FHE OMAHA DAILY IE\ TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , TIIUKSDAY MORNING , JULY K 1892. NUMHEU 26. IN WATERY GRAVES Tcrriblo Ending of an Excursion on the River at Pcoria. STEAMER OVERTURNED BY A CYCLOflE lTpIplcsa Passengers Thrown Into the Rive : nnd Many of Tnom Drowned. EFFORTS AT RESCUE PROVE UNAVAILING Fury of the Wind nnd Wavas Drives Bacls the Lift-Savers. AWFUL AGONY OF FRIENDS ON SHORE They Sen Tltclr Hear Ones Struggling In thu Wntur mid Are Uimldo to Save Thorn Mont dl the Victims Womcu und Clilldieu. Pnoiiu , 111. , July 13. ISpeclal Telegram to Tun BIK. : | At 10 o'clocn last night t cyclone swept over the city leaving death and destruction In Us wake. The mosl serious and appalling disaster of the nlghl was cauBCil by the capsizing of the pleasure steamer , Frnnkio FaUotn , nt the fool of Cor time street. At Lake View park , n milt bovo the city , u representation of Pompel ! Wus given and for this occasion the Fol lorn , tPekin boat , came up with fortv people. A landing was made hero , and two or three couples Joined the party. Fifteen others got on nt the park , so that tbo pas. longer list reached fully sixty. As the boat came outol tlio landing nnO itartcd down to the city it was struck by ttu cyclone und turned over. It was ubotit mid way in the river and sunk rapidly. Owlnc to the tempest , the cries of the passenger : could not bo heard , Thu Longfellow , with seventy-fivo passen gers from Kingston , passed by and ran to the foot of the next street. Its passengers were driven off and the boat made ready to go tc the aid of the Folsom when the Longfel low's wheels broke and it was loft helpless. Till ) \ \ orlc ol' Itenutie. Word was convoyed to the police station nd Mayor Warner ordered every man to the icenn. The HOCK Island road sent a sooclal train to the scene of the disaster and small boatB were put off to the FoKom , the hull of which could be scon when the lake was illu minated by the vivid lightning. Four per- ions wcra taken off by the llrst boat out. .Viinu'H of ttiu Lost. / The following is a list , of the unfortunates rvho are known to have lost their lives by the twampingof the steamer : AHUKNS. JOHN. Pekin. COKIOY. MISS Pekin. DUIKDKKUK , MUb. , Pokm. FISHtilt , COItA. Pukm. FISUiiU , MRS. FKUD , Pekin. FLATI1 , MAKV , Pokin. HINDS , JOHN A. , Polun. MiMKKN , KKV. J. H. 1'OKHBL , ANNA. Pekin. POKBEU MAHY , Poklu. HIPHKUOKK. WILLIAM , Pokln. SHADE , LO1TIIC , t > holbyvillo , III. UNKNOWN Two young girls with Mrs. Dulsdckcr. WILICS , MUS. WILLIAM. Pokin. The oody last night identified as Mniul Ford of Poklu i * now known to bo n mistake nnd the identity Is unknown. Kuto Boobc of Pekin is missing nnd is supposed to bi lust , us is also John Smith. htory ol tlni Wreck. Captain Locscb , muster of the boat , gives the story of the accident , lie brought a pnrly of about forty up from Pokln to see Pain's "Last Days of Pompeii. " After the exhibition thuy pulled out , nnd when in the middle of thu river tlio storm struck them in nil its fury , without n moment's warning. Ho attempted to steer tbo steamer toward thu shore , when a turrulc gust of wind struck the craft and keeled it over in nineteen feet of water. The scene which followed beggars description. Men and women were thrown Into the water , but the larger part ot then : managed to reach the upper guard nnd cllnc there until help reached them. Tholr cries of distress wuro hoard from the shore , nnd in spite of the heavy wind n number of sidlTo went to their assistance and gradually thuy were brought to shore. C'aiiKlit III tint Cabin. Quickly they were taken to residences where dry clothes could uc secured , and in tills wnv it was Impossible to got their mimes. Until n list of the missing comes from Pekin the uxuct nuinbar of deaths can not bo told. The persons drowned were nearly nil In the cabin when the boat tipped over , and thorn was no cscapo for them. ICverv nno perished. A window was imashcd In and ono woman pulled out. She was breathing , but died in a few bccomu. 3'ho survivors nil tell the most thrilling tales of the disaster , and thcro were many uiirrow escapes. Mon and women \veru nulled Into the boat half drowned , and It Is ( oared some of them w ill dlo frani the ox- cttomont und ox POSH ro. ham Sutton , clrcultclorkot Aswell county , wns In the wreck. Ho hiivod bis wlfo by diving down Into thu cabin of the sunken boat. Ho brought her up safely , and it is thought bho will recover. Ho snld tbo ncol- ilont was canned by the pilot getting sud denly s cured when the storm struck them. Had hit kept his head and bended the boat lor thu willows on thu opposite bank , there would have Leon no dungur of capsizing. I'uitiiiMigcTH Terror-Stricken , His description of tlio sccno Is realistic. When the storm struck the boat there wus thu wildest scene imaginable. Men anil women huddled to the side next thu shore and when the boat careened over many weiu kwopt off , The vessel settled rapidly to thu bottom of the rlvor , and ovury gust of tlio Morm would sweep some poor unfortunate off into the waves. Thu wind wcs blowing directly off shore , but the screams of the women and tlio hearse shouts of moil could bo heard over it all. Alderman M , Goloou of Pokln has lost his little FOU nnd Is raving crazy , Hu had to 'je removed from the bank where the work ol roacuo was going on by the police. Lint from Miuiil limit * . When the storm struck tlio lake nnd river Iho water wns covoiod with binall row bouts loaded with merry-maker * . The furv of the rule lashed the witter Into foam , and the frail shells bobbed up und down in the heavy tea Itlio corks. Must of the boatmen were Inexperienced , and as soon ( is the gulu burst upon them they lost control of thu bouts , which ueru drivun alonu beforu thu wind. Many of the boats | | | | ed with wntor nnd xvoro gwumpcd , their occupants having to tuko to the water and swim for the bhoio. bomo of the boats were overturned. The women and children were tbu greatest luffurcra. People who Nero on the shore rescued many of 11101.0 from waterv graves. His believed that not u few have norUhed In Ibli way. Agony of tin. Onlooker * , Ainonc these on the bank were the rela tives and friends of inuny who wuro battling lor life In this water. Tholr acony wan