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OMAHA DAILY BEE. TWKN'L'Y-SECONI ) YEAR. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , APRIL 20 , 1893. NUM15ER 211. RASH AT SIOUX CITY of Financial and Commercial Enter prises Involving Several Million Dollars , I ) . T. HEDGES' ASSIGNMENT BROUGHT IT ON jlis Operations Involved the Union Loan and Trust Company Fatally. iTIIER ) INSTITUTIONS THAT CAME DOWN Companies and Firms Embarrassed by the Trust Company's Assignment. IABILITIES AND ASSETS ARE UNCERTAIN ioiti of the Trunl C'oinpuiy nnit lluilge * Amount to Nearly Tlirun Million * Statummit * Olvun Out by the bcveriil An liiic < 'V. Siot'i CITT , la. , April ! W. [ Special Telegram - \ gram to 'Inn HBI : . | The most disastrous failure in the history of Sioux City occurred today when the failure of thu Union Ix > an uwl Trust company was announced. This financial Institution was ono of the most tin- jiortant in the city. It had a paid-up capital of $1 OOO.IKK ) , and its olllcers were men who had been leaders in the city enterprises man ) of which had operated through it. Largo blocks of real estate and other se curities had bocn marketed through it , and II had accumulated liabilities as indorscr therein These securities were largely held abroad For several months calls have been m.ide for payment and these demands have hern moro numerous and imperative ivci-ntly. The general stringency of the tiMiiei market prevented renewals of paper as it fell due. During thu last month A S CiijiTi'tflon. while east , sent JSOO.OOO to the company to meet maturing liabilities , but the load was too great. Ills said lhat Mr ( iarretson had arranged In St. Paul for $1,000.000 , which will bo hero tomorrow , hut tomorrow is too late. Creditors were on the ground to attach , and assignment had to be made ItH Ijliiltllltlcrt Unknown. The assignment was made to 12. H. Hub- bard , who gave out a general statement showing liabilities to the amount of $ T ! . " > , - r > 7-l r > . wi'h the following items : Duo to banks. # 11.CK : ) ; debenture bonds and in terest , $ 'ji)5'J ; : ( ) ; duo to depositors , $ -l'J7- a'ji.w. ; ; This statement does not Include the con tingent llaliilitie-s. It is reliably reported that the company is liable as indorser for ? lfiOO,000 , In addition to the amount shown by Ihe assignee's statement , and how much more Is not known. A grcal deal of packing house paper has been handled through tno Union Loan and Trust company. A detailed statement will bo required to uncover the real amount of the liabilities and there has not been any tlmo to compile It. The statement , of the assets aggregates nominally about $2,000,000 , but the actual value of the sanio is uncer- , tain. In large part they consist of property | assigned by the various persons and concerns - ' corns that have operated through the trust ' company. Sturtxil hy Hedges' l < 'iillur . It appears thai the assignment of D. T. [ Hedges precipitated the failure of the trust [ company Hedges was the owner of many ) suburban additions , and an enormous . amount of notes secured by mortgages on sales of lots were negotiated through the trust company and otherwise. Ho had built n four mile cable line to ono of these additions , and had other ex tensive liabilities. Ho IIled a general assignment at noon today , with a statement allowing liabilities of lOUO.OOO and assets o ( S'.3f > 00,000 , but the assets In many cases arc purely nominal. His l.TUO' shares of the cable railway stock are listed al $172,050 , whereas the property is fully covered by bonds , Hedges also made a deed of trust to thu Union Loan and 1 rust company of SOOC , acres of Improved farm lands In this county to secure SiSO.OOO. Other Miitorprlses Involved. The failure of IX T. Hedges precipitated the assignment of the trust company. The debtors of Iho latter wcro carried down with it. Ono of the leading debtors was the Sioux City Terminal Railway and Warehouse com pany , which to secure $7,10.000 Hied a mort- page today to the trusl company covering all its switching facilities , the new union depot , frelghl depot , warehouses , real estate , rail road track , franchises , etc. The Sioux City steve works gave to tin trust company a mortgage for $175.000 on It ; factori and real estate , and a chattel mort- Kngo for f 175.000 on machinery , stock , equip nients and furniture. B , R Smith , secretary and treasurer o the trust company , and D. A. Williams , pro prictor of Hotel Garrotson , were partner ! in a ranch and had borrowed extcnsivcl ; through tin trust company. Williams give : a mortgage on the hotel property to secun f7i,000 and a chattel mortgage on hole flxlurcs for fclO.OOO , which is assigned by A 8 , Garrottson to the trust company. K. R Smith had personal debts and gives deed : and mortgages in his own name to seeur tlOO.OOO of indebtedness to the Union IJDHI and Trusl company and other creditors. ( iiirretNon and Iliioklnaoii Plnclifd. A S ( iarretson denies thai Ihoro is an ; occasion for him to make an assignment. Hi plvcs deeds to T. P. Gere to farm propertle aggregating J75.000. The object of the deed does not appear. Mr. Garretson is the lead ing financier of Sioux City and his interest are vorj extensive. Krt Haakmson , the packer. Is Involved Ii the loss , but denies that he will make a get oral assignment , but today he makes tin a ? Blgnmcnt of specified moneys and credit ! amount unknown , to 1C. A. Burgess. Haat Inson aiso transfers to the Washington Par & Spring line Street Railway company considerable amount of real estate. Th company in turn is Involved , and transfer all Its property and franchises to Ann llaaklnson. trustee , for the benefit of cm rs. Haakmson at the same time make largo transfers lo his brother. The Hedges Trust company , In which I T. Hedges is the chief party in Intores made a general assignment , without specif j lug the puriwsi ! of the conveyance. No limits Intrreiteil , No Sioux City bank Is In any way Involve In tin1 collapse , which has. In fact , been fen fhado\ved for some time. Sureral Danks ai creditors for comparatively small amount : but In every iaso have ample security. Nc U any mercantile establishment , to far can bo ascci'talncd. directly affented. Tl general feeling Is that if the liquidation hu to como It is better to have it over , ' 1 extent there eve to be further cons qucnrcs of the failure