THE OMAHA 'DAILY /TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUAEY" 28 , 1801 , ' NUMBER 221. VER ONE HUNDRED KILLED , frightful Explosion of Tire Damp in a Shaft at Ecottdalc , Pa , STARTED BY A WORKMAN'S ' OIL LAMP. Blxty rnmllloB Loft in a Destitute Con- Ultloii by the Disaster Worker or JlcRCtio llojnn An Appeal Tor Aid. BCOTTOAI r , Pa. , Jnn , 27. By an explosion of fire-damp in the mammoth shaft of the H , C. Frlcko coke company today eighty sturdy miners wcro ushered Into eternity and n number seriously injuicd. The explosion occurred this morning shortly after 1) ) o'clock , nnd It Is supposed was the result of the Ignition of n miner's oil lamp. The after damp which -followed the fire-damp explosion suffocated nearly every workman. A few men , rcall/lng the awful ettaation , fell to the ground , thereby pie- venting thog.is stiiking them. The iiorsons not killed arc In such a critical condition that tbuir deaths arc momentarily expected. Up to this writing fifty bodies have been discovered all without a sign of life. The fire which bioko out nftcr the explosion was coon extinguished by the immense fans which were put in operation. The gas bus been driven from the nit nnd the work of rc - cuing the entombed miners commenced The mammoth plant has fifty-nine ovens , one of the hrgest plants in the coke icglous , but it is hard of access It is situated ncir the United worlts , where an explosion icccntly dcstrojcd the entire shaft. The affair has cast a gloom over the entire coke region , and tonight bundled ? of minors are ( locking to the sccno of the disaster , of fering assistance , The appalling loss of llfo n the Dunbar disaster Is more than over Ehadovvcd by the dostiuctlon of llfo la this calamity. * The news spread throughout the cntiio coke region \vlthgrcnt rapidity nnd every body was aw e-strickon. Coffins have already been ordered for eighty persons fiom Mount Pleasant under takers. No ono escaped from the mine in a condition to tell the story of the disaster. It b estimated that thcro aio sixty wives nnd families left wholly dependent on the charity of the world for sustenance by this Jlsaster. It Is n fact that they nro al most penniless , nil the plant not having been running full force for some time , and work has been exceedingly scaico. Everything possible w ill bo done to supply the widowed mothers and children with the necessaries of llfo. The Frlcko company win act liberally in this direction and Master ! Xorkman Peter Wise has scut nn appeal foi aid to the miners and lokors of the rogloh. At midnight it is stated that 110 were killed in the explosion. Sixty bodies have been taken out so far. The mine Is qgain on fire and it is feared that all the other bodies wiU be cremated. Tins'moinlng n partial story of the disaster was obtained ! An unexpected How of ga : was struck and the miners working In the headings connected with flats Xos. B nnd 4 wore all lnlledc * 'ThO" ' flro boss , ns is his duty , had been In the mine and examined the working places. Ill runnglcd body lies at ttio morgue. 1 ho only evidence that ho attended to his duties are the regular certificates of inspection icccivcd from him this morning , which guaranteed that the mines wcro safe. The miners know that these ceitlllcatcs had been filled out und went to work. They never returned. Superintendent Kclghty , who was the mine inspector In the Dunbar dlstiict when that horror occuned , was a the mine when the explosion took place. IIo immediately called for volunteers , nnd , gathering a few about him , descended the shaft. Before doing so ho notified Gcn- alSupeiintendciit Dlnch , and that gentle man ordered all iho mine superintendents in the region to the sccno. When the volunteers entcicd the inlno n.sight Impossible , to plctuio , -Tnct them. Bank ears , mules , and , more terrible than all , men \\oia piled in a com pact mass against the ribs or walls of the coal , and not n living thing was in the wreck- ace. It was almost as solid as the coal Itself so torrille was the force of the ox- plosion. This obstruction was removed with difficulty and they cnteicd the chamber of horrors. The first object tltay discovered after leaving tuojnam entry was a gum boot. In It was the leg of n man. Further on they found a human hold , but nowhere in sight . ' .vas the trunk that had borne it. In a few minutes , after walking some distance , surrounded by dangers unseen , they found the trunk. The ragged neck , \\ithbloodoozlng from it , told tliostorj of tbo appalling disaster. WoiUlng their way in , they found bodies strewn along the eang- way. Ono unfortunate met death while on his knees in prayer , with hands clasped and eyes uplifted. Ills body was found in this position. It was a pathetic picture. While all this was occurring the people of the region were concentrating at the scene of the great disaster. Women and children , rel atives nnd filends of thounfortunato victims , rushed to the mouth of the pit , shrieking and nobbing , and tbo scene was one never to be forgotten. Following them cnmo physicians and un dertakers from Scottdalo , Mount Pleasant nnd Grconsbiirg , and after them Father Lambing of Scottdnlo , who went among the bereaved with words of sympathj and con dolence , bosldes urging the men to greitcr \\orkln the rescue of any who might * bo nllvo and imprisoned. The services of the physicians w ere little needed , for every man in the headings whoio the explosion occurred was killed. Dead bodies woio brought up every few minutes , Uvery corp o was cov ered nnd no ono oven \entu < vd to enquire whose body It w&s , for they knew tlmt every one lu that part of the mine nt thu time of the explosion Aas dead. Superintendent Ivelghtly was sorely dis tressed. Ho und been In two other mine dis asters Dunbar nnd Youngstown but this was far the worst. Ho said ; "No man liv ing knows the cause of the accident , and it will never bo known for a coitnlnty. Not so ninny vyero killed by the explosion , but the dreaded nf torvilamncnmo and the unfortunates Hiceuinbcd to It. This Is show n by the fact that only thoio bodies tu the immediate vi cinity of