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TWKNTY SECOXI'EA 11. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOILING , NOVEMBER ! H. 1S02. NUMBER 156.
CRASHED TOGETHER
Aw.nl Wreck on tbe Uoiou Pacifis Caused
by an Opin Switci.
SIX KILLED AND ONE BADLY HURT
Euaa.r.g Porty-Tiva Milw &n Hour
Atlassie Iipis Strikes a
ENGINES AND CARS PILED U ? 13 A HEAP
Trainmen Euriei Under the TJ3bris and
Th < . : r Lives CnMtsd Ont.
ALL THE PASSENGE-S ESCAPE INJURY
Juslu : > er Mer > oo ia : r at I1U I'orl anil
U InilantljUlllpJ Alili titling , nt > K.r
UrAiiil l.Ulul , Ihr Acetic ul
the IIUi ter.
UHIXD ISHXD , Neb , Nor. 21 [ Specia
relogram to Tuc Bsn. ] - Not in several year
has n more serious and distressing acclden'
occurred on the Union 1'acitic than tha acci
oont vibich teen placa this raorniac at 0:3 : :
at Alda .ding , eight miles west of Urand
Island , when exprms tram No. > . going at i
rate of forty-flvo mile * an 30Jr , crasheJ into
an extra freight trim standing on the snitch
The passenger train , which waa dui
bcre at 5 o'clock and at Omaha at 10J. . wi
near.y au bour aad a ball late , and strihini
the grade ive t of Ald. Hasineer McDonftli
of the passenger train , determining to maki
upsomoume , puiled the throttle opsn , wit !
the result as indicated.
L. rtt the > vltrh OIIPII.
The freight engine had been doing consld
crable switching on the sidinir and after In
work had been completed tbe engine wa
comparatively dead at the bead of tne * ii !
ing. The morning was foggy , aad unmlnc
1\ of danger and resting secure in th
thojght that tbo switch was properly place
the engineer ana nroman of the extra waitc
for tbe passenger tram to rush by , but th
switch bed not been closed and the passenge
train brorjfht death 13 four men and fatnll
wounded three others , throuch the cnuiins
negligence of the switchteuder.
'Hie lirad unit Injured.
The men killed vere :
J. \ \ ' IvEELEK. conductor of the freight
drsnd Island. Ijc leavea a wife and tw
children.
BARNEY M. DONALD , onginesr of tb
passenger. North Plitte. Ha loaves a wifi
but no children.
CUS BAKKSfT , cntinecr-of the freichl
North 1'lattc. He leaves a wie ! and tbre
children.
IRA OWENS , firaman of the freighl
North Platte. He leaves a wife and flv
children.
WILLIAM COSTELLO , Sreman of tt
passenger. Grand Hi aud , single ; frightfuil
scalded , both aniiles fractured , died i
2 p ia
WILLIAM bUrnCRl ANU , brakcina
on the freight , Gram ! Island , single : ar
cjUL-bl in wr'-clr , boJy cooked by stean
died at , i 'U n clock.
A. M. Lio\\ mail agent , Kearney , he :
wounds and leg fractured.
No passenger , were injured.
lll'Iif f < Cllt St OlKT.
Botn engines are a total wrect , while tl
mail and bazgago cars are badlv dama-c
Inside of half an bour a relief train fro
Graim Isana was on tbo scene wi
pbys'ciar.s to look after tbe wounded , and i
passengers and oacgagovere translrrn
Irom the wrc-clc to tba relief train , wbii
will reach Omaha tuU afternoon at 3 o'cloc
Alda is only a Hag station and the pa sc
ger was to run through to Grand Isiat
without stopping. Tne story of the wrei
was told by an eye witness. Conductor
W. ICeeler had pulled his frcicht on t
t-ldctrack and was walling for the nassc
( -er to pass. The cnclno of bis tra
seed but live car lenths from thi we
switch , heading for the satna Tbe bea
lipbt of the pansenger engine soon approach
farorcrtuo prairies. As it nppro.iched : l
switch Engineer McDjauld.on tno passeag
engine , .saw Ike switch was open and tnat
collision was unavoidable. In a moment I
was upon the switca. ths steam brakes we
cut on and the engine rever > o4. There w
n crush , a roar of Meaning steam. Iho cries
of the liijur-d trainmen and shrlolcs fro
tb ? frightened passengers.
Iliirii-d L'nilrr the Wrrclc
L nder tbe wreck anil aeurts , pinned
tbe ear'b was Engineer McDonald , els o ;
tlrelcned arm nnd closed band only Pali
visible. He wa > not nlnuc , for under t
tame inass of twisted iron aud hjap ) of co
lay tbe forms of J. \V. Keeler , nonducto
Uus Barrett , engineer , and Ira Owens , tii
man cf tbe freight train.
Coniraclor Liahy of the passenger tn
Immediately directed tha work of assist !
ttio Injurrd out ol tna wreck and telegrai
called Union 1'icifio burgeon Hc-u euJ
tcuro of other physlctana to tno seen
A special was miao up at on
and at 6 o'clock left for t
cene. A special of several emr.
coacbei was sent a half hour later to trat
for the pusengers. Several additional si
MU peons , a Dec rcprfeenUtiva ana othe
boar Jed tbU ipvcial , aud a frightful see
me * . t5e r eyes hall an Lour later. ' 1
blccjy and mangled ro-nains of Conduct
Kcr jcr , Eneu.ccr McDonald aud Flrem
Owcna were itlll pinned bwittatb l
wrecbacB , Aimost on top of tne be
lay the fcr.n of Brakeman Sutherland , 1
crtn pin ned between tbe wbeeli of t
tender and th3 bosy ot iba locomotive ,
o-cof the coachw oa a stretcher lav i
, bleejing and cilppled form of V\
CoitMto , fireman of lha pdiiftsgar , w
bad fallen .nder the boiler of bis engii
but bad managed to crawl out. I
croans and cries of rain filled the : r.
Ib6 s'ato room ot a sleeper lay A. M. Lye :
wall agent , severely wounua about the he
kiiil a mbs ( rartunxl.
< inJilrlur l.ejlijr'i Mur/ .
W hen asked as to the cause ot tbesre <
looauctor Leahy said :
" \Vo were two hour , babmd UBIS a :
were KOltj ; at the r ie of forty-five inii < a
bour , \ \ e had made up an hour's tic
The i witch was opn and uo one Has a
Idea of who could have ope cud iu I iia
tbe oj. niou It wa an ouuidd party. T
Ireliibt rrew turoly wou'd ' not bird done
The luavilaola rosuit ijftU'i-Jnl.y teiudai
mat. Oar cmtinwr coa.lu't bavo tt
it Ml ore be was a.most u on i -
jnii ou the oraltet ana rdvenod tbeengl
Vutit wu lee late. He Hood by b * * eug
till the last eod BO doubt saroJ injary
( o nuBv of 'he { MsseageM Tbo latter
were Ul badly snaic n np , but none
of th m were injured. Wben tbe passenger
enciDP struck ibe freight ongloe toev fell
side y side. Several freight cars \\-ert rte-
moUsBed. One rad ot te mill car win
nothinc Oat jplinver . Th2 btgage ear
WM badly rtrreckM. Th front eod of tbe
smoker tvas oS tbe trioK. The other oar4
l-emalaed o tne tracR.
