1HE AILY BE.
.TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOJRNJN& , JANUARY 23 , 1802. NUMBER 220.
FIRE'S AWFUL WORK.
Helpless Oripples Burned to Death in In
dianapolis ,
ASSISTANCE COULD NOT BE GIVEN THEM.
Heartrending Scones Witnesiod by Those
Who Gathered Round the Bnrniug Pile ,
HEROIC ATTEMPTS AT RESCUE MADE.
Many of the Patients Killed by Jumping
from the Windows.
LONG LIST OF THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Hlekeiilng Scenes Wlileli Met Ilia View of
Heureheri In the Ilillneil Itnlldlng
btorU-H of lleiolo Si'ir-Sucrlllci !
IneldentH oT the I'lle.
Iym.ANAroi.i , Ind. , Jan. 22. Ono of the
most appalling liros In the history of InUla-
napollu occurred last night. The National Sur
gical Institute , ono of the most famous Insti
tution ! ! of Its character In the United States ,
burned to the ground. The fire started at
midnight In the ofllce building , nnd above
this olllco were tbo wards for babes and
tnotbfirs , and known as the ABC
liupaitimmtR , Smoke was discovered n few
minutes before midnight issuing from the
advertising room of the building , which im
mediately Joins the operating room back of
the olllce. The orlcln Is claimed to have
been from tbo spontaneous combustion of
Bomo chemicals which had been placed in
the room , and circulars and papers about the
room were soon nbla/c , and In liftoen min
utes the wioio | lower lloor was enveloped In
lltimos.
The attendant , Hartley , awakened all of
tbo patients , and In the halls and upper
rooms pandemonium reigned. Shriek after
nhrlok for help wont up us the inmates real
ized their terrible situation.
Jumped from the \VlmlouH.
Duilng the Jlro two women Jumped from
the window. Ono of these was badly Injured ,
but the other was caught by n man standing
In the crowd below and escaped serious In
jury.
jury.Two
Two o ; tiers throw out their babies , which
were caught and saved by the firemen. Ono
or two men Jumped from the loot and were
badly hurt. At least 123 persons were taken
from tbo windows by the fireman and car
ried to adjoining stoio rooms.
Aulul SeeneH of Millerlnir.
At Weddol's restaurant , where seventy or
eighty of the patients were carried , the sight
presented u.s ono entered and looked upon the
Indiscriminate gathering ot suffering crip
ples , many of them maddened by excitement
nnd pain , was one th&t almost delicti doscilp
tiou. Strctctied upon the improvised beds ,
tin-end on tbo tables , were 11 Ulo children ,
moaninc , crying , coughing , their faces
blanched with fear , their throats rasped with
tbo pungent smoke they had Inhnlod.
"Oh , my Lord , please don't toucb my legs.
It will almost Kill mo If you do , " pleaded a
little girl whoso bandaged foot extended ever
the edge of a table.
Said William Kimbnll , a young man with
both legs crippled from the knees down and
bis head thrown to one sldo by n distorted
shoulder joint : "I was sleeping In my bed
on the fourth floor. I do cot know how it
wns , but I nwoko from a sense of strangula
tion. From loss than one foot nbovo my face
wan a dense mass of smoke. I Just rolled off
my bod. I could not move with my braces
on , so I took them off , Ivlng upon my side. It
was so hot I thought I wns going to die I
called as loud as I could : 'Help I help ) in U'J. '
Just then there was n crash of doors and a
big coloicd mun fell over mo. He picked mo
up like n bnby , dashed Ihrouah the balls and
down the stairways and brought mo here.
God knows I am thankful. God la heaven
knows I nm thankful. ' *
I'ltirul Appeal of u Child.
Ono of tha most pitiful cases was that of
little H-yenr-old Ethel 1'iatt , daughter of
James M. Plntt of Plnknoyvllle , 111. Little
Hlhcl was found In her bed on the third
lloor half strangled with smoKe and suffer
ing with spinal tioublc. Wrapped in a blan
ket she was ( alien up in tha arms of
n Gorman , carried ) down to the next lloor
through dense binolio ahd past roaring
llatnes to a window , and as the crowd guth-
eicd below and uxtonded their arms she was
thrown out. With n broken leg she was
taken across Illinois street , placed on n table
msd covered with blankets. Shu suffered
desperately and freqontly t > crenmed out from
her iles pern to agony. She was finally re
moved from the ciowdod room and cairlod
to tbo looms of Mrs. Gilbert , four doors
nOrtb ot the restaurant. A pillow was
placed on the outstretched arms of n gentleman -
man and tha child was placed thereon ana
moved to more pleasant quarters.
When raised she cried out : "O , please
don't lift mo. You'll ' kill mo. O , my leg's
broken. I want mamma. O , I want my
mamma , " and the cries of thu llttlu sufferer
continued to ring out as she was taken out on
tha street and removed to Mrs. Gilbert's
room ,
"Mamma just loft ma last Saturday and
went homo because slid was sick , " murmured
the child. " Won't. you plcasu telegraph her
to como back. I don't want to die ; O , I can
not die until I sco my munimu.1'
Kxolting Ito.HL'iie or Inmatetf ,
Mrs. Kd I'urdy WIIH sleeping with her llttlo
daughter , Jfsamltie , In a room which was on
what wns known as tbo ABC lloor , and had
only time to spring from her bed , throw a
quilt over the onpuled child , and with noth
ing but her night robes to protect her com
menced hcrescapo fiom the hoiror that was
close pressing her. Out in thu hall she
pressed , fell to the lloor , iccovcred her feet ,
mid then stepping , dragged her
llttlo girl about soventy-llvo feat to
Ibo top of n Hair. Agnln she took her child ,
now unconscious , in her arms and bnd made
her \\iiy half down the stops lending to tbo
third lloor , when she lost her balance aim
fell downward , the llttlo ono falling upon
the mother mid remaining uppermost until
the. reached the landing , nbout ten stops bo-
law. Hero mother nnd child were found
ihortlv nfior by John ( Savin , nn Atlas engine
works inolder , who caught up thu llttlu girl
In his amis nud started down stairs.
A traveling man , whoso nmno could not bo
learned , took Mrs. I'urdy up nnd started
after Ciavln. The smoUo was Milling , out
they beat Utolr way through thu narrow pas-
iniowa > s and down the ( lights of stairs.
Halfway down the ( light leading to the second
end floor , Ciavln was confronted with u
massed crowd of men blocking his passage ,
Without waiting tor them to make way ho
raised his foot and sent It crashing Into thu
breast of n man who wont tumbling ever
aiialnst the bun Uter nnd down ataln. The
others gavu way and finally Mrs. I'urdy and
her child were taken out to WodticPs.
llcstorullves were administered and they re
X gained consciousness , although both were
r uttering from severe nervous prostration.
Watched Ulumeir Mowly Hum.
of Duimquc , la. , who tins
been an Inmate ot tha Institution about II vo
mouths , was Ictt In room 101. Ho was help
less , and on 1 > U limb * were his brace * , which
no could not remove , lie could uot got oil
kit boa tor fear of rolllutr down under the
bed of bis room mate , which was right next
to his own. Ho lay there crying for help.
