THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . fl TWENTY-SECOND YEAK. . , , . * OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING MAY 18 1893. NUMBER 232 , EROES MEET THEIR DEATH | nr of Cleveland's Life Saving Grow Lese Their Lives in Lake Eric. 1AVE BATTLE WITH THE ANGRY WATERS i | nrlr Tulllo KITorU to Itc cue Tire Men In DUtretl Other ll mtcr on tlio r.alco Flood New * from Many Other Sections. [ Ci.F.vr.i.AXt > , O. , May 17. The storm of In nnd wind , which began at noon Monday lid hns continued almost without cessation litil this evening , has produced a flood un- 1-cccdcnted In the history of northwestern Ililo and northwestern Pennsylvania. Thus kr fourteen lives hnvo been lost , great dam- | ftr has been done to shipping nnd the loss clher property will amount to hundreds ' tholjnmls of dollars. Warning * of DmiRer. [ "it had mined on Saturday nnd Sundny , Hth light showers. Last Suhdny night lucre was n heavy rainfall , nnd Monday loon n steady downpour began. By Tucs- fay evening , thcro came warnings of trouble ind everybody began to wonder when It J.-ould stop. By Tuesday evening , more Ihan two and n half Inches of water had lallon , nnd It was still coming down in tor- f cuts. Then it was thnt fours of n llood to bo realized. Every sewer was louring n torrent Into the usually sluggish { 'uynhogn , which came down from the hills Summit county , swollen to moro than Ivrlcolts normal size. The river runs through Jho manufacturing and lumber district of Iho city by ai tortuous channel | .bout live mlici In length. Along its Bjanks are the Valley & Cleveland , Canton & Southern railways. This morning It was ? iway over the river banks. The torrent tivas seeking the nearest way to the lake , find n half dozen lumber yards In Its course [ ould not bar the way. Whole piles of lum- | > er were carried along in the streets and Iiwopt out into the lake or lodged against the ikbutmcntsof bridges further down. Mil- fdons of feet of building material from the [ [ yards of tlio Cleveland saw mills Is now on ts way to the sea , and moro of It still coni ng down the river , The tracks of the Val- Joy ! ifc Cleveland , Cnnton & Southern rail- Broads were submerged to the depth of ton ' Ife'ot , nnd nil trulllo was suspended , ns was Iwork In n score of factories In the Hooded ( " district. Owing to shaky bridges traffic was "suspended on nil railroads running east. Ilie Silvers Drownml. This afternoon when great crowds were watching the llood , the first disaster hap- * ) iiiicd here. Captain Stanley Flannlgan nnd JMIchael LoBlonde were going down the river Tin n row boat used to pcddlo milk along the ( docks. When near the mouth of the raging [ stream , ono of LoBkmdo's oars broke nnd f the two men wcro left nt the mercy of the I waters. They wcro quickly carried out Into the lake by the rushing stream , and ns It wns evident thnt the frail craft could not live In tlio angry sea that was coming In ' from the north , preparations wcro quickly begun for their rescue. Seven men manned 'thu lito boat nnd pulled away toward the cast pier of the breakwater , toward which point the boat containing Flannigan and JLoBlondo had drifted. When the llfo savers were well out ! of the mouth of the river thij steering oar broke , nnd In an instant the cork-like vessel swung about , tossed on the angry waves. The men In the Jlfcboat were totally helpless nnd before assistance- any kind could l > o rendered , their boafwas over turned nnd all the men were thrown into tliowater. . Four of them succeeded In catch- injrholdof the overturned lifeboat , where they hung on until they whre rescued in a terribly exhausted condition. Four of their nfullow llfo savers wcro tossed about so mer- acllessly by tlio wild waves that they were jjunablo to swim hack , and vainly battled for Ha few moments with the elements but were Hovel-come , and the battle of llfo had to bo jjgivcn up. The names of the heroes who lost i their lives in' attempting to save others gworo : ( IIIKSTEK SIMONS. JOHN JOHNSON. NIl'HOliASSIiltVAS. AUIHKT UUH1UKU. The life savers who wcro rescued wcro IGcorgo Wilson , Lawrence Driscol , Gcorco TyOhor , Captain Distill and tlio other two jUo savers , who wcro brought ashore by. n iupr. I rlnnnignn and LoBlomlo were drowned | 1most before tho-llfcboat capsized. Other Victims of tlio Flood. tA distressing accident also occurred nt jOiinenut , nbout sixty miles east of Cleve land. The tug Walter Richardson , drcityo Continental nnd n scow wcro anchored nt [ onncaut harbor Tuesday night. The crook IIBO rapidly and at 0 o'clock this morning pe scow was carried out Into the lake with in Jug. In cutting uwny from the scow otug's propeller was'disabled nnd the tug -is washed ashore. The crow was saved. . ,10 , dredge wns carried Into the lake nnd Jhmedlntoly capsized. There were seven ILrsons 01- board , two of whom wcro washed ihoro on the wreckage. The live others prlshcd. A list of the drowned Is as fol- f'ws : fAUTIIUH WILSON , captain , nfied 80 , of flillndolplihv. lOKOHtii ; O'KOUUKE , 27 , of Detroit. [ JOHKl'll KM-'K , Hfi , of Coimeaiit. 'MAUUin ' W1I1TKcook. JO.of Cleveland. WATCHMAN , name unknown , The sen wns rniinlng heavy and no bodies Iiavo been recovered this afternoon. The f.wo men saved from the dredge wore terribly Jfixhnustcd. The dredge wns owned by J. F. fonldwln of Rochester , and valued at $20,000 , find is n total loss. . ' At Ashtahuln harbor hist overling the Schooner Pelican , ore laden , from Escnnaba , Foundered ns she wns entering the harbor And sank In forty foot of water. Throe of ( ho crow , nil of Cleveland , were drowned : 1 J'ETKIt NELSON. [ JOHN Kltll'KSON' . , JOHN Kt'KNltJHT. > The ether members of the crow were ( rescued by the tug Sunol , after a ham nnd | l"ipcrnto battle with the aoa. Cnuuot Kullmiito the At Wlllouchby , O. , the Chagrin river was > ut of Its banks. Early this morning the rrlst mill of Joseph Royce wns swept from la foundation , hurled ngalnst the nbutmont > f n bridge nnd crushed Into wreckage , vhieh lloatod away to the Inko. ' Reports from nil sections of northeastern ) lilo tell of swollen streams nnd overflowed 'arm lands , but It Is Impossible to mnko nn stlmnto of the damage. Neither Is it possl- > lo to toll what the property loss In Clove- aud will bo. The dainngo to property along lie data will bo very heavy and from nil inrts of the city rome reports of washed out itreots und broken sewers nnd it is possible hut ono or moro of the costly swing bridges ilonjf the river will bo swept away before nornlng , as it seems Impossible that they 'an nil withstand the terrible strain now jeing i > ut upon them. YFKT TIM US IN 1'ENNSYM'ANIA. I'ltttburtr. Tlttiivlllo nnd Other Towni l > nmuifil by Illfh Water. PiTTaia'ita , I > a. , May 17. After n steady lownpour throughout western Pennsylvania for nearly sixty hours , the rain lias'coased md the weather Is clearing. The heavy rain has caused all the small streams In this cctlon to overllow their bankg nnd great loss to property Is reported from all direc tions. In this city the water is rising rnpluly , but no sqrious damage is apprehended. 