Thrlr lnjnrlp fatal.
WiHtscn Costello , flrmjin of tbe nisseagcr
train , died Irom the effects of h > > iujuriei al
2 o'clock this nfternooi. ll-s was unmir.-leJ ,
Imt ba ? roaay relatives in this city and
county prominently connected.
'William StnbsrlinJ , tba brakomaa who
was pinioned to tbe wreck by his urm having
bv n caught betweej tbe wheels of the
tender and body of the locomotive , died at
8:33 , immediately after his ara hut been
amputated He was frightfully barneJ from
hi * feet to his hip .
A. M. Lyon , the null agent , is reported
tbis evening doln ts well us can P3 ex
pected. He will now very llKily recover.
CorniiPr'i Inqyrot Ciimmcticril ,
County Coroner Jackson stiaimoneJ a Jury
this afternoon , which visited tha ncene of the
disaster and viewed the re-nilns of the
killea. It met In the city hall this evening.
JoLn Welsh , braltemii.was the only living
witness of what thi freignt craw bad done
when thy sidetracKsd at Alda Ho testified
tbat he bad opened the switch. The crew
bnj done toma s wishing , and when they
were running tbo can bask to the main body
ol tte train be had opened the switch and
bud ran back with tbo car to ecunlo same ,
supposing that Conductor Kseler. whs was
at the f roil end , would nlose it. Taera * had
been no aelinito undcrjlanding , said be , as
to woo should close the switch , but from the
position of both men in the yards and the
duties they were performing , bo bad a njhl
to suppose that Conductor Keeler would
close it.
Conductor L-aby of the passenger train
was pit on the stand and stated tbat he
knew Keeler and Sutherland to be rcsponsi
blc men. and that he was surprised to bcai
tbat it was perhaps an oversight on Kcier' :
part. Ssveral brakemen of passenger train :
were also examined , but the testimony re
vealed nothing ot greater importunes. Th :
jury went out and at 10:3J : adjourned till to
morrow mornlnr.
Str l : lti-ili Out tlir .Mail.
Chief Clerk Vandervoort of the railwaj
mail service and two assistants were seen al
room ? , pnstoflico building , last night , busilj
engaged In sorting some of the mail saved
from the wrecs of express train No. s a (
Alaa , Neb. , yest-rday morning. Tucrc an
probably 3.0J3 letters in a disheveled hea ]
upon the floor , letters which fe'O to all parti
of the country and will be considerably
delayed.
The task of distributing tbis mall is ai
extremely difficult one. as a great miny o
the letter ? nru wet and torn ; tha addresse
upon seme being totally uudUtinguUhaolt
aud will b2 sent to the deaJ letter ofilco a
Washington , D. C , to ba returned to thi
writers.
There U still a larze ainojnt of mall ma .
tcr vet unreccvoi-ed and will not bo till th
wrccS is cleared away.
Although the task Mr. Vanaervoort ha.
gives promise of being tedious , still ne feel
assured in saying most of the mutter now n
bis hands will be in shape to send away b
tbis afternoon.
Passengers on the wreckid train were de
laved acout live boars.
The brafces wcrs set sp suddealv as t
draw tbe bolts from lome of the beams , cu
the .sudden checking of speed shong up in
possengeri as severely as the tinal shoe
which followed.
Away up oa top of the heap Uv Brakema
Sutherland , pinioned by an arm , the ho
steam cooking bn fljsh. Time and-agai
strong men aitemptec" to approach and if pos
slblo relieve him. but as often wera force
back by tae bet steam. In spite of his av fc
condition Sutherland talked calmly and n
tionally with tho&e around him , telllnzthet
that be could move his band but could nc
work his fingers , and he could not tell t
\vhat extent he was being cooked.
J/KX I.B.I . co.jM.fMfr.
She Will Act-rpt the Katunvaatornhip 1
It' Tpmlereil Her.
TOPZK4 , Kin. . Nov. i ! . Mrs. M. E. Leas
today for the first lima made an authority
live statement concerning her candidacy fo
the Unitad blales sanator bip Sne arrive
in town late last night , and early this mon
ing was besieged by callers. Sha finail
turned her quarters into a reception roon
and held an informal puolio reception. : - > t
&ncoucced to ail callers thai she would at
cept the i > enatorsbip if it were offered to be
but llial she would not engage in any scran
ble lor the place.
"I shall not enter tha nice for tbe place ,
she said to a representative of tne Assoc
ated press. "The office should seek tt
woman us well a * the man. Waen I say
shall make no fight , I say u with ibis pr
vise : Tnat I am im.attacked Bacause 1 a
a woman.
"There is ono very peculiar feature abai
my candidacy. 1 have recslved hundreds (
lellers from men giving me encourafcmen
bul nol ono from a woman. I am inn oul
woman who has ever been meniioned in coi
neclion uith u place of tbis kind , ana 1 na
uraliy expected some encouragement fro ;
members of ray own sex. A letter froi
Susau B. Anthony nr Laura Johns , for e :
ample , would not nave been out of plac
Single-banded and alone 1 bt.ve done moi
for woman suffrage In Ibe last year ina
" '
they have dona in "me lasl fortjI had
womun suffrage plank incorpaidtea in tl :
people's party platform , and 1 forced II
1 republican parly lo ao tne sauie thing ,
tbe pwilicians see Hi to make a fight on n
because 1 am a woman 1 will fi ht thorn to
>
finish as a matter of principle. "
Prohibition.
The eMi ial count , as mada by the secrelat
of stale , shows ibatlhe proposition lo bold
constttulioual coovenlion was defeated at it
r recent election by a majority of I.2S9 , Tt
result is a great disappointment to the <
aDtl-ptohioiUnnKls who hoped lo secure li
i repeal of ibe prohibition laws.
SufTraje.
9 One Important result of the recent eleclio
9i 9r vrblch has nunerlo eacapsd general all * )
i lion , will be ihe extension of woman iuffra ;
Kaoi women cun now vole for raunlclp
3 and county officers. Tbe plaiformi of bet
[ > ihe rcpuolicaa and people's party ploug (
i the exteoslon of woman iuffraje to all ta
officers , and tberu is no doubt itm this wi
be accooiplUhed at the cumin : ; session i
Iho lagislaiure. Mrs. I.eass. Susan 1
B Authouy , Laura Johns and Anna Diggi wi
form a lobby lo sea tnn tbe meaiurj n
ceivcs early aiteullon.
t'Kl.KHtt.lTKIi II ITU.I > ; . % , B.I A C/- .
C'Hiuiltlri Altrixlln oa mi Arkansas Del ;
ocmllr K.illMr.HKiu ilrrtluj.