the worst wreckage were muti lated. " ' Quo of the foremen connected with the niliio said that safety lamps were not used in it , The presence of gas had never before boon manifest nnd was uot suspected. A Pension Porter Convicted. .r POHTIAND , Ore , Jan. 37. P. M. O. Hoi .Xiteln , arrested in DCS Molnos , In. , sonielunc - ngo , was convicted todaj of forging a tension voucher. _ \ . n noral Mlloj In Chluaicn. Cine'voo , Jan. 27. Uencral Miles witli 'orty-eight Indians arrived this evening frou Pine Hldttc. Thirty of the bucks were taken to Tort Sheridan nnd eighteen chiefs will bo sent on to Washington. KIL f. Kit jtr rin : 31 o TH it. I'eter Duffy Thrown Under t'io Wheels nnd 1'crrlbly Crushed. At 0:30 : lost night Peter Duffy was cross ing Bnrt street on Eighteenth , and observing n motor train coming eastward on Burt , ho endeavored to turn his horse out of the way. Ilu turned so rapidly and so short that the wnRonvva * overturned , throwing Mr. Duffy upon thu truck In front of the approaching train , The motorman put on brakes and shut off the current , but could not stop his train until it had struck Mr. Duffy and had shoved him along the trnclc about six feeU The unfortunate mini was hastily extri cated from bci'eath the car by the trainmen , nnd Uifi patrol wagon was called to take him to his home at the corner of Thirteenth and Capitol avcnuo. A phjiiclun was callcdnnd the injured man was found to bo sutTeiing from n ghastly wound In tbo right groin. The right hip was badly crushed and a gosh was cut fiom the groin upward about six inches. The attending phsiclan seemed to think tint the Injuiy was notiiccessatlly fatal , but his Judgment nrovcd to bo Incorrect , for Mr. DulTy died at 7:10. : Thomas Moise , tlio conductor , and Klvvood Nixon , the motorman , went to the police sta tion with SciKcnnt Whulou aim surrendered themselves to the jailer. They claim that the accident was unavoidable so fur as they wcro concerned , but they w ant a. full unet fair investigation of the matter. Mr. Duffv lived at the corner of Cnnltal uv oiiiio nn el 'Iblitecnth street and worked for Whitney & Co , commission merchants , on Thirteenth sticet between Douglas nnd Dodgn. 1 he deceased was thirty-two years old nnd leaves a wife and two children. The coroner was called and the remains weio phced In the hands of Henffy & ileaffy , undertakers. man named Frank Gardner , who saw the iccidcnt , elalm that the motor struck ttio ivngon and tinned It over , throwing Duffy on ho track. The inquest will probably bo held at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Western I'oopUat Chicago. Cmo\no , .Ian. 27. [ SpoolU Telegram to o THE Uiiil Among the westerners in Chicago todiy woio the following ; At tire Grind Pacifio-L. J. Drake , Omaha ; \ . W. Webster , Lincoln , Neb ; James P. A'ull , Sioux City , la ; John Gibson , Cicston , At tlio Welllngton-W. C. Shurtleff. \Vatorloo. la. At the Palmer Sol Bergman. At the Sherman O. H. Brown , Sioux Jity , la. ; H. L. Mayo , Omaha. ' fax. It Him Bcoii I'uroliaHcd by a Sioux City HasolMill llatilcrr. ST. IHui , Minn , Jim. 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BLP.J Thoio is a mid-winter break in the Western Baseball association , Sioux City buying today announced its with drawal. President Peavy of the street rail way company of that city has gone into his [ locket for nearly § 1,000 , to make up defic its the past t\vo seasons and ho announces that ho Is through pavn g too dearly for ids fun. President Krauthoff of Kansas City will bo asked to call a meeting to 1111 the vacancy about February 1. II there aio no further desertions tbo &t. Paul and Minneapolis managers favor the idmission of Grand Rapids , Mich. , as being the nearest of the applicants to the old circuit. If , however , Lincoln and Denver cnn be Induced to wlthdraw'Detrolt , ' " ' Toledo and Indianapolis will bo Invited to fill the three vacancies. COA ( ! JtI.SHJO\A I , VKOCKEItlSGN. Semite. Jan. 27. Tlio senate met at noon and the journal of Thursday , covering the proceedings of U.huradav , Friday , Satur day nnd Monday , was read nnd approved. Among the petitions presented and ferred was ono by Mr. Fryo In favor of hav ing potatoes received by the government and treasury ceitillcatcs issued thereon atl per bushel. The house bill to prevent counterfeiting passed with amendments. Mr. 0olph's resolution in relation to the power of tlio minority to compel the attend ance of absentees went over. The bousa bill for the piyment of Indinn depredation claims was considciccl until 2 o'clock , when the apportionment bill was taken up , the question being on Mr. Davis' ' amendment to glvo an additional member each to Arkansas , Minnesota , Missouri and New York No action was taken and the senate soon adjourned. , H Oil NO. WASHINGTON , Jan , 27. In the house today the approval of the journal occupied half an hour. hour.Mr. Mr. Springer offered a resolution reciting the speakei's conduct jesterdny In deciding that a dilatory motion was unlawful. Mr. McKIiiloj made n point of order that the question \\ns notn privileged ono. The speaker sustained the point of order. Mr. Spiingor appealed and on Mr. MclCin- loy's motion tlio appeal was tabled 1U8 to ior . The speaker laid bofoio the house a mes sage from the president vetoing the bill nnthoiizing Oklahoma City to issue bonds to ralliond companies. The bill passed fora railway bridge over the Missouri river between Council Blutls and Omaha. The house wont Into committee of the whoio on military academy appropriation bill. In the course of a general dobutu Mr. Uogeis of Arkansas lefericd to tha Indian war ns unprovoked nnd indefensible and the Wounded ICnoo affair the mo t shameful murder In the annals of our history. Mr. Flower favored a serening investiga tion Into the causes of the war. Messrs. Pool of Alknnsus and Cutchcon of Michigan dofendcd tha tinny and couited a thorough investigation. After some talk by Messrs , Splnola nnd Blnnd on ( the force bill tbo committo rose and the house adjourned. The AVcatlirr F.roonnf. For Omaha and Vicinity Rain or snow ; colder. For Nebraska Snow and rnln ; easterly winds ; slight changes In tcmporatuio. JITor Iowa Threatening weather ; rain ; easterly winds ; slight changes in tompor- iiUne. For South Dakota Threatening weather ; snow ; winds shifting to northerly ; slight changes In temperature. Tlio Itoy Mimlornr. Cuuii"SNn > o. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele gram to Titu Bit1Chnrles Miller , the six teen-year old boy , who murdcml two com panions , who were sto.illng arldo In a box car with him in September last , wns sentenced today to ho hiuifod M-irch ' 'I ) . Miller is un concerned about his futo. Kilt n I Ijoiluliiii House Kirn. SAV Josu , Col. , Jan. 27. Thn Central lodging house but ned this morning , There were sixteen people , In the houso. John Foluy and Charles Nerd wcio binned to death null ono other person Injured , bovoral shops were als > o destroyed. Station Agontn' Hrlko Lndod. Cmcico , Jan. 27. The Milwaukee & St. Paul station agents' t > trlko Is ended. The strikers' executive committee toduy decided to declare it oil. The Dentil Uoll. ( li i.Ntoi : , Minn. , Jan..7. . Judge James C. Kdson , Judge of the nighth judicial dlstiict , died this morning. THE SEVENTH IN HARD LUCK , Survivors of Wounded Knee Killed or In jured in a Railroad Wreck. A COLLISION NEAR FLORENA , KANSAS , Meagre Dctnlta Tram ( ho Suano Uo- port Four Soldiers Dead null Over Thirty Inliirca Hull- ronil oniulnlfi itcttccnt. EKATIUCE , Neb , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bus. ] Very meagre infonna- lion 1ms thus far boon received from the scene of the Union Pacific wreck , occuirlng at riorcnn , Ivan , , nt4:30 : jesterdny afternoon , The railway ofllclais hero are reticent und H is next to Impossible to sccuro telegraphic- communication from Tlorcna or Irving. Tbo most reliable information Is In effect that the special train conveying the four troops of the Seventh cavalry nnd two batteries of artillery which loft this city ut noon yester day had a head end collision with the regular passenger , No. 41 , bound uortu at Floicna , ICnn. , a sinnll station sixty miles south of this city. The special containing the mili tary was running on No. 4l's schedule and apparent confusion of orders caused tbo catastrophe. The trains met on a down grade from both directionp. The thieo en gines \viro practically demolished. Kight coaches and a stock car of tbo special were smashed , and also the mull cur of the regular. The special was n very heavy train and a double header , rourmonibors of the Seventh were killed outright , und Captain Godfrey and six enlisted men seriouslv , if not fatally , Injured and twenty-llvo or more ) of the command -received injuries of greater or less severity. The juggagctnan of the regular was also in ured , 'iho track is badly torn up and traftlo 3 interrupted for from twenty to twenty- 'our hours. The railway authorities hero dnut a serious wreck , but. decline to gl\o ut delimto information. The passenger leaches of the special \\ero next to ho engine , which makes it possible that the llsaster Is oven gioator than hero reported. The killed are : SEIIGEANT SHORTBAT , Buttery E. PK1VA.TE MEIL , Troop G , Seventh cav- Iry.CAPTAIN CAPTAIN GODFREY , Troop D. SERGEANT SI1AHH , Troop O. Several other non-commissioned officers ind privates nro painfully hurt. Liz/ic Dennett , of Lincoln , Neb , bad an irm broken nnd her head cut , nnd Brakormu 'vlmb.ill , Conductor FHynn und ono or two > thcrs uro slightly Injured. A number of cavalry horses were killed. The conductor if the military train , whoso ciuelessnoss is esponsiblo for the wieck , lias disappeared. An Old Settler IK-nil. Sruixoni'Ln , Neb , Jan. 27.Special [ to nnTJbi ! . ] Mrs. Kuucio Beers , the oldest ; crson in this county , mother of Mrs. J. D. pearman , whoso husband , Captiln J. D. tipcarman , died on January 11 , died today at .ho homo of her daughter , Mrs. Spearman , icar this village. , Mrs. Beers was born in Binghampton , N. Y. , October 5 , 1797 , und died January 27 , bOl , aged ninety-four years , . She was the sister of Jebcdinh Smith , the first white man who over made the overland trip to Califor nia , which was made in 18-5-0. She was a niece of Cyrus Strong , the millionaire banker of Blnghumpton , N. Y.V who 'died irinsus ; " ' and a socoud cousin of Ex-Prosldont R. B. Hayes. _ IjOVO IjMlllllSllt lOCkfl. NF.HIUSKV. CITV , Neb , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bur. ! Mis. Clara IIoss- ing has a great deal of trouble with .her sove4itoen-j oar-old daughter Agnes , who re cently eloped with Leo Moigin , but was irovoutod fiom miurying him by the Inter ference of the mother. To lay Mrs. 'Hoss- ing wanted the county court to sona the girl to the reform school because she still insisted on being sweet on joung Morgan , but when sho'founil that she could not bring this about she wanted Juuge Eaton to compel the young couple to marry at ono. In this she was also disappointed and started out to tlnd some now schcmo to stop the lovo-miiking of Lee nnd Agues. _ An Elwood Shouting Affair. ELWOOD , Nob. , Jan. 37. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bii ! . ] A shooting1 affair oc curred hero today between two livoryinen. George Fair called B. T. Leek out of the Commercial hotel and demanded the payment of some money whloh ho clalmod was duo him from Look. High words ensued and Fair approached Leek to strlko him. The latter warned him to desist , but Fair kept following htm up , when Lack drew n i)8 ) callbro revolver and shot Fulr In the thih The wound is painful , though not considered dangerous. There was bad blood bntweoi : the parlies prior to this time. Bny'n Foot Crushed. \fritmniiE , Neb , Jan. 37. [ Special to Tun EK.I Fred Qulmby , a son of George W. Quimby , a lad about fourteen joars old , had his foot crttshcd last night while playing around ft locomotive. The engine was back Ing into the round house , when ho attempted to jump from the roar of ttio tender. Ono foot caught , and ho was precipitated with the other under the wheels with the above re sults. His playmates took him homo in i wheelbarrow nnd the engine was dispatched to Cioighton for medical aid , returning will Urs. Roberts and Oritt , who amputated the foot near the instep. Qulot at VAMSNTIM' , Neb , Jan. 27. ( Special Tele gram to Tim Bi'K.j Colonel Poland , with three companies of Twenty- first infantry are camped hcio tpnlght , waiting the arrival of a special train to take them to Sydney , which will leave hero atO tomorrow morning. They report everything quiet at Rosebud , several of the hostllos from Pine Hldgo having ar rived before they loft. Tnylor'n Crlm . DA.VIO Cmr , Neb , J n , 27.