Nebraska Newspapers

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TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA. SUNDAY , , .
MORNING JUNE 11 1893-S1XTEEN VAGES. NUMBER 2f > ( i.
GROSS CARELESSNESS
No Excuse for the Terrible Calamity nt
Washington , D. 0 ,
COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY PREVENTED
It Was Well Known that the Old Peril
Building Was Unsafe ,
CLERKS EXPRESS THEIR INDIGNATION
Qovtrnment Officials Severely Condemned
for Their Thoughtlessncsi.
OTHER DEATH TRAPS THAT ARE OCCUPIED
lliilldlnc * tlmt Are Unfit for Ittimnn Ilnhltn-
tlon Crowded tilth Government I3m-
f'o ) c Comments on the Tcrrlblo
7
Din i tc-r of I.nit Siituriliiy.
WASHINOTON , Juno 10 llio sad re
sults of the downfall of the old Ford's thea
ter furnished the principal topic of conversa
tion all day. Thcro was little else talked
about , and on every Bide ono might see lltllo
groups of men standing on the corners and
discussing the latest news fiom the bed
sides of the injured men. The opinion was
unanimous thrt there was blame some
where fur this shocking fatality , and many
n man echoed the woids of Dr. Bartlett ,
| l that he uttered at the relief meeting jcstcr-
dav afternoon , that the accident was not
ono tlio responsibility for which could be
laid on God It was n preventable accident
The moro the matter Is discussed and the
further along the work or clearing away the
debris progresses , the moro evident this be
comes.
Every man employed about the building
realized the danger that was caused hi the
Jt undermining of the building This Is shown ,
because a petition was circulated among the
clerks some days ngo protesting against the
work being done While it was under wav a
rope was stiotchcd about ceitain/iiarts / of
the structure and the clerks were given to
undcistand that It would bo better for them
to vvalkcaiefully.
rorccil Thorn Into a Deiitlt Trap.
This moining the clerks in the doomed
building , that Is to say so many of them nb
weio not dead or confined to their beds by
their injuries , were about the scene of the
disaster discussing the situation and holding
little indignation meetings. It was evident
that feeling ran very stiong among them
nnd many of them were loud in their ex
pressions of condemnation of the officials of
the government who had herded them to
gether in such n building.
Thcio is no decrease in the general feeling
of indignation that fills the city over the
awful disaster. There is much comment
over the fact that not a Hag on any public
building was half-masted today.
Secretary Lunont arrived hero this oftcr-
noon. Soon after ho reached the city , ho
Expressed n ncsiio to see Acting Secietary
Grant and Colonel Alnsworth , and those
Officials visited him at the hotel in the after
noon and had a conference in icgard to the
futuio action of the department concerning
the calamity.
Inn icpoit made to congress about the
condition oi the '
Paul's theater building as
long afro ns Ibbll , this passage occuis : "It is
at present in a very shaky rendition 'llio
b ick wall Is far out of plumb , and prob ibly ,
if it had not been relieved by iton columns ,
the whole building would have fallen. The
1101 th wall Is also in a bad condition. "
Its UiiHiiTo Condition Knovin.
The records of the Wnr department show
| that the collapsed theater building vvis for
i years known ofllcinlly to bo unfit for human
j occupanc.v , by reason , not only of structural
.vcaUncss , but also of Its defective sanitary
"ondltlon.
Senator Cockrcll of Missouri , at present
chairman of the sen ito committee on appro
Ipiiations , and a senator who has always
I taken an active interest in the condition of
[ public buildings here , Is quoted assaying
jtliat ho has made efforts to have the theater
loullding ichullt nnd secure better quaitcrs
I'or the clei ks , but that bib efforts had failed ,
lifter earriimr the nppiopiiations through
| the senate , because of the refusal of the
Incuse to concur. The most he could got was
| i trifling nppiopiiation to repair ono wall
This flight fill accident has cillcd to the
[ attention of officials the condition of other
[ public buildings which .no said to bo moro
lor less unsafe An official of the tieasury
r department , whoso duties require him to
I pass much of his time in the dcpirt-
ment of justice , said the weight
I resting on the floors of that
building was alarming to n man of nerves
I The building was constructed for ordinary
I business purposes and was for some time
I used by Iho old rrccdm in's bank. Without
j having been strengthened In any way it was
ttansferiod lo its piescnt use and gradually
all Its floois h.ivu been stoied with Iho
weight of accumulated boo KB and rccoids
The top fioor was used as a store loom and is
[ packed with an enormous weight of books.
Another DC ith Trap.
