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    THE OMAHA , ; DAILY BEE.
TWENTIETH YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY MORNMG , SEPTEMBER 22 , 1800 , KD11BSK 00 ,
TIIIIOUCIIA BORXIXG BRIDGE ,
An Awful Wreck on the Wabash Eoad
Near Council Bluffs ,
THREE OF THE CREW MET DEATH.
I'ir. iniiii Hurko illjjlit Have Keen
f'roiii Ills llorrlliln I'd to
II Thrj I lad Cut Off 11 Ix
llanel In Time ,
-A wi cck occurred nn the Wnbish , St. Louis
& I'acltlcinilroadnear Council liluffs about
3 o'clock jestculay moiiilng , In which I'n-
Klneer Jlartln Eskrldgo , Fireman Joseph
Hurko nnd Br.tkcman U. 0. Williamson \\ero
killed.
On the Omaha & St. Louis ralhvnv , the
Iowa branch of tlio Wnbash system , six miles
southeast of Council Bluffs , there is a hutro
trestle where tlio road jump * across n vlilo
chasm that a llttlo creek has cut through the
hills. Tlio trestle Is 1100 feet long , and In its
renter ills fifty feet nbovo the bed of the
llttlo stream. The trestle Is located on a
stcrp grade and at the point of n sharp curve ,
where the roail abruptly leaves its eastern
coin-so nnd turns south. This point was the
sccno of
T1IK IKAlllUr , CILAMITT ,
ill uhk-h tlircoinon lost their lives and nn
entire tinlri with the exception of the caboose
nnd a few cars was destroyed , with every
clement of honor that could Invest such n
catastrophe.
rrulRht train No. 07 , from St. Louis to
Council Bluffs and Omaha , drawn by ono of
the company's largest ten wheel engines , No
11 , was tunning on its legulartlme. It had
seventeen loaded cars anel n caboose , In which
three passengers wcro tiding asleep on the
cushions. The crow consisted of Comluitor
Tumps Hill-bin. Knclnnrr Mmtlii
Fiicmnn Joseph Burke nnd Brikcman K , G
\Vllllnmson. The tiain was loaded with mer
chandise mostly fiom St Louis. The third
car from tlio engine was n huge tank contain
ing 0,000 gallons of crude petroleum designed
for fuel , Two rars near it were filled with
beer nnd others wcro filled vvitli hardware ,
ihy goods nnd ono with buggies unit car
riages. The curve commences nt tbo eastern
end of the bridge and Is so sharp that a per
son standing 100 yards cast of it and looking
dow n the track can Just see the end of It. On
each sidotlieronrohlgli embankments covered
with a heavy growth of timber. The prado
commences nearly half a mlle east of this
bildge , but tlio sharpest elcclino Is uost of it.
The praeticowithdown-coniinir train crows
Is to commence setting the brakes just bc-
foio tlcy get to this bridge. This prac
tice was followed yesterday morning , and
Head Diakcman Williamson linel left the en
gine nndwin setting the brakes anel had
reached Iho second car when the englngo
dashed around the curve and the engineer
nnd ilrcman wcro
1'AltAljA jII \ 11 \ TIII * AAVI'UIj Sl'I'CTACI F
of a blnzing trestle. The whole eastern half of
the bridge was n mass of flames. The engin
eer lovcrsed bis micliine , set the nlr brakes
on the engine , pulled the valve to the snnet
box wide open and turned on the -whole head
of steam. The wheels revolved backward
with lightning speed , and the great mogul
groaned under the desperate effort to stop.
Hut the speed was scarcely cheeked , and the
inertia of the heavily Inilen cars drove the
tlain on to n point COG feet awny , vvhcro the
Jlames from the blazing bridge wcro burn
ing a gieat hole in the night. It lenpeel with
scarcely a poiceptlblo halt Into the blazing
chasm , and tbo worst accident that has over
cicuncd in this vicinity had transpired ,
Only Conductor Dtirbln and the roar
binkomun nro thellTingoyo witnesses of the
nw ful plunge. The brakeman had climbed
\ipon the caboose to answer n double call for
biakes and tbo conductor had followed , after
setting the rear make. Thry saw the engine
liso nppaicnlly into thouir nsif it wcro mak
ing a conscious cIToit to spring across the
gulf of seething flame. It stiuck the embank
ment nnd tinned off sharply lo the light nnd
disappeared. They saw the car next to the
cngino turn crosswise unil lodge against the
sielooftho bank nnel the car upon which
Unikuimu Williamson was standing stuko it
in the middle. lie was standing with his
back to the engine , and they saw him
lll'HI.Il ) 11K1II IN Till : Allt
nnd strike ahead of the wreck in the tiees on
the noith sldo of the grade. The the cars
ono nftor another tumbled Into the chasm ,
carrying down 100 feet more of tbo ticstlo.
livery car but the caboose and the three
ahead of it went down. Tlio rear brakes
stopped these , mid the last ono was pullcel off
the rails by the vhmgoof the ono ahead bo-
foio the couplinggavo way. The three passen
gers wcro not moused until the cars had
stopped , and they stepped out with the con
ductor and brakcmnn.
A foirful sight met their gazo. Piled In in-
cxtrieablo confusion on the bottom nnd sidoi
of thoiavino wcra the wrecked cats ahead
lliluht toiieues of llamovcro shootlnir un
through tha mass m n thousand places and
clonus of steam and avalanches of boiling
water were hissing from tbo wrecked engine.
Abov o the sin lok of the escaping btcam they
could hear cries for help.
Hurriedly climbing down the grade they
crossed over the creek and climbed around
to the wreck. The monster tank of oil had
lodged on the side of the bank and was standIng -
Ing In tlio wreck ono end elevated about
foi ty-llvo degrees. It was lying on top of the
wrecked inr upon which tbo brakcinan had
been standing , and pinioned beneath It they
found tlio ilrcman.
m : mi ) JU.Mi'ni FKOM TIII : c\n
bofoio the engine went dovvn nnd hnd been
i-nught by the mass that cnmo after
him. Hovas ling on Ills
back parallel to the car nnel his
loft hand was caught by the mnln girder of
the car which had crushed it Into tlio earth ,
llo was apparently not hurt otherwise , unit
was making desperate efforts to pull his limul
loose. The tank of oil towered above him
mid the lower end of It was already enveloped
In ilnmes. Tlio declivity was so steep that
the men could scarcely maintain n foothold ,
but they worked nobly to rescue tlio Iirpils-
onod man , but at n great disadvantage. They
had nothing to work with but sticks nnel
pieces of tbo wreck , and their efforts wcro
fruitless. The heat from the burning tim
bers was becoming Intense , nntl the Impils-
oncel man who kept his senses nnd displayed
tha most remnikablo coolness , realized that
the only means of saving his life laid In cut
ting oft the pinioned hnuii ,
"You will have to elo it , boys ;
OUTANAMJ AND CUT MV JUSU OFF ,
nnd do it quick , " Uo said In a calm voice.
'That tank of oil will go In a few moments ,
mul wowill all bo killed. Got nn axe qulcic , "
'I'ho Idea was so repugnant to the men that
It could not bo entertained , uud
they continued their efforts to relcaso litm
without mutilation , flvo minutes more wcro
occupied In the attempt to pry his hand loose ,
but by this tlmo tbo llauics tcu feet uvuiy
\ ,
wcro blistering his flesh nnd burning his
clothes.