1'Voui re | > orts received , river men predict a rlso from twenty to twenty-live ftet by tomorrow. This will Inun date the low lands aud llood houses and mills lining the banks of the rivers. Only ono llfo has been reported lost so far. but the damage to property will reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. At Tltusvlllo the flood resembles In many respects that of last June , when scores of lives were lost. The entire lower portion of the city Is Inundated by several feet of water. Franklin , Washington , Perry , Mon roe and Mechanic streets are rushing rivers. The tracks of the Western New York & Pennsylvania railway nro under water for half a mile. The llood Is caused , as It was last year , by the overflow ol Oil creek , nnd by the mill race , which runs through the center of the city , and backwater trotn its banks. The Tltusvlllo Iron works , flvo refineries nnd many manufacturing estab lishments , hundreds of houses and other buildings are under water. All trains on the Western New York & Pennsylvania are stalled here. The damage will amount to many thousands of dollars. The creek Is very high tonight and It Is raining , and higher ' water Is anticipated before morning. Appcnl to the flovcrnor. The following was sent to Governor Pat- tlson by Mayor Robinson : TiTL'svii.t.n , I'll. , May 17. To Ills Excellency , Oovi'rnor Itohnrt Paulson , HarrUbnrK , 1'n , ; Tltusvlllo N again vlsllud by n destructive Hood , causing great distress to poor families hero nnd entalllni ; Krcat loss of pronorty. At Mundvlllo the greatest llood ever known In French creek valley Is now ut Its lielu'lit. The wntor Is two foot hinlicr than over known and tlio railroad tracks far above nnd for many tulles below this city nro under water. All trains have boon abandoned beyond YOUIIRH- town , O , , nndCorry , 1'n , , and the water Is still slowly rlHlnn from the city along the river front clear to the hills on tno west sldo. The valley Is under water , mid tlio Kama condition oxIstH at ninny places north and nearly nil the way to the AIICKhany river nt Franklin , In I bo southwest. Vnlonla , n village un tlio wostsldu of the river , about linlf u mlle north , U for the first time In Its history several feet under wilier. Miller &Slbloy'skltu track In Vnlonln Is also underwater , nnd It was with dllllciilty that the Wi fast hor&cs In training there wcro brought to this city. The rainfall Monday nnd Tuesday was nearly four inches , equaling that of last January , which did such damage on OH creek volley. It Is impossible to estimate the damage In the city or valley uutll the waters go down. The railroad shops , nearly every factory and mill , both electric light stations and the glass works are flooded nnd closed. There is but ono telegraph wire open nnd that Is working imperfectly. At Sharon the water is higher than for fifteen years. Families living In the lower portion of the town nro moving into houses on the hills nnd n number of families are being rescued in boats. The following fac tories have closed on account of the high water : Stewart Iron works , Ashman Steel Casting company. Taylor Bros. " planing mill , Atlanta Iron works , Sharon Iron company , J. V. Rose's brick works aud u number of others. Buildings of all descriptions arc being car ried away , Washouts are reported all along the different railroads. Dnumgo lit Oilier I'oltitn. At Greenville the Shcnnngo crcok has flooded nil the lowlands. J'ho residents have been compelled to seek shelter on higher ground. At Bea\'cr Falls all the factories along the river were compelled to close down. At Erie , Mill creek has broken over Its banks , carrying destruction along Its path which it 1 C3 strewn with wrecked houses , bridges , barns and driftwood , causing many families to vacate thuir homes and seek refuge with neighbors. Frank Herbert's body was found nt the foot of Parade street this morning. This Is the only casualty re ported. Over 200 houses have been ruined , and manufacturing establishments have been damaged. All trafllo is suspended on railroads , a number of bridges being de stroyed. The llood at Newcastle is the greatest ever known in the history of the place. The Plttsburg & Western is the only .railroad running trains out of thcro. In'South Newcastle all the manufacturing plants are Hooded. At Mahoningtown the Shennngo river is two miles wide. Factories and residences nro in danger of being swept away. The ivater is four feet deep on the Penn sylvania lines near Pulasld. - In the Fifth ward of this city more than 100 houses are filled with water. At New Wilmington nu accommodation train was wrecked , but no ono was killed. All the roads leading to Now Wilmington are eight feet under water. irro.i//.vo I'our Dcspcrnto Horse Thieves Succeed In Overpowering the Deputy. CnnrESXK , Wyo. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BBC , ] The few citizens who are loft in Lander , the county scat of Fre mont county , are beside themselves with excitement. The reason is this : This afternoon about 5 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Browcr went into the jail to feed the four prisoners , All are waiting for trial for horse stealing. When Browcr was once insldo the jail all four Jumped on him and overpowered him before ho was able either to shoot or mnko any resistance. Ho was quickly bound , gagged and dis armed. Then the four men , Ed Nyc , Dick Carr , Joseph Nutcherand Dick Dierk , threw Brewer Into a cell and locked the door and with the keys taken from their victim , went into the sheriffs ofilco and fitted themselves out with Winchesters nnd revolvers. A visit to Short's livery stable and the lack of horses was supplied. They then started out , stopping only to take a constable's Horse In case ono of their animals should break down. As they went through the town an attempt was made by citizens to stop them , but without avail for the escaping desperadoes opened lire , which was returned with a will by the citizens. No citizen was hurt and It is be lieved that the outlaws got away uninjured. They headed for the mountains nnd nro being pursued by a posse that includes nearly nil of Lander's male population , The men belong to the Big Horn basin gang and are typical border ruffians. Carr nnd Nutcher were arrested In Ne braska a short tlmo ago and escaped from the Casper jail while being taken to Lander. They were recaptured , however. ratal Conrlinlon or u Spree. CiicvGNNn , Wyo. