< 1 FHE OMAHA IDAILY EE ? / CT TWENTY-FIKST YEAK. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKlSftttfG , DECEMBER 28 , 1801. NUMBER 194 , CRUSHED IN A MAD , \YIIMUSII \ Goma Fool Raisjs the Ory of Fire in a Crowded Theater. GRIM DEATH RANG DOWN THE CU3TAIN. Children Trampled to Death In the I'nnlu that Hustled A Kcw Acti of JlcrnlHin A Ocnth Stru-tKlc In nn lOiiKllHh I'layhoiue. M , Dec. 27. A theater nt WIngato Head , county Durham , lust night , was the fccono of a frightful panic , In which , accordIng - Ing to the reports received hero , at least ten persons , including nine children , were killed outright , and many were Injured. The eight of the slight blaze , caused by n man In the audience dropping a lighted match on the sawdust covering the floor , caused someone ono to start the cry of llro , nnd a tcrrlhlo paplo nt once ensued. There was immediately n wild rush for the doors , which , owing to the savage crush nnd struggle , 'quickly became so blocked that only a few succeeded In nt once getting out. There was a specially violent rush for the staircase leading from the gallery. The passage giving access to this staircase became blocked almost at , once with pel-sons who were striving their utmost to escape , whllo the staircase Itself was Jillod with a struggling mass of humanity from the top landing all the way to the outlet. A chock taker was killed in the midst of his heroic efforts to save others' lives. In trying to restrain the crowd In Its mad be havior ho was thrown to the floor and crushed to death beneath the feet of the panio stricken people. When the panto had subsided so that an examination of the promises could bo mudo the bodies of nlno children , whoso lives had boon literally crushed out , were found lying on tlio staircase , or near u door loading to it. Wcducd In the Sti-u inline "Mass. A constable who came to nssist in the work of rcscuo on dragging out n boy who wns wedged among the struggling people dis covered that tlio lad was bin own sou. The boy although living when rescued was terribly injured and died on his way homo. The performance which was so terribly in terrupted was the second ono of Saturday , the attraction oeliig the pnntoinlno "Alad din " The theater was literally crammed with people. At 100 : ! ! o'clock the shout of lire created n fearful scone. The whole audience rose to their feet ontnassc , nnd there was dire confusion in the midst of which were hoard the shrieks of women , many 01 whom fainted. The lessee of the house then displayed the most creditable presence of mind. Stepping on the stage ho shouted to the audience- beseeching them to remain seated and solemnly assuring thorn that there I1' was no real danger if they would do so. At I this juncture many others of tno men present nlso showed that they retained presence of mind by forcibly striving to restrain the mad rush of the' crowd for the doors , but their bravu efforts proved of no avail. The occupants of the pit and the spectators whoso seats were in the bettor part of tlio house succeeded in escaping safely to the streets. It was n sudden bond In the gallery stair case which caused the fearful jam in that exit. People who bad fallen and were lying in heaps there screaming and groaning were trampled upon. At last so many of the struggling people had fallen that all passage for.oxltwas effectually blocked by a mass ol writl ins human beings and those still re maining on their feet were forced to seek other moans of escape. Acts of Heroism. The occasion was made doubly memorable bv several acts uf heroism. One man who had occupied a gnllorv seat Jumped from the gallery railings to the balcony below nnd slid thence to the stage , nil the time holding to a child by his tooth. Other men rescued some women by a similar means. Meanwhile the llro was easily quenched. The police sought medical aid and nsslstcd in extracting the victims from the staircase a matter of thu utmost difficulty. Ono child , after calling out piteously , "Save mo , save mo , " died before it could bo reached. The corpses were laid In adjoining buildings , ant the injured were taken to hospitals and othci Institutions. The news of llio catastrophe spread rapidly nnd soon throngs of people * were rushing t ( tlio scene to ascertain the fate of friends und iclntivcs. Names of tlio Dead. Within a few hours , eleven of the dead were identified. All were between the ago1 of l.'l and 10. The names were Cascly , Robinson , Greggs , Cnrlon , Watson Cusoly , Balnhridgo , Rohipson , Murphy WnddtngtQii , Forstcr. The last named was the chccli-tnkor. The uudlehco numbered 1,200 persons. Tlio company members escaped In their costumes and when they returned thay found that their dressing rooms nnd been robbed of their ordinary clothing. Thu lessee of the theater announced that ho will live the proceeds of the performance to the bereaved , and will close the theater pending nn Investigation. AVhoGiivotho Dread Alarm. It Is stated that during the performance two youths bcntcd in the balcony insisted on smoking , They were warned to desist sev eral times. They ilnally desisted , but relit their pipes soon afterwards. The smoke ot thnlr pipes was soon issuing from the bal cony and n woman being frightened at the sight screamed "llro. " A man sitting near hortminedlutoly gauged her with hi3 buiid bi.t the mischief was dono. Tlio gallor.v was occupied by 500 spectators , mostly boys. The checic tukcr , Foster , rushed to open the door which hud been fastened. The struggle which ensued was nwful. Strong men thrust aside the weaker ones. Two men were badly Injured by jumpIng - Ing from windows. The lessee of the theater says that the flrn originated from the act of n boy dropping n lighted match Into u o.