"Ilun and got nn a\oimcl chop my nrm oil
for God's sake , " he cried , "it's the only way
jou san sav me , "
Thocomluctor nnel the rcir brakeman who
wcrcat wotk , started at the snnio time for
the nxe , built was in thocibJoie,300 fcct
away , and between them and the e-tr was the
elccp chasm , 'Jhey had reaehcel the bed of
the crook when the furinco In which the
lower cnel of the gigantic oil tank W.H lying
bad heated the whole ) mis * totho burning
point , and It exploded with a teirillc detona
tion , and the blaring oil W.H scattered In ou
nvahinclieover the wreck. They tnrueel and
saw their comrade enveloped and ulmoit sub
merged in It , and saw him
VUIITIIINO iv HIS TEimim.n AOONT.
Then the oil came elown to the point where
they were standing transHm ! with horror.
It came In toircnU and the flames
from It wcio rolling fifty feet high , They
had to flee for their lives , and only escaped
cngulfment by climbing up tlio bankou the
opposite slelo of the ravine.
A second explosion quickly followed tbo
first , and tbo gic.it tank was lipped open like
a i > .ipcr bag , nnciiillotbo oil that remained In
It was poured clown upon tlio wieclc and ran
dovvn the ravine In a bhulng stream.
Ih one of the head cirs among the merchan
dise wcro two clindcts filled with hdrogcn
gas liquified under prcssuio. They each held
about ono hundred Rations , In n few minutes
after the oil tank bursteel they exploded like
bombshells , with an Interval of a mlnuto or
two between them. They wcro in a car
loaded witn machinery , and the broken castIngs -
Ings were thrown like fragments of shells In
all [ { directions , nnd the heavy steel cylin
ders themselves wcro hurled a distance
of 100 yards into the woods. These
successive explosions deterred the workers
for n moment , and when they got back to the
opposite side of the budge by crossing above
the beat was so Intense tint they could not
approich near it. The steam nnd water
from the engine was still hissing out in nil di
rections , and they could only stand in horror
and wait helplessly.
Tbo crash , the successive explosions which
wciohcaul moie than a miloaway , a.vakened
the farmers near by and they soon came to
tlio scene nnel rendered nil the bplp that
could be rendered. In half nn hour Ilia fires
had begun to go down aniltho stoim in the
cngino hnd escaped , and it was possible to got
near the wreck. A search was then imdo
for the victims who wcro known to bo lost.
The first ono found was the he id brakcinan ,
Williamson , llo was lying 11 fty feet , ahead
of tbo engine near the foot of tbo grade. Ho
had struck a young white oak tree , and the
blow had
ciiusnr.n is'Tiir. IIVCKOP ins SKU.T- .
His left log was alio broken below -
low the kneo. Ho was allvo , but
uiKOnsclous. A search was imele
for the engineer , but ho could not bo found ,
and the spot , w hero they had left the hnpiis-
onod fireman was a glowing mass of coals.
Among the first to arrive was Dr. Tium-
bull of Mlnncoln , uho was passing on the
highway half a mlle north of the bridge. Ho
took chnigo of the wounded brakcmau nnd
did all that could bo done to sivo him. He
was cariled out on the track , vvhei oho died
shortly before 5 o'clock.
Koxt to the last car that wentovor. two
trampswcro riding , and after the wreclc they
weio given n lantern by the conductor , anel
told to como to town anel give the alarm.
They lonclicd the Wabash yards at t:30 : , and
gave the llrst intelligence of the disaster that
reached the city. As quickly as possible a
wrecking crew was gotten together and
taken to the wreck. They did nil that
coulel bo done aiul then returned to Coun
cil Bluffs , teaching lliero at 8 o'clock ,
bringing with them the body of Hr.ikcman
Williamson , and the the first news of tlio ac
cident that was generally circulated through
out the city.
Tin : BLI : reporter drove to the wreck In a
cntiingo early In the moiiilng , hut eaily as it
was , hundreds of vehicles weio encountered
headed for the same place. It was a fcaiful
spectacle thot met his eyes , nnd ono that
wouls can not etcscilbo. Only one half of the
high bridge was left standing , and upon it
wcio the caboose and a few can tint did not
go over. Piles of glowing iods and lions
wcio twisted In a mass around wheelsand
trucks. Forty feet from the west end of the
bridge laid the engine on its back with its
ill Ivor wheels pointing upvvaul and ncirly
covered with dirt. Tbo trees on all sides
were covered with mud and sllnio anel their
foliage wilted and seared by the hot water
and steam. Limbs were broken and the bark
was knocked off the trees in scores of places
by the
Missii.KS iitrnirn IITTIIR r\i'i.oio > f ,
Ono hundred yards away laid the wreck of
the gas cylinders. Ono of them bora a blight
silver plato on which was engraved "L. & S ,
St. Louis. " Sticking in the tiees nnel in the
giound which they had been plowed when
they struck wo 10 pieces of lion casting , ap
parently the wreck of a mitnbar of sewing
machine * . Some of the pieces voro found
BOO yards from the wreck , They Ind all been
tin own with force enough to have Itillea
whatever they hit in tlio stiapo of nnlmnl
life. The Ce-w1tncsso30f the fearful sccno
who wcro still on the giound wcro ques
tioned and their giaphlo accounts obtained
The body of 1'nglnecr Hskridgo was still in
tbo wieok anil Its location conld not bo as-
ccitalncd. At tbo point where the engine
struck there was an immense pileof dirt
mid it was believed that the engineer was
under It or beneath his engine. The earth
was coveted with a mass of red hot coah and
there was no water near to eiuench them , and
no other etToit was nmelo to find tuo body
until late in the afternoon.
Dr. Trumbull was seen. "I was dilving
homo to Alinneola , " said he , "and was on the
road not th about half a mlle or less from the
track. My attention was attracted by a light
in the direction oftho bridge. It was very
faint , but at times It would blnzo up and then
elio down , nnd I gathered the Impression that
somebody was feeding a llttlo lire by throw
ing upon it small quantities of fuel , Tbb tlin-
l/cr / was so thick that I could only see tbo re
flection ot the light upon thotopsof thotiecs.
Ucforo I passed I hoard the approach of the
train , and before I had gotten as far as the
rioq.net farm , where tbo road tuins to cross
the track , I heard the crash , 1 know what
had Inppcned itnl 1. got thcro as soon ns I
could , but I had to tlo my horse in the road
and run down the track a distance of nearly
half n mile. I heard tbrco explosions before
I got In sight of the wreck , nnd when I got
there It was a fearful sight. "
Ctimlea Kvnus , living tbrco-fourtlis of a
mlle away , was awake nursing a tooth acho.
Ho heard the crash and went to the door.
When ho looked out
TUB W IIOI.K UK IVEN'3 WCHB FILL ! : D WITH FLME ,
Heforo ho could dross and get half way to the
bridge ho heard the ilrst explosion , and nbont
a mlnuto after the second and third occurred ,
A. Sewing , another farmer , who lives near
est the wreck , nnd about n quarter of a mlle
away , was awakened by the crash , and when
ho reached the door ho could see n bright
light In the illiertioii of the bildge. lie
dressed hurriedly but before he could fid
near the place the explosion hnd occurred
They were three distinct , nnd heavy detona
tions that shook the earth.
