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f r THE OMAHA DAILY EE. TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , THURSDAY MO.UN1NG , SEPTEMBER 22 , 1892. ,1t NUMBER 95. t * ASSEMBLED IN EXCAMPffiiF Granl Army Veterans Qo Down to Business After the Parade. ADDRESS OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF i Oonnrnl I'nlinor lto\lnw tlio Work / the Vcitruiiit I'liyn i l/irco Amount of At- tciitlnn to til" Trouble Ovur thu Color Mm- . f WASHINGTON , D. C. , So pi. fll.-At 1:23 : the oncimpment rapped to order by Com- mandor-ln-Chlef Palmer. A glee club of veteran * sang u song Inviting the encamp ment to Indlanupolls next year nnd were up roariously applauded. Commissioner Douglas of tbo District of Columbia road nn nddrcss of welcome and General Palmer made a tasteful and appropriate reply. After the report of the committee on credentials had boon received General 1'altuor made Ills an nual address. Coinmiiiiilrr-ln-Ctilcr Palmer's Aililrcss. In the course ot his address Commander- In-Chlot Palmer said : Comrades Thu no- tlounl encampment of tbo Grand Array of the Republic brings together representatives of tno bold lots tram ull over the loyal land. There is scnrcolv n battlelleld of that great civil contest but has reprcsontntlvos here today. Within Its ranks nro mon of nil po litical parties nnd religious creeds. The dif ferences In rank which the armv reflected nr J lost In the equalities of n free nnd common - mon citizenship. The dominating thought Is patriotism. Its principles appeal to patriots of every name and parly. Those annual gatherings of mon who ren dered loyal and devoted nnd patriotic service to their country in the hour of peril , if thov f.ervo no other tmtposo , will Impress upon the tnlnda of the rising uonoration n profounder - founder nnd deeper sense of tha perils through which wo pissed to preserve the unity of the nation. It gives renewed strength to patriotism , tends to clovato our national character nud makes us stroncor each succeeding year. Wo cherish no loal- ings of ntuino-Uty or revenge against the men of the south. I Know I .speak the sentiments of every tvuo soldier when 1 say whatever piidowbhavo in the past , whatever pride wo brought baclc from tbo baulotlold < , wo jovfullv laid It asidouoon ono altar and gladly merged the title of soldier into u gioatcr ono that of American citizen. Whore .Sleep thu I'utrlollr fionit. It is peculiarly appropriate that the sur vivors ot the union armies should gather nfcalo in the capital of the nation , which through four long years of bloody strife they defended at the peril of their lives. Almost within tbo sound of my volco there repose in that beautiful spot on Arlington Heights 10.000 patriotic duud. It recalls tc our minds iho enormous price paid by the American people for thu preservation of Iho nation. Four thousand graves uro marked with ihosndostof all Inscriptions unknown. A .new generation stands wbero wo stood. Thirty-tlvo millions of people hnvo boon added to tha country since I no close of thnt great civil conflict in Ibi5.VbIlo ( Iho Atncr * ? can people hold thn veterans In a love lhatilo other group of mon in the land receive , tbero Is n disposition ou the part of u few to sneer ut tbo soldier and oall him a mendicant. They nppoar to forgot the sufferings that made us what wo uro. 1 fool that the cx- holdler nili'Utois , lawyers , banners , manu facturers , presidents , governors and all llbcr- .ty-lovlng Amerlciu citizens must brand the sentiment of disrespect to too "votcransy the subtle poison that wIH"siaIu tluTpagos of history with the belief that patriotism and Avalor In the union army was a myth , and that loyalty to country is no longer to bo called a virtue. Tritium to the I.lite I'oo. Ill Justice to the men against whom wo contended for four long years , 1 desire to say ttmt notwithstanding thu intemperate- - tucks made upon mo by some of thu southern Journals , on account of my order in refi-r- cnco to the llatr of our country , during my visit , to the department encampment in Augusta , Ga. , I met many ox-confcdorato soldiois fiom whom I received a cordial grootlng , and I ballovo that these who were bravest in the Held have u greater love of JiiHtlco and right than those who remained in tbo rear in the hour of danger , and 1 was glad to take by the hand any bravo confederate soldier who accepted the trenerous terms of V the surrender ut Appomattox und today re spects the Hag of tl.c nation ns the emblem ot n reunited people and u reunited coun try.After After referring nt some length to tbo difll- cullies encountered In the course of his term of n til co lie spoke ns follows upou tha Louisiana and AlUsUslppi affair : Thu Color Ilot ) Trouble. I bad hoped that the action of the tiventy- llflh annum encampment nt Dolrolt would have setllod nil existing dinlculiios in this department and I uoutd bo relieved from the unpleasant disturbances oncountoriid by my prcdccossois. Up to the time of this meoiing. my predecessors had kindly exercised n dis cretionary power mid permitted posts from nlno to-seven teen to mnko their reports nnd pay their dues direct to national headquar- tors. But the decision of Iho national eu- cumpmonl on this question was emphatic and no shadow of uncertainty , nny longer re- malnod. The encampment In passing upon the subject did it In iho following clear anil unmlsiakablo langunii | ; : "An organization which from Its birth In Diiciilur , 111. , in Islil ! to its sliver cncump- ment his never lunicd from Its doors any deserving comrudu on account of his nation- alltv , creed or color. " During the llorca struggle for the life of thu iiution wo stood shoulder to Hhouldor as comrades tried , it is too Into lo divide ou the color line , A man who IR good enough to stand liotueen the flag nnd those who would dostrov It when Iho fan : ot the nation tiling ttombllng In the balance Is > 'ooU enough to bo u. comrade in nnv dupirtmont of the Grand Army ol the Republic. No dif ferent rule bus luen nr over will bo recog nized ny the survivors of the army nnd navy. No department should over bo estab lished for any color or nationality. U would bo inexpedient in uiittiori/.o tbu com- inumici'-ln'Uhlof to organize now or provis ional departments In any stnto where a do- luitmoni already exists. .liiHllllutl in IIU Action. This question had tested thu patlonoo , skill und endurance of my predecessors in their tlTom to bring about nn amieablo adJustment - Justmont of thodlirurijiiojs oxisllng In this Uoimrtmont botwoontbo white ni.d colored jiosts , buiovery effort had fallod. It had cost the national encampment moro monov , time nud onorpy throush the exertions