Tbo llro burned tbrousn the partition ut the
loot of hU bed , mid n portion of the burning
boards fell on him. Mo lost consciousness.
Ho was removed bv the police nnd firemen ,
but when taken lo the restaurant It was
found that his feet were drcadlully burned ;
so badly injured ihnt tbolleih burst asunder ,
"
exposing thu muscles. "An liintmlnnco wns
MimmonoJ mid ho was taken to St Vincent's
hospital , where , after examination , bis con
dition was pronounced vorv critical.
At the restaurant of A. J. Grimth , directly
uustof the Institute , the scene WAI terrible.
The poor unfortunates wcrestamlinir , sitting ,
lying on the milliters nnd tables , huddled In
groups on the lloor , their paio faces , with
staring oyus , turning listlessly In different
directions , Somu of thorn appeared dazed ,
ns If scarcely leulUmc what had happened ,
The room was crowded , over fitly Inmates
being counted. They varied In nite from old
mnn nnd women down to ttio moro babe.
Some few appeared cheerful and wore
luughlng and talking nmonir themselves.
Some were greatly concerned nbout their
trunks anu clothes , and numerous iniulrios
wciomadoof police and attendants whether
their clothing and personal effects were
saved.
There were Oil ! patients and tMrtv nurses
sleeping in the two buildings in which i h o
institute was located. At 'JtO : : tills morning
nineteen dead bodies had been recovered.
Some were killed uv jumping , out the others
were suffocated or burned to death.
A Terrible Dlicmcry.
For two hours the delusion was enter
tained that all the Inmntos were saved. Soon
after2 o'clock , when the llro bad nearly sub
sided , the police and ilremcn wont Into the
building and found in ono room a mass of
roasted humanity. There were seven per
sons in that mass alone. Nearly
all tno bodies were found In
thu Georgia street annex. The list
of thodond was fuithor swollen by lour who
died from Injuries received In leaping from
windows. Identification is ulmoitimposslble.
mai.v of the dead being cbnrred bovond
recognition
Origin of the I'lre.
The lira when first discovered was located
in the Georgia street building ut thu rear of
the ofllco In the advertising room. Whettior
it started there or not cannot bo said , as the
Kitchen nud dining room were in tno snmo
section and further back. An alloy separates
the Georgia sueot building from the ono
facing Illinois street. A covered bridge con
nects them. The lire leaped up tbiough thu
lleorj of tbo building In which it stalled ,
reaching n stairway nbout two foot wide ,
thus securing n draught , and spea through
thu second lloor from room to room and ball-
way to Hallway. Then the tnlrd and fourth
llonrs were quickly reached and across the
alley thu fiery tongues dabbed. Ill-lag the adJoining -
Joining build'ng. ' These buildings were a
network of nuuow balls , entrances and
stairways. The lire could not buvo chosen
n butter place for its destructlvenoss.
Helpless I'titlenti * .
In the small rooms throughout the buiM-
Ing were from ono lo four oods , all occupied
by patients , ir.auv of whom were perfectly
helpless. When they bocamu a'varo ol their
peril their fright wns awful. They became
frantic in their efforts to roach places of
safety. Every effort was made by the fire
men , police ami umbulaneo forces to rescue
the cngcd unfortunates , and acts of heroism
and dining worn performed by the men thut
should perpotuatu their memoiios.
Whore the dining room and kitchen were
the building wns putted. Above these two
departments , on the third ana fourth' floors ,
wore thn sleeping apartments. When tbo
tlru was discovered every means of escaps
was cut off , and many perished thcro.
Thu llamos atu up the entire interior of the
building. When the floors gave way and
fell to the bottom there Is no telling how
many people were Killed.
The Surgical instluito was a vontablo llro
trap The stairways were nairow , the nails
dark and thu wbolo structure u labyrinth.
Tbo first lloor suffrfnid little from lire , ' .he
principal damngu having resulted from
water. The second lloor was thoroughly
soaked and the ceilings In many room ) had
holes burned through. The rooms on the
Georgia street side woio thoroughly water-
i > oaKud , nnd the furniture had been thrown
about in great confusion by the patients who
had been so suddenly awakened to tnulr
great danger.
It Wax u Vurlt iblu Tire Trap.
The halls and stfcirs in some cases were so
much of n piuzlo that It was hard for a parson -
son to tell which wns which. At ono point
four Illghls of stairs were inn bunch.
The rooms on the third and fourth floors of
the main building and nearest the alloy wote
the scenes of the giuatost fatality. In one
loom two women perished. In another there
wns n nun whoso lower extremities wore
paralvzou. Although unable lo walk be
dragged himself to u window nt the rear of
the building and throw himself out. He
uropped about eight feet to a loof then lo
another , nnd finally rolled off lo Iho ground
.saving himself from death.
Tha entire rear half nf the inside of the
Gcorcia street building foil In. The debris
tilled completely the first story nnd when Iho
firemen began their search for dead bodies
they wore obllgod to commence work on a
level with HIM second floor. It will t'o several
dtiys before they can hope to roach the bet
tom.
Nil in eH of Mm Identllleil Dead.
If ATI : I , . STUONO of Salem , Ore.
MUS LA/.AItrs of ChloaKO. who jumped
from x-coiid stniy win low and uas Ulilud.
WM.MA.M UA.Mbl'AC'IC. MllwaiiUeo.
Mlbs KATK liritNS. Nownoit , Minn.
KUANK IIITKN9. .Sou-port. Minn.
MINNIi : AltNOM ) . Lancaster , Mo.
IHMA I'AVNi : . OBttur , Minn.
STU.IiA M'ir.P. : Mnoninu. O.
MINNIK M'DONAlit ) . Nojuunee , O.
CKOHlii : 1 I.US , ( . 'iillfoiiiln. Ky.
MK . HAIill ANM DA roil riit : , Shelby , O.
I'ANNIi : llKir.l : > iX ; Memphis.
MOItl'lt : IllX'K. Indianapolis.
rmi : > DOUKUMlOUr , Stlllwator. Minn.
HANNAH IIIIUUK. Tuyloisvlllc , 111.
L' . II. COUMAN. McDonald , Mich.
AUTIIUU 1IAYM > &
I.Ut ol Injured.
P\NSIK STUIIX , Uos Moincs , la. , feet badly
burned.
Ci.utv Mourns back hurt.
Mies. TIIOMIS , horribly burned about face
and body.
Mus. J. D. GUILD , Mednryvillo , Ind , , hurt
Internally by fnlllm ; from n ladder ; recovery
doubtful. Her son was also hurt by thu fall.
GH.NT VAX HoBfOK , Athens , N. V. , hand
and cur burned. '
CI.AIU.NLI : Mii : > , Athens , N. V. , log hurt.
M. D. WtoxKii , Trov , O. , head anu shoul
der hurt and internally iujuiod by fulling
from n window.
W. MAMIUIICU , Dunkirk , N. Y. , slightly
burned.
Noiu Ksowi.us , Independence , Ind. , back
injured.