-ovlco lilted with Waste paper und other rubbish in his search fora lost penny. He ulso suys that two pails of water su 111 cod to quench the ilro. TIIfit.int : oz' ref of the MuUlnloy Hill Item * Kroin the French Uapltil. Puns , Doc. 27. An express train running from Paris to Brussels collided with n freight train near Mons today. Ten persons were Injured. Thu Eclair states that M. do Br.izza , at the head ot nn expedition of 1,203 persons , 000 beingSune > * al troop * nud sixty Europeans , with Dloiity of provisions and ilrournii , left Libreville In the Frenuli Congo colony on November' for tbo purpose of imirublni * to Lake Tchurd , M , Tclmrd , formerly French minister of llnnnce , In nn Interviuw on the subject of the nego.lallons for a commercial treaty between Franco and the United Slatessaid : "Tifcatios D ( this kind are useful in a injdus vlvondl between cgjntrioi where. UrltYJ nro so high T that they paralyse trado. A treaty with tlio United Stutss will bo e.vtromoly opportune , and will go. a long way to secure our enthusiastic participation in thu Chicago fair. Thu Mulvlnloy law has so banned our trade that I would favor going to the United Stutos for staples , only when It U impossible to obtain what we need oUo- whore. The McKfnloy administrated bill Is a barbarous ploco nf legislation , and has caused grout ill-feeling lu Franco. The whole MuKinley law U duo to an error of judgment , Tno Americans argued that , ns tbotr exports are natural products that other nations must have , they would bo sure to Hud buyers , aud eo they could shut their ports to foreign manufacturers. Tnls reasoning Is fallacious , The population of the United Statns might easily Increase to four times the present tltruro In twenty years. In that case , America would become n Btlll greater exporting country. Look how England lias developed since she adopted free trade. If the United States was to adopt n like policv , America ivould sobn govern the markets of the whole world. By following the policy of prohibi tory protection she restricts the future to ' .he limits of homo consumption. In France , ivhero It Is Impossible to develop resources my further , there may bo some excuse for protection , mitno so In America where the possibilities of development arc ) unbounded. " The performance nt the theater Francaiso kvns suspended for half an hour last evening owing to the fulluro of the electric lights. The nudlcnco sat qulotlv In the darkness during the wait. Tno failure of the lights was cnusml by the explosion of u boiler pipj nt the electric Ilirht works. Major Brackutt and hH colleague , Mr. Jamison , members jof the Chicago fair com mission are about to start on a tour of the commercial centers of Franco , Spain und Portugal , tostlmulato interest In the Chicago 'air. . _ no AOT iiKn IT , DlillliuiH Kcol Accrlnveil Over Minis ter lOuuii'n Latest Action. C"n/rfuJiffc | ) ( 1S01 lin Jam Rnnlnn Ittiiil'tt. ] VAU-AHVISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Deo. 27.By [ Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald Special to TUB BUK. | The hllinn authorities appear to regard unfavor ably United States Minister Egan's absence from tap Inauguration ceremonies of Prosi- lent Jorge Montt , They nro nt n loss to ex plain , nnd behove that It was Intended as an net of discourtesy. Secret meetings of Bnlmoceua's friends have bcon held at Santiago , nnd also at several points between that city and Valparaiso. Nothing has corno of any of these gatherings , except the wrecking of the express train on Christmas night with a number of prominent naval oftleor-i aboard. That this was done nt the instigation of the Balmacedlsts is not proven In the slightest degtco , so far , but their opponents nevertheless lay It to their. ac count. The police arc still hard at work try ing to fasten the guilt upon some person or persons , but have not succoedoJ as yet in dls _ covering any ol the parties engaged in the dastardly work. HOIO M of tlio ilitnta'd C.i use. The Chilian cruiser Esmcralda arrived hero today with the bodies of Albert Ed ward Knrie.0 , Vnldoro Vergnrn and other ofllcers who were drowned at the time the Blanco Encalada wa ? sunk by torpedoes in Caldnra bay or were Killed In the lights at Iquiquo. These heroes of the junta cause will bo ( 'Ivnn military and naval funerals. Sonorli'imou Viale , u prominent eitizfin of Santiago , in n letter to El Ferro Carril , published today , says Chili's dllTerenco with the United States can bo easily settled. He suggests submitting the whole matter to the United States supreme court , nnd declares that In spite of many contrary statements in many of the American pipers , the Chilians fool Itindly disposed toward the people of tno United States , tie addi , however , that the Chilians feel aggrieved on account of the wilfully ineori'cotoflleial reports of American representatives. Ho suys that the Baltimore inquiry will provo that these reports wore colored. Nothing dellnito Is yet known as to the composition of President lontt'a now cabinet. The general feeling among mem bers of congress appears to bo that there should become representation of the power ful conservative party in the ministry. Of V.lMl.VE. Terrible Stories of Destitution nml l ) ( > HCiMtioii From ICiiMsia. I.ON'nov , Dec. 27. Torrlblo stories , of the faiuiuo and the crimes it is bringing about come from Uussia. In the famine stricicon districts the prisons are crowded and can hold no more oven when packed on the Hus- sian black bole system , and yet hundreds of men , women and children nro seen flocking thither every day begging for admittance and when they do not receive a favorable reply qualifying for U by crimes nnd at tempted crimes. The St , Petersburg corre spondent of the Telegraph says that a report has been received there on the stnta of Samara prison anil extracts from it published in the Journal called liussinn Life reveal a most shocking state of affairs. All the space avail able in the prison , including the baths , corrl dors , and workshops , is occupied by prison' ers , who nro huddled together like herrings in a barrel. The manner In which the rooms are crowded Is simply incredible. Tbo prison , which can barely accornodato 210 inmates. actually contains 1,000. The atmosphere and the stench are unbearable , and when any one of the doors Is opined thick clouds of pesti lent vapor roll slowly out , scaring the visitor away. The supply of clothes for the prisoner ; . Is lamentably insiifilcient , Wlioio groups of convicts are never examined by the doctor , who during the last month has not been once to the prison. Disturbances continue to bo reported from various parts ot the interior and deaths' from hunger nro mnro frequent than heretofore , The government is dispatching troops to sev eral of the famine districts In which emergen cies are likely to arise of n nature to require its Interference , while it is beginning , on the other hand , to refuse permission to private Individuals to distribute corn , open soup kitchens , or otherwise relieve the destitute. Money , corn , clothing , meat , etc. , must in the future bo sent to the ofllcial bodies , who will undertake to do the wane of doling them out In the imme ot the emperor. A few days ago Mmc. Soroff , a woaitliv and charitable liuy of St. Petersburg , was refused permission to open n soup Kitchen In n village uf the tumlno stricicnu district. She was informed that she might .send In her offerings to the government commissaries , who would use their Judgment In distributing thorn , but that no moro private soup kitchens , corn stores , tea booths , etc. , would bo allowed. It Is oven u Question of suppressing these which Count Tolstoi und his family have opened in the Dankovsky district and various other places. The authorities nro Indignant that Kussian society should provo so gonoruUJiy responsive to appeals of tile count , to whom tons of thousands of roubles nro being sent every wool * from nil quarters of Uussia , while the ministry of the Interior was obliged to use very strong pressure to obtain loss than 500 , 000 roubles In eight weeks. The newspapers are not permitted to reprint the letter of Countess ToUtol asking lor contributions. Diwtli ol nit American. ICnwirl'jIi'e'l IS'iiu ' .lutn's ( J.irl.m llenne'1,1 S.vx Svi.v inou ( ViaGalvcstou , Tex. ) , Dec. 27. | Bv MeMcan Cable to the Now Yorl Herald Special to Tun Ilr.iSalvador ] Moloiidcz , n mombar of oao of the rlchon families In the city , committed suicide toJay by Inking poison , Bortlo Cecil , poitnmtor general of Hon duras , und 'ilctator of Its tolojraph system , died nt Tegucigalpa yesterday. Ho was a native of the Unlto.1 Stitos. Everything Is now peaceful In Honduras , The government candi.late for president In Ciuatemnla It Dr. Francisco Lalnfeata. All is quiet In San Salvador. Iliimo Nu\V4 From Al roul. ; LONDON , Dec. 3" . The Chronicle's cor- repondcut nt Home says the United State government has agrcra to pay the Indemnity Italy demands In the New Orleans affair. tin1 Monopoly. Los'uo.v , Doc. 27. A dUpatcU from Tohoron says that the shah has Issued a proclamation latlfytug tbe abolition of tbo tobacco monopoly. PULLED THE WRONG LEVER. Exciting Adventure of a Orab Orchard Citizen at Beatrice , ' TRIED TO IMITATE THE ELEVATOR BOY , Several Hurried Trljn llotwccii the Ilasement and Hoof Were Made I'clore the IfrcHh Gust llccovcrcd. BcxTiucr : , Nob. , Doc. 27. [ Speclul to Tun BEE. ] A citizen of Crab Orchard put up nt i local hotel yesterday nnd concluded that lit ) now enough about the establishment to run the elevator without assistance during the nomentary nbsenco of the elevator bov. The result was that the enterprising chap found himself at the top of the elevator shaft be fore ho could catch his breath. In his trlght Lho pulled another lover nnd down ho shot into the basement with breath-exhausting rapidity , nnd it was not until ho had taken another flight to the roof that some ono got hold of the concern and into the olovutor that understood its manipulation. Fortunately the chap wns not Injured , but ho was scared enough to compensate for a dozen Injuries of n first-class order. One of th , ) street cars of the motor line flow the track at the Sixth street bridge last evening and narrowly escaped plunging into the river. As It was the guard rail of the bridge was broken nnd considerable other damage resulted. There were several pas sengers In the car nt the time , but ull of them escaped injury. The Beatrice lodge of the Woodmen of the Wor d held a largely attended meeting Mon day evening nnd elected ofllc'jrs for the en suing your as follows : D. W. Carre , counsel or commander ; A S. Adamsoon , ndvlsorv lieutenant ; A. G. Phillip- , clerk ; Wllllnm Atwator. banker ; Uriah Swlgart , watchman ; II. Murdock , escort ; H. Hamilton , sentinnl. After the formal proceedings of tne mooting the lodge adjourned to the Delmonico restau rant , whcro an enjoyable oyster supper was indulged in. Hose company No. fl is making elaborate nrrangemonts for a grand ball and supper ut the auditorium Now Yoir's ovo. At the hist meeting of Unwlms post No. 3o , Grand Army of the Republic , arrange ments were concluded for the grand camp tire to bo held Now Year's nlaht. At , that time the ofllcors-cloct will bo installed , and there will bo n meotinir to which tno ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans will be invited. I'ltOJllfiJSXT .iriOHSKV AKKESTK1) . Allege1 ! to Hnvo Committed Enibc/- 7'ement In Texas. INIUVXOH , Nob. , Dec. 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BBII.J Word hai just boon re ceived of the arrest in Texas of J. Byron Jonuings of McCook , ono of the leading attorneys of that city , on the "charge of em bezzlement , alleged to have been- committed about oloveu years ago , lu Hunt county , Tex. Mr. Jennings was at that time county nttor- ney of Hunt county , and managed , It Is said , to get away with several thousand dollars of county funds. Ho has been a resident of McCook for several years , nnd was ono of the prominent attorneys of the county , being nt ono time a candidate for county attorney of Uea Willow county. It Is said that Jennings loft a wife nnd child In Texas nt the time the crime was committed , although ho has another fninlly living in McCook. An ofllcor wiiohaa | located him at McCook was there waiting for requisi tion papers from tbo governor of Toxns when Jennings loft for a visit to his mother in that stale. Tno sheriff wns telegraphed , and bo was arrested on crossing the line Into Texas. The news of his arrest caused considerable excitement In this city nnd county. Kouriipy I'er.sunnls. KcAiixnv , Nob. , Dae , 27. [ Spociul to THE BII : : . ] Miss Maud Marslon , instructor in music in the public schools of ochuylor , is spending the holidays hero with her parents. Charles Gibbons , Hey Downing and Briggs ICock , students at the Sliattuck school nt FariDault , Minn. , uro at homo lor the holi days.Mrs. Mrs. George Pacey and daughter of Chicago cage , mother and sister of Mrs. Drnpar , arc visiting here. WHIG. Nye , clerk of the district court , went to South Omaha with his family this week , where they will reside. Mr. Nye will go into the live stock commission business noxt'year. George B. Alnir , editor of tbo Callaw.iv Courier , and Miss Jennie H. Douglass of Cullawav were married hero on U'odncstlay by Hov. N. English at the parsonage of the Trinity Methodist Episeoparchurch. The young friends of Charlie Gibbons surprised him \Vodnosdny evening by culling on him in u body , the occasion baing a greeting on his return from