jackson county , Ala bama , that resulted in the death of ono ol the participants. Two farmer neighbors , living nt some distance froin Scottsboro , named J. T. Prince and J. T. Green , quarreled Friday over some trivial matter , and Green threatened to kill Prince , and ho prepared himself with a shot gun. On Saturday morning the two men met in a public road and immediately dismounted from tholr horses nnd resumed the quarrel. They finally decided to fight it out , nnd Green made for Prince with a dirk knife , making n vicious pi tin go at him. Prince dodged nnd seized Green's arm and the dqadly struggle began In earnest. Prince's gun was leaning against the fence , nnd the question with | him was 'how to get it before ho was killed. With n sudden effort ha tripped Grcon , throwing him to the ground and immediately made a break for his gun which he reached Just as Green was in strik ing distance. Witnout leveling the gun Prince thrust the muzzle against his enraged enemy , pulled the trigger , nnd lodged n heavy load of buckshot in his breast , killing him instantly. Prince gave himself up and s now in Scottsboro Jail to await trial. THE THEOSOFHI8TS. Third Annual Meeting of thn Amer ican Section. CIUCAOO , April 23. The American section of the Theosophicul society began its third annual meeting hero to-day. The report of the secretary said that the now members since the last meeting number 232. Local sections to the number of twenty-six are dis tributed in various parts of the country. Dr. Koightly , of London , representing Madame Ulavatsky , the ruling spirit of the society , read n communication from her , chiolly devoted to exhortation and suggestions. The letter said , among other things : "Colonel Scott ( president of the society ) is on a visit to Japan , invited by n strong and influential deputation to lecture there on Budhlsm among a people who arc mad nnd crazy to acquire western civilization and who believe it can only bo adopted by tno sui cidal adoption of Christianity. " The letter denounced as enemies of ttieos- ophy the spiritualists , whom the writer re ferred to as "blind worshippers of the Illu- slonary phantoms of the dead. " Several pa- purs were read by delegates. * - OMAHA'S lUljGIURlS. Thn Hoys Attend Divlno Services nt Dendwood. Dn.vnwoon , Dak. , April 2S. [ Special Tele gram to THIS BEC.I This morning the members of the Omaha board of trade wcro treated to a slight fall of snow , which con- tinucdjnp to 2 o'clock , the hour of their departure - parturo for Spcarfish. Many of the mem bers attended divine service , the Congrega tional church attracting the most attention. Hov. W. H. Hross preached n sermon es pecially prepared for the occasion , entitled "Tho Merchandise of Truth. " The sermon was an eloquent ono nnd was greatly appre ciated by the visitors. A Wholesale Former Confesses. NflW HiiiTAt.v , Conn. , April 28. Charles E. Woodruff , formerly secretary of the Young Men's Republican club , and city clerk , has confessed that ho has entered forged papers to the extent of $40,009. His victims uro the First National bank and Mechanics' ' bank of this city , the three leading banks of Middle- ton and the banks in New Haven and Mori- dan. Woodruff has practiced forgery for nearly six years , according to his own con fession , during which time ho has forged notes to the extent of fiOO.OOO. Of this amount ho has managed without being discovered , to nmko good all but the sum above mentioned. Among the names ho has forged have been those of leading business men of thU and neighboring cities. Wood ruff was arrested and brought into the police court to-day and was hold under * 12.000 ball for trial. lie went to Jail. A Illiizc in Hi'ntrlco. BRATIIICE , Nob. , April 28. ( Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] The resilience in west Beatrice owned by D. H. Smith , occupied by A. Herman , special agent of the Hlbornla Insurance company , was entirely burned at ! ) o'clock last night. The house and furni ture were worth $1,1500 , insured for ? 1,100 In the Farmer's and Merchant's of Lincoln and the Hlbornia. The family were out of town. The 11 ro department saved the buildings on cither side. Ofliclals of | the Wyandotte railroad accom panied by representative ; ! of the English syndicate who expect to buy their bonds , came In on a special car last night , returning this morning. They will soon submit n pro- position. _ _ Armv Domnr.tlUml. NEW YOIIK , April 23. The United States steatnur Atlanta arrived to-day , from Haytl , to take part In the naval parado. She loft Capo Haytion on April 21. The United States consul ut Gonsulvos is nutnrrity for the statement thaC1 H.vppolito had cut the nrmv of Logltinio in two und had ono. section of it In a position whore it was being re duced by starvation. Ho consjdura the | wcdy surrender of LeglUuiu extremely probable. ' , - The \VcwjTicr Indications Fo'r Nebrasuaf Local rains , warntcreast- cr.'y ' winds. * * ' , For Iowa : Fair , colder , westerly winds. For Dakota : Fair , stationary tempera ture , nortUcr.stcrly wludt. _ noohofnrt'H Son Suicides. LoxnoN , April 23.Henri Uochofori's son has commuted suicide r.t Hoaa. A RUSH OF "BACK NUMBERS , " Displaced Ofllco Holders Yoaruhig For Reinstatement. THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY. It 51 ny Not llu Filled Ilcfbro Septem ber Speculations on Drum's Successor Hungry Indiana Oilico ScckcrH. WASHINGTON. nunr.