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BEE. ] Sergeant Richard N. Dutton , company E , Seventeenth Infantry , at Fort Russell , shot himself through the IICM ! today at his quarters. Death was In stantaneous. No cause is assigned except ing despondency , caused by hard drinking. Dutton was very popular with the men and oflluors and possessed an enviable army record. Trlnl of u Wyoming Murderer. IUWL1S3 , Wyo. . May 17 , [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB Bra : . ] In the district court today the trial of Alfred Clark , indicted for murder , was begun. Clark , on Deccm- bor-10 , 1SU1 , shot Uertio Dobolto , n lewd woman. Clark was indicted ut the May term , IbW. Two of his sisters from Kansas nro in attendance at court. Clark was formerly from Texas. T-0 I'llOTKCT .Meeting of the HeniU of I'ollco Depart ments of Many Cltlci. CHICAOO , III. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tuc BEU. ] Chiefs of police from the largest cities of the country will auseui- bio tomorrow morning In the council cham ber of the city hall for the purpose of form ing n national association , the object being to secure moro uniform practices and to devise means of belter caring for criminals , The mcetliiir is the first of Its kind. Yester day many of the ofllccrs arrived In the city f. and called upon Chief McClaughroy , Among them wcvo W. S. Seavoy of Omaha who called the meeting and will probably bo : 10s chairman , Siuvr York KxcliuiiRO Quotation ! . NEW YOIIK , May 17. Exchange was quoted as follows today ; Chicago , 40cents premium ; Boston , 6 to 10 cents discount ; St. Louis , IN ) cents premium. REVOLUTIONISTS IN- FAVOR All Nicaragua Joining the Opposition to President Socosa. REBEL LEADERS TURN AWAY VOLUNTEERS I'rUoncM nnil tVonmloil Government Sol- ( lien Humanely Treated by the Victorious Troops All fruv * Fully Hcspoctcil PANAMA , Colombia ( via Gnlvcston , Tex. ) , May 17. [ By Mexican Cable to the Now York Herald-Special to TUB BBB. ] The Herald's correspondent in San Juan del Sur has Just sent me n mess.ipo by cable \rhlch lie says the uprising against President So cosa Is the most popular movement that has over been startcil In Nicaragua. The revolu tionists nro carrying everything before them and all departments except tvro nro now con trolled by them. In some of those depart ments nearly every citizen joined the revolu tion , leaving Socosa without supporters. Thousands of volunteers , the Herald's ' cor respondent says , liavo been rejected by the revolutionary leaders because they did not have arms with which to bid them fight for the cause. One-half of the organized revo lutionary army Is armed only with ma- chcttcs. Perfect order prevails In the revolutionary camp. The soldiers are paid everyday. All property belonging to citizens which Is taken for the use of the revolutionary army is paid for by the wealthy leaders who furnished the money to back up the movement. Prisoners arc humanely treated and wounded govern ment soldiers arc properly cared for. All laws arc as fully respected by the revolu tionists now as during the times of peace. I'ollcy of the President. President Socosa has adopted drastic measures to control the country. Severe punishment Is Inflicted upon all whom ho can 11 ml who sympathize with the revolution. Property belonging to revolutionary leaders in Managua has been confiscated and foreign residents of the capital go armed to protect themselves from assault. The presence of a war ship in Corinto is needed to protect the property of foreigners. I am told that the United States min ister sent a cable dispatch to Washington on May 12declaringthata war ship should bo sent to Nicaragua waters without delay to protect American interests. When the Herald correspondent arrived In Grenada ho was arrested , but was immediately released. The leaders were apparently not enlight ened enough to extend the usual privileges to newspaper correspondents. Socosa's soldiers are easily frightened. A party of those quartered In Managua were carousing the other night and several of them Hrcd indiscriminately In the streets. The soldiers in the camp believed the revo lutionists had begun an assault upon the town and returned the lire. A cross-lire was continued for fully half an hour between the government soldiers. The ofllccrs of the government did not take in the true situa tion until after several of the men had been killed. Then the firhigceased , but strangely enough a similar fight took place on the fol lowing night , with even more bloody results. More than twenty government soldiers were killed on the second night's light. Condition of the Country. Business is paralyzed in Managua. The banks are closed and telegraphic and postal communication interrupted. The Herald's correspondent in San Juan del Sur , Nicaragua , sends the news that great caution is being shown by the revolu tionary and government leaders In preparing for the decisive battle 01 the war , which It is expected will take place near Barranca. When the leaders of one side are convinced that their position is the moro favorable one , they will order an attack , and then will be fought the battle which will llruily estab lish Sooosa in power or enable the revolu tionists to march into Managua and estab lish the provisional government In the cap ital of the rcpblic. Managua is now held by President Socosa , who has behind him 2,501) ) soldiers. Jinotepo Is the advance pose of the revolutionists. It Is held by 500 men , but the revolutionists have a lighting force of 1,500 other soldiers within a short distance. To Divide ilio Revolutionist * . The government has made several efforts to arouse the old feud between the Leonards and Grandinos , hoping to profit by the hos tile feelings among the factions. In this in trigue to stir up local Jealousies and maku men forget the