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PRRT ONE. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PKGES 1-8 , TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY M011NING , JA JTARY 22 , ' 1893-SIXTJGEN PAGES. NUMBER 21,3. WHAT WILL IT BE ? Time When Gladstone Must Show His Hand is Now Rapidly Approaching. HOME RULE AND ITS PROBABLE SHAPE Much Speculation Concerning the Grand Old Man's ' Great Scheme for Ireland. HIS MINISTRY WILL NOT FALL SOON Prediction That Through Careful Manage ment He May Lost Another Year. CORRESPONDENTS AND CARICATURISTS npiTft PiiyliiR Much Attention tii tlio IVrxonal IVcnllarltlcH of the Individual Members-Some I'rotcctlou Of fered liy thu Itulei. lK > Jl > y James Ooniori LONDON. Jan. ! 21. fNow York Herald Cable -Special to TUB BKF. . ] At last the tlmo is near at hand when the great mystery man of modern politics will have to come forth Into daylight and reveal the wondrous secret which is to make Ireland happy and con tented , and satisfy the people of KiiL'lund. Some people think they know all about it now , but the truth Is there are oven mem bers of the cabinet who are still qulto In the dark , and are humbly waiting till their mas ter and chief shall be pleased to tell them what they are to vote for. 1 believe you will llnd the policy 1 Indicated to you long ago is the correct ono that Is , postponement and evasions If this or thatpirt of the settle mcnt is not approved by the Irish or ICngllsh allies of Gladstone , put It oft and take up something else. If the bare bones of n home rule bill can bo pushed or smuggled through the IIouso of Commons and meet with an adverse fate in the IIouso of Lords , the entire scheme must go over until next year. The Irish will consent to that rather than run any risk that might bring back tlio conservatives to power. The radical party will be only too glad to support It , Thus the minority may run merrily along for at least another year. Olllli'li Deep Old ( lontlnmiin. U is unite probable the people who expect to sco Gladstone oturncd out of olllco within six months will llnd themselves much mistaken. A prime minister in these days need not bo straightforward or consistent , but ho must know how to double back quickly on his own tracks and take up opin ions which happen to bo in demand nt tlio moment. Gladstone has not much to learn in that department of statesmanship. Some of his followers think ho is played out and hat they could put him up to all sorts of use ful dodges. Ho listens to their innocent chat ter and smiles serenely. What dlnieulty is thcro that Mo has not. been In nt sumo time or other ? Somehow ho comes out all right , a little damage , ! at first , perhaps , but none the worse In the long run. Philip of Spain used to say "Timo and I are two. " Gladstone might repeat this boast. These two against tlio world , only it would have been better if tlmo had not laid his hand so heavily upon his partner. Newspaper CorrcHpondciitH In Drnmild. Come what may , wo are all getting ready for it ) . Members are preparing for the tough work which awaits them. Ministers are oraclng themselves up to go through a mighty Ilro of tiucstions. Newspapers are engaging their correspondents. Never was .thcro such demand for these last , because the number of mca who turn out really good and readable parliamentary letters Is very limited. Toby of Punch will bo found at the old stand , and In addition ho provides a syndi cate of newspapers with gossip from West minster. He Is an experienced hand , and knows his way about ns well as any man nllvo. Harry Furnlsa Is also going heavily into ] [ .tho parliamentary line , but Ills sketches are not so good as these of a newman man named Gould. The mannerisms of Kumiss are rather pronounced , and he ham mers inccssantlvi at one Idea Gladstone's collars , although the old man docs not wear bigger collars than other people ; Sir W. Ilarcourt's doublochin , Randolph Churchill's curly mustache , which he has not got , and other peculiarities , real or Imaginary. Wo have seen them SD often that wo are tired of them. There was ampin roam for another artist In another vein , and Gould seems to bo the man. Nut an Kasy Plan to Work. It is not easy to make sketches In Parlia ment , for no stranger is allowed to bring out u piece of pencil or paper within either house , and therefore the thing has to bo done furtively In the lobby , or wherever the member whoso likeness is wanted can bo met with for a moment. If a piece of paper Is seen in a stranger's hand ho is ordered by ono of the attendants to put It down. The rule Is an old one , and If over it had any sense in it some thing may L bo said for it today. Without some icstrictton ijf thu kind the galleries would bo filled with sketehers , making caricatures of the speaker or of the humbler members. Some of us , 1 fear , love popularity , but wo might not like that par ticular form of It. We therefore secretly rojolco when wo see the caricaturist sum marily snuffed out. In the Paris gallery , of course , almost any thing may 1m done , although I fancy that Hurry Kumiss would get the cold shoulder from the doorkeeper even there. They can draw a counterfeit presentment of Gladstone , whoso features are so strongly murleil that no one could miss thsm alto gether , but John Morley bailies them. Per haps ho presents no salient points. His face is mild , amiable , mobile even. Descriptive writers fall with him. Balfour Is tolerably easy , for ho Is a good looking man , and Goschcn. with his