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TWENTIETH. YEAH , TOE HT LIKE HEROES , Omaha riremon Do Desperate Battle with a Stubborn Conflagration. CAUGHT BENEATH A FALLING WALL , lour Members of No. Z Hose Badly Injured During the Struggle , n HAPPENED ON HISTORIC GROUND. Thirteen Tcurs Ago Four from the Baino Company Wcro Killed There. HOW THE FLAMES WERE DISCOVERED. Originated In tlio K'.tclion ' Story of tlio Flro Unilcr tlio Wail * I'll n iu Among the GtlCHtM. "Sixty-three.11 then " 1 n 1" brought every llromnn in Omnha to the Paxton hotel shortly after 10 o'clock last night. In the upper floor of the annex to the main building ttio names wcro making merry havoc. It was from the alloy the tight must bo made. In opening tlio fight four Ill-omen wcro Injured. Ladders wcro run up apainst the burning building , and on ono Captain Carter of No. 2 hose , with Plpoman Martin Mulvllilll , Peter McOuiro and Thomas Downs of the 'Jnd started to ascend. Tlio top of the long lad der reached nearly to the roof of the annex. When the men had gotten well nbovo the pavement , the wall fell out directly above their heads. . L./ Down came n cruel mass of hot brick nnd mortar , crushing onto tile devoted firemen and burying them beneath It. They were crushed to the hard pavement below , mangled and bleeding. Soon as possible , and the workers labored with desperate rapidity , the Injured men wcro extricated nnd berne tenderly into Goodly Breaker's saloon , where they wcro ministered to. Later they were removed to the hospital. Hero Is a strange fatality. Thirteen years ngo , September 5,1878 , when the Grand Cen tral burned , No. 3 company , then tbo Fire Kings , lost four men , killed almost upon the ' terrible nccl- same spot where lust night's dcnloccurred. In the meantime thQro was hurrying nnd scurrying among the guests -of the hotel. Sunday night's rest was rudely -Interrupted. It was but n short time till everybody wns hurrying out of the building , but the con fusion did not talco a dangerous aspect. Gaosts quickly removed their effects , and servants swiftly secured such portables as could bo easily moved , and mndo way 'or the onslaught , of the clement. Out In the streets dense throngs of people gaped upward at the rolling smoke , or wutched the flromon as they rushed hither and yon , handling the hose and directing the water. When the wall , which carried such deadly result with It , fell put.it > maito a , gap for the ( lames , and lurid Indcod did tho. lire shlno forth. But through the same gap four streams of water poured , aud It proved n means to the end of extinguishing the blaze. Story of this Flro. At 9:45 : some of tlio servants , who sleep in the second and third story of the wing used for a kitchen , were aroused by tbo presence of smoke in the apartments. Tlmy Im mediately rushed out of their rooms nnd down to the oflico where the alarm was given to Chief Clerk Sherman. Mr. Sherman hurried tothokftohon , which is on the first lloor , and finding the door locked , kicked it open , supposing the flro had -jroljicd but llttlo headway and a few buckets of watel1 would extinguish It. When the door gave way ho found th'o Interior of tbo kitchen n densd cloud of smoke , through which the flames ploumod dangerously. The flro seamed to have caught from or near the broiling rungcs in the north end of the kitchen , and had quickly been communi cated to a pantry running along the csat side. IlcKinnlni ; tlio K11 ; I it. The alarm wns at once turned In and in three minutes the cuomlcnl and hose cart dashed up the alloy and began the flght ngalnst grc.it odds , for the smoke was then issuing irom the windows ot the second and third stories of the kitchen. Hose cart No 2 arrived a few moments later and then came No. 0 , and ten minutes later No , 1 from Twenty-fourth and Cumlng. The excitement from the flrst was Intense. The firemen realized that there wns serious work ahead and remembering the awful scones that the flro Hand had cre ated on thnt fateful spot , they worked like Inspired heroes. The windows In the flrst story were smashed In and several streams were soon pouring volumes of water Into the kitchen , The wlnj , Is accessible from the alloy on the south and. nn urea on the west. It was soon apparent 'from the volumes of smoke that began to burst forth near the roof of the kitchen annex that the flromcn must mount the ladders and catch the flames before they reached the open air , ClluililiiK tlio Imiblcra. Trucks Nos. 3 and 1 swung up their lad ders at the south and the daring boys of No. 3 were soon nttho third story window on the west and had Just turned loosfe on the flames within when , with n crash , a section of the west wall at the top foil out , nnd amid frightful cries of anguish from the four men on the ladder and a groan of horror from the other flromcn nnd tno few spectators In the alloy , the falling bricks carried the men and ladder and hose to the ground In n sickening mass of smoking clay and bleeding humanity. Unilcr the Wall. Scarcely had the smoke cleared away before - fore the uninjured comrades of the four unfortunate - fortunate men dashed into the horrible heap of debris and began tbo work of rescuing the partially burled flromon. The iven caught In the disaster were Captain Carter and Plpemcn Martin Mnlviblll Peter McGulrc , and Thomas Downs. The doors tj Goodly Brookor's Kaloon , right across the alloy , wcro thrown open , and the Injured men wcro hastily , but tenderly , carried In and laid on the lloor. lloor.'J ho Injureil .Mem. They were all unconscious when rescued but McGulro. Ho was able to sit up , but was com pi a In lug pltcousiy of a terrible paiu In his head and nbout the stomach. Blood wus trickling down his face from a cut on the sldo of the temple. Captain Carter soon regained conscious ness , but was scarcely able to talk for some time. Ho had several ugly gashes about the forehead and was evidently Injured about the back , Mulvlhill was horribly cut in three THE OMAHA DAILY , , . NUMBER , 204. OMAHA , MONDAY MOHNING APRIL 13 1891. places on tlio head nnd lost a great deal of blood. Thomas Downs was also very seriously hurt. Ho had a fearful cut on the top of tie head and several gashes nbout the face and