--Sp3cial [ to Tnn BFIS. ] A complaint has boon fllod and awar- lant issued for the arrest of J. n. Taj lor , agent of the Union Pacific at Bralnard , this county , the crime charged being rape. Tay lor has lied. The victim ot Taylor's beastly and cowardly act 1s an orphan girl. The Foicinan Hctnrns. UNIOV , Nob. , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE ] Foreman U. 0. Tunkoy who , with his wife , has been spending the past six weeks at'Hot Springs , Ark , for the ben efit of his health , returned this moinlng to resume - sumo his duties lu the Omaha Southern sup ply yards at this placo. A N'i w Imnd Company. lUBTixfis , Neb , Jan. 27. [ Special Tolc- gramtoTuc BEE. ] Articles of Incorpora tion of the Queen City Land company vvero tiled this afternoon with the county clerk. Ttio capital stock Is fil.OOO . , with W. II. Lr.n- iilng , A. L. CJUuko and William ICorr as in- corporators. _ Snow nt Cliadrnn. Cii.umos , Neb , Jan. 27. | Spcchl Telegram to TUB BtE.l A warm , light ruin sot in lost night at 0 o'clock. At 13 o'clock it turned Into snow and has continued snowing fiinco. Thnro Is eight niches on the ground now. It Is still mild und snowing und looks like a big storm. _ Tlio Ilcniitll'iil at llrnytnn. BIUITOV , Neb. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bin. ] H tins been snowing hard hero nil the aftcmootf and tonight the snow Is thtoe Inches deep on"Jm average nnd still coming down very fast. T * 1 Drnt'iofnn Ola CtyUon. Uviov , Neb , Jan. 27" [ Hprclal Telegram to TUB UEK.J Last oycnifi occurred the deith of ono of Cnss county's oldest citizens , Jane Charlton , aged eighty-four years. Hi r ( H Stolen , IlFATntcn , Nob. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bcr.1 Frank I'othoundl , a fanner living six miles north of this city , had tvv o horses stolen from bis premises last Alkcil , LIVCOI.V , Nob. , Jon. 27. [ SpccialTolegram to THE BKB. ] John AVeltho asks 110,000 damagoiln the district .court from thoVltrl- lied paving and pressed brick works. John sajsthntln performing bis duties ho was compelled to walk. over some planks across a tank into which waste steam and water was forced. On October H , last , ho fell Into the vat and was so badly Injured that ho will not bo able to work any more. An Old Man'M Injuries. LIXCOLV , Neb. , Jan. 27 , [ Special to TUG Bcr-.l Pn the evening of Doccpabcr 10 last Pctor Gartner , a shoemaker aged sixty-one years , was walking along N street v\hbn ho fell into a hole dug by the Lincoln city elec tric railway company. Tbo icsult was ho had two libs broken , and was otherwise in jured , insomuch that ho eonpot perform any more in muni labor. Ho also claims that the city Itnovv of the hole's existence , and should bo made to pay one half of the $10,400 , dam ages ho asks. asks.A A natch of LISCOI.V , Neb. , Jan. 27. I.SpeoIal to TUB BFR. ] Several farmers living In the vicinity of Raymond , who have been the victim of sneak : thieves , have organized a vigilantes corps , and this morning ei\riy \ hadn chase after a grain thief , but the fellow escaped. Juhn Litzn , who lives six miles south of the city , took cllnnor yesterday at the restaurant nt 113 South Ninth street , and hung his over coat on a null. Another man came In shoitiy afterwards and hunghis coat on top of John's. IIo iinlshed llrst , and when ho took his cunt , nbsent mludedly , of course , took the ono be longing to John. The latter reported his loss to the police , nnd this morning Olllcer Klti- noy found the garment In Ualton's pawnshop , whore the thlof had sold It for $2.50. John Mnssoy , living on Tenth and Pine streets , reports that some ono , stole his spring wagon and a set of harness lost night. TO SAI'JS JIIH DA.rtSMlTKR. An Austrian Change * Hs | Name and n-cllcs lllinsrlf. CHICAGO , Jan , 27. ( Special Telegram to TIIK BEE. ] A very dramatic nnd touching story developed in n case , before United States Commissioner Hoyno today. 'Iho case was that of Gustav Lange , charged with bolng a diamond smugglbr. In the trial today It developed that the " prisoner Is Inno cent , and moreover tint "ho is a man of prominence In Austria , who fled fiom Vienna and took an assumed iinmo to save his daugh ter from disgrace. Ho la Jacob Kronfold , formerly an appraiser for the Austrian gov- otnment in the Verlcehrsbank ( bank of commerce morco ) at Vienna , and father of Dr. A. Kron- feld , ono of the most prominent of Vienna physicians , editor of IhoWlenorModicinischo \Vochenschrift and the author of the best treatise upon Dr. Koch's dl Kionfeld was missed from ) Vienna about the middle of May , 1890 , under circumstances from which it was inferred that bo had cither mot with n serious accitfeclljW-iiad become n fugitive from his creditors. The latter suimiso was strengthened by the fact that bills of exchange amount ing to 45,000 florins nnd bearing Kronfcld's signature wcro in circulation in that city. The disappearance caused a great commotion , for the missing man was known to possess a considerable fortune and to be very well connected. In addition to his work ' for' the irovernment ICronllold conducted , large transactions for Jo\\ehy houses and when ho came to Amorici. immediately after his disappearance from Vienna , ho con tinued in the sumo business. Itronfi-ld brought letters to an examiner In nn ap praiser's Htoro hero named Bonholm , Intro ducing himself ns Gustav Lango. Ho brought ill in go amount of Jewels with him to this country and Mi's. Bonhelmoverhearing a con- v crsatlon between him and her husbaudcamo to the conclusion that no duty had been paid on the goods and , feailng her