The Winder building , opposite the State
| department , now occupied by the War de
partment and second nudltorof the treasury ,
has frequently been criticized and the clerks
| who work thcio asset t tlmt it is none too
I safe. The building U an old ono of brick , all
i cracked and seamed nnd is six stoiles high ,
with n basement. 'Iho rooms , small at the
| outset , have been divided , and the whole in-
1 let lor looks like u Chinese den. Small
alcoves have boon erected and In every con
ceivable w.ij the niea has been increased
and in ovety nook ami corner books and
iccords have been piled away. A collapse
in this building , which fairly uwarms with
cleiks , would bo attended with frightful loss
of life ,
The Hush building , which forms an annex
of the Postoflico department , is another of
the structures about which clings an un
savory reputation for safety and substan
tiality. Kike other places of similar char
acter , It is filled w ith clerks , and the com-
blued weight of furniture nnd poslal records
stored has made it a constant menace to the
occupants. It was In this building about a
year ngo , during a storm , that a stampede
pf panic' stiiekcn clerks was narrowly
averted , Several attempts to brace it up
huto been made.
The patent onleo , a massive stone struc
ture , is not exempt from general criticism.
The nortlinestein corner of the office is so
crowded and packed with voluminous and
enormously heavy records that the walls
have cracked until great gaps appear. lr >
months the clerks have labored hero with
the daily fear of danger hanpiug over them.
Twocars ago Secretary tfoble called the
tontSon of congress to this danger In a
message , in which he said ho would not , and
could not , under the existing condition of
affairs , bo responsible for the lives of the
people who worked there , or the records of
the t government which were stored in tint
part of the building Secretary Noolc made
an urgent appeal for an appropriation that
would remcdv the oviU. but thiJ appeal was
Ignored and nothing was done.
Corrrctcil Drnlli Itoll.
The correct list of the dead from v , ester-
daj's disaster Is as follows :
AMiHX , oroitGKQ , Pennsylvania , 02years ,
unmarried
AltNOM ) , OKOItan M. , VlrglnH , GSjonrs
lenv cs 11 w Itlnvv
HANKS , SAMUEL ! . , I'ennijlvanln.&D jcats ,
leaves \sldou mid family.
JOHN , WiithlnRton , 1) . 0. , 64
years , leaven widow and fiunllv.
ClIAl'IN.J.K , Columbia. Itlchland county ,
H r. , loav cs vv Idovv und family.
1 > AMv : , .initKMIAU , 21 years , Howard
Centre county , 1'n , unmarried.
rAOAN.JO-SKI'H 11,47 , a native of I'enn-
hylv.mln , leaven widow and family.
OAonT H , 38 , Petoskey , i : ntnstt county ,
Mich. , leaves widow and child.
aiiAUr/T : ! , A , Annapolis , Md. , appointed
from New Jersey , leaves widow and family.
, TONn , J , 110\ I ) , Kvansv llio , Uock county.
Win. , 18 years , leav 01 n widow and three
children.
JOIIDAN , DAVID C. , I'utnani county , Mis
souri , leaves u widow and child.
LOlTUy , I'Ur.nnimMC It , 07 years , New
York , leaves widow and family ,
MHDnil , OTTO T. W , 38 years. Iluffnlo , N.
V .loaves ft widow.
MeKAI , ! , , J I1 , 3D ycar , Wisconsin , leaves
n widow iiud ono child
MUM.KUY , MICHAEL T. , 45 jcars , Now
Orhans.
MlM.ntt , HOWAUI ) 3 , Guernsey county ,
Ohio.
MILT.Ell , IIHNJAMIN P. , 01 years , Utlcii. N.
V , nniniirrled.
Nii : > ON , nUUUOW , 37 yours , West Vlr-
lnl i , leaves widow nnd five children.
JH'lIltlllKIl. WIM.IAM , ColloRo 1'ark , Mil.
SUIIUM' , r.MAMJni , O. , 38 yuirs , North
Topokti , Kan , le ives a widow and child.
\ \ lllAMS \ , rilANK M. , 40 years , K mt Mill-
dloton , D.inueonntyKconsIn , uninnirled ,
Ahrr ' Danger I.nrkM.
The building in which tlio office of the
sixth auditor of the Treasury department U
located , is now so heavily weighted with
public documents and other documents that
the lloois have sunk four inches , and the
eloiks are in constant fear from day to day.
' 1 hero Is no moio d mgetous trap in the city
than the patched-up govcinment printing
office , which has been from time to time
sttenpthencd by wooden and Iron supports.
On Its various floors are stored tons of metal ,
printing miteiial and millions of copies of
bound books , to say nothing of 3,000 cm-
ploics , who svvaim within the walls m in-
cieasing danger ot their lives.
All of the cmplov.cs in that section of the
iccoidcr's pension office that w is qu irtcred
in the theater building have been fur-
loughcd until next Monday , when thov are
ordcicd to rdpoit for duty If able to do so ,
nnd are all requested to bring sucli informa
tion as they have of the condition and
whereabouts of the poisons unable to report
Meanwhile a force of clciks his been de
tailed fiom the War department to search
the i uins and collect and assort the vulu iblo
pension aim armj files that aic in the debris.