forehead. Medical assistance was summoned In stantly , nnd In flvo minutes Drs. Olnn and Crosscn arrived and sot to work dressing tuo wounds temporarily nnd malting the suf ferers ns comfortable as possible. A few moments later Dr. Howard Cook and Dr. Leo arrived , nnd the room soon took on the appearance of nn army hospital In Mme of battle. Captain Cormnck nnd Sergeant Stewart assisted In curing ; for the Injured men and keeping buck the crowd. After the \Vnll Pell. When the west wall fell out the flumes got fresh air anil burst forth In n most threaten ing manner. It looked for n few moments as though the department would bo bullied In the attempt to hold mid extinguish the ilatncs In the kitchen annex. A guest at n third-story window on the south side \vns \ calling loudly for help. His from was filled with smoke nnd for some reason ho could not flnd the stairway on the outside. A long Indtier was raised and ho rescued after breathing considerable smoke. The firemen reuoublucl their efforts nnd with eight streams pin ylng into the windows of the third story and tnrough tno doors from the main building , the llamcs wcro soon gotten under control. I'milo A inoni ; tlio Oucstx. While all this was taking place on the out- sldo there was a wild rush , n hurrying to and fro and rushing down stairs within the palatial hostelry such as has not been oxpcricncoj In Omaha In many.years. Many of the guests had retired , and they rushed from their rooms with toilets very hastily inndo. Many of the cooler heads took the matter calmly , and made careful inquiry every few moments nbout the progress of the lire. Many paid their bills and went to other houses. The proprietors and clurks of the Puxton did everything In their power to allay unneces sary nlarm. The smoke soon penetrated all through the rooms on the west side nnd spread through the halls nnd to the odlco below. The llreincii carried the hose to the second , third and fourth floors , but there was very little water In the main building , excepting on the second floor , whore It floated over the carpet three inches deep , 13ml of tlio Firo. At 11:150 : the flumes bud boon entirely ex tinguished nnd the llremon bsgan to gather up the hose nnd return to their respective eu- gihb houses. Chief Galilean deputized throb men to stay with the building all night as sisting in getting the water out. Captain Carter was taken homo. The phy sician found that his legs were paralyzed , the result of concussion of the spine. Ilo was ' bauly cut about the head. His recovery' by no means certain. Martin Mulvihtll was also taken homo. Downs and McGulro are single men. and wore-taken to St. Joseph's hospital. KjinrkH From tlio K.tolicn. Messrs. Bratnard & Eastman's place the entire damage to building , furniture nnd all ut f-.Ti.OOO. They will bo prepared in a couple of da3s ; to servo meals. For the present the guests will take their meals nt the Murray. It. K. Harris , u traveling man of Chicago , occupied a room in the third story of the kitchen annex and lost all his samples in the lire. lire.There There wcro eighteen servant girls In the kitchen annex. All but two of them lost all their clothing hut that which they woro. Nearly all the guests returned to their rooms In the Paxton nt midnight nnd retired. Tlio Paxton hotel Is owned by the Kitchen Brothers hotel company. The building was insured for $100,000 and the furniture for $ T > 0,000. . _ .4 SVSI'JCIOVS CALM. The Situation of the Burlington Switchmen's Strike nt. Denver. DKXVEII , Colo. , April 12. [ Special Telegram - gram to THE Bcc.l There Is a calm in the Burlington switchmen's situation which Is extremely suspicious. Either the strike will bo a dead failure or It will assume very sorl- ous proportions. Tomorrow , or Tuesday at the latest , will probably determine. While ' all Is quiet nt the yards nnd the Burlington trains nro moving , the men nro holding meet ings and counselling with the train inon of other roads. There is a virtual boycott on Burlington cars in other yards. The Hio Grande made nn olTort today to huvo It raised so far as that , company was concerned , but failed , As matters look tonight it scorns probable that an effective boycott will bo maintained until the Burlington strikers nro satisfied. The real danger is that all the trainmen of other roads may become Involved In the strike nnd thus brine business In tno city tea a standstill. Much depends on the actions of the meetings , which will not adjourn until late tonight. There is ono very curious phase which the trouble Is assuming. President Harrison Is routed cast from this city next month over the Burlington. Union men dedaro that un less lie boycotts iho road they will bovcott him if ho comes up for re-election. Whether tlioy can nmlto a national Issue out of this affair remains to bo seen. VOX'fHAVTOKH CO 31UIXI ! , Preparing to Rental Alleged Unjust DuiuumU of Italnrcra. SAX Pnvxcisco , Cala. , April 1 ! ! . Seventy- live contractors nnd builders met yesterday to consider what action should bo taken in regard - gard to the proposo'd boycott of trades unions on iron work manufactured by non-union foundries. Resolutions were adopted pro testing against boycotts and n committee was appointed to ollcct n permanent organ ization of employers of labor to resist the unreasonable demands of the trades unions. Besides this association of builders another combination of employers is being formed , in which over $100,000.000 capital is ropro.u-ntod. This association Is being formed for the purpose of protecting employers against unjust demands of labor unions , but will not touch the wngo question. A week ago tlio shoemakers in n prominent factory went on a strike because tlio firm introduced a lasting machine. As no settlement could bo arranged , three other firms , comprising the shoo manufacturers association , last night declared a Jockout , Ono thousand men , women and boys are thus thrown out of em ployment. Shaft liouso Hlown Up ami Two .Min- ern Fatally Injured. Di.Jkcic HAWK , Colo. , April 13.--Spcclal [ Telegram to TUT. BuK.