pro nounced Jewibh countenance , Is always available. Work of the I'rcn * . Soine'of the dally papers are Introducing llttlo sketches of the politicians , but only the Times gives anything 'Ike a good report of the proceedings , Other papers boii It down Into very small compass , The press Is , I hold , getting more powerful than Parliament Itself , nnd therefore the latter Is naturally pushed Into the background. Descriptive articles , not re | > orts , are what the public seems to care for , so these who cuter fur the public believe. Therefore , the press gallery Is full of flaneurs , while the Industrious short hand , writer is seen at work for ono paper alone. Soon hU art , Ilko that of the wood engruver , will be almost extinct. Ixxik up nt the ivporUTb , and you will llnd that they urn txlng their Ijnx eyes upon the members , nnd not reporting at all. A member canuot Bit down on his own hat nowadays without Iwlng shown up n donkey in every paper throughout the country. Wo have no privileges left. The fierce light has been turned ofT the throne nnd gleams upon us. Personal gossip Is all the rage. It Is the reaction against the Intolerable dullness , so called dignity , which has so long character ized the Kngllsh press. As such It must bo welcomed. Old stagers must bo left , moan ing over tlio decline in public taste. A Mr.Miiuu OK I'AHMAMCNT. \viiiiii : : TIM : .SOCIKTY STAXIIH. Staleinriit ufa Prominent Jcniilt In Ilcgnrd In Ireland'H VleliH , [ OtjilHu/ifrd / IXrt tin .fame * ( Ionian llcnnttl. ] HOMC , Jan. ! > -New [ York Herald Cable S | > eclal toTiiBBiiu. ] The part the Society of Jesus is said to have played In the Satolll matter has been already alluded to by mo In plain terms. In fairness I will tell you what the Jesuits answer. I have had talks with various members and they ono and all deny the charges which I have echoed. One of the most talented and active of the Jesuits in Home said : "It is absolutely false that wo nro opposed to Satolll. Kar from having opposed him , we have been his warmest friends In Home , standing by him through thick and thin , and have helped to make him what he is. Father Lebcratlo , one of our most gifted writers , defended him not long ago In the Civllita Cattollca. Father Brandl made him wel come at Woodstock In America about four years ago. The charges rest on nothing. " Going into details , however , I perceived that all this devotion to Satolll did not ex tend to the Ideas with which that prelate has > ecn recently Identified. It ended where he papal delegate began to bo an exponent of the so-called Ireland doctrines. Opposed to Ireland's \'lc\T . "We are opposed to Ireland , " said the dis- .Ingulshed Jesuit , and we make no secret of t. You must not Infer from this wo have liny personal hostility to that prelate. I idmiro him for his talent and character. This does not prevent my disliking and ob- lectlng to his views. Tlio archbishop is per- uips too fond of accusing our society of ilotting 'against his person. Ho said and wrote the same thing of the Germans. In secret documents addressed to certain 'ardinals ' he has accused us ol leaguing ourselves throughout the world to injure lim. Know ing what you know of Germans , ilo you think it likely they care so very much iibout the archbishop residing in some part of North America ? Do you fancy the Jesuits are much moro for his views and doctrines' Yes , wo think a good deal about them nnd : mvo attacked them or had the right to do so. us we hold them to be false. " I asked tlio speaker which of the views of the archbishop his order most disliked. What U Not l.lUed. "Firstly. " ho answered , "his ideas on re ligious orders. Ireland objects to their ex istence. In self-defense wo must oppose him. Then again , we condemn his theories. Next distrust his views on education and believe them dangerous. With regard to the church and state , we cannot sco what good the church can gain from giving up the independence It has hitherto i.'iijoyed in the states. As wo stood until to- : lay wo have been free , strong , flourishing. Why go out of our way to give the state a right to meddle ? No barn tvlll como of it today , perhaps , but tomorrow there may bo a hostile govern- nent at Washington. Lastly nnd chiefly , we cannot admit Ireland's doctrine that the state has the right to confer or give moral education. " From all this it seems clear that Ireland , nt all events , has not heard the last of the Society of Jesus , Resistance to Satolll , who represents the pope , Is now impossible ; his allies are less sacred. MUI.TZUII. 1IOUUI1T A VANOYICi : . Una ot the llent of the Old .Master's Tor. traits Coming to America. ( C ii/rfiW ! / J tma liiiJamci ( Ionian PAHIS , Jan. til. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BEE. ] Jaincs F. Sutton , art collector and u member of the Now York Art association , has bought ono of the moro Important Vandyke pictures from the carl ol Calcndon. Thu picture Is a portrait o : Marchcsa do Splnola and child , and dates about ItfcW. It is valued at $100,000 , It is : i largo picture , 5x7 feet , am Is in exceptionally good condition , a facl attributed to tliu small amount of handling it has gnno through. It was bought fron the Spinolu family by the Calcdon family In 1SGO. Ever since it has formed the chief feature of the earl's collection In London. It was exhibited at the Iloytil academy hi ISM. The Herald correspondent called on Mr. Sutton at tlio Hotel Normandlo. Ho s.iid : ' The picture is going to America at once. Thcro are to bo a few private views , begin nlng on Monday at the Sccclmo gallery. The carl wanted jKO.OOO for It , but I got it for i llttlo less. I am not going to return to America with the picture , as I go from hereto to Spain , Italy , and the Holy Land , and thei keep on eastward until I get homo aftci making the round of the world. " AI'l'IMl MANY YUAIIS. .lumps I'rnncU l giui IteleaMcd at I. ait from an l nKllnlt Prison , Dnu.ix , Jan. 21. James Francis Kgan , convicted of participation at Birmingham , Kuglaiul , in ISS-1 In an Irish dynamite plot and sentenced to twenty years penal servi tude , was released today from Portland prison by order of thu homo secretary on the ground of ill health. LONDON , Jan. 21. Mr. Barry , the noted Irish member of Parliament who has taken a deep interest in the movement to obtain Kgan's release , went to meet ICgan at Port land prison and accompanied him to his home in Birmingham. The extra editions of the evening news papers containing the news of the release of Kgan had an enormous sale. The general opinion Is expressed that this action of the government Is but a prelude to further amnesty toward the Irishmen convicted of participation in alleged dynamite con- ' spiracles. _ Itall.iu I'ea.iants and ( icmlarmca Kngugo la u lllooily l-'lcht. HOME , Jan. 'Jl. A terrible battle between 000 peasants and a bouy of gendarmes oc curred at Termini , u seaport town In Sicily , today. Ktght of the peasants wcro killed and twenty wcro severely wounded. A laruo number of women wore among the rebellious peasants , but it is not known that any of theurure numbered among the dead or wounded. The tight was caused by the refusal of the peasants to vacate u tract of land , the owner- snip of which Is claimed by the commune. The authorities sent a Ixxly of gendarmes with orders to eject the squattcis by force , If necessary. Thu peasants resisted , and u llcrco struggle ensued , A number of the peasants were taken prisoners and others lied to the Interior , swearing vengeance upon the geudariucs and thu authorities. HYMEN OVER ALL Everything in Germany Submerged Under the Approaching Marriage of Margaret. HER OLD LOVER WILL SURELY BE PRESENT Heir to All the Russia ? Doming with Costly Gifts for the Bride. POLITICAL SIDE TO THE ROYAL MATCH Hope That ti Better Understanding with Russia May Bo Reached. UNSAVORY MESS UNCOVERED AT LEIPSIC I'ollco Authorities DUcorcr n Scandal That Itfiivlicii Tlirro Continent * llulil Tralllo in Young ( llrts-Cnprlvl Still Scheming lor Advantage. Juincs ( Jonlnn lltnnclt , ] Br.m.i'x , Jan. SI. [ New Hork Herald Cable Special to TUB BUB. ] Politics , socialism and anti-Semitism this week have been sunlt In the vortex of the royal wedding , which is going to be the grandest court function seen in many years. Princess Margaret was almost like her twin sister , the duchess of Sparta. She met her future husband at Hamburg. Ho is by nature studious , of an artistic but by no means military disposi tion , ami a great favorita of the empress , who is herself of an highly artistic nature. The cold hero bus been intense , although the week ended in a thaw. Such a hard winter lias not been known in twenty years. Today the kingof Denmark sent a message saying it was highly unlikely ho would bo able to appear at the wending , owing to the severe weather , which had made navigation Impossible. However , if the thaw continues , wo may see him here. His presence is of Just more than ordinary importance , seeing that the utmost endeavor is being made hero for a rapprochement with Kussia , in view of which the father of the tsarina was reckoned to have had considerable influence. HIT Portlier Suitor. The czarewitch Is coming , and that has caused the greatest satisfaction here. Humor had it that botli ho and the king of Den mark would not come , owing to the severe weather. That Is nonsense. The czarewitch is not only coming , but Is bringing beautiful presents with him. It will bo remembered that at one time Bismarck tried his utmost to make a match between Princess Marguerite and the czare- witeh , but Empress Frederick refused , for reasons which cannot bo published in the columns of the Herald. Every endeavor will bo made to glvo the heir of all the Hussias a warm welcome. Ho will occupy the room at the palace of the kaiser formerly tenanted by the Czar Nich olas. olas.Today Today I made a call at the Frederick pal ace and found the whole aulto'eagcr with ex citation. Presents wore coming in at every moment. The kaiser sends his sister a mag nificent riviere of diamonds , with ear rings and three loops of diamonds , with largo pearls in the center. Empaess Frederick presents a complete pareuro of diamonds and emeralds , al. o a magnificent tiara of diamonds in form of marguerites , the center formed by pearls. There are lf > 00 stones in the latter , and the lower part is formed by a plait of the princess * own hair. Unearthed n S.ivory MVM. A scandal , the details of which are too piquant to go into print , has set the whole of Leip/ig talking. The center character is the banker Weiss , of the firm of Brahm Schmidt , many times a millionaire , but noted as a dc- baucher of the worst kind. Tito scenes de veloped in the Uayrisehstrasso , near the Hotel Stadt Nuromborgcr , where lived Mine. Vorletzor , the mistress of the banker. She had taken the ground and first floors. Weiss paid the rent. In these quarters scenes of the wildest debauchery took place , wherein young girls were the features. Symbols of