time alone will tell , but there Is likely to bo a grcal dual of liti gation before the final settlement Is reached. KII.I.CI ) HIS COUSIN , I'utnl KcMilt of ii'i Intended r.iintly I'euil lu Iowa. Ciir.TTON , la. , April M. [ Special Telegram toTiiK UnB.J Prescott , fourteen miles west of this city on the Burlington , was again the scene of a tragedy today. About noon Ed ward Hlgglns , aged IS years , shol anJ mortally wounded Joseph Miller , n farmer living about six miles norlhuost of Prescott. The affair was the result of a family feud which has exlsled for the past four years. Four years ago Thomas Jennings , a cousin of Miller's , married the hitter's sister against Miller's strong protestations on ac count of the close relationship. To maka It possible to secure a priest to perform the ceremony Jennings was compelled to got a special dispensation from the pops. Since tiie marriage Miller's anger has known no bounds and on numerous occasions the two have como to blows. Only about a year ago Jennings claims that Miller attempted toklll him by throwing rocks at him while ho was sick from rheumatism. Todav at noun Jennings' hogs crossed the road from bis place and , while Miller was feeding his stock , crawled through the fence and Into the latter's yard. Miller and Dick Ballon were In the yard feeding stock and started to catch Iho hogs. Jennings and youiiir Higglns came running over and a quarrel ensued in which Miller struck Jennings and was beating him viciously , when Higglns pulled a ! ) 'J-callbcr revolver and commenced shooting. His first shot took effect In or just below the heart and the second In the hand. Higglns Is a cousin of both Miller and Jennings , and has been active in the family quarrel. At 7 o'clock thu doctors announced that Miller cannot llvo , and ho has made an ante mortem statement. Miller and Jennings are both highly re spected citl/.ens. Higgins , after the shoot ing , jumped onto one of Jennings' horsesand , going to Corning , gave himself up. Jennings is umler arrest and is held at Prescott. This is the second murder at Prcscotl within a year. Sulndllil1limiuinc : < ! .Men Arrextcil. D.vvnxi'oiiT , la. , April 3.1. [ Speei-il Tele gram to THU Biu. : ) Today Daniel B. Thomp son of this city was arrested and hold to the federal court for using the mills for fraud ulent purposes. lie Is president of the Davenport Mulual Flro Insurance company. TUP days ago Joseph W. Lithgow , secretary of the company , was likewise arrested and held , but is out on Ponds. The company had no backing or assets , but the officers sold policies and levied enormous assessments on their holders to pay alleged lire losses. They conducted their business entirely by correspondence , and mainly outside ot Iowa. Remittances came In e\cry mail in large amounts , and from all over the country. The aggregate receipts arc estimated in the thousands. Lithgow's reputation is bad. Ho is now in western Iowa. Thompson is regarded as merely bis tool. There are cases enough in reserve to keep them both In the penitentiary lor life. tJllldiMllllicd Ilellil. H.vMiifito , la. , April Co. [ Special to Tnc BIK. : I G. Markloy discovered the remaitiH of a dead man near Bloody Island , two miles south of here , yesterday morning. A Jury was empaneled , an inquest held and a vcr- ilict rendered to the effect that deceased .came to his death from causes unknown. The remains were buried near where dis covered. Following is a description of tlir corpse : Five feet six Inches tall , heavy set , smooth face , sandy hair ; striped pants and vest , no coat , congress shoes and heavv over shoes ; had in his pockets a pocketbook con taining f.'i.(10 ( in silver-two penknives , one bone toothpick , two keys and a pockel mlrroi with B. M. Sargent , boot and shoo store , 4K Broadway , Council Bluffs , printed upon it. Ho also wore a plain ring on the little lingei of the left hand. There were no marks ol violence on Iho body. Further particulars may bo obtained from D. P. Holly , Ham burg , la. Coiigregntloinil Churchmen Meet. DEsMoiXM , la. , April 'Jo. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bms. | The annual meeting ol the Grinnoll association of Congregational churches began in this city today , and wil continue tomorrow. This is a conference ol Congregational churches which are withir a radius of about fifty miles of Grinnell There are about forty churches In this ills trict , situated in the counties of Polk Powesheik , Dallas , Jasper , Warren am Madison. The representation lu conventioi Is Ihroo delegates from each church , and Ii nearly all cases the pastor and two member : constitute the delegation. I own Old SoldliTu nt Knukuk. KKOKUK , la. , April'Jo. Thu city is ablazi with Hags in honor of the veteran soldiers Tills is the nineteenth annual cncampmen of the department of Iowa. Grand Army o the Republic. Although the stormy weatho ; kepi away many , largo delegalions fron Iowa. Missouri and Illinois are hero. Tin parade is set for this afternoon and four bit. ramp fires , with speakers of national repu tation. occur tonight. The business sessioi of the encampment occurs tomorrow , closing the reunion of the department as well u : thai of the Iowa Woman's Relief corps. Odd IVlloni Oiiy in l > u < Minimi. DCS Motscs , la. , April IB. [ Spacial Tele gram to THE Ben. ] Tomorrow will bo Oil. Fellows day in Des Moinos. There will b , several thousand of thum"in the city ant many men will bring their wives , for tin Rebckahs will also hold forth in fullstrengtl of membership. The local lodges hav selected committees on reception and enter tainment who will meet delegates at train and wait upon them at the halls. Th afternoon will bo devoted to a grand parade speeches and secret work and in Ihe ever lug a grand banqnot will bo given. llelilad Closed Do ir * . DEI Moisns , la. , April 'J. > . [ Special Tele gram to THE Bni : . l-Tho committee a | pointed by the Stale Temperance allianc lo Investigate the charges made by th Register against the executive committee < that organization closed the case today , afte collecting a large amount of evidence. Th committee then closed its doors to all pci sons and lietran the preparation of its reporl The members refused to give any mtlumlio as lo the probable nature of the report. Denvrted UN I'mnlly. ISMEiisox , la. , April ' . ' 3. [ Special Tell gram to Tuu Bun. ] O. R. Kilgoro , who live at the R. G. Duncan farm six miles north o hero , deserted his wife and two small chi droii yesterday , leaving for parts unknowi Kilgoro heretofore has stood well In th community. Ho has not been heard froi and it Is saltl there is small probability thi : he will return soon. Hu left In compan with a worthless fellow named John Halla David 1 rrrU' Arcoinpllro Held , CIIE- > TON , In. . April ! . > . --Special [ Telegrai to THE Hci : . ] In the preliminary trial c James L. Pcaso as an accomplice of Davl Karris In the murder of Thomas Reynolds o Friday last , Judge D.ivis of the suporii court held the prisoner to the grand Jur without bonds. The state-'s witnesses In th cas > o have evinced quitn a dcslro to evai : telling the whole truth relating to th tragedy. ( Mlmini ; Murderer I'TrU. CitusTOS , la. , April iY [ Special Telepra to Tin ; Bnr. . ) A report reached hero fro : Wintorsot , la. , this ovenins that Da\ Ferris , the murderer of Thomas Reynolds. In hiding near that place , and officers hai bco.i dispatched to arrest him. o Too Mui'liVuter In North Diikotil , JAMESTOWN , N. D. , April 35.-It has bei storming hero for the past twenty-foi hours with rain and suow It U now cc tain that thousands of acre ; intended 1 North Dakota farmers to bo put in grain th spring wi I bo Idle this year on account the fxccasof water , THEIR TRIAL WILL PROCEED Hearing of the State Officials Under Im peachment Begins Next Monday , CASES WILL BE DELAYED NO LONGER uilKD Mnxwnll AIIMOIIIICCH Unit tlm Trial Will llo Continued Without Inti-rriip- tlon Till Completed Vlusv ot the AriiiiiiLMit on JurUdlctliin. LI.S-COI.X , Neb. , April 25. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Ur.G.l If any of the temporar ily deposed state onl.'ials have secretly flattered themselves with thu thought that their trial under thu articles of impeach ment preferred by the recent legislature might bo delayed by the settlement of the question of Jurisdiction , their hopes were shattered by the announcement by Chief Justice Maxwell from the bunch this even ing that the trial would commence next Monday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and continue without interruption from day to day until completed. The announcement came In response to a question from J. R. Webster , one of the attorneys for the respondents. At the re quest of Governor Crounso the. attention of the court was called to the fact that all the business of the state , so far as It required the olllcial co-oporatlon of two or more of the state ofllcials , would bo effectually blocked until thu determination of the Impeachment trial. H was the expressed wish of the gov ernor that the trial of the secretary of state , attorney general and commissioner of public lands and buildings should bo taken up llrst. Replying to the governor's suggestion , which was voiced by Attorney Webster , the chief Justice stated that the necessities of the case were clearly apparent and there fore the trial of the thrco officials would betaken taken upon their merits next Monday. On that day the court will bo convened at 2 o'clock in the afternoon , but on the follow ing days two sessions will bo held , one at II and lasting till 12 and the other at 1 and continuing until 0. The counsel for the state will bo allowed one hour in which to make an opening statement and the attorneys for the defense an equal length of time after the state shall have rested its caso. .liid it Uoiinu'n I'l rsi'iilutloM. The arguments before the supreme court , sitting as a court of impeachment , were re sumed atI o'clock this afternoon. Judge Doano opened on behalf of the stale with an eloquent and able discussion of the question before the court as to whether or not an ox- olllccr may bo Impeached. Taking up the historical precedents , Judge Doano called the attention of the court to the fact that Warren Hastings had been impeached a year after ho had been out of office : Lord Melville had been impeached by the English House ot Commons and tried by the House of Lorils , even though twenty-two years had elapsed after his alleged offenses had been committed. The first Impeachment in the United States , that of Senator lilount , was a nota ble case bearing directly upon the one now tinder discussion Senator Blount was ex pelled from the senate and afterwards im peached. The major portion of Judge Doano's argu ment , however , was based upon the Uelknap trial. He stated thai Hclknap's plea to the Jurisdiction of the senate to try his case under the articles of Impeachment was elab orately argued by the very able attorneys on both sides for five days. While ho admitted that the United States senate could not bo looked upon in the light of Judicial author ity , yet ho reminded the court that that body contained at that tlmo some of the ablest statesmen ! wisest Jurists and most eminent altorneys in the country men whoso very names would assure the country that their Judgment woulu bo the law of the land. Judgment of Kinlncnt Sliitrxmmi. At the close of the five days' argument the senate , by a vote of ! 17 to 2'J , declared thai ISelknap was amenable to impeach ment , notwithstanding his .resignation. Senators voted for his Impeachment who personally would liuvo been glad to have shielded him from the ignominy of u trial and who were bound to him by party ties and by personal friendships-nnd ; yet they took a higher vie wand recorded their earnest conviction that his plea against the juris diction of the senate was not well grounded. Judge Doane quoted at length the opinion ol Judge Thurman and other eminent senators , ail of whom argued In favor of the juris diction. Ho then attacked the proposition of the defense and claimed that if an ex-oftlcer can not bo impeached , then the court would be at the will of every officer against whom impeachment was broughl , for such at : official , by resigning his ortice , could escape the penalties of his misdemeanors. Tin same line of argument would enable eveo man Indicted by a grand jury for crimes com milted while In ollico to escape trial hi pleading that the indictment hail been drawn after his term ol office had expired. Under the sami assumption one olllcial might be impeached , tried and convicted for crimes and misde meanors committed during a previous term while a man whoso term had Just cxpirci hut who had p.irticliuto.1 in and shared the