--Thla | morning about 7iO : ! o'ciocit a boiler exploded in the shaft house of the Amcricus mine , the property of ox-Senator Newell and train Mellnr. Three men , Frank Deng , John Solak and Fred Ot- meyer , lessrs of the property , went to work this morning fur Hits purpose of hoisting. Deng and Solak stayed on top nnd Otmoyer went down to till the bucket. It seems they had Just fairly started when the explosion occurred. Thn shook was felt all over the entire city. The shaft house was scattered In all directions. Parts of the holler wcro found several hundred feet away. Dung and Solak wcro badly hurt. Deng may recover but Solak will die. BIG CHICAGO CONFLAGRATION , Ficrco Blaza That Threatened to Sweep from Halsted Street to tlfo Lake. THE LOSS FULLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS , I'nnlo In KoliI & Mltldletcm'n Museum A Police OlIlcer'H Heroism Flro Dopiirtmmit'N MIIK- nilluoat Work. CHICACIO , April 12. Chicago this evening suffered one of the most disastrous conflag rations that has occurred hero slnco the big fire of 1871. Tlio loss Is fully $1,000,000. It was nlmost nt tlio geographical cnntor of the city that the flames started , nnd like the terrible disaster of twenty years ngo , began in n stable. In this case the stable was the propcrtyof the well known furniture manu facturer and politician , John M. Smyth , nnd was located In the rear of his big house-fur nishing establishment on West Madison , near Halsted street. The flames speedily com municated to the furniture establishment nnd n moment later to Kohl & Mlddloton's dlmo museum. A general alarm to the flro department soon followed , supplemented by special calls for extra engines , as the flro was seen to bo gaining ground with extraordinary rapidity. in less than five minutes smoke was pour ing from every window in the museum and enveloping the huge six-story building oc cupied by Smyth. When , in n mnrvelously short time , both structures had turned Into n jnnss of flame , great fiery tongues darted across tlio street and lodged In the upper stories of the buildings on the north side of Madison street. A moment Inter the firemen found themselves working between two towering walls of flames. For a time It looked ns though the con flagration would got beyond control and , ns in 1871 , sweep toward the lake. To add to the trouble the wind Was blowing a stilt' gnlo from the west. Probably twenty thousand rcoplo gathered In the neighboring streets watching the progress of the possibly impending calamity. At this critical Juncture , however , the thorough discipline of the flro department became magnificently apparent. The men , obeying orders , stood steadily In the street , where the flames scorched them from either side , and after a llorco battle at length brought tlio flro In a measure under control. The immense blaze , however , continued to rage in the buildings already partly de stroyed. The museum was nothing but a heap of ruins and the walls of the Sm yth building were falling ono nftor another. Fortunately they all fell inward and no v > er- son was injured. Across the street nlso the walls soon suc cumbed to the furious onslaught. The upper story of the thrco-story building on thb north west corner of Madison and Union streets caught flro. The flames lodged around the windows of the fifth story of the Hay market theatre building and were soon stretching along under the mansard roof. Just west of the Hay market theatre the llvo-story build ing of the People's outfitting company caught flro In front , and despite all efforts the build ings between Union street nnd the Hny- mnrkot block were wiped out , as well ns those on the south sldo of the street. In the Hoy- market the flro was confined to the upper story , but tlio whole building was filled with smoke and water. Tlio first intimation the Inmates of Kohl & Mlddloton's museum had of the close proximity of the flro was when some ono opened a window on the third floor , through which a volume of smoke poured. A wild panic followed among the 400 persons. In the building , most of whom , fortunately , were on the first floor watching the variety performance. They wore appraised of the danger by a stampede on the upper floors , and as they arose to their feet nnd ( led precipitately toward the front door flro ap peared at the rear window increasing their terror. The emergency brought out n hero in the person of Policeman Patrick Shoeliy. Forc ing his way through the frightened people , who were madly retarding each other , ho stationed himself at the head of the stairs , and , drawing a revolver , declared his inten tion to kill the first person who refused to obey his orders. By his coolness nnd de termination ho succeeded in quieting the panic nnd with ono exception every body reached the street in safety. The exception wasC. II. Messenger , n young man , who leaped from n window before Ofllcor Sheeny reHchcd the stair landing , mid was frightfully Injured. ' Several persons follow ing him stopped , horror stricken , long enough to bo corralled by Shoehy nnd his revolver Ono old lady fell when near the bottom of the stairs and broke an arm. As soon as Olllcer Shoohy cleared the people ple out ho wont up to the third floor , where scores of monkeys were cngcd. Ho wrenched apart the iron bars of the cages so that the little animals could escape , bub with lu nate perversoncss and to the chagrin of Shoehy they scampered upstairs and were burned to death. The policeman nearly lost his own life in getting down stairs. The excitement among the freaks who wcro on exhibition on tlio third floor was pitiful. They wore practically unable to help themselves and wore with dlfllculty re strained from throwing themselves from the windows. Madame Carver , the 000-pound woman , seized her midget soup dragged her self to a roar window and was nbout to throw the child out , when aha was restrained by Manager Delmont , who with difficulty escorted them down stairs. A. T. Lafayette , father of the big headed boy , who was so top-heavy that ho could not navigate alone , seized the boy nnd while loading him cut found the Albino girl almost blind and groping about In the smoko. With the big-headed boy under his arm ho seized the Albino , dragged her to n stairway ntd ) soon reached the street. The flro In the Haymarkot theater was dis covered Just twenty minutes before the close of the last act. The smoke was barely per