revolution in the settlement of old quarrels the government has not been successful. Meanwhile patriotic citizens are endeavor ing to settle the controversy without blood l- fl shed. For this purpose a patriotic peace junta has been organized by the upper classes of Leon and Chlcngn. The bishop and clergy are working with them. A dele gation from this organization watted on President Socosa and asked him to resign and settle the whole trouble by the election of a new president. This project -was re jected. Mgr. Ycloz , Roman Catholic bishop of Honduras , is reported to have also re quested Socosa to resign , having' boon In duced to do so by the clergy of Nicaragua. Socosa's reply to the bishop was a blunt re fusal to resign his office. It is reported that the revolutionists are receiving aid from Costa Him , hut I have many reasons for dis crediting this report. Jlulliijr with nil Iron Jlund. Socosa appointed Jose Madriz , his con fidential agent at San Jose , Costa Ulca. Madriz left Corinto , Nicaragua , on May 0 , and bore with him ofllcial dispatches to Dr. Guzman , the Nicaragua ! ! minister ut Wash ington. When ho reached San Juan del Sur with his dispatches Madriz found that ho was unable to cable to Minister Guzman because - cause the revolutionists nro In possession of the town and have established a censorship over the telegraph and cable wires. Generul Uonilla , who was in command at Kiviis wtiru that town was surrendered ; ito the revolutionists under Adofo Gucrra , hns lied to Costa Rica , whcro his family will join him. President Socosa Is ruling with an Iron hand that part of Nicaragua over which he now has control. No one is permitted to show any sympathy for the revolutionists. Socosa has ordered that 200 blows with 3.Ot lash shall bo administered upon the backs ot all who circulate reports unfavorable to the government. Corinto is being strongly fortlllod by the government because an attack from the sea is feared. The revolutionists having con trol of San Juan del Suraro expected to send a force by water to capture tno only sea port of any consequence now held by the govern ment. Socosa is haying great trouble in fol 1- lowing the forced loan of fCOO.OOO jyhich 110 ordered. It Is not believed he can raise at the outside moro than $150,000 , Ho is re ported to have asked President Ezota of Sun Salvador for assistance , but got no comfort from that quarter. J'ATIUOTIO YOUNCJ C/KCIIS. They Vehemently Aa crt Thulr Itlghts In the Hungarian Diet. Piuat'E , May 17. The Bohemian Diet wet tbo srono today of a display of violence atM disorder unparalleled in the protracted and bitter struggle for supremacy between the Czech and German elements. A bill was before | - fore the Diet , which conferred upon the local tribunal at Trautouau , a town of Uolie- mia , twcnty-fivo miles from Knnlggratz , 10r tain powers intended to strengthen the position of the Germans as against the Czechs. Thu young Czechs carried on a reso lute filibustering to prevent tbo passage oof the bill. Prince Lobowkitz , president of the Diet , who la an appolntoo of the Austrian emperor and , therefore , attached to the German Interest terest , rebuked the ulibusterera for their iUI structlvo course 'niil ' insisted thnt Herr Funkc , whom tha Committee had selected to report the bill , should bo heard. Herr Funko nntered the tribune and at tempted to spc.ik ; He essayed to make him self heard , and iomjo utterance by Funko was construed by la Czech deputy named Brzorad as alluding In n sarcastic manner to him. The offended deputy did not appeal to the chair , but climbed upon the tribune in stead and seized Herr Funko. Brzorad nnd Funko had a wrestling encounter in the presence of their colleagues , who showed the most intense excitement as the champion of the Czechs struggled for the mastery with the champion or the Germans. Brzorad suc ceeded in ejecting Funko from the tribune amid the intense delight of the Czechs. Delicti 111 * Kuomlci. Everybody In the house was shouting nnd shaking fists and angry challenges to light could be heard hero and there In the din. Funkc , not subdued by his precipitate exit from the tribune made himself heard on. the floor and was gasping dcllanco at his ene mies , when Czech Deputy Vasaty Inter- ruplcd him with a largo pot of Ink. 1 Vasaty aimed the ink pot at Funko , bat t the weapon missed Funko and was smashed by collision with a desk , the contents of the pot being distributed over Funko and n number of others In the vicinity nnd Interfering with the harmony of their complexions , besides spattering their clothes. Encouraged by the discomfiture which the ink pot had caused among their fees the Czechs next attacked the stenographers nnd maltreated several of them. Prlnco Lobowkitz himself was menaced -with per sonal violence nnd declared the sitting closed. The prince has since been occupied in the preliminary arrangements for duels with several of his antagonists. The scene In tho'Diet caused great excite ment In the city. The students of the uni versity broke out In riotous demonstration nnd wrecked the windows of club houses and of mansions of people obnoxious to them. The police- are guarding the streets In the vicinity of the building whore the sessions of tbo Diet nro held. The Diet will probably bo dissolved. It is stated that the bill opposed by the young Czechs proposed virtually to separate the northern district of Bohemia In order to give the Germans con trol over their local affairs. SIR CHAHMCS JtUSSIiM/S ARGUMENT. Another Lively Altercation llcforo tlto Purio Court of Arbitration. PAHIS , May 17. Sir Charles Husscll con tinued his argument before the Bering sea tribunal of arbitration today in behalf of the British case. Ho presented additional docu ments , designed to provo that Bering sea was not a mare clausum , over which Hussia had exercised sovereign domain. Sir Charles said that ho regretted occupying the tlmo of the tribunal to prove what was already abso lutely clear , but as neither the tribunal nor the counsel for the United States intimated that the point had boon proved , ho could not feel justified in leaving a stone unturned In support of his argument. Great Britain , continued Sir Charles , had emphatically de nied that Russia had uny right to the 100- mile limit claimed in the ukase of 1821. The duke of Wellington refused to negotiate the treaty of 1825 until Russia withdrew her pretension to the.100-milo limit , and Russia admitted in 1825 that she had not