in- U-iuo. Now and then Inverted in all boats would Heal iiihoro. Thcsn were qulcklv ylgutcd by mcu , wko wculd tight for pot&u * ' . Springing Into tbo littlu crafts , they would push off , determined to save tholrdonr ohos , only to find that thov were helpless In the sen , for when the boats capsized the oars were loit and they could not bo guided by the willing would-ho rescuers. John Bard wus caught nbout lOOynrd from the shore and had great dldlculty hi getting nshoro. While standing in tlio shel ter of n house ho saw several small boats go whirling down tto river nnd there Is llttlo doubt but that their occupants bavo found a grnva In the angry waters. Two couples were saved in n miraculous manner at the foot of Muln street. The ooats collided and nil the pffoplu were thrown out. Hy clinging to their Inverted boats they managed to keep nbovo water uutll they wore taken oft by n bo.it. .Searching for the Dead. U was hours before anything like a correct statement of the number ot dead nnd missing could bo o > tuincd. Today business is almost suspended , urn' half the ponula tlou of Pelcln and Pcorin line the river banks. So far ns known thu list of the number ot drowned Is nine , with n number of persons yet to hear from. In addition , there were nine pleasure boats out on the river nt the time of thu storm. Of these , live reached shore In safety. The oQlcials nro waiting for ono of the large rlvor dredged to arrive , when the Folsom - som will ho removed. It Is supposed thcro nro several bodies under it. The river will bo dragged today. The Inquest bus boon bogun. Several per sons who were out in small boats nt tbo time nro reported missing. The search for the dead has been prose cuted with proat vigor during thu cntlru day , but only ono body has been recovered that of Miss Lottie Koutcr , aired 10 , of Pokin. She wns found between the two decks , ono arm tightly clutching n post In n final effort to save herself. It is positively known that thcro are two more under the debris. They nfo Miss Bcubo of Dtllutb , Minn. , and Grunt Hupploi- Eureka. Liners Dlo Together , Ilov. J. II. McMecn wns engaged to bo married to Miss Molllc Hcppier. Ilo mm his nillanccd , her sister Belle und brother Grant all cnmo hero yesterday nnd last evening attended the oxhloition of Pain's List Day of Pompeii. After the entertainment they boarded the Ill-fated steamer. MUs Belle Ilepplcr U the only surviving member of the party. The bodies of Hov. Mc.Meen und bis intended have boon recovered. An attempt was made todav to rnlso the Folsom , so that any bodies that might ho under her might bo reached. It wns found impossible to move her and what is under neath will not bo known until tbo Folsom is wrecked. The inquest wns commenced today. There wns nothing ntnli to show nn" responsibility for the disaster. A large number of persons who were res cued sustained injuries of u moro or lots seri ous nature. Their wounds were dressed nnd they were placed in hospitals. Nearly nil the bodies were today shipped to their homes. Floods Cuiiso ( treat Distress. \VUST POINT , Miss. , July 12. Desolation nnd distress are the result of the great floods caused by the unprecedented rains ot the past week. The rains still continue. All crops nro either ruined or badly damaged. Hundreds of families nro on the verge of starvation nnd appeals for aid arc coming in almost hourly. Houses were washed away and the negroes nro stnrvlng. The country bus never known such destruction nnd wont as now prevail , and is growlr.g worio in stead of better. DriiM nod on tli't Nlalnitiliotim. O.uu.vxn , la. , July i ; ) . [ Special to Tun BEU.I Wlllio Bruin , aged H years , was drowned In thoNishnabotna river yesterday. Ho slipped from n sandbar Into deep water nnd sank. His companions were boys of his own ago and were unable to give him any as sistance , but they gave the alarm , and the resellers found the boJv throa quurtori of an hour after It sunk. Uaslorativos were np- plied but lifo was extinct. Tlireo Hoys Drou-ned. Afsuiu : , Mich. . July ' 13. Three boys , aged about 11 , were drowned In Lake Huron yesterday whllo bathlnc. Ono of thu boys wont bovotul his depth. His two compinlous swam out to rescue him and all three drowned together. H'oiiicixu u.v Tin : niji'i.CM.V.I / , . \VaterK of tlio Great LaUcn and -Mlxsli- rillUll to 1(0 Connected. Dvvcxi'oiiT , la. , July 18 , [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BII : : . I Actual work today com menced on the Honnepin canal that is to connect the great lanes with the Mississippi at this point under the contract of Commo dore A. J. VVhltnoy. The spade with which Iho earth wus broken is to Ou engraved and exhibited at the World's fair. A largo force of men will bo worked , and tiin excavation for three or four miles will be done before winter , possibly connecting the Mississippi , iud Hock rivers. AH to IOWII'H Prohibition L-III- . UIIKSTON , fa. , July Hi. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bin : . | The friends of the suspended marshal today made overtures of a com promise In which they declared that if Max well xvas reinstated they would glvo ntnplo assurance that the Haloons would rumaln un molested. Mayor Dcrr nnd thu anti-prohiul- tionists i mused , but it wus proposed to put Maxucll on tile police forco. This bo refused nnd threatens to lilo Informations and search warrants every hour , uud that ho will- force bis opponents to tutms. Miiy .sell tint Itoiil. Four Down : , la. , July la. ( Special to Tin : Br.iOn : | July ! J nn important meeting of Moculiolders of the Mason City & Fort DoJgo railroad will bo held. Ono of the directors status that nt this meet ing the road will bo sold either to the U inona Ai Southwestern or StlcKnoy people nnd cer tainly extended to Council Blull's this season. Thu two lines mentioned nro doing .some lively bidding for the Mason City road und it is expected to dell at high figures. Double. Mimioror Declared Insane. Ccn.vit Ku'iiM , la. , July 13. | Special Tele gram to Tin : Hin.j Samuel YnnHooir , the farmer living near Manchester who u few days ago killed his wlto and fatally injured or.o ot tils daughters , the latter' dying n couple of davs ago , has been adjuduodlnsano und taken to the Independence asylum , 1'iitul U'n'ck on tlio Nnrtlnvcitorn. L\ox , la. , July Ill.