ceptible when the manager stepped out on the stage and endeavored to persuade the audience to fllo out In order. At this moment some ono shouted "flro , " and a panic seemed Imminent. The excitement was partially subdued by prompt work on the part of the ushers and the theater was soon cleared with out casualties. Just before the west wall of the Smyth building fell a venturesome boy climbed up to the third floor of the building adjoining nnd stood watching the flames. When the wall toppled over and the s.tnoko had cleared away ho could not bo seen , and It Is feared that ho wont down In the mass of debris. While the flro was at Its height the sldo- walk'at Union and Meridian streets collapsed , precipitating forty pooulo Into an excavation beneath. Mrs. Bosglo Hlgging was fatally injured and several otuers painfully hurt. When the flro broke out Dr. J. / . Bcrcron attending Mrs. Sarah Macks in a flat iu ono of the buildings subsequently burned. When the fire got too close Bergron seized the suffering woman and , wrapping nor in some blankets , descended three flights of stairs with bis burden and 'carried her to a rofuga near by. Tn' ' 'loss ' than fif teen minutes a flno girl baby was bom amid the crash of falling walls nnd the shouts of the flromon. Both mother nnd child aro.doing well. Dr. Bergron lost n valuable sot of instruments nnd his overcoat mid lint , but tonight"wns happy in having saved his patient's ' life. The Episcopal cathedral on Washington boulevard caught flro from Hying sparks , but the flames wcro extinguished before any damage was done. One of the exciting incidents was the panic which seized the bonrdora nt the Haymarkot hotel. When the flames leaped across the street about forty occupants of the hotel , in cluding the servants , made n wild rush for the back stairway. The latter Is a narrow , winding nfTnlr , and booamo blocked , result ing In the mob being badly bruised nnd frightened before getting out. Charles Monger wns nsleep in his room nnd was suffo cating , with one sldo of his face badly .burned , when ho was found and carried out. It took forty flro engines and iiOO firemen to bring It under subjection. Several times | t seemed as If the men would bo compelled to abandon their engines so intcnso was the hcnt , but , cheered on liy Indcfntlguablo su periors , they managed to withstand It by turning the hose upon themselves. The nerve displayed by the firemen was height ened by the fact that a\l \ the time they know that nt least 100 barrel ? of oil , varnish , etc. , were stored In the basement of the Smyth establishment , likely at any time to cause a terrific explosion. They flooded the bnso- mcut , keeping the oil completely covered up. ' John Smyth's loss on stock and build ing Is fully SMO.OOO ; Kohl & Mtddleton , inusu'cm , $85,000 ; Ncclcy Brothers , boots nud shoos , $20,000 ; A. Knempfer , Jeweler , f 15- 000 ; Alfred Peats , wall paper , StiO.OOO ; M. Irrman , tobaconlst , $ . ' 5,000 ; Ilutina ft Hogg , liquors , ? -0,0'JO. A miscellaneous of other linns and the Haymarkot theater will bring the total up to $1,000,000. The Insurance Is light. Smyth carried but * l25,000. ! Kohl & Mlddleton nnd Irrman hud allowed theirs to lapse , ns they expected to move in a couple of weeks. The insurance of the other sufferers ls "Kht- VK A X CK AxTt f3 flit 31A X1" . Complaint That Knj > 2roi- William Bniiba CnriinJ's Subjects. PAIUS , April 12. Horbetto , French ambas sador to Germany , has sent Minister of For eign Affairs Klbot a dispatch full of misgiv ings as to the nature of his relations with tlio Berlin foreign oflico. Ho says Chancellor Von Caprivl treats him with formal polite ness , while Emperor ( William , who was formerly affable , how speaks curtly and has shown positive ill humor toward Frenchmen 'whom Hcrbetto has introduced at receptions. All this , which Is undoubtedly duo to dlssatlsfnction with the treatment received by'Empress Frederick In Purls , causes increase .anxiety in govern ment circles bore. Hitherto Herbotto's own reports , as well as tlier bfUclal Informa tion from Berlin , have shown that M. Her- bettoswos n persona grain .with Emperor Wil liam and that thy a'nbcssador was on-tho most amicable persounl levins with the chiefs of the Uorlln foreign olilce. Nothing has occurred between the ambassador and M. Klbot to Indicate the vi tentlon of the Gor- uian government to ipeijr-w t.ho tension of relations " 'already uufttctonily strained. If the French government ascertains that the kaiser's altered attltudo toward Hcrbetto arises from dissatis faction over the treatment received by Empress Frederick In Paris his early re- cull is certain. So far us known in official circles the kaiser exonerated M. Hcrbetto from all blame in the mutter , while M. Hibot considered the conduct of the ambassador In retaliation to the Paris incident to have been absolutely correct. " Leaders of the recent minors' congre ? are arranging to appoint a general strike executive " tive committce"composed equally of repre sentatives of French , English , German and Belgian miners. The Gorman miners have decided in the event of a strike in Belgium to also strike if the Germancollieries endeavor to supply Belgium with coal. The English delegates also guarantee to stop the export of coal. If the new systein of drawing upon American coal weakens their position the executive committee will open 'communica tion with the American unions. Striheagitu- tion ? in America nro being watched with keen interest. The socialist groups nro qu&rrollincr over the programme for May day. It is proposed by ono section to march to the Palais Boulogne and send a dubiund' for a work day of i-ight hours. This proposition Is opposed by the loading section , headed by tno Allemano. on the ground that the govern ment will listen politely enough , but will practically Ignore thvfr requests , The government will permit greater freedom during the coming demonstration , allowing the organizing committee the broadest kind of programme. In accordance with the opinions of legal advisers of the foreign oflico the Chilian cruisers built in Prance will bo handed to the government or liaiinacoda under a stipu lation that no French crows shall bo en gaged and that the only