the members who took part in these orgies were 10 and 20-mark gold pieces with ouo side smoothed and n tlgleaf stamped upon it. A paper closely connected with the police says % that the public prosecutor has issued orders that any woman found wearing ono of these badges shall at once be arrested. This has put fathers , brothers and lovers on the alert , and many painful scenes have been the out come of the discovery of the token , which in many cases has been worn as a bangle or brooch. Wives , fiancees and daughters are included in the victims of Weiss , who , by the way , has loft his apartment. Among these incriminated Is the wife of an honest artisan , who had debauched her two young and pretty daughters to her own profit. The confrontation of the husb.ind with his wife and daughters , when ho was sumnibned by the police , made a scene tragic and pitiful In the extreme. The whole affair has been reported upon to the king of Saxony , but the matter does not end there. It has ramifications which extend to a house in the Hue Nicolai , reveal ing a white slave trade in young girls to North and South America , Holland and Turkey. The couple who run this establish- mcnt confess to having sold sixteen young girls and having sent them abroad from Hamburg. Cuprlvl Still Scheming. The parliamentary commission hesitates now more than over to grant the request of Caprivl for the military bill. The chancellor has raised all kinds of specters to the mem bers of the Hcichstag without avail. Com promise lias become the watchword , hut what compromise it would bo beyond the sphere of any ono to say atprcsent. Ho is not qulto so clover in this respect as was Bis marck. In his day the latter used to beat the big drum in line style , whereas Caprivl has merely the same tnno In a very minor key. The fact still remains that the people , us also the officers , are strongly against the bill The center party refuses to yield , uotwith standing imperial blandishments and the fact Is it may bo a very long time ere the military bill will lie passed , oven in its mutilated form. It is a significant fact thai Baron Scheduler , a representative member of the center , has Just been decorated , but or the other hand Dr. Llubcr. another mos prominent member of the center , has rathct tartly declared that nothing will satisfy his party but the two years service. Married a llallet Hiinrur. LOXDO.V. Jan. 21. Much sensation has been caused In Irish Circles by the announce ment jJmt Mr. T. B , Cut-ran , member of Par llament for Kilkenny , has been privately married at the registry oflice In Munehcstei to an Australian danseuse by the name o Marie Brooks , who la playing the principal iart , that otn boy"'In a local pantomime. < \r. \ Curran is about 22 yp V9 of ago , and the 'oungcst member of thoj IIuuso of Commons. WAS Al.MO.ST IVAII. Vctlon of KiiKlnnil la FJcypt Approached Serloii iir n In Krcry Aspect , ICopiirluhteit IKtily Jamfi Oonloii Htnnttt. ] PAIIIS , Jan. 2tr-rNewYork Her.ild Cable Special to Tittr BEB.While ] events in Franco succeed each other with almost lourly rapidity , ai t the mud continues to bestirred stirred , the International politics of Europe do not cease to Interest. Tills week wo liavo lad several interesting occurrences. First of all , there were the incidents In Egypt. f Franco had not been so much occupied with internal affairs , her protest against Cngland's action would have been much nero energetic. It is certain that England overstepped her rights. It is impossible to admit that a protector not even ofllcially recognized by Europe should Insist upon the appointment of only ministers of her own choosing. How thi > AllHIr Start i-il. In reality the origin of the crisis is very nirious. The triple alliance desired to dell- iltely embroil England and France , and lioped to provoke serious discussion be tween the two countries. Pleullor Paseha , in Austrian attache to the person of the khcdlvc , provoked the crisis at the instiga tion of the Austro-Gcrman consul general at Cairo. The plan failed , but the action and Intervention of the triple alliance is incon- testlblc , since the German and Austrian em bassies In Paris knew of what had happened in Cairo. ( V curious fact is the reconciliation of the king and queen of Servla , after scandals of every kind had been discussed , and even blows had taken place. They will both re turn to Belgrade , where Milan will become political tutor to his son. The reconciliation was brought about by the complete ruin of the king. What ho lost at cards and spent with damsels of the opera amounted to about ! t,000,000 francs per annum. Queen Natalie is very ambitious and desires to reign again. \\lll Iluvua Had ICnVct. The Impression produced by this comedy in the diplomatic world is deplorable. Nobody sympathizes with the couple. Besides this the return of King Milan to his states is likely to inako trouble. The situa tion is always serious , especially after the entrance of Koumania into the triple al liance. The treaty is not .yet signed , but the L-auso of agreement was'drawn up during the wedding of the crqwn prince and Princess Marie of Edinburgh , when the German emperor and the kii'g of Houmanhi were present. Koumania's adhesion to the triple alliance is very disagreeable for Kus sia , which must ilss : by lloumanla in order to enter Turkish Bulgaria. Notwithstanding all the political ass irajuces of the sovereigns eigns , declarations made witlt a diplomatic view , I personally slall consider that the situation is slowly | mt , surely becoming worse. A storm is coining which will burst later , but all the preliminary symptoms are these , shown up in bold relief. ' . JACQUES ST. CEHE. Cholerant _ llallc , . [ CofurlgMciHSOS' S < njici Gimlon Jlcnnett. \ HALLE , .Tan. 21. [ Neioforlc Herald Cable _ Special to TUB BEE.