-A misplaced switch at Low Moor caused a wreck last night of live curs of a stock train. Fireman tijorga Cox of Clinton wai killed and Engineer Fisher slightly hurt. uoc/.Yr. Sunutoi- Homey u Defendant In u Suit Cor DamageH. Lkn VIHIVH , N. M. , July 1U. Senator S. W. Porscy 1s hero giving his testimony In the suit brought against him by tbo Palo Blanco Cuttle company , of which ex-Congressman John H. Alloy of Boston Is president. This Is tbo suit which brought Colonel Ingor- 8011 to this city a few weeks nco as the T" ' ° s''cutor ot his old friend Dorsoy. The charge Is that Dorsuv , In thu division of the cattio between the cattle company and hlin clf , which occurred about sovcn yrum ago , mudo a raudulent miscount against the company , Dorsuy dutnu.s thu eh urg o and plead n thu immense losses SUM- tulncd bv the cattle industry In the territory In the lust lew yours. A good deal of testi mony has boot , taken on botb bl'Jos , and thu case wl'l soon bu hubmlttud. Thu cross-ex amination of rolonvl DoiMoy was very eloso and extended , Itunult ol u I'umlly Ilinv. B\v CITV , Mich. , July lli. liusu Bartlett loiluv fatally wounded his wlfo und ti-ycur- old sou and then shot himself. Ho will recover , and his wife und son will dlo. The tragedy \\u& thu culmination of a scries of family trouble * . Mrs. Hartlott was about to ub conllnud ui.d tuiTerud terrible agony from the wound , \vbloU wui iutllctud in ttio abdon.eu. STRIKERS USING DYNAMIFE Railroad Bridges Blown Up ta Keep Troops from Ccour d1 Alene. SITUATION A MOST CRITICAL ONE All the .Mines I'lllod with Ktploslvos Itciuly to Uo Tuncliod Oif lit u .Mo. incut's Notlvo S.ildlori Near the Scene. SPOKANE , Wnsh. , July 13. The atrlitors blew up the railroad bridge nt Mullano this morning to ptovcnt troops from Mlssoala cITectlng an entrance. All the Ctuur d'Alcno mines are llllod with explosives preparatory to general destruction. The sirnew ! will bavo trouble to cscano , as the suite and federal troops hold practically all the pas sages. lloisi : CITV , Idaho , July 1 ! ) . Federal troops nro now near the scene in northern Idaho , as arranged In the telegraphic correspondence be tween Governor Wllloy , President Hartison nnd General Schoiiold. On receipt of the or ders from Washington , General Huger at San Francisco telegraphed Governor Wllloy that ho had ordered the commanding otlicer at Fort Shorldnn to tnovo nt ouco with all available forces to the scene of disturbance , nnd to ronnrt to the governor. Governor Wllloy then wired to the commanding ofllcar marchlnc orders. The troops from Fort Sherman were ordered to move at once to Wnrdner , where thcv will be reinforced hv militia , Snortly after sending out these orders word was received from Inspector General Curtis that the Hunker Hill and Sulliivnn company's property nt Wnrdnor was bulng attacked by 1,000 nrined men , and that a full roirlmeiit of federal troops was needed there right away. Governor Wllloy immediately wired : " 1 would suggest that available trooos at Walla Walla and Fort Sheridan bo added to these already in motion. " In reply the governor received a dispatch from General Schoiiold saying that General Huger had full nuthority to order all neces- sarv troops into the Hold. The following dispatch purporting to bo from V. M. Clement , manager of tbo Bunker Hill nnd Sullivan company , was received : WAIIUXIIII , Idaho , July U' . Governor Wlllcy : ity all nioiins delay troops of uny class from coining to th s section Mr at least two da , ? . The union lias ( nil IKHSUSSMHI at pro-tent. Kvorv pliuo of machinery H tied down with powder ready to blow it up. In two days non union men will lm\o left our works , then matters miiy take their natural course. Do not hy any eliunoo fall to slop troans from coining huro foi tlio next two or three days. Hnuh a movement uonlil result In wholesale nmssieiu : or iiiiarnieu men who are hero lire- pared to depart. Nothing Is to be feared and uverythlmr to bo gained by delay. Itcinedy U too late for any active service. V. M. CI.UMK.NT. Governor Wll'.oy : 1'ietemlml telegrams from Uloinent nro bo ns. Kornurd trnnp . llAIIAN & IlL'lt.NB. Governor AVilloy will place Shoshone county under martial law ns soon ns tlio legal requirements can bo completed. The proper o'llcials have failed so far to give the governor the notice required by the constitu tion. I.oadcil Dnu'nvltli Dynamite. WAimxut , Idaho. July 13. Outwardly nil is quiet In the ( Joeur d'Alcno nistrict , but It is the nuiot of dcispcra'.ion. The strikers yes terday had a day of uninterrupted victory , with the result of complete possession of the mine und mills of Hurnor Hill nnd Sullivan and Sierra Nevada. The non-union men have boon driven out of thu country , nnd the strikers , flushed with victory , nro talking uonllilcntlally of mooting the militia and rcguiar troops nod lighting them with rilla and dynamite. The Uunkerhlll nnd Sullivan mill is now loaded with dynamite , nnd could to destroyed on a minuto'.s notico. Thu same atuto of affairs exist at Sierra Nevada. It .vas reported that dynnmlto was sent down the railroad track to blow up bridges nnd prevent the troops from crossing into the country , and armed men have leti the town i * . is thought , to intercept the cavalry from Fort Spencer. More Federal Troops Stni t , VAVCOUVKU , Wash. , July 1 ! ! . Five compa nies of the Fourteenth United States infan- trv left this morning for the Cteur dAlone mines by special train. U.VDKIt .MAISTIAI , 1..YW. Slioslioiin County ( liven Over to tlio .Mllltm A Missing Conoral. Boisi : , Idaho , July 1U. Governor Willoy has issued n proclamation placing Shoshone county under martial law. Word has been received that three of the companies of federal troops from Missouln have arrived at Mallnno. The other troops have not been heard from. Adjulunt General Curtis , who is in com- manu of tlio stnto troops , nnd who went to Cuiur d'Alono in ndvancu of the outbreak , has not IK-OII hoard from today , und it is feared he has fallen into the hands of the A dispatch to the governor from Judge Hoyburn , at Spokane Falls , says the union men urovo nil nonunion mini out yesterday , tlriii' , ' on them uiul killing two. Kupeiintcndcnt Diclcson of the Union Pn- clllo tolcgraphed