LITTLK HCXK , Ark. , Nov. i ! . At Ia
nijat'n deinocriUc rahy , ia celebration
the ejection of Grover Clerelaa > < , the follov
lag caicaltie * o ourred : Colonel A. H. Wit
wounded ia tne leg by a rocket ; Ciuaf
l Police Sand en , ihot iu the faoo by the r Ci
_ less handling of nrewor ; Chariot Bell at
O. T. IJentUy of Mimll.T , slight wouni
from theiamecause ; UvtCaraaoin , toro\i
from bis bone and Pack broken , fatal ; Ca
tain M. U ilouse , a broksc Ie ; ; U A. Pie
son. a painter , and lion E. 11. Moore , e
secretary of slate , face * everely turueJ.
TinDonili Koll.
KLCKIK , U , Nor. iit \ J. Jaiidoa
EiVA ton 111 , ooe of the largoit importer *
French bortei la Araenct , died bere U
nigbu
Tltivif tin tt * t p it minis n pr
TIIlMi HEAS \ \ MURDERED
cs of aa lad'an ' Bay Under
Stnpic'.oos
COULDN'T STAND THl ELECTION
Ipiianiliit ] Lf ill ctan
lll IIff * tiy I'ultnn Flntl Tr.m r T of
the brn ki DUtllli-ry-llslli-x ed
to be In the Trn t.
CoLrMnr < , X o , Nor. 22. .Special Tele-
pram to THE Bss.j { Pacts walca have
cone to light todiy indicaia that a foul and
unprovoked murder was caaimltteJ in this
county about tree xvek ) since. The matter
is being thoroushly looked into by the ofllcerj
of the law. SJCQ tacts as they have beeu
able to learn are as follows : Taria weeks
ago last Frldav four ladUn ooys , aged from
14 to lOyoan attending the Genoa Indian
school , gntbomesickandran away for the pur-
je of returning to their home at Yankton
areccy , S. D. Their firil dsy's journey
Drougat them to some baysiacm In Blsmtrck
township , this county , abaat Bvo miles
southwest of Lsisa. Htfro they decided to
spend the night , out hii b > en there but a
moments when thay saw two man approash-
ntr them in a baggy.
Tba boys wers ordered off the land and
being frightened by tna actions ot the
strangs mjn they ran , thwo gjing one way
and one another , for some unkno wn reason
be men In tha buejr tired a cun at the
three , out did not hit them. Taen they
shot at tnd DOV who wa < ruauln < r bv himse.f
and with such orec'sioa that no dropped to
the ground.
The trio ay thU lime had trained the
shutter of aao.her haystacK , whera they
jaarJ another ; boi and saw tbe IA-O men go
out to where the Indian boy had fallen.
Itcln ; Clojcly Imc tilitcit.
FY'ar'ng to remain lonirer the three bovs
strucK out , reacning tfco Missouri river near
Biair. alter whica they followed the river up
to Yaukton agencv , whera thay related
their tory to the agent Ho did not tace
much stock In it at lirat but alter several
days ilccided to inquire into lha matter.
Colonel Foster , the agent at Yankton agency ,
accompanied the beys , who hid coma home
down to Genoa , where the services ofV. . B.
crfm , sup-ri3t ndent of the Gn < a Indian
schools , wera secured and tfiey cae to
Columbus , wnero Daputy Sheriff Campbell
and O. L. Baker were enustod.
The pirty went cuv to Bismarck township
ana found the lay of the land , the location of
the haystack' , tbe situation of the bouses ,
the wagon tracks and the place where the
boy had fallen ail just as they had been told
by the Indian boys and their story was fur
ther corroborated by talkin ? with a farmer
whobal seen the boys ihe evening ot the
day when tnay wentiuto the hav field.
Tao searchers wera unable to find anj
trace of the missing Indian bay , however ,
and his wbereaoouis if alivj is a mystery
Uo is tbouzbt to be dead and tbat bis mur-
derori taaaa away with tna body. The boj
with the searching party was coofrontec
with Nick Hoflloman , a farmer of RismarcV
township , and positively identified him a ;
one of tbe two men who baa fire a the shot ? .
and the other man is supposed to be Loui :
Heldgelt , a carpenter of that neicbnorhood
butthe soiroher * did not see the latter indi
vidual. Hofljeman denies the story end say :
he never saw tne Indian boys.
Today a telecrata was-sent the comaiis
sloner of Indian affairs at Washington ant
sues steps as qra taken hereafter to ferre
cut the mystery will bs tasen under ht
management. The mi &inz boy is 14 year :
old and nis name u Tommy Worldmovtr.
COUI.D.N'T - TAM ) Till : KLIICTIO.V.
A Drvpou.'ent Hepublicin at t.cln tni
ICniN 11 1 < Life by rnUtiu.
LEXISOTOX , N b. , Novi' i. L A. Uidwell
aged 09 years , a pioneer ot tbis county , dlei
yesterday from the effects of a dose o
Hough on Rats , administered by his ov :
hanfl. Mr. Bid well haa been a ctra = umptiv
for Ibe past four years and unable to work
As a result of bis maudy he became despond
cnt , often expressing himself as being tire
of lifocnd intimating that death would b
welcome. Some months ago ha said to
friend that he would live long enojgh t
vote for Harriso- and then if death did nc
coma to bis relief be weald adopt measure
to hasten .t. He look the dafeac of tbo re
pu oilcan nalicnal licKft greatly to heart an
tuat Is supposed to nave beea one of th
causes which led to bis rash act. The at
ceased ierrod in the Mexican aud civil wars
was a member of the Grand Army of tha Re
puPlic and Knights of Labor.
Dim nf IIU
OS.CE.JH , Neb. , Nov. 22. jSpscial to Tu
Ben ! The funeral ot John Thomas wa
held at the Methodist Episcopal churc
today. The congregation filled the churcl
Rev. Mr. Hamilton of Shelby conducted th
service. Mr. Thomas was an old tettler c
the county. He was about 70 years old , ba
just bought property in tLe village and wa
mteudinz to move here in a few days. Las
Saturday be bad been out ridinir with hi
U.rjznter , nben bU horse beuan Kicking an
become unmanageable. Ho told his daughu
to jump out , whict she did , and escaped It
jury. The horse continued to run , throwic
Mr. Thomas out. He was picked up an
carried back to Sheibv very much injure
about l&o head , ind diei in a few hours.
C < tuclu In n I urn Mielu-r.
iJoEiivKti. Neb. , > ov. 2J. 'Special Tel <
pram to THE BEE. ] David MilUpiugb , liv
ing near this place , met with a painful ace
dent today , \\hile attempting to remov
some chafl from near tbo gearing of hi
horsepower corn shelter while in mctio
bis sleeve became caught in the cogs , aud bt
fore the shelter could bo stopped bis nri
vas crushed. Amputation between tn
wrist and elbow was necessary. The ut
lortunate man is fi'i years old , and it fcare
tbe shock may revilt fatuity.
Louri at Atn ui > rth.
Aisswoinu , Neb , Nov. i-J. jSpcial t
THE BEE , ] District court convened bei
yesterday , Judga Ktnkald presiding. It
docket contains lii cases in all. Tbe crlmln
Dusineis , except a cao for maynom , Is ui
important. An unusual number of impo
turn civil cases stand for trial. Tbe case i
French against tbe Elkhorn railroad w :
tak'tc up today. It U a suit for f.'i.UOO dat
ages for alleged injuries suitaiued wbi
alighting from n train.