assistance tlio ves sels shall got in Franco will bo permission to coal nnd complete such equipments as are necessary to onnblo them to reach Chili. The cruiser ProsJdento Pinto will bo completed in May. The Er- rasourb. is nearly ready. A British crow , engaged chiefly to strengthen the Chilian marines , Is already here under Colonel Villa- grin. grin.Tho.denth . of P. T , Barnum elicited numer ous press comments on his career. His name Is familiar to the people nnd has become Incorporated In the French language. Min ister Keid said : "Burnujn had many excel lent qualities. Horace Greoloy was ono with Barnum on the question of temperance nnd univcrsallsin. A few years ago , " added Mr. Held , "Barnum sent mo this autobiography with a dedication on the fly leaf saying : 'As I cannot live to correct the proof sheets of my obituary , I offer you .these- paces , where you will find all the facts , of my life correctly told. " ' . . . A series of experiments ! with quick flro guns has boon made at Canel's great iuctory at Havro In the presence of' ' French ofllcors. a Russian commission headed by Colonel Sunatsky and the Danish general , Li min imum , in nn Interview , General Llnnomann said that a large gun was.'tired nine times in forty-live seconds , while another of heavier calibre was discharged Boron times In fifty- four seconds. The resultsoftho ! experiments , no added , Justified tbrt belief that French factories can successfully compete with any ordnance factories In the world. 1IIK IVKA TJIKHfO U KC.l S T. For Omaha and Hcpilly Fur ( ; cooler. ' J'or ffeliratlM LIuM rains ; northerly cooler. Fur /oica ffalin ; trfutfo fhlftlmj te north- uwterlu ; ctililer Jfiiml iiiljil | / , / 'or Smith Diikotn deatrnUucifr ; northerly u'liidx , ' cooler , tictfit utiittunary ( emjtcmtiirc fli extreme wetlern portion. { All Preparnt oiw Cqiunlotocl. NKW VOIIK , April' 12. Arrangements for the forthcoming annual convention of the re publican league of tno 'United States at Cin cinnati April SI hjft'o been completed. The convention will bo/tho / largest ono In the his tory of the league. Over a thousand dele gates are expected to bo present. Among the speakers invited are Blaine , Deraw | , Spooner , ex-Senator Allison , General Alger , ex-Gov ernor Forukor , John M. Laugsion , Major McKlnloy aud ox-Speaker Heed. ELAINE'S ' ANSWER TO ITALY , Expected to Bo Given Out Just Before tba President's ' .Daparturo. IT WILL BE AN AMERICAN DOCUMENT , An Interesting Question Ilroun'it ' Up liy the I'lilluro of the ICvy- stone National Itnnk of rhtlmlclpliin. WASHINGTON' Bi'nnu ) Tun Br.n , ) Mil FouiiTr.r.xTii STiiiinr. > WASHINGTON' , I ) . C. , April 13. ) The answer of this government to the do- m.inds of Italy for u statement Of the manner in which wo propose to treat the killing of the Italian murderers at Now Orleans Is ex pected to appear Just before the president leaves for the south nnd west on Tuesday. The Italian government has evinced an Irri table spirit of hnsto , but the representatives of our government have taken llmo to secure sufficient facts to enable them to proceed In telligently nnd upon a basis of Justice. No four has been entertained that Italy would precipitate war , and yet the fooling of security upon the part of our representa tives has not dictated undiio procrastination. It is safe to predict that the answer of Secretary - rotary Blaine , which is being prepared under the personal direction of the president , will evidence no disposition to improperly incul pate Americans or the state government , while at the same time It will firmly adhere to the lines of fairness which Is duo every nationality. It is anticipated that some evi dence will bo given of President Harrison's Americanism In the letter , which is nbout ready for promulgation In respect to tlio de mands of Italy. If any evidence o * the unity or notion nnd coincident impulse existing between the president nnd his secretary of stuto was needed , It has been demonstrated in the manner In which they have worked together In tno Now Or leans Incident , and they will glvo more evi dence yet ot their determination to protect American interests the same In ono section of our country as another. AX INTiiliSTlXG : : QUESTION. An interesting question has como to the at tention to the comptroller of the currency through the recent failure of the Keystone National bank of Philadelphia. Several merchants of that city who were depositors In the bank had loft notes for collection which foil duo nbout the time of the suspen sion of the bunk. Some of those notes were paid on the day of the failure , and others a day or two after. The question which agi tates the Phlladelphluns Is whether notes so paid , which were not discounted , but simply left for collection , nro to bo turned over to them or converted Into the general fund of the bunk. Compsroller Lncoy declines to answer the question in advance of the appointment of a ' eceivor. but says in n general way that notes loft for collection with n fulled bank and collected nftor the failure , are still the property of the payee If paid after the sus pension , and that in such cases ttio receiver , when appointed , will bo directed to pay the proceeds to the owner of the note ut the time it was loft for collection. A UCMOCHITIO SCIIKMK. If.any.thlng wasneeded , to positively con firm the belief that the political wing of the farmers' alliance is being , und Is to bo con trolled in the north und west by democratic agents , It came today in the statement of the president of the alliance In the published predict ton-horo that G rover Cleveland will bo the democratic nominee , nnd nlso the dis connected announcement that Representative Wilson of West Virginia , chairman of the executive committee of the national associ ation of democratic clubs , will tomorrow start upon n trip to the Pacific coast nnd the northwest for the ostensible purpose of organizing campaign clubs and raising organization funds. Ho will go as n free democratic ugent , representing the na tional jirgunlzntlon , to designate agents to work among the farmers with n view to con trolling their organization and having it put n candidate in the field for the presidency next year. The consuming fear of the demo