Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : SlTNDArY , APRIL 2 , 1893-TWENTY PAOFA
FALCONER'S GREAT SACRIFICE SALE
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Tomorrow we place on special sale 6O pieces of 88c china silks at 37 ; c , 4O pieces of $1.28 black goods at 67j c per yard , 63 pieces of Novelty Dress goods , value
up to $1.CO at 67 'c , 20 pieces of 28c and 8Oc genuine Scotch Gingham at lOc , 25 pieces of 3Oc and 3Sc French Sateens at IBc , 23 pieces of 2Sc fancy figured Lawns at
16c , and $3OOO worth of rare Japanese ware will be almost given away. These are most extraordinary offers. Mail orders will be filled at the speceial prices until
Wednesday only. Read the full particulars below. ; * ; e s
5000 yards of colored wool dress 50 pieces of fancy figured plain 25 pieces of genuine Scotch 25 pieces of g'enu'ne French A 40 pieces of the newest weaves
round china silks , full value Zephy ginghams , real value sateens , 350 and 400 qualities s in black dress goods ,
goods , 500 , 650 , 750 and *
of each yard 8 c , Monday and 3oc , i pattern ities , limit i dress pat \ $1.25 and M-35
850 qualities , at day all at to a customer , tern to a customer , ities , Monday
Monday at Monday at
S7e lOe \67e > :
200 riEC ES
High Grade Imported
Dress Goods.
HMnch imperial eerjjes , worth
81 ; 40-inch French phiids.
All at worth 81. 25 ; 40-inch crenon-
67Jc ettcd , worth * 1.25 ; 40-inch
per yard bcngnlines. worth 51 ; 40-luch
whip cords , worth 31 ; 4"-inch
imported novelties worth
II to 41 60 ,
Or St.73 for ares * pnttcrn of 7 yards.
The nbove three lots of poods surpups
in value anything over bhown in this
city for the money. "To s > co is to buy"
to buy i * to mvo half ,
ALSO ! ALSO- !
Novelty epinpalino plaids , now basket
plnids , Scotch suitings , storm terpes ,
cravenottcs , changeable diagonals , vest
ing serges' every possible shade in
French scrg = o and henrinttasat our own
low-down prices.
Dress Goods.
We hnvo purchased 1.000 pieces of
medium iind high cost French dress
good ? , black and colors , from tne im
porters at u great loss to them. "Wo
EUbmil them Monday for your consider
ation with the positive assurance that
they arp the biggest bargains over re
corded in print.
5,000 yards of colored dress
goods.
40-inch all wool plaids and
All nt stripes , worth C5c.
3"i c SS inch all wool chevrons and
txsrya.d mixtures , worth 50c.
60-inch all wool ilanneis ,
worth S5c.
40-inch two toned diagonals ,
worth 05c.
Or J2.G3 for a dress pattern of 7 yards.
7,50U yards imported colored
dress goods. All wool French
herpes , worth 7oc : all wool
All at Scotch mixtures , worth Sac ;
4 ic all wool bedford cords , worth
per yaJd 51 ; all wool Henriettas , worth
C5c ; nil wool French novel
ties : worth -1.
Or S3.S3 for a dress pattern of 7 yards.
Black Dress Goods.
For 67tc-
Wo will pell mHtelesa , whip cords ,
sterm serges , 40-inch hcnriottas , benga-
lines , mohairs. 4i'rinch royal serges , al-
batros = . tamlso cloth , nun s veiling ; and ,
in fact , all our SI and Sl.it'j goods at ono
price for all , C7Jc.
For Q7\c. \
Priestley camel's hair.
Priestly foule serge ,
Priestley silk warp Henrietta ,
Priestley's cheviot serge.
Priestley Paris raausselino.
Priestley figured tatnise.
Priestley wcol grenadine.
And 40-inch henriettn51.50 quality.
40-inch royal serge , 31.50 quality.
64-inch storm serges. Jl.SO quality.
None of these worth less than 81.25 ;
some run as high as 31.75 ; they all go in
tiiis sale at the one price of S tc.
Monday's Silk Sale.
50 pieces fancy figured China silK. a
good seller at 75c. Monday's price 37jc ,
Ono dress pattern to each customer.
50 pieces Japanese wash silk , value
OOc. Monday's price 67ic.
50 pieces pure s ilk , figured China ,
value 31 , Monday's price C7jc. Correct
style- .
25 piece natural pongee sitk for sKirts
and waists , value 75i\ Monday's price
50c a yard.
SPECIAL VALUE IX BLACK
DRESS SILKS.