the governor from Tacomn this afternoon that their tracks nnd bridges havu been destroyed In the vicinltv of Mul lane and Wallace nnd that the wires have been cut. Another messao to tlio governor says that several nonunion men have been blown up and that the union men propose to light thu troops to the death. ANOTIinit HATl'l.i : IM.MINHNT. SI rilling MlnorH Tliroiton to ITeclplUtii Anothiir IllnodKow. . \VAI.HCI : , Idaho , July IS. The night passed without Incident , tlio minors resting on their nr.ns.Thocjlored troops arrived at Mullnnu at 2 o'clock this morning nnd uro still thoro. it is feared if they coirio to Wal lace ovury mine of the association will bo blown op. ICiTorts nro being made to hold the troops at Mullano to avoid the disaster. All the mills of the minis where nonunion men have been employed aru charged uith magazines and at a signal all will bo blown up , but on.y In the event of troops arriving on the scene. Consternation prevails , bridges bavo been blown up nnd at IIK ! ) no trains were running between Wallace and Mullano. The Hunker Hill and Sullivan will bo asked to surrender at : i o'clock this afternoon , and if they do not Hurromlur at that time n battle will ucgin. If surrendered , the troops will bu allowed to come In and lake posses sion of thu Citiuf d'Alono country. WITH A IllC.lt MAM ) . Union Men Iliirnlni ; HrhlgcH nnil Dritroylii ) ; I'ropvrly anil Mulling Tlirout * . PoiiTi.tM ) , Orj. , July lii , Too Union Pa- clllo has just received advlcos from Ccuur d'Alcno that the Northern Pacific bridges together with several hundred feet of track weio blown up by the striker * wust of Mul- laue tins morning. The company Is preparing to tuku all the nonunion man out of the minus this uttcrnoon to Toko.i. Union man assert that the iLomont thu troops appear on the scene they will blow up the Hunker Hill , Sullivan and Sierra Nevada minus. Thu burning of tbo bridge near JCellnn will hold thu troopi unless they march to Wal lace , which u about ton miles. It is now reported that union men have ta'.ion Van I ) . UeUbshomit of Portland , W. A. Sweeney and nine-other miuo owners and will hold thorn us hostages until tbo trouble U settled , The wires uro In bad atuipu and It U almost Impossible to got uny Informa tion front Wallace. Thu wires to Wurdnor have boon cut. Additional Troonj Ordered Out. WAMIIXOTOX , D. O. , July 13. General Schollcld baa ordered tbo following addi tional tronps to tbo CoJar d'Alono ' district , Idaho : Four companion ot Infantrv from Fort Spokane , Wa u. , h Vroop of cavalry nntl six companies ot Infrtnlry from Vancouver barracks , Wnsh. ThlJso troops , with those previously ordered Irom Fort Sherman and Fort Missouln , will glyo nn active force ol nearly 800 men. If those provo inadequate to restore order reinforcements will bo sen ! frotnother posts In the northwest. MUIIUIIKOUS UNION .MIXKISS. They Kill mul Koli tlio Iloltih RH Victim * o Thrlr M'nitli. Si-oKASi : , Wash. , July in , E. S. Kinney , bookkeeper for the Uiin mlno no.tr .Wnllaco , nrrrlved in Spokane today. He was jirescni nt the Old Mission , when thu mob chnrgci on the nonunion rdhtpoos and saw the whoU affair. ICInnoy had been ordered out ot thu couii' t -y by the strikers and was helping some of his former ctnployoi to reach Spjkano. In all tlicro wcra 132 men from different mines , They had boon entirely disarmed and'were waiting for n bout , which was Into. Just nt dusk last evening a squad of olght\ armed men came charging down the railroaa track , yelling and firing rlllos. The refugee ; scattered in different directions nnd rut for the river , mountain nnd gulf , tholi pursuers following them up nnd shuotlnc and robbing them. When Kinney loft , twc of the men had bocn slain , George Robinson who had boon working in the Frisco mine , and n Swede , nnmo unknown. Tbo boal started down the river in the dancncss nnd was hallou ogam and again by the fugitive ? who had escaped the mob and concealed themselves In the bushes. In u Tcrrjhlu Condition. "In all , wo picked up elcht or ton of these miserable wretches , " continued Kinney , "some were swimming In the water and others bad been lying in the bushes. All wera wet , cold nnd perish ing from hunger , frlirht nnd ex posure. After swimming the river , they had waited for throe hours before the boat came along. It was the most pitiable sight I have over witnessed. Ono man was insane from fright. When the boal would run her nose in toward the shore the victims were sn caccr to get aboard that they would not wait for small boats , butwould wndo and swim tea a place of security. Some of these men are now here and others were loft in the Ccuur d'Alone. Four or llvo of them who can talk English report that they woru robbad of their watches and money in sums ranging from SIO to $40. "When some of the man were running nc'osn a moadoxv tnoy sow ono of tlveir com panions , a man named Thompson , fitll ns i ( shot and that was thu last they saw of him. " lioth Messrs. Klnncy and Loring nro ol the belief that the mob never will stop now until they kill ovqry man not n member oj the union. They doubt If any nf these drivrm into the wildornus * and cauyon will ever emerge alive. Will Probably MrlUe Today. PiTTSiirwi , Pa. , July 13. A strike of the . employes of Carnoglo'a t'lttsburg and Bea ver Falls mills is expected tomorrow. The men appear firm In their determination to quit work if their employers continue tc deny a conference with the Homestead stri kers , nnd the position taknn by Secretary Lovejoy today is dvideuco that Frick ha's given Ills ultimatum and will make no con cessions. The employes at Hrnddock nnd Duquosno have expressed their sympathy for the Homestead ; men nnd any they lire ready to como outlln support of them. II the men carry out tnjir threa's matters will assume n more scricus phase than at any time since the surrender of the Plakortoa'h a week ago to4ay. Xeoil of it ! . irgo I'orco , Fuini.ANnJ Ore. , rfuly la. A upopial train over the Union P&citia left nt 'JiO : ; , bearing 'JOO members of the Fourteenth infantry from Vancouver , Wash. , for the Ceuut d'Alono mines. A special train over the Union Pacific ar rived at Pundloton tills morning bearing the troopi from Idaho. Two companies have left Fort Sherman for