Thoitorlcs of these men leave no room to
eloubt that the biideo was ou ilro and had
been burning a long tltao before the train
arrived , How Itcaugbt is not known , The
only train that had passed pilor to the
doomed freight wis an east bound local at 9
o'clock In the evening. Whether coals were
dropped from It nt the end of the bridge and
Ignited the timbers or whether the striiuttue
was set nflro by design Is at present un
known There was no grass near the Midge
to bum and It Is appmeitt fiom the suiround-
lugs tint the flro was kindled at tbo west end
Immediately beneath the ties. Tlicio Is n
strong suspicion that It was the work of an
Inrendlnry.
The bodv of Wllllunson was taken to
IMcp's undertaking rooms , In Council Ultiffs ,
nnd tit noon all tint remained of i the ilrcman
alter Mio balocnnst , a few halt Incinerated
bones and a llttlo of ne trunk , wcro gathered
up nnd placed In nn old wusto box and
brought to the same pi ice , where they wcio
both prepmed for but hi
Williamson ll\eA utStnnsbury , Mo. , where
he has a famllv. Ho lias been on the road
but a short time , and his comrades know llttlo
about him. Engineer Uslaldgo wasthothhd
oldest man Iu the service of tbo company ,
nnel OHO of the best nnd most trusted
engineers they bad. Ho 1ms a family who
llvo ntStnnsbuiy ,
Fireman Ihirito was comparatively a new
man in the employ of tbo company. Ills
homo was also in titansbury , audit is thought
ho was recently married.
The body of .Engineer ICskiidgo was not re-
coveicd until nearly 0 o'clock last evening.
Theio was llttlo of it left but the skull and a
few of the bones It laid beneath the engine ,
showing that the old man had clung to his
post to the last. "When the wrecking crew
attached their tackle to the engine ) and
turned It over the engineer's pocltctbook that
hud been forced Into the ciith was thrown
up. Near by , nnel also burled In the earth ,
was found his watch. The body was found
under what remained of the tender. Tbo
burning oil hud poured down mid ignited the
coal nnd nil of It was burned over the en
gineer's body , destroying everything but tbo
skull nnd some of the larger bones.
A special train bcnilng the ) son oftho en
gineer arrived fiom Htansborry shoitly before -
fore the body was found. The watch nnd
money and all that remained of his father
was turned over to him and taken back to the
Missouri borne.
it is coittm tint the engineer sncrincca
his lifo to save others Ho could have Jumped
before the train struck the trestle , for tbo
point wheio ho evidently saw the flro nnd
wheio ho reversed his cngino ami applied tbo
sand Is ono hundred yards from the brlelgo.
The point where the wheels began torevolvo
backward , grinding tbo sanded track , can bo
been The conductor thinks they wcio going
about twenty-five miles an hour when
they struck tlio bridge , nnd says if it had not
been for the effoits of Dskridgo to stop his
train unci remaining at his post , the other
cars and the caboose with its passengcis
would have gone dovvn , and five moio vic
tims would have been added to the list.
Tbo body of Brakeman Williamson and
that of Fheinnn liuiko wcro shipped last
evening. The former was sent to Macon ,
Mo. , where ho lived , Instead of Stansbcny ,
as ihst supposed.
There were thirteen cars destroyed ,
and the loss Is now estimated , at
from SviOOOU to ST.,000. The bilde was in ex
cellent touditlon and had only been built
abewt two years. Theio was no grass or
weeds left growing near the ends. Tno com
pany employs only section men and has no
regular ti.ick walkcis , and tlieio is but two
men on the section.
General Manager P. M Gault and Auditor
W. U. IJedson wcro o'i the ground nearly all
day directing the work. It will bo a week
beloto the bridge can bo rebuilt , under tbo
inohtfavoiablo circumstances. The running
of tialns , however , will not bo intofcied
with Tlio Cuilington track will be used to
Mnlvorn , where it crosses theTAVnUasK " The
regular St. Louis passenger train loft via this
route liibt evening.
Coioner Wutterman will hold nnlnq.uest
commencing at 10 o'clock this morning.
.1 VIHC.IGO ll.tllil < hll > IlOltlUHt.
Fi\o People Killed it a Collision on
the Illinois Central.
CHICAGO , Sept. 21. A terrible railroad ac
cident occurred in tbo southwestern poitlon
of the city shoitly after dark this evening. A
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy freight tiain
dashed into an Illinois Ccnttal excursion
train returning from outside tbo elty. The
collhlon ended in a frightful tragedy. For a
time the confusion was so great that oven an
appioxitnato idea of the loss of lifo was im
possible to obtain.
The first reports from the police had it that
foity people had probably met their death ,
wlillo thoralhoad oftlcinls said that only two
or thrco persons were ceitalnly known to
have been killed. Within half an hour , however -
over , 11o mangled corpses hud been dragged
out of the heap of nioken timbers and twisted
iron that mnrkcil the spot where the collision
hnd taken place.
] ! y this time it had been ascertained that at
least thieo people were seriously injured and
si.xotheis slightly.
Tbo collision took place near Douglas park
and the victims wcie Sunday excursionists
Just leaching the city on their way homo
from an afteinoon outing.
Tbo freight train crow , when questioned ,
asserted that they passeel Jlilhird avciiuo
under a clear signal , Millaril avenue is only
a short distance ? fiom whore the smash up
occurred , and the freight crew claim that
when tbo uiish came the red Hunts
on the i-eir oftho Illinois Cential tiain wcro
burning with extreme dimness. To this the
fcaiful result follow Ing was attributed with
out hcsltitioii ,
Other pcoplo state that tlio Burlington tiain
was behind time and runningatarccklcssiato
and that to this was duotho fact that the en
gineer could not stop when lie saw the Illi
nois Central lights The hitter train was
"blocked" mid walling to bo released when
i-iin Ititn 'IMm ilo.nl rn-n >
LHYLIE
OTTO SCHLOUFP , aged seventeen and
two men unknown.
The fatally Injuivd are :
MIKMI , Piinuist ,
Kimi&Tuoiirr.
In addition to these n dozen other people
were more or less seriously bruised and some
of them hail limbs fractuiod.
The conductor and engineer of the train
hnvo been anestcJ ,
The Central Train AVrcckorH.
Piur.iDni.rniA , Sept. 21. General Master
'Workman Povvdcrly loft the city today before -
fore a reporter could see him regarding the
confession of three Now York Central train
wieckcrs Implicating blaster Woiltman Leo.
In his abscnco Mr Wright of the general ex
ecutive board said that until the confessions
were published tbo boird believed the ac
cused men innocent , but since they confess
that they took part in the wrecking the board
vvlll unite a thorough investigation and lend
every nsslstanco to the authorities to bting
the guilty to justice.Vrightcould not believe -
liovo that Master Woikinan Lee had any
knowledge oftho affair.
Ai.imv , K. Y. , Sopts , 21. As regards the
published confessions of Cain and liuctt in
refcrenco totho attempts at wrecking on the
Central road , Master Workman Leo said to
night that ho did not know Cain or liuctt
anel denied everything connecting him with
cither aiding or abetting the alleged Uaiti
Avreckcrs.
Caused by n Klnniuaa'H CarclcsNiics ? .