IllPtt on the lload.
Diixsn , Neb. , Nov. 2i-Rv. J. O. II :
wicker , pastor ol the German Litbcra
church of Ibis place , was found dead in tt
wagon road cbout ttvo zmlo bOuthnest , la <
evonlng. He bnu been visiting with one (
UU church members aud bad started bom
and cons aoout half a mile , whera Ba w ;
found , bavlnc evidently dlea or hea
trouble. He ivas an old inin nod bad c
relatives In these parti. The coroner hi
been notified.
_ _
Urank Hani ana Klllfl- HnilVll.
KEAUNET , Neb , No- 2i.-Ht&ry Heine
oommltied suicide at bis Ooiriiog house , ta
banging hlmiclt. He lied two hindkercbiel
wgetber , put the nootu over the bedpos
got down on hit knees , put bU bea-i taroui
UDJ choked to death. He had beea dcmku
since election and is thoasbt lo hive oe
pjrtia-ly < l gran god. He -iautr.dtag
Urt back lo Germany iwru > rr < nr. lie vvis
painter py trade ana hfts lifed Cera aboi
ten years. _
Democrat * K Uff.
NonroLK Nab. , Nov 3t .Special Tell
gr m to Tas BEE.Tbo etaccrau lie !
their ratification meeting thucvenin ,
TserJ were about &X > members in tine bea
ing lurches , bankers and snot gum. A rei
erf Jltable dlspUr ot 'fireworks was made.
Three brass band * wert in the procession.
The oarbecua lailrJ to matonabze. After
ths parade tbe rrowd n * embltrt at the opera
boose , where thev were entertained fcr a
hart titn # tif John Robinson , Dr. Helper
nd Kred Kox.
riN.vt.uY ct.o .tin THI ; ni\u :
rnrla p opl " "fcnrr Control of the >
bra : i city ni tlllrr.r.
NKnn Ki Clv , Netx. Nov. 3-2 | Special
Telecrsm IB TiSBcr ] Tbo Nebraska dls-
lilei-y has pa * d from the bnnds of local
ctpitalisti ( ind i * now wned ov a. Wooincr ,
P J. Lev1 o . C. Aoaer on nad Louis
jemling of L'vQrla. Tne de i wa concluded
hiaflernocm. . The consideration is un-
tnoi\n. Il U understood that the purchasers
iave civen band tbat the distillery will
H > operated fer the text two year * .
Mr. vVooloer , the altopcd head of AntiTrust -
Trust assotiiaiiari , says the capacity of ( he
Nebraska dlstUlerv will be increased to 3,000
bushels In the opring. Opinion In this city
s rqnallv divided to whether Woolner is
represontulvc of Iho trust or acttug Inde-
psnaently.
All \\KIU KntFrtninpd.
O rcon , Neb. , Nov. ln < inp Star
edge No. 75 , Independent Order of Odd
r'ellows , celebrated the anniversary of the
opening of its new hall Saturday night.
None were allowed to b present but mem
bers ot the order and their t&mille * . One
hundred aad twenty-five sat down to the
inroad. Remark * were nude br 1'ast Urands
Conkliap , jay , Mt/Iut and others.
Klre HI vreinont ,
PIIBMONT , Neb.t Nov. iJ. [ Special Tele
gram loTtir BEE. ] Tno tire department was
called out tbis evening in Urns to sec two
wagons loaded with h = tnp ana six stacks of
.be same material , belnncing to tbe Nebiaska
Binder Tn ine company consumed.
OF L.UIUIt.
Headquarters Uc Ilrmotcd from Mill ,
atlrlphm.
ST. Lot i , Ma , Nov. 2J. \t the morn
ing's session oltho general assembly of the
[ Cnighls of Labor a resolution was adopted
regarding the action of "an alleges interna-
Uot al orginintioa of shoemakers graalinp
ihe use of ihe blue label to manufaclurers
and retailers , regardless of whether then
concerns were orginlzsd or not. " and call-
lac on every branch of the Knights of Lbor
to make plain to dealers and the public lhat
the onlv K.iights cf Labor label is thn yellow
label of National Trade Assembly No. 2KJ
( shoe workers ) , and denouncing the methods
adopted by "fatje unions to iLtruduce a fae
label. " )
At the afternoon Feision ' : was decided tc
remove the head/juacters from i'hiladelphia ,
and the zencral executive hoard was auinor-
lied to sell the present headquarters property
there and p-rchst < 5 a nesv nealquarters "in
either Niagara Falls , N. Y. , Columbus , O. , oi
Baltimore. Md.
A resolution Instructing the general execu-
live board to place a Cotcott on tbe bats
manufactured py Heciy F. Hselfe & Co. ol
Philadelphia wa * adopted.
The general executive DoanJ was orasred
to choose Between Chicago , Boston and New
Orleans as tbe place for holding the nexl
general assembly.
The question of the appointment of a spe
cial organ'zer lor tha building trades WAS
Rlso left lo the executive Board with a reconj
mendation thai sucb on appointment bi
made.
Ac3urn < > d antil tomorrow.
I'retltlr-nts TifMethodlat loll je .
DETROIT. Mich. , i > r. 2i The Methodist
Episcopal College Presidents association me :
cere this morning o discuss hizher cduca
tion and the bwt riethods of promoting it.
The questions dUcussed were as follows :
"TrrWhat Eitant Arc Our Instilutlous Kep
resented at the Columbian Exbicilion and it
What Way CanTbelr WorK and Appliance !
Be nepresenteuThe ! Action of tbe La
General Cou fereace as Helated to Ihe Educa
tior.al Iciiitutions of the Cburca and Inter
ests of Methodism. " "How Can tbe Col
leges Most Wiseiy Utilize the Kpwortl
Leasrue1'Plar "in Colleges How Fa.
Sboala Tney Be Eaconraced ' '
Tbe comaiitteeon the nomination of officer
for tto ensuing year has reported in favor o
ibe re-eleciion of President V'arren. pre i
dent ; President Fiske. vice president , am
President Ba > nford , secretary.
It is stated thai Prcsicenl Warren .vill no
accept tne oRJce again , as ho has been ap
pointed president ot ihe university senate.
At the afternoon session the subjects fo :
discussion wen ? : "L'hnstian Activity li
Colleges , " "Tae Ph , Dezreea ana Its Eievi
lion Aboro toe Standard.1 Tbe Batcbelo
Decree , and QjailficQtions to Obtain Inem. '
This evening a grand mass meeting wa
held atlhe Central alolhodist church ,
> atluual
CoNcouf , N. H.Nov. 22 At tbe Na
uonal Orange meting today ibo leclurer'i
report xvas taken up , and Mr. Heardon prc
tesied against the Etateraent in relation t
Kansas. He claimed that be could rais
wheat at a profit of 4 an acre if he receive !
5T ceats a bushel for bis wheat lie statei
Ibai farmiug in Ivinsas paid ; the ICansa
farmers were prwpsrom , a-jd that tbe fiz
ures of Ihe national lecturer were calculalei
lo do injury.