the sccno of the trouble. In nil 700 United States troops and mllitin nro on tneir way to the mines nnd will nrrivc this afternoon and tonight. Suporinlenuent Baxter of the Union Pa- cilic says no report of a bridge being blown up at Mullano has bcion received. i\peet : WAI.IACE , Idaho , July 1 ! ) . Kvory thing is quiet nt Mullanc , Burke , ( join und Wallace up to this evening and there is no prospect of any immediate trouble. At Wardner the situation is critical , how- ovcr. The nonunion men have gone out of t no Bunker lull and Sullivan mines and have boon shipped out of Coaur d'Aleno. The Hunker Hill and Sullivan mills have been released by the miners and turned over to the comniny. Troops are hourly expected to arrive at Wardner from the west and u con flict with the miners in the valley is thought possible. Wimt tlio Troop * Kept Out. WAU.VCI : , Inaho , July 1H. At the head quarters of the union minors at this place assurance was given that all trouble was over if the nonunion men como out of the Hunker Hill and Sullivan mines nnd troops were not brought in. The withdrawn ! of the colored troops had cased the situation. Sev eral railroad bridges were blown up west of Mullane to nrovont troops from reaching Wnrdnor. Ono bridge Is rooorted burned east of Wallace. No trains are running be tween Wallace and Wnrdnor today. XJHtlllltl.i : . \.U'.II , IHSASTKK. \Vlillo inroiito to .Spain an ArgonHm ) Tor pedo C'rnUer U U'ruukiMl. iropi/rl'/'i'rd / ' . ' tiuJiime * fjonlnii ll'.nntlt.\ \ YAI.PUIIIFO , Chili , ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , .inly lit. i By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald Sneflal to Tun BHE. I The Herald correspondent at HUOIIOI Ayres tele graphs an account pf another terrible naval disaster. The Argentine torpedo cruiser Hosalos , en route to CadiSpiln , to participatein 'tho Columbus cole uration , has boon wrccKed 200 miles off the coast of Uruguay , ndar Cnno Polonlo. On July 7 a terrible , pampero was encoun tered. The llosalojj { which was steaming astern of the Almiranto Drown nnd the Twanty-llfth of Mpy , was lost sight of during the night , the gale In creasing until it became a hurricane of the most furious kliu. The next day thu engineer of the .JUo4eos | Informed Captain Furres that the boiler and engine rooms were flooded. The crow were sot to work nnd every olfort inude to nave tbo vessel from destruction , Littio progress , however , was made , nlthou ' a tlo | man kept steadily at their pans , , Morkud Hunt to Nnvn tlio Ship , , All day on July C the crow continued its work of trylnz to free the vessel of water , but the waves ran so high that the dumago dona by them was far. grcator than the good done by the almost herculean efforts of thu Bailors. The heavy tea * put O'U all the fires and brnno the ntcering gear , rendering It 1m- posBlulu for the crow to keoji thu vessel any longer ulloat. When thu captain became convinced of thU fact ho ordered the crow to abandon the boat. All bf'lhu ' bouts were quickly tilled , A raft u-u ) constructed out cf the w rock o go , nnd. ' this atTordud rcfuco for others ot tha cruw. The captain nnd ofllccri. got iuto thrt whale boat , and after tbruo days of hardship and peril the whala biixt arrived at Cap' ) Polonlo. His not known where the tailors and fora men landed , If they were so fortunate as to reach the shore. Six of tbo men are re ported to bare reached the coast o ( Druiil , PROGRESS OF THE INQUIRY Mr. Frick and Others Before tliB Congres sional Oommittoo , SOME VERY'INTERESTING TESTIMONY 1'resldcnt UVyho of tlio Amalgamated So ciety nnd Other Labor Lenders IXuu- Ineil t'rlelt's Story Tlio 1'rmcnt Situation nt Homestead Notoi. PtTTsiiciio , Pa. , July lii. The cross-exam ination of II , U. Frick by the congressional committee last evening proved moro inter esting ns It drew to a close. Mr. Frick stated that another point in dispute was the change of date for the signing of the scale from July to January. No ngrouuicut could bo reached and the works shut down , Mr. Gates What is the cost of produc tion ) Mr. Frick I don't think that is n fair question. 1 don't think you should ask that. that.Mr. . Taylor Would you object to toll the cost of a ton nf stool Including ovorytbinirl Mr. Frick Ves.sir ; I would have tbo same objection. Mr. Uoatnor You don't propose to glvo away nny uf the secrets of the trade ) Mr. Friclt No. sir ; notyot. Mr. Dates Will you state the labor ccst alonol Mr. Frick Tnat would bo equivalent to stuting tnu whole cost. Mr. Oatos In consequence of all these dis agreements whut resulted I In answer to this question Mr. Frick put In ns evidence bis newspaper Interview had on the day after the riot. Mr. Dates You state that after the sheriff failed you employed the Pinkcrtous. Did you appeal to tbo governor ) Mr. Frick No , sir. The experience of past yours was the bhorilT was poxvorlois. Wo concluded to employ our own watchmen , put them OD our own property and have them stay there to protect it.'o hired them nnd agreed to pay them W per day and wo secured ilJO of them on .luno'JI. We con cluded it would bo necessary to protect our own property and employ now men. Mr. Hoatuor Nonunion men I Correspondence ultli tlio Pliihcrtons. Mr. FrickVo did not care whether they were union or nonunion. So on Juno -1 we wrote the foilowlng letter to the Piukorton agency in Now York : The Ciirnoitlo Steel Compiiny. I'lttsbnrg. I'll. , Juno ! ! 