cratic national committee nnd the leading men in the puny is that the alliance , In recognition of the services the last congress rendered the farmers and that which the present administration Is per forming , will not put an Independent prcsldnntinl candidate in the field. Mr. Cleveland Is moving everything in sight to prod up the fanners in the western states , especially Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa , the Da- kolas and Minnesota , to.demund nn alliance presidential nominee. The democrats are sending Mr. Wilson wast to manipulate the alliance the sr.mo as they controlled the pro hibition party lust year , In the Interests of democratic candidates for congress and state oftlces. WjOIlKIN'O FOH A JIlnOESIIII' . Ex-Senntor Gil Pierce and "Tom" Lowrlo , of Minneapolis , who dined with the presi dent last night and nro laboring for the np- poiutnient of General Snnford of Minneapo lis to the Minnesota United States judgeship , and who bollovo that their wishes will be gratified when the supreme court appoint ments nro mndo next winter , have discovered a reluctance on the part of the president and Attorney General Miller to stnto exactly what Is in their minds as to the general principles which will gov ern these appointments nnd also the land court , but they have como to the con clusion that the best material In the country will bo chosen nnd that as n rule circuit judges will como from the districts and men of experience on the bench will bo preferred for the districts. Attorney General Miller , when requested by n reporter for a list of applicants for the land court dofcllned to make"them known , for tno reason that many names are being used without the knowledge of their owners , and only confusion and embarrassment could como from u public discussion of tbo men. The attorney general Is showing himself an excellent render of human nature , as also the president , and those who will bo called to the dozen or more Judicial positions during the next nine months will bo men of un doubted ability and integrity. Tbo land court Judges arc expected to bo named very soon after the president returns from the west in May. TO FEEI. THE rUIIMG J'UI.SE. Colonel Elliott F. Shepard , the editor of' the New Vork Mail and Express , lias n new idea In Journallstr. Ho is going Ui Kond bis Washington correspondent ahead of the president through the south and west to learn thn sentiment nnd feeling towards President Harrison , and Bound the field for 18'JJ. ' Mr. John S. Shnvor , Ins Washington correspondent , leaves tomorrow to go over the &amo ground the president covers , nnd it is going to bo a race over the continent and bacK between the Mull nnd Express and tlio president. Mr. Shriver goes by regular trains and specials If necessary , and Intends to keep ahead of the presidential special nil across the continent nnd trick again , The trip covers 9,000 miles , nnd Is big Journal istic undertaking. Mr. Shriver says lie will accomplish the Job or never return to Wash ington. ington.Sill Sill JOHN' TOOLS HIM COXST1TUEXTS. Since the sudden and somewhat abrupt de parture of the Canadian commissioners from Washington the other day facts naVu come to light which show not only that the visitors were not disappointed and snubbed , as Inti mated in Eomo quarters , but that they were fully ns successful In their mUsliui ns they expected to bo when they camo. The Cana dian parliament meets within n few months , and the recent elections hnvo shown the leaders of the party In power that the friendly sentiment towards the United States U rapidly growing In the Dominion. In order to appear to plucato this sentiment and to win supporters to his own "hatred for the United States" standard Sir John MacDonald - Donald conceived the brilliant Idea of making a show at negotiation with thu United States. Ho knew , did this wily old fox , that ho wa * not likely to moot with enough success to en- ngcr his own policy. Sir C'hnrles Tuppcr < , s sent here In n hurry. Sir Charles did i. stay long , but hurried back to Ottawa * ' reported that there was n glimmer of ' . A hasty out- ? Ight for the plans. "j . wns prcpAroil for publication , nnd i f ommlsslonon ? . hnvlnp violated all dli > lo- \ " . precedent by publishing their demands 1. - . 'HIICO of their presentation. They came lit " Mme when the department of state was u\ \ ho eyes In othi'r business , when those se\ ? y himself was confined to his homo by ess nnd the president on the eve of de parture for a long Journey. Thov never ox- I > ccted to negotiate a treatv , nnd never wanted to. They had a political move to mako. They think they have made It. Sir John MncDonald will try to throw dust In the eyes of his peopleby nnnouni'lng tbo failure of the United States to enter Into negotiations , nnd If tliov uru ns big fools as tie takes them for they will believe that Mr. Blaine anil the president nro opposed to Canadian reci procity. OOOD rArsi : ran KF.KMKO r.i.vTKD. Not only the secretary of agriculture but every member of the o'fllclul family of the president is highly elated over the manner In whlchtlioiiulhoritiesoftho German omplro hnvo accepted the new meat Inspection law. For many years now American meats hnvo been barred from Germany because of the alleged prevalence ot trii'hlnaVmong the hogs of the western farms. Of course this was only the excuse for the discrimination prac ticed against American hog products. The embargo was In reality a measure of protection for the German stock raiser , but as the working people who nro thoconsumors had to lm satisfied for the higher cost of bacon , pork and lard the fnlso accusation wns made that the American meats wore not only unhealthy , but posi tively dangerous to' life , Ono utter tlio other our ministers to Germany during the past ten years has tried to Induce the raising of the embargo , but nil without ofTect , until the passngo of the meat Inspection bill by the lust congress. As soon us this mcnsuro hud received the approval of the president the secretary or ngrictilturo took the necessary steps towards enforcing its provisions , but ho first secured of Secretary cured the co-operation tary Blaino. Minister Phelps was formally notified of the action of congress nud of