Diligent efforts are being made bv the War
department to secure another building for
the occupancy of the homeless recoids and
pension foico.
A Jury of inquest was summoned today.
I.lit of the Victim * Hccnvcrm ! from tlio
Ururlc of the ford Huilitlng.
WASHINGTON , Juie. 10 Iho death
list of the catastrophe in Ford's theater
was increased onlj ono this moining over
the number reported last nnrht twenty-
two. Until late last night workmen were en
gaged removing the wicckugo of the build
ing Hiokcn desks was rcmo'vcil , the litter
of papers aud books weio gathered up and
such aswcio of value were taken to places
of s ifety.
The clerks who escaped gathered around
the wiccked building cailj and recounted
their experiences in the calamity No
suitable building has jet been secured and
it will piobably bo several dajs before vvoik
w 111 bo resumed. The stories of suffering and
distress growing out of the calamity are
hcai trending.
The coi oner's jury was empaneled this
moining and will begin the inquest Monday.
An investigation will also bo made by the
War depnitmcnt.
L W Uoody of New York , reported in the
list dead , escaped uninjured. This makes
the total of deaths 'J , ] , for at 7 this morning
A M. Jerault , cloik from New Jetsey , died
of his injuries. llo leav es a w Ifo and boy.
Most of the injured are improving. P. W.
Test of Illinois , contusion of the scalp , will
recover. A I./ . Ames of Iowa , vv hose skull
was fractuied , leg broken and internal In
juries , is In a sciious condition , but
thoto nro hopes of his recovery. J ,
P. MeCounack of Wisconsin , fiactuio
of the tibs , ia serious , but will probably re
cover.
Iternpltiihitlon of th Doith Mat.
Tollow ing is a recapitulation of the death
list :
George 0 Allen , Pennsylani i , veteran of
the war , In the department slnco ISO'S.
George M. Arnold , Ylit'inia , ( coloicd ) ,
leav cs a w idow.
Samuel P. Darncs , PcnnsjlvanU , war
veteran , leaves a family.
John Uussius , Washington City , war
veteran , leaves a family.
J. E. Chapin , South Carolina , leaves a
widow and tlueo joung childicn ,
Jeremiah Dalo.v , Pennsylvania.unmarried.
Joseph K Pagan , Kansas , leaves r. widow
nnd two little gills in straitened circum
stances ,
J. U. Gage , Michigan , war veteran , leaves
a family.
A M. Jerault , Now Jersey , leaves wife and
boy ,
J. M. Jan is , Michigan , no details ,
J. Ho.vd Jones , Wisconsin , no details.
David Joulan , Missouri , leaves a family in
poor circumstances ,
Proderiek 11. I.ofuis , Now Jersey , moro
than thirty j eats in the governmuut service ,
leaves a widow and six children
J H. Morall , Wisconsin , eleven years in
the War department , leaves a wife and
child ,
Ono I'atlintlo Incident.
T.V Otto Maeder of Now York , aged 33.
Ho was a native of Canada , but carne to
Washington from Buffalo , N. Y His wife ,
an honest faced llttlu woman , tola , between
sobs , the story of their struggles They had
bought a house in Buffalo upon tlio Install
ment plan ana were laooring together ,
economizing in every possible way , to pay
the debt. Every cent that could be spared
from his earnings went into the house. It is
still for from clear , and Mrs Maeder is loft
with this burden upon her and no means of
lightening it. "Tho poor follow , " she sobbed ,
"had only such rnouoy us was in his
Benjamin P. Miller of Now York , aged 51 ,
uutnarrled. Probably no man m iho ill-fated
office was hotter known than Captain Benja-
[ OONTIMIBD OX SCCOSD 1'JLOE. ]
FALLING TO PIECES
Disintegration of the Great Dreihtmd is Ap
parently Near at Hand.
COUNT KALNOKY'S ' SIGNIFICANT SPEECH
Ho Bldly Proclaimed tint Austria Was
Drawing Nearer to Russia for Peace.
IT AROUSED KAISER WILHELM'S WRATH
Prompt Remonstratioa from Germany Secures
an Equally Prompt Disclaimer.
ITALY HAILS THE PLAN WITH DELIGHT
I'coplo ot Humbert's Kingdom Otilto WU-
fliiR to llo Itulluvud of the llutiUii
Jokes of tliu Ihnpcror on the
Topic ol Wnr.