Dr. Ciardy said , that Kentuckv farmer
were proipenng. and that it was uot alway
well to cry about calamity.
Mr. Work'ag of Nebraska replied in sup
port of the lecturer's report.
Mr. Mill * of Ohio deprecaied the allegei
rnisleiding wording of the report , and wa
followed by Worthy-Mnier Bnsbam in
strong arraignment of the lecturer's po l
tion. as calculated 10 injure ratber than t
benefit azricullure. The bour of adjourn
men I arrived before the mailer Lid cor
ctuded.
The grange will meet again tomorrow.
-il r. M. II , A.
III , , Nov. Si The annua
meeting of tba Cationa' Farmers Mutua
Uenent association began bere today n-il
representatives present from nearly all th
farming states in ibe union. C'nairma
Tauccaec'k of Iho ; national commiliee of ih
people's parly , , aituudinr. The session c
the assembly today wm * secret. Preslder
Uaus delivered lh.n annual address.
jntiiizn THK ciii : * .
i'roircutlons t'odr ( lie Antl-Ii criminal
Ine Clauia-Tlirawn Oul n | Court.
Cuicico , lit ? Nor. lii Tne flrsi of
series of trUls'of comiierclal ana railwa
magnates for viplatleo of the anti-dlscriu
inatlon clause of tbo Interstate commerr
law began in the United blates court her
this tnoroinr. Defauiants Thomas Mllle
and the Cbiciso , DurUng-on & Cjuincy rai
ro-d , en which ihe alleged ditcrimlnallor
were practioed , wort made co-respondent
The charge is ibat during ihe summer of 1M
defendant cave A. II. Warrea & Co. an
Wnebl Si lioy , Nebraska shippers , reduce
rates on com frcm AaJUos , A .blin
and lied Clonti to Chicago. 'ihe tin
witness was T. A. Wright of Wrigbt ,
Hey As toonas ibe vital question w :
fctruck thctrlal hit 4 snag ; . The court ii
ttructad wiluest he neai cot answer an
question which would tend lo Incntainal
Dimwlf. ToU practically barred tpy vail
able information from the rtiiues" , as it ai
froni Hey and other witnesses who folio we.
to Ihe district atu rcey gave 'up tbe figk
md tbu court order d" the jurv to bring in
aerdictof a.qnlttal. The dutnet attorne
tbcn durohsod the cusps sgainbt all It
Ot her defend acu except S. P Ui/KS , BE
taai was contisaed.
ll an Kicapeil lluriltrrr iu Tow.
Li , Vcai % N. At , Nov. 2i.-'i5berifr \ \
W. Woruen of Swatoys Springs , > . Y
paised through tni , citv twl y , having i
custody Martin Poyvio is wanted /or tl
murder of bn rn stress Hetiriftta WiUci
He bad escaped from tbe Jail at Ka
acd ww recapiurea aiOi&auo , Cat
OF AND FOR OUR NEW NAVY
Folcers Interntias ; Repirt to
the StcreUry of tlis Navy.
IMPROVEMENTS IK GUNS AND ARMOR
\iuerlra l.e. il the \Vorlilln TltU Uropcct
liitriillonluchMIII Iteiiilutlmiize
l inns * Some Martini : rrt Con-
lUK tlie Uugtnrrrt u ( Wan
. D. C. . Nov. 2.J. At the very
beginning of his anuuul reoolt to the socrc-
lary at the navy Commodore Foiger , chief
of the bureau of ordnance , a > k for ap
propriations aggregating M-iS 2.Gi3 for tne
expenses o ! bis fiscal year. Tbo re DO r I Is
voluminous , but interesting to tba people
who CAT * to know Just bow tbe American
na y Is oing armed.
To artn the ve&tels ot the now nary 391
guns varying in calloor from four to thirteen
inches will borequiroJ. aad of these 2S7 hava
already Dien completed ana 110 are afloat. A
marked step in advance ha ? been made ID im
proving tba breech mechanism of toe 10
aud 12-inch guns , so th t thev may DO
worked easily and rapidly by band thus re
ducing the chance ot disablement ot the gun
by a chanca shot which would cut oS the
supply of electric , bvdraullc or other power
which formerly oat-riled the breech mechan
ism.
Nil klc-Mtel Guns.
The bureau is now Dnildinc a nickel-steel
sun , on new designs invented by William
Sellers , -which will aoubtlees inaugurate the
entire use of nicKcl steel for naval gun con
struction. It Is stronger and batter than or
dinary gun steel. The use in guns up to six
inches In calibre of a metallic cartridge has
resulted so satisfactorilynbat it is said to oe
merely n question ol time before tie Idea
will be applied to larger calibers.
Tbo rabid fire mechanism , as applied to
fiveinchruns , has enabled five shots to be
fired from one cun in nine seconds , but the
result of the application of this mechanism
to the four-inch cun was followed by results
slill more remarkable , for it has been possi
ble to fire five shots tn fourteen seconds ,
which means , according to the report , that
within a ranee of 'i.000 yards this Run will
maintain five shells in tne air at the same
moment of time , the last leaving the muzzle
before the firsl has reached the target. Im
provements are noted In the qua'ity of do
mestic browa powder supplied during the
year.
Marked progress was raaae in the develop
ment of the uavy smokeless powder during
the year. It is now made ic larce quantities
and is superior in a marked degrea to the
best European smokeless powder * . Tests
with tbo ne > v explosive , o'mniensiie , nave
been made with great s-icccis , an a shells filled
with this milenal nave been tired at tbe high
velocity of 2,000 fee : per second from
rifled ( runs and exploded upon impact with
water at fl.O-X ) yards range. Exporiraents
with another American explosive have
sbotvn that common shells ailed tvlth this
material can ba fired through tix one-inch
iron plates and burst detonstively at will
beyond them. These experiments are re
garded as settling the long discussion with
regard to the relative merits of n'nnc hign
explosives from air ua * orfrompowaer
guns.
Arinamcnl nf War Vescl § .
The department utttes that it is appreci
ated that & decided revolution in the charac
ter of the armament of vessels of war is im
minent. The baticnes of naval vcssc s
will be composed of two classes of guns
tbe first as at present of great length and
power , using armor piercing orojectite ? ,
and tbe second , shorter suns of "ver - large
bores , firing projectiles containing charges
of powerful high explosives , tha latter being
intended for use ugainst unarmored portions
of tbtps.
The report speak * ia terms of praise of the
developments in this country of tbo manu-
tacture of nrtnor piercing projectiles , and
says in a test of s-inch shells , two of me
celebrated German Hjltzer , two of the
Curpsnwr and two of the Sterling product ,
tbo Caroonter shells were clearlv equal , il
not superior , to the best of Holtzer manU'
facture.
The bureau will , in the future contracts ,
demand a more severe recepUun test than is
required abroad for armor piecing projectiles.