\n , TIIE O.vuiu BEE. 513 FOUHTECNTII SxnncT , WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 23. It is n noticeable fact that the men who nro most loudly complaining that President Harrison risen Is too slow In making appointments are these who least deserve political preferment , nnd who will not get any ofllcc In any event. There Is some complaint in the hotel corri dors. There always has been nt this period of every administration nnd there will con tinue to bo till the mlllcnlum stops political proceedings. President Harrison is in search of the most deserving and capable men wherever change * are to bo made. Ho wants to improve the service In the first Instance and secondly to reward these who most merit reward. That is why there is delay. An Impression has gone abroad that the president wants to restore to the public service the men who were displaced under the last administration , and the consequence is n great rush on the part of that class fa miliarly known ns "back numbers. " The president believes in reinstatement only where they are to the advantage of the service and where n wrong can bo righted. No fair minded man will deny the statement that a great many olllclals were displaced during the past four years who de served displacement. Thoy. would have gone out of the service had Mr. Blame been elected. The clamor of thcso men to got back into their places only Impedes the work of appointing other men. Thev take up the time of the president and his cabinet oftlcers Without any real reason. Some of the dola.vs in making changes in prominent appoint ments uro duo to contentions among deserv ing applicants or factions. In n few instances tha president has been unable to Und men who were better fitted for the places sought than these who ate no win them , and ho has been honest enough with himself and the public to refuse to make chances simply to give the salaries to other men. A little patience is always necessary in times like those. Everything cannot bo done in a day. A great deal has been accomplished already. The aim is to please the greatest number and do the most good. sui'ituMB nnxcn VACANCY. The vacancy on the bench of the supreme court of the United States made by the death of Justice Matthews may not bo filled till late in September. The supreme court will not meet under live months , nnd there is no necessity for hasty action. A United States senator called the other day to have a man appointed to a vacancy existing in a prominent position , and when the president evinced no tendency to take precipitate ac tion , the legislator expressed surprise , whereat the president , it is stated , observed that the law did not require a vacancy to bo instantly filled when created , and that public interests would not suffer on account of the existing conditions. That is the reason an inter-state commerce commissioner has not been appointed , and why commissioners for the District of Columbia nnd many other places available have not been filled. The right men bavo not been found and , since there is plenty to do in meeting moro urgent conditions , there is Inaction. imuM'B succiisson. On a week from next Wednesday the term of Adjutant-General Drum will expire , nnd ho will lay down the pares of ofllco and go upon the retired list. Who will succeed him is now ono of the most vital questions affect ing the army. Colonel Kclton , the present assistant adjutant-general , is spoken of , and from the fact that he is the senior oRlccr of his grade , the friends of Generals Mclvcever and Whipplo are not asleep , and a largo amount of influence is being brought to bear upon President Harrison for the position. There was a rumor started In the clubs last week that Colonel Michael Sheridan has as pirations in that direction , but a careful in vestigation failed to show any authority for It. None of the candidates has any assur ance from the iwvers that bo they will bo appointed. President Harrison is well posted as to the qualifications of the officers who would like to bo adjutant-general , and while ho will bo guided considerably by the rec ords of each now on file in the war depart ment , there exists no reason to suppose that ho will make his selection from among them. IIUNHIIY INWANIANS. Indiana men who nro seeking appoint ments to places located outside their native state have , in a few instances , set up their residence elsewhere than in Indiana. They have , however , gained no advantage by this manauivcro. The fact Is Indiana has re ceived no moro appointments so far than were given her by the last administration. But siie bus been treated liberally and will continue to receive liberal rewards. This was expected. It is but commensurate with the victory the republicans of the state won. It may bo true that some republicans who want places could get them if they lived in other states. Tholr services nnd their merits are recognized , but all the deserving republi cans in Indiana cannot bo