Heavy bl ack peau do soio dress silk ,
former price 51.50. Monday's price SI.15.
Heavy black radzimers , value SI.75 ,
Monday's price SI.25.
Heavy satin rhad emu , value 51.25 ,
Monday's price 79o.
We are showing the greatest variety
of fancy weaves in black and colored
bilks ever shown by us before.
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
Handkerchiefs.
1,003 dozen white scalloped em broidered -
ered handkerchiefs , all now and latest
styles , actual value 50c and Goc , Monday
go at 35c each.
Plain white hemstitched linen , in 3
width hems , at lOic each ; guaranteed
all hnou.
Unlaundered hemstitched initial-
handkerohiefs.guaranteed all linen. 10c
each.
each.Plain
Plain white hemstitched hacdker
chiefs , worth lOc. Monday , 5c ,
Sic and lOc colored bordered handker
chiefs all go a 15c each.
Millinery
We are showing all the latast novel
ties in millinery , trimmings , flowersetc.
Imported hats , bonnets , etc.
The finest line ever brought to Omaha
Our goods must be seen to bo appro-
c iated.
OPENING SALK OF LADIES' AND
CHILDREN'S
Onyx Black Hosiery.
We have the exclusive sale of the
celebrated onyx dyed hosiery and confidently
'
dently recommend' them to bur custom
ers for their purity of dye and wearing
qualities.
We open up for ths spring season over
20,000 pairs of Indies' , men's and chil
dren's black cotton boso in all the latest
styles and best qualities at prices much
closer than we have heretofore offered.
300 dozen ladies' line two-thread mac-
co cotton hoso. onyx dye , at 25c n j > ! lr.
200 dozen fine quality'ea island cotton
'
high spliced heel and' double solo onyx
dye hose , a regular 05c quality , atoOc a
pair.
100 dozen extra fine quality light
weight sea island cotton , best wearer in
the market , worth 51 , Monday S5c a
pair.
200 dozen extra quality Richelieu
ribbed lisle thread onyx dye hose , 50o a
pair.
150 dozen extra heavy onyx dyed cotton
' " '
ton stockings , double h'oeis"and' toes , a
35c qualivy , all sizes , 25c a pair.
Wash Goods Dept.
25 uieces 32-inch Scotch and French
ginghams , regular 2V : and 30c , now lOc.
25 pieces 32-inch French siteens. reg
ular 35c. now loc. Black grounds ,
Uoral designs aad fancy figures.
60 dress patterns of S yards World's
Fair suiting , regularly sold for 51.25 ,
cow 55c.
1 case of 3-4 Indiana challles , worth
12jc , for 7c
1 case of 36-inch Morrimac chillies ,
worth 20c. for ] 2ic.
Linens.
The greatest we have ev > r offered.
All at 2lc Each.
100 dozen hemstitched and knotted
fringed nuck and damask towels will bo
offered Monday at 21c each. Some of
those towels wo sold at 30e , 35o and 40c.
You can have your choice Monday for
21c. Not more than two dozen to one
customer and positively none to the
trade.
Men's Furnishings.
Handkerchiefs.
100 dozen men's fancy bordered hand
kerchiefs at Sic each.
120 dozen half linen colored border
and plain white handkerchiefs at 12ic.
For IGJc wo will show a largo line of
new stvlish patterns , all worth 25c ,
special price 16jc each. Sso them.
Hosiery.
2-3 dozen men's Oxford mixed seamless
half hose , 12jc a pair.
50 dozen solid slate and tan seamless
heavy weight cotton half hose , always
sold at 25c , Monday IGjc.
Night Shirts-
We just put in stock about ICO dozen
night shirts , bought previous to the ad.
vnnce of muslin , and will fell recular
81.25 shirts , 81 ; regular 31 shirts , 75c ;
75c sdlrts , Me. Sou our variety to
cheese from.
Underwear.
We are the only house In the city
showing a ribbed balbriggan garment
for spring wear for oOc. It is worth 65c.
Comes In ecru ana natural gray.
Medivm weight merino underwear ,
{ wool for spring wear , at 31 each , shirts
and drawers.
Negligee Shirts.
i
For 51 you will see an immense line of
percale and half laundered madia shirts ,
all sizes , 31 , worth fl.60 to 31.75.
25 dozen new patterns in the Monarch ,
laundered French percale shirts at 51.60
each , light and dark figures.
Neckwear.
We are showing an extensive line of
new shapes and new silks in neckwear ,
in light and darK colorings. Not an old
tie in the house.