husband might bo discharged from his position told her sus picions to government omcers here , who ar rested Lango. The story came out when Kronfold was asked today why ho fled from Vienna nnd changed his uamo to Qustuv Lango. ' To save my daughter , " ho answered , had been nvvaro for some tlmo that her hus band , my son-in-law , had boon forging my name to bills of exchange. I knew of no way to stop the losses without exposing his crime , excext to leave and because , otherwise , I knew my wheioabotits would be discovert. nnd I would bo forced to pay 4riXX ) florins or son-in-law criminal. " prove my - - a As the evidence against JCi-onfeld Is very slight nnd many circumstances go to confirm his story , ho will undoubtedly bo discharged when the report of the examination is for warded to the tieasury ofllcials at Washing ton. V'XEZL'S . James He rton CoufosHCs and Impli cates Aiiothor Man. BOOVE , la , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to TIIU BIP. : ] Tbo tramp who Killed Conductor O'Ncll nt Long Point last Thursday morning was identified fully at Tdtim today. Ho hroko down and contessed nnd will plead guilty on trial. He Is the man who stole the horse nt Long Point the night of the murder , as re lated in TIIK BFI : last Thursday. Ho was identified by the hnlr from the horse's back which adheied to bis clothing , and by stolen clothing which ho was wearing. Ho was arrested within llvo miles of the place where ho committed the murder. Ho also Implicated a man named Gardner , who was arrested inMarshnUtovvn tonight and taken to Tamil for a hearing. Tlio Muprmiio Court. DBS MOIVES , In , Jan. 27. [ Spaclul Telegram - gram to TUB BKK. 1 The supreme court to day filed the following opinions : Thomas Kaur & Co. , appellants , vs Indo- pcn'dcnt school district of llock Rapids et al ; Ljon district ; nlllrmed. W. C. Moody vs Peter Funk , appellant ; Cnlhoun district ; afllrinod. Charles StrolT. appellant , vs Swot ford Brothers &J. B , Strong ; Linn dlsttlct ; nf- llrmcd. * In re estate of J. H. Ruwllngs , deceased ; Dn\ls district ; nnirmed , 0. Salt Bro. vs A. J. Uiiyis , appellant ; Van ilurcn dlstiict ; lovcrsed. Tno district township of Sonter et nl , ap pellants , vs tlio Independent district of Lans- IIIK ; Allnmakeq district ; afllrtned , Conrad Leich tt ul vs O. W. Dee , appel lant' , Des Moliies district ; aftlrmed. Struck Vein of Conl. LIMAH , la. , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to THE BLh. ] A flvo-fopt vein of coal was discovered on the farm of J , Kiuikm , In Grant township , eight miles north of Lo- mnrs , today , nt a depth of 200 feet.Vcrnll & Hungenborper of ( his city were digitlng a well for Mr. Runkln and discovered the vein. Snmnlcs of the coal have be-on brought to lOvvu and tested and found to burn well , IiullutmentH * Knlnat Ilanker Hornor. ICi oici'K , In. , Jan. 27 , The federal grand Jury returned four indictments today against Banker Horncr , recently arrested In Now Vork city for violating the null lottery act , on an indictment found In Sinngllold , 111. j - A Deadly Avaliiuoho. ROME , Jan. 20 An avalanche nt Ploresta today destroyed cloven bouses and killed nineteen persons. nppipprn i\pr p i Tf > IVP 11 o PI'EII'FER ' ' DEFEATS ING ALLS , The Tanners' ' Alllanco Editor Will Ba the Next Kansas Seuator. HE POLLED THE FULL PARTY STRENGTH. IllnRrnptilcnl Sketch of thn Snpoensful Candidate Vila * Defeats Bpuoncr In WlsooiiHtii No Ciioluo In Illinois. TorrKa , Kan. , Jan. 27. When the next congress meets the sent of Hon. John James Ingnlls will bo occupied by William AKted 1'fclffer of the farmers' alliance , who In the joint session of the Kansas legislature tomor row will bo formally declared elected United States senator. The predictions of "know- Ing ones" that the alliance would be unable to ngrco upon n candidate and that failure to agree would disrupt ttio organiza tion went wide of tbo mark. The caucus was harmonious lust night nnd on each ballot the name receiving the lowest vote was dropped from the list until the cholco was made. Humors of r. defection in tlio vote in the house today likewise proved un founded The proceedings of both houses vvcroof an orderlj character. In the house flfty-thioo petitions fiom Giand Army of the Republic veterans throughout the state for re-election of Ingalls went over under the rules. When the icsult of the ballot was an nounced the alliance men went wild and cheered for several minutes. The ballot for United States senator re sulted ! Houso-PfcllTor , W ; Ingalls , 22 : Blair , 5. Senato-Incalls , Do ; Pfolfter , 2. Senator lugalls in an Interview'this after noon slid ho hud no phns foi the futuio ex cept that ho knows bo will icmain in Kansas | William Alfied Pfelffcr was born in Cum boilnnd county , Pomisvlvanin , in bin nnd is of Dutch parentage. In 1850 ho caught the gold fever and went toCallfoinln , wheio ho enniiiu'd two years. Ho made considerable nonoy and returned to I'cnnsjlvanln , and eon after removed to Indiana and later to Missouri. He served during the war in the ; ightv-thlrd Illinois volunteers nnd nt the lose of the war ho settled at Clnrksv llle , 'onn , practicing law , nnd in 1870 ho noved to Kansas , taking up n claim At iffcicnt times ho edited various papers , orved in the state semto and was a delegate o the national republican convention in IhSO n that year lie moved to Topeka , assumed dltorinl control of the Kansas V inner and ifteivvards bought the paper Ho has been in gaged In the publication of that paper over in co ] Krlloj'H Second Bomb. PicniiK , S D , Jan. 27.-sSpecIal [ Telegram o Tin : Bi'K.l When Kclloj of Moodv , the noinber who stated on the floor of the house in Saturday that he had been offered a brPio f ? 