school. The evening was spent in games t.nd social chat. There were present ! Misses Slzer , Swltz , Dlldlno , the two Miss Hnwlhernos , Miss Watson , Edna and Nellie Downing. Minnia Swanson , S. M. Novius nnd wife , Airs. Haw thorne and niece. Musters Irving and Luring Downing , Ed Judd , Robert Cherry , Thomas Askin und Arthur Switz. West lo I nt Notes. WUST POINT , Nob. , D. o. J7. [ Special to Tin : Bui : . ] Ous Hoskor returned from Omaha Tuesday evening with his little daughter , Franceswho has boon under medi cal treatment for some months. Whllo she Is doing well she will nevertheless bavo to continue troitmunt bovoral months before final recovery. At the meeting of the Electric Light com pany Friday evening the following oflicora were elected for the ensuing year : J , C. Crawford , president ; D. C. Giffert , vice president ; Otto Bnumann , treasurer ; W. E. 1C ran so , secretary ; B. Y. Yodor , manager , ull nf whom constitute the board of directors , together witli R. F. Kloku and .B. Gold- sniitn. Mr. M. I Ellis , a teacher ot West Point , but now of Bancroft , was united In marriage to Miss Abble White of Fremont Christmis. The talented young elocutionist , Miss Lonnra 1C. Murray , who Is u graduate ot the Boston school of oratory , gave nn interesting .lecitnl to nn appreciative and responsive au dience In Krausc's hall last Thuradav. The now cylinder press arrived Saturday morning for the Republican oftlce. It was expected two weeks ago , but wns delayed by the blockade of cars in Chicago. Thu paper will now bo enlarged to n six column quarto. Miss 1C. V. Lunger , who has boon attend ing the State normal nt Peru , returned homo to spend the holidays. lioath ol'n Child. Giiiuos' , Nob. , Dec. 27. [ Special to Tun DISK. ) Prof. E. Fulnier of the Lincoln university was In town on Saturday visiting friends. Rav. A. B. Carson of Madison prqaqhpt ) at the Baptist church today. ' * " C. Putnam hpsnt several days the first of the week In Custer and Daivson cguntlos on business , Mlllard ICIucata's little child , which seemed to bo perfectly Well when "put to bed Thursday evening , In the morning wns found dead. It Is not known what caused his death. The first death from la grippq occurred hqro last Friday. Tbo victim was Arthur Thrall's child. The disease has been almpst un epi demic but has as u general thltig 0on 6 a mild How They Spoilt Christina * . STIHXO , Neb , , Dec. 27. [ Special to TUP BEE. ] Santa Claus made his annual visit to tuls city , bringing Joy and gladness to tbo hearts of the little ones. The members of the United Brethren chusch arranged a very nice program under tbo fnanagcmant of Mr. \Vrlght. und had just , -rOt thruilgh with It when Snntn arrived to qlstrllnito his pros- outs to the anxious cxp-iotniUs. The Con- roKUtlonal Hdndnv school , under the man- igoment of Mrs. Mulvaiif mm Mr. und MM. 'S. A. Walker , presented' very prottv Christmas play , during ttfoprogress of which were rendered some vorf pretty Christmas enrols , nnthoms , etc. TKO singing of-Miss Dunclo Wnlker was the liarkcd nttrnctlon of the evening. The profonfs WON beautiful. _ _ * t f * XKHHAHKA ATffllK / ' . ! / . How the State Mitfll Kxpcot to Ilo DiHtincnlSliod. GIHNMI ISIASD , Nob.'ino. 27. | To the Editor of Tun BniiJ You say "Nebraska cannot make n satisfactory display at tbo World's fair with leas than $100,000 , , nor can she hope to uttrnct attention by erecting ix cheap building , " and TIII BKR is eminently correct In both statements. I believe the appropriation ought to bavo boon nt least 8150,000 , nnd I believe tba\ amount properly used would have proved ivLwiso expenditure ; but the legislature in 'itsj Wisdom thought At , to appropriate gjOtttMgndln ( creating tlio commission It also sawjlltito provide that the commission should croafcyid'liability In excess - cess of the nmount npprdViatcd , and there is nothing loft for the corapjsSloii to do but conform to the law ns It Wi I hope nnd be lieve that the next legislature will see the necessity of Increasing ' tbo npuroprlatlon , but as the next legislature will not convene until 18U2 , wo are compelled to cut our gar ment according to the cloth. With any nmount wo 'jiro Hablo to got It would bo impossible fbrjNobrnska to compote pete with Illinois , PcpD&ylvanla * ud other und much richer states iri architectural dis play , nor do I think it would be advisable to do so even If wo could. This Is essentially an agricultural state nnd "I would , therefore , make our agricultural exhibit the attraction nnd the building n secondary consideration. I would ntteniDtto surpme with the interior ratlior than with the exterior , nnd to put up nn exhibit with such artistic display as to attract attention undj command respect will cost effort and nionoyi particularly when wo consider the fact that It must bo maintained - , tainod nnd hourly advertised for n period of six months. At the beginning of next ; year wo shall have loft only n little moro than § 15,000 to work upon , nnd one-third of thll amount I think is quite enough to put into the building , ns it Is to bo a temporary structure , with no plaster ing or expensive inside finish. The nmount stated will , f think , put u ? quite n handsome uud attractive structure as largo as wo will under the rules ba permitted to build upon the bito. Quito n palftco , which Is nothing but n shell , can bo built for SiDlJO.ono that will an swer Nebraska's purpose very well , and wo will attempt to put up sufb. avlUplay Inside as will bo tue wonder ot the > world In its way ana not only attract ntunaion but com mand respect nnd admiration. Nebraska's chief riches are , yet In her almost boundless resources' , Other states can show much more' 'absolute ma terial woaltn at present,00 $ In/ resources and future promise wo have got a poor on the American continent , andvpe"should give our chief attention to furulsjjlD ; ; the positive evidence of this future proadio. As a build ing material stuto , wo are pot lu it with Michigan , but wiieu it comci , to agricultural resources wo can distance tMlchleau and shut her uut in the first , heat , und it is my opinion that Nebraska should .cuter tbo race in her proper class , and if NQoraskn can get on n two minute gait nnywaore it is on an agricultural track. Wo should , make ngri- culture our chief attraction and then slnno in every other dooartinfiit with as much luster as our means wJU , " ( permit , but our oxblbits.rather than our building