of comrades tent Into this department to check the progress of thn Crowing mischief than all the other departments combined from the Inception of the order to the present timo. But when ofllccM ot this department absolutely refused to obov tht > rules of iho onrampmeu I had no discre tion to deal with either their motives or roasont assumed In their refusal , The duties of the commauder-lu-chlof uro cleatly Ucllnod. Posts from I ) . to 17 ru. ported to national hcndiiuartcrs that at the unnunl moutingof the Duparluient of Louis- iaua mid MUblssispi , hold In tbo month of February , they were refusoj ndmuslon or ivpro.sontution , although their duos were tendered und declined. They then lorwurd- od their reports nud duos to national bnad- < iunricr . The attention of the department comnmndor was called to tuo rules of the or der mid ho was directed to recognize the ' posts. Ho declined to do so mid an order was Issued from the headquarters of the De partment ot Louisiana nnd Mississippi by the department commander stntli.g that thn commnndor-ln-chlef hud ordered posts from 0 to IT recognized. This ardor thu council of administration under a full sense of the gravity of the act und aware ot the possible conseijuoucus of their rofuhal to comply decided that they could uot conscientiously obey and the de partment confirmed nnd ratllled their action. Two alternatives now confronted mo. \Ycr3 the ronrtiieulauvo of eight posts IB Louisiana nad Mississippi to rule or should the volco of a majotity of nearly 500,000 com rades govern the affairs of tills preat orderl The ono meant disruption , the other thnt thn dignity nnd laws of the order should bo maintained. The ob tnancy ! , which at first were nn aspect ot legitimate ofTort , proposed no longer to yield to the laws of the order , but developed into open defiance and ro- vcngc. If a corp * of this department were unwillln ? to abldo bv the rules of the na tional encampment It was their privilege to rcslen and permit others to bo cho < o.i who would , but thov had no right to attempt to thwart the action ot the national encamp- incut bv nn effort to bring about n dissolu tion of the dopnrtmmit by an Illegal act. April 25 , In special order No 5 , I sus pended the department commander and placoJ In command Senior Vice Commander Durkco , with instruction ! ) to rocognlzo the posts Irom 9 to 17 and report to the 10 head quarters. Under data of Mav U ho ac knowledged receipt of the order nnd said : "No application hns been made slnco the meeting In February from posts 9 to 17. Should tluiv mnko application I will report my action. " Should Ho Settled Now. Comr..iio Darkoo having failed to complv U tithe order from national hoadqunrtors y special order No. 8 , Mav 'JO , I suspended un and placed Comrade Miller , the Junior Ice , In command. The assistant adjutant cnoral , Comrade Keeling , replied by telo- rapli that Comrade Miller considered hi-n- elf no longer a member of the order , as the ounrtrmmt In special encampment had voted o surrender tlio charter. All that human orcslcht could do under three admlnlstra- lous to avert the Impending conflict by per- uaslor. and advice had bojn exhausted , and f the culmination of this voxcd question hade o occur under this administration It were otter thnt It should bo mot rather than to eave It as a legacy to my duccossor. No ssuo can bo anticipated from discords in nn o.-- anizntton. Where thov nrontissjonmongst homselvoj , there are opportunities for nuluul Injury , nnd the sooner vital Usunsl re settled the bettor It is for' the organlz.i- ion. Its success is essential at nil tunes , nd can only bo achieved by maintaining ho integrity of its laws. 1 was advised to all H nicotine-of the council of iidmlntstra- iou for consultation and advice , but upon ellcction I regarded It as a useless oxnennl- uro of money to subject the national en- ampmcntto a largo expense by call I ne the oiincll togetnor. Whuiher I did riirht yon vlll Judge , and your Judgment I will unhosl- atlngly nnd uncomplainingly accept , for It vas for you and your behalf I noted. Surrender of thu Charter. 'Iho charter of this department was ro- civod at national headquarters , May " ( > , b'JJ ' , nnd across its face was written , in lot- ors of icd : "Surrendered , May 2l. ! ISO. ! . " n special order , No. 9 , Juno 2 , ls > Jv , 1 do- larod that the action taken at the special nootiug ot the Department of Louisiana nnd Mississippi , being iu direct violation of the rules nnd regulations , which says that "no alteration affecting the general interests of bo department shall bo made at a special nneting , " all acts contemplated by special meeting were null and void. I than appointed > ast Department Commander A. S. Badger commander pro tempore , nnd ratur.icd to him the charier endorsed : "Tho surrender of ibis charier , noted above in red Ink , being in llrect violation of the rules nnd regulations , s declared null and void , and this charter will continue in force , " and ordered him to recognize posts from 9 to IT inclu sive , mid proceed in accordance with the rulo'i and regulations ot iho Grand Army of .lie Republic , und report at once to these icadquarlcrs in obedience to these instruc tions. Comrade Badger asjutued command of the Department of Louisiana und Missis sippi , Juno -.I , 169) , appointing Comrade "Cooling his adjutant general. After the reorganization of tbo department [ ordered u thorough Inspection of the posts , and the report of tbo inspecting oDicera as lied at national headquarters shows that pension certlllcatc or satisfactory evidence of service. Other Affair * Ilncusied. After commenting on the unpleasant af fair and u snnei of resolutions piiollshed oy different pos's , bo concluded as follows : lu dealing with this subject I was not actuated by an unkind thought inward a sin gle comrade In this department They had encountered r.oroai resistance up to thu time of tlio iwcnty-llflh national encampment. It was kpown that thara were disintegrat ing forces at work which tt.n national en- encampment concluded it was time to arrest , and In Iho discharge of n duty Incumbent upon mo under my oath of olllco 1 did it without either feeling fear ot1 prcdjudlco. With a few words of praise for the loyal women and t ho Sms of Veterans , ho referred to the p.iss'iu't3 ' ot tbo disability pension bill ns a most munificent act providing for nil honor- nbly discharged soldiers suffering fiom men tal or physical disnbiltlies ; tbo woik on the marble statue of General Grant for the na tional capital was progro < stng , ns was also the work on General Grant's tomb. In rutoronco to veterans in Iho govern ment employ ho said : To protect