bcneliu of the crime and misdemeanor ; could escape trial. Air. Amr Const rue's llm UoiiHtltiitlon. J. II. Ames , one of the attorneys tor ox Auditor Henton , followed Judge Doane will a brief argument. Ho took the ground thai In the present case the only guide for the court should bo thu constitution of Nebraska Ho believed that the constitution should bt const reed literally. Just as it reads on its face. The constitution provided , llrst , tha' ' all civil onicers of the state should bo liablt to impeachment , and it provided next thai all civil onicers except judges of tin supreme court should bo tried by tin supreme court. It made absolutelj no provision for a tribunal bofort which private citUeus should bo triei un.ler articles of impeachment. Takint up the already much discussed nclknaj case , Mr. Ames contended that the counsc for the state haoT placed an entirely erron cous interpretation upon the action of tin senate in overruling the official's plea o jurisdiction. While It was true , ho said that thirty-seven senators voted to over rule the plea and but iwcnty-nlno to sus tain , the trial proceeded because of tin action of the president of the senate In rul Ing thai , while U required two-thirds of tin senators to convict , a simple majority couli overrule a plea lu jurisdiction. Ho clahnci that Ihc only true measure of the sentlmen of the senate on the question of jurlsdlctlo ; was to bo found in the final vote , who mure than one-third of the senators arose a their names were called and voted "no guilty , " all of them making the specif ! r declaration that they based their vote no d upon the merits of thu case , but upon belle n that iho senate had no jurisdiction to tr ir llio case. 1' Olilect * to Knsliili I'rerodotlU. is R. D. Stearns , also ono of the attorney for ox-Auditor Benton , closed the argument Ho contended briefly that there could bo n possible misconception of the express lat guaso of the constitution. It had been hel n that the constitution was not a grant u n power to the legislature , but a restriction f .o the powers of the legislature. The langurg | s of the eorstltution v.-as plain and nut at a ambiguous. It provided for the tmpeachmei ! of a state officer , but not an ox-officer an not a private citiicn. U contained no in plied powers which enabled the legislator . . to Impeach an cx-ontclal Alluding to the frequent reference of th lr attorney for the state to the precedent ei rtabllshed by Knglish history Air. Steam ty said U. closing : Is "Gentlemen are here contending for Ki Df gllsh precedents , and are trying to hav them applied to our free land , whou wo hav refuted them , even so far ns our cattle are concerned. They would place our cattle In i hotter category , and bring precedents here that would stibjecl our men lo worse condi tions of affairs than they nro willing to have ippllod to the cattle , which roam the free I'ralrlcs ' of Nebraska. 1 say , wo don't want your English precedents. Wo have left all 3 ( them behind. We are beyond them. We have outgrown the practice of your Hrltlsh barbarities and cruelties. In the light and irenlus of our constltti'lon wo want none of these precedents.V ( > are In need of none of them. Our own constitution Is the out growth of a uiore liberal spirit , of better times , of more enlightenment and of greater regard for the liberties and rights of the in dividual " Antlripitlni ; the Court's Action. The Impeached ox-officials , who moved about 'he corridors of the cajdtol or sat In the coiirt room listening to the arguments of the learned counsel could not conceal their exultation upon hearing the report , that somehow bad gained currency , thai the de cision of the court would bo rendered In their favor. Their friends shared with them the gratification this joyous anticipation af forded. Kx-Oovornor Thayer rejoiced as exultantly as did ex-State Treasurer Hill. "I have never had any doubt about the decision of the court In my Impeachment case , " said the latter as , walking in close conversation with the ex-covernor , he was overheard to say toi gentleman they mot In the corridor. "It is my other case that worries me. " "What is the probability of the decision ? " inquired the gentleman. "Oh , there is no doubt the cases will bo thrown out of the court fur want of Jurisdic tion. 1 am confident that Post and Norva ! will do this. 1 have never had any doubt about their action. 1 have known for BOIIIO time what it would bo. Maxwell will prob ably render a minority decision. " "Neither have 1 , " joined In the ex-gov ernor , chipper as coald be. "No , no : the cases will bo thrown out of court Just as you say. " "You bet they will.1 ' wing out ox-Auditor IJentou. who slopped for a moment as ho was rushing Jjy ami overheard the conversa tion. "I know what I am talking about , and everybody seems to understand It is a fore gone conclusion. It was nonsense to bring them. They haven't hurt mo any , however. 1 don't keep awake nights thinking alx > ut them , " he added , with u chuckle of satis faction. ' is .i 1'iitiilVlniN In Ulihihouia indle : s Ianmi : Dour. Mooitc. Okl. , April 'J.I. The country west and southwest of hero was swept by a terri ble cyclone at 7:110 : o'clocn this evening. Kndless damage was done ; Just how much will not be known until telegraphic com munication destroyed by the storm , is re newed. The news at hand makes It certain that ten people were killed , as many moro injured and untold { property destroyed. Among the dead are : ' J. O. CO.NNKItS AND1 HIS WHOLI2 I'AM- ILY. eoiisMlnisof five Members. Mil. HANKS. 11. C. CUIMEXTS. A CM 11,1) OK IIENIIV HATK.MAN. Tom Weaver had his arm broken and was otherwise Injured , and is in a serious con dition. Three of Mr. Hanks' family wcro seri ously and perhaps fatally injured. Their house was blown to atoms , and the whole family only extricated after desperate ef forts had been put forth. Philip Dyer's honsg was moved twenty fcot. His Invalid wife and babe , who were In the second story at the time Ihe storm came up , wcro carried away with the buildIng - Ing , bul miraculously escaped serious injury. Frank Brown's house was blown away Just ss ho and the family escaped. Most of the people escaped to their cyclone caves , having had warning of the impending danger. Further casualties cannot bo ascer tained tonight , but it seems certain thai there were moro. Though the cyclone lasted bul a miuuto or so , the wreck left in Its wake was awful. A path half a mile in width and eight miles long was laid wasted. Houses , barns and every thing in its reach went down. Telegraph wires and poles wcro blown down for miles around and for this reason the particulars of the storm are not now fully known. The same storm passed over Guthric , Okl. , but did no damage there. Diirimtu.loii In .MisuonrL BCI.TUX , Ms. , April ! 