must bo the attraction. / , . . * Bv the time the legislature meets again the commission-will ba ublo to make a very accurate itemized ostlti fe of tha amount needed to properly comptotSaadiirintntaln the exhibit nt "the VVorld's'rairTand IrVxvqshow wisdom , prudence , economy and good Judg ment , nud reasonable respect-for the existing law up to that tune , I do n'ot believe the leg islature will refuse to grant suoh further as sistance us may bo shown to bo necessary and mnko more than a creditable exhibit. For the present we must plan to do the best we can with the moans at our disposal. Sr.Tii i' . MOUI.EV. Co'umhiiH No\y-f Notes. Coi.l'Mims , Nob. , Dec. 27. [ Special to Tun BEE J Clerk of the Court Speico has , re turned from his hunting trip in Oklahomn. George Whaloy of the .State university ramo UTI from Lincoln Wednesday to spend the holiday vacation with his parents. Mrs. C. II. Brittill , toicbrer in the Third ward school , is enjoying tier vacation with friends at St. Edwards. John Manor , a former 'Columbus boy , but now clerk of Dawes cot\aty , Nebraska , is spending a week's vacation XvItU friends and relatives in Platte county. " Tlio social event of tho" week was the wed ding of A. L. Boatty and Miss Nellie Curtis , Wednesday. The bride wus ono 'of Platte county's popular educator ? , bavins * boon engaged - gaged in teaching school Slnco graduating with the class of 'SO. Tae groom Is n success ful young farmer and a prominent alliance man He lives near Monroe , this county. A. Nash , of Lincoln , stut6 secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association , has been engaged to deliver a lecture hero next Sunday , December 27. Father. ! . M. Ryan , pastor of St. John's Catholic church of this city , Js sick ut the Paxtnn hotel , Omaha. It. V. Sh'.rey RKD CI.OUD , Nob. , Due. 27. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BII : : . | R. V Sniroy , who has been on trial here for the. [ as I , ton days on Iho charge of ombe/zling $10,000 belonging to the Nebraska and Kansas li'ann Loan com pany during his term of ofllco as treasurer , was dJschurgod by the examining magistrate late lust night. The docUlqn scums to give general satisfaction. Will Hnv a Hcur.itc Ted -y. O'Xuii.L , Nob. , Dec. 27. Special Telegram to Tin : BEIJ.I The sheriff of Boyd county Is hero nnd will take Guorgd Wilkinson , who shot C. C. Do.igo , at DougO Ferry , on the Niobraru river , last Wednesday , over to tnnt county for a preliminary hoilring tomorrow. The shooting occurred in Boyd county. - 0-4 - - p- MHXTIX < 1 llOltXR TfllBrilS , They Are Making It Upplonsant for Owners orOootlk'Btook. Ilr.i.RNA , Mont. , Dop , 27-lHorse thieves bavo been operating m tjio Yellowstone country on n gigantle acuU ; fur the past month. Ranchers and rancors along tno Wyoming line catlimHo their loss during the past month , ut COO head , Tno animals nro taken to a secure cave .In thu Sunlight mountains. John Chnpmau , Chapman Brothers , T. Tolman nnd 5.V. . Wouvor , nro tlio principal losers , A rowprd of $2,500 has been offered for the arrest. Mind conviction of the thieves. t The people are organising ! for protection nnd vengeance , and troublu-ls very likely to result. It is thought Uiatiha rustlers uro n part of the gang that Is cruising so much trouble \Vyoiihij. . ' , Plainly n Onse nl' Suicide. LouitviM.r , ICv. , Dec , 27 , John C. Dorscy , n civh engineer who ramo hero from New Orleans recently , wan found dead In his bed at his boarding houiCiliiro this morning. Ho hnd a pistol In his band and there wus u bullet hole through his tomplo. It was plainly n case nf premeditated tmicldo. No came Is known. Suloldo of iyi Iowa Unn. ' NASiivMe | , Tenn.r' Doc , S7. At Par's ' , Toniij , this morniin * youujr man named E. H. King , who caiiicTfrotn Milton' , la. , com- milled suicide by shooting himself throuijM thu bead , Ho wiu m bed ut tbo time. Jllevcii Deaths From the Grip. NEW YOIIK , J3ec. 27 , * Eleven cases of death from the Krlp wcrq reported by the health department in Oil * city toduy. i PRESIDENT MONTI'S ' HEALTH , Secretary Blalno Toasts the Ohlliau Rapub- lio's ' Ohiof Executive , WAR CLOUDS RAPIDLY DISPERSING , I'rcaldtHit Harrison's Dnturni Ino.l Policy Combined with Acllvo Dem- oiiHtrntloiiB In the Nnvy Cnusud the Change. WASHING TONBnir.iu or Tun Bci : , 1 51l ! Fofiirr.iiNTii SI'HKBT. WlSHINUTOV , D. C. , DOC. ) 27. ) If newspaper correspondents , anxious to llll up space , can precipltatou war between the United State ? nml Chill , wo shall bo en gaged In hostilities within sixty days , nnd yet last nlht | the Chilian minister gave n dinner In honor of his cousin , President Montt , yesterday Inaugurated at Valparaiso , nt which dinner Secretary Blalno WB'S pres ent nnd proposed the health of the president of the Chilian republic. Unless the situa tion ns understood today changes very mate rially within a week , there need bo no npprc- hcnslon of Impending war between thu two countries. These In n position to know doclnro tonight that Chill Has nt last had her 03-03 thoroughly opened , and that her English abettors who bad been egging on the little republic to bo as sassy ns wna safe toward the United States , are very much frlehtouod over the possibility of beingdlschnrged in the vicinity of the nitrate beds which they nt present control. The llrm tone adopted by President Harrison , nnd the strokes of hammers In the navy yards , have undoubtedly had n good effect in showing Cnill that this government moans business. Chill I'rolVHSos I'oacc. As a consequence private advices state that Chill Is ready to miiko every amend if demonstrations of force are only held in nbeynuco long enough to permit her to do so gracefully. This is the presumable reasons of the de nials of the Navy department that our wnr ships bailing southward nro not Heading for Valparaiso and their assurance that the day nnd night work at the navy yards meant nu ordinary desire to despatch current business. It is noticeable that the ntivy oftlcors.who for weeks past have been besipgine the depart ment to bo relieved from shore duty , talk less bolllgerontly and that the general tone around the army and navy club Is much less bellicose , from all of which It can bo inferred that Secretary Blaine has received assuring dis patches and that Chili has made up her mind not to repeat Mexico's experience in pluck ing at the tail feathers of tue American eagle. Silver Senators Silent. The silver