the rights of veterans of the Into wnr is ono of Iho cardi nal principles of our order. The pledge made by the government in section 1,7'ilof the He- vised StatutesUnltoJ , States , hns frequently been Ignored. Ho recommended that tuo encampment tnlco decided action ugalnst personal so- llcltalions from posts and departments , un less the objects for winch Iho funds arc asliod nro spcclllcd in writing , duly at- losled by thu department commander to which thu comr.i'Jo maltmz Iho uppeal bj- lonu's , and approved by national headquar ters. Adjutant Citiicral'H Ili'purt. The report of Adjutant General Fred Phis- tcrcr followed the addreis of the comman- dor-in-chiof. Tills report shows thnio wan a gain of 'JJO in ilia number of now posts dur ing iho year. A significant and most pathetic sentence of tills report is the following : "Practically It may bo ald that the mem bership of the Grand Army of tholtupublio is now nt Its lilcuest point. It no doubt will remain about stationary for a few your * to conio , when necessarily It mustdecroass , and Iho decrease will bo rupid. " UmirttiruiiiiitmUnnral Tnylor'H IJeporl , Thu annual report of Quartormoitor General - oral Taylor to the adjutant general jhow.- . that lha expenditures of Iho organization ( luring the last voar to have hoen Si'J.'Jll. ' leaving u balnnco on hand of $7,1)13. ) Thn amount realized from iho cnput tax was f 111- , 051 , and from sale of bupplicii $ JJH7 , Tuo larcost Item of cxpcnso during thu year was fl _ , 1UT for uo > tago and Incidentals. The total amount to tha Grant mouumjtit fund Is SI1,5T5. hurgoou ( lunend Stovonsoii's llaport. B. F. Stevenson , surgeon general of tbo Grand Army of the Kemiblic1 , in his report complains that many army posts failed to mnko auy sanitary and mortuary reports , so thnt the statistics on these matters uro very incomplete. Blanks wore sent to the several dopaiimonis , hut tbo only ones to return reports - ports embracing tbo period from Janunrv to Juno were Arizona , Massachusetts , Now Hampshire and the Potomae. Tuo report of the Department of the Potomuo shows : Whole number enrolled. 3,091 ; deaths Jan uary 1 to Juno DO , IbUi , 51 ; number who probably died from wounds received In serv ice mid resultant disease , ID ; number from disease contracted in service , L'U ; other causes , i'J ; average ago of dead , 58 ye irs and II months , Tba Department , ot Massachusetts report shows : Number of deaths , 2 : , presumably Irom wounds received in service , 4 ; pre sumably from diseases contracted in sorvico. M ; presumably from other causes , 71 ; cuu.su of death not loportod , 113. The report says that ncoordlng to Commis sioner Hium , ut the close of Ihfi fiscal year Juno ao. IbOJ , tboro were 870.078 potulonors on iho rolls and that the appropriations acgroeatod $ lHUia3W7. ! In addition to thojo vast oxocndlturos tbo nnnuul appropriation for the numerous government homos was fc3B3.810. ( There uro also 173 government cemeteries kept up oy govern * ment. appropriation. These appropriations , savs the report , oem largo ; "but , " It adds "thoy t > hould bo thought of In reference to tha grand moving cause calling thorn Into oolnc the preservation of the government from overthrow and who can place too blub [ CO TJXUl.D O.V BP.00.SI ) 1MQ13. | MURDEROUS TRAIN ROBBERS L5vo3 Sacrifioatl by Thorn In an Endeavor to Accomplish Their Ends. THEY WRECK A CROWDED EXPRESS TRAIN Tcrilbln ItcMilts follow tli.n Full ot thn Tr.ilu Into the Iltcli- > l,0t ( ( > ,0ul ) Was the UnotyJbmiuht The Villalnx fulltul. Torr.Kt , Knn. , Sept. 21. A million dollars lars In curronoy. That was the prize for which Kansas tralu ohbors.strovo today. An appalling toss of human Ufa was the rico they were willing to pay for It. Passenger tram No. 8 on the Atchlson , I'opokn & Santa Fo railway , eastbound , was vrcckod early this morning , three miles vest of Osage City , by train robbers , who oped uy t bat means to plunder the oxoross : ar of f 1,000 , 000 which was oalng transported 'rom the City of Mexico to Boston. A wrecked train , four men killed nnd hlrty-flvo tnon , woman and children Injured ro the only results of the attempted rob * cry , for the robbers sociiroJ not rt penny of ho treasure , to obtain which they imperilled o many lives. Dclllicnitnly rinimril thn Awful Ilonl. The wreck and attempted roboory had een carefully und dollbcratcly planned. Mo .void . the possibility of leaving n ctur he- ind thorn , the roobors stole the tucls with vhleh they did their dreadful work Instoaa f purchasing thorn. They -stole n crowbar , ivrunch and sledge hammer from the tool oitfo tit ll.irclny , three mi.os wnst of the ceno of the wreck , and then removed n llsh- ilato , which Jolnoa two rails together , vhleh would necessarily doratl the train. Tbu robbers hid evidently solectcd with 'aro ' the spot at which to wreck the train. They selected the top of a grade , up which ho train would uc > obliged to ascend , thus essenlnc its speed and at the same time osscning the chance ) of so badly wrecking ho train as to bury beneath the debris tbo reasuro they were seeking. Their procnu- ions were unavaliliifr and the very thing .hoy sought to evade thwarted their otlorts. When the train passed over the weakened rack tbo entire train was wrecked with the ixcoption of tno war oar and most of the iars wnro piled ono on top of the other aoovo the express car , burying it and Its reasuro so deep as to require several hours Urging to reach it. No Clninro for Their Lives. The engine , when it passed over the oosfencd rail , loft the track , swayed to andre ro for n second of time and then topolcd over with a dreadful crash. Too engineer and llrcman had no warning of their awful Tate nnd no cnanca for their lives. They must have bean killed outright when the onglno was wrecked. Th.a express mes senger nnd express guardsmen wuro equally unprepared and they were Killed in their car. car.Tboro Tboro were some 2.10 passengers on the train , but not one was lulled. How they cacuptd seems miraculous. Tbo cars were piled one on another and composed a mass of timbers nnd twisted 'iron In which It WDomed "ImpoSjIblo * anytnlng to "have" escaped death. When the work of rescue was completed , however , all the victims were found to ba altvo. Several were badly tired and a few may uio. I'ho 1,000.000 belonged to the Mexican Central Hallway company and was being forwarded to that company's headquarters ; it Boston. It was rescued from "ho wreok nnd turned over to the Wolls-Fargo com pany hero to bo forwarded to its elimination. 