Wn.i. AlissriEi.il , Otson'o , N. Y. , foot
hurt.
hurt.MUS. . JOHN S. STOKES , Danville , 111 , ,
sprained anklo.
NII.I.II : : MASON , Wisconsin , Jumped from n
third story window.
Mil : ) . J. G. SiMi'sox and llltlo daughter ,
badly hurnmt.
B. O'C'os'Non , foil from the second to the
flist lloorttiruugh n nolo with n child in his
urnib. tie Is uiuuably Intully hurt ,
HoUMIHI. . - , Now Orleans , allghtlv burl.
MINMK FAIKUIIDS Chicago , leg nrolton.
Mil'H. . H. Iims\ and ion , homo not
knovtii , severely Injured.
The Injured wura taken to St. Vincent's
hospital , iv he re , with the exception of these
fatally Injured , all were resting fauly well ,
A number of doctors were in attendance and
Iho vlctlnib teccivod every attention.
Ito.lHled Alive.
Five bodies were taken out onrly this
morning. Thuv wai o toasted nlivu , ttio skin
having peeled from the bodies.
At the undertakers' thcro wuro four un
known bodies , Thuv were taken out of the
building In their night clothes and there was
absolutely nothing by which they could bo
Identified.
At the moiguo thcro Is a small woman
whoso body wns uooxcd bcjond recognition.
Her foot were dofouued nnd are shriveled
up from the llro. A man with n deformed
limb , also there , cannot bu Identified.
This afternoon the nshos and cinders were
washed from the dead and hundiO'.U viewed
the blacitcned remains.
At Flamier .V Buchanan's inorgun wns a
man supposed to have been nn attendant.
Ho was burned nbout the face , Ho wns
about .5 yean old.
Three of the bodies were found al tbo
corner of the rear building on the third
lloor. They had Muddled nbout thu windows
nnd were trying to escape when tba ( lames
caught them.
I'ltingrd tit Her Death ,
.lust ns the department arrived on the
sccr.u a woman nppaarcd at a third story
window. The llnnies within msdo a fright
ful background , nnd her form stood out In
bold relief. Snu wrung her hands nnd
screamed for help , while the smoUo rolled up
In angry , bluck wreaths about her.
Chief Webster at once rcailrcd her critical
condition and shouted nt thu top of bis voice :
"Hold on : hold on , don't Jump. For God's
snke , don't ' Jump , Wu'll got you In n mo
ment. "
A savage roar of thn ( lames , a cracking ,
crashing sound was the only reply that came
back to him , nnd scarcely had tbo words ot
appeal loft his lips when the woman , with a
shrink of agony , loaned Into spaca. She
slruck Iho itonu ( lagging but a few feet from
whore Iho fire chief stood nud was picked uu
In Iho pangs of death and removed across tbo
way.
Only u Choice ot Deaths ,
At the window on the upper floor a panic-
stricken mother was seen atruggllng to throw
open the window. In bur arms she clasped
her child. She clutched nt the window
casing , and finally succeeded , after frantic
efforts , in reaching the air nnd receiving re
lief from the stilling smoke and death-deal
ing lluuics within. Her screams fell upon tbo
cais ol thousands of helpless spectators
below. No Inddcrd were nt hand , and her
pitiful appeal went unheeded. Her fate was
deathly patu and form partially nudo. The
( lames wuro closing in nbout her and she
looked back into the furnace of the bull , then
down to tbo pavement below , as If choosing
between the two things , either of which
seemed certain dcalh. Hcallzlng fin
ally that the end was at
hand , sno clasped the baby to
her breast , gave one look of utter despair
and helplessness , tojsod the precious load
out of the window and gave her llfo to the
( lames within. It would have boon n plens-
Ing thought to her to know before expiring
the fortune that befell her offspring. Pipe-
man O'Brien had watched the heartrending
scene from the ground , ana ns the child loft
the arms of its mothnr , bu planlcd himself
firmlv , wilh outstrotcho I arms under the
window. Tbo ooby , wrapped in Its nlcht
clothes , whirled nbout In the air and tumbled
into O'Brien's arms unhurt by the fall -n
llfo Mivod , A fnw moments later it wns
smiling , seemingly unconscious of the sur
roundings.
Heroism ol I'ire ma o T.oucln.
The heroism of Fireman John Loucks of
chemical company No 2 will long bo remem
bered. Wuilo the ( lames were shooling In
forked tongues from Iho windows facine on
Illinois slreet , ho ascended Iho oxlonsion
ladder lo Iho upper lloor. As he reached Ihe
window sill ho wns mot by Fireman Uobln-
son , who had pushed his way ihrouch Iho
smolhoring smoke with n ebild in his arms.
"Talte this baby for God's sake , Louoks ,
and lot mo breathe , " said Robinson.
Loucks graupud the living load and started
downward. Ilu bad descended but n faw
feet when thu brave follow missed uls foot-
lug and fell hcad-foromoit , hi log catching
In the' rungs of the ladder , and doubtless
saving his life. Ho clung to Ihe child pluektly.
although nls Injury was a painful one , his
limb bomg broken.
As he hunK Ihero Iho dense mns of people
below lurnod away Tom the scene , thinking
Loucks would bo obliged to loosen his grasp
from woaknesi. Not so. howovor. Ho called
for assistance , and In n twinkling bo was
readied by two olher 111 omen , who carried
tbu child safely to the ground and tenderly
helped Loucks to an ambulance , which con
voyed him to his homo.
Another Hero.
Fireman Sim. Hoyle entered the burning
building and found two women who were
crying for help. Ho realized the situation
and started for a window. When ho reached
It n ladder was near him , a few feet nsido.
The llames and smoke were rapidly envelop
ing tha bravo liromnn and nis burdens.
Quickly Hoylo pushed ono woman out of the
window and bold her with his leolb by her
night clothes. Ho held tbo otncr woman in
side the room , bung himself out and drew
Iho ladder lo him with his feet and descoiidod
safely with the worn in. His act was ap
plauded by the crowds below. Hoyle's arm
was frightfully burned.
I'ell Hack Into the I'laineH.
Said Fii oman Jim Madden of headquarters :
" 1 will novpr forgot these shrieks. My God ,
it was awful. These poor caged people , who
could uot help themselves , screamed until I
could scaroly stand to listen any lonccr. I
look a lilllo child out of a Georgia slroet
wiudow. It was with Its mother and I told
the lady to slay and I would return for her.
When I got part way down the ladder I
dropped tno child Into Sitl Thompson's arms
and started back for the mother , but before
I readied the window she jumped to the
siduwalk. I don't know what became of hor.
In a few minutes I hoard a scream , and look
ing up saw three faces at n fourth story win
dow. They cried for a ladder and wu tried
to go to them , but before wo could reich tha
window all throe fell back into Iho llamos
and were burned up. "
Maddeu's hand was severely cut by broken
glass. Ho was hanging out of n window
when Iho sash gave way and ho dropped.
His hand caught on a piece of glass and until
no was removed Madden hung with bis full
weight by the baud which was last on the
glass.
Fiiemon Morris Donnelly and John Higgins
were among these who did many acts of
vulor. The former wont to n second story
room , whoic ho found many female patients.