the power to interfere with foreign vessels fishing in Bering sea. Sir Charles Russell quoted from the American historian , Bancroft , and from the Russian historian , Tikhmeuieff , In support of his statements , which were con troverted by American Agent Foster , a lively altorcatto'a taking place between Mr. Foster and Sir Charles as to the facls in re lation to the Bering , sea. Sir Charles next proceeded to discuss question 5 of article vl of the treaty of 'Arbitration , which is as follows : "Has the United , Stutejs ( iffy , and , if so , what right of protection or property in the seals frequenting the islands of the United States in Bering sea when they are found outside the ordinary three-mile limit ? " Sir Charles Uussell contended that the question was simply whether the United States had an exclusive right to take seals in Bering sea. When the questions were framed there was not n suggestion of prop erty in the seals or in sealing. The United States could not exclude other nations from Berhifj sea unless she possessed sovereign dominion over the sea , nnd such a claim be yond the thrco-mllo Hmit was repugnant to all principles of international law. The tribunal has adjourned until Tuesday , May 23. 23.OHO OHO Moro Australian "Bust Up. " LOXPOX , May 17. A cable received this morninc announced"tho suspension of the Royal Bank of Queensland , limited. SIX 11'KllK liILLii ) . Shocking Accident In n Glucose Factory nt Genera ) 111. GF.XCVA , 111. , May 17. With a roar that was hoard three miles away , and a concus sion that shook every tiouso and shattered half flib windows of the town , the plant of the Charles L. Pope Glucose works blow up this morning. Several men were Instantly killed and ono ether bruised badly. The dead are : ALFIIED ANDERSON. KUEDEItlOlC 8TIIOM. VIOTOIl AXDEHSON , VICTOR ED.MOND. ANDHEVKEfrlUIta. . AUGUST JAXliEN. Asuunw PIEUSO.S had an arm broken. The cause of the "explosion is not known. The explosion occurred in the third story , Tno only .man who could glvo any informa tion regarding the explosion Is lying dead beneath tons of brick and machinery. This Is August Jnnscn , who had charge of that portion of the factory , and ho was the only man In the immediate vicinity of the gen erator when the explosion occurred. His assistant , A'lotbr Aniiurson , Is also dead. Charles L. Pope , the head of the concern , said tonight that his loss would bo about $150,000 , and thill ' while ho wns fully pro tcctcd agninst'firo , ho carried no accident insurance. The mill will bo rebuilt ut onco. tiEHUASlC.imi AT Till ! I'.lltt. Those Who KoeUtrred nt tha Hlute Build ing Yesterday , CHICAGO , 111. , May 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BCE. ] Ex-Governor Boyd who has been hero a few days , returning from Wash ington , called at the Nebraska building this afternoon. Ho expressed himself as much pleased with the state's showing at the fair. Colonel Cody made his first call at the building today. Ho promised Commissioner General Garncau mi Indian tcpco and several other Interestingroller to place on exhibition. Omaha arrivals wtiq visited the Nebraska building today nnd registered their city ad dresses nro : Walter AVentor ; If. A. Hnskell and wife , 278 Forty-Unit ; street ) Phil Nester , J. R. Kent , C. H. Morton , Miss Besslo Mor ton , Joseph Crow , Vance S. Lander < ; Frank Wilcox , Great Northern ; John R. Norrls.aw Marketstreet.und F. M. Smith , itSOO North Eighteenth street. Among other Nobruskuna registered were : Jacob igy Bailey , Hastings ; Dv E..ICoyes and family , F. J. White , Emma B. Giliespio. John Wieseman , Ernest R. Holmes. Lincoln : mr. E. L. Colburn , Fremont ; W. D. , S. J. and Henry Church , Chester ; 0 , J. Raymond , Etta R. Holmes . Mrs. B. D. Smith , Kearney ; Rov. William Trace and family , Pleasant Hall j Barrett Scot and. wife , OrumjJ. ntV. Stewart and wlfej Beatrice. South DaUota-r.aiul Keeker * . , S. D. , May 17. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] This town Is full of land seekers and men ready to file on claims along to river and Mcdlclnco creek. Filings ro being made as far as ioo miles up White river already. A ; large company of Ger mans f rom .Mcnuo , { 3. D. , and a number from Iowa are ready to start for the reserva tion at once to locate. The new county op ip.r posite Chamberlain will bo organized toinor- - row and a full board of oftlccrs elected , inOacoma at the old site ot the Brule ngency I will be the county seat. NOT AT ALL FRIGHTENED Writing Moro Threatening Letters. WARNED TO CEASE THE INVESTIGATION Intcrrntrd rnrllen ( liven to ITnilrritniiil that If the Machinery of the I.uw U Not Withdrawn Other Kx- plonloiia Will I'ollcnv. MUSCATISK , In , , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to THE BKE. ] Mr. Kcsstnger , ono of the parties whose houses wore blown up last week by the snloon men , has received threatening letters warning him that if bo does not desist in his prosecutions that he will bo blown up again as well ns Mr. Mahln and others who seek to prosecute these cases any further. It Is also reported that Mr. Huttlg of the vigilance committee has been threatened by letter. I , : bor I'mlerutloii DCS Moixr.fi , la. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tiia Bun. ] The State Federation of Labor completed Its organization today nnd adjourned to moot In Burlington next year. The .following ofllccrs were chosen : Presi dent , L. T. Jones , Burlington ; first vice president , J. W. Johnson , Des Molncs ; second end vice president , J. W. Wolf , Sioux City ; third vice president , J. II. Welmor.Dubuquo ; fourth vice president , II. E. Green , Ot- tumwn ; llfth vice president , F. Woolen , Davenport J secretary and treasurer , George E. Shaver , DCS Molncs ; legislative commit tee , J. E. Spencer , Des Moines ; E. T. Peek- ham , Sioux City , and ij. T. Jones , Burling ton. Resolutions of sympathy with the Erie railroad engineers were adopted condemning the judges in the case , opposing tha appointment 'of Charles William Edwards of Delaware as public printer , nnd appealing to Samuel Gomper. head of the Federation of I abor , and T. V. Powderly of the Knights of Labor , to quietly settle all present difllculties be tween the two organizations and unite them in a common war with all opponents of organized labor , against cheap labor. Exonerated tlio OllU'lalo. DES MOINKJ , In. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] The committee ap pointed by Governor Boies , consisting of J. C. Mitchell of Chariton , James McCann of Dubuque and A. AV. Swalm of Oskaloosa , to investigate the charges against the manage ment of the Fort Madison penitentiary have completed their examination nnd will soon lllo their report with the governor. From n thoroughly reliable source it is learned that the report will completely exonerate the prison officials from all abuse of their power , none of the charges being sustained. The linances wore found to bo correct to n cent , tlio discipline firm nnd at the same time humane , the food plentiful , well cooked nnd varied with a view to healthfuincss , the tasks assigned the prisoners easy of accom plishment in two-thirds of the ordinary day's labor , and no hardships put on any one , the clothing sufficient . .ml clean and the prison in nil parts clean. Iowa Supreme Court Decisions. DES MOIXES , la. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] The following cases , were disposed of In the supreme court today : City of Stuart against Frank nuunhigham , appellant , Guthrlo"district , reversed ; Dis trict Township of Eureka , in .the County of Adalr , ngainst the Farmers Bank of Fonta- nelle ot al-defendants , and J. B. Sullivan et ul , interveners , appellants , Adalr district - . trict , modified and ufHrmcd ; MarySchichtl against Joseph Schiotl , appellant , Scott , district , affirmed : Mathea Sloano , appel lant , against C. F. Berlin , Jones district , nftlrmed ; J. P. Ketchum Bro. , appellant , npulnst oBernard Lankln , Iowa district , affirmed : A. Ilcrshey , appellant , against the Botna Valley State bank , affirmed j M. V. Mendenpal , appellant , against Joshua Price , Mahaska district , affirmed ; Chicago & Northwestern Railway company , ap pellant , against City of Clinton nnd Board of equalization , Clinton district , reversed. Federal I'rlHoiiern Scntoncail , Dna Moixr.s , In. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to TUG BEU. ] In the federal court , Judge Woolson this mornintr passed sen tence on a number of violators of the govern ment license law. Lew , Cox , an East Des Moines tough , was sentenced to the peniten tiary at Anamosa for fifteen mouths and lined $500 : William Saruor , $250 and seventy days in jail , sentence being suspended dur ing good behavior. RHS B. Cade , $250 , sixty days In Jail , sentence suspended upon pay ment of $70 ; Robert Mayer , $750 , sixty days In Jail , suspended upon payment of15 ; James Hill , $350 , jail seventy days , suspended upon payment of $100. Object to tliu Increase. Four UOUDC , la. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to THE BED. ] The city council met ns u board of equalization this evening to hear complaints of citizens and business men. The board recently raised nil assessments about 50 per cent. The protests against the raise \fore numerous and emphatic. The council has now announced its Intention of resigning to n man , if its action in raising the assessments for the purpose of Increas ing the creJit of the city Is not generally endorsed , Celeliratod Their ( ioldeiiVoildlnir , CKIUII IlAi'iDS , la. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] Prof. T , S. Parvin and wife of this city celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today. Hundreds of friends called nt the Masonic library during the day nnd tendered their congratulations , Mr. Parvin has been grand secretary of the Iowa grand lodge of Masons since 18.VJ and the Mnsonlo library in this city Is the pro duct of his work. Klcntril Annual Olllceri. MUSCATINE , In. , May 17. The state Con gregational conference was called to order r.t 8 o'clock this morning r.iid the following officers were elected : Moderator , Hon. R. M. Hiiincs , Grlnncll : assistant moderator , Rov. b. F. Berry , Ottumwu ; scribe , Rov. Edwin Moore , Jr. , Clinton ; assistant scrlbo , Rov. II. Ilarshn , Denmark. Newton was chosen as the next place of meeting. Itoek Iiluuil Kitonilous. Sioux CITY , In , , May 17 , [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] The Chicago , Rock Island it Pacific company has Just completed a survey for n thirty-live mlle extension of its Des Molncs & Hut liven division from Ruthven , la , , to Jackson , Minn. , by way of Spirit I akc , The line is to bo completed and iu operation this year. Imitated for Murder , DUUUQUB , In. , May 17. The grand Jury to day returned Indictments for murder In the first dcgrco against Robbard , Haley and Kent , charged with thomurder of Policemen , , Firth and 'ralcott n month ago. Robburd and Haley are in Jail. Tlolenco Cuutod Hvr Death , OTTUMWA , la. , May 17. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Expert testimony consumed the day in the Nelso murder trial. The experts - ports nil practically agreed that the death of Mrs , Neiso was the result of violence , Iowa rity lvlun In Convention. BtwuNGTON , la. , May 17 , The forty-sec end annual meeting of the Iowa State Medi cal society convened hero today with 200 delegates present. Valley County Crop * . KOIITII Lour , Neb. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram toTiin BEE. ] The ground Is In excellent condition both to promote work and to sus tain the growing crops. Winter wheat and r.vo look well In this precinct , nnd spring wheat la developing a healthy blado. Traveling men sny crops nro further ad vanced hero than In nny other county In the state. Thcro Is considerable Innd changing hands here nt present nt advanced prices. Moro land is being broken hero this year than In any two previous years. , SKCOM ) 7J.JV.S SK8SWX , ICpworth I.pneno Convention nt Yorlc Tratm- nrllni ; Much Hitnliicfu. YonK , Neb. , May 17. [ Special Telegram to TUG Bnn. ] The second day's session of the Epworth league convention has been ono of great Interest. It is a conference conven tion composed of tlio districts south' of the Platte. The program began this morning nt 810 : ! with Wesley preni'hlng service con ducted by Rov. Mr. Butler from the text , "Bo Thou Holy as I Am Holy. " At 0:80 : reports of the distinctive features of the state work by the delegates were given. Thcso reports showed thnt much good Is being accomplished by tlio Epworth league. By request , Dr. Mitchell of Kansas City made n report of the good work that Is being done In his league. The afternoon session began at 1:45 : p. m. , devotional exercises being conducted by K. M , Smith of David City. At 2:20 : J. F. Polk , M. D. , of Raymond discussed the difficulties of organizing chapters