'I ho Sana Fo has ofturcd $1OJO reward for the trainwrcckcrs and several pastas ara searching the country in tbo vicinity of the wreck. Advices from O < ngo City and Bur- clay state that intense uxcitment nn I indig nation prevail among the people the TO , who Oeeliire boldly that the wreckers shall bo lynched when caught. Tno wrecked train consisted of a baggage , express and mail caw , two day coaches , two chair card and Unco sleepers. It was thrown over nn embankment three feet high and the lirst six c-iri were loloicopsd , Four persons were killed outright , and twonty-livo se riously injured. The killed were : i , 1st of hv K llod. MISSINOIK ; : : I'BAXKHAXTEK of Kniiins City. KXl'ItESo QUAItlUMAN lILUOMEXTHAlj of Mu.\luo. KMIKMA.N .JAM1W O IADDIJ1C otTopoka. KNOIXEEU Ell MAVEIl of Topoka. Moil of the injured were western people , but among the numlor wai Mary Lvman of Bloommgton , III. , badly injured and bruisad about the face. T. Wordoll of Elliott , III. , Is also badly bruised. I'h-j wreck occurred at a small bridiro where tlioro was a ho.ivy down grade. The train was running lorty miloi nn hour and U was impossible for the engineer to SOD the mlsnincrd rails In time to check the .snood. The couches piled over ono another until tno baggauo und express cars were completely hidden from view. Men , women and chil dren wora piled ever each other , caught in the seals nnd thrown through the windows. Heilef lir&t reached the train from mpo- riii. An oxamiiiation of tuo track shows that the lisb. plates had been carefully removed and the bills takun out and the spikes drawn from t'io tit * * and the rail bent oviir to ono sldo. Kobhory was un questionably thoobjdot , as the train curried SI.OOO.OOJ In currency , onrouto to the Mexi can Central headquarters in Boston , A spot was found where thrco men tma lain coiiccalod in iho grassmnd tracks ivoro dlscovorod loading from this spot to the truck. The passengers were brought to Topeka at 10 o'clock tlilt morning. Sjinu of the wounded could nut bo removed and several will probably die. Stnrlcy of the All iho stories told bv the passengers. however , ncruo that there Is little doubt that the accident was the result of a deliberate plan to wreck tbo train for the purpoto of securing tbo treasure in iho express cur. Major W. II. Lowollyu , the binta Fo llvo stock agent at Las Urucos , N. M. , who was on the train , says : "I was awake when tbo wreck occurred. Wo were going probably ttilrty-llvo miles an hour. The jolt was tor- rifle anu nil of inactri left the traok oxcout ours and the ono back of us. It was tbo worst wreck I over saw , The front coaches wuro all piled In a heap and were reduced to kindling wood. There were twelve cars in the train. I think there mint have been about U-5 people on board , many of thorn women accompanied bv children , I don't sea how so many escaped. They nil acted udmirablv and v/orkod with a vim to help the unfortunate. 'It U singular that the train did not catch tin' , for It was plied up ou top o ( thu cneiuo. Tbii nlgut was dark nnd wo toro rails off the fence to use thorn for torches. Itvtu hard work gutting some of the people out. Quo aged lady was caught between two chair cars nud It took a long ivbito to vxtrlcuto tier. After wo bad roscuou tier she went back utter her pocket book , "I took especial pains to llnd out the cause of the wreck , I found that four bolts had been taken from thn fishplate , which holds the rails togotber. Tbo rail was left in place , hut with no bupport. The cnulno was actu ally burled nearly out of sigbu The poor liromaii is burlea under it. bin fit the TrtMinurc. ' "Thu $1,000,000 In currency belonging to the Mexican Central railway was in a wooden box tbrco foot long , ribbed with iron. Cap tain liuird and I took churga of It until wo cot to Osage City , where wo turuca it over to Tom McMillan , the clttmarshal Ho in turn delivered It M \Vols-Fnrga | man from Topeka. "Tho track nt tao plnco where the wreck occurred h excellent , T ilh rook ballast nnd twelve-pound stcll rall % 3'hcru Is nn up grade there for nearly nqunrtel-of n milo. Mvtno- oryis that'vhoorcrc.iUBod the wreck did not nntlclpatothnt It would ho such n bad ono , as It was at the too of the grado. Thev thought wo would bo colntr slow. They were probably after that $1,000.000. There were nlso In the express car lureovombliiation snfoi , contain ing bonds and money. I did not sco anv ono nround too express car nltor thn wrork , out it WHS buried so dean that any robbers could not hnvo founiHt If tboy wanted to. " Even before the Snntn Fe ortlcials had of- ered the reward of $1,000 for the capture ot ho robbers several posses composed of men rom Uorclny nnd Osapo City hud started In ill directions to tun down the wreckers , ntcr dotcctl/cs In tbo.omplny of the railway nnd express companies Joined in the search. The horrlblo naturoof tho-crlmo has oxcltcd Iho people to a ( fonzy anil the wrccKcrs , If caught , will doubtless bo hanged by a mob. MUT WITH I'lllOIITVUIj UliSUI/TS. Nine Pr ran us Killed In n limit Knit CollUlon on tlio 1'ort fViiynu llnllroiiil , SmiEVB , O. , Soptj 21. The Chicago ox- iross nnd freight n the Plttsburg , Fort "iVnyno & Chicago road collldoJ hosd on nt ull speed this morning. Both onelnos were ditched and ground to splinter. * , followed by ho postal car , two jcx press cnrs , baggage , mohor , ono coach ami ! ive freight cars. Vine were pilled outright nnd thron scrl- ily injured. Oth r * were slightly hurt. I'ho killed Include both lironun , ono freight bra'coman ' , three postal clor s and there passenger * . Tbo following is a list of the dead : ' J SMITH , fl reman of ex pros t train. N. HAMMu.S'I ) . ( Item in of froliht triln. A. O. QtjIi.X.N , hrikom in of freight , train. J. 1) . I'ATrfiUSON pt l'omnylv.inli , postal cloru- . , J. l > . MANN' of Olilnti3JUl clerk. II. S. AI < UNnf Oliln. uoUil alorlc. 