1,000 to vote for Moody , rose In his scat o a question of privilege this morning. It vas warning sulllclcnt that another thunder- stoim was about to break. Kclloy , this time , mndlcd Eldorfleldcr , the leader and lobbyist of the prohibition forces , without gloves lo stated that this leader , who was n ireacher. had in one of the pulpits of the iity taken him to task for his dating to ot- > ese on the floor of the house the attempt .lint had boon made to bribe him. IIo had always supposed that it was the duty of good citizen to make known a crime cbffilng'to his knowledge.However dear to ilm prohibition was , ho could not help but leploro that such a good cause had , for a oadcr , sodlsioputablo a person and such a ying hypocrite. Kclloy's Bpccch created jultc a ripple nnd particularly pleased the rc-submisslonlst-s , who wcro glad to see n llvislou likely to grow In the prohibition ranks. The bribery committee has not yet reported. Some racy developments are ex- icctod Vtken It ttocs Kclloy says ho has , urncd in all his evidence to them. A bill was introduced by the military com mittee appropriating tJ,000 to cover the ex- icnsos of tbo late Indian uprising and to re- mburs.0 the military. This afternoon the house took up the sen ate bill fixing tno penalty for delinquent axes to begin June 1 and amended It to make .ho penalty accrue from Fobruniy 1 at 12 per cent per annum from the time of ilolitiquoncj. tt passed It is likely that It will pass the sennto In this shape , as the time now is close o adjournment. In the scnato the following bills were Intro duced : By Majors A joint resolution and memo- lial to congress asking that United States senators bo elected by a direct vote of the people of the several states. By Bird Instructing the county treasurers to pay the monies collected as interest and penalty on delinquent taxes into the general fund , The Joint session to ballot for United States senator met as usual , today nt noon with the usual interest In the result. As predicted , the break came and for tomorrow a still moio decided ono is expected. It is now getting down to n question of umthing to the elec tion of n republican. Three compromise candidates will appear Lake , Mclletto nnd Melville. Moody is ccrtninl ? out of the inco. The Black Hills section will concentrate its strength on Lake. Lake is a wealthy banker of Hapld City. Mel lotto and Melville bothhayo a strong following. 'Iho combine still expects to win , but the republicans will make n strong effort to defeat them. The first ballot today gave Moody 40 votes , MclvllloH , MdlcttoS , Lake 10 , Preston3 , WlnstsowU , Plcklcr' ' , Matthews 1 , Martini , Sovvard li , Harden SI , Grose 10 , Kyle l. , King 5 , Dow ' ) , McFililano 1 , Tiipp i5 ! Thcro was ono pair. The second billet reduced the number ot candidates to fifteen. Moody lost ono more vote that went to Matthews. The vote was very scattering and scarcely indi cative of anjtnlng except that a break 1ms come. No caucus candidate is expected for toinoi row. P. M. H. A. Men Will Not Fuse. Si'iiiMiriKin , 111 , Jan. 27. Republicans and democrats aio slightly discouraged to night over the senatorial outlook. There Is a spreading impression that the rarmers1 Mutual Benefit association men will not bowen won so easily by either party as was ex pected. The victory of 1'feffer over Ingnlts In Kansas today has given them a now deteiminatlon to insist on their demands being mot by one or the other of the two old parties , They will fox- the present continue to vote for Strcetor , nr.ct when ho Is uroppcd John P. Stcelo of Mount Vcrnon , 111. , will bo their candidate. The re port that lepubricnns nnd Fanners' Mutual Bcncllt association men have been conferring in regard to uniting upon Judge Gresham is believed beio to bo without foundation. Adopted After a Long Debate. ISDUNAPOIU , Ind. , Jan. 27. The scnato this evening after a long debate adopted the house roioulutlon not to maka an aproprlutlon for the world's fair if the elections bill be comes n law. The adverse rqport of the com mittee on the bill requiring the Amoilcnn iliig to bo floated over school houses was cou- curicd In , _ _ Store I'rulilcss lialtotn , Si'iUNorir.i i ) , 111 , Jan. 27. The lint ballot for United States senator In the Joint assem bly was without chango. After the thirty- seventh ballot adjouinmcnt was taken until tomorrow uoon. A Blow to the Dennett Law. MAMIBONVls. . , Jan. 27. The domociatsof the lower house this morning passed , under suspension of the ruli-s , the bill to repeal the Bennett compulsory educational law , Will \\ltlitiold tlio Appropriation. THKNTOV , N. J. , Jan. 27. After a heated debate the democratic majority In the general assembly adopted n resolution wltlilioldnl T. the appropriation for the world's fair if th C elections bill ismisse'il. Smith , one of New1 * Jersey's commissioners to the w orlu's fair , ' i voted for the resolution. * VIIaH DclrntM H pee nor. MUUSON , IVl , .Tan 27. Vilas received n majority over Spoonor today when both houses of the legislature voted for United States scnatots. Pa\OI-H the Australian Ballot. SVIKM , Ore , Jun 27. The house today passed tlio bill for the Australian ballot sjs- tCMIl , THK < 'lllt.l.lIlKVttLVTIUX. . Kcbcls Capture liiinoitaiit To\virn nnd DcMroj I'riiporlj. LOVJ > O\ Jan 27. A dispatch from Chill via Uucnos A ) res concerning the revolution thcro states that the icbcls have blockaded Toncorl and Toibiuallls , that n battle was foupht nt the formci place nnd that tloops have been sent to reinforce the girrlson. The InsmgcnU have occupied Onillotu nml Llnnchu Alto , taking possession of the na tional factories In the latter plnco nnd expell ing the directors and adherents of I'lesldent Balmnccdas. The propcitj of thofoielRii residents is suffering eon ldorably from the oiTVcts of the rebellion In sptto of the efforts of the foreign powers to protect tlio interest of the dtl/cnsof the viuious eountilus they icnresent. Tlio diplo matic rc'prescntntt\oshn\o formally Informed theCliillnn government tlmt they will em bark on the vessels of foiclgn powi'is if the conflict continues. Picsldcnt Bnlnmcedas tins asked them to dclnv taking any action as be hopes to suppress the lobelllon within a few uujs. at it. nu.inroitn WAHXKH. A. Southern Train Wrcokor Gets a 1'olntiMl and Ofllulal Notice. WOOWIU.P , Miss. , Jan 27. ( Special Tele gram to THE BIP. ] S A. Dradfoid , who some weeks ago vviecked the piy twin on tlio Louisville , Now Orleans iC Texas road , having been acquitted nnd having