Tbe mounts of the heavy 10-incC cuns ol
tbe monitor Miantonomah. now at New
Yom. have been found to ne unaatisfaclorj
because of recent developments ia
carriage construct.0:1 , \\hicb has placed
them in the background. Smokeless pow
der , longer cores ana breech inecb&nisir
have made it ucccssao to afford more 5 pact
in the rear ot such guns in turrets. New
tipical mounts uavo been consliuclea for ine
iu-nch ! guns of the altered monitor * , tbe
nydraulic mechanism bus been omitted ana
tbe effect is to quadruple tbe rapid.ty of fire.
Commodore tolger epeaus approvlnglv oi
the suomarine boat now a subject of experi-
oient at Chicago. He says tbat while ful !
success has not been attriaed , inn invention
is promising.
The tests of the Enecson submarint
gnn and projectile ere said to have demon
strated tbat a fairly accurate ratice of al
least ' .JOfeet could be obtained , but the pro
jectiles were too weak ana tbe test will bi
resumed with newer and stionear ones
Tne bureau will recommend tbat nil nava
rams be supplied with the submarine guns.
Torpedo Itoati. .
Under tbe head of torpedo boa's the repor
makes a strong recommendation tnat petro
learn be used for fuel in these Doats. increas
ins iheir radius of action , giving belter cou
trol and generally increasing their cfttnenrv
Much spare in the report is devoted to tb <
subject of armor plata The labor trouole :
at Homestead put a temporary stop to tni
armor manufactured by Carnegiesnd Phipp1
& Co . but worn has again bosun , and it i
hoped that in a snort time the foul armoi
product of both co npauiei will reach 000 o
TOO tons of finished plates per month. Order
for armor to the full amount of botb con
tracts have been placed , and there bain ;
about 7,000 tons still needed for ships author
Ized by law , tbe department is preparing n
advertise for Did * for this qoanti'y of armor
to be of nicuel steel and in no treitea by tht
Harvey process at tbo aiscrounn of the de
partment.
Toucbinz the developments of armor ii
this couutrv the report describe * tne tes
last July of two Harveyiz < * d 10-inch mc'-t
steel plates. On one nf these five 5-incl
Hoitzer shells were smashed without lojur
ins the plate. The test was more cver <
than any ever before made , and Iks renor
states : "n will be appreciated tbat tbes
results speak for themselves , and the oureai
has recommended that iba armor hereafte
ordered ba treated by tbo Harvey process ii
aJ ! cases. "
On lUs head tbe i port states tbat the re
suit of tbia great development ot armor wlS
doubiless be to check tbe tendency iu Europ
to abandon truns of large calioer , woich wa
cau o'.l by tbe belief that tbe gunt wera mor
than ample to pinctrate the beaviesl ancoi
lflolutuiii ! in ( iaii JljlUnc.
Some information that may lead tn a rerc
lotion in can mai > in ? is contained in a par
of tbe report which treats of nlcicle stee
alloys , i-'ullowinz up ceruiafecKgestlon
made by Jsmes-itiley of Ulasgow the ordio
BQCC bureau ni sjccueded in making a :
alloy of kteel with urenty-five nieces c
Dickie that poistins tbe best qualities of stes
vviiii high elasticity di < nouted throueb Ih
metal and. best of all , practically noncci
rooible in the air ana almost to In watei
Experimental gun barrels and torpedo net
are to be made of tbu allov and it is l > elleve
thttt pun barrels of this maurial will DC
oalr be rust proof , but will resist tbe oor
rcsive action of tbe poncder gases.
Oorernur fjeur Accriu.
WAsiiiKcT'.v. ' D. C. , Nov. 2i-ExGoi
ernor Gsar of Iowa has telegraphed .Serri
tarv Charles foster that be ha * decided to a <
cept tha tppointment to ba sjiUtant seen
tary of tbe troosorv , recently made by tbe
president , and will come to Wtsblaglen as
soon as possible to qaalify.
ICUMVAY Mll.KACIl.
t.itl lic < trorn the Crn n Itnmu The
fnllr.l vt.itr * I. < ail All Oilier lloimtrlct.
\V m\oTox , D. C. Nov. SS. Tb * census
Ofllce today l < iufM u kmHrrtin flvinp ttatistics
of the railway mileage of thi world la ISM.
It show * tbnt out of ths total railway rslle-
ace of the worll ot .ITJ. 1 mile tlis United
htat = * has no IPS * that ia .5'.C miles or 44. IS
per cent of the n hole , anJ thit the railway
of the United Stale * exceeds by
mre the entire mllcarr of the old
world , Earops's lai.sfl'i mil * ' , Asia's ] StPs
miles ahd Alrlcn'i H.W2 miles , maKiae an
accre ale of bat l.Wij * > miles. It s inter
esting to note tbe astonishing crowii ot the
railway mnciL-a of th3 United States from
the census yenr ot Is'W. when there as less
than forty miles of railway * , at. to 1 > A
In ls4J the fiiBtvs were 2,775 miles , in 1VO
they had risen to t-.fi7l mlle ; In lf0 l ! the
total had swelled to - > , Jl'.t milas : the census
of 1 > 70 showed tne miiease to be 4' < , 1M1
miles : that of I'-sO placed the figures at i . -
7-J4 wiles , while the eleventh census figuret
give the astonishing total of K > H.Vrf7 miles.
The following shows tbe mileico ot the
world by c untriei : Germanv , iV.iJB miles ;
Austria Knd Hungarv. including Uo nin ,
lC r.7 miles ; Oreat Britain ana Ireland ,
UVJJ9 ; France , > - > i.- ) > > fl ; ICussia , including
Kinlaad , l.7is ; Italy. M17. lUlgium , 3'Jls ;
Xetberlands. l. jf ; Sniiziriand , l.P.'y.
Snaio , G.VJ7 ; { Trtjgal , 1'isJ ; Den
mark , 1.2 : ' rway. 971 : S-.voJen ,
4.915 : Uoumaala , 1.1SD : Servu , ; { . ' 7 : Ureeco.
410 : Turuey in Europe. Bulgaria anu Kou-
nmnia , 1.UCI7 ; Malta. Jersev and Mm. UbJ.
Uuitcd Si tef. lVl..V. ( < 7 : Unltsh America
( Canada ) , nIi : Newfoundland , 11T. ; ( Jan-
tralAmerici ( LJuatemala. Salvador. Costa
Uica. Nicaragua and Hondura ? ) , . " > . ' : Mex
ico. : i.S44 : United S atos ol Colombia , 231 ;
Cuba , 1.050 : Veoeisu'n. 411 : Hopublic ol
Santo Domingo { eastern pirof the Inland of
H.iyti ) , 71 : I'orto Kico. U : brazil , 5 7ty ;
Araenune Heoublic , n.U9 : Para nav , 149 ;
Urugury. 470. Chill , l..ij-i. Peru. IKM : BJI- !
via. 10i > ; Ecuailor , 107 ; Bri'lsh Guinea , 22 ,
Asia. 17'.i5. . of which British India supplied
15.SJ7 ; .lapia. 9j7 : China ( propori , r4 ;
Africa. 3. ! - ' ; A'istrali * , 11,137.
Wa < .niv JToD. . C. , Nov. 22.ExSecre
tary Elaine Is convalescing slowly and I :
gaining strenclh day by day. He was well
eno'jgh lodav to leave his. bed for a time ,
during whica be occupied a comfortable
position en a sofa.
iioltl In th * Treasury.