senators nro not nt nil confident of securing any additional silver legislation during the present congress. They hnvo dis covered , what they might have known , that many democratic votes ccst for free coinage in the Fifty-first congress were delivered only for camp ilgn purposes in .ah off year nnd with a desire to embarrass the adminis tration. President Il nison will certainly veto any bill providing for the free and un limited coinage of silver and his veto will ns certainly ba sustained In the senate and moot the approval ot the conservative men and the business Interests of both parties. The democratic loaders are nlready show- Inn evidences of fear that-unwise congress men may mnko tno free silver Issue a loading ono and are using every effort with the strong men ot botn nouses to relegate It to tno roar pending a presidential election. Look-out for an early introduction of a bill calling upon the attorney general to Invoiti- gate v/hat , if any , portion of the earnings of the Union Pacific have been diverted Into the construction ot branch lines upon which the company holds .that the government has no lien. P. S. H. JflUKXJiLV TAhK JfKUM CHILI. That Country Will Jlulco n Good fix- hllnt nt Iho World'R P.iir. WASIIINOTOX , D. C. , Dec. 27. Lieutenant Harlovv , commissioner for the World's fair to the republic of Chili , reports to the Bureau of American Republics that ho has received the most gratifying encouragement from the government of Chill with regard to its repre sentation nt the World's fair. Ho enclosed n letter from the minister of foreign affairs ut Santiago , us follows : "Sir In reply to your letter and to your conversation as to whether Chili would take part nnd In what degree In the Columbian exposition that is going to take place in Chicago , I hnvo the honor to tell you , after , having received orders from the president and the subsequent Instructions of my col leagues , that the government mid the people of Chili will cheerfully contribute to it. "Knttfylng Iho request previously made for 100 metres of space as necessary for the product of Chill , I have the honor to assent to the throe petitions that you presented in your letter that I have Just replied to. "As soon us > my colleagues of industry and public works , of finance nnd of interior , to whom it belongs to suggest the npnropria- tions , nnd to order such meuni for the affair ns they may decide as proper for the subject. It will give mo pleasure to inform you of thorn. "Improving the Decision to express to you my considerations , I subscribe mv.self your obedient servant , H. A. MATTA. " TO bui'i'JiHbs mi : tif.iri : rifus. Waiting For the United Stnto t ) Sign the Arofinint. WAKUINIUOV , D. C. Dae. 27. Mr. L. E. Ghult , the Belgian minister , has received a cablegram announcing that the Brussels anti-slave trade convention was ratified by the French Senate yesterday. The Cham ber of Deputies took similar action of the 21th instant. Eighteen powers were repre sented in tno Brussels conference and thu ndhobion of nil of them Is requisite to render this "act generalo" effective. France makes the seventeenth nation that has ratified the convention , leaving only the United States.to determine whether it shall become operative. The latest duto for the exchange of ratifications Is February 2 , IS'.U , and the exchange must bo made at Brussels. The question will therefore bo brought again before the United States senate next month. xo rni ft a .vfiir. Correspondents Cannot l/oarn Any- ihhii ; Ahont Chilian A ( Tali's. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 27. Secretary Blaluo hud no Information bearing on Chilian affairs tonight. Secretary Trucyin response to inquiries for any news which the Nuvy department might hnvo on Chilian affairs replied that there was not u word. At the Chilian legation up to a late hour there hud been no cablegram received from Chill with respect to tbo Inauguration of thu president. Minister Montt was expecting a dispatch which ho thought would also contain the names of the members of the now cabinet. It h customary , ho said , for the president to announce thu cabinet on Inauguration auy. The minister watted until u Into hour , but finally retired without receiving It. ( rlH ; > Gilllmr Kill tor. W\suiNorox , D , C. , Dec. 27.-Speaker C'rlbp wus fairly comfortable today , und It ib reported thiit ho Is sllirhtly Improved to night. Dr. Wulsb , bis physician , said tonight - night that the speaker is convalescing from his attack of la urlppo and ho hopes to have him silting up In u few days. The doctor feels certain that his patient will resume his duties In the house when that body again moots , No HOOIII for Donlil. WASiiiNoroN , D. O , , Dec , 27.-Mr. Alox- nnderOrogor , charge d'nffnlresof the Russian legation here , roferrlug W a publUhcd inter- v view denying the truth of thov ts of un- rollovoil distress In Russia , Mil light Umt Ills Information In rcKr.nl to thi Uor wns absolutely correct , coming in il"roni tlio highest source. Iho facts wl , oo well known , hf sulil , to Icuvo any room tor doubt. sGixta of nintntvvriox. KtiliiN ntnl Smouldering 11 on pi left from Yostorilny'H FlroN. CitATrAXoonv Tonn. Deo. 2" To-day tlio full extent of tlio destruction by yonordny's llro Is made nppiront. The prinelpil retail business houses of Chattanooga nro In ruins. A tornblo picture 'of doviutation Is soon. Tlio llro district coveri an nrou of 2.1J square foot. In all ntnotoon store rooms , with tlio several store * nbovo them \vcro destroyed with their contents. The total loss will icnch ? ir > 0,000 , with $ .MO.OJ' ) insurance. A largo force ii.is tilrotdy comatonca.l the work of recovering Iho safes from the ruins. As soon ns the losses nro adjusted the wliolo area is to bo rebuilt with hnndsome structuros. Mrs. Hurst nml Miss Johnston , who Jumped from tlio third story wlmlows , nro doine well. They limy got woll. Both hnvo broken bones mid other Injuries. It Is reported that two young women lost tliclr lives. A Mbs btevons , omployoil on the third floor of the Lovoman block , is re ported missing. The llro originated In the boiler room In the basement of the Lovomun building. . Twenty women wore taken out of the building by the mcuns ot ladders. Miss Johnston , In jumping frdm the third story , caught onto n ladder which extended to the second lloor , The ladder broke and she was thrown through n lareo plate glnss. Mrs. Hurat fell Into u network of wires and was thrown to the stone pavement. The Time * Is back iifrain in Its quarters. The damage to tlio Timoa ofllco was no t serious. All tlio parties who were In Lovcinail's are now accounted for , mid the only injuries of n serious nature were these sustained by Mrs. Hurst and Miss Johnson , both of whom will recover. A careful estimate of the loss of buildings and stock places it at $04 , ) , 150. The total In surance is JUI..iVja. i'nstDii I"'lrc. BOSTOV , Mass. , Dec. ST. The iiiost disas trous ilro which raped in this elty since the Thanksgiving blaze of 18SO , occurred tonight. It was of a somewhat extended area and for a time threatened millions of dollars' worth of property. The structure burned was of brick , Nos. 181) ) , 133 and 111 Federal street , owned by the Kovcro heirs. The building was damaged to the extent of from ? 