See our variety for 60c ench.
Our Rare Japanese Ware Rare Japanese Ware Rare Japanese Ware Rare Japanese Ware Worth
Third . At IDC , handsome hand carved paper At $5.85 , Tokenabi umbrella stands. Six
At lOc at 15 at 25c.
At 2Sc , Japanese fancy teapots. At $1.00 , , , cut'ers. At 350 and $1.00 , Japanese At $4.35 handsome Tokenabi.
Floor superb chocolate pots. At $1.38 , square 300 globe shaped fancy inlaid lacquer bronze match boxes. At $1.35 , 60 artistic House ornaments At 850 , lovely tea
china tra's. At 850 , at $1.35 , at $1.85 , quer boxes , useful for jewel receptacle , tistic pan or ash trays. A large assort cups and saucers ; at 6oc , after-dinner Times
60 Tokenabi jardenieres. etc. At 2oc each , 100 Larque trays. ment of lanter.ns. cups and saucers.
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Bargains. And thousands of beautiful articles that we lack space to1 mention. A personal inspection mean5 a purchase. As Much.
WOULD NOT BE DESERTED
Terrible Way a Chadron Man Settled His
Domestic Difficulties.
MURDERED HIS WIFE AND SUICIDED
Itevrard of a Xebnuka Woman Who Pre
ferred to Support Herself HathcrThan
Lire with Her Husband De
tails of the Crime.
CBADRON , Neb. , April 1. ( Special Tele
pram to THE BEE. ] This city -was the scene
of a shocking murder and suicide today.
Jessie Outan shot and instantly killed his
wife on a principal business street and then
turning the revolver blew his own brains
out. Ho had been sick for some time ana
his wife had been working in town to sup
port herself and two children and it seems
refused to return hone with him.
CHADltOX'S COWIIOY IIACC.
Bales C.overnlnR the Novel Contest ofXe-
l.rasUa Horsemen.
CIIAIWON , Neb. , April 1. [ Six-rial to Tnc
BF.JS. i The cowboy race from this place to
the World's fair is a go. A meetinc of the
prominent business men of the city was held
some days ape and a committee appointed to
have charge of the undcrtaKln ? . The com
mittee consists of well known business ana
stock men of this virinltv ana the affair
could not be in better hands. The following
rules have been aiiupted : Each man is al
lowed two horses ; saddles to weitrh not less
that thirty-five pounds ; rider and sad-ile to
wcish cot less than IT * ) pounds ; riders to reg
ister at given station * : entrance fee of fall ;
all horsas to be brandea with the private
brand of the rsce before startlnc : first prize
not less than ? 1.00i > ; otner prizes to be deter
mined liter.
t-ome people may get n wrong impression
of this part of the country on account of the
race starting from here. This is not , stric-lly
51 > eaking. a cowboy country any loocer. but
on account of the advantageous situation to
the cattle fields of Wyoming and Dakota and
the number of old cowboys here now farm
ing or cnsraced in other occupations it was
thought twst to have it start from here.
The ri'U-rs will start June 13. Ib93. from
Hotel ninms in this city , this being the first
day of the state firemen's tournament which
is to be held here. Harvey Weir , secretary ,
will be pleased to answer all inquiries.
Kuttrarur Worker * In Se lnn.
HASTING * . Neb. , April 1. [ Special to THE
BEE. , The second session of the first annual
cxinvcntlon of the Sixth District Christian
nndcavor societies was held in the I'resby-
terian church today with a large attendance.
C. E , Frank of Heartwell conducted a sun
rise prayer meeting at C:30 : in the morning.
At 9 o'clock .Miss Beatrix Miier of Hed
Cloud conducted a song and devotional ser
vice , followed by topics and discussions on
How Far Wo Are Individually Ke&punslble
fora Good Meeting. " led by C. II. Abeniethy
of Fairmont ; "Tao Kndcavorer aud the
Prayer Meeting , " Miss Mary Adams , Juni-
ata ; ' 'Our Associate Members. " Miss fcjusio
Thompson , Guide Itock ; "What the Pastor
May Kightfully Krpect of the Kndeavorers. "
Itcv H O. Scott. Hastings. After a short
devotional exercise l d by the chairman , F.
F. Carruthers of Hastings , the convention
resolved itself into committee conferences ,
the ' -Look Out" committee session being led
by Miss Bertha Peck of Franklin ; "Prayer
Meeting , " Miss Hattie Snodgrass. Hastings ;
Social Department , " Miss Maool Mile * ,
Hastings.