In country churches. At'JUO u. m. Miss Davis of Lincoln made nn excellent talk on ' 'Living the Epworth Motto. " At 4 p. m. the sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered , over 300 taking the sacrament. At 7 p. m. the delegates met nt the church nnd marched in a body up town und around the square singing as they marched. At 7:30 : p. m. n song service was held nt the church nnd nt 8 p. in. President L. O. Jones reviewed the history of the league. Ho said : "It Is now four years old nnd has 10'JOOO chapters und thirty now charters nro Doing issued every week. There arc now almost ns many chapters as churches having n membership of 000,000. The presi dent of the Republican National league said thcro nro 1,000,000 young men who will cast their first vote In 18l)0j ) ; what effect will our society hnvo on that 1.000,000 votes ! Dr. B. L , Pnlnc of Lincoln , member of the general board of control , also delivered a very able address during which ho observed that Christianity did not mean wearing a face long enough to cat oats out of : i churn. Concluded ultli n Itiinqiicl. NnniiASKA CITV , Neb. , May 17. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bur. . ] At this evening's session of the Nebraska Medical association further reading of papers was dispensed with , nnd officers were elected us follows : President , A. S. Van Mansfelde , Ashland ; first vice president , B. F. Cruinmcr , Omaha ; secono vice president , O. M. Humphrey , Kearney ; secretary , Dr. Wilkinson , Omaha ; corresponding secretary , Dr. Davis , Me- . Cook ; treasurer. Dr. ICnapp , Lincoln. Lincoln was selected us the next place of meetlntr. At the banquet table tonight at Hotel Watson , 150 were sentcd. After disposing of nn elegnnt repast , the retiring president , Dr. Hildreth , delivered his farewell address , which wns responded to by thcticwly elected president. Dr. A. Bovvnor acted ns toast mnster. Toasts followed by Drs. Hcrshey and Humphrey , John'C. Wntson nnd others. Objected to Ills Wife's Conduct. LINCOLN , Neb. , May 17. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] Mrs. Benjamin Hitch cock , a rather comely young woman of 20 , living at Third and B streets , attempted to commit sulojdp this evening by < swallowing a 'dose.of morphine. She had some trouble with her husband this evening over her dis position to visit the bagnio of Mine. Stew art , where IjCr trunk was found. Hitch- rock kicked her out of the house , and two hours Inter she was found in a dying con dition in nn outbuilding nt Eleventh nnd Now Hampshire streets. A physician was called , nud nt last accounts was struggling to save her life with but poor prospects of success. AURHVfb'/.l.V UAY That Coiuitry'H ISiillilin ; ; ut tlio 1'alr Dedi cated Yenterilny. CHICAGO , 111. , May 17. This has been a busy day at the World's fair , and , better still , it was a bright , clear dayv though a llttlo too cold for comfort. To begin with , the Norwegian building was dedicated , nnd nt least 10,000citizens , of that nationality at tended. Then 200 Minnesota editors in formally dedicated the Minnesota State building. It is estimated by the bureau of admissions that from 40,000 to CO.OOO paying visitors were admitted to the grounds today. The dedicatory exorcises of the Nor wegian building were held In Festival hall , nnd every one of the 8,000 seats In that structure were occupied und nt least , ' 1,000 more found standing room. Governor Knuto Nelson of Minnesota made nn nddivas , Nor wegian songs were sung , poems wcro read and speeches were mndo , and the whole affair was highly Impressive nnd will belong remembered by all who attended. Fifteen Norwegian societies formed in line down town nnd marched to Jackson park with a platoon of police leading the way. There wore near 4,000 men in lino. A banquet con cluded the exercises tonight. Three carloads of exhibits for the Cali fornia building rcac'hod Jackson pant today , making , thus far , n total of seventy-one car loads that hnvo arrived from California for the state exhibit. The national commission held an InterestIng - Ing session today. The repot t of the music committee callfnij for the resignation of Theodore Thomas ns director of muslu was adopted by n vote of ! l'J ' to ID. The report of the committee wus taken up for consider ation about 1 o'clock , nnd IT heated debate on Us adoption , lasting over two hours , followed , Finally Commissioner DoYoung called for the previous question and Mr. Lnnnun , ns chairman of the committee , was glvoa the lloor to speak In behalf of his re port , Chairman Lnnmiii then made a dear , strong nnd convincing presentation of tno whole mnttcr nnd the commission listened with close uttentlon. The vote/ was then taken nnd the report of the committed adopted. Whether the national commission lias the power to en fore the requirements of the committee report , is a question yut to bo decided. The knowledge that the Sunday opening question was to bo discussed by the na tional commission caused n largo number of spectators to bo present when that body wus called to order today. A bunch of telegrams on President Palmer's desk protest ing against the action of the direc tory was evidence thai the Sundny closing people outsldo the city wore on the nlert. The resolution adopted by the local directory to revoke the Sundny closing rule nnd to refund thu money appropriated by congress wns brought before tlio commis sion nnd after n short discussion referred to the judiciary committee. The foreign commissioners of the World's fair hnvo written un open letter to President lligginbotham thanking him for stepping between them and the defunct Chemical Nu > tloiml bunk. MovnmcnUor Oeeun Steamer * May 17 , At Philadelphia Arrived Pennsylvania , from Antwerp. At Boston Arrived Lancastrian , from Liverpool. At Southampton Arrived Havel , from New York. . At Genoa Arrived Fulda , from Now York. m Itccelrcr * Tor u Southern Itoail , NEW Oui.EiNS , La. , May 17 , Judge Pnrdco of the United States court has nppplntod receivers for the Savanah & Western rail road on the sust of the Central Trust com pany of New York. Italian oniclaU to I'lslir. ROMK , May 17. H Is reported that Hona- cclo , minister of Justice , nnd Deputy Bu l- lese will light a duel today. The cause h un known , SATISFIED WITH THE CASE Managers of the Impeachment Trial Are Content with Its MR. BEINDORFF'S ' STARTLING ESTIMATES Ilo Kaurs the V.'atlmntci Muilo liy the Other ArchltccH Almost Double Wlint u