1UO,000 to SI2.,000 ; fully Insured. Parker , Holmes .t Co. , boot and shoo jobber occupied No. 1II Federal street , and their loss is estimated at $ tr > 0OdO : lully insurod. Hosmor , Codding & Co. , boots , shoos and rubbers occupied Nos. UK ) and 1 ! ! . " > ; their loss is estimated at from ! ? . ! OUOU3 , to $ JjOuO ; , ; partly insurod. J. S. Houghlnn , n llroniaii , fell throuirh an opening in the floor and sustained fractures of both logs and internal injuries from which is is expected ho will dlo. Several other flro- mon were slightly injured. The cause of the llro is unknown. At the I\H < : ) il < rnn Insane- GKVNII Ru'ins , Mich. , Dae. 27. A special to the Democrat nom Pontiao says : The situation at the burned eastern Michigan in sane asylum is vorymuch Improved today. Tlio . " 00 inmates who wore loft without pro tection by the llro have found quarters In neighboring asylum cottages and in houses In this cltv. which citizens have klu'ily placed at the disposal of . the asylum authorities. The Injured uro till greatly linprovoa and a search has revealed butono Inmate mlbsliig , a man named Hteelo from Detroit. The trustees will begin the work of rebuilding at once. The people of tlils city have also fur nished today a great amount of food nnd wll'l continue to do so until the culinary department of the asylum has boon ro-ostab- lished. _ Will ll'lui lit on a Knrjjer Sralo. RKUIISO , Pa. , Dsc. 27. The ruins of the Carpenter Steel works continued burning until oirly this morning. Two of the build ings , bosldos tno oflluos , were saved and not us much of the machinery was damacod ns at first fcupposcd. Thu wont of rebuilding on a larger scale will bo commenced nt once in order to 1111 government contracts for stoul projectiles for heavy ordnanoo. The total loss is estimated at froai S'.M.OOO to $100,1)00 ) ; fully insuied. _ Per'shcd in e"Ji ) LONMIOV , Dec. 27.A Cardiff "Welshman named Smith Is the victim of a terrible calamity. On returning liomo recently ho found that the house In which ho had lived had boon buruoJ and that his wife and only child hail perished in tbu flames. n i.i1 iiKii Ftiitiu i A r Orncisoi' WHVTIIKII Duu&vu. I OMMII. Doc. 27. 1 The barometer is rapidly falling and the temperature rising , duo to the northwestern storm who.se area and Inlluenco has spread over the entire Missouri Valley nnd as far south as Texas. The storm Is still central north of Montana and Dakota and Its effect In raising the tempcraturn has been specially foil in the upper Missouil valley. At Hapid Cltv the temperature last evening was ,11) ) = jmd it was considerably nbovo freezing again over the upper mountain rot-Ions. No de cidedly cold weather Is reported from any point iiow. Fair weather generally prevailed yesterday. Tlio warmest was IS = nt Kansas City , H = at Valentino , 10 = at Vankton and 51 = at Rapid City. For Omaha and vicinity Warmer , prob- nbly full1 , but storm-browing weather todnv. WVSIIINOIOV , D. C. , Doc. S7 , 8 p. in. For Missouri-- Warmer , generally fair , south west winds on Monday. For Iowa Fair ; warmer Monday ; south erly winds followed byi threatening wuaihor on Tuesday. For North Dakota Increasing cloudiness nnd occasional snows ; colder , northwest winds , warmer in southeast portion ; west winds , colder on Tuesday. For Nebraska Fair , warmer east ; station ary temperature , west winds colder , on Tues day , with increasing cloudiness and probable showers. For Kansas -Fair Monday ; wanner east ; stationary In west portion ; south shifting to west winds. For South Dakota Increasing cloudiness , followed by occasional snows in northwest portion ; warmer In norllioist , colder in southwest portion ; wn t winds. For Montana -Light snows ; northwest winds ; colder. For Colorado-- Increasing clouJInoss , prob ably occasional enow in mountain dis tricts ; wlndf. shifting to northwest ; slijfully colder ; colder Tuesday. \ .1 t-lf / . - * . Now York I'nriiellltiiH Coiujratnlato Tlinii * Hrol Ill-oil In li-nliuul. NBW YOIIK , Dec , 27. A largely attended nnd enthusiastic moutlnu of Irish national ists was held tonight In Lcdwith hall , this city , to take nctlou upon the recent Pnr- nofllto victory nt Waterford , Ireland. Speeches were made by Cnalrman John McConvillo , Sot-rotary John Unffnoy , Assis tant DiBtrlo' , Attorney Linn , Michael Broi- lin , Htophun MoFarlaud. El ward O'Fluhor ty and other prominent Irishmen. Resolutions were adopted staling that the rejection of Michael Davitl by the olectoM of Watcrford and the decisive majority given John K. Uedmond on u platform of genuine home rule and of independence of English political parties , Is a niuso uf intense satis faction to the Iribh imtlonalists ef Now York who have so long sustained the people In their efforts to yet Holf-govcrnment. Kr.uioo'H .Now .MInlMor. Nuw YOIIK , Dec. 27. M. Patorno , French minister to the United Stutes , arrived today on the steamer La Champagne , Ho will pro ceed \Vabhiiifiloii lu u tew days. VICTIMS OF CARELESSNESS , Funerals of the Now York People Killed Jn th ) Yoiikijra Wreck. DRIVEN INSANE BY HIS MOTHER'S ' DEATH. I'ntliotlo SUUIICH Durlnir tlic Over tlio Di'iul Another ol'tlio Injured Dion Contlltlon ol' the Woundol Nnvv YOIIK , Dec. 27. The funerals of Mrs A. M. Baldwin , Dr. Stenhon Best nnd the Misses Llbbio Van Arsdalo nnd Mnblo Slucum , victims of the Christmas eve New York Central disaster lit Hastings , were con ducted today. The funeral of MM. Baldwin nt her lnt homo , 71 East Kighty-Ilfth street , was largely attended. Kov. Dr. McArthur and H.