In the afternoon af terdevotkmal exercises ,
led by Frank M. Coon of Hansen , discussions
were opened on Keeping the Pledge , " Miss
LJmile C'orbett. Hebron ; "How to Make and
Keep the Consclem-c Sensitive , " Mrs. A. D
Hail , Fairmont , ami Soui Winning the
V iftr.nte End of Christian Kndoavor , " A. B.
Tsur.in , Miuden.
A conversation irc-etinjj , led by Miss Laura
J Bojhuell of thu city , wai foliowoJ b\
answers to questions deposited in the box.
State Secretary Frank F. Cook of Bethany
actlnc as conductor of the exerrisps The j
evening session was held in the Congrega-
.ional church. C. A. Sandberg of Ord led
the song and devotional services , and reports
were then presented by the committees
which were assembled in conference. Ihis
morning Prof. C. A. Murch of the Platte
'nstitute at Kearney , state president , de-
ivered an address on the "Great Life Pur-
x > se. " Secretary F. C. Cook also addressing
the convention.
Grand Island Oratorical Couteit.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , April 1. [ Special to
TUB BEE. ] The district oratorical contest
beld at the Burtenbach opera house last
night was well attended , nuny visitors be
ing present from Kearney , York , Lexington ,
Central City. Nelson , Aurora and Gibbon.
The gold medal for the oratorical class was
won by Floyd Bateman of this city and that
of the humorous class by Miss Etta Lynch
of York. Two prizes were given in the
dramatic class. The first was won by Miss
Sue Gustin of Kearney and the second by
Lessie Dixon of Aurora. These winners will
represent the state pontost to be held in
York May 2. Among the special features in
the musical line were the renditions of the
York High School quartet and those of the
Grand Island Mandolin and Guitar club.
The association elected the folio wing officers :
President. H. R. Corbett , York ; treasurer.
A. K. Bigelow , Aurora ; 11. J. Ban , secretary.
Grand Island. Kearney gets the next dis
trict contest.
ilrntrlce. Neus Notes.
BEATUICE , Neb. , April 1. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] J. G. Ladd. owner of Labasco , 2:1 : ( %
has but little hopes of his recoverv. The
condition of the horse has not perceptibly
changed in the past three days.
The report printed in THE BEE of the in
vestigating committee on the affairs of the
Feeble Minded institute. Dr. Armstrong ,
superintendent , meets with the general ap
proval of the citizens of this city.
Mr. James Cady. a well known local artist ,
is preparing , by order of the Board of Super
visors , an exhibit for the World's fair , com
posed of the different kinds of grain and
seeds raised in Gage county. It is a work of
art and will advertise greatly the resources
of this section of the state.
It isofllclally reported that the Union Pa
cific will kalsoininc its depots.
Daircs Cuuuir's Offering.
CHAPBON. Neb. , April 1. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The cabinet of native woods and the
specimens which are to be exhibited therein
at the World's fair bv the ladies of DJWCS
county is about completod. and in beauty of
design and finish will bo far ahead of exp -
p < < ctations. The cabinet Is composed of
woods of this county and is being constructed
under the fcupervision of the well known
an-hitoct of this place , Mr. Charles Bates.
The specimens will include many private
collections , including that of Mr. Ed Itossi-
ter , one of the best , if not the very best , in
this part of the country , and will consist of
many rare and curious petrifactions , fossils ,
woods , stones , etc. , of this county.
1'orelgn shipments of Cattle.
FCLLEBTOS , Neb , April 1. [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The A. E. Kent Cattle company of
this county shipped thirty carloads of cattle
from Fuller ton direct to Liverpool last Mon
day. This is believed to be the largest ship
ment of cattle to a foreign jwrt ever sent
from Nebraska. Fuller-ton and Kent are
rapidly coming to the front as cattle shiu-
ping points on the Union Pacific road. The
increase in freight business at the Fullerton
ottce duriuc the past year represents an In
crease of 10s per ceat over that of last year.
Sadden I > rath Near Peru ,
PEBC. Neb. , April 1. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEE. ] Mrs. Harmon Ilay. wife of one
of the richest fanners in Neraaha county ,
living a few miles north of town , dropped
dead yesterday. Coroner Cook of Auburn
summoned a Jury and held an inquest. Lat
last night the jury returned a verdict that
the death was caused by heart failure. Tha
deceased leaves two young children , tba
youngest only 14 days.
Oiceolm Church Worker * .
