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r THE OMAHA DAILY EE.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , THURSDAY MO.UN1NG , SEPTEMBER 22 , 1892. ,1t NUMBER 95.
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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- .
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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.