given offices. Neither can they be in any other states. But it does no good to lament the condition , or to affect a residence elsewhere. Indiana republicans can rose assured that they do not stand prejudiced in any part of Harrison's administration , and If they will exorcise patience they will learn in time that Judgement and Justice have controlled his actions , uvr.i.Y wonic. There will bo some very lively work In the office of ( ho general superintendent of the railway mall Ecrvlce , to-morrow and next day. During the past forty-eight hours a very largo list of appointments has been made out , and in four instances out of flvo men who were displaced under the last ad ministration wcra reinstated. Quite a num ber of republicans in congress came into Washington to-day for the purpose of laying siege upon Superintendent Bell to have ap pointments made before day after to-morrow , after which the appointments will all bu nnulo under the civil service rules and by competi tive examination. It is the policy ol the ad ministration to reinstate the men who were displaced under President Cleveland in in stances where the displaced officers wcro ef ficient and moro capable than new men would be. rnoviPiNO rou ruinxns. Vlco-Presidont Morton Is endeavoring to have a brother-in-law , by the name of Lay. who is a brother of his first wife , appointed marshal of the District of Columbia. Thu Lays have not lived In Washington for moro than twulvo years , but they claim this city is their residence. They are originally from Washington. Another appointment the vice- president is trying to secure is that tor Aulieck Palmer , who wants to bo minister to Greece. Palmer has lived abroad for twelve years. Mr. Morton bus another brothor-m- law'by the name of Grlnnell , in the consular service. J. G. Gilmorc , Omaha , B. H. Sherman , Waterloo , and J. T. Curr , Dubuque , la. , are here. Governor B. U. Sherman , of Illinois , Is at Willard's. PUIIIV S. HEATH. Children Jtiirncd to Ditnth. W.uiiT.roN , Dak. , April 2S. A lire last Fri day on the farm of Swon Moo , near hero , cuuHCil the death of his two young children , uged 0 and S yearn. Killed FOP AhnsliiK Hl < AVifo. LsAVENWoimr , Kan. , April 88. Uobert Henderson ( colored ) to-night killed his step father , Charles Bailey , because the latter beat Henderson's ' mother , TUB UAlIjU'A'Y A Union Meeting of Hint Order Held nt St. < ToHc ) h Ynntcrdny. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , April M. fSnaclal Tolo- gratn.to Tun Bnn. ] A union meotlnp of the Ordoi1 of Hallway Conductors was held In this city to-day , from 10 n. m. to 2 p. m. , from 2 p. m. to 0 p. m. and from S p. m. to 10 p. m. There nro 240 divisions of the order and forty-two were represented at yester day's meeting , by 218 conductors. The fol lowing were the officers of the meeting : J. B. W. Jolinson , Cedar Haplds , la. , grand chief conductor ; W. H. FaweotI , Pueblo , Colo. , assistant conductor ; U. Llddy , of the St. Joseph division , secretary ! W. W. JolltT , Trenton division. No. 4'J , senior conductor ; D. S. Capron , Horton , Knn. , division No. 220 , Junior conductor. The meeting was in secret , nnd only delegates nnd members In good standing wcro admit ted. The meeting was for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the members in the Missouri valley , re garding various important matters that will bo discussed before the meeting of the grand division In Denver beginning May 14. The principal subjects considered wcro license legislation and the project of building at n coatof at least $200,000 , n general headquar ters for the order. In the past few years the order has grown wonderluliy. It was incorporated under the laws of Iowa for a term of twenty years , nnd its oxpcnso for rent In various parts of the country nro a heavy item each year. It has been deter mined that by building a general headquar ters at some convenient point this expense would bo saved and the building paid for In the course of n few years , besides there would bo a centralization of power that will work n benefit to the order. The meeting yesterday was In favor of Cedar Haplds , la. , as it place for erecting the headquarters. Cedar Uaplds has offered ns an Inducement a block of ground valued nt f40,000. Sioux City is also an applicant , nnd guarantees the interest at 0 per cent upon $200,000 each year to the order if it Is selected as the head quarters. The prevailing opinion is that the offer of Cedar Kapids is the best of all , and the delegates for the Missouri valley will vote for Cedar Kapids in the grand division meeting. The meeting : yesterday was en tirely preliminary in its character , and had for its object the discussion of the subjects to come before the grand division , so as to learn how the delegates from the Missouri valley should cast their votes. The attend ance was creator than had been expected. At the close of the session St. Joseph division No. 141 hold a meeting and elected S. J. McDonald as its representative in Denver. EQUAL TO TI1K EaiEllGEXOY. How n Woman Prevented the Laying of n Street Car Track. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , April 23. [ Special Telegram to Tun BCB. | A peculiar case oc curred on West Broad street , in this city , to-day. Workmen on' the McGavock & Mount Vernoc street railway were engaged in extending the track of that road , and wcro warned to desist by J. C. Lambert , in front of whoso house the rend runs. Hofus ing to comply , there came near being 11 light , and Lambert repaired to a Justice's ofllco to swear out warrants against the street car men. While ho was absent Mrs. Lambert determined that the track laying should stop. She took a chair , and , placing it di rectly across the line of the track , seated herself und calmly commenced the perusal of a newspaper. The workmen were knocked out and telegraphed tolheadquarters for in structions. The superintendent of the street car line at once swore out n warrant , charg ing Mrs. Dambcrt with obstructing the public highway , and only when she saw the oillcers approaching to sojrve the warrant did she stop the perusal of Jior.paper and vacate the fortress. Work was' at once resumed and the track laid in a hurry to its comple tion. ' STATE NEWS. The Omaha Extension. HAUTINQTON , Neb. , April 23. [ Special M Tun BEE. ] The extension of the Hnrting- branch of the Omaha road to Ynnkton from this point would bo the best thing that could happen the county so far OR railroad building is concerned. It would , no doubt , bring more actual settlers into the county , and that is Just what we need at the present time. A great many of our people arc afraid it would injure Hartington , but there is no doubt but they are laboring under a mis taken idea of things. Hartington is the county seat and there is no doubt that wo will always hold it , for wo are located within one-fourth of a milo of the center of the county from every direction , and it is an old established theory , and a true one , ' Do any thing for the improvement of n county and its capital will receive the benefit. " So it will bo with us. Every dollar invested to wards the improvement of Cedar county will assist directly or indirectly the county seat. True there will small toivns spring up be tween hero nnd Yankton and a few general stores be started , but this will bo a small matter in comparison to the number of now settlers that will cotno to the county , should the road bo built , who would do the bulk of their trading at , and shipping from this point. The whole thing amounts to this wo must have moro settlers if wo expect to in crease our business , nnd nothing is as sura to bring them as n good through line of rail- rend , and If this line goes , Hartlngton will reap her portion of the benefit. The Stocktiiini Creamery. STOCKHAM. Neb. , April 23. | Special to Tim BEE. ] Regardless of booms and boom ers , Stockham pursues the direct line to prosperity. The putting in operation of a fine creamery plant is the latest sign board along the road. The ilrst shipment of butter was made to-day , to nn enterprising Omaha commission firm. The creamery has ten teams on the road gathering cream , and the prospects are very flattering for a profitable business. The board of directors com prise some of our most enterprising citizens , vlf. ; President , T. D. Evans ; vice-presi dent , H. Mcsuer ; secretary , F. P. Corrick ; treasurer , F. J. Sharp. These , with Mr. Joseph Stockhnm , comprise the directory. Alexander Wandall , a skillful creamery man of eight years' experience , has charso , insuring a grade ot butter equal to the Pest. Showers nnd MutHinonlul FlowerJ. ST. PAUL. Nob.April 23. ( Special to TUB BEE. | The recent' rains in this vicinity have put the farmers in a very pleasant state of mind , and work in the field Is being pushed with a will , Business la town , as a natural consequence , is at a low ebb. The only event of ubto of the ween is the marriage of Mr. D , TJ. Johnson to Miss C. O. Corey , of this place , nt the residence of H. W. Potter , on thb' morning of the 24th. Mr , Johnson is a.rising young attorney of St. Paul , and the bridu'ls serving her third term as school sunorintcndont of Howard county. Both in her ofllcial capacity and her social position she has scores of friends , who unite In wishing the young couple every Joy a long and Ijajipy life may bring. rinrglury and Train pi nt Oxford. Oxi'oiiP , Nob. , April 2S. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun BKE. ] The Jowolry'store of G. C. Knowlton was entered by burglars last night and robbed of watches and Jowclry to the value of nearly 3100. Suspicion points strongly to about a dozen tramps who came to town lust night. Six of the vagabonds were urrcsted , but three wcro afterward ro. leased. The remaining three are still in custody and will bo" given a preliminary hearing to-morrow. If not convicted they ivlll bo Ir.vltcd to leave town iuiaiudiatoly or accept a coal of tar und feathers ut the hands of un enraged populace. lieroif no nnd Wliliky Consumed , BmiMt'iu , April " 23. The American ship Hichard P. Buck , from Philadelphia for Sun Francisco , before rctmrtod bore in distress , was discovered to bo on lira April 10 , owing to tlioinllummublo nature of u largo portion of the cargo kerosene , whisky , etc. The ship soon burned to thu water's eago. It is roughly estimated that the