COX.NEU.J3VIU.E , Pa. , Sept. 21. A fast
freight train on the Bultimoro & Ohio ran
into another freight near hero today , do-
inollsbing the cngino and caboose. The
cngino of tko wrecked train went for as
sistance and while returning , through a flag-
man's carelessness , was run Into by a w lock
ing train near the sccno of the lint collision.
Engineer Shields was killed , Fireman
Cupucni injured Internally and Fitcmau
Key n olds badly cut and scalded.
Dentil of Nevada' * Governor.
C-utsox , Nov. , Sept. ' 'l.-Chnrles Clark
Stevenson , governor of Nevada , died of ty
phoid fever at Ills residence In this city to
day ,
STRUCK BY A'-FREIGHT - CAR ,
Serious Accident to Tliroo Young Ladies
at a Railway Grossing ,
HEBRON BUSINESS' BLOCKS BURNED.
An Attoiiiittril Bulehlc nt IJiieoln
A 111 CftrrlnRO 1'aetory for
Vorlc Tlio AllcBcil Cjuit
Ifonso Steal , _
Ltscot.v , Neb. , Sept. 21. [ Speflftl Telo-
gr.im to THE BurOAs three young ladles ,
named Julln , Elln nnd Mary jO'Keefe , nil
sisters , were on thctri wtiy to chuich this
evening , they wcro struelc by n fieiKhtcnr
that win bclnff switched on the Missouri
1'acl lie trucks crossing Tenth street. Jullu
iinel Alary were thrown under the car , while
EIlu was Hung clear over tlio track. Mary
niitl Ell.iwere onlyl slightly bruised , but
Julia's light leg fell across the rail mid was
terribly crushed by the wheels of the car.
She also suffered internal Injuries ,
The bURgy was smashed Into
kindling wood. Julia was carried Into
the watchman's quarters , wheio it was found
ncccssmy to amputate the crushed limb.The
joungl.idyls still unconscious and Ilia phy
sicians cannot lvo tiny hopes of recovery.
The youiiBladlessny" that the wntehmaii
signalled to them to cross the track and they
supposed It was clear. They all llvo with
their brother Thomas In Ucliuont addition.
1'ho parents lls-c In Oreeloy county.
Disastrous Flrn at Hebron.
Tcb. Sent. 21.-Fire burned
Ilnnitov , > , - an
other section of tbis city's business houses
yesterday morning at 11:30 : o'clock , llvo
huildliiRS havliiprbccn reduced to nshcs and
pile ? of debris. The destruction began in the
middle of the blockIn , n frame bulldlnp
owned by .T. W. Itlchaids nnd occupied by
' .Thomas Bunker wlttj a stotk of furniture.
The llamcs spread rapidly , anil In an liour
nnd n half the fonr dwellings cast of the
ono where the lira started were in
ruins. The handsome Oddfello\ss block on
the opposite side of the street on the cnst nnr-
lowly escaped destruction , -\vhlle tlio Central
house nnd a couple of btouo buildings across
the stiect north suffered more or less damage
and wcio saved only by faithful -work on the
part of citizens. The lossrs by the con llagra-
tlon are : J. W. Uicharils , building , SI.SOO . ,
Insured ; Thomas Bunker , stock , $ J,800 , in
sured ftOOJ ! ; Clnrlca IJ Suhrlvor , law
library nnd olhYo llxtnics. J500 , in-
suicil , J. U. and 'Ed bhc.ircr , house
hold poods , etc , ! l.r > 0 , no Insurance ; J
Gottsclmllc Brothers , bouts nnd shoes , $ .l,000ji
Insured Sl , ' > 00 ; Mrs. iM. Corrcll , buildlnf3fl
amount unknown ; Cre > Is > ton & Sciiver , mcsfll
market , S.,000 , pnrtly Instiled ; Will Hill
bulletin ; , ' , $1,000 , insured ; C. C. Fletcher ,
building , SJ,000 , , insured SJ.OOO ; Hebron mcr-
iMiitilo company , dry gftocls and groceries ,
loss by removiil of Stock unknown ; J. J.
Malownoy , building , ? 2,000. Mrs. Glen ,
seamstress , who occupied rooms in Mrs.
Corrcll's ' buildint , ' , Imt overythlng she
possessed , and the B6ston clothhifj house ,
just Host of tlio Itiehards buildiiig.
sufTcis a loss of * 1,000 ( ir more on stock. Had
the flames In this building-got under headway
the entlro block would have been cleared ,
taking In Youiu ? , lCnodft& Co.'s now brick
building Just being Hnlshed Onc-haU of this
stock was- burned a Jea'ifgo" anU "tho "dine *
half was jretty well obliterated yesterday
morning. The flio was of incondhry origin ,
nnd it is said that the parties responsible nro
known.
A Jilted Cover's ninn" .
Neb , Sept. 21. ( Special Tele
gram to Tnr. BEP. ] About 10 o'clock this
evening Mr. Llnhoff nnd Mr. McMurty , both
well known citizens , -noro startled on Twelfth
and J streets by a young man -who fiercely
flourished a revolver and declared his inten
tion of committing suicide. The
young fellow Yips well dicsscd
and had evidently been calling on tris
best glil. Tiom hints let fall , it Is believed
that the young lady had Jilted him , and this
had imiuo him desperate. Ouo of the gentle
men sent for the police , nnd jnst us the patrol
wagon came tcaiing around the corner the
young fellow was trying the revolver to see
that It worked all right , It Is said that as
soon ns the patrol entno up the lover lied
precipitately. The police are dumb ns oysters
In regard to his Identity , but it is hinted mat
ho is highly connected.
A Lively Tiino Looked For.
CUT CLVTEII , Neb. , Sept. 21. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Bin , ] The coming event
of this week in Clay C9unty Is tbo ineatiiig
between Harlan and McKelghanat the har
vest homo picnlo in Logan pioolnct nest
Thursday. The fanners nio holding private
caucuses all o\cr tlio county and have
resolved that llcKcighan cannot
carry the republican ftuner vote
of Clay county. A number of leading
democr.its of the county are working Inrd to
get up a big crowd to shout for MoKeighnn
nnd back him up. 'Ibcro will undoubtedly
bo a lively time.
A. MK rarrlnjio Puutory for York ; .
Youic , Neb. , Sept. 21.-Spcchu [ to TUB
Bnr. ] A proposition to establish an exten
sive carrhgo f.tctorj In this city in con nee
tion with the works of Marshall Ceilings
has boon laid oeforo the board of trade.
J , HU - \J1JW \ lUlll'f \ * > km | t HIH * V.UJI I'll A tit
the second premium atnho stnto fair , will bo
taUcn to the Illinois stiito fair. Tlio county
bonnl nppioprlatcd aiBiimof money to pay
thoevpcnscs of transportation.
Aitrmptrcl Hnicldc ,
LIXCOLV , Jfcb , Sept. 21.-Special [ Tele
gram to Tun Urn. ] Njell Uobcrts | who runs
a lionso of Hl-famo on M street , took mor-
phlno this evening A\itrf suicidal Intent. Pro-
vlqusly a physician luU.given her some of the
drug , but sickness hid levldontly made her
desperate and she took enough inoro to kill
her. There are but blight hopes of her recov
ery ,
Republican Hilly nt Hlverton.
luvnnTOV , Keb. , Sept. 21. [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tin : I3ei.J : Tbo Independent rally
last evening turned out to bo complete ) vic
tory for the republicans.- . Bueliarnr of
Hastings , astaunch republican , being Invited
to speak , gave McICclgban such a record tint
neatly nil the voters present decided to vote
forllarlau , j
Speaker * ut IMuUsmniith.