3o. The destruction by the tornado near hero lasl evening was ter rible , but not widespread. Houses , hay racks , horses , catlle , farming Implomenls , trees and fencing were laid waste. No lives were lost , but several percons were badly bruised. The bouse of Alexander Llghtcap ami George Long and iho Hunk school house were completely swepl away. Llghtcap , his wife and three children ; D. M. Clendemdn and two children and Louis Les lie were all bruised by Hying debris. At the Long homestead Mrs. Long was struck on the head with a falling stone and her brother. Mr. Brecdlovo , was also Injured. The house of Heury George was unroofed and his stable demolished. George W. Scott had his barn unroofed and his stablt demolished. Alexander Mullen , an old man , was badly bruised' Robert Mullen was car ried aapund the barn and thrown over n fence. The ruins in the line of the storm have been viewed by over 1,1)00 ) people , and subscriptions are being taken for the suf ferers. .12' T/1J-J IKIT'IOJI Of Till ! J'.lCll-'IC. SnUlii : ) ; ol the Amorlc'nii Ship AlnxUu Itt-s- etui nf Her Crew. SAN FUANCISCO , Cal. , April A" ) . The Ameri can ship Alaska , which has been looked foi at this port for the last few days and for the safety of which apprehensions were felt , Is lying at the bottom of the ocean off Trinidad , on the northern California coast. The cap tain and crew of fifteen arrived hero this morning on the schooner Mclacthor. Tnc Alaska was bound for tills ] on from. Whatcom , Wash. , with 1.8IX tons of coal. She left Whatcom or the llth lust. and shortly aftci the tug dropped her off Capo Flattery slit sprung a leak. The. water came lu llrst a' ' the rate of an inch an hour , but rapidly in creased to three Inches , On last Thursday despite all work , tha water began to rise and from inches the flood rose to feet. Oi tho'J'Jd lust. , shortly after noon , the Mel acthor hove In sight and was signaled. A this time there was twelve feel of water ii the hold. The boats were launched and tin ship abandoned with no hope of her floating The Alaska was owned by Samuel Blair built in Kennebec , ' Md. , in 1SOS. She wa ; valued at J-0,000 , with an Insurance o $10,000. South lnk ti : I'rUoiiorH Sentenced. HOT Sl'itiNos , S. D. , April ! i5. [ Specla Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Judge Gardner o the circuit court tonight sentenced Jame ; ICirby , convicted of incest , to the penltcn tlary at Sioux Falls for ten years ; W. H Aughoy , grand larceny , two years ; Henrj Clark , grand lareenv , one year ; and llnei Krnest Thoeleche. petit larceny , J100. Cour adjouincd tonight till May. American III U DUeoiinted. TORONTO , Out. , April 2.V The city bank o will accept United States silver certificate only at a discount of 1 per cent The bank s take ordinary American greenbacks at pa from their customers , but will not acci-p them at all from strangers. Business house have placed a discount of 6 per cenl on al American bllli. IN THE MAJESTY OF PEACE Opening of the Great Naval Display in Now York Harbor. INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP FROM THE ROADS I'lno Dlnpluy Mmlo by the. lliiltoil Stiites .SiliitilrniiN : A I'hMiHiiiit Trip iiiitl I'.ut " Tlino Mnilr 1 hi'lr Noisy Wel come ut Anchor. Niw : i'otiK , April 25. The overture to the great naval display sol for the day atto'- to morrow took place today. The Spanish war hips m-rlvcd in the lower bay last night vith the Columbus caravels , Santa Mnrla , s'lna mid I'inta and anchored. Karly this rnlntf tugs cut these primitive vessels ooso from the war ships and towed them up ho North river to the accompaniment of ho booming guns of the Mlantonomah and ho forts along the way , and the screaming f tugs and all sorts , of crafts. Arrived at S'inoty-slxth streol Ihoy dropped anchor to emaln till the time for thorn to take part In ho great International naval pitfieant. ileanwhllo the Spanish war ships remained , t anchor In the lower b.iy awaiting Die ar- Ival of the other vessels of war from Hamp- on Roads , As to the irrc.it laud pigeant , It 13 now es Imated there will bo 'i.UJJ United States ailors and marines in line , a like number 'rom the foreign vessels. together with ,000 United States troops aiul naval ro- .erves. . Opriilnu ; Ceremony ill Now York. On the peak of the Ncvorsiiik highlands at 10011 a significant ceremony touk place. Some time ago Willi.tm O. McDowell of s'ewarK , N. ,1. , returning from Kurope , had ils attention called to the fact that when vessels llrst came in sight of land no I'nited States flag was visible , llo determined to emedy the dofect. As a result , a national iberty polo was erected on the spot men tioned to catch the eye of returning trav elers and approaching tourists Himulta- icously with the sight of land , and be secured - cured an order from the government to the { copers of the lighthouse at that point to keep "Old Glor.\ " always iloatinz from the teak. Among the company who assembled .o witness the llrst flag-raising on tills staff was Mrs. If. l > . I1. Stafford of Rhode Island , i descendant of Lieutenant Stafford of the tavy , who , during the engauement between i'aul Jones on the Don Hommo Richard md the British ship Serapis , jumped into the sea and rescued a Hag shot uwnv by a jail from the Serapis. Mrs. Stafford Inher- ted the Hag from him. She is now SO years of age. She came today with the precious relic , and amid the booming of the Mlanton- .imah's guns it was hoisted at the top of the jioak for a moment. Then Mrs. Stevenson , wife of the vice president of the United States , as president general of the Daughters of the American Revolutionassisted by Cap- : alu Caulkins , raised the standard United States Hag to the top. and the cannons roomed again. The subsequent ceremonies neluded a patriotic address by Assistant Secretary of the Navy MeAdoo and the read- tig of a poem. The Russian man-of-war Dmitri Donskoi , the llagship of the