-Tiero ] ) wcro seven teen cases of cholera nhd two deaths hero today. The epidemic lfc pronounced un doubtedly Asiatic. Prof. IC6ch says the outbreak is caused by the Saale river water. Altogether to date there are sixty-three cases and nineteen deaths. The Magdcbu ger Xeitung says three months ago a nurse came to Hallo from Hamburg and brought bacilli in her clothes-which under favorable circumstances wcro'revived. FIHKJIKX UHI.LEl ) , ' % Hoclicatcr , X. V , , Visited ! > y n Disastrous mid ratal rir * . KociiESTEii , N. Y. , Jan. 21. A fire broke out at 10 o'clock tonight in the McKay building , a six-story structure in Stone street. The lire started in the fourth story and hardly had the alarm been given before the four upper floors , wcro 'a roaring mass of flames. Half an hour after the alarm was given a corner of thc wall fell upon three firemen , killing , ono instantly and injuring the two others. One of tieso ) two latter died three hours later. The names of the firemen are : HYLVESTKK W. I1UKNP , killed. JOHN IIES ? , fatally injured. FIIEI > SACKUTT , who-'cscaped with a broken leg and 'Other ' injuries. The building was occupied by nearly n dozcn.manufaeturing concerns , including a hat factory , a sfioo factory and a grocery store on the ground floor. It was valued at $ .V,000 ) , and was insured for $ ! )5,000. ) The estimated loss on the contents of the build ing is jaoo.OOO , about half insured. AI.TOOXA , Pa. , Jan. 21. Property to the value of many thousands of dollars was de stroyed by tire at Tyrone today. It started In the steve store and dwelling of Harry Wandeson , Juniata street , and before Us progress was stayed over a block of business and dwelling houses were destroyed. ' The firemen wcro unable to cope with the flames and assistance was sent from this city. A lady narrowly escaped death by burning and ono of the Tyrone firemen sustained serious , if not fatal injuries while engaged in fighting the flames. No estimate of the loss or insurance ) can bo given. Kxploslon of a Holler a t > "nphanri , Indiana , While llclng Ti-xtoil. Gosnnx , Ind. , JanV.Sl. . The water works boiler at Naphancs , a. town of 1,60'J inhabit ants , ten miles southwest of this city , ex ploded at 4 o'clock - , , tills afternoon , killing three men and iujurtug two others. The * boiler also operated , the electric plant and had Just been rep lr d. It was being tested when the accidept happened. The killed are : N. A. FRENCH , ofUbo town board. GEOKGEPARKEU * EMCCTHICAN jq'HNSON. The injured are : JONAS WHI TLEII , boiler maker. ISAAC WmsTLEit , bpjlcv maker. The standpipe of thij.eystcm collapsed nol long since , fatally Injyriiig several men. Sntrocatctl Jiy.Jsutiinil CIIK. iNiHANAroi.id , Ind , " , Jan. 21. As there were no signs of life at the homo of Henry O'Neal , 4'J Broadside . ft venue , at 8 o'clock this morning , friends' broke In and foum father , mother , siste'r and daughter lylm , almost at the point 'Of ' death. They hail been suffocated by natural gas. A physlclai ; succeeded In resuscitating all bijt the alstei and daughter , who arc , it is believed , fatallj affected. _ Thi y Tlmwuil Opt CJIunt 1'owdrr. lyxux , U. T , , Jan , 21 A giant jwwder explosion at lUchmoixl , U. T. , tore Benjainii I < cwis to ploces , Jaincs Kcrr was mortally wounded , both arms nnd ono leg being blowi off , Thomas ExJtcr , tl-ml llamsoy and Blander Pratt were badly hurt and sevcra others Injured less seriously. The men were blasting grave ! , and while thawing out some giant powder the explosion occurred. * HARVEST OF DEATH Awful Scones of Suffering at a Railroad Wreck in Illinois. OIL AND PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE Fire Oatches in the Oil and nn Explosion Follows with Terrible Results. MANY ENVELOPED IN THE BURNING FLUID Fifty Sinoko Qriramed nnd Fire Scarred Victims of the Accident. CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE OF A SWITCHMAN HI * Carelcsinc.in Hrlng * Mourning to Many Fainlllm Heartrending Incident * nt the HoHpltul anil nt the Set-no of the Trrrlblo AVrrck. ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 21. A wreck , which In its consequences is one of the most appall ing and disastrous that has occurred in years , occurred at Wann Junction , or Alton Junction. 111. , this morning. The Cleveland , Chicago , Cincinnati & St. Louis southwest ern limited passenger , consisting of an engine and four coaches , which left hero this morning for the east , ran into a switch half half n mlle north of Wann Junction , and crashed Into a train consisting of seven tank cars standing thereon. The result was a ilro and afterward an explosion which has already cost six persons their lives , fatally Injured several more , seriously hurt still others , and caused a great property loss to the company. 1 , 1st ol the Dead nnd Injured. WKI111 HOSS , Mattoon , 111. , engineer of the limited. 