-v Mr. Wll'ls oftlciated. During the obsequies Mrs. Baldwin's son , Homer , \\lio was in the acci dent , became groutly anYctcd and at last his mind gave way uml it became necessary to take bun frotii the room. It Is tearcd that ho has utterly lost his reason. Kov. Phillips Bartlett , i\ warm personal friend ol Dr. Best , conducted his funeral at his Into residence , 24 J Lenox aueniio. The Moral offerings were profuse. The remains were taken to Pulaskl , N. Y , for burial , Kov. John .1. Iteoil , imstor of the Bedford street church , nnd Kov. Mr. Edwards , of the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian church , oflleiutod at the obsequies of the Misses Van Arsdalo and Slocum nt the Bedford street church. The church was paciced to ovor- llowlng. Cornelius Viindorbllt , Chauncoy M. Dapow , Attorney Loomts of the Central road. Manager Toucoy. Mr. Iloskcll of the Harlem division , Secretary Taylor of the Wagner Pnlnco Car company , nnd other- prominent people were present. Several ludlfs fainted during the services. The buiial of Miss Van Arsdalo will bo at M6nt- gomory , N. \ . , and that ot' Miss Slocum at Lockport , N. Y. In tlio IloipUnlM nt Vonkors. YoVKKut , N. Y. . Dec. 27. There nro now only three persons in the hospitals in this city who were taken from the wreck nt Hastings on Christmas evening. I'hoy are Mrs. Homer U. Baldwin ana Editor John Bacnnll , at St. John's ho pLnl , and Miss Annie Ford , n ( St. Joseph's hospital. Lawyer Dennis Murphy died at 10 o'clock last night in St. Josrph's hospital. Ho was unconscious during the day nnd remained so until ho died. The remains will bo tnkon to Medina tomorrow for interment. ' 1 odiy Dr. Dultv , at St. .Toiopl''s hospital , said that Mrs. Ford had improved consider ably and would , no doubt , recover. Dr. Jamison , at St. John's hospital , re ports marked improvement , in the Vonultion of Mrs. Baldwin nnd John K. Bagnnll. This morning Mr. Baldwin wns allowed to see his wife for the Ilrst time since the accident , nnd the mooting between them was very affecting. The doctor said that though the patients showed marked improvement , they were not yet out of danger. It would bo several weeks before they would bo able to leave the hospitals. Up to 0 o'clock tonight nothing has boon hoard of Brakeman Herrick , who Is charuod with causing the wreck by his negligence. The warrant for his arrest Is still in Do- tertivo Humphrey's ' bauds waiting to bo served. served.'y 'y A STMUI' KMU.ltFHlIKXT , Muny Persons Badly Injured In a Uilvii3Auoldnnt. : | . KANSAS CITV , Mo , , Dec. 27. The Santa Fa vostibuled limited , wh'ch ' left Chicago at n o'clock Saturday evening was derailed at Bear Creek , near Nowcombo , seventy-five miles east ot this city at 0 u. in. toaay No one was killed , though several were very very seriously injured. The engine , b iggnpo and oxpros cnr.s tmssod over the small bridge safely , but the two chair caw , two Pullman sleepers nnd the dining car were derailed , going down n steep ombanumcnt. The injured nro : Coxnuciou WorivouTH , badly hurt In ternally , may die. \VIM.I\M ICvsio.v , head cook dining car Chicago , scalded. . , ' Cnui.u4 DiiMPsr.v , second cook dining car , Manslleld , O. , scalded.1. Mus. EI.I/V TOOMIVS.7 : > lurion , Ivnn. , scalp wound nnd sprained ankle. C. W. Suorr , IS.l Bolden u venue , Chicago , scalp wound. J. K. Wiinuroiiii , Topeka , Kan. , scalp wound. WH.MAM DKCKKII , Topeka , ICan. , scalp wound. . Mus. DCOKKII , ToDoka , Kan. , scalp wound. Two CIUMWCX or Mus. Duuciit , scalp wounds. W. J. CHHS.S , Pullman conductor , back sprained. MUM. Nm.ui : A. WATSOX , Topeka , Kan. , badly bruised. D. D. SMITH , Chicago , slightly Injured. The cause of the accident cannot now be dcllnitoly determined ns tbo track seems to have been in good condition , n heavy freight train having passed safely over only a short time before the accident to the oxptcss. It is thought , however , Hint the drawbar of tbo front chair car may have fallen nnd caught tlio truck of the same car , thus causing the derailment. The fact that tbo train wns solidly vostl- bulcd probably averted r.ny fatalities , and Is responsible for the small number , compara * lively , of Injured , JI.IXdKHlj UV'JfltA IT.L. Narrow Kminpo ol' I'nHHoiium H on ail Kliivutoil 'IV i In From Doiilh. New YOIIK , Deo. 27.An ncoldent with probable loss of life wns narrowly averted today on the Sixth avenue elevated road by the high wood of thu guard rail that runs alongside the trucks , One of the engine * Jumped the track at Park place , causing a delay of one hour and n blockade that ex tended to Worth sticet. I ' 'in 'illy ' n train approached preached Iho Ulockailed traitiH. There was no perceptible lessening or speed. The engi neer seemed oblivious of the blockade before him until within seventy-live feet 01 the rear platform of the last car of the train in front. Then ho put on brakes. It was too late. The engine crashed into the rear car. The pa - a c m.-crs Wcru thrown from their heats , The roar cur was derailed und but for the guard rails would hnvo toppled over into the street below. No one was hurt. Thorn appears to he no good reason for thu accident unless the brakes failed to wont pioporly. Thi company are very reticent about the accident. Govnrnoi1 Cuniphnll ol'Olilo un Opinion. PiTTsnimo , J'a , , Deo. --Governor Campbell - boll of Ohio was In the city tonight onrouto to Now York , Speaking of the outlook foe tlio ( tomoorattu presidential nomination ho said ho did not think Cleveland would got the necessary two'thlrds majority , and if ho was not nominated on thu Unit ballot ho would no defeated. In thu ovei t of Clove * land's defeat , ho was of the opinion that a western man. possibly General Palmer ot Illinois , would bo cnoson. To Itcc.'ovi'i' the Alonny Stolen , Ciuruio , 111 , , Deo. 27. Thomas C. Platt mid Chnuncoy J' . Crossby , as representative * of thu United Stutos Express company , have begun unit aguinit Leonard Perrln too $ Vo ) , < )0. ) I'orrln is the father of Phelps Per- rln , nnd , It Is allcgou In the complaint , that he received from tils BOH und E. W. Baker' , thu two men convicted of the Hurley , Wh , , bank robbery , the fIUO ! ' of the express company' * money taken from thu bank. In Iho complaint the details of the sensational bank robbery are recounted with minuteness. Tlio claim of $5(1,000 ( Is mudo to cover the ex press company's losx , and alto the cost ol tbo detectives' work und the prosoouUou of tbo | icryotrutoi' of thu robbery.