OSCEOLA , Neb. , April > . [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The Church uultn , coapo ed of all
Evangelical church members , held a meeting
here yesterday , keeping Good Friday. The
meeting was in charge of E. E. Griffen. state
secretary , whose home is at Wauoo , and
Miss Hawley. _
cniioKins j.v COVSCTL.
They Discuss the Proposed Stile of the Strip
to the Government.
TADLEQCAH , L T. , April 1. In the senate
of the Cherokee council a substitute was
presented for the bill brought in yesterday
to accept the government's treaty and be
came the subject of a heated debate. The
substitute provides that the passage of the
bill should not be construed to mean the
acceptance of the amendments until sucn
acceptance should be formally filed with
the secretary of the interior hy a delegation
to be appointed by the council , who should.
before the title of the Cherokee outlet
should pass in full to the federal govern
ment , receive payment in full in accordance
with the terms of the act of congress. The
substitute further provides that the secre
tary of the interior must give a guaranty
tl.at the intruders shall be removed and
also authorizes the same delegation to nego
tiate the certificates.
The bill will not reach the house until Mon
day at the earliest , and the final action will
not be taken until Tuesday or Wednesday.
The most trying question the Cherokees
will have to settle before they get through
is the agreement to share in the lands. The
Indians proper want to divide it onlj- among
those who have Cherokee blood in their
veins , to the exclusion of whites who
have married into the tribe or been adopted
by it. These white fellow citizens naturally
protest against this proposition , and in their
protest they have the sympathy of their In
dian relatives. Were that question left to a
vote of the i 3oplo the whites would be
barred out , but it is a question of law as
well as of sentiment and the courts will be
called in to adjudicate it.
This is more than the Cherokees bar
gained for when they invited the aliens to
come into their country. They are willinc
to let the white men and the olack men
work and raise families , but they shall only
enjoy the fruits of their toil and be
thankful that their wives and babies
shall get a per capita share of any
money that there may be distributed. As
the Indians are both jury and judge and
strong enough to overturn any court that
may set its opinion up against them , it is
likely that the adopted citizens will have to
be satisfied with what they already have ,
for it Is settled that the Cherokees them
selves are to determine the question of
eligibility without the aid or interference cf
the federal courts.
c ///.VJA K n KG.N TJI.I TIO\ .
What the > U Companies Are Doinz to
Defeat the Law.
SAS FnAxnro , Cal. , April 1 The Chinese
Six companies have been officially advising
the Chinese not to comply with the Geary
registry law. The circular says that the
law is unjust , as all authorities consulted so
agree ; that attorneys have been employed to
go to Washington to fight the law. and with
the assistance of the Chinese minister , they
hope soon to have a favorable decision , so
that unregistered Chinese will not be ar-
rvsted before May 5 , and urges them to wait
until that time before registering in any case.
Tickets to the World' * fair.
CHICAGO , I1L , April 1. All the leading ho
tels this morning placed on sale tickets of ad-
mlss'on to tne World's Columbian exposi
tion and a brisk demand began. Thousands
of them were boucht up by Individuals who
were desirous of keening them us souvenirs
or sending them away to friends.
Fifty cents a piece is the price of the
tickets and they are good for one admission
la the grounds on any day from tne opening
to the close of the exposition. Besides the
tickets placed on sale at the hotels. Treas
urer Seeberger has received large orders for
them from business houses who desire to
send them out to their customers in the
country The order already on file from
this source alone aggregate * over &XXWX ) > .
Arrested for t-'rand.
NASUVIU.E , Tenn. . April 1. George'A.
Dazcy , who failed last week , has been ar
rested on the charge of fraud In connection
with the Commercial bank failure.
Y ) luxlL
Chey Meet a Fearful Fate in a Burning
Pennsylvania Mine.
DISTRESSING SCENES AROUND THE PIT
( datives and Friends of the Imprisoned
31 en Powerless to Help Thorn La
ment Their Atrful Kate Hi-are
Work of Jietcaeri.
ix , Pa. , April L A miner's lamp
caused an explosion in the Neilson shaft ,
operated by Langdon & Co. this morn-
ng. Many miners were in the
mine at the time of the explosion.
Jut twelve or fifteen lost their lives and a
number of mules were suffocated. Yester
day being a holiday there were not as many
men at work as usual. Ten dead have been
recovered , as follows :
JOHN ROHLE.
JAMES HKENNAX.
JUKE I1HEXNAX.
JOHN UVA.V.
rnr.DuiNTEn.
JOHN HEVETT.
JOHN OAUIIY.
JOE nOHTREX
NICKPALTOX.
THANK SHUrES.
It is not certainly know whether any more
are In the mine , which is burning fiercely
with momentary danger of an explosion.