1IIUAM rOKNKUUP. Iowa. KinVAUI ) AIILLKIt , Alton Junction. TWO UNIDKNTll-'lEI ) MKN and ONE 1IOV , n 111 iu > unknown. All were burned to death. The following wcro fatally burned about the head and body : \V. A. SHUTTL'l'K. Upper Alton. Pit AN 1C St'ULLIN. Alton , III. JOSKI'll SI1E11.MAN. Alton , 111. JOHN WILKINSON , Alton , 111. JOHN PUErf , KdwanKvlllo Crossing , 111. JOIINi.Ot'K. Alton. AI < PUA/.IEK , St. LouK Mo. KIMVAUI ) MAtM'IN , Alton. OTTO HAOKUMAN , Alton. WILLIE Mct'A'KTIIV. Alton. DAN llAHItlS , Alton Junction. FRANK HAUTON , Stamford , Out. LEWIS MulNTOSII , Alton Junction. WILLIAM MCINTOSH , Alton Junction. OEOUOE STAPLES , Alton Junction. JOHN HENKY , Alton Junction. JOHN MONAIIAN , KastSt. Louis. WILLIAM MILLER Alton Junction. JAMES MULANE , Alton'Junctlon. The others injured were : . . ' - ' > " - ' * * * " " * W. N , Wann. T.OUIS DENEXVE , Montreal , Can. HBNHV Pn.ditiM , Alton. JOSEPH LuTTHKi.i.n , Alton. WILLIAM E. KICIIAIIIISOS. Alton. DAVID UICHAIIDSON , Alt in. Ilr.HMAN liSTKB , Altoll. FHAN-K BAHTLKTT , Brantford. Can. HAMCI.INC VALENTINE , Philadelphia. ALLAN CiiAitLts HAMMOND , -Alton Junction. B. Mnsuus. PAT O'MEAiu. 7. . B. JOIIE. ClIAHLF.S IlAItlllS. JOHN BUHKE. JOHN JCr.isi.Eit. KI-IIIIAIM HICIIAUDSON. - - JOHN Fisi.r.v. JOHN McPiKE. EIIISN CALDWEI.L. . On Whom the Ulamo Itesti. The southwestern limited leaves St. Louis at 8:0. : ) p. in. , and is duo at Wann Junction at 8:43. : Wann Junction is a flag station on the Chicago & Alton and the Big Four railway , and is about four miles feast of Alton. Thcro are no sidetracks there , but about half n mile beyond nt a small village known as Alton Junction are several switches. The tender of these switches , Gratkin by name. is also a barber. .Upon him is laid the blame by the railway ofllcluls and trainmen for the accident , and officers are now searcning for him , ns ho fled during the excitement follow ing the dual accident. The limited train , consisting of an engine and tender , a combination baggage nnd buffet car and thrco coaches , readied Wann twelve minutes late. It reached Alton Junc tion running at the rate of forty miles an hour , the engineer being desirous of nuking up lost time. A switeli was turned so as to send the flying train onto one of the sldo tracks. On this track , only a few yards dis tant from the switch , wcro seven tank ears filled with refined lubricating oil , consigned from Beardstown to the Waters Pierce Oil company of this city. C'nihlied Into the OH Cars. As soon as ho saw the danger Knginccr Koss called to his fireman , Dick White , to jump for his life. Ho then reversed his engine and applied the air brakes. But ho was < too late. The engine crashed entirely through two of the tank cars , splitting them In half , nnd was then forced on and entirely over the others. The oil from the wrecked tanks at once caught lire , nnd a sea of flames Instantly surrounded the engineer. lie was soon a crisp and blackened corpse. The fire man escaped with a few slight bruises. The engineer's heroism checked the speed of the train suftlclcnily to prevent any seri ous injury to the passengers , of whom there were about sixty. In the baggage depart ment of the first car wcro the malls , eleven pieces of baggage and a corpse , and these wcro all burned In a few moments. The corpse was that of A. Morrison , being for warded from the southwest to Boston. The flames spread and all wcro soon in ruins. Thrco of the oil tanks , which wcro broken open by the engine crashing over them , were also consumed in a brief space of time , together with the engine and tender. The passengers and villagers crowded around the burning wreck , anxious to assist , if ixisslble , any unfortunate who might bo in need of help. Crowds from Wann and from Upper Alton and Alton also began to arrive as soon as the news spread. It was at this tlmo (11 ( o'clock ) when a great crowd wit nessed the destruction of the railroad com pany's property. AM fill Scvnv * . Two of the tank curs were left uninlurcd by the engine , but the heat of the burning oil all around them generated from their contents u gas , the pressure of which became too great for the huge Iron casks to with stand. Simultaneously , and with fearful force , they exploded , throwing pieces of their Iron sides far out into the adjacent THE BEE BULLETIN. Wrathtrfor Umahtt anil Fair ! Cuhltr ; Variable 1. t'.ladstoiieV Crucial Tout Approaches. Cnitrhl Secnn lo lie s.itWIcd. Awful llcsnlt of \Vrorli Nour Alton. Soiniliirlitt Situation ut Lincoln. 2. Unlne * of till' I.CKlnlatllrcs. Marriage of I'rhu'rm .Margaret. City Charter Amendments' Clmiirr * . .1. Heath's Washington Letter. Doing * In CoiiKrcss utiil Departments. Omaha School Ilixiril In Session. I. IMItorlal'iind Comment. fi. Nebraska Srhoiil lllrU Unit Away. NI-WH Notr * from Llnroln. ( I. Council Hinds l.ocul. IIiilldhiK Society \otci. 7. Among tinI'ratcrnal Societies. ProgM-snoC Art In Onui1ii. : 8. Sin git ( Insslp rrniii Liinilnn. Additional Society NmvH. 10. Ciit-penter ( ! o ln | of St.itcsmrn , I'ashlon's Latest Creaks. 11. Omaha's ( lenci'al Truth' Considered. Commcrclul mill I'lniineliil NPWM. 'i. Lust Week In Local Social Circle. . Kl. Musical .Matter * . St K Notes mill Theatrical Talk. 14. Ilok'M Literary < ! iMslp , 15. In Woman'Vorlil. . 