Ltvcoiv , Neb. , Sep . 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dcc.J After the congressional
convention at 1'lattsmoUth on Tuesday" even
ing , arrangements Imvq been made for ad
dresses by J , Li. Webster , D. D. Hlclwrds ,
W. J. Connell and Colonel Tom Majors.
The Madison County Fair.
MADISOV , Neb. , Sept. 21. [ Special to Tim
Br.E. I The Madison county fair , owing to
rain , was contlnucdtovcr Saturdty. The dU-
play fully equalled any previous fair and thoraces
races wcro superior to any previous fair e\cr
held in tills county.
A Sad Itfercaicmonr.
PAWsvnCiTi , Neb , , Sept.2l.-SpeclalTel- |
gram to Tun BKB.-Tho ] Infant daughter of
J. N , Hasslcr , editor of the Republican.'vu
this mornlug with convulsions. The sympa
thy of the entlro community is with Mr. and
Mu. Hasslcr.
_ _ _ _ _
Corn in 1'oor Couilllloii ,
LIDEIITV , Neb. , Sept. 21-Spoilal ( to
TucBKu. ] Your coi respondent recently had
occasion to visit the northwestern part of
Johnson county , western l'a\\nce , eastern
OiiKO and the northern part of Maishnll
county , Kansas , nnd found tlio corn crop to
bo in n very poor condition It l , pcihaps
worsoneartne state line than in tlio other
parts visited. 'Iho jlcldill \ \ not Iwmoro
than eight or ten bushels to the nero , while
hi vesteni Pnniico nnd eastern GafC the
overage will bo about Hftccn bushdJ and
twenty bmhels In Johnson county. The re
cent frost did considerable duma o to potato
\ hies , tonntos , hay , etc. , but did notmjmo
the corn to any gieut cvtent. The seaivity
of hay has neccMsltatcd the mttini ? of a grout
deal of coin fodelcr and fully ' - ! . " ) per cent of
the lorn Ini been cut The pottto crop N
almost an entlro fiiiluw. Moro wheat will
be sow n tbU fall th.ui In any pievlotuyear.
A Union of IMiiuallon and Flnancr.
Mtmaov , Neb , Sept sl.-fSnecl.il to Tun
lJii.l : Tbo touchers nnd bankers of this
place consolidated forees soelally last wcelt ,
I Jon ben Pajnc , assistant cashier of the Klk-
horn Valley bunk of Tildcn , was imrricd
Thursdaycvenii ( " , < Jit 5 o'clock to MISJ May
Lo\\H , a veil Unown teacher in tbis county
The bride anel groom leave this morning for
Lincold and from thence on an extended tour
east. They will bo nt homo iu Tildcn , Neb ,
October IS
Mel C. ( larrctt , assistant cashier with tlio
First National bank of this nhu-e , wni mar
ried Wednesday evening to Mlsa Lixzlo Mil
ler of West Point. They will bo at homo
September 20.
Filr-mls Kcinciiiber Mini.
Osccoi.i , Neb , Sept. 21-Speciul [ to TUB
DEI : . ] Anumbcr of the friends of Hcv 1' . C.
Johnson , D , D. , planned a complete surprise
on li'm ' Thursday night. WhHo tha doctor
was nttending prayer meeting at tlio church
they took possession of the parsonage and
when the doctor returned , lion U. TJ King.
In u vciv graceful speceh , iiiesontcd the
doctor \\lth n\cry flno gold-beaded cane ,
purchased in Omaha On the head of the
cnno wow the initials C. P. J. . a mlstako
hnvlncr liavlnp been niodo by the Riigravcr ,
the doctor's ' Initials being P. C. J , The
speaker lemarkcd th.it the lettcis wcio veiv
signltlcant at tlio picsent time , and they
should remain nnd bo n reminder to the
doclor ; tbit they blgnlllcd "Can't pcrseeuto
Johnson. " Dr. Johnson has madon host
of fiionils hoio in his t\\o \ years' pastorate ,
and thi rood wishes and m-.ucrs of his
i-iends vlll follow him to bis now Held of
ubor ut Tilend , Neb ,
A Fine Knee COIII-HO Tor
HASTINGS Neb , Sept. 21 | Swchil [ to Tin :
Bisr 1 The mile race coarse , and club house ,
o bo erected by Frank Tujlor , is an aisuro-1
'act. It will bo similar to the ono at Inde
pendence , In. A 100 aero tract one inilo and
half noith of the city Ib now being surveyed
by engineers for tint puiposo. Mr Taylor
nfoims jour corrcspoiulent tint ho expects
: o Iiavo everything In readiness for the Juno
races. Ho hm unlimited ineans. nndilll
iinko the grounds and bulldinirs a cieditto
the state. The enterprise will involve an
oxpcmUtuio of . ' 5OWor $10,000.
Chief of Polices Waii7er and fotvo hnve
been kept busy the past \veok , watching sus
picious characters. BiiicO thoclcetiitf light
lias been dispensed with , and the city is In
dailmess , the city of Hastings hiLdboeii a
target for suspicious individuals. Fottu-
natelv no robberies have been committed
thus far. The citizens and the press of this
city are still vigorously kicking for clcctilo
light. _
flic News atVahno. .
\Vvnoo \ , Neb , Sept. 21-fSiwcial to Tup
Bi E. ] The opera house dlfliculty has \ > ccn
adjusted and , work h now being pushed ns
rapidly as possible , and the building will bo
enclosed vtlttihi.two.v oks. , Jfliowalls for
the third story are almost completed and
when finished \Vahoo will have un opera
house that will scat SUO pcoplo , It will bo
elegantly finished nnd equipped nnd as good
an opera house as can bo found In a. town of
twice the size of W.ihoo.
The contract for the building of tlio city
hall has been let to J. S. Crawford of Wahoo
and the contract piico is $ SSr. The city
hall bonds have just been sold to N. W. Har
ris & Co. The amount of the bonds Is $10,000 ,
and weie sold for S10tS3 and accrued inter
est , As the late of interest the bonds bore
was only 0 percent it shows the excellent
financial standing of the city. Work will bo
begun on the city hall in a few days and the
building will bo enclosed befoio cold weather
sets in.
Wahoo's public schools are in good running
oidcr. The enrollment the first day ran up
toHUJ , uhicli Is fifty moio thin the cmoll-
incnt fortlio saino time last jcar , nnolner
evidence of the giovvtli nnd prosperity of
"NVahoo , The schools nro under the manage
ment of Superintendent T , II. Bradbury and
an able corps of twelve teachers The facili
ties of the schools Invo been Increased this
year by the building of u tvvo-stoiy , four
room brick buildiiit ; costing 6.XK ( ) .
Polities nro getting warmed up in this pirt
of the Held , 'iho independents Iiavo their
ticket in the field nnd the republican conven
tion will bo held October ' . ' , and the deino-
ciatic v ill bo hold October 3. In tbo mean
time the independents aio holding their pic
nics and political meetings. They were to
have held a monster picnic hero Tliursdiy ,
but the rain pievcnteel , and a political incut-
ing was held nt the couit house at night In
stead , that -was ncldtcsscd by lion. Richard
Tievelllek and Candidates Allen Root and J.