Wi-mxcTOX , D. C. , Nov. 22. Net cold in
ths treasury todny , $12J.CJ,457. ! a decrease ol
more than $1,00.1.000 since the 10th inst. , and
slightly Itss than $1,000,00. ) sines the 1st.
tvtt rii.i jir.
l. ! t of Changes in the itcgular ervice
WASHINGTON- C. , Nov. SZ-FSpecial
Telegram to Tuc BEE ] A board of
omc rs to consist of Colonal Joseph R. Smith ,
assistant surgeon ; Major David L. Hunticg-
lon , surgeon ; Majjr Benjamin F. Pope ,
sureeoa , is appointed to meet at Whipple
barrack * November 2s , for the examicBtion
of Captain Louis M. Muus. assistant surgeon ,
with a view to aetennihing bU fitccss for
promotion. The examination will be con-
dueled uudor special instructions from Ihe
surgeon general. A board of offlceis is ap
pointed in meet at Fort Rano for tha exam
ination of oHcers for promotion. Detail i
Cclonol Jamas F. Wade , Filth cavalry :
Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Carpenter ,
Fifth cavalry ; Major Aaron S. Dip ett ,
Thirteenth Infantry ; Captain William C.
Gorgas. as istanl surgeon ; First Lteutenaul
Henry D. Snvder , assislnal surgeon. Kirsl
Lieuleaaai Eoen Swift , Fifth caralry , re
corder. First Lieutenant HoiierW. Wheeler.
Fifth cavalrv , will rspjrt In person to the
board at Fort Reno for examination for pro
motion.
Liave ol absence for three months , lo take
effect about DecemPer 10 , is granted Colonel
Peter T. S-vame , Twenty second infantry.
First Lieutenant Ueuben B Turner. Sixth
infantry , will ia addition lo 'be special duly
at Fort Barrancas assigned lo him , proceed
to Key West barracss and taste charge , under
tbo direclion of the qurtennasier general ,
of the repairs oemr maua at the latter pjst ,
relieving First Lieutem.nl VViUiumP. Stone ,
Fourth arlillery , from lhat duty , and re
turning to Fort Barranca * as sooa as the
condition of the work at Key \\cstbirracks
will warrant bis leaving U In charge of ine
superintendent of construction. Lieu'enant
Stone , on being relieved oy Lieut-nan * . Tur
ner , will rejoin bis bauery at Fort Me-
Pher on. By direction of the secretary of
war Lieutenant Coloael John B. Pnrke ,
Second infantry , will repair without aelav
to Columous Parraclcs end relieve Colonel
Simon Sayder , Nmctecntn infantry , in the
command of that depot. Upjn being thus
relieved Colonel Sayder will proceed 10 Join
his regimont.
Ciiptnln llutton.
FUHT ROBINI > V , Nep , Nov. 22. Special
Telegram to TUE BEE.-1 ) ho court-martial
called to try Captain James A. Hutton of
tbe Eighth infantry convened hero today.
H'JttOJ is charged with insubordination aud
unoecoming conduct , taere being tLreo
counts against him.
The captain's trouble originated in an
ultercaticn with I'-jst Trader Paddoclt
during a came of pcol come time
since. During- the discussion I'addock
applied an enithot to Hutton and
was promptly Knocked down. Tbo attention
of tbe offlrir of tbe day was called to the
aff.ur nnJ Captain Hutton was tola to con
sider himself under arrest. Tbe officer of
the day wa > informsd tbat he could go to
h 1. The adjutant visited the captain
after be had gone to bit quarters to secure
his sword and was told to follow tbo
officer of tbe duy. U ben bu sword was de
manded Da coolly remarKed 'hat it via :
his personal property and would not ho ur-
reuuered. When tbe sdjuUut lcsisl il nut-
ton gave him the sword , but rf > fusea to sur
render bis Dell and scabbard :
Captuin Hutton has been in tbe service
twenty years and has cever been in trouole
of tali kind before
T/JJS
.Meillir * I'lnn ICrtitirncii In I'.HH'
, Cnl. , l > r trii nl l'jli | iiute > .
Cal.or. . 22. The residence
of Joseph Mediil , editor of tbe Chicago
Tribune , with in contents , except a little
furniture on the fin > t floor , was totally de
stroyed b ? fire this inorniop. Tne fire wa !
caused by the csre'essnet * ol a servant ic
throwing asbej into a pine box bark of tbt
bouse. Tne fire wa well under way before
it wus discovered. The loss Is about fW.Wl ;
and the msurjnce J.'J.OJJ. The whole tiouio
hula escaped injury by a hasty tiight. Ir.
Mediil win rebuild immediately. The bouic
destroyed was onoof thannestin sootuerr
California. It wai purchased by Mr Medii :
last wiDter.
GiitMi K PII > , Mich. , Nov. 22. 'Ib
Graud Hapidi Folaing Chair ana Tabu
company's factory burned louav. Lot , ,
170.000 ; imurance , f. ) ,000.
PA > A , 111. , Nov. 22. Tbe poor bouse o :
Christian county burned yesterday after
noon. Uhe wife of Warden Gardner nai
poisiuly fatally burned. Many inmate * bai
narrow escapes ,
Pin'm K ( > , Px , Xov 2JTne dweliicg o :
H. W. Dannebou&er , ia snarpso8rb' , a ub
urb of this city , buraea tbi morning. Das
nebouter , bis wile and babe wera burned u
death.
Sliorlaer Iu the Culluii CrJji ,
Xfw OMLKA . La , Nov 22.-H. M. Se.il
the well known ooitou etautl'rw > D , IB bit ci :
culir siyi that frotts In tbe iariy part o
November and tioce tnat lime in Txaj am
tbe extreme south bavaso baaly injur&i th <
oottoD crop that the total product for tut
year will out exce4 H.'i'Xi ' OOJ oate * . A cnontl
' ago Neii eitnr.aieJI the crop al 4.7'Xr x *
oa.e . Tbe unanimous npmiou. h taT , i
tnat tba iboruie U vo great u to amount u
PrnDPP n riiT nvr Tnnr
( iLORGE BAGLbi ON TRIAL
Arraigned t Davenport ad EcqaesU
Tiice to Cootider Efe Plea.
HE IS EXPECTED TO ADMIT HIS GUiLT
< ny HPVnii lri nr Uhrn He Kol.tjnl ib
i\prc : rainpanj . | niPlnrlt of tha
\Vaniwn tn the L'nsr *
DIVCNPORT , la , Nov 22. iSpecial TcJa-
gram to THE Us * I CJjorjro 1. Uagipy , who
robbed the railed Suites Expruss co.upany
of JOJOJJ ; Friday morning in lhi city , Is
icrs again. This lime be is Mfore tbe dis
trict court , now in Cession. He arrive. ] last
nichl and was placed in the city cnlaboosa
till this morning. He was willing to tails
till ho had vlecuxi an nttoracv find been ad
vised lo keep still. Us was taken to ttio
county Jail nnd locked in tbe corrldtr with ,
.lie dozen other prisoners at noon.