4. Dour Sir : 1 um In receipt or your favor ot thu " 'nil.Vu wilt need il'JO guiirdt for sjrvlio at our Homestead mills us a measure nf precaution against Interference with our nl.mt. to start operation of the uorks July U , IsUJ. Tlio only trouble wu untlulpatn Is that mi attempt will be made to prevent Biieh of our men , \\llh wliumo \\lll by that time h-ivu made satisfactory arruiKoincnts , from t'olnir to work , probably snnio duinon- tUr.itIon of violence on the p.irt of thii- . whose places have iieen lilted , or most likely bv an element which Is usually attr.ietot to Biieh scenes for the purpose of stirring up trouble. Woiiruiintdoslrousth.it thu men vou s"nd shall bo armed unless woe.ill for such a mess nrulaturon for the protection of our em ployes or nroiicrty.Vo wish th u qu irds to bo placed on our own nronu ty und to remain , unless called into other servleu by the civil authorities to meet an emergency that Is Hu ll le to arise. These ( ruurds should bo assembled at Asbt.i- lui I u. U. . not la'tur thait the mornlnu- .Inly ft , that they Cmay bu taken by train to Molvco's Itockn or some other point on thu Ohio river beltw I'lttsbuig. where they can take bo-its anil bu litndud wllhln thu Inulosiiru of our uremlses. Wo think absolute seercoy should bo observed so that iiodoiiionstrutlon can be made while the men aru on route , i-pculllo arrangements for movements of tr.ilns and connection with bouts will he in.ideas eon as wo hoar from you as to the certainty of having thu inun at Asntabuliiattlietliiiolndleati.il. As boon us your mmi uro on the premises , wo will notify the sherllf and as' < that thuy be duputl/u.l either at once or liuinedlatuly upon an out- bioak of Mieh a iiharuelur ns to render biieh a stoy doslrab.e. Youis verv truly. II. O. 1'iiirx. Chairman , To Hohort A. . ' Inlceuon. New York t'ltv. Mr. Boatncr So you arrangou for the usspmblv of the Plnkertons at Ashtabula before there was an # hostllo demonstration' "No. sir. The hostile demonstration was made July 1. " Mr. Bnatner Had anything been said or done thatV'nrmntod this anticipation ) "Nothing particularly. " Mr. Oatos Before shutting down the \yorks did you build a stocuado around them ) "Yos , sir. " Antlelp tied Trouble. "In contemplation of troubtaj" "Yes , sir. " "What was the llrst disorderly demonstra tion on tno part of the muni" Mr. Frick answered this question by read ing the notice given to the llrm by the ad- vit-ory committee , calling attention to the shutting off the gas of the furnace and dls churning nny responsibility on their part for anything that occurred should the tires bo allowed to burn. Ilo said that the notice was served two days before the Plnkorton men were started from either Now York or Chicago. Mr. Dates What Is meant by shutting off the gast Mr. Frick Wo use natural cas in some of our furnaces and that burning gas indicated Unit work was to be resumed. U'hon asked how were the Plnkortons armed , Mr. Frick saiJ : "Tho arnib nnd uni forms of the men were shipnod to this city uy rail nnd put on the barges horn bv Cap tain Kodgcrs. Then on July 4 wo served n notice on Sheriff McClcnry calling on him for protection. " Mr. Frick , in answer to questlans , said lie bad not called on the shoiifT previous to making arrangements with the Pinkcrtons because the experience with tno sheriff three years ago convinced them It would bo use less. less."Did "Did vou not advance the coat of the arras for the Plnkeitons ) " "No , sir " "Hut vou engaged the Plnkertons bnforo applying to the sheriff f" "Yes , sir. " "When was that fence built around your warns I" "Within the last six wooki. " "Was It before or after the negotiations commenced with tbo Amalgamated associa tion I" "After. " Other Letters Kead. Mr , Frick requested , and was granted the privilege of reading the following communi cations which ho said had In u largo measure governed the actions of the managers of the works at Homestead slnco the trouble began , The Ill-it letter written by himself to Man ager Potter Is as follows : "Ploaso note hut owl th Inclosed copy of letter written mo by our counsel , Me.sbrs. Knox & Koed. I have no doubt ydu fully realize the Import ance of not doing anything or permitting anything to bo done by any of our employes or any guards wo may employ to protect our proportr that is not entirely lawful. " The Inclosuro referred to by Mr. FrlcK to Mniiugor Potter is as follows : I'lTrrtiiunn , I'a. . Junu 81 , 18'J. , II 0. I'rlok- IliiiirSlr : Would HUKKCU that yon purtleti- l.ir y t-haritu Mr. Cutter , no nnttorwhat imllK- nitlun lid may bu subjected to In thu dUcharxu of bin duties lit llomuitimd , that neither lie nor any of the company's employed uhould do uny net pf aggression but should conllnu themselves to urotoctlns thoniHelves and thu comnany'ii uroporty. They Hl.ould. under no clrc'iimstnnces. resort to thu use of arniH uu- lum It should bu for thu proto-t'on ' of tliolr Ilvcii. KM > X .t | ( F.II : > . Thu comintttou continued the investltra- tioti this morning with a further examin ation of Frluk. Ho detailed the arrange , inunts with tbti PlnkortonH to furnish guards for the Homestead properly , and said the urins wuro conalgnod to the Union Supply company , who delivered them to ( 'uptaln Kodgera of tbo Plnkartons , Frick was not sure , but hupposed bo had something to do with furnishing the armi , Ho could not bo Drought to uiuwcr moro dennltely. Ilo bo. llovud the Pinkcrtous were auvlsod that arms would bo iiooded , but arnia were not stipulated in the cmplt. of tlio cunr U , FricK snld the wages- ' § . at HomoMo.id were higher than nt anCz place. Chairman Ucatnnr ot "oiumlttoo do- claroit that the i > calo of 1 \ paid , as ex plained by Frick , was ti * * nest ho hud ever hourd ol , Cnptnltt Uo'lccrs was the ) d nnd told of the trip to Homostoul , ni vnlod hy n deputy sheriff , who went In 1 % lal capac ity. Ilo then detailed the sn the light nt Homestead nnd said thostr . .red llrst. Sheriff McCleary tostllicd teat the Car negie company notltled him n week before the men went out that there would be trouble , and that they were arranging to noiid iloo men to Homestead nnd wanted them dcputl/cd , ilo had not deputized the Pinkcrtons nnd had authorized no ono to dcputl7C thorn. He did not go to Homestead the day ot the riot because It was useless. President Welie on the Stand , President Wovho was the first witness on ttio side ot tha men , In reply to Judge Tay lor ns to why the men thought they had n right to take possession ot the mill , Mr. Woyho said : "Thoro mav bo some who think so , but they nro not luught so In thu association. " "This thing has boon n mystery to me. I would like to Know why tlu-so men think they had the right to take other people's property , " snld Judge Taylor. "Tboro seems to bo some queer Ideas of the rights of prop erty. Was not the object of these men , when they fought the Plnkertons , to prevent the milt from being worked by nonunion men ] " "Woil , that may bo the object ; 1 do not kuow that It was. " "Well , 1 have llttlo doubt that such was the case , " said Judge Taylor. "Aro these matters