Nebraska Newspapers

    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