Despite this a force of men aud officials is
battling the flames and gas. The dead were
all found in a vein to which the smoke found
its way from a vein 2 < X > feet below. A thou
sand men will be thrown out of employment.
HonIt .started.
The fire started about twenty feet from
the bottom of the slope , where there-Is an
oil house , which is used by the men to
change their working clothes for others
before leaving the mine. About C:50 : , while
a Hungarian was sitting in the oil house , his
lamp exploded and spread the oil about him.
He rushed from the oil house and the flames
spread with fearful rapidity.
Attempts were made to fight the fire , but
those who started to dp so were- compelled
to flee for their lives. ' ' They succeeded in
reaching the bottom of'the shaft and were
hauled to the surface alone with some be
lated miners who owe Uieir lives to the fact
that they did not go to'work at their usual
time.
The ten men who lost their lives wera all
at work in the ReJ Ash vein , located nearly
KM feet above whpronhe fire broke out.
Through the airway fMm the lower vein to
the Hod Ash vein the smoke crowded , suffo
cating the unfortunates like rats in a trap.
Almost the entire Ur rn gathered in the
vicinity of the burning mine , from the air
passages of which great volumes of smoke
wei issuinir. The scones were most dis-
tresslnz. The wives and children of the im
prisoned men emitted' agonizins cries and
appealcni to the crowd to rescue their loved
ones.
Work of Urnvy ltcrurrs.
About midday a respiiing party of six
brave men went down the shaft and
entered the burning 'vein. The smoke
was so dense that they were compelled
to lie down on their stomachs and
keep wet sponges to their nostrils to
avoid suffocation. When they had pro
ceeded a short distance they came across the
bodies of two men locked in each other's
arms. They were the Brt-nnan brothers ,
James and Michael. Further on the bodies
of eight more men were found , making ton
men in all.
The bodies were removed to the-surface
with much difficulty. They were taken to
the blacksmith shop , where the most ps.
thetic scenes were witnessed. Three of the
men were raa.ried and had large families.
The others were joung men , averaging less
than A years of age.
Thirty mules were also suffocated ,
Mi Men Dronut-d.
lUtirAS , N S. , April 1. During Satur-
cta > oiglit's storm , a fishing svh < Mcer con-
aining Michael Faan and son John and
Michael Brisrcs , Patrick and Joseph Dewey
were-I'apsiied near Captin Cove , and all of
.he men were drowned. The bodies have
; een recovered.
MET DKATH IX A J'H'.E THAI' .
Fire I'eople Killed and .Many Wounded In
a Hotel I'lrc.
BRADFORD , Pa. , April 1. Fire was discov
ered early -this morning in Higgins' hotel ,
wtronizod chiefly by railroad men , of whom
about twenty-five were asleep in the structure
when the fire broke out. The escape of many
was cut off by the flames and they were
compelled to Jump from the windows. The
structure was entirely consumed , together
with the Buffalo , Rochester & Pittsburg de-
rwt and freight house and one or two other
structures. Three dead have been recov
ered , two are known to be in the ruins ,
ind twenty-five were injured , as the result
of the fire. The dead are :
Dead and MUsIng.
ENGINEER PAliKS of the Buffalo , Roches
ter & l'lu bur ; chop- , .
K. HAVLIN. residence unknown.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
TOM ( .TLI.EN. painter bv trade.
CHILD OK MlU. E. TUCKElt , burled In
debrN.
IIAHY. l > olonsln ; to Mrs. Weaver , missing.
E. Tt'fKEH. was In the building and It li not
knovru whether lie escaped or not ,
I.Ut of the Injured.
Following are among the most seriously in
jured :
Jl'BT HANXOS , class plower , cut about the
hands , face and nrck , hair all burned oir and
Injured Internally.
w. J. OsBiiHNE.liutfalo.back probably broken.
considered fatal.
11. I'iCARD , night clerk , les broken , Internal
injuries.
The hotel was a veritable firetrap. The
scenes attending the fire were appalling. In
the panic thjs guests jumped from the windows
dews of the second and third stories to the
railroad track on one side and into Tuna
creek on thr other. The hotel register was
burned and it is Impossible to get an accurate
list of the missing.
The financial Joss Is about $100,000.
It is foarw that some of those who jumped
from the upper stories into the creek wera
drowned.
All the physicians of the city were called
to the other hotels , where the injured were
placed temiwrarily. They gave the un-
lortunatea such aid as ] > osslble. The Riddle
house was transformed into a temporary
hospital. The scenes were pitiful , the
groans of thf wounded resounding throuzh
the hulls and soae of the victims begging to
bo relieved of their misery.