vessel and cargo repre sented half a million dollars. Eit aRmaiBSiTJaiiHlBi n""i - GOTHAM'S ' GORGEOUS ROBES , A Lavish Display of Patriotic Bunt ing All Along the Line , GILDED EAGLES PERCHED HIGH , While tiic llnwlcq lloost tow For the Multitude Statues and Stream ers Give n Ccntciinlnl Tone to the Metropolis. Ccntciinlnl Decorations. NEW YOIIK , April 23. The Sabbath day was broken by the sound of hammers all along the line of march of the great centen nial parade , to-day. The rains ol the past two days had put a stop to all work of dcco ration , nnd whec the clouds began to break away work was resumed without a moment's loss of time. The chief interest seems to center at Washington square , nt the end of Fifth avenue , where the first great arch stretches from curb to curb. The arch is built entirely of wood , nnd is ornamented with n fringe of garlands and laurel wreaths in papier macho. It Is ivory whlto and is surmounted by a carved wood statue of Washington , ten tcet high. This is the Htatuo that is said to have been first erected on the battery In 1702. At the foot of the statue is n largo trophy of national Hags , and from four corners of the arch streamers arc ex tended to the corners of the neighboring resi dences. Four large trophies of Hags tire on each side , nnd upon either keystone nro perched line specimens of American eagle. The nrch has also been fitted with colored electric lights , nnd nt night it will present a most beautiful appearance. The First Presbyterian church , between Eleventh nnd Twelfth streets , has boon util ized for an immense stand , nnd the Presby terian building on the ether side of the wuy presents n very brilliant Iront. Up at the corner of Fourteenth street , the Grnud uraiory first attracts attention , with n trophy of flogs over each window and a ilag draped on every sill. The largo Hanover apartment house on the corner of Fifteenth street is handsomely decor.itcd. At the corner of Twenty-first street the South Ueformcd church yard is filled with stands. The union club is beautifully decor ated. Nothing was done to-day towards the com pletion of the decoration of the urch at twenty third street , but it is said four hours will sufllco to transform it from its heavy ram-soaked appearance into n veritable pic ture of lightness and lifo. Looking through the nrch , one first sees four golden eagles in the midst of trophies of flags that surmount each window on the corner of the Albomarlo hotel. The same idea has been carried out in the ornamentation of the Uroadway and Twenty-fourth street sides of the hotel , and Is very pretty. The Hodman house people have been lavish in the expenditure of money and talent. Private houses innumerable nnd many of the club houses on Fifth avenue uro also handsomely decorated , while others will be finished to-morrow. Such crowus as were on the streets to-day wcro never seen before in New Yoric on Sunday. Fifth avcnuo and Madison square were almost impassable , while Lower 13road- way and Wall street were packed. The crowd was drawn to Wall street nnd vicin ity to view the scene of decorations of the now sub-treasury nnd custom house. To-night the flnishiner touches are being put on the pier at the foot of Wall street , whore the president will land to-morrow. It is pier No. 10 , East rivor. The pier is 450 feet long and is divided into two apart ments by means of two largo curtains sus pended from beams. The part lacing the river will bo decorated only witli a largo American Hag on the roof. That part of the pier facing South street Is covered with , decorations. Over ono hundred largo Amer ican liags are draped over it , supported by the coats of arms of the various states , and numberless streamers arc hung from every point. A float is arranged for the presiden tial party to land. It is covered with a car pet and concealed at the sides with bunting. Extending from piers 10 and 17 were strung two lines of streamers. Sixty Ji.igs and many streamers decorated tlio roof of the pier. The decoration of the city hall has also been finished to-night. .The Sabbath was not observed among the craft on the rivers to-day. Everything was being put into ship-shape for to-morrow. Many steamers already had tholr bunting flyincr , nnd OH all the work of overhauling decorations in readiness for the early morn- injr hours was being pushed rapidly. The President's Train. WASHINGTON. April 23. About 5 o'clock this afternoon a macniflcently appointed train of ten cars pulled un at the siding at South street , Just outside the Pennsylvania railroad station. It was the , train to bear the president and party to Now York to at tend the centennial celebration. It was soon surrounded by Sunday sight-seers. The cars form the most gorgeous and best appointed train ever run in America or in the world. They nro lighted by electricity , heated by steam , and nro fitted up with every appliance that lux ury could desire. The committee to escort the president came from New York to-day and called on the president , the diplomatic corpi and other high officers. The train w.ts drawn up in- sldo the yard ea.