Russian contingent , ar- Ived off Sandy Hook and exchanged great- 'ng with the United States steamship Dol- .ililn , having Secretary Herbert on board , .ho Dolphin baring Just arrivou from Hamp ton Koads. Kml of the Rre.it I'Unt'/i / Jmiriiny , Shortly before 1 o'clock the lookout in the erowsnest of the vicious-looking , doublo-tur- reted monitor Miantonomah , which was lying anchored midway between Sandy Hook point and the Scotland .lightship , signaled : ho fleet In sight. As the Philadelphia , in the load , ncared the Sandy Hook lightship itl)0p : in. , the fog whistle of the light ship gave a series of welcoming toots t > nt the big white flagship svvung around In majestic sileneo and crossing the bar and entering Dennis channel , set the l > ace at a good ten and a barf knots an hour , the Newark following close in her wake , and the Atlanta , the regular distance behind. Once fairly In the channel , the Philadelphia signaled the fleet to proceed with reference to formation. The vessels of the starboard column slowed down and allowed the American fleet to round the lightship llrst. Then the LUako and the other British ships followed , safely .crossing the bar before Hood tide , the squadrons of each column alternating until all had safely rounded and entered the channel. U'vhmmixl liy thtt Miuntonomiih. The big guns of the Miantonomah boomed welcome , nut the Hook was passed in silence. Ttio leading vessels of the fleet turneil to the southwest spit about 11:45 : , and entered the main ship channel. It was still raining , but the weather was not so thick as to seriously Impede the movements of the fleet. Once in the channel , the Philadelphia slackened speed to about eight Knotssoas to allow the other vessels to catch up and the entire fleet proceeded In single fllo and Impressive silence up the bay to llio anchorage grounds. Despite the obscurity of the weather the procession was exceedingly beautiful. ( Iravescnd bay was reached at 2l0 : ! and the Philadelphia opened the salutes by firing fifteen guns in honor of the Uusslan ad miral's llagship , the band on board the Phil adelphia playing the Russian national air. The Russian promptly acknowledged the salute. At3tOtho : ! Philadelphia llred one gun as a signal to come to anchor and the Newark passed the signal to the other ves sels of the squadron , which instantly hove to. A fleet of guard boats under Captain Rogers kept the anchorage ground clear , while numberless yachts and tug boats and crowded excursion steamers circled around as close as permitted. H was exactly ! ) : I7 when the Philadelphia let go her anchor right off Craven shoal buoy and swung around with the strum ; flood tide with her nose pointing for Sandy Hook. The instant the Philadelphia let go her anchor the As sociated Press correspondents on board the flagship transferred to their colleagues en the special tug their story of the trip , which is here sunjoincd : VoyiiRB from Iliiiuptiin Itonit * . The voyage of 270 miles from Fort Monroe to the anchorage was a delightful onu When the fleet sailed out of Hampton Roads yesterday morning it consisted of twenty- seven ships , formed In two columns. In this position , and with the torpedo Iwat Cushing tossing like a cork under the | x > rt quarter of the Philadelphia , the combined fleet passed out to sea. In the bright sunshine the men- of-war presented a scene to charm the eye and stir the imagination. This was es pecially true of the United States vessels , which kept In excellent line and position. Il was no wonder that Admiral HonUlns sig nulled his compliments to Admiral Ghcrardl with the remark that "Your squadron looks very pretty. " The vessels went steadily out to sea until the Capo Henry lighthouse was some ills tanco astern. "Prepare to change youi course , " said the silent flags , and a few minutes later the bows of the Philadelphia and the Itlake , instead of being headed straight across the Atlantic were lurnot : northeasterly in the direction of Now Vorli harbor. Like sheep in a pasture all the other vessels , as they reached the place where their leaders had turned , also swung : around. The picture which they presenter was extremely beautiful. Kvery vessel h the squadron followed at the prescribed din tance. presenting an array of gleaming hull ! and glistening guns that dazzled the eye. The starboard column was also Intact The sky was bright with azure , there was not oven a ground swell perceptible , and tin ocean nuil the day were altogether as perfec as could ho Imagined. Admiral Gherardi'a orders to utorun at tei Knots sent the leaders plunging uheai through the sea and | > rcbi-ntU it berami evident that some of the vessels could nu keep the pace. The starboard i-uluum bet-ami demoralized soon after the hills of Cap Henry had disappeared from night , Th Iraztllatis were speedily loft In the roar and iresently the gap between the Artheusonnd he Hussard grew wider and wider. The tallans were also but mere specks on the lorl/on. Shortly after 2 o'clock In theaftcr- loon the .lean Hart , evidently weary of foil- owing the Hussard at a snail's pace , heered oil to the right and then ran ahead f the little gunboat , taking a position dl- ectly astern of the Artheuse. Further and urther the Husjard dropped Into the rear. liooil irntu tiiOilp of tin * OllK'Mi. ' All this time It was interesting to observe he Knulish squadron. The Blnko kept breast of the Philadelphia and the Aua- ralia , the Maglclctmt1 , the Tartar followed venly and steadily. No chamre ol eourso r speed disturbed the regularity from o-ieh ther. "They know how to sail in a squad- on , " remarked Admiral Oherardl. as ho lanced with the admiration of a gratllled rltlc at the conllitont skill with \\liich the rltlshers executed every maneuver. Ho enow , too , that the eyes of Admiral Hop- tins and the Knglish officers were upon him , nd be was extremely anxious atiout the iroperconduct of his ships. The fleet sailed in double column yesterday fternoon , and until the evening quarters vere sounded on the bugle. Siirn ils were hen made for nach column to double. The 'htc.igo , with the ships astern Hocking after icr like chickens after a hen. came up breast of the Philadelphia , the Russian 'rench and Italian ships went around to the Ight of the English squadron until they vero parallel with them , and then four col- linns abreast , the ships settled