Ho took one under each arm nnd ordering a
third to cling about his neck , he landed
them.
I'llenuin Ulgglim * Xerie.
Fireman Hipglns slood on the sidewalk nnd
seeing n woman leap from a window nbovo
bun , bo determined to save her life at the
risk of his own. Ho stood tlrm and the awful
load struck him life a ton weight , throwing
him to the stone wnlk with great force. Ho
struck on his head , and received n painful
injuo' , n broken thumb ; but had the satis
faction of knowing that ho had broken the
fall of the woman sufficiently to save her life.
Appalling SlghtH.
As soon ns tbo hallways had been suf
ficiently cleared of smoke to permit an inves
tigation , seine of Iho most horrible scones
were developed. In ono room on tbu third
lloor four victims were found dead , kneeling
in the attitude of prayer.
In a room on thu second lloor a man was
found in bed dead , Tha MiioKohad found Its
way Into tha room slowly , and he was over
come , expiring without n struggle.
Further along thu hallwaj n young man
was found sluing besldo an open window ,
his dean body leaning forward. Although the
occupants were nearly all more or less seri
ously crippled , ninny of the in became so
franllo that , they lost all self-control , and al
most Invited death by their action , The/
uoald rush to n window , cast their oyus
below , and rculUlng that n leap wns nlmost
certain 'tenth , retreat nt once into tha rooms
and face the result desperately.
A lady from Hurrlsburg , Pa. , was stopping
nt the Surgical Institute/ with her child , \\tio
wns n patient tburo , Shu assorts that seine
lime beforu nn alarm was sent In shdsmollod
smoke and toid the porter that there was llro
somewhere. He declared It was nothing but
a bit of burning paper somawhera In tbo
hallways , and she returned to bed , only to bo
awRKenod n luw minute * after by stilling
binoKo and llames. Sbo gave the alarm to
Ihnso in the roonii ndjoining , and then
rushed from the budding , uaini : the first lo
escape. Shu luft vnluublo diamonds and
other Jovvolry In the roam and took nothing
hut u scant amount of clothing nnd her child.
The icmsturof these under treatment In
thu institute was diuUroycd. This fact makes
It ditlli'ullto ascertain Just what the IDAS of
llfo wn .
Well .supplied ltd I'lre llneupex ,
' About iwo months ngo , " said Fitn Chief
Webster , "Ir Allen requested mo to go
through tha Institute nii'l ' oxiMnlna It. I
found that tun building was suu'led ! with
llro protection , Mich iw tope escapes , chemi
cals , etc. Although the mructuro was some-
\\hat of u trap 1 will any that Ur. Atlon took
every precaution against llro and provided
thu bulldlnu well ull'i hand nppatatus. I
can not Imuglno how Ino llro could Imvu
trained such headway be Tore an alarm was
soul In ,
The \Vcddol house annex bus becu turned
Into n hospital for tbu Injured , and nlsn these
who oscape.l from tno dlsastdr.
ICnrly this morning uhorils beiran their
work among thu rilliiHjmd no 'mnnll amount
of valuabl > were pilfered by'"tno thieve * .
Detectives Page nnd Ktnnoy'hrr'ostod n man
uhoni they found rummaging nnuini ; the
debris. In nls pockets were money and other
articles which it was thought 'ho ' had stolen
from the effects of patients.
Thcro wns a total Insurance of $51,000 on
the surgical Institute buildings , furniture
and SHirgical supplies. Fhu exact IOSH cannot
bo estimated , but U will aggregate nt least
110,000 , It Is believed.
rtn : WKRII uti.un.
Wreck on the Attitude 1'nellle Near Alliil-
itirriile | | , N , It.
AuiUEnQfB , N. M. , Jan. SU. Karly this
morning a terrible wreck occurred on tbo
Atlantic & Pacific railroad near Bluowatar ,
a small station 100 miles west of hero. The
Raymond & \Vhltcomb excursion train , con
sisting of live coaches , was running on spoclal
lime , coming cast from the const. When the
special was nbout n mlle east of Hluowator ,
nnd In routidln ? a curve , it came in collision
with the regular Atlantic & Pacific passenger
train which wns going west.
Both trains woio running nt inch speed
nnd tbo force of thu collision was awful.
Both engines were thrown from the track
und the smoking car of the regular passen
ger train caught llro and was totally da-
stroyed. Five railroad employes were killed.
Their names ara :
iNoiNiniiTAYi.oH. :
1'IltKMAN KnAOOY. of the onssoiiKor.
KNOINKK t MOUItR , ot thospoulnl train.
t'ONDUCTOK MOHAN , who was noton duty
nt the time , but was riding in the smoker of
the passonzer * .
KIUKMAN WAVHIUA' , of tbo special train ,
WHS pinned under bis endue , biivlnu u lo.j cut
on" and Uultit ; Internally Injured , lie died u
bhort time after belli ? txkcn from the wreck.
Engineer Taylor nnd Firumnn ICeaggy
were scalded to death. Conductor Moran
was taken from the burning smoking car ,
but was found lo have his head crushed in a
horrible manner , nnd was dead. Engineer
Moore of Iho spaclnl was caught under his
engine nnd crushed lo death.
H. S. Gordon , bnggngo mnn , Tom Collins
of thu commissary department on the special
nnd W. C. Smith , messenger on the pass
enger , were seriously injured A number of
pnssciiRcrs on both trains received slight
bruises mid were badly shaken up. but were
able to continue their trip east. Thu bodies
ot the dead men woia brought hero tonight
and present a badly mutilated appearance.
It has not been ascertained yet who was at
fault in causing the collision , but it Is
thouirht that conflicting orders brought
about tba disaster. The matter will be lully
Investigated.
H.lH ! > lt.1ftX II'O.V.
Great Dispute OerVroslIntf Abilities
Settled \VeepIiife"Water. .
Wcerixo WATKII , Nob. , Jan. 23. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Hic.JTho : wrestling
match for SlOO a sldo between George Harsh-
man and Frank Leahy took place in the
opera homo tonight , Hirshman winning , the
three best in five. Over $1,500Changed bunds
and the house was packed. It toolc live falls
to accldn.it. At the conclusion of the match
Loany offered lo bet & > 0 ho could throw any
man , catch , as-catch can. wlilcb was taken by
Blake of Iowa , . It will take jplaco here to
morrow nlgbt.
Wilson if llaiuiy's Snlo.
NKW YOHK , Jan. Vl About 1,000 persons
were present at the Anteric&n Institute build
ing wh9n Potor.C. Kellogg t& .Co. beqan to
sell the trotting slock hbasijfnod to them by
Messrs- . Wilson & Hilm y 'or.CjAith.la ' , Ky.
Fifty-due bead in all word catalogumU-.to bo
sold. 3A number of colts , nnd fllllos sold
today were 'by Sujtau.'a'nd , ho famous
she was led around tli6 ring bcforo thn
sale becan. His nppcnrnnco called forth
admiration. Durini ? the mornincr 1U9 bond
of Senator Stanlords's slock arrived at the
building and were stalled. Babr McICee , a
full brother toArlon , and Worth , a brother
to Sunolyill bo sold on Tuesday and
Wounosday of next week. The mbro im
portant sales today were : Alcvola , bay
mare , B , bv Alcyone to J. S. Ferguson , $1,000 ;
Mollie F. bay mare , by George Wil'tos to J.