of physical resistance settled in your association I" "No sir local. " , , they mo purely "Did you over offer to arbitrate this ques tion ! " "Not until nftor the trouble. " "Aro vou willing to settle this question by arbitration I'1 "I cannot soy for the association , but the Homestead people nro. " "Aro you In Invor of nn arbitration bill bv which nil such mutters will DO bottled I" asked Mr. Bynum. Ob.lecl to ( InlHlde Interference. "Well , I hardly know what the association would do. So far ns I bavo known , work man usually cot the worst of it. 1 believe that It will soon como to this , however , nun I personally can sou little objection to it. in my opinion compulsory nrbitratlon would not bo n success in t'his country. It the nrbltrn- tlou was made compulsory nil parties should bo mndo to exhibit their books , The work men believe they understand their business bettor man anyone * , and think that outsiders should attend totholrown business. " "Yea , " snld Mr. Hoatncr , "but you did not ncotn to want to ogroo until several persons were killed. " ftir. Woyho was aslcoil if the association always carried out its contract , and ho snld yes. Chairman Oatc Is It not true that nftor signing this bealo certain members of your ns.iodutlou notified the company that unless certain things were donb in this controversy they would quit work , nnd thus break their contracti" "Woll , 1 know some such tiling was dono. " Hugh O'Uonnoll was railed and Mr. Dates said : "Now , Mr. O'Donnell , wlulo wo nro not here to assume anything , wo wish you to know If the answers to any ( luo.stious wu may ask you should tend to criminate you , you need not answer them. " One or the Illgli-rrleuil .Men. "Woll , I'm not afraid , " said Mr. O'Dan- nel ) , " 1 um ono of the high-piiucd men and would not bo much ufYcctod by the re duction. " When the men -wont out the eight lodges hold a Joint meeting and appointed the tul- vlsory committee of which witness was chairman. Men were placed around the fence to keep out the Irresponsible people. This was July 1. The imm werj nil in structed to use only moral suasion. They were not instructed to keep anyone out of the mill. They were there to try and nor- suudu nonunion men to roiiuin away from the null. "Tnoy intended to use only peaceable means , " said the witness , "and no ono ro- grcts moro the assault than thu advisory committcn does , " Tno witness then repeated the story of the battle and his ufforts to prevent tbo linns by the crowd on the shore. The inhu man treatment ol the prisoners after their surrender , ho said , was not the work of the slrlkorh , but irresponsible parties. Witness said ho averaged $1-11 per month , eight hours , under the old scalo. He said the works had built the town. About -10 percent were American born. The persons affected by the proposed scale were most all Ameii- cau uoru. "What is the great cause of this hatred to the Pinkcrtons i" "Tho laboring pcoplo look upon thorn as enemies of the laboring man. The chief ob jection to thorn , however , was that \\c feared with them would como nonunion men. " At this point the meeting was adjourned until o'clock p. in. Thinks It n Urent Consplraey. In the afternoon Burgess McLuckio tosti- liud. lie said ho thought there was a irig.intiu conspiracy somewhere , nidod and abetted by legislation to deprive worldng- mcn of their rights under the constitution of this Government , of lifo , liberty and the pur suit of happiness. Ilo bad formed Unit opin ion bocituso , after going to wane , satisfied that they had a safu basis upon which they could depend , the McKinley bill cnmo in and reduced tiiat identical nrtlclu upon which thulr compensation was based and raised the tariff on other articles. Mr. Hoatner Is It your Idoi that the com- miny , after having jour wairos based on the price of billets , hud the larllireduced on that arliclo ! "That's the idea. " Mr. Taylor You think tlio less the tariff , tbo loss the wages I "I think so" Continuing Mr McLucklo said ho hoilovod MflClnley , the Union l'ailie railway and the Cnrnogios with Frick at their 'head , were In thu conspiracy. llliTTHK AUUIHIUOO.VTIO.VS. Militiamen at llumitxtnid Are Xoiv U'oll I'lxml for Field Work. HoMKSTiil > , Pa. , July lit. The arrival of the touts , which are now put up , and tholr erection bai made a > ory great dlfforunco In the appearance of tbo encampment at Horns- stead. Major Kugle , the surgeon of the Third brigade und the ranking surgeon of the division , said : "Ojr hoilth ropartlsall that could bu oxpsutcd , cnnaUoring thu hardships the boys have gene through , and now that wo have at last got u plentiful sup ply of good water everybody on the bill is comfortable. " The provost marshal , Colonel Charles H. Greene of General bnowdon'a staff , clouMd the town of soldiers , save these sent nut on some necessary errand , and when u group was given liberty an oIllc'jrncaamDttnlnd thu squad. The result his bjon u blo.v to tin saloons , which have rojutiud ttmr wjutol steady business , Colonel Greene has certainly very sharp ! v mot tbo ovll which had caused HO much up- prehension last night und this afternoon , and the whole situation Is changed and the boys uro on their host bahavior. In speaklni ; of tbo scenes latt night ( Jjlonel ( ! cjoio : Haiti ; "J think the picture has boon overdrawn , but there was undoub odly some ground for the talk , The boys had no rations , they hud bonn called out in a great hurry and many of them laoIioJ the cammaiiotl nucimltloi of I lo. ( As U was , It wus Impossible to keep thorn In camp where wo could not feud them , and no liberty was very uonoruliy given to go Into thu town where they could buy thulr meal * . " I'ernoiiiii'l ol 11 Another of General Snowdcn's ' staff , who wan standing ueor , remarked ; "You must romomDsr that thu National guard Is drawn from tbo belt class of youthi In the slate. Young mon who know how to take naro of | CONTINUED OM BUCUN't ) I'AUU.j DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN OHIO Springfield mid Other Points Visited l > j the Whirling Monster. RUIN AND DEATH ARE LEFT IN ITS WAKH Jinny ( louses Completely DuiunlUliuit mill Other * llmlly Damaged Tell rcrsonn Serlomly liijuicili Two of Them fatally .Notot oftliu stiiriii , SiMUMiriiu > , O. , .laly 13.