3 1) . UliJIKW.iahonhu. . O. II. II. IIUIUVN. liumlngtMi. In.l. Mr. IANKNOurC.Miisslllon , , O. KDWAItl ) MAtCniU' ongliioor express train. IV i : UiiSK. : .Miissljlon , O. , postal clerk. SAMUiiJACKSOv Chic 130. express mcs- sensor. UNKNOWN LADV.andono OI1IU ) who hnd Iclu-ts for Kspoyvlllo. I'.i. UNKNOWN MAN. UNKNOWN WOMAN and CHILI ) who boarded the train at Munsfiold , O. All the fatalities occurred In the two loco- notives , the postal and smoking cars and the day coaches. ThosleepJrj did not leave the track nnd the passenger ! escaped injury. Two'postal oars filled \yith through mails , ono express car and in.rcofreixht ; cars were consumed by the fire , . This afternoon $53,000 In silver bricks were akon from baneath the masses of iron nnd cindors. Some of the , 'silver had boon netted. A temporary ( rack has boon built around the wrecK juid 'travel partially ro- sumnd. The coronnr's , jury has begun an investigation Into the causa of the wrecK. ThcroHro missing two ladles supposed to * bo from Espnyvillo , Pa , a lady and child supposed to bo from Alliance , O. The force of the collision must have boon .orrilic . as the posta'f1 oxnross , , und smoking cars wore completely tili.'scopod. There were five clerks Ini'ttra ? postal pars nnd 'our wcro Instantly killed und the 'other " ' atally wounded" Fira-"communicated from ho onglno to thp _ tily'al crt. * and In a short Imo the baigagob" ! ? j > nst3l caps.Mnoker and , day coach'woro roducod.to ashos. The Pull man cars osc-ipid. T\vo or throei passengers u the smoker and day coaches were con sumed lu the sisht of the crowd striving to save thorn. \Vrcckoil Until Trilns. Giinr.NViu.K , Pa. , Sopt. ai. Passenger train No. 0 on the Now York , Pennsylvania Onio road was coming cast last night and stopped al Cortlarid , O , whoa a work tralu crashed Into It. Conductor Moore and Engi neer Howe of Moadvillo , Fireman Schodt of Jreenvillo and all Iho passenger crow were oadly injured. A baby was lulled instantly by having its head crushed. Both trains were wrecked. The engineer of the work train says the throttle would not work and bo lost control of ibo engine. < > m ; Killed. Tlu'oo 1'atiilly Inurcil. | LtxcASTKit. Pa. , fc > .6"pt. 21. The second section of the wostwardbound express on the Pennsylvania railroad ran into the llrst section at Hneima station yesterday after , noon and both trains wcro badly wrecked. Ono engineer was klle-d | and the" other mi- gincer and both tlremen were lutully hurt. No passoncors H Hli > K llll > l > lt > .1 f > rlXDBIlBU. il.ilccy Illrseli Oenicrj Noirspiiiii-r Uorroxiion- . ilunt Itvc-clvoi u .Mplleil Chastlseiiirnt. Di vuit , Colo. , Sept. 21. Jnkoy S. Hirsch , formerly agent of tbo Press News , but who of lute has eked out a living actinias correspondent pendent of Chicago and New York papers , was horsowhlppod and badly punished by a ' Philadelphia actress 'named Lizlo Goniulos , now filling nn ongagonlcnt in this city. It scorns thut Hirsch bed , noted in n dis tasteful manner towards Miss Gonzales , who quickly rost-nled it. This enraged Hiraeb , und to got even ho wrote scurrillous Items to hU pupors , which reached li-nvor ) today. Miss Gonzalcs Immediately procured u blacUsnnko , nnd when Jllrsoh made his ap pearance sbe flow at him , brinalni the whip nround his legs and shoulders with Iho force of nn old-time ox driver , railing blUtors nt every blo\y. \ then roveialng tbo whip , sbo struck him a stunning blow with the loidcd butt nnd across the nose , smashing that member almost flat. Hirsch then ondoavbred to protect himself oy clinching with her , but found that ho was only a Sullivan lu the hands of a Corbeit , anu the prints ol Miss /Jonzulos1 bands are plainly visible upon htaftico. A meeting wns called ) nt each newspaper olllcu tub evening hmlDuch ( contributed 11 beautiful basket of flpwcra to the plucky little uctrcss , accompanying these Irora tlio Hocky Mountain New * , written on a card , woio the words : "Next time use an axn. " From the Ucpubltean'tln card read ; "Ac cept thanks from thn unprotected luuies of Denver. " J j Colorado Sun : ' " Your.Job was not a coarse ono. " ' STUOI ) THU JUOUtfUl'Kf.L \ \ , .Mrs , Hurrlaon Ite-iubuj Washington U'ltli- IIIIP Any Scrip 113 Itimultf. WASHINGTON , D O. 'Sept. ' 31. MH. Harrison risen arrived at 0 o'clock this morning1 , und was taken In an nmbuUuca nt once to the white Dou o. BhJ stoo the Jouraoy very well. It was , Indeed , a pnfhotlo and Incongruous homo-corning to the president , with ovory- tblng so bright and gay on the streets , wbllo ho sadly sat UoUda tbo no ho loved bast ant anxiously watcnod her every breath. The white house was rouohod lu half an aour. Gathered on the portico were the at toudants and servants , and from the upper windows some of too clorkt looked down upon the approaching llttlo procession \Vbcr , Mrs. Harrison was made comfortable in nod Dr. Gardner made the following sttito- ment to n representative of the Associate : Press : "Mrs , Harrison styod the Journey from Loon Lake- very nicely and much bettor than we anticipated Tlie prospect of getting homu has buoyud tcrup and rnaJc her nleep much easier. , She was ns comlurtablo as possiblu en route niuKibe fact that she has reached homo decidedly uhucrod her up. " Ten minutes after Mrs , Harrison was tukoti la her room , the lower portion of iho build- lug was flllud with members of tUo U. A. it. , uuUous to see the Interior. ( EM'S ' RECORD TROUBLES HIM Whitehead Refers to Several Incidsnts of tbo ' Oareor v Imlopotulent's , IXTH DISTRICT CITIZENS INTERESTED : ) nc Tliiiit niiil rmplfl Attracted by tlio .lotnl ! ) ( ! ) ltd at Ulindron O HOIIK of un Ohl SrttliT on the .Sltuiitioii. CiiAPitov , Nob. , Sopt. 21. [ Special Tola- jrnm to Titc lUc. : | The Joint debate bo- .wcon Hoiif Jomcs U'hltoliRnd nnd Hon. O. M. Koin , candidates for conctoss from the Sixth district , held nt this plnco today , at tracted n crowd of about 1,000 people. Most of the independents in attendance wcro from other towns nnd precincts. A special train convoyed Mr. Kom from Crawford In the morning. A prominent farmer remarked : "It looked funnv to sco people coming llfty to 100 miles Lo hoar a dobnto , nil wearing plug lints of the independent stripe , nnd still howling about being robbed , while the money expended on the trip and hnt would amount to u laboring man's wages for n month in the old world. " Promptly at 2 o'clock J. IS. Edluonston , chairman of the Sixth district 01' the Inde pendent party , called the ns&cmblngo to ordor. After giving Mr. Kom n very largo pdfT nnd mentioning Mr. Wnilohoad , ho in troduced Kom , who hail some Idea that ho ivus a speaker , but before Jim Whitohoao bud half finished his reply ho had experienced n ( 'bunco of heart. Mr. KcmN 1'osltloii. Mr. Kern , although dwelling mostly on the old time theme of calamity , corporations , olc . did get .so tar an ay from his creed ns to acknowledge that this country was in n very good and prosperous condition. Ho claimed that up to the time ho Joined the indepen dent party ho hud always been n republican und voted the republican ticket , and that thu party had loft him and not ho the party. Ho also tried to crawfish out of his action on the PicKlor bill which has cicutcd such an unfavorable opinion of him among iho set tlers hereabouts , saying that \\hon ho had objected to the bill it was upon the spur of the moment aim ho had no time to think. Ilu stated tlm the past twonty-livo years wns the most prosperous period of the same length this country had over experienced , nnd that much of it was duo to iho repub lican party. Ho