S. ForRU3on , $ i,000 ; Moon Beam , bay filly ,
1 , by Sultan lo G. J. Harley , Brooklyn ,
S',000. ,
Driving Turk Meeting ; .
Tboro will bo a mooting of thoDriM'ig
Park association nt the teems of tbo Uoal
Estalo Owners' association at 3 o'clock next.
Tuesday nftornoon. A vigorous effort will
bo mudu to piuca tba association on n sound
basis for future work and n full attendance
of stockholders is especially doslrod.
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Thchlgorlu Ijeiuls.
HAVINA , Jan. 22. The lenlb gnmoof the
Havana cboss match wns won by Tschlgorln.
Score : T chigorin , 4 ; Stelnltz , 2 ; drawn , 4.
OFI-ICE OF VVBA.TIIKII BUIIBAU , (
OMMU. Jnn. ' . . " . ! . f
An extensive nroa of high barometer over
lies the regions west of the Hooky moun-
tnlns , and low temperatures prevail in Cole
rado. The outllow of this nroa of high
pressure extends into the Missouri valley.
In the upper Missouri valley qulto warm
weather now prevails , duo to tno approach
of nnothor low barometer from the north
Pacific regions. Delightful , clear , pleasant
weather prevailed generally yesterday. Tbo
maximum ut Assombolno was 4.20 and at
Uapld City 41 ° . There Is a prospect of a
warm spoil.
For Eastern Nebraska West to southwest
winds ; warmer ; fair weather during Satur
day.
day.For Omaha and Vicinity Slightly colder ,
followed by warmer nnd continued fair
weather.
WASUINOTOV , D. C. , Jan. 23.For Iowa
nnd ICnnsas Generally fair ; slightly cooler ;
northwest winds.
For Indian Territory nnd OKlahoma Gen
erally fair ; slightly cooler ; norlhwost winds.
For Montana Generally fair ; northwest
winds.
For Iowa and Nebraska Generally fair ;
cooler ; northwest winds. ,
For Colorado Generally fair ; slightly
cooler , east : variable winds.
For tno DnKolasFriir ; warmer ; winds
becoming boutbwcst.
uuiuii : > UNDIHI A 'H'AS.S or HOCK.
Peculiar and I'utul Acufdcnt In u I'reneh
To\vn , |
PAHIS. Jan. 22. A most 'peculiar and fatal
accident is reported from 'ploppo ' , In the do-
parimcnl of Selno-IufoiHmrw. Near that
town Is a high precipice , at tbo foot of which
nro n number of hausoi. , This morning ,
without n moment's warntug. the rook at the
top of tha precipice fora distance of 150
yards , crashed down with ' ( tiutulorinir noise
upon the buildings used u fnundrlcs and un.-
nlher bouso , completely bdrylng thorn.
Uoscuers Immediately wont to work to help
those buried in Iho rulij . In a short lima
twenty persons , men , wamon and children ,
wore taken out , all of whom were more or
less Injured. Two women1 were taken out
dead , their bodies being frichtfully mangled
by tha Immense weight , that had fallen upon
thorn It is thought that thu breaking off of
the mass of rock was c uaud by the freezing
ol the water that bad percolated into thu
many rifu and crovicc.3 al tbo top of the
pieciplce. :
.lolneil jo Death.
Ko\NnKL' , Yu. , Jan. ? J. MU polluNU'hol
son of Franklin county hanged herself to the
limb of n tree near her boms tpduy. Her
svtcothcart , a young man naiiiodi Plnkhari ) .
took poison soon after ami died , ' ( 'bu young
lady's parents pbjoulud to Iho uiarrlago of
their daughter aud.L'inktitrd. ,
Siilloeuted hy ( 'o il ( lux.
NLU Yum ; , Jan L1Jnmai Cassldy and
John Herman wore suffocated bv coil g.is in
Brooklyn today The men wotw intoxicated
and before retiring kicked down the pipe at
lucaiuoat to tbo stovu.
NEBRASKA INDIAN LANDS , ;
i
Thurston County Asks Relief from the
Present Exemption Law.
EXISTING SYSTEM NOT SATISFACTORY.
Nelir.iili i Senators Will Ailtoeite the Prop
osition II * Coilllnelle til tilllll'Ht III-
tcrcBU of All thn CHI/ens
of Tint .section.
WASIIINOTOV BUHR\U OP TUB BSE , )
31 a Ftii'itTiir.sTit SritsiiT , >
WVSIIINOTOV , IX (1. ( , Jan. 2J. )
Senator Mnmlorjon or Senator Paddock
will Introiluco a olll the llrst of next week
which will present n now probloin In legisla
tion , nnct In fact an entirely novel lilua In
business generally. It rolntos to the exemp
tion from taxation ot the Onmha and Winno-
bngo Indians hi Thurston county. Prom
( lain furnished It appears thai there iivo In
Thurston county moro than twlco as innny
Indians as thcro are white persons , and yet
the latter nay nearly all the taxes. The In
dians In Thurjton county nggrognlo ! ) , UO ,
while the whlto population Is but I,10J. The
Indians own 210,000 acres of land nnd the
whlto inhabitants -0,0JO ucros , yet the taxes
collected from the Indians In IS'JI aggregated
butfl.Ojr , while the taxes paid by the whites
ntjgiogatod J'J,030. '
In I'ltrnr of tlin Intlliins.
Tbo Indians' tax nor capita wot-II cents ,
whllo that of the whites was $ S.tU' . This
disparity is duo to the fact that the Indians
pay no taxes on their real estate holdings ,
and only nominal taxes on their porionnl
property. The Indians' personal property In
IbUl wai assessed at iTUli'.i ' , whllo thut of
the whites was $ ' 200,7V > . TUo assessed
realty of the Indians wni nothing , whllo
that of the whites was yiU , r > 0 , or a total
value of $ . ' 87,51' ' ) , including tno assessments
unon personal property. Notwlthbtandlng
the Indians own .240.000 norm uf land against
" 0,000 possessed by the whites and their pop
ulation Is more 'than double that ot the
whllos , the prosecution of Indians' state cases
has cost to the county fl,400 , whllo that
of Mio whites' ngerogalod but $470. The
whlto citizens of Thurston county claim that
It Is unjustly out of proportion and that con
gress should do something to relieve them
from this burden , otherwise they will wholly
ignore the Indians and glvo them iio-alton-
tlon whatever except criminal prosecution
when they have brolcon the law.
ThnrHtou County Degli-OH Itollut.
Thurston couity asks that It be civon ro-
llcf by the federal government for the reason
that It was by an act of congress that the
Omaha ana VVinncbago Indians were made
citizens anu their lands were exempted from
taxation. An appropriation by congress to
Thurston county of an equal amount of what
the Indians would have to p.iy in taxes on
the 210,000 acres they own , had they the title
In fee simple , Is asited.