down for an all-muni run. The night scene at sea was brilliant. The lumerous masthead and red and green ights of the men-of-war studded the sky as f an array of gigantic planets had been prung into being , while the red and while electric lanterns of the Ardols signals Hashed ind died Hue glowworms. The moonlight Kited the ocean , while curling ribbons of easily foam broke gently from each ves el's bow. At 10 o'clock this morning the American md foreign vessels were signaled Irom the 'hiladelphla to fall in line , similar to that vhich they presented on leaving Hampton toads. In this formation the procession of hips headed for Sandy Hook. How They Mfiilu I'ort , Just outside the lightship , and when Ad- niral Gherardl was discussing his noonday ireakfast. the Argentine cruiser , Nueve do ulio. appeared In sight and made its pres- ncc known ly a salute of ilftrcn guns to the idmlral's Hag. As soon as the salute had been returned , the fleet was signaled to msh into the bay in single column. The Inirslilp and Admiral Henham's squadron teamed ahead , the Kngllslimen fell in , and hen followed Admiral Walker's squadron md the Russians , the Hollanders , the ' ' 'renchmen , the Germans and the Italians In he order named. The Brazilian ships were tot in siirht when the anchorage was made. It was fully 5 o'clock before the Brazilian Icet got into its place at the foot of the star- > oard column and the Miantonomah got into icr berth at the rear of the port column. ISach national salute was answered by 'orts Wadsworth and Hamilton in turn , iring their 15-inch smoothbores , and Much rifle guns. The sharp boom of the cannon "rom the ships and forts bellowed over the vater in a rumble that broke in a crash vhon the sound waves strut-it a warship and mute the noise seem like an extra sharp crash of thunder , such as often interrupts the steady roar of a hard thunder. A\\TUI. \ \ Jt.lll.ltO.il > AlVlliRST. \VIHi Frightful I'orcR n Itiiimwny Train Into Another Many 1'iititlltle.B * , Pa. , April ! 25. A special to the Commercial Gazette says : A frightful wreck occurred on the Bare Rocks road shortly bc- 'orc G o'clock this evening. In coming down this evening the train , composed of an en gine with two cars loaded with largo ) leek stone , became unmanageable and rushed down the grade at a tremendous speed. On the engine were Engineer Ncef , his ittlc sou , Russell , and a farmer , John 12. 'yle , with his wife and daughter , while on the cars were some twenty laborers retaini ng from their day's work. At the foot of the grade were standing a number of cars oadcd with stone. Into these the runaway irrin dashed with fearful velocity. The engine and cars were thrown from the track and Pyle , his wife and daughter were [ juried under the debris. When taken out , * they wore dead. The engineer and his son were severely scalded , and the latter per haps fatally. A number of the laborers Jumped from the train , but these who stayed on were buried in the wreck. At this writing seven dead bodies have been taken from the wreck. How many moro there are cannot as yet bo told. A special train carrying a corps of physicians started from hero as soon as the extent of the accident was known. FATAL Mil K IX VI11 U.I ( I U. First KcglmiMit Armory lturncil--Two I.IVCH l.OBt. CHICAGO , III. , April 2.-Chicago's First regiment armory , at the corner of Sixteenth street and Michigan avenue , was almost totally destroyed by flro early this morning. The flames , which soon wcro beyond the con trol of the llrst detachment of engines that arrived , also consumed nearly all the boloiig- inss of thoTrocadoro Restaurant and Amuse ment company , who were to have occupied the building during the World's fair. Shortlj after the lire broke ! out an explosion shal- tered the north and south walls , causing tin roof to fall. It is known that two men lost their lives In the llamas. They are : JOHN N'KI.SUX , colored. rol.OIlKI ) MAN , unknown , waller. Two negro waiters wuro taken out of the third story window and removed to Si Luite's hospital. They were fatally burned They arc : E.V. . Ij ClllllR. It Is the accepted story of the firemen thai the Hames started near the powder nmga zinc , causing the first explosion that partly wrecked the millding. Other explosions fol lowed , and soon after there were counties ! smaller reports , caused by the discharge o the cartridges. The property was insurei for 5-10,000. The loss on the building , whlcl cost 1.10,000 , will bo almost total , and tin damage done to the Trocadcro will react about f.JO.000. Some electric light linemen stringing wlrci for the Trocadcro performances wcro caugh at the third story and escaped through tin windows to the ledge , from which they wen rescued In the nick of time by the firemen badly burned. Rumors that several othe linemen were In the building and that hal a dozen firemen were burled under a falllni wall wcro not confirmed by investigation. HtilwoDii KuUcr unil Pope , iropi/r/oliffil IKttbu Jdinei Gnnltin lltnintt. } RU.MK , AprilS.Y ! Now York Herald Cabl < Special to TUB Ur.u. ) From every poln of view the .tournament at the VIII Uorghese today was a success. I hear that Uarou Marschall von Hloboi stein , the German secretary of foreign a : fairs , had a private audience with the pop today lasting an hour and a half. Th various political questions which wcr avoided or lightly touched on Sunday \\er disi'usseil. Apt'opuR f Suml.iy's audience , can guarantee tn > - > > urir > of the fullowin incident On leaving the pope the e-upen was heard to sii l-j I.ej XIII. "Quo die YOU * bcclwor Comment Is superfluous. WILL FIGHT THE MEASURE Nebraska's Freight Rata Bill Very Unpop ular with Railroads. ITS MERITS DISCUSSED AT CHICAGO Illlrrrstccl I.llH'.i Mrct fur thn I'llrpmo of .Milking AmiiiKi'iiiiMiN to Opp.no U * iiiror : < Tm < < nt U'orld'n I'ulr ltnlt-4 Still fiupltlrd. CIIKMOO , 111. , April 'J.VA meeting of the lines Interested In the Nebraska freight r\to bill was hel 1 to.tay. Nothing w.