also assayed to speak a llttlo on the tariff and the McKinley bill. Ciimo Irom tlio I'lolilhltlonlsts. Mr. Whltohead took the floor and the first thing conlradictod Kom' * btntomont thnt ho hnd belonged to the republican party up to lh = time ho bad Joined the independents , showine that ho hnd run on the prohibition ticket in Cuslor county four years ago , a fact Mr. ICom did Hot try to deny in his reply. Regarding- Pickler bill ho introduced , among other things , a letter from Mr. Picklor stating that Kom wa opposed to the bill all nlong. Ho also showou bis record regarding the opening of the mili tary reservations ot McPherson , Sheridan nnd other western posts. Ho charged Kom with being a corporation legislator , sbowlug that ho introduced a bill for Iho government to purchase the gas plant at Washington when all the lights Ib tno city as well as in every other city were being gradually turnpd Into electricity ! and the only .object Kern could bsvo bad was to old the corporaleJ.n { ; coUlnfr'rld of'U dead anil u'nprotitubhi plant. An ICoRnrtU.I'o.isIcrv > - T.CilalutloJ- , " - Mr. Kom could not say a word to this In his reply. Ho also showed up the platform of the Independent party regarding pensions , and showed thnt Kern was ono of the members of the last con cress which nok-lectod to n : ko the appropriation to pay the pensions then due. Ho stated ho was glad Kcm had acknowledged that the independent party was a dissatisfied nnd discontented oneand ho wns pleased to state that the republican party was ono exactly tbo opDosltc. Ho showo'd lhat the present low price of wheat was duo to ( but fnmoui "bold your wheat" circular. It was fully five minutes before eider could bo restored after Whltchcad look his scat. Kern did not try to answer any of the ques tions propounded to him byVhitohead , but yelled trusts und corporations. The republican cause in this sections has received u world of good through this dobato. CHAIU.MAN UAIV. Itt'portH Irom O\IT thu Stiita .Show the Itu- pulilUmii T rl H In Calnlui , ' Strength. Chairman A. K. Cody of the republican state central commltti-a was in tlio city yes terday. In speaking of the political situa tion , ho snid that reports were beginning to cotno in from out over the stale , and they wcro most flattering. "Our men who strayed away two years ago , " ho said , "aro coming back , nnd tbu people's party is making no pains whatever , unless it bo right hero in Douclas countv. In all tbo rural counties they are losing ground. In some cases it is not much , and In others it will amount to 7. < or 83 per cent. Even if it was only hall this , our gain would bo tremendous. Out through the state tbo pros pects could hardly bo brighter. Tno little ripple or dissatisfaction that was stlricd up n whllo ago has ontirolv passed away , nnd If there U any of it still tclt it is on the part of the individual mid cannot bo de tected. There Is no concerted action In that direction or It would make itself manifest. Mr. Majors Is desirous of the success of the ontlio ticket , and ho personally assured mo that bo and his friends wcro doing their ut most to thut end , Ho said ho felt that if bo WHS to run ahead of the balance of the ticket out through iho state ho would bo charged with iroachory , nnd his future In politics demanded thut this should not bo the ease. There uro bo many things entering into iho situation hero in Douglas county , that it would , of oour.io , ba Impossible to hold nny Individual responnlblo for what might occur hero. It is always linpqitiblo to toll what this county Is iroing to do , and I nm unublo to toll Just what iho situation Is horo. 1 nm Inclined to think thnt whatever jan gling there tnav have been hero will , in the end , prove bonollolnl. That is the way it used to bo in New York city when Tammany and the county democracy got to fighting. It would help all the ivnt of the ticket down to where the trouble was , by creating interest und getting out a big voto. Ko I um con vinced ' .hat oven If Douglas county should not bo agreed on some of the loss important matters. It would uot hurt the national and state ticket In the loast. AT I'IHMONT. Members of All I'lirllov Kiitorliilned liy lion , I.noVooilruir , Furstn.NT , Nnb. , Sopt. Si. [ Special Tele- pram to Tun Bm ! . ] Un < lor tbo supervision of the republican central committee- and tuo Hopubllcan club tbo republicans opened the campaign here this evening. Ttio Fremont cornet baud furnished good music , und with the republican flambeau club members with their now suits paraded the principal streets ot tlio city be fore going to the court house , where was as sembled qulto a 1 arto crowd , consisting of republicans , prohibitionists , democrats und independents , all desirous of hearing the political issues of the day ducussed by the eloquent and gifted orator , Hon. Lee \Vood- ruif of Michigan. Ho spoke outdoors last ovcmnir und was much thu worsn for tno same. Ho was In troduced uy Hon. J. U. Frick and upoko for ono hour , givini ; free trado'a very hard blow. Among otuer thingi , ho said : " 1 hnvo but u moi'erato ' knowledge of politics lu Nebraska , and huvo but llfieen dates lu your state and um Invltod hero to discuss the general rather than the local things. Our cblor cxocutlvo , though ' . rv modest man nnd hnving modest vie- t tii ? own worth , nevertheless , for ] > . . . \co and wisdom stands vary high In t-v ? estimation of other mon , and It must tiot bo forgotten that Grover Cleveland stands equally high In his own estimation. There Is really but ono question before us and that Is the question of protective miff. " Ho then quoted from HUmnrck ns follows : "Tho success under protection of the United Status In material development is iho most Illustrious of modern times. Tno American nation has not only successfully berne nnd suppressed the most gigantic mul expensive war of nil history , but Immediately nfleruarda disbanded tt.s nrmy , found work for all Its soldiers "und ma * fines , paid off moU ot Its dobl ? , rlvon labor nnd homos to " ' ' ' 10 unemployed of Kuropo ns fast ns ihov could arrive within its territory , nnd ha-v ilono nil this by a svstom of taxation so Indirect as not to bo perceived much lass felt. Because It Is HIV deliberate Judgement that the prosperity of America Is merely duo to Its system of pro tective laws. I urge thnt Germany has not reached that point where It Is necessary to Imitate Mio tariff system of the United Stiitcs. " After which" Mr. Frlci : made an eloquent speech about frco silver. Allliincn On nip Mooting Oprnril. FAimifitv , Nob. Sept , 21. Ibpoclal to Tit n Bin : . I The three davs camp mooting ot the third party at Br.xwnor's grove