A' . Wolf , The main talk ol the evening was
by Trevellick , Mho expounded in a very
laborious and boastful manner , and asscitcd
that there wa ? no one anioiifj the haul money
Ixlteveis or among the old parties that
could stand before him in joint dcbito , nnd
intimated that ho was a .lobn L. Sullivan
slugger that could "ito" any ono that had tlio
1 , i .l I l.nnl * n oditi ,1 Imfnin lii i TTftfiifl Mint- .
the fanners wore dishonest , that they were
fools and hud not sense enough to coino in out
of the cold , that the meicliuuU wcro ellher
knaves or hadn't any sense The average
congressman was a fool iineiliad acocomut
for a head.
Mr. Wolf mido a veiy brief speech , but
put in his tiino before the meeting In intro
ducing himself with his business c.ud.vhlcli
advertised him in verso as a breeder of Poland
China hogs and a candidate for sUto tieas-
mor. Mr. Hoot only reiterated tuovie\vs e/f
Tiovellick on the mono ) question.
Tlie"T. K. " Quartette ) nt Aslilaiul.
ASIIMNU , Nob. , Sept.SI. [ Special to THIS
Hm : . ] TlioconccrtBivcnhoio'by the "T 1C. "
quartette of Omaha nt Limlngton's opom
house was tbo best musical entcitalnmont
the people of Ashland luvo had tlio pleasure
of attending for some time. It la regretted
that the storm prevented the attendance ) of
many pcoplo. The gentlemen acquitted them
selves admirably. Ashland \vlll give tlio
boys aliirgoauilicnco if they wilt coino hero
nsaln. Miss Hcilman nldocf with two recita
tions which were well rendered 'Iho instru
mental muslo by line 'lliompson and Mrs.
Stamlmigh of Ashland was also highly ap
preciated.
An Invulnerable ; Ton nil.
NCIUHSKA CrrrNeb , , Sept. 21. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Dun.l Ala late hour last
night Willis Brown , a tough character about
town , entered thohouso of John Clscoannd
amused himself by smashing ull the furoi-
turo. Tlio police attempted , to nrrcst him ,
when ho ran , nnd four shots wcro nrcdbut
none took effect. Ho roturnoel later hi the
nlgbtand two ofllcors awln shot at him , but
bo escaped the second tlmo without being
hit. llrown was nearly killed by un. o01cer
several years ago.
Mortuary.
aii.\cn Uh'CK , NobSept. 21. [ Special to
Tim Hen.Julian , fo Infant son of Charles
anelLllllo M. "Woostcrof this place , died today -
day , tijjed sixteen inontlii anlnlnetcoiidays ,
Abattdoiieel tlio Investigation ,
ICi'AiiNKY , Neb , Sept. 21. [ Special to
Tin : llKe.l-An Investigating coinmlttco cou-
of ulao mcmbcrj of tlio Furmtra
nlllmre , has boon ntvoi' . ' sevenil Oajs
hero attempting toiinoaith . > el itoals nt
tlio c-ouit house. 'Jho nlllmcv % > iilonod mi
onormoui and oxtnivngatit idlturo of
piibllc i.ioncywhllellio ue\v \ ct iouso hns
been under eoui o oC e-onstil .1 , After
several eliys of Iriul voik llM"ooinmitleo
threw iipthojob , fallhiKlo Hint anydlsewp-
nncloH In the account , and passed resolutions
nsldni ; the couit at It4 iioxt scjilon tonppoint
n siiceial Jut\v to f uillier lavvstliMto the book1 *
of the county with rcforatuo to Iho "sup
posed court house steal" Count ) Cleik
IJanklii lefuied the e-oinmltteo the light to
cnry his books outof tlio olllee , but Insisted
upon their going ; to woilc liehlnel Ids eloslt ,
\\lir-rolia xvould iislst iu tholrvostlgatlon.
M'liU aiwiseil the indignation ol the lommlt-
tco and they give up In. disgust
n Mast ) > lni'fl n jt > .
CITY , Neb , Sept 21. [ Special
toTiullti.l-MtM : : Atun Scldlcphii-k Ins
applied for a divorce fi-om her husliaml
\Jolnhou tbogrojiiela of dcbcttiott , They
vvei-o nnrrlcel on OLtobcr ! K ) , ISS , at Xc-
brasknClty and thoclroiiiiMttneos suri'ountl-
liij. their inanlase are IntercsHtlng.
Aelolpli Setllci ! > ludrlto \vu a ftrolllng
pictor , vuis nttlmt tiino eiijasolas clltoc on
thoNcbiaslfiiSUxatJ Xcltnuq * , and on the ehy
bcforo his in irrlajfO ho undo a bet \ \ Ith is i-
loonUecper tint ho conlel got nurricd to a
woman with whom ho was not then ac
quainted within tv\enty \ four hours.
Tlio bet was taken and Adolph started la
sen-chof n vvite. Ho found her within a fc\v
hours in a Ciernmn servant olil cnijiged at
\vnshtub I lo plained liU mission nnd
she ejulckly necep'ed him and was married to
hint tint suino evening Tlio eouplo som
after wturiieil to the oldcoutitiv , where they
lived fora few yciw , when Adolph became
til-eel ofblsvlfo and slilppoel her back to Ne-
bnskaCity , prontlslitf ? to follow soon , but ho
old noti'omo Alter \vnlllnir until now Mis.
Sclilicphacklias conerluiled tint she has been
deserted and asks for a divorce and the cus
tody of their one child.
IIusliios.1 Failure iitNoilb 1'latte.
NOIHH PXITTB , Neb. , Sept 21. [ Spccltl
TelCKi-a'ii to Tin : niu I-'J. ho llrtn of See iJc
" \VillIamgavochattcl \ mortgngca for $100 $ last
nigtit. The absconeling pnitncr , Sec , ic-
turned from ICearncy l.bt nlfiht while Svill-
iuns vent toKeainoyto seoaboutbls pait-
ncr's anost See now wires the police to
'
the firmitrouboul&OO. Thos'ockls ' wmth
JOU to)00.
CosporCounty Pair.
Cr.-vvoon , Neb. , SepV. ' 'I [ Special to Tim
Hi i : . ] The Oospcrcounty fair closed here
fttiny ! Theio was ti good exhibit and a
large crowd in attendaneo on each diy. The
Hon. 1 M Ijinsingof Lincoln madca speech
hero 'llmraehy oveniiife'to ahi'KO nndioncc.
Ho was billed for IXetcr in joint ellseubslou
with MoKclgliaii on "b'rldiy.
Co\liiLtin'H ( IXIaislial 'V vies ted.
Citicino , Sept. 21 ShcrifT Itynn of Katotsi
county , Nobrtska , aided by the lonl police ,
bis capturcl F"riiilc Cramer , ex-nni-shil of
Covincton , Xeh. , who , It ts slid , i < la away
fiom tliat place whllo undcu bonus for dial
for robbing a man
< > Xi i H.I .71 FJTIIVHTS TS.
Alignments of lnstr > rs for the Xe\v
Cliurah Ve-ir ,
WATVH , Keb. , Sept 21. [ HpJcialTolegiam
toTiiG Bisr ] Tliofollowingiu-e tlio appoint
ments of the north Nebraska confeieiicofor.