Fatal Fire at Walnut
WALNUT RII > OE , Ark. , April 1. Thirteen
houses were destroyed by fire here last even
ing. The Star hotel and several business
houses were burned. Two iwrsons , a man
and a child , whose names are not given ,
1 wished in the hotel. Another man was
probably fatally injured and two others sus
tained Broken limbs by jumping from the
windows of the hotel. The origin of the fire
is not stated. The loss will aggregate
Two Vouns Women Drowned.
Pa. , April 1. Two young ladies ,
Blanche Keister and Maggie Blair , were
drowned in Slippery Rock creek near Keister
station , this county , last evening. Their
boat sprang a leak , and in the excitement
the frail craft was overturned. The body of
MUs Blair has been found , but that of Mis. *
Keister has not buen recovered.
Ditastrou * Tiuibt-r Klres.
COSXELISVIU.E. Pa. . April 1. Mountain
fires are raging all along the eastern slope of
the Chestnut ridge and Laurel Hill moun
tains. Several farm houses and barns were
burned last nik'ht and today , and the wind is
carrying the fire at a rapid rate toward the
orphan school near Unkmtown. The undar-
orugh anJ leaves are as dry as tinder.
, - > r Awful Kluvutur Aoeldenl.
Lonsviu-E. Ky. , April I. J. H. Mason , o
the J. H. Mason Publishing company of St.
Louis mot with a horrible death in the Com
mercial building late this afternoon
He entered the elevator to go lo the ninth
flw. When the ninth fljor was reached the
ilevator boy opened the dcor before the car
lad been stopped. Mason stepped partly
out. when the Oar started upward suddenly ,
catching his head between the rim of tfie
ioor of the car and the top of the gate. The
elevator could not be stopped , and Mr. Ma
son was drawn into a knot , breaking all the
ron framework , and dashed to the basement
en stories below. The elevator boy has not
> een seen since. The Inquest will be held
Monday.
NO PASSES.
Western Itallroads Will Furnish Xo More
Free Transportation This Year.
It will bring sorrow to hundreds of people
who have had a pull in days past with the
railroads to learn that roads in the
Western Passenger association have de
cided to rigidly adhere to the a ement
made four days ago ir. Chicago , that no more
'ree transportation should be granted during
the current year.
This is one of the results of the
recent meeting of the presidents held
in Chicago. The order went into
effect yeterday. having been quietly
circulated among the lines in interest so as
lot . to cause any great commotion in
interested circles. The order is gen-
jral in terms and sweeping in its effect
including passes of almost every descrip
tion. Thousands of people who anlicijintod
visiting the World's fair will now weigh the
matter in a more serious light thnn they had
expected in view of this sweeping order.
SIILWAUKEK'S CONDUCTORS.
Their Salaries Cut to Olre Trainmen an
Increase.
The power and vast Influence which the
grievance committee of a labor organization
wields has never been so thoroughly ap
preciated as by the conductors on the Mil
waukee system.
Some days ago the joint grievance com
mittee from the several organizations had a
long conference with A , J. Earling , general
manager , with a view of having their
schedule of wages increased. After due
consideration Mr. Earling agreed to increase
the wages of trainmen and others about $3
per month , but to reduce the wages of pas
senger conductors 630 per raontn on the
ground that the Milwaukee was paying
better salaries to those ounaut-tors than any
roaa in America. Of course the grievance
committee was delighted with these conces
sions and signed an agreement to the effect
that the road might employ any person
desired to take vacant places without so
much as considering the line of promotion.
The passenger conductors , being unrepre
sented on the committee , were compelled to
submit , and are now communing with ono
another over a reduction of salary , which
has been scaled from fl.CSO to f 1MW.
Kiillway .Sole * .
B. N. Austin , assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific , is In town.
S. A. Hutchinson , general agant , and C.
H. Titus , agent for Iowa , .representing the
Union Pacific are in town.
F. W. Getty has been apjiointod superin
tendent of sleeping cars on the Milwaukee ,
vice J. B. Elwood resigned.
Ainadour Andrews of Wells Fargo com
pany left last evening with his family for
Kansas City , the new division headquarters
of tba company.
John A Botzum. the tie walker is in town
to commence his journey toward New York ,
which he abandoned last lall nn account ol
several pressing lecture engagements.