adjacent to the city ' "ns innugurated today by a proces sion In which the alliance of the county participated. About 100 tennis were In the line which wns headed bvthoKndlcott bnnd. After reaching the picnic grounds the mooting wns called to order by Chairman W. II. Barnes nnd the exorcises commenced with an address by.ludgo C. (5 ( Cole ot Iowa , who In n two hours' speech gnvo reasons apparently satisfactory to the populists for jolnlnc their ranks. The gist of Judge Colo's argument was thnt the old parties were Joined to their Idols , and the only siilvhtlon of the country was in cut ting loose from their dictation aim following the now light evolved from the dispensation of Weaver und Field' Hon. B H. Gllntto of Iowa followed with an advocacy of the platform nnd candidates of the third party. This ended the chapter for today. Tomorrow Hon. W. Ii. Doch Is to speak In German , and Vincent of Indiana and Carl Brown of Indiana nro on the pro- > rram. The attendance was loss than ox- poctcd today , but Iho managers anticipate n larger crowd tomorrow. The St. Joe & Grand Island is running n sn3ci.il train every thirty minutes from the city to the picnic grounds. Oihtr liaplils" Joint Dclmtr. CKIUK Hvi'ti ) * , Nob. , Sept. 21. | SpeclaKo Tun Bm.l The first Joint debate batwocn the Republican and Independent clubs of Cedar Uiplds occurred Monday ovonlnir. The subject for discussion was the following ! Kcjolvcd , That the financial legislation of Iho lopubliea.i party for the 'last thirty years has boon detrimental In the interests of the American people , the independents to atllrm and the republicans to deny. F. M. Sllluck appeared ns tbo champion for Iho nl- liancu and Dennis Tracy wielded the sledge hummer ot truth for the republicans. The debate wns opened In a forty-minute speech by Mr. riilllclt and men Mr. Tr.icv followed for un hour , the debnto being closed by Mr. billick in u twenty-minute speech. The house was well filled und strict attention paid to the spcnkcrn. Mr. Trno/'s argument was backed by fucis from reports of thu secretary of the treasury and dtrecior of the mints. Ho com pletely outdid bjs opponent 'in nrsumcnt , eloquence ntid wit and was un easy wlnucr in iho contest , McKolgliau at Uoiilplian. DowrtiAX , Neb. , Sopt. 21. ' [ Special tn Tni ; UEL-.J Tbo cioat MuKelaban dohion- -stri'.ion.wblcU hod boon advertised for to day jvas almost a complete fuiluro as far as getting n crowd together was concerned. McKoighun came iu on tbo morning train nnd about 10 o'clock the Trutnbull band , which bad been hired for the occasion , put in nn appearance. At llsUO Iho procession moved toward Spink's grove where ample preparations bad been made to receive them , Mich as frco din ner , good seats , etc. Thirty ladles dressed In white marched unoor a banner bearinu' the Inscription , "Fathers , Vote for Your Children. " Mr. MuICelguan gave thorn what was con ceded by all , regardless of politics , to be ono of the best domucratlo .speeches over deliv ered in this section of the country from an Independent platform. Applause from iho domoeralb was loud and frequent as ho con tinued to rake the rofublicans fore and aft. Joint IllMMlKilon nt Athlon. Ai.mov , Neb. , Snpt. 21. [ SpecialTolocram to Tun BKC.J The republican county cen tral committee chillonged the people's party to discuss the political Issues of iho day In Joint debate bntweon F. S. Howcll , candi date for county attorney on tbo republican ticket , and M. W. McGarr , the people's can didate for tbosnmo olllco. The debate took placu last night in Uon- nn7ii precinct , the stronghold of thn pooplo'a party. Mr. McGarr opened the discussion by denouncing the republican party lor its financial policy from lSd.3 to Ib'JJ. Mr. Howell followed und very cloarlv exposed " ttio charge that the republican "party do- moniitucd silver in 187U by showing that silver was demonetized in lioli. Ho made a very logical argument In favor of honest monov , demonstrating to the fnrroers I hat If thin money is issuud the capitalists will got gold nnd the poor irim the worthless paper money. Mr. MrGiair'n reply lacked strength nnd failed to answer Dowell.s arguments. Suiiiiilnni County IniloiimiilmitH. WAIIOO , Neb , , Sopt. 21. [ Special Tele gram to Till ) Bii.J ; The Independents of Saunders county held their convention here today , There was n notlcoablo lack of the big crowds and the enthusiasm of former years. They renomlnatcd for roproiontatlvos J. N. Grnllln and P. B. Olson and named S. H. Soniborger lor county attorney und Pat rick Mnlloy for commissioner. Delegates to the 'senatorial convention were selected and sent unlnstriictod but ura .supposed to bo against Senator Saundcrs for ronominntioii. Aururii'M DuiiiniiHtriiMon , AunoitA , Nob. , Sopt. 21. [ Special Telo- gratn to Tin : Bui : . ] The republican rally hold hero today was the groutoit political demonstration over witnessed In thU coun try , The open ; house was packed to thn ut most capacity Ibis afternoon and evening with enthusiastic republicans who listened to nddrcsEiis bv Hon. John M , Tiu-rJlon and Hon. M. B. Hooso. The city has be-on golly decorated with lings and bunilng slnco early morning , A grand lUmbaau puradu was given tonight. Anlulopn County I'olltlrH. NBI.HW. Nob. , Sept. 31. [ Special /I'olo- gram to Tin ; BHK.J Messrs , Molklojjhn and Poynterliold their first discussion here Fri day and ThuHtoti speaks In tha onor.i house hero Saturday ovomntr. The republicans have opened a headquarters hero. A room is well supnlUnl with reading matter. OiilUilliil'ii HlK Uully. O/KMNP , Nob. , Sopt. ai , [ Special to Tin : UIK. : | The republican rally hero lost night drew prominent citizens from ull ever tlio county. They wnro addressed by Hon. Lee Al. WooJrult of Michl/an und others. Ono of ttio features of the rally was the torchlight procession ! i ( iovernor dray Talk * 1 YOIIK , Sopt. 81.Governor Isaac P. Gray of Indiana was cloiotod with Chair man Harrlty at domocr.Ulo nationul heuu- qimrtori yesterday. Ho said aftorwurdii ho tbouchl the third party lu Indiana would poll 15,000 votes. I'liittt ) County lti ) | > nlilleiii : . Coi.t'Miius , Nob. . Hep' . Ml , [ Special toTim Br.K.J Thoropubljcana of Platte county hold tbolr con volition In'vhls city yoat'jrdny , Dulo- gates to Iho float and senatorial conventions were elected as follows : Float , Nulb UUen , fCO.MINUBD OX gr.COXl ) I'AQi : . j 1 TWO HUNDRED QUIT WORK Burlington , Octlar Rapids & Northern Oparntors Lsnvo Their Kojs. OFFICIALS THINK THEY CAN DO BUSINESS rrolultllltlfs Thnt ttiu Trainmen Will Ho- IIIMI to Itun on Orilnr.i llunilled by Nu r .Men No DUIIIUKO Dunn to Coin. puny Tropi-rty. Cistuu HtritK , In. . Soot. 21 , [ Special Tolepram to Titu But : . | At 10 o'clock this morning , after the oniclnls of the Hurling- ton , Cedar Uaplils & Northortt Hallway com pany hnd refused tosubmlt the troubles with Its telegraphers to aboard of arbitration , every operator nnd dispatcher on the cntlro system loft their keys nnd wont on n strike. The men are orderly and loft the property of the company In good shape. The ofllctals of the rend say the strike will effect btulnOss but llttlo. but there U o probability thnt the strike will spread toother railway organiza tions , and thnt the system will bo tied up from ono end to the other. It Is not bo- llovcd that the engineers und conductors will run ou orders from "scab" operators. The strikers demanded an Increase ot wages nnd adjustment of some other matters. Two hundred men uro effected. It is reported tonight thut Ilnnuiay is negotiating with the olllclals of other rail road organizations with n view of securing thotr aid in the struggle. Tno telegraphers , however , refuse to tulle on this point. Trains running with but llttlo delay ns yut. i tloimty'H fair. BI.MH , Neb. , Sept. 14 [ Special Telegram to TUB Biii : . ) Tbo first meeting of thu Washington Uottntv Agricultural society was opened hero today , nnd , If the attend ance for the llrst day Is any Indication , the fair Is a success In ovi-ry particular. There wuro fully 5,000 people on tbo { 'round. Through the untiring energy of Secretary A. Stewart and other oflicors the llrst fnlr of Washington county excels any olhor county fair In the stale. The vegetables and fruit display far excels any mndo at the slnto fnlr. The ofllrers of the fair have offered four premiums for the host precinct , display , which has brought out nn exhibit from nil the precincts. There ate many horsemen here from abroad attending the races. The races of today wore as follow * : Three minute trotting rnco was won bv Patrin In three straight hoats. Time : 14I' 1 : ! , 2MT , 12:45 : ; Fall Not second. Gold ( Jhiur third , May Quean fourth. The D-ycnr old trotting was won by Pnruna In two straight hoats. Tlmo : 3:0. : % 3:03 : ; Duke second , Golden Dollar third , Dan iel 13. fourth. The po.iy running race , one-half mlle dash , rns"wonjby Nlagor Hell. Time : B' f. In the ladies' riding Miss Minnie Soldon rocoivcil the premium , a $ i' ) saddle , for the most graceful rider out of nn entry of twelve. It is expoetorl that to morrow's uticiidanco will far exceed today'n. tlKcd n rituiilork. EI.KIIOHN , Nob. , Sept. 21. [ Special Tole- cram to TUB Una. ] Henry Bruhcna fnrmov living four miles southeast of here , and An > drew Miller , his fuihar-in-law , quarrelled today over tbo ownership of a horse , and Miller assaulted Bruhcn with n pitchfork. Brubon's wife witnessed tuo affair and in- tcrferrod. The Bruhcns and Millers are neighbors. Their respective residences are within a stone's throw of ono another and to day's trouble Is the culmination of a feud r > f longstanding. Bruhcn was brought here , whcru a surgeon drosscd bis wounds. Bo. sides a pitchfork wound on the log ho re ceived nn ugly gash in tbo back with a klfn. Miller will bo nrrostcd. Iti'cclvpil lltn Papal nioftsliiKT. DUIIUQ.UI : , In. , Sept. 21. The German Catholic convention today received a cable gram from the pope granting to the society the pnpal blesbltig. Adolph Webber of Ha- clno was ro-elcclcd president and Nicholas Connor of Dubuque vlco nrosldent. The widows' nnd orphans' fund board of control elected C. A. Millar of Cleveland president nnd .1. W. Schillor , Cuvlncton , Ky. , secre tary. Thanks were extended to otllcors of the past year and tbo board adjourned to meet next year with the central society. M'orlcol I > UNjim-al < ! Trumps. Di'.s MotNES , In. , Sent. 21. News h B reached here of an attempt of a gang of necro tramps to loot and burn the village of Spencer , In the northwestern part of the stato. A pitched battle was fought between the negroes and citizens , nnd revolvers were used recitlussly. Fivn negroes nre in Jail , and thu people of the town are intensely excited. It Is reported that n number were seriously injuren In tbo inolco. ! lta\y 1 < * > MH liy i lrc. ISAVAI.R , Neb. , Sept , 21.- [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Br.i.l The larco barn on the Goblo ranch , four miles hoiltli of hero , wan burned lust night with nil Its contents except the live stoclt , which was cotton out Just be fore the roof loll. Fifteen hundred uusholi of oats , 5'JO bushels of wno.it and a lot. ot other grain , besides harness , wagons and buiritlo , worn consume : * . . The loss will ex ceed f-JUOO ; msurancn not known. ii Irom IllH Homo. ClitCBNwoon , Nob. , Sept. 21. [ Special Telogrnm to TUB HKU. ] Frank Spinner's horse ran away today ana throw him off on bis head and Hhoulilcrs and Iciokod him on the head. No bonus worn broken , but the attending physician pronounces him seri ously hurt. _ SIIRIIII It. Anthony I'rrsldcd. DBS MoiNia : , la. , Kept. 21. At the Mis sissippi Vallov Woman Suffrage convention today , Susan B. Antbo'iy , presided. Tba tlma was dovotoa entirely to the reading nnd discussion of papers on subject * connected with tbo objects of the ussoclntiou. ( Inlnc hlltl I.xnr.iT.Xpn.Noe , la. , Sept. 21. John John son broUo the ono-half milo standing start hiovclo record over the kilo today , placing Ihu mark at f > S 3-5 seconds. The last quarter was in 'JO 2-5. _ town Knight * Tnmplar. DUIIUQUB , la. . Sept. 21. The grand com- inuudory of the Knight * Templar of Iowa concluded Its session today. 13. O. Soulo of lovva Falls was elected grand commander. JJ/.IC' ( > .Yi Aliulllit'ii hlayur I'lii'ilonoil and Jtulcniotl from I'llHiin. ( Copyrlulitcil 1BV2 by Junici Oorrtoii llcmnctt. ) NICI : , Sept. 21. [ Now York Herald On- bio Special to THE BBB.J Kdward Deacon has boon pardoned and has boon sot at liberty. / _ _ _ .ill 1(0 MoDoi.uld AiTtmtcit. OIIIGAOO , III. , Sept. 21 , Hy direction of Mayor Wushburno , a warrant was sworu out today for thn arroit of Michael C. Mc Donald , charging him with attempting to briba Pollco Justice Woodman to render a favorable decision la the cases of a nuuinor of men arrested at CJarflold park race track. a few aavs ago. The warrant was nerved this afternoon and the prisoner was brought Into court and hold In $ JOUO , ball , the bail paper being blgned by "lnddy" Ilyati. the ux'hcavywelght prlzo fighter , McDonald Is tuo well Known guuiuler and polltloiau. .Moiuimtiitu of Oruiin htcamori. At Southampton Arrived Spree , from Now York ; Columbian , from Now York. At Pruwl Point Passed Lydlan Monarch , from Now York. At Urom i. Arrived Karlsruh * ) , frotn Itulllmnro. At Now York Arrived Havel , from Hrrircn.