the intentions of the department of agriculture with reference to tlio law , und ho wns further Instructed to inform the Imperial secretary of stuto for homo affairs that this country was about to take every necessary precaution to Insure the thorough benlthfiilncss of our pot hog products. Mr. Pheliw is u diplomat. Ilo. porlormt'd tlio duty required of him well , and ut the same time ho gave the Gorman authori ties to fully understand what the result would ho If the unjust embargo was to bo continued. It would mean nn embargo In Iho ports of the United States against SK- ) , ' -10,000,000 worth of Gorman goods every year , and the hint was effective. It Is behoved that the opening up of German mar kets to American hog products will furnish a steady market to many million dollars worth of the products of tbo western farms nnd will consequently enhance the market value ot pork and serve to maintain a steadier price throughout the year. WASIIIXOTON'8 I'ltllSS CI.U1I. For the past flvo years Washington has been without a press club. Somehow or other every attempt which has been mndo in the past to bring the newspaper writers of the capital together in u social organization huvo been without avail. Clubs have been organized with u score of members nnd after u precarious existence ot a few months they have died thu death of iho nonimrlel news paper in the small pica town. During the month of December lust another serious effort was made to organize u club. After some preliminary attempts to got ttio men who write together a start was finally mudo. Ofllcers and u board of governors were elect ed and tha governors looked nrntina for suitable quarters. It took some time to find the proper place , ana longer to secure It when found , but last month success wus achieved , und last week the final pay ment wns made on the outfit , which gives tha National capital press club the finest quurtcrs ana tbo best outfit of miy news paper organization in the country. The rooms tire convenient to "tho row , " being located on Pennsylvania avenue , near Four teenth street , mm although tbo club is but , an infant , It has already mndo itself fait among the public men still In Washington. Scarcely a senator or member of the house remains In town who has not been a guest of the mem- bora , nnd during the coming session of con gress it promise's to lie ono of the most popu lar places in tlio ci'.y in whicti to look up a newspaper correspondent when the member of congress wants to bo begged to express his views und opinions upon some Important sub ject. The membership numbers more than and the correspondents ono hundred and fifty , ents who are not charter members are send ing in their names for election to membership at the rate of several a day. MISCM.I.AXKOIW. Miss Cynthia E. Cleveland , formerly of South Dakota , has been con fined to her rooms during the past week on account of poor health. She announces tl.at she will bo unable to return her visits this season. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Hattlo E. Rogers of Iowa and Rev. J. Benja min Clayton of Washington at the First Baptist church this weok. Mrs. Senator Sanders of Montana , who has been lying very 111 at the Elsmero , is now convalescing. It will be at least a month be fore she is out. Puuuy S. HEATH. MA AST It'KKti'S JIUSIXES8. What Clearing Honsu HcportH Show for thu Volume or Trade. BOJTOX , Mass. , April 13. [ Spanlal Tele gram to TUB Ben. ] The following tublecom piled from dispatches from tlio managers of the clearing houses o the citlo * named , shews the gross exchanges fur last week , with Mtos percent of increase or decrease , n against the similar amounts for the corrujpondlng week In 1690 : AN OIAIItt CATHOLIC EPOCH , Marked by the Ascension of Bishop Scan- neil to the Episcopal Throuo. IMPOSING INSTALLATION CEREMONIES , liiHitrlii | ( ; Mnslo mill Uovercntlal Pro C ( ! SOIIH ( Jlopjiymoii Who Partlc- Ipntpil Atl tresses of t'lo ltlsu ! > i bkotoh of the Now Potentate. lit. Ilev. II. Scnnnoll , late bishop of Con- cordla , Kan. , was formally Installed bishop of Omuhn yesterday morning at St. Phllo- mcna'h cathedral on Mlnth street near liar * . noy. The edltleo was crowdeil and hundreds of people , who eagerly desired admission , were un.tblo to ndvanco beyond the outer walls. Some of theso. however , witnessed tlio exercises through the open windows on both sides of the church , The clergy aHsemblod In the pastoral real- > jfl dcneo adjoining the cathedral , nnd at 100 : ! ! n. > 'l in. marched In procession to the odlllco in the following order : Cross-bearer , acolytes with lighted tapers , censor bonror , nsperges , visit ing clergy , Bishop Cosgrove of Davenport , In. , attended by Uov. P. F. McCarthy , and finally Bishop Scnnnoll , wearing mltro , bearIng - Ing his crosier and wearing the regulation cope , heavily orimmontod with bullion. As tlio procession entered the building the organ and orchestra played the Inspiring march by Gounod , composed In honor of 1'opo Pius IX. The clergy circled round the sanctuary , while tlio bishop to bo Installed as cended the episcopal throno. A few pr.iyors were then read in Hntln by ' I Vicar General Choku , after which Uov. A. M. M Coluneri , secretary to the late Bishop O'Con nor , rend tbo pupal hull appointing Bishop Seannell to the dloeoso of Omaha , , w The clergy then , In turn , filed past the ' , throne , saluted the bishop and then dropped > ( on one knee , nt the same time kissing the [ * < . episcopal ring , whle.li the bishop wore on the J\ \ third linger of the right hniuU V The bishop then descended the throne and \i ascended the steps of the nltur nnd in Latin proclaimed an Indulgence of forty days to. bo gained in the usual manner. The proclama- lion was afterwards road in English by Father Carroll of St. Cecelia's church. Thn clergy nnd auditors then took seats and Bishop Seannell spoke as follows : The respniiNihlllty of the bishop Is u great leMHinilhlllty. It Is hln duty to advise , direct and uncoilriiKo hltpeoplu In religions mutters ! to forrM'o dtmucrs und provide for I hem. Much ot this , It Is truu. he must , iueinllHh > | ) through the clergy , because they have tin- nu > illiti : > access to thu people to Instruct and dtivct