-ly in the evening to await the arrival of the guests. Lieu tenant Mason and Mrs. Mason wcro the first to arrive. Justice Ulatchford , Justice Field and Chief Justice Fuller came down about 10 o'clock , It was twenty min utes to 11 when the president and party passed through thq gates. There was quite a crowd gathered in the station , but way was quickly made und the party passed quietly into the car reserved for it. The president went through all the curs and then came back to No. lit ) , where ho seated himself. The other cars were sot apart for newspa per correspondents who accompany the party , Chlof-Justlco Fuller und wife. .Justice Ulatch- ford , Justice Field , Justice Strong , Secretary \Vindom nnd family , Walker liliuno and the Misses Margaret and Harriet lilalno , Secre tory Husk und family , Lieut. Mason and Mrs. Mason , and Col. Harr of the war department , members of the inaugural reception , commit tee , I'rivato Secretary Halford , Col. Wilson , Lieut. Mason , Henry W , Haymond and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Halford. The president und his immediate family and guests occupied car No. CO. Secretary Hlatno was not ono of the party. The attack of lumbago , from which ho has been suffering , did not yield as readily to treatment as had been expected , and ho do- elded to abandon the trip. The blinds of the president's car wore drawn , and there was quite u little social gathering in it whlto they waited for the time to start , which In deference to the pretii- ucnt's antipathy f6r Sunday traveling , had been fixed at 12:10 : o'clock. It was sub sequently determined to delay the departure of the train until 1 o'clock , and shortly after midnight the blinds of the presidents car wore drawn fust and the party retired for the night. Promptly at 1 o'clock the cry "All aboard , " rang out , the tram men sprung to their places , und the long train slowly steamed out of the station , JrH Mollies Ccntoiuilitl Sorvloew. Dns MOIXKX , In. , April 28. [ Special to Tin : Uii : : . ] lies Molues began its colobra lion ot Washington * centennial Tudsday. At Grace Hplncopal church there was n repetition subnantilly of the same sorvlco that was conducted in old St. Paul's church , New York , where thollrnt president und his staff went for worship immediately after his formal * inauguration ut the city hall , ono hundred years ago. Bishop Perry , who Is the Episcopal bishop for the dloccso of Iowa , has taken grcst Interest In having an appro priate roliglou * observance of this centen nial and ho has yreparod u special service which reproduces i\s closely as possible the sorvlco which Washington attended on the day of his Inauguration In Now York. Dr. Van Antwerp , rector of Grace church hero , followed that service to-day. The sorvlco To Ucum was sung to-day as it was sung then , and this was followed by a historical sketch of the scenes of 17b'J ' , by the rector. A notable feature of the service was the presence of Crocker Post G. A. K. , the largest Grand Army post in Iowa. They nmrchcd to the church In u body , nnd added to the patriotic Imprcsslvcneso of the oc casion , .SSI TrilJ OM3AUANU12 UI3COUD. The Financial Transactions of the I'ast Week. HOSTOJ ? , Mass. , April 23. [ Special Tclo- ernm to Tun llr.K.J The following table , compiled from dlsp.Uches to the Post from the managers of the lending clearing-houses of the United States , shows the gross exchanges - changes for the week ended April 27 , ISS'J ' , with rates per cent of increase or decrease as compared with the amounts for the cor responding week in 1SS3 : * Not Included in totals ; no clearing houses a tliuso points hist year. . KIUICII\M : Mr. Ilillnmn Yields to the Kntrc.-UlcH of llor FriciulH. CHICAGO.April 23. fSnccial Telegram to Tin : Ucc.1 A largo crowd was present in Justice White's division of the armory po lice court to-day when the case of Mrs. Jennie Kirkham , accused of shoplifting , was called. Mrs. ICirkhutn's husband , Hev. T. M. KirUham , pastor of the Christian church nt Thirty-seventh street nnd Indiana avenue , supported the defendant , who was heavily veiled. The manager of the Boston store , Mr. Ilillman , who had caused Mrs. Kirlc- hain's arrest , said thai he did not care to prosecute ; that friends 01 the prisoner had decided that she was insane ut the time the theft was committed , and under the circum stances all had agreed that it was better to drop the matter , The detective ) who made the arrest came forward and said : "I do not desire to push this prosecution , but I do wish it distinctly understood that the odium cast upon us as police officersby these church people is entirely wronp.Ve did not maiio a mistake in making tno arrest. The woman has practically ad mitted that she took the articles. " After a slight wordy war beteen the oflieer and Mrs. Kirkham's attorney , Justice White dis missed the case. Mr. Ilillman stated to a reporter that Mrs. Kirkham's ' name ia at tached to a sworn paper now in possession of the proprietors of the Boston store , in which she makes affidavit that she was tem porarily insane at the time she took the articles , and that the police made no mis take in arresting her ; also dclaring that she will not institute action for damages against the owners of the store in