cs- ciiped punishment for his crime tluougli a technicality of the law , was discussed nt a mass meeting of the citizens \Vilklnson county , held heio today , when the following was adopted : Itcsolved , Tlmt we will no longer tolerate suld Bradford in our midst for one day ex cept that bo may teturn to tbo next term of couit to stnndtilnl on the rcinilning cliiugo against him nnd lenvo instantcr , and to th it end wo hereby solcmnlv wain S. A Bi id- ford , if ho still stnjs in the county'o leave immediately nnd never to como again within the limits of the county , except as above or dered , with the assurance that If ho does wo will put him to death. Mllllonnlio Mnoknr PugilistIc. SVN PIIANCISCO , Cal. , Jan. 27. [ Special L'clegram to Tun DEE. ] Theio was a sensa- lonal scene in the Nevada bank this aftor- icon. Millionaire Mackay stalltcd into Presi dent Ilclliimn's ' room and knocked dovv n C. Jnnyngo , his confidential agent. The men wcio separated before cither could draw a revolver , but these who know both declare this is not the end of the tioublc. Baujngo came fiom Ktigland several jcnrs ago and las been Mackuy's ' chief business man hero per several jours. Hcllm.m recently took charge of the Novnda bnnli nnd it is reported tlmt Ban\ngohad played Mackay falbo in a recent deal. BnrbcdViro Mntiufncturprfl. CHICAGO , Jan. 27. The barbed wlro manu- 'ucturors , after a lengthy discussionhavo decided io form the "Columbia patent com pany" to handle and control barbed wlro ritents after they nro purchased 'iom Washburn & Moen. Instead of a tribute to the latter linn each roanu- 'acturor will then pay $ L per ton royalty .0 the new company and the profits of the company will bo distributed among tbo stockholders. "Wnshburn & Mocn will bo paid in the neighborhood of iiOU.OOO for the iatent. The company will bo organized , vlthin a couple of mouths. Emperor U I'llnm'n nirtlidiiy. Bnnm , Jan. 27. The three oldest children of Emperor William are suffering fiom severe colds , but the physicians state that there is no danger. The cmpoior celebrated his thirty-second birthday amid scones of gieat lojoicing. The citv was gnyly decor ated. Iho cmpeior presented Iho castle guard with now colors , icmarlilng that they wcio copied after these of Frederick the Croat , which a shameless enoiny carried off to Franco. Numbers of decorations woio dis tributed. Tor MrlClnloy Hill anil Reciprocity. rui.Nai'iKin , Mass. , Jan. 27. The agilcul- tural piper which a shoit timongoannounced tbo result of postal card votes from 110,000 farmers in all pints of the country on pros ! dcntial preferences has compiled the result on the tariff , It shows u tonsiclciablo ma jority for the McKInley bill , nn overwhelming demand for lllalno's scliemo for leciproclty and an almost equally strong protest against icciprocity with Canudi. A Peculiar stilko. CniCAfio , Jan. 27. Moio of the sheep butchers at the stockjards nro out today. 'Ihostiiko Is a peculiar ono Swift's men want 7 cents a picco for sheep killed. Armour's ' men wont day wages Instead of plcdo work. Morris' men are satisfied with 7 cents , but want more sheep to kill. The nickers say that as soon as the men can learn what they actually want the matter will bo settled. Wor'd'n Fair Work llcgim. CHICAGO , Jan. 27. The first stake was driven and the first spndufull of catth tinned on the lake front today in connection with the world's fair. Preparations were begun for tbo erection of n temporary building to bo used by tlio cblof of construction and his assistants. Some piopcrty owners opposite Lake Trout park threaten an Injunction Itlatnua Hillvvay Striker * . Ql.Asnow , Jun. 27. A band of masked stilkors yesteiday severely maltrcutodiinum her of men working in the locomotive shed' on the Caledonian toad at Stiathavnn and did much damage to property. The sti ikers nro stoning the. Ill omen and engineers of passing trains und dolnt' all they cuu to annoy tlio company' _ Declared Un constitution a ! . CHICAGO , Jan. 27. The Illinois supreme coutt has decided that the Chicago city ordl- nanco icqulrlng stieot parades to have a per mit from the superintendent of police Is un constitutional , such requirement being de clared subversive of liberty. To bo legal the ordinance must determine the condition under which parades will ue unlawful. Consldoi-lng ili Proposition. CHICAGO , Jan. 27. The directors of the Du- run go stool nnd Iron company of Mexico representing $3,000,000 , , today considered the proposition of the English syndicate to pur chase the conipiny. The mutter was 10- foiled to a committee. IJiO ptlun Tronpn null Itcbulf ) . SUAKIM , Jan. 27. Egyptian troops today captuied Handoub from the robels. A sklimlsh later with a band of the rebels re sulted in the killing of twongjptiuns and a number of lobels , DoullnoH ( o con III 111 or Don- ) . LONDOV , Jan , 27. Oladitono due-lines to confirm or deny the statement made bv Ches ter ( 'onnnt that ho U about to icslgu the leadership of tbo party. HE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT . > of the Subjects Discussed by tlio Na tional Farmers' Alliance. ) BURROWS OUTHNES A PLAN , Hi-form * Alimented by 1'rosldcii * I'oxu ri In Ills Annual Address I'roupt'dliiuM of KcNluti-Ttii < The National I'tinners Alliance assembled In convention at the botra of trade hull tit 10 o'clock jestci'day morning , and a line body of nion they nre The majority of the delegates were on band nnd caper to begin woik m early us 0 o'clock , the originally appointed hour for the commencement of proceeding ! ! , but owing to the iion-iuihul of sou-nil prominent nu'in- bors from this state , the opening was do- fcirod until an hour later. In the mumitlnio the delegates picsont gathered in groups about the hall nnd put In the tlmo In n lively discussion of the vmlous topics Included la the programme , chief \\hlili Is the promo tion of their intcicsts agriculturally , finnn * dully , soclallv nnd politically. At 10 o'clock J II. Powers , tbo president , ascended the platform and , in n clear \ ( jico , said : "Tho eleventh nniiual session of tlio National rarinirs' Allluncolll coino to