Shortly afior this Loral Agent Giffora and
Special Agout Howard , who had brought
: un here from Chlcagu , wont bolero the
erand Jary and offered tneir evidence with
: he printed staletneul of Bagley to Inspector
Byron of Chicago. On this evidence be was
indicted for grand larceny by ombczziinc.
*
He was immediately arrulirned in court. lt
was ex f , ctcd ibul ho would at ouco plead
: ulty ! , out Attorney C'biraberlaln wished
llllo time 13 look over bis client's c.isc.
Tbo story ot n woman in iba case is ccn-
firmed by Mr * . Dagley. She says lhat for
six months Baglcv has neglected to provide
nroperly for his family and shown a
very warm frionusUip for Mr . Mlilcr , at
whose noue ho was arrestM. Mra. Uagley
asserts , however , ihal nolMrs. Miller , but
sorao olher woman in Chicago has at-
Iracted her iiu < batid. Bnginy is calm und
leeras to De willius to go to ins penllenllary
or anywhere oul of Iho public gaze , fie
adX'ances the theory tbal he was iiinno
when ho was hero lasl Friday morning.
NO CAU-S AVAII.A1SL.K.
Cruln Ulockitli * in Jschr.nkn ai'il < outh
Oukuti llcromlnic Alarming.
Sioux CITI , Iu. , Nov. -Special [ Tele
gram lo TUB Bnn.J Too grain Plocaade in
Nebraska und South Dakota is becoming
worse daily and now exceeds any thine of tha
kind in the history of luo c slates. There
are absolutely no cars to be had iu towct
along fje Milwaukee & Northwestern linos.
In Pierpent tbcru arc 50.000 bushels ot craln
awaiting shipment. Elevators are filled to
the bursting point and several vacant build-
in k-s have been lilicd to their capacity.
In the'ttrcoib are scores of loaded wagon *
the owners of which arc farrstrs who , being
unable to find a piaco to store the grain , nave
left the wager % standing and returned to
taeir homes. In the lown of Longford lha
tame candillon of affairs exists. Aberdeen ,
Groton , U'cbiter cod innumerable other
towns are in the same plight.
Grain uen have been iorced to qolt buy
ing. There is not a town in South
Dakota or torthprn .Nebraska where tnera
are not from 3.fX ! to SO.OOO bushels await
ing shipment. To sda to the confusion
Tinier is settler in with prospects of a coal
laniice. The railroad companies bavo ex
hausted their supply of coal and have Deen
converting to thir own use hundreds ol
loads of coal destined lo dealer * in the wtst.
As a result aealer are practically witnout a
supply and in many places corn is being
ourned for fuel. 'I na Boards of railroad
commissioners in Souta Uaicola and Iowa
have bten appealed to bv coal merchants to
proltct iLein in their shipments.
ror.ND TUU iioiuiu > > u N.
-light CleKi the l < l nilty oftlie Illglm-nj-
111:1:1 : Uh.i il.'l.l t-p XV. li. I'ollock.
Siot-x CITV. Ij. . Nov. OJ. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE ' , A clew to the identity
of the man who rooBed W. G. Pollock , tha
New York merchant , of $15.000 worth of
stones on a Sioux Cily & Pacific Iratn about
throe weeks ago has bten found In ] ump-
iiiir from the tram the robber droproj bit
nvoiver. u rein a record kept of the
we..i > ons il was found that the manufac
turers sold it to tbe H. & D. Folsotn Arms
rompany of 15 Murray street. New York.
The company BUI a it to a man answering the
robber's Description a few days before ihe
robbery. It i * contiaentlv believed Ibat tea
robber is a man familiar with Pollock's busi
ness methods and thai be followed him from
New York. Pollock & Co. are located at 8
Murray street , only a few doors from wnera
the revolver was purchased.
Cln - < l tn .S.ivl .illon.
KEOKCK. Ia , Nov. 02 Major Montgomery
Melgt , in charge ot Mississippi improve
ments from Keitbsbure. 111. , to the mouth of
HIP Missouri river , announced Das Molnes
Itai.ids cnnal , at ibis place , will close to navi-
cotion for the season on November . Tbis
effecluiilly ends navicaiion on the upper
Mississippi for the winter.
bin I > rluxt' < Murh r > uiimtc Dour.
I'ouTtANii. Oro. . Nov.Ji H in bas fallen
in torrents In Oregon and Washington l
of the CascBdu inounlums , and tbo local
railroad irafil : on Paeet sound , north of Tacoma -
coma , is entirely cut o3. Tbo damage
already done it ino Puget sound country
will probably reaih f./oO.UOD. and the pros-
peel now u lhat much creator damage will
result. The Northern Pacific has repaired
tne damage to tbo main l.ne and too euit-
bound irims are now runninc regularly.
The JanUsliae on tb ; Colon Pacific at Cas
cade continues to come down wlHi increased
energy. A benvy rain icll Ihcre ycsleraar ,
which shoved tent of earth down tbo moun
tain side. Construction wurk on tne track
around tbe slide began yesterday and will
probably ba com plot cd tomorrow nlgbt.
The company U still trantfcrrlng passengers
and mails around lha ob lruclir > n riy boat.
KEITTI.E , Wasn. , Nov , ! i. llsoorts of tha
klorm throughout the wektern portion of tbo
sta'e aro.stlll or e lolay nnd prospecU of
rail communication being restored are aban
doned for several days. Five deaths are re
ported as tbe result of Ihe floods , walla Ino
loss of property in ine j > bape of fat tn build-
in gs carried awny ar d wrecked will amount
to thousands of dollar * .
Tbe va.levi. of Ihe \ \ lamette : ! , etretcfalnd
to ihe Dorio.vnrd , ara vasi lakes.
In ibe Stuck \a.lev as fsr as ibe eye can.
cee , the valley is a seething MKe in 'which
Jo.- ! . , shiuglxs , wrecked bulldinzi , rcllrocd
tlus and dsbrU are Jammed together ton lo
twatlv feel deep. Iu tna Cbeballis counlrjr.
near E're.a ' , tbe Northern Pacifio bridge at
Gray s branch is so weak that the trains
caru not cross.
Tbe Great Nonhttrn will uot be able to
run trains unlit ibe bridges are repaired , iba
slide removed and tne trscx rebv.t. Thrba
or four small steamers are reported lunV ,
out oo live. lo t. Tbe Canadian j'aufic has
nlmoft ootirelv 8 cap d arv LnuaL'a or
onlay. Prarue boukea of nil deicrlpt.oos
Lave b aa UMU ttoaliuz in uaarly every
stream cf any tU we i ol tLe mountains.
Klllfil Her Companion.
NEW YOIIK. Nov 8i Tnevariety agencies
of this city nave raeeivad tbe neivs that
Viola Mar , a well known siager and dancer ,
sbot and killed a eoa.panlon named Curris
Rogers at Callif-psJ , Menu
" Matruu-iiti ul Ocean Mmmrrt.
A'UseoAinved State cf
from New orrf
At New % r i Arr.ved Arizona , froia
Liverpool ; Egrjptian Monirch , from '