-A most destructive - structivo ayclono struck tlio southeastern part of thU oily ( tha ro-ildoni portion ) this morning nt 11 o'clock mul completely de- mollshoil nbout thirty residences , nnd par- tlrtlly ruluoa over 100 more. Only tw persons uro possibly fatally Injured , but Ilia loss in properly U estimated at about $ . ' 00,000. These who saw the cyclone form. Ing snv two angry cloud' * mot over the fait grounds nnd clasho.l toiothor ; , forming n funnel of croat size. It Urn struck the fall grounds in the western portion of tlio city , nnil hurled Itself along in n southeasterly ulrection , taking u house here and thor < until it struck the corner of South Llino- touo strcot nnd Euclid avenue , throo-quur tors of n mlle away , where it literally do. moll hod nn entire block of residences. It then Uftoa nnd passed over the city In I northwesterly direction , Uurllnir down a bouse here mul thoro. in tlio block Immodt * ntoly south of Hint Limestone street scarcely hulf a do/en houses nro loft standing Kvory. thing is utter , hopeless ruin. The ontlrl police furco or the cjty has baan ordered tc lha scene of ruin , nnd the mayor has onioroJ out the Champion City guard nnd battery ta prowvo the pcaco. Thousands nro viowlnH tlio scenes of nwful destruction this evening , and n mooting ot citizens is belli ) ; hold nt tin cllv hall to devise moans to ld the homeless people. Fully thirty families nro destitute * 1.1st ol the. I li. ) n rod. Jox\s It. BEKTZ , fatally. THOMIS Bixz , fatally. Miis. MAHY FKSSHNIJKU , fatally burned. COOXBY LUICII , two ribs brokon. JACOII LIACII : , shoulder dislocated. JACOII NBPTS , injured Inlornally. Mm. JACOII Li : vcn's TWO luuaiiTKiis , frightfully cut about face and shoulders. JIM IIiNKi.ii , arm cut. W. It. DBATOV , hip dislocated. Mus. Oiiu.s-duii , prostrated from nervous prostration. The following buildings were demolished ! Pourl street school building , couing $ ' , ' 0,000 , partly demolished ; tirlfiltli's grocery , par. tiiilly demolished ; .lolm Loach's , Ilnrrj Miller's , Dr. L.i i-'ontu's , J. It. Hrynn's. J , M. Silas' , J. M. Factor's houses , totally dc- fitroycd. Yellow Springs , twelve mlloa south , Is ro- portcu in ruins. The electric light , tclophono nnU tclograpli wires nro all down nnd the streets are Illlo4 with trees. The section visited is entirely the residence quarter. TlioClortnan Lutheran church was struck by lightning and almoii totnlly destroyed. Many people were uiora or less seriously hurt. TKimOKS 01' THIS AVALANCHK. Onuor tlio ( iiiesti Deicrllim Ilou-It Swept Anny tin ) Iliitnl. Pvitis , July ill. One of the visitors to the watering place , who w.is located In a portion of the St. ( Jorvaiso lea Halns baths which escaped destruction by the landslide , has given sn account of the catastrophe , describ ing various exciting events which c.uno under his personal observation. Ilo sayst "About eighty ladles acid gantlomon who were taking tbo waters nnt at the tnblo d'hoto voitorday. About 10HJ : I was aroused from a sound sloop by a tcrrlllo shock which appeared to .shako the hotel's foundation. 1 ruihecl to the window of my room , and looking - ing out to ascertain the causa of the shock I saw a huge volume of water Inuring with Ir resistible force through the court yard of the hotel nnd swooping down everything before - fore It. "Thu roaring nnd crashing caused bjr tlio mighty volume of wntor was Indoaerlb- nblv terrible. I saw that throa wings of tha hotel bad been totnlly destroyed and thai the fourth wing had boon partially swept ' awny. The confusion was In'tcnso , Tin flightened guests and employes were in 9 state of absolulo bewilderment and fright. Nobody know which way to turn to oacape , all thu exits having boon blocked by the full ing debris. "Presently ono of the moro lovcl-hcadod o ( the visitors made a rope from several bed sheets , which ho twisted and tied together fastened it securely inside , nnd then ulld Id the ground. He reached the bottom in safety and found his way to the village of St. Gnrvalso. Thu villagers , responding to hli call for help , organised rescuing parties and ] hurried to the scene of the disaster. " Late telegrams In icgurd to the landslida do not detract In uny particular from thq horror of the disaster. A force of gendarme * , nrined with long poles und hoolis , lias been posted along the banks of the Arvo to catch tnu bodies of victims as they lloat by. Hun. drcds of persons nro watching the seoi ; from the bridges and oilier points of van. Intro. Most of tbo vUUors at tbo wrecked hotel belonged to Geneva. I'AIIIH , July 1 ! ) . The latoil dispatch fronj St. Gorvnlso says that l-.l bodies have buou recovered. .Mo\omonU ul DUIIIIII .Steamer * . At Southampton Arrived Lahu , frou Now York. At Quoenstown Arrived Teutonic , frou Now York. At Genoa Arrived Fuldo , from Nevi York. At Bremen Arrived Weimar , from Haiti- inon ) . At London Sighted Palestine , from lloston ; Oceanic , from New York. At Now York Arrived Siberian , from Glasgow ; Dresden , from Dromon. At Boston Arrived-Hoitonian , from Liverpool ; Scandinavian , from Glasgow. Kllloil fur u Watermelon. Tn.r.ii , TOJC. , July HI. A prominent ranch , man xvas killed by Cbarllo Soott , a negro , M n quarrel over a watermelon trado. rvj.irunic nntiu.mT. Verier or WISATIIRH Buiiem , OMAHA , July ib. f A storm appears to bo developing In tna upper mountain regions , which will cause nojtliorly wlndi and an increase of tunjpora. lure , Gnnorally southeasterly winds now prevail bntwoon the Missouri rlvor and tin mountains. Light uhowun have occurred from Now Mexico northward ncroia Colo. rado.and . there were traces of rain In eastern Kansas and thin vicinity. The 1-itn. 1.1th and lllth of UiU month nro normally tin warmest days of the year , tbo normal bolnij btR , from tlio Kith on the normal dully tern. poruturo gradually decreases. Local rorm'titt I'or ll.ntorn NulmuKii , Omaha nnil VluliiityVnriniir , fiilr wiiiillmrvlndi ulilltlni ; liimiutliurly durlnu ' WASIIISOTOS' , D. O. , July Ki. Forooait for Thursday : for ' Nebraska Kalr , oiocpl local showers In northeast portion ; * outU winds ; warmer during the Jay ; cooler by I'Vlday morning. For Iowa -Kalr , followed by local thower * durlui ; the uftoruoou or ulgbt ; toutU wind * ,