Iloal estate In Thurston county is nssos&ed
for taxation at ono-qunrtcr or its value. This
land would sell rapidly for M2 pur acre and ,
thoroforu , if it were subject to taxation
would bo assessed at an average price of .1
per acre. Thus the realty of the Indians
would bo asse. .3(1 ( atC'.iJ,000. ' Tno state and
county taxes , Delusive of school and village
taxes , was 22 mills on the dollar In 1S91.
Must Help Thulr Wards.
This land , if subject to taxation , would
yield a rovcnuo of 915,180 aad Thuraton
county as us congress for an annual appro
priation for the amount until such time when
the Indians will rccoivothn title In fee simple
to those lands. The whlto property owners
Of the county nek congress , in Justice alike
to them and the Indians , lor immoalato
action in view of the fact that the county's
indebtedness is now 3,100.
' 1 bo , white citizens contend that the federal
government bus imposed upon them the burden -
don of oltlzening the Omabas and Winne-
bagos whllo at the sarno time it , has ex
tended no assistance whatever in this work ,
and that wbilo the Ii.dians need bridges and
roads and various improvements , no pro
vision has beeu made by the federal govern
ment for assisting the county corporation In
the work. Mr. Hooblo.s of Ponder is hero
presenting thn custi , and ho tells TDK BKK
correspondent that the cojnty will very
likely get propar assistance by act of con
gress.
War Out oT tlin Question ,
I have information ton'ght through ofllclal
channels from the Chilian legation to the
effect that Minister Montt has received dell-
nlto instructions to answer President Harri
son and aocrotury Blatno that a proper
apology and other amends will bo promptly
made by Chili for the wrongs committed
upon our sailors and the Insults iulllctcu
upon our government. This would put an
onti to the controversy and raaUo war out of
the question.
The president lias bis message on the
Chilian question ready and expects to tend It
with correspondence to congress on Monday ;
ibis ho dooms duo to congress and the public
In any uvont.
MIrteelliineous ,
Secretary Noble today ordered a rehearing
In tha ti in her culture contest of William II.
Tucker against Peter D. NoUon , from Cnnd-
ron. The local oflleers decided the contest
against the ontryman in favor of Tucker , bat
the general land olllce reversed the decision.
A now trial will bo had now.
Justice Bradloy's death will cause another
postponement in the announcement of the
Boyd-Thayor decision. The court will proba-
blv not be in session till after decision day ,
which Is Monday.
Postmasters appointed today : Nebraska
Uanksvllle , Hod Willow county , M. Benja
min , vice W. N. Benjamin , resigned ; Odoll ,
Hugo county , L. II. Valentino , vlco P.
\Valkor , resigned. Iowa Orlonvillo , Dallas
county , W. Smith , vice A. P. Harris , de
ceased. I' . S. II.
NIWS rou TIIK AH MY.
OIIII'IIKCH "f I ) " } ' In the Itegnlnr Ser Ieen.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Jan. 22. [ Special
Telegram to Tiic BEE. ] The following army
ardors were Issued today :
The leave of absence granted Dolamcro S.
Korrott , First artillery , December II ) , Ib'Jl ' ,
Department of the Missouri , is extended
sovouda)8. Ono month's ordinary leave of
absence is granted Captain James M. Boll ,
Seventh cavalry , to take effect on the ex
piration of the leave of absence on surgeon's
certificate of disability granted him January
lit , ISUl. Major Clifton Conly , Ordnance de
partment , Is detailed as a member of the
Board of Ordnance and Formications , ap
pointed by the War Department , order of
October 15 , lbS3 , vice Colonel Alfred Mor-
dcoal of the Ordnance department , hereby
relieved. The following changes In the
stations ana duties of officers of the Ordnance -
nanco department are ordered : Colonel
Adolbert K. Ilunington Is relieved from the
command of thn national armory , Spring-
Held , Mats. , and as a mombar of the Ordnance
nanco board is assigned to the command of
thu Hock Island arsenal of Illinois.
Colouol Alfied Moidocarl Is relieved from
the command of the Now York arsenal and
as a mo'iibor of the Orduanco Hoard , and is
assigned to the command of the national
armory , Spriiiglluld , Mass. Lieutenant Col
onel Joseph P Fnrluv is assigned to the com
mand of the Frnnktord arsenal of Punnsyl
vunla , and Is detailed as a member of tin
board on magazine arms convened November
.M , 1SUO , and bo will also take temporary
charge of the United States powdur depot ,
Dover , N. J. Lieutenant Colonel William A.
Marie , now on sick leave ot abiciico , Is re
lieved from the command of the Waiortown
arsenal of Massachusetts. Major Clifton
Conley Is relieved from tha command o { the
Indianapolis nrjcnal , and is assigned to
the command of the New York arsenal ,
and Is detailed aS a member of the ordnance
board. Major Jnmos W. U-niloy Is relieve. !
from the command of the United .States powder
dor depot at Dover , N J , and at .x member
of the board of mapazlno urines convened
November'.M , Ib'JO , is assigned lo the coin.
, in a ml of the Watcrtown arsenal of M < * ?
, chuiotK M.ijor Almon Ij.Vnrnoy Is roll , ' <
I Irani duty at the Waturtown nrscnnl ant
signet to tbo command of the Indiana < *
I ntsunnl. Captain Frank Hciith Is dotnlleo &
n member of Iho ordnancu board , appoint ' *
October 27 , IJ > A ) . Captain Wlllliim Crosiei * -
relieved from duly In the oflleo of the chit :
of ordnance In thh city and detailed ns' '
member of iho onlnanco hoard appointee
October 27 , KK ) , with station In Now York
city.
THAT c'i\riinit : : vri : ri.vti iNrim\r. :
ii : | > liumtli > iu I'rom tinTexns I'oitiiinster
Who Pleu It rroni IIU llnlldlng.
W\iitivuTov , U C , Jni' . 'J--First As
sistant Postmistor U.Mior.it Whittlt'ld has ro
cotved from Iho poutn ntor nt O.ilrd , Cain-
linn county , I'ex. , an explanation of the con
federate Hag incident. Ho says tl.at at the
time the llr.tf is said to Invo bean living over
the building in which the postolllee is located ,
the county fair was In progres * at Balrd , In
honor of that event the citizens decorated
their place i of business and dl plnved as
many llaijs and n much bunting as thev
could convonlontly outain. In co isoquonce
of the giuat demand thu supply of Untied
States digs became oxtuuiuoil , and the
owner of tbo building In which the poit-
olllco is located , In order to complete
bis decorations , procuied some bunting and
had his sister makii n liar. With only au
imperfect knowledge of how the United
States Hag was fashioned , tbo result of her
labor was u complete failure except as n
display of huntlnir. Instead of the thirteen
stripes hnr ling had only three , with ntno
ctatM In the blue Held. But it answered the
purpose , r.nd was hoisted over the posl-
olllce building. This is the postmaster's ' ex
planation.