\s dnno beyond - yond discussing the rate in a general way , although It Is pr.ictieally certain that the roads will make a strong light against the lilll. No active stops will bo taken , how ever , until the attorneys have had tlmo to fully consider the legal aspect of the case. The feelim , ' against the bill Is very pro nounced , however , for If It goes Into effect. It will only be after the roads have thoroughly tested Its strength and constitutionality. The annual statement of the liurlingtou road for isuj has boon published. The earn ings of the road show an increase of W.OStl- " 07 over IS'.ll , but the expenses have In creased almost as much. The Increase In not earnings was $ liritl.r > li : , and against this comes an increase in fixed charges of $ ' . > 5I- IIIS , leaving an Increase of < 1.MOSO in the surplus for the jear. Uoi III'M I'ulr itiitoH. A meeting of all the rate clerks In the Central Tralllc association has ucen called for Thursday to prepare sheets in accord ance with tin1 recently published World's fair rates. How long these sheets \\ill be of use is a matter of conjecture , but matters are steadilv drifting toward a point where they will amount to about so much waste paper. The Santa Fo has now withdrawn from the boycott instituted soiuo time ago against the Union 1 'acillc on account of the dcinan I of that road for the lung haul on all California business. The Immediate result of this move of the Santa Fe will be to make the Colorado light moro bitter than over , and until that row is settled it is practically assured that there will be a lively warfare lu western World's fair rates. Asl < H I'dl II I'.I'CCIVIT. A bill asking for a receiver for the Lehigh Coal and Iron conqun.N has been tiled In the United States court by James D. Hurd. Similar bills , It is stated by attorneys , luivo been Hied at St. Paul , Minn , and at Milwau kee , Duluth , West Superior ami Madison , Wls , in all of which cities the company has extensive Interests. The assets are Jl.760- OOOanirtho liabilities fcl..lo.OilO. The com plainants set out that the defendant is'largoly involved by promissory notes , direct and con tingent. Its present liabilities for Dills pay able is SS-XSii : . ; contiiurcnt liabilities , jaoa- fii7. ! Holders of most of these notes are coal companies ami firms now insolvent. At Mil waukee hist night L. R. Doty of Chicago was appointed receiver for the company. \VUNT TO WOIUC. Union radllo StriUrr * HIMIUIHM ! Work Voa- Irrdny AiTonlIng I" Atr < Tinuiit. As agreed at the conference Monday the striking Union Pacilic iron workers wont to work yesterday morning and the strike ended simultaneously with that on the Santa Fo system. The scenes about I lie shops when the strik ing machinery constructors entered the yards wcro dramatic in many Instances , for . the sympathy of every man In the shops was with the strikers even though many of them regarded the strike as ill-advised and pro- mature. Pandemonium reigns once more in the boiler shop where for seven days quietness and almost deathlike silence have found an abiding place. Dead tires in the blacksmith shop glow once more , while the niddy Humes as they leap upward brimr Into bold relief the happy contented faces of the 'smiths that homes are once moro possible , families have again providing heads. In the machine shops men congratulated one another that the battle was ended , if not won at least enough gained to warrant their returning to work. And so the second greatest strike in the history of the Union Pacific , after a week's duration , terminated. Mr. McConuell when seen yesterday morn ing were a very happy expression and received the congratulations that came by wire and person with a quiet satisfaction that showed how thoroughly delighted he was over the amicable adjustment of the dlltlcultles on the part of his employes. When asked as to the basis of settlement Mr. McConnell replied that it would be sorno- what out of place to say anything about the agreement reached , except that It was mu tually satisfactory. Ho said the meetings hold with llio conference committee were conducted upon a very friendly basis , and after the llrst day the lines ot difference ) rapidly decreased. IN TIM : MIUST or A ICATK WAII. ( y'oliir.ido ItomlH Commaiire a Fierce Fight for Trulllr. DENVUII , Colo. , April 25. The Denver it Rio Grande railroad has met the World's fair rate of .f ( U to Chicago and return which was put Into effect Ibis morning by the Atchison , Topeka A Santa Fe and has gene still lower. Commencing tomorrow , the "tith , the Rio Gramlo will make the round trip i-.ito to Chicago 15. This rate will apply not only from Denver , but also from Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The Rio Cirando round trip to St. Louis has been put at ! 7. Uesldes this a one way rate from Denver to Chicago of j'JS.IKi and to St. lxiils of .ftI.ll5 ! will go into effect tomor row. This appears to bo but the beginning of the rate war , for on April tS. ! the Rio Orandu will make a sweeping reduction in Its rates from Denver to Now Mexico , Arl zoiia and California points. Sail Francisco will bo cut from $ , .5 to frIS. 15 ; Santa Fo , N. M. , from * 17.HO to $5 ; Doming , N. M. , from S..Ci to 17.70 , and HI Paso , Tex. , from Sill. 70 to * 18.-.r ! > . The Santa Fo will undoubtedly meet the Rio Cirando's reduced rates tomorrow. TO I\TINI : : > TIIH soo. Sioux Full * CHl/.MU llopn to Si'cnro n Nctr ICiillro.ul. Hiou.x FAM.S. S. D. . April -Special [ Telegram to Tin ; UKK.J A party of 11 vo membLTRof the Sioux Falls Commercial club loft this morning for Waturtown to meet similar committees from that city and Madi son to devise a plan to induce the See line , which now touches the extreme northwest ern corner of the state , to build down to Sioux Falls by wiy of the other cities. The See now has a right of way 100 feet wlilo north and south through the Slssetou reser vation ami Its olllcers have expressed considerable - siderablo favor toward the scheme. F.illud to Adjust I hi' Dllllculty. TOLEDO , O. , April --Negotiations for th settlement of the dlfllculty between the Ann Arbor road and the Hiotberhood of Ixieomo- tlvo Engineers , which has been In progress hero several days , has resulted in nothing. The railway ofllcials were firm in standing by the propositU n they laid down at first- thai none of the present engineers shall bo discharged without causu and that the old men must inakn applications and accept po sitions as they may become vacant. Thcso terms the advisory committee huro could not meet and today left for their homes , leaving the status precisely as it was. MovmiHiiiU of Ormin Steitmor * April : . ' ,1 , At FastnetPassed Majestic , from Ne > y York At Philadelphia - Arrived Lord Cllve. from Liverpool.