order. Brother ( honlof Broken Dow , Cuntor couutjlllltvoko the divine blessing. " Prajorwns olfcied for the good of thoordor nnd the successful deliberations of the delegates - gates The roveieml chaplain bad hut illy resumed his scat when B lI'nitt of Clams are o nml said , " 'tbo members of this convention hu\o assembled from the north and from thesouth ; from the cast and from the west , fur the pur pose of tinnsnetlnn business that is of Inter est to us and not to the general public , and , In view of that fact , I mo\ejoii tliat all per sons except members of tbo nlliunco ho ex cused fiom our sessions. " Allan Hoot of Saipy county moved to amend by allow In ir loprcsontntlves fiom other fat nuns' associations to attend tlio deliberations - liberations , N. H. Ashby of Polk county. Iowa , op posed the scciet session and asked if thi ° was Intended to upplv to the cntiru session , or merclv to the executive meetings "All meetings , " lospondcd Mr Uoot "I don't think this Is the proper course lo puisne , " continued Mr. Ashby "I'lio nil- ' ill esses of the olllcors should bo' given to tlio public , nnd 1 know that much good would re sult fiom tiansactlng our business with open doois , " A vote was taken and by 11 baie majority it was decided to go into secret sosslon. "Thcic is one thing that I think should bo done , " said Mr Hoot , nftei tlio vote was an nounced. "The topoitcrs will undoubtedly publish the icport of these meetings , and I. think that a committee of tlireo should bo appointed to Inspect such repot ts bcfoia ihoy am pi luted. " "That c.m't bedonol" exclaimed a do/en of the libei.il minded men in ono voice Kcpiescntutlvcs of the press weio Invited tovalk , and the convention began its delib erations. After the retirement of the icportcis the convention went through the piellminary woik of appointing committees on credentials and icsolulions and making ether prepara tions for the active -vvoik of the sosslon. After the preliminaries hid been disposed of a largo number of resolutions wore offered. Ono of them was presented by Gcoigo I ) . Fullertontho onlv Missouri delegate present. and its presentation created u sensation nnd opened the contest that Is expected between iL < * . .u oeutos mid crp"i'e ' ts of Hie third party niovemcnt. Mr. Ftillcrton's icsolu- tlon was as follows : Kosolved , That it is the sense of the Na tional Fanners' Alllanco in oinvcntion as sembled that the Independent nolltlciil ne'tton of the past year , as evidenced bv the stale of Nebraska , is Just and proper and ought to 'jo encouraged. The wni would hn\o boon opened at once lad not a rulu been established by which tlio resolution must bo u-ferrca to a committed before being presented for debate. The resolution was aeeoidlngly iclcirod to the committee and was one of the subjects of dls- ciibsion ut the nftei noon's meeting. Among the ofllcers and dolomites who nra present nro the following ; Nebraska .T. II. Powejri , Cornell , W S. [ lutchUison. Co/ad ; W. 1I. Stovve , W Hjirii , Shojenno ; I , Hodges , ( Jlay , W O Iluidlcy , Nelson ; J. L CoppceColumbus ; 13. lluuvcrs , Falls City ; W. T. Ciovv. Saiindeis ; I ) Cjill- ns , Potei-flbuig : J. l ) . Hntllulut NolighjJ. M. Devlne , Leigh : C. F. JilcCluio , Picmcnl ; B. F. Piutt , Clmks : Allen Hoot , Piip- illlon ; .1. K. Kejsoi , llovver ; Q. A , . Hill , Mm- den ; William _ FoMer. Saltcllo ; O Jliill , on , Beatrice ; M. E Sevoiy , Aurora ; O. Bradley , Holdrego : FrankKotli , Tooumsoh. Ohio W. H. Bushi.ell , Haitford ; J. II. Mason. TV no ; R E Fitcn.Bolluvuo . ; J. C. H. Cook , Mlllston ; 12. S Pnrrett , Jefferson vllloj W. E. Dltninrs , Slirovo. Indiana F. J. Cl.ijpool , Munelo. Iowa August Post , Moulton ; J B. Fur row , Garvv In ; N. Mnken , Osceoln ; OeoigoT. Ashley , John Shaver , Hod Oak ; J. C. Bnkor , Kmmettsburgj Will N. fiargont , Deep Hivcr : Edward i''uinns , It. Uassmus- son , Nevada ; O. C WoodVob , - stor City ; J. 'II. Sandeis , Owusa ; John \VoodrulT , Dclos ; J. A. Bites , Kinsley ; iV. 11. Wrigut , Movlllo ; A. J. Wostfull , Sar- , 'onLs Bluli. Illinois-John Stcelo , Mt. Vcrnon : E E. Snjlcs , Chicago ; 1.1. . Clnypolo , I'oinina ; Milton Ocortje. Chicago. Minnesota J. J. Furlong , Austin ; Mis' * Eva McDonald , Minneapolis. Missouri ( Jeorgc U. rullerton , Skldmoro ; . II. Laughton , Klin Grove. Washington- . V Havens , St. Johns. Kentucky Thomas W. Ilajncs , Morgan- field Wisconsin William Toolo , Bamboo. Connecticut A T Cutter , Hlchland. TcxnsW. . T Stlllwell , Tort Branch. Pennsylvania C. Morgan , Etio. Afternoon At the afternoon session President Povvora delivered his annual address which is'glvoH in full below. ' As soon as Mr. I'ovvors had concluded , Mr. Furiowof Iowa moved that the Bpeooh bo printed. " \Vhcro ? " came from n delegate In the rear of the hall. "In the nlllanco organ at Lincoln , " ro- spondcd Mr. Hoot. "If you do that , " said Miss Eva McDonald , who krows something about newspaper work , "It will bo a week bofoioltwill got before the public ; ana , bosldes , I have promised a copy to Tin : III i : this evening. If It is printed m TIIK BBI. it will DO read by thousands of per sons tomonow muinlng , " "I have only the original , " Interposed Mr. Poweu , "I will see that a copy Is furnished tha paror If you elvo mo the oilgiunl , " continued Miss McDonald. "It Is out of till reason to allow this to bo first printed in Tin : Bur , " said a dcleeato from Iowa , " \Voshould Hrst give It to our own paper und then lot it go Into tbo ether papers that can publish It. " "I ran toll you ono thing , " said Mls Mo- Uonalil , "if TUB lli'H does not publish the address tomonow morning it will not publish it , for that piper does not pubhuh news sev eral dav old,1' "It si ould bo published In Tun DEC by all means , " remarked it Minnesota delcgato''for ' if the address is for the public wo should tiso all honorable means to sco that it will go whoio It will do the most good. " The editor of the Lincoln paper stated thai he could not use the document before Ihurs- day ut the uarlleat , ' 'If that \i \ so , " fold Mr. 1'ovvon , "I think thu iiucch blui'ild ' bo imblbhod ut CQ > U Un