1(1. Sport * of tin ) Season , ilelds and showering upon tlio assembled crowd of sightseers a muss of llnino liquid. There arose appeals for help and cries of terror , and for several minutes the panic was indescribable. Almost without , excep tion the injured \vero burned about the face , and had their eyesight temporarily , if not permanently , destroyed. Hastily Improvised litters were formed of doors and shutters and the dead and injured taken to Wann , where they wcro placed in the hospital. Word was dispatched to Alton by a fast courier , ( the heat from the burning nil had melted all the telegraph wires. ) When the train bearing the dead and wounded had reached Alton a little after noon , great crowds mot it and as fast as the bodies were taken out of the train wives , mothers and daughters would snatch frantically at the covering. Finally all the dead and wounocit were taken care of and the crowd dis persed. Scenes at the lloHpltal. Before the hospital door another immense throng was gathered. Inside all was con fusion and hurry. Dr. Haskell , the physi cian in charge , returned with the train , and hurried to and fro. gathering about him his staff and urging his assistants to greater speed. Slaters of Charity busied themselves in taking the suffering to the various rooms. In a little while three rooms on the main Hoar were ( Hied with the wounded. The sick that had occupied them wcro borne out into the hall or carried into other rooms less crowded. The scenes In the rooms when the wounded were removed from the rough temporary lit ters into the beds were heartrending. Lying on the couches , the dirty , oil-soaked rags wcro cut away from the bodies , and laid bare the horrible work of the burning oil. The hands and faces of all were ' scorched , torn .and..bleeuing. The lips and noses were swollen and distorted , anil the eyes \rcro either burned out orwcro in * llamcd , and crusted with dust and blood. The hands of many were burned to a crust , lingers were missing and arms broken. Several of the victims , when uncovered , wcro found to bo without cuticle , the llames having cooked an 1 turned it until it either clung to the cloth.ng in removal or fell away of its own accord. In tint CliamlMTH of SulTcrlug. When all arrangements had been made , the public were admitted. An eager throng of mothers , fathers , wives and daughters hurried along the aisle and into the cham bers of suffering. Hero they viewed ouch face , but in many cases witnout avail , for the forms and faces wcro unrecognizable. Soon by each bed , with anxious , tearstained - stained faces and disheveled appearance , stood the relatives and friends , whispering words of comfort into the dying cars , sob bing words of cheer that were half choked In the utterance. At ! ) : ! ! 0 p. m. a second train arrived from Wann with four more bodies and the same scenes wcro enacted. Several of the injured begged to bo hilled , that they might be free from their pain. "Oh , I'm blind , " said one. fcl want to die. I want to die. " And then a loved mother bowed-low over the moanln/ ; form and buried her tear-stained face on the convulsed form on the cot. Several llttlo boys wcro among the victims. The engine , tender , the four coaches , the seven tank cars and a eolsiderablo section of track are totally ruined. Two small dwell ings which stood near the track were also burned with their contenty. The total pecuniary lo\s will probably aggregate $ 400,000. .Story oT a Spectator. Accounts of the explosion as given by eye witnesses do not differ greatly in detail. One of these witnesses , Hobert Curdy , said tonight to an Associated press reporter : "I think the force of the ex plosion must have spent itself in my direction. Although I was CM feet distant when it occurred , the flames swept by mo and passed in a sheet over my horse and rig , which were standing near. I can hardly describe the noiso. It was not liken cannon ; nor like thunder ; but more as the rushing of a mighty force of air. Looking around mo I saw boys and men running in all directions through the ilelds. "Ono man headed toward me. I did not recognize him , but I called to him to stop , which ho did. I had my knife in my hand , and as ho halted I rushed up to him and cut and slashed away through the sheet of tlaiiio until thcro remained not a vestige of his original habiliments. I tried with my voice to console him in his awful plight , as with my hands I did what I could to alleviate his pain. Ho rec ognized my voice , and with his burned and sightless eyes turned toward mo , ho man aged to Inform mo that ho was my old friend , James Murray. In pulling off the slecvo of his coat , the skin of his hand stuck to it and came off like a glovo. I throw dust over him and rolled him in the dirt. "When I had extinguished the flames , llttlo was thcro in that charred but breath ing mass having any resemblance to James .Murray. Others hurrying up took him In charge and bundling him into a wagon bore him to his homo in Alton. "Over hear the house on the embankment and to the west of the scene of the horror , " continued Mr. Curdy , "lay the smoldering remains of n boy of H or 15 years of age. H is supposed his name was Hagen. I shouted to the llcclng to walk , not run ; as running but fanned the lla.nes. Hurrying on I over took Willie McCarthy , a lad of 111. After I had done all I could for him , ho Jay down with scarcely a bit of clothing left on him , and In his agony rolled and rolled over on the snow and ice. " HAD A LITTLE SCARE Independents Sat a Rumor Afloat Which Frightens the Rapublicans Some. FINE CHANCE FOR SNAP JUDGMENT Nearly All the Ropublicaus Away for Sun day , and the Populists Ready. INDEPENDENTS LAUGH AT THE IDEA They Say They Have No Notion of Electing a ilan Until After Tuesday. DOUGLAS COUNTY CONTESTS COMING UP Itnniors That thn Palo of thn Itepnldlcaim Max Already liven Scttlod-CoiiRrcimiiau elcImn DciilVsTliat lln Drill In or Kvrr Did Drink. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 21. [ SpecialTelegram to TIIU Bni : . ] There was an outbreak of the fever and ague among the republicans hereabout about U o'clock tonight , caused by the discovery that very few of the Inde pendents had loft the city for thu Sunday recess , and that more than a third of the republican members and senators had gone. It was reported that the independents had discovered the situa tion some time before , and that they were hurrying their men in a caucus. H was at once s'irmised that the populists were pre paring to take snap judgment , hoping to elect a senator In the absence of so manv of the opposition , that nothing like a majority of all the members would bo required. The Paddock men were the ones who made the startling discovery , and thcro was wihl scurrying to the telegraph ofllces to apprise the absentees of the threatened danger , and natifying them to hasten back by the first train. The situation brought on numer ous discussions as to how many wcro required to elect in Joint eon. volition , and while many were of the opinion that it would takea majority of all the mem bers , the consensus was to the effect that a , miijorltj of a quorum would bo sufficient. As a joint majority of the members of each house constitutes a quorum , It will bo keen that thirty-five votes would elect in case there was barely a quorum present. Will All Hurry Hack. H is now practically certain , however , that such a contingency will not arise , ns many of the absentees will return on tomorrow evening's train and block any game of that kind , in case it is attempted. ' The independents laughed at the Idea that there was any scheme of the nature described on foot , and assert that the republicans vroro needlessly frlg'htt'ned. Thay say _ that nothing of th6 kind was thought of for'an instant , and that thcy-would not take advantage of such an opportunity at this time , even if it was offered , as they hold that an election before Tuesday will not bo legal , and will insist ott each body balloting singly in its respective house on that day to fully comply with wha $ they regard to bo the meaning of the law in that particular. Everything points to a hot battle the coming week and there Is evidence of moro or less bitter feeling In each of the parties tonight. It is Paddock and anti-Pad- dock among the republicans , Boyd and anti-Boyd among the democrats , and Powers and anti-Powers among the inde pendents. There are growing evidences ot internecine strife among the partisans of every brand , and it is becoming more prob able every hour that before the light is over partisanship will bo thrown to the winds , and that the contest will become a personal one with every candidate for himself. To Hunt-lit Itopiildlcans. The Douglas county cases como up in tha house Wednesday , but that is not far enough off to place them after the senatorial elec tion. The republicans will move to have the case of each candidate considered by it self , instead of having them dumped In a bunch. Some of the democrats nnd indor pendents are opposed to this move , which would allow the contcs- tees to vote on every case but their own , whereas If considered collec tively seven republican votes would be thrown out on the whole matter. The claim of the opposition tonight is that the evidence is the same in each case and that no ono of the interested parties lias any right to vote , no matter how the cases are taken up. It is conceded that the majority report will bo favorable , but thcro will bo a minority report that will attract attention. There will bo a hot fight over the adoption of the report. The senate will go into the contest business Monday , but it will hardly go farther at that tlmo than the reference of the evidence to the com mittee on privileges and elections. MrKolglmn Doenn't Drink. Congressman McKeighan has u grlovanco against Tin : BCB for making the statement that he has lately been under the influence of liquor. In speaking of the uattor tonight the congressman from the Fifth district said : "Tho report does mo a great inJury - Jury ; I think 1 know the source of Tin : BIC'H : Information , and I wish to say that the democrats who gave out the state ment will repent their action in sackcloth and ashes before I am through with them , The fact of the matter Is I am only In Lin coln now for the reason that my health will not enable mo to got away. I am suffering from inflammatory rheumatism and am under going the severest treatment. I never drink liquor of any kind. I can truth fully say that I never drank n glass of liquor In my life , except when the doctors gave it to mo for the rheumatism. What Is more , I will say that I never use an oath , never toll smutty stories , and I have never played a game of cards in my life. Life is too short , and there are too many serious things to bo considered. " After this Mr. McICnlghan gave his idea of the senatorial situation. Hit Vlutr of lliu MtnHtfonr "Tho independents , " ho said , "will never assist in _ the election of a democrat to the United States senate. If the Independents cannot put up a man acceptable to the demo crats , bo sure that the demo crats have no man that will bo acceptable to the Independents. I don't be- lluve In fact , I am certain that all of the independent leaders together , Powers , Greene , Neville , Burrows , and if you please , myself , could turn thu Independent vote to a democrat or to n r.ipubllcan. The Indepen dents cannot vote for cither a democrat or a republican and go homo and face their con stituents. "It Is my Idea and my wish that the Ui4 -