Conductor Snld About Iliiullttf ; Conl to the Anylunii LINCOLNNeb. , . , May 17. [ Special TelcT Rrnm to Tun BKI : . ] The managers of tUq ! Impcncliment hnvo nil been In the city today holding n session for the purpose of review * Ing the testimony which lins boon nddueod , ' , ' since the beginning of the trial. At the ! mooting held this evening the situation was discussed In nil Its vnrlous phases , with the ono opinion provnlling thnt the state was j mnklng n much stronger case than that pro * L sentcd to the legislature. Instead of being1 p disheartened , they nro pleased \vith the ! testimony of Architect Belmlorff of Omaho , claiming thnt his figures on the construction ' of the cell ' house nro so fnr out of the wny , j n9 comp'ared with these of the nrclutects who have already testified , that they np- j. pcnr absurd and ridiculous In every par- p tlcular. ' ; With the opening of court this mornng ) , Judge Donne for the man agers of the impeachment , -announced that hofEtad been unable to complete the ox- j' ; ' nmlnatlon of the tabulations presented by the respondents yesterday In which they ' had attempted to show the labors which ' they had performed during their respective terms of olilccs. As far ns ho hud pursued his Investigations ho had discovered numer ous mistakes , nnd , besides , ho had nlso dls- , covered thnt the statements nnd tabulations' failed to account for much of the coal , ng- gregating thousands of dollars worth. In addition to this the account of snmo tea months had been entirely omitted. Mr. Webster was upon his fetit In an In- ' slant to say thnt ho would have to examine \ the figures for the purpose of seeing who was right and who was wrong. No. ! ! 7n Conductor TcHtlllef. ! C. A. Day , ono of the B. ft M. conductors , . \ was the first witness. ( "Mr. Day , during 1S91 and 1893 , did you / haul coal between Lincoln and the asylum ? " ) asked Mr. Webster. "Yes , sir ; No. 'J7 , a local train , was sup posed to do thnt work. " "Did you ever find the asylum switch oc cupied by cars ! " Sometimes. " "In those cases what did you do with those cars ? " ' "I took them on to Stockwcll's switch. " ' , "How long would they remain thcro ! " , "Until the next day , or until the asylum switch was empty. " "How often did you take coal for the asylum to the Stockwell nnd Dcuton. ; switches i" "I left cars nt Denton's once nnd nt Stock- , well's n number of times , but how often , I could not say ? " . t "Did you know If other conductors wore In. the habit , of dqinc the snmo ? " j Mxcould not say of my own knowledge , I though I have seen messages Instructing ( thcjii to sidetrack cars at the two switches , " ' ' " .JJid "you over observe the number of teams unloading and .hauling coal from the j asylum switch to the usylumi" [ I " 1 have frequently seen teams unloading ; t from six to eight teams sometimes. " ( Then Mr. Lainbertson cross-examined. ! "What do your train books show ? " i ' The number ol cars nnd where the curs ' , were left ; the book would show the number ! of the cars und -what loaded with ; we know , whcro each car is going. That book is kept by myself nnd shows every ear haulqd ; l < have carried my book for years and never turned It In until n few days ugo , when the train master asked for the hook. " "Hnvo you risked the man to whom you delivered that book where tl is now ? " "Yes , sir ; he told mo it was In the office.1 "Which is the most reliable , your book or the train forwarded book ! " "My train book , " "When you sign the train forwarded book , what do you slun for ? " "The cars that are in my train. " "What do you do with the way bill when you don't have the cars ? " ' Sometimes 1 sign for ears that I don't re ceive , nnd In signing thu train forwarded book wo guess , though ns n rule we can rely upon the boo't. " 'Do ' you check off the way bills shown by that book ! " "No ; that Is not my business. " "When cars are taken past the asylum nnd go to Stockwell's how long do they remain ' there ? " "I can't say , though the car checker would j ; catch them there , and If they went to thu i' asylum he would catch them there , thus M making u complete record. When I set out a j , car at Stockwell's 1 would send bacic.a mcs- \ sago , showing wherc.1 had loft the car. " J' "You saw teams at the asylum ? " "Yes , mornings I saw teams waiting to un load coal ; that was ono year ago lubt win ter.1 "Do you know how much coal ono team would haul ? " "About 4.r OP , but I don't know how many loads they would haul tier day. " Upon redirect examination Mr. Webster ask ift "After examining the bills did you l llnd cars for which you hud no bills ? " " ' Sometimes I would have cars which did not appear on the train forwarded book : cars which wcro tin-own on nto by an order. " "When do you inalco up your book ? " 1'Right In the yard after my train is made up , but I never check my boo c with the train forwarded book , " "How often will errors occur relotlvo to your book and the number of cars in your train ? " "Sometimes once in two or three days , and again thcro will bo no mistakes fur months. " I'ri'inntcil HID Gull Homo IMnnn. The next witness w.is Architect Tyler who dropped Into the chair , loaded down with the cell house plans , Thcso he spread . -a out upon a table , and the examination com- mcnci'd , "Aro these the cell House plans ? " asked Mr. Webster. "With the exception of the cross section ing. " "Did you prepare them ? " | "Yes , sir. " , ' Has the cell house been constructed In , accordance with these plans I" "Yes &ir. " "All of these plans were prepared before \ any work was donel" 1 "Yes , sir ; they wero. " ( "At whoso ' request were these plane ( made ? " ' Mr. Dorgan's. " "Who paid you for thcml" "Mr. Dargan , " "To whom were they doHvero-.lt" "To the foreman at the cull house. " V "Aro not these a continuation of the old plans ? " "Yes , sir. " "Where are the specifications ? " ' There are none. " .llclndorir Mnkoi an Kitlmnte. ' - - ' C. F. Bclndorff , an Omaha architect , wa called , and to him Mr. Webster propounded. this question ; "Jn your business have you become famll lar wltn the market value of s ton el" "Yes , sir. " "Havo you examined the cell house ! " "Yes , sir ; very accurately. " ' "Has the building been constructed in accordance - cordanco with the plan * prepared by Architect Tylerl" "Yes , sir. " "Havo you examined Mr , Latcmer's state * incut 7" "I have , In detail. " "Did ho make any errors ? " "Ho Jlgurcd TM uublo yards of