Cionornl Whltfield , however , Is in posses
sion of the nnidavlts of live reputable two-
plo who declares that on several spccilicd
dates tho.v saw the contndcrato Hag living
ovortbo poitoflleo building , and that they
were told by citi/en-j of the loxvn that it was
a confederate Hag. But. Inasmuch as the
postmaster declare ? that the Hag was not a
confederate Hag and was not purposely made
to resemble one , and expressed deep icgiot
that ho bad done anything that could bo
construed as a disloyal act toward the gov
ernment , ho is Inclined to let the Incident
pass.
Wl"lt < iril I'U11 < 4II ! M.
WVSIIINOTOV , IX C. , Jan. 24. fSpoclalTele
gram to TUB BEB. } Taj lollowlnu Hit. of
pensions grantoJ is roporte I by Tim Br.i !
and ICxamincr Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Levi Sdiooloy , Allen
S. Anderson , Israel Spindlur , William O.
Carjon , John W Bennett , Nols Nelson ,
James \V. Hunnull , William S. McOaln ,
Jamas C. McDonald , Byion II. HasUell ,
William Hakora , James P. Browstor , In
crease -Georgo A. Eaton , Joseph Vcsoy.
Original xvldowi , etc. ISIIoio Xcck.
Iowa : Original Thomas Clark , ( lOorgo
M. Harmon , William Robertson , Chailos N.
Lyman , Marion Dunbarilllam It. lOmpoy ,
James Miller. John T. Polly , William
English , .lames A. Fields , James A. B.
Watts , Jacob W. Brown , Peter Oliver
Cohoe , John Montgomery , Cnailus F.
Kellogg. Additional-Benjamin W. Masker ,
George McCaulov , Samuel Shoup. Supple
mental and restoration Woslov S. Monroe.
Incioaso- Jesse Ankron. Uolssuo IKMiry
B , Page , deceased ; Anton Cartholnor ,
William Nugent. Original widow Annlo
Pago.
South Dakota : Original Dsgood H.
Watson , Phillip Potri , Darius Bevard Fox ,
Curtis M. Carpenter.
Social i\unts : I'lispum-il.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. UJ. The public
reception which was to have been bald at the
whlto house tomorrow afternoon , has been
uosponud on account of tha death of Justice
Bradley. The dlnnor which Secretary
Tracoy was to have given tonight , In honor
of president and Mrs Harrison , was also
posponcd for the same reason.
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CHILI llAX'l'tt IM.IX'S AC'.lf.f .
The United States Itcquottcil to Wltliclnuv
ItH .tllnUIrr I'loiii Siiiitlugo.
Nr.w YOHK , Jan. 22. The Horaid's Wash
ington correspondent telegraphs : Will Min
ister Egan bo recalled ! The Cnllmn govern
ment , through Minister Montt , has prac
tically asked bis withdrawal from that coun
try. It was done , it was said , as a prelimin
ary step to a moro speedy and satisfactory
adjustment of the pending controversy.
Such a suggestion for as yet It is only n
suggestion is Indignantly disputed by the
Harrison administration.
What Chill's purpose is can only bo con
jectured. It is possible that , knowing Mr.
Egan's unpopularity in the United States , it
has put forth the suggestion through Minis
ter Montt , hoping that publlosontlmont would
force President Hariison to adopt it. This
being done , sixty or ninety days would nec-
essarllv elapse before nis successor could
reach Santiago , and thus a demy nf several
months in the settlement of the Valparaiso
Incident might DO effected. This is the only
reason advanced or suggested which reached
Minister Montt.
No Il p.itches From Chill.
WAsinxaTox , U. C. , Jan. 22. No dis
patches were received today at tbo depart
ments In rcuard to the condition of affairs in
Chill. At the cabinet meeting today the Cull
Ian question was discussed. It Is understood
the caulnot practically decided to submit the
matter to congress next week.
KM.MIviini : : AT woitsiiir.
AM Till Aeclilent In u ItiiXHliin Village The
Itooforu ( 'lnlleh I'nlls Upon Ihe'oiigroKiit -
ST. PKTT.HSumto , Jan. U2. During services
In a church at Sloboskol , in the government
of Vlatka , the roof gave way and fell upon
the worshippers beneath. The scene was ono
of wild excitement. The villagers rushed to
the sciuio and worked hcroicially to rescue
thn persons Imprisoned by tnu fallen timbers ,
boards , etc. Tno wreckage win soon cleared
away , when It was found that llfty persons
had been either killed or Injuied.
rnltliiHr Thellllrporl In Shupe.
NKYOIIK , Jan. 2.3. The final mooting of
ino committee on revision of confession of
faith of the Presbyterian general assembly
was hold today. The session was taken up in
putting the report which is to bo reported to
the assembly in shape. Very few dissents
have been made , and they were only in ro
tation to separate overtures. Thuio was
general unanimity , and the subscription of a
majority of tbo committee is coiiildently ex
pected.
Ilancrd u Woman.
Du.ns1 , Jan , - -Carolina Ship , con
demned to bo executed for lufantlcido , uus
taiccn from the ] ill at I o'clock this afternoon
and led to the gallons. She displayed great
coolness. She said she was innocent , and
declared that n man ti'imed Mack Farrar
committed the en mo. The drop full at 1 : Y > ,
and death resulted In twenty mlnutos by
strangulation.
Heller for Itnnsla.
BiuriiKT , Null. , Jan. "J. | Speclal to TIIK
HUE. | ( Jago county Is coming to tie | front
handsomely In the line of corn contributions
for tbo famiiio-strickon Russians. Five/ cars
have iiltcady been donated and there U n
good pro .pent of two more coming.
( iniv.i Itntoliitloii Spreading ,
MvAMONIO , Tex , Jan. Ui. Private nil-
vices received hero from the lower part of
the Ulo Grande border are to the effect that
the ( iarza rovolutlonarv movement Is spreading -
ing among the people.
In Ihe IhiiKlK ol tin1 ilury.
PirTsHi'im , Pa. , Jan. UJ. The arguments
in tbo C uay.Postlibul suit occupied the en
tire moinlng sc lon. This afternoon the
Jndgo delivered hU charge and the case went
to the Jury.
The liowo.scalo tojlc tirst promiomat P hlla
delpbU , Pnrls , Sydney nnd other exhibitions
UorUeii & ScllccU Co. , A U. , Chlca J.
.FROM . AFFLUENCE TO RAGS ,
I .
. 3'tscovory of a Milliotiiuro'a Daughter in a
: ' L Sioux Oitv Hnvnl.
'
.
% IAUDED OF HER FATHER'S ESTATE ,
" . ' ( 'outInneil Litigation Slio Is Iteiliu-ed
to Ihe Neei-HHlty of Aecrptlng I'utillu
t'lmrlti I'll tut llnrtlngtuii
Wreck Nenr Creiton ,
Sioi'CITV , III , Jan. 22. [ Special Tele'
gram to THE Hr.K.J In an old wood shod nol
lit for the habitation of n beast , and In .1 bed
ol miserable rags , H woman ( ! ) years old wan
found today who Is the daughter of the mlt-i
lionairo CJenoral Pattlson , who was uotabld
In two wars. Kho became tbo wife of Colonel
Graham and followed him to the Mexican
war. She was the heroine of the famous
charge at t'hepultcpac. rushing forward with'
tbo storming party and picking up the fallen
Haj and waving It lit the brostworks.