which the episode occurred. Justice White said. "There is no doubt in my mind as to the lady's truilt. I believe nlio took those articles and is now escaping what I should call her punishment. You see that 1 , acting ns a magistrate , have no power to do anything , when an agree ment has been made , except when the agree ment couples with it the charge of com pounding felony. It is hotter to act chari tably in a case like this. All things were considered. The lady is well connected and holds n high place in Society , bhe had her weakness und gave way to it. liather than trample her name in the dirt ana post her all over the world us a common shoplifter , the effort was made to Induce the firm to drop the prosecution. I think this method of set tling cases , of whatsoever kind , very dis reputable ; but when it is done in this way wo uro powerless to act. Already I think Mrs. Kirkham has suffered infinitely more than a common shoplifter who is held to the grand Jury and sentenced to n term in the penitentiary. Cow Trains in Iowa. Cois , la. , April 2S. [ Special to TUB BKE. ] Wo have very little accommodation on this branch of the Burlington. The com pany took off the only passenger train it had on this branch some three weeks since , and- wo have no passenger or mail accommoda tion nt all to speak of , nothing but a mixed train , and I am told it has no time card to run on , and there is but ono car to haul the passengers , baggage , mail und express. Our postmaster says ho docs not know when to make up the mall in order to get it to the train , but was told that if ho had it thorn by (1 ( p. in. it would bo all O. K. Some days the train nulls in at 5iiO : p. in. and pulls out at once without the mall The citizens think that the company ought to have a time card to run un , so that they could got the malls oil without twenty-four hours' delay. But most of the complaints are among the traveling men who have to travel uuu sell goods on Iho road , OAKI.VSD , la. , April 2S. ( Special to Tun Bui : . | The people hero are indignant be cause the branch train pulls out from Ayoca when the western train Is In sight , and does not bring the mall , The people here tlilnlc It Is a needless piece of spite work. 'J ho Northwestern Hniuulnry. QIT.IIKC , April 27.Tho Quebco govern ment has served a protest on the federal government against any settlement of the northern and northwestern boundary ques tion with Ontario without its consent and without the question being bottled with Quo- bee ut the same time. A Thiiinper'H liim llnnnd , SAN FUANUSCO , April 28. Tom Avery , a wcli U i ( .Mil local prize fighter , fell dead as night , In the ring , during an exhibition upar with Kd CalTu , at the Crcinornu theater. Physicians said death was duo to heart fail ure caused by over-exertion. Caffu was arrested - rested , A Xtthrafclcii llorniiinnn'H PurchasetJ LOUISVIU.I : . Ky. , April 23. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE Biu. : ] A. S. Patrick , of f.Jrand Island , Nub , , ban bought the buy hoi HO Lyman , by WalBlngham , dura by Messenger Duroo ; nlbo the bay horeu AlceUa. by Amber , duiu by Cblckauiuugo. Hungry Homosookors Looking Another Ohauoo. GENERAL WEAVER WELL FIXED. The Doughty lown Wnrrlor Stood la With thn IliiiK nnd Located ix Valuable Quarter Section. Another Oklnhotnn. OKI.UIOMA CITV , Oklahoma , April 23. [ Special Telegram to Tnr. Br.i : . ] Pretty much the same condition of affairs exist hero ns nt Qtithrio so far ns concerns the location of lauds. Every quarter section and every desirable lot is claimed by two or moro parties , and people who would not steal any thing else will take a lot if given half a chance. There Is considerable claim Jump ing , but It is generally done very unlctlv , and the Ilrst Intimation ono has that his claim la in jeopardy is when ho sees n man putting up n tent or n house on it or sitting there with , it Winchester across his lap. The best plccu of property hero Is owned by General Weaver , the great greenback apostle of lownv Ho took up a quatter section In the best part of the camp , nnd if Oklahoma City over amounti ! to anything he will be well fixed , Ho stood in with the officials and got his choice of laud before the common herd were permitted to enter the forolddon territory , A number of squat ters uro claiming town lots on Weaver's quarter section , but the opinion prevails that these who located quarter sections In the Oklahoma towns before the town sites were located them will be sustained , for they all stand In with the olllclals. Oklahoma City Is building up rapidly , although people nro leaving dally. About four hundred left to. , 'AP day. Some wcro unable to got lots and others had sold their claims to the boomers s1 ; who have confidence in the placo. Some plowing bus already been done in this neigh borhood , and the settlers seem determined to cultivate their lands , but owing to the un- ccrtulntv of titles the buildings are all plain. wooden structures of the cheapest material. Many persons who failed to to get land hero are heading for the Cherokee strip. It Is. m genor.tlly understood that Captain Couch , the veteran boomer , Is nt the head of tha scheme for settling the strip , nnd expects to , build up a sentiment in favor of this move ment that the government will bo forced to , yield to. It is said that General Murrltt has , already issued orders to his various post commanders to remove all intruders from the strip , but so great is the confidence in the curly opening of the country that home- seekers are willing to take their chances. I DlRutihtcd Ilnomcra. POXCA , I. T. , April 23. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bui : . ] Hundreds of disappointed boomers , who failed to get land in Okla homa , are settling hereabouts in the Chero kee strip. For the past , three days there tins been almost a constant string of covered wagons returning from Guthrlo , Oklahoma City and other points In the territory , and , about half of them go through the strip , but , others squat here , und they will- remain until the country is open to settlement. These men are hunting homes , nnd consider it unfair that the cattlemen should control these 0,000,000'ucres in the Cherokee strip , while they are seeking only a few acres each for a homestead. The United States troups. uro not molesting these squatters , but the cattlemen who linvo the hinds leased nro becoming uneasy , and will endeavor to have all settlers removed across the line. Every train passing through hero going north is loaded down with people re turning from Oklahoma. Many of them are very bitter against the deputy marshals. i whom they charge with having located all of the best land in the territory , thereby de priving .loncst homesteaders of their Just , rights. United States Marshal Needles nnd Kegister Dillo are severely denounced for- permitting these frauds by tholr employes. By some It Is charged that they got n share of the spoils. On reaching- station hero thirsty people crowded around the well at the section house hi search of water. The trains on the Santa Fo do not attempt to carry water enough for the thousands ot $ travelers to drink , and in this dry and dusty country there IB much suffering. Eight car loads of ox-boomers passud through on the train to-day , returning from Guthrlo and Oklahoma City , and they report moro ready to follow. The stampede out of Oklahoma is almost us great now as the rush to that country was a week ago. TWO FOOJjS WITH GUNS. A Duel AVhloh Slightly Disfigured a Iiove-Slulc Youth. Wir.Kr.siiAuui ! , Pa. , April 28.--fSpecinl Telegram to TUB BUB. 1 James Daniels and. Phillip Dillon , young men of Plymouth , about twenty-three years of ago , fought a duel yesterday. They were duck-shooting on the river bank above Plymouth. Each carried an old-fashioned army musket , loaded with heavy duck shot. A dispute , arose relative to a young ludy , whom both admired. Dillon challenged Daniels , who suggested a duel with guun at seventy-five ) yards. Dillon agreed , and stood utill whllo Daniels paced oil sovonty-llvo yards. Thou ho turned round and raised his gun. "Aro you ready , " ho called. "Let her go , " re plied Dillon , and the two guns rang out. Dillon fell , Daniels was unhurt. He ran u and found the shot had taken effect in tha head ud face. Dillon's right hand was badly lacerated und seven shot struck his face , al though no very serious injury was dono. Daniel * took Dlllnn to a surgeon , who ox tractcd the filial nnd dressed the wounds. MK IN IT. The UrndcnlmrKH In Scnroh of a Confiscated Kfltutc. S. C. , April 28. fSpecInl Telegram to TUB BKI : . ] M'he heirs o. ' Jacob Brodenburg have undertaken to recovou property In Berlin worth $ K > , OOiJ,0'JO ' , Jacob Bradcnburg wns a prosperous merchant la Berlin a century ago , and was accused of treason , His enemies made a case against him so strong that , /caring ; conviction , ha fled , abandoning nearly all his property. Ho came tOjAmerica r.nd settled with the Dutch In Lexington comity , South Carolina , where his heirs now reside. Some descendants in * torosted in the reputation of the family have investigated the charges brought against him , and have also hunted up the property forfeited by Ilight. They claim they have- secured evidence that will vindicate the original Brandenburg of treason , and the real estate un forfeited is held by thu Gor man f.'ovonuncnt fur public purposes. Tha it-cord of securities Is clear aim complete. Colonel W. W. Brooker , of Edge-Held , has been retained as leadinu' counsel for tba claimants. After consulting with the Gorl ' man minister at Washington , lirookcr will proceed to llerlin , where ho will try to taku pj.4giS3lcm ! of the property , A Boruinhlo for Dry KANSAS On v , April 23.At Chelsea park this afternoon the bridge across the artificial lake Riivn way and pri-cip'tatod ' about seventy-live persons Into tovon fcotof water. Most of them scrambled out or were os filstod to thu Bhnre mure frightened than hurt , but llftvuit wre Injured , fcur of them A DlHithtroiiH Mountain Flro. Liwwt'uf ! , W. Va. , April : J' , 'Jrc < w JJrler mountains , near the Green Brier White Sulphur springs , nro a nines of C.ra , s and milllot'B of foot of valuable hard Umber have been cons'Jinoil ' , wilii tens of thousands of ralU anil ether property , TLo lire It b h > youd osr.trol , tud ir.im bum iuoll out ,