Oniaht and vicinity as they \\111 \ Do i-eaj by
the bishop tomonow morning !
T. 0. Clcndcanlng , presiding elder.
Omaha TTiwt chnrcli , P. S.Monlll ; Omiha
Sownrd sticet , II. A. Ciano ; Omnha Trinity ,
W. K. Beans ; Omiha South. Tenth street , A.
Ilodgetts ; Omaha llanscom Paik , CJ. M.
Bro\vn ; Omaha Nowimn , C. "W Sn\iclgc ;
South Omnha , Tj.X. Divvson ; AlbriRltt , W.
VaiiUureii , Moinnouth t'ark , 1\ " \V , BL-OSS.
These on tlio Xiiitlixveslern System
I'orin n Coinbinntlon ,
Cincvao , Sept 21. An important combina
tion of the eiijrmccis and conductors cfti-
ploycd on the Chlcugo & Northwestern bys-
tern was formed today with the name of the
Association of the Biotherhodd of Iwocomo-
tivo ling-ineers and the Older ot Italhvnv
Conductors II. U.VilK of Clinton , In , was
chetcn chairman To a ropotter ho said that
the itsiociationvoulcl not intcrfci-o with the
workings of cither of the two botlioj it coin-
prisoj It was formed for mutinl benefit.
Its formation must/ not betaken , ho Ej.ilJ , as
an indication of any trouble biewiiig. On
the contraiy , the best of feeling exists bo-
twccntho cmplojea and imnascn.ent of the
Northwestern sjstoin , An linpoitnnt feature
of tbo ngieomcnt is that each oiiranizition
will nid thoothci In case of tioublo with the
company. _
Session ,
Nnv YOIIK , Sept. 21. 'Iho giand union
meeting of the Ih-othethood of Locomotive
liiiKlnccrs , with dolcg ites present from all
over the country , becan today. Chlof Aithui
presliloel.
TIiemcctlnK nut into the form of a icsolu-
tion its views of ( J rand ( Jhlcf Aithur's atti-
tudoln i-ehtioa to tliolito shiko ou thoN'OM
York Central , unanimously nppioving the
Itibtiuctions K en. A si nlcnnt featiuo of
the meeting was the submission of a scheme
for a fecleiation of railway otiplojci. As tlio
meeting vasseciet , thonatuio oftho bdicino
could not bo Icainccl.
NntlniiulMs IloUl n > rretii g.
DtnMNSopt , 31. The nationalists held a
meeting toUy at Swlnford , Gomty Mnyo
Two bundled policemen and 110 soldiers
weio on the giound .Tolin Dillon undo a
speech denouncing the government's Uctics
in dealing with the nationalists , Arrange
ments have been made to hold a number of
meetings In different paitsot' tlio country
Tlio next Impoitant mooting i\lll bo at the
cciitul ofiltea of the league In Dublin , Tues
day , when the question of sending a mission
to the United States will bodecided.
Vankton County Democrats ,
YIXKTOV , S. I ) , Sept. 21. [ .Special Tele
gram to Tun BIT. ] Tlio dcmociats ofYunk
ton count ) have nominated a full county and
legislative ticket , with If. M Xelbach at the
head for state senator Tlueo tickets are in
the Held nnd the result is doubtful. The in
dependents have n strong following The
thieo panics have tnllstatonnd congressional
tickets and an exciting campaign Is pixyross-
ing.
o
Hos Olitilcrn in OJili ) .
Dn TON , O. , Sept 21. lAiimou In the vi
cinity of Spring Valley aio loilng nil their
liogs by cholera , and the picsonco of the ills-
coso Is reported est ofthore , toward tbo
Hlg.Mlamlrlvir If open weatber continues
thocpidcmlc become general.
ShnrolioIiloiN > Ciiftlii ) Up ,
I.ONIJOV , Sept. SI. Tbo shamholders of
thoCapo of Good IIopo bank mo under re
serve liability to imytlirlro the amount ac
tually called up. TholIabllltleBOf tlio bank
amount to , ' , ' 50,000 , , duo mainly to custom
ers ,
The J-"Mto ICcrordi
TIIOT , N , Y. , Sept. 21. At a late hour to
night Bycawnvllln , the country losidencoof
Mr. Manchester , a wealthy NowVorktroiccr ,
was totally dostroed ) liy fire , unil Man
chester's twtlvo-yur-old BOII butiicd to
death.
o
A Crow in 1'oHI.
OTTAIVI , Out , Sept. SI , JV double raft
stuck in the Dachosno rapids jcstcrday and
BO far alleltorUto reach Itbavoboon unsuc
cessful. Much excitement prevails , the po
sition oftho crow beiiif ? most porilouB. If
the raft should break up U would bo impossi
ble to smothcm.
A KICK FROH 111TIE Hill
An .American Onuses n Row by Writing a
Libellous Letter.
THE COUNTRY ALLEGED TO BE BANKRUPT *
A TtClicu ol' Ul'pU'stMltlltiu' Unit *
noil's Oon rtssionnl Hi'ippuuleni-
muiit BUI-A former Oma-
huii
% V ni ! > oTov Ili'ititAvTiirOM ' MH Bie , )
* { ilJKYti iricissm STIIKUT , V
WAIIIIVIJW , L ) 0. , Sept. ' 'I ' )
There hm been an ovolntlonof dim intlio
lanksef the Ivonnn logillon.imel their oddly
fantastic gowim Invo prnfti wiy to the do-
mamlsof civilization and high priced tulloM.
Phil was conspicuously noticeable toihy
whoioouriwrespjiideiitcalk'l atthe K'KII-
llon to ascertain the statin of n mutter which
has been agitating diplomatic circle ) moio or
loss olluto. When the Koreans aiiivod hereabout
about th reoje.irstigo they atonco out bid tlio
Cliiticso for uniqueness of glib. ( ! o\viu of
lemaikiblopittern , tcxturo mul eiitiuul vcn-
tllntcJ game hats of enormous proportions
nuil icmarhiblo iiuliitectnro undo them tlio
fioak features of nil illploniillej githailngs
mul tliospcelil pioy of nil tlio uimtcur pho-
togr.iphi'ra of tlio cipltnl , Hut when.
Mr. Vo Cha Yun , secretary of tlio
legation KTc'cted jour correspondent today
his gown hiul Kt\on place to liou-icts ami a ,
cutaway of voiy pronounced plaids. Ilia
fantastic heaelurcir had elisnppcnrol , ami ou
tlio Korean upper lip xvw the faint suggestion.
ofa ( 'ciiuino American mustache Mr"o
Cha. Yuiiiis \ itskoil what steps hiiCl been
tnkon townuls resenting u t-ecetit scandalous
at tack on the goeinmeut of Korea anilsoina
of the legation in Washington Iho sittaelc
was rontnlncil In a letter published here ,
coining from 1C. II Cummiiigj , ono of tlio
Amcilcaiis nlio went to l\oiea for tlio pur
pose of orginUing the nuiiy of that country.
'Iho letter stated tint ICore.i wis bink-
uipt mul Unit somes of the Aineilena of
ficials hail not L-cceivcellhoirpiy. Coiicviniiif ;
Dr. Men , ono oftho heiuis ottho ICorein lo-
( 'ntionvldcli Tint cimo hero , the lei lot ?
stated "AIlontlic > king's American fotcigu
Kcerctiry \Yirmlngton , died to in.ilto
ICoriaa 'birthing' ' in Washington , \vlnlo ho
well Itnew It to to n lieppailj and thiiuHtr
concern ami seemed his saluy in mlMinco.