Sno cnarges that hnr half brother , Governor
Pattlson of Pennsylvania , dulruudod her
of her share in her fathoi's estate , ivlnolt
was valued nt nearly $10OliiiiKK ) She had
$ l.'i,0t)0 ) when slio c.imn to Sioux City , but
lost it. For four winters she has llvod id
absolute destitution in a wood hcd In tbo
roar of the rosldento of a l.iwvor who baa
a'tend-xl ' to the litigation In which * he was
Intoroslcd. This ivinter she 1ms depended
entirely upon the charity of u neighbor who
sent her food.
ci.irr wn.i , co I.VTO rorirr.
loua'x Deposed Si-crrlury of tin- Mouse In-
ellned toet llouor.ilil ) .
Dns MOIMJI : , In. , Jan. 23. In the senate
this morning J. W. CHIT , the deposed secretary
tary , um on hand but made no attempt to
assume the duties of ofllco. Ills title will bo
tested In the courts when the tlnu comes for
the payment of salaries.
Among the bills introduced were the fol
lowing : To compel all passenger trains to
stop at county -scats ; democratic caucus
liquor bill , to provide for the Inspection ol
liquor ; Australian billet bill
The house concurrent resolution , providing
for tno appointment of a vlsltine commltteo ,
was defeated A bill was mtiodueod making
it a misdemeanor to counterfeit union labels.
The house this morning passed a resolution
llxlng the compensation of clerks. Bills
weio intioduccd us follows. To llx the
liabilities of mine owners for injury to em
ployes ; to protect imikcr.s of negotiable In *
striimnnts obtained by fraud ; to legulnto
liabilities for Insurers against loss or damage
by lire.
Resolutions were adopted to pav the bousa
employes for onlv six days per \\cek and In-
htiucting the Judiciary committco to devlsa
some means of regulating the building nnd
loin association" . No afternoon session oi
the house was held.
T'ns afternoon bills were intioduccd ns
follows in tno senate : Authotl/ing pnvata
banking Hrms lo lucorpoinio under the gen
eral uanklng law ; amending the game law ;
n Joint resolution requesting conuress to pio-
vldu for popular cloctlon of United States
senators ; appropriating $100,000 for the es
tablishment of a normal school at Lcmar < ;
for'tiio roK'ulallon of fioight rates in tha
state ; to compel the payment of miners in
cash ; for the establishment of a slate boaid
of aupurvUors of state Institutions- ; estab
lishing a noininl school at Council Bluffs ;
providing for tin ? establishment of u Btato
examiner of publlo accounts ; to regulate the
'
manufacture an'd sale of liquors ; to prevent
the polution of the water supply sources ;
for the assessment of moitgnvjes ; providing
for taxes on liens on real estate.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
. 1 PATAI. WltnOK NK.Vi : CIIUSTOX.
A llrolien Sulleh Derails ii Train , Kllllna ;
tbo llngliu-er.
CuusTov , la. , Jau , 'J'J. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BUK.J \t 0:20 : this morning thico
extra freights wast on the Chicago , Burlinir-
tou Qiiln cy loft the Alton yards. Tin
first scctlo'i , in , pissing ever the West Union
switch four miles east of Creston , broke u
truck on n lumber ear , springing the points
of the switch. The second section passed eve <
the same .switch and brol < o atrnelt , spreading
the suitch , but all the wheels of both tralui
remained on the track. When thu third BOO
lion ai rived at the switch , the train was run
ning ataliout thirty miles un hour and a milo
behind tbo second section. The engine nnd
nuarlv the entire train of loaded cars Jumped
thu track and rushed down the embankment ,
whore thov wore piled up Indiscriminately.
Engine -151 and six cars were badly wrecked.
Engineer Oscar Swanson was Instantly
killed nnd Fireman W. Wilson and Brakeman
Holland were badly injured.
Sin ; W.IH Not IIU Wife.
Citi.sTov , la. , Jan. i2. ! [ Special Telegram
to TUB Hurt.Last ] Saturday a young man
who Rave bis name as Beit Wilson applied
nt the Metropolitan hotel for board for him
self and wife. Wednesday the young man
loft , saying bo would bo back Thursday.
Ho did not como back , and today tbo young
girl bo said wa : Ills wlfo turns out to bo not
his wife but a ll-yoar-old ( girl. She gave
her name as May Norton and said she mob
Wilson for the llrst time two woeits ago at
Clurinda , when bo induced her lo coma to
Creston , where she could secure work nt
good wages. She cumo and her ruin was ac
complished. A ticket was purchased for tha
girl today and she was sent back to Clurinda ,
KlnpiMl Ultli the .Sehonl Teiieher.
Four Doiioi : , la. , Jan. 23 [ Special Tiilo-
gram to THE BIJK.JWhen the pupils who
attend school nt tbo Uogcra nchool House near
this cltv readied tbo place last Thursday ,
they found the school house locked and Anna
Rogers , the pretty school mistress , iniBslng.
No school has been bold there since. The
reason developed today when It was learned
that Miss Rogers had eloped with Clmilca
Gibbon of lluvelock nnd that the two had
beun mode ono at Dubuquo. The reason fur
the romantio murrijgo was that Miss Rogers'
pnrents opposed I ho match. Mr. Gibbon U
Llio cashier of n bank nt Ilavclock nnd Is a
popular young man.
ii.oi'in turn notiti > iit.
lire il I'lan ol it Clileugo Woman to Avoid
Her Iliislmnil ,
Cmrtno , III. . Jan. 'JJ. [ Special Telegram
toTm : Br.i : . ] Mrs. John Curnoy wanted to
elope with John .llUon. Her desiio to do so
was not , however , no fervent ns to load her
to run away with John without either hag or
liaggago. John was practical also , Although
In love ho doilrod to carry his wnrdrobo with
him on tils llltlo expedition , John Cernoy ,
tno husband , uas abound the house go much
Unit neither his wlfo nor their boarder , for
such was Jllson , could find an opportunity to
[ molt their trunks. Tlokots to Bohemia via
Now York had been teenrail , but tli9 bun
band's vigil into gave tbo pair no chance to
priipnro for the Journov. The woman's
wit made H plan. She wont
to the Maxwell pohco court Wednesday , and
there were out u warrant for her husband's
ariost , chaigiir. him with assault. That
night n policeman pulled Cuinoy out of bu
soft bed nnd throw him Into n Maul cell.
Whllo ho was tboro bin Vti'o nnd tbo boarder
packed tboir trunks nnd were off for Bo
hemia. Cornoy was brought Into court pro
testing that love and mildness had always
marked hi treatment of his wlfo and there
muV. bo sorno dreadful mistake.
"Sho will never proiocutu mo , " ho de
clared , "and Mio never will. " A policeman
WHS sent to summons hor. Ho returned with
thu tidings that the woman nnd Jllion bail
eloped Cornoy un * dUmUsed , brouen
hi ailed
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