J. O. Phillippi tells with consider
able pleasure how Mr. C. M. Rath-
burn and himself were met at Kirwin. Ivan. .
by the mayor of the city and a brass baud in
honor of the treatment the Missouri Pacific
has accorded that place. Mr. Rathburn
made a speech during the afternoon which
is said to have bc-en a model of eloquence
raneclim ; tne feelings of the wen honored.
Defrauded His Creditor * .
LorisviLLK , Ky. , April L Charles P
Claffey of San Francisco was served with a
bail writ last night at the instance of A. P
Houling & Co. of San Franoisou for { S.479
He was locked in his room at the hotel fo
thu tilgni , but ( this morning be gave bom
and was released.
Claffey la wanted In San Francisco on serl
'is charges. Numerous creditors whom b
s said to hav.e left behind at tht phce Oe-
lare that they were beaten out of $75,00 , ) .
11 told.
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KEY. RICHARDS'RESIGNATION. .
Velch Presbyterian * Decide , After Somt
Trouble , to Chance I'attors.
Appropriate Easter services will beheld at
he Welsh Presbyterian church. North Twenty *
fifth and Indiana streets , at 10:30 :
There will bo no M.-rvlcf s of any kind at tin
Yelsh I'rt-sbyterlan church. North Twenty
flfth and Indiana streets , on Eait r Sunday.
Back of the above announcements that
vere offered for publication in the religious
news columns of THE BEE yesterday is a story
of wrangling and differences between the pas-
or and his little flock that has culminate- !
n the closing of the church and the resigna
tion of the pastor.
Uev. J. Morlais Richards came to the pas
torate of tne Welsh Presbyterian church
ast August. He found a new church with a
membership of thirty , and labored in the
cause with moderate success until a fe.r
weeks ago , when the Welshmen of the city
> rpanlzed a social club which has Indirectly
jcen the cause of all the trouble.
The organization was known as the Cym-
roaorion ( Welsh brotherhood ) and numbers
among its members about two-thirds of the
Welsh speaking citizens of Omaha , and
nearly all of the members of Pastor Rich
ards' little flock. Mr. Richarus was ono
of the active workers in the organi-
atlon of the society and figured prominently
n the proceedings of the preliminary meet-
ngs. When the permanent organization had
> een effected , however , the pastor published
a card in which he denied naving any con
nection with the organization and promised
; o tell certain things about the society when
; he proper time came. The society took up
the fight and passed resolutions denouncing
: he pastor for his utterances and Insinua
tions against the society. The charge was
made that Rev. Richards was plqud bccausa
" 10 had not been elected to an office In the
iociety. It was alleged that ho had wanted
to be president of Omaha's first Cymrodorion
ind failing in this had sought the election as
chaplain of the organization. In this he was
again disappointed , as the society decided
t it would not have a chaplain. Then Mr.
ilichards withdrew and the fight was on in
earnest.
'J he church took sides. The pastor had
the best of it at first , and a vote of confi
dence was } > assed by his congregation. Then
the society gained a vantage poiut. and at a
meeting held last Tuesday asked f jr the
pastor's resignation. This was given , with
the condition that the resignation should
take effect on the last Sunday in June
Pastor Richards has prepared nn Easter
sermon , but he won't deliver It if the major
ity of the members of the church have any
thing to say in tao matter. Twenty-one of
the thirty-one members of the church have
decided to close the church for thirty days
at least , and they will not bo out to sing
their : > ongs of praise this morning.
SJlMSTJtll 1U JtKXJl'tnti.
John K. HUler Denies the Stories Circu
lated About Him.
NEW YORK. April 1. John K. Rlsley , tha
newly appointed minister to Denmark , re
turned to this city from Washington last
night. To a reporter he said today : "I do
not know and I never have known
the William Harrison , who , according
to the recently published records ,
of the treason trills in Indianapolis in ISQ4 ,
testified then that I was initiated Into an or
ganization known as the Sons of Liberty or
the Knights of the CJoldeo Circle. What ho
has testified to is an absolute and unqualified
falsehood. I was never a member of cither
of these organizations , never saw one of its
rituals nor had any connection whatever
with it. "
Mr. Risley then denies the statements
of Mr. Balke of Terre Haute , Ind. When
Mr. Risley was asked whether he had made
any ofik-ial denial to the State department
he said. "Oh , my. no. They don't want
the United States bothered with that. Why.
when 1 went to Mr. Gresham's oflice and
tried to make an explanation be just lifted
up his hands deprecatiugly and saidDon't :
say a word about it' "
It is understood that Mr. Risley has taken
the outti of office and will sail as soon at Us
can settle uls affairs.