Ho now keens nn apolhecniy shop ut Chor-
nulpovhlifi is t'io poit of beoul Ho once
Introduced concubines of alow cluss to the
white hoiiio us Korean Indies ( IheroUiio
such thing ) mid allowed a fcllo\\ \ , who had
been. i jato porter for tlio inl < sion trios hero ,
to call himself amiueolu 'NViHliliiirtoii. "
Mi Yo Cha Yuu slid th.it ( Jinn mines'
cliniges weio liilso. Iho oilv Koioan lady
tiikcn to the white house liy Dr. Allun was
Mr. Yun's O\MI wife ami ho offered to
produce her to establish that she was
a iCotoim and a lad ) 1'iultleiit llanlson
hail bt.cn so pleased with Dr Allen tint ho
appointed him as the lopiesontntlv'cs of the
L'mtcd States in Koiou. Tlio tlino when
Allen took Mrs. Yim tothoivhitu house was
during tlio Cleveland ailminlttrutlon. As to
ivlnit the legation -would do to resent the
charges , Mr. Vun saidlluittho published let-
totof Cutnmliujs had been Jomnrclul to
Ivoica. 'Ihero was no use to : uk the state
ilcpirtcicntlieroto tuko utiystepj , for Cuitv-
miiissvtun prlvato cltl/cn mid could not bo
ofllcially disciplined. Hut Mr. Vunvm eon-
lldcnt f ron \vh.it ho hid heard from K'oiva
that the American inllltary attache would bo
paidotf iu lull and iiultcd to R&t out of tlio
country lie had abused as quickly as possible.
Mr Yuu concluded his statement with the
suuvcst courtesy , for ho is of ro nl [ > otllgreo.
It U said that ho Is entitled to wotir tlio
royal peacock feather , wlilcli is n mark of
distinction hi Korea , anil the Wng 1ms bestowed -
stowed on him the seirlat button , \vlilch ii
efiul\alentto \ Koienn knighthood.
The bill Introduced by CoiiRrcssman Dun-
ncllfor thorenpportionnieiitoC congressional
roincacntitiou , whiloliiercislng llin ratio of
population by iic.irly twenty tliousuiid , docs
notutteinpt to icUrUttlia meiiibcishlpof tlio
lo\\ev hoii o of conKiess tolls picseiit nuin-
her , That uii\Uoltllyloclybut \ , lecontly en-
lavgecl bytho admission ofslv new stntfs to
the union \\itli sovc nno\v moitiliois , is to bo
inado inoio ininleltll ) by a further uddition
of forty-threo icproscntatUca. Although
Huflldent seats may possibly bo eiortdod
into the hull of the house
by mo\liiB bulc the cuitiiins
which scpiKitetho lobby fioin the fliainber
itself , yottho Unng-o will doubtless rcult in
d encasing tlio legislative oll'cttlvcncss of
thntho ly ,
'Iho lirst caioof each new iwmbcnipon
hi-i election to COIIRIOSS , is to bu uin with
\vliomsoc\cr \ lie propasc'3 tosupiwrt for the
spcakoi-slili ) foi appointment to ouo 01 inoro
desluolo committees To iiLCOinmoclato tlio
now roiucsoiititives , nocommltte'cs will
hatoto uocrcalcd oie\lsthi | ; ones incicabcd
to a sio dotilmeiitalto their good worlt.
Jfc\\ly cieitod uommlttcej entill new ex-
pomes for cloilihiie , statlouei'j , Juiilicts , to
say nothlup of Ihousmds spout iu linlshiiig
aUJitioiinlcoinmlttec looms la the biHeiiient
of the capltol.
'iho lull of the housoh already ovci-
frov.dednnd too largo for ilTccUio siKikiiiij' .
l cw men nro aolo to mike : tliciiMoiees heard
by their colleague on allpirt'iof the floor
While auditors lit thoiiilleilc' * < ddoin catch
inoio than a few dlscoiinpctcd plu.iaesof tlio
discourse Mho peison stptaUinguttiacts to
his side those Interested in Ills subject usu-
allyot' the sairo political puty , or these \vlio
wi.u to upiy w ma arguinenis nniiomo ic-
maliidcrof iho meinbors picsontslt at their
desks \vritinKor rcadiriR nowapipor-j And
tneiiuiTiber of the latter /icquenlly < .li\Indlcn
down to an cxcoedinRly binall p03ltl\0uan- ( ]
tily. Toiotno o thodesksancl toUnitato the
Billlsh coininoim , liy fuinlshiiiR sfatsonlj ,
might compel these present topiy attention
totho huslnfss hefoio the home , lut ! tlio
trouble ou IU then consist In obtaining mem
bers present , for tlio attiactlons of the res
taurant and the committee room far exceed
these oftho liouse Itself. The liousoof coin
mnns might foice Its niombcn to ' .hud tip
since Itiermiics but forty for uquorimi , but
\Mlli the American congress it li far
dliTeront ,
Hut in spite of all objections on thn score of
dccieasedeftlclencyoutHldoot' polltieal con.
sldcrations , ono cogent argument Is nj.
vanccd i\hlch \ outweighs all opposition The
cltlzeiisof thostatesiofusoto luvo tlitlr nio
rwitionato rrpicscntation dccieasod 'X'ho
stitcs luUiifjlho sinallostpopulationsar j nc-
coided by the constitution at least onoiepre-
sentnti\ola the lower housu of congress. It
isunjiut to ask states IlkoNebiaslm to fi\o \
up ft part of her piopoitlomito veto upon
iiulloiuillegislation wlioii Nevada IB accorded
incinbcrship far in cxcossofvvhU lur popu
lation vftrrunts , 'Iho piesonation of the
rchtlvolnllucneo oftho Aarious sections of
tlio country wuBt and docs h.ivo greater
\\clghtthuu any probabledeeruso intlio if-
tlio house ,
A ;
Among the class ofiiinotindidatcsordali cd
rol'rotestniitKpiHeopal ministers nt Haiti-
inoio tohy bylilsbop laret nro two Jroia
-\VnshiiiKloa-liov. Dr. T. H Child * and
CJcortfo ) ' , 13udloy , son of C'oloml NVllllam W.
Dudley. Dr. Clnlebvvnsfor a tlina pastoro (
the Kastoru l'rcsbtorlm ) clmich of thU
city , aiKisltlonho nigncilvvithlii the past
year. lr ) , Cl < llds , uthln mtic8t | , wusgrantcd
letters of dlaralssul from the Prosbtojiiin )
ministry , at tins tiino bonifying
lila desire to naiunio holy or
ders In the Kplsiopnl tliuuh Mr ,
Duilleyls Colottel Dudloysbtjcuud s.on. llo
sluillcdfor tliomiiilstry Inn thcolo lcul class
tuughtby ttioblshop wlio ordiilncd him. Ho
1m been appointed assistant to Ir I'orry ,
lector otKt. Andrew's ' pulsh , this city , IJr.
Chllds was formerly of Omiiba llo served
by appointment of I'resident Cleveland. 01
ftccrotary of Iho commission , which arranged
for the transfer of Iho Utci from Coloradotfl
Utah , not yotaccomplished , however ,