them In confession , to visit thoni In their house- ; ; and , when the eli-rjiy are loyal to tbo authority of tlio church and solicitous for tbu uood of the faith , then iho responsi bility of the bishop Is made liiihl Indeed. The ppop'.o must also co-nporuto In sharing this responsibility. They nro oxliueteil to lie faithful lo their pustor ami manliest , by their woi-ks that they nro giving u peed u.vainiilu to the public. Toduy this dutv ( Involves upon the ladles , Kvory day ladles ; ire Inking a _ , _ . . . . yl once In rellvlous mutters mill In no country In f I the world huvo Indies us great opportunities [ I as right in this country , and thorn ( s no conn- I try better pri'pui-ed.hceuimo they ure becoming ovnry d > mom tntullltti'iit. mid therefore gaining moru Inlluenue. You must take your part In this ( .rout work. You must ho lutolll- u'unt Uitholles. Illlnd fultb In lawful mutters Is very uood , lint the f .Kb wo need Is nn Intel ligent fultb that In established on certainties , thnt will enable you to show to non-Catholics that your rtill lon Is not a superstition , but has u strong foundation In reason nn well us in faith. lint even that IH not sulllolcnt. You must. ( loFoniuihlnK to make the doctrines ot our holy church aecoulublu to lliooo who urd outside of the fold. " 1 sptfiiu the truth to " I ord "why do not ) you , said our < , you believe ? " It wus not because Ho did not present It In u clear manner , but beeauso they found It untmlutablo und because they found those doelrlncs unpleasant. . So It la with the Kreut mm-C/atholle public. You may show them that your faith Is reasonable ; Is founded on revelation , but if you do not touch their hearts you will labor In vain. The dOL'trlnt'S of religion rest upon fnlth. but nd matter how well founded that faith maybe you will not Kt't any ono to nccept thatiloo- trlnn which rests on fnlth alone so long us the doctrine Is iiiipleaHiint and ( Iocs violence to their worldly passions. Yon must appeal to the hearts of the jieoplo and sliow by your virtues that , the inltn that you have IK ono thnt tumbles these who helluvo In It to per form such virtuous acts. Yon must show by your olio ili'tiL'o and.butiilllty and the super natural virtues that adorn the Christian , character thnt your religion Is divine. I ex pect you , as well us the clergy , to share the lesponslblllty that bus been conferred upon. moIn the very beginning I moot with u serious difficulty , beeanso 1 succeed to ono who pos sessed many ( lifts und was adorned with vlituos and hud u business capacity to which 1 can lay no claim. Hut I can try oven ut U distance to Imitate him. I will iisk you to pray for these whom Oed linn placed In au thority. If It Is the duty of Christian * to pray for those who are placed In authority In civil n iralrs that , you may load peaceful lives , how much more should you pray for those In au thority In the church In order that your oteriml IntercstH may ho safely guided. Uulylng on your co-opora'tlon and your loy alty and ussiht'itieoliy the grtico of uod , I hope ( hut my administration even my mis takes. may bo u-cd to the glory of ( ! od and 16 the salvation of Iho people that huvo been committed to my euro. The bishop then returned to the throne nnd solemn pontifical high muss wus pro- reeded with , the choir Intoning the Kyrlo of Cimurosn's military mass with orchestral ac companiment. During the mass the bishop was attended bv Virar Generals Pcrrier of Concordla , Kan. , Gloason of Nashville , Tnnn. , and Choka of Omuhn. The muss was sung in n clear v'olco by Bishop Bonncum of Lincoln , who was as sisted b\ the following clergy : Ilev..Wil liam Ifelloy , assistant priest ; Uov. George Glauber , deacon , nnd Ilov. IX W. Morlnrtv , sub-deacon. Ilev. C. Carroll und Uov. F. Bruen acted ns masters of ceremonies. A pontifical muss in the rubcrles of the Catholic church is one of the most Imposing of ceremonies , Its grandeur is limited only by the resources of the sanctuary In which ft Is celebrated. Yesterday the solemnity of t'.io ceremony was admirably displayed and attracted the attention of the . poctntor from the opening to the close. The effect was heightened by the richly decorated vest ments of tlio colourant und assistants , and the presence within the sanctuary of a num ber of diocesan clergymen und from abroad , among whom , not including these already named , were the following : Fathers Uulton of Kansas City , Gill of Chicago , Lochran of Lincoln , Glcason of Nashville , llunloy of Poncn , Kolln of Atkinson , Mugiiu of South , Oinnlui , Mullcr of St. Llbori. Jungles of Mon terey , Hayes of O'Connor ' , Stouer of Howard county. Healoy of O'Neill ' , Wallace of Gmtim , Lynch of Wood Uivor , Walsh of Norfolk and O'lteilly of Albion. The local clergy present wcro as follows i Vicar General Cliokn , St. Weuccslaus1' ; church ; Fathom Carroll of St. CocllU'g , Daxuchorof thu hospital , .locohiovicz of St. Paul's , Barrett and Jennotto of St. Patrick's , McCarthy of Kt. Phllomona's , Coluuerl and Illllmun of Holy Family , Union of Kt. Phllo- menu's , Droltkopf of St. Jostph's , Ahorne of St , Pulei-'s , Smith of the Sacred Heart and Conway tjf Hi. Peter's. Addiiig to tlio Inspiring effect was the beautiful whlto inurblo altar which wus handsomely decorated with flowers onA ferns. i At the close of mass Bishop Hcnncssy of Wichita , Kan. , ascended the pulpit and de. llvcrcd nn interesting address , a'part only of which Is here : The distinguished spirit , outside ot the pal * of the church , In thisjour beloved country , iq these days N that of Indllferontlsm or lutltu- dlnarlarilsuu Men nowadays , with the light of nineteen centuries of experience to Kuldo thnm.uii-apt to nssiirt- without considering thu foundation upon which they muku tbo as * sertlon , thatono lollitlonls usKoodiiRunotberi or that It malic * no difference whul rolluion a tiKin nroferthcs , provided ho hu u Hood , niorau uiirluht and .lust , man , unil thin Ulcu obtain ! very Inrgiily In our duyv. It In u modern or- i or. If rullxloii wuro u human Institution , If it originally came to the body of the pi'oplo ' Hpontiincouily , -could Itnnelno A liberty of uliok'u In the mutter ) lull , wb a wu Uuotv uu < l rooo.-iiUo lUat religion