ICapvi tyMtil iV > 3b'i hl-nu fjnntoit
PAUIS. June 10 [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun 13ct.1 Thcro is something
going on Just now that Is curious and Inter
esting to those who know the bottom cards
m the game of Euiopcan politics. It is evi
dent that the Tiiplo Alliance is becoming
dislocated , am. ' a proof of this is furnished
by the speeches of .Count Kalnoky to the
parliamentary delegation. The Austrian-
Hungarian minister made two speeches. In
the first , delivered on Monday last , ho said
that Austria was draw ing closer to Hussl r ,
us she wished to live in peace with all the
povvcis. Ho added that u disarmament
ought to bo the object of all , because the
onli risk to which the peace of Europe was
now exposed arose from the too he ivy and
universil military burden
When the speech became known thcic was
a general outcry In the political world to the
effect that It was incredible that the minis
ter should have said Just the contrary of
what \VilHun II. , the ally of his master , had
been saj ing.
Qulclclv l"orctil to Itocint.
Count Kalnoky's utterances were com
mented on throughout Europe aud aroused
anger in Geirmny. The emperor did not
hide his displeasure , and his reproaches
were heard nt Yienna. Thereupon Count
Kalnoky jestcrdij made a second speech in
which ho said th it the closer relations with
Hussia in no way changed the private alli
ance with Germany. llo added tint he had
not asset ted that a disarmament was ncces-
s try to the maintenance of peace. What ho
rcalli wished to saj was that the armaments
of Germany were ncccssiry to pcicc.
This second declaration made even moro
stir than the first. Everybody understood
that Count Kalnoky , who is a very obstinate
and vciy haughty man , had spoken under
the pressure of his all powerful master. Ho
will never forgive thcdis ivowal ho has been
forced to inflict on himself.
Kml of the Allluice Is nt Itinil.
The genetal opinion is t'nat the Triple
All lance is far from having been solidified
by this weakened declaration.
Still more curious is the movement of
Italian public opinion. The Italians , on rcad-
rnp ] Count Kalnoky's speech , say to them
selves that ns Austria does not , respect the
Tiiplo Alliance they may as well abandon it
also. All this me ins that it peace is main
tained the Triple Alllinco will come to n
bpccily death The court of Beihn is still
p iclfic. 'Ihey still claim that all Germany's
armaments have for their solo object the
defense of the country.
Homo of the I'mpcrnr'fi Humor.
The kaiser recently said , "Tlio czar will
not m iko war. Ho Is too bad a hoiseman "
It is true that the czar is very stout , and
shows a certain antipathy for violent hoi so-
back riding. Hero is another mot of Wil
liam II. He sild to tno burgomaster of
Liege , whom ho knew tit the University of
Liege : "I amveiy much disturbed by the
socialists , w no nio making a vigorous prop i-
panda among the men belonging to the
Landwchr If it was necessary to declare
war the falo of the empire would bo in the
hands of its vvoist enemies "
I continue to believe that the consequences
of n war will bo so grcitthat no ono will
daio to maho war. JACQLTS ST. Cnui : .
TO I.NGIAM ; > .
Corillul ItLCOpllon Tendered Ambassador
Knyuril.
SOUTH VMPTOV , Juno 10 The city today is
a mass of fiags and overvuody is in holiday
dicss In honor of the anivalof the American
line steamer Paris , bUnging the first Anicri *
can nmbissador , Hon. 'Ihoimis 1' . Uajaid , to
England. Southampton 1ms a gala appear
ance similar to the cclebintlon which at
tended the arrival of the New Voile as the
pioneer of the now lino.
Mr Ua.vnid was welcomed first by Samuel
H. Tliayer , United States iniulster to the
Netherlands. Thomas Shciinan , the i cur
ing United States consul at Eivet pool , fol
lowed him aboaid to meet Mrs. James G.
Blalno.
The mayor of Southampton , the represen
tatives of the corporation , the mcmbcis of
the Chamber of Comtncico nnd the staff of
the United States omb'assy , led by Henry
White , charge d'affaires ' , followed Chan man
Taylor of the American line to the first
cabin. A few minutes later Mr , Hajard en
tered the cabin with Mrs Bayard on his
arm , bowing right and loft. The major then
presented to Mr. fiajard an illuminated ad
dress , congratulating him upon his arrival
in England to undertake the- duties of Amer
ican ambassador at the court of St James.
The president of the Chamber of Com
merce also ptcscutcd to Mr. llajard an ad
dress.
Mr. llayard tcpllod that not only person
ally , but also as the representative of his
fellow-countrymen and their government , ho
gave his sincere thanks for the gracious
iccoptlon accorded to him.
Mr. llayard and the Dlaino party and
Senator and Mrs Donald Cameron left
Southampton on a special train , which
reached London at l > 15 o'clock.
On 'CluiURo In London.
Jiiinct Gordon /lnu Ji. |
Juno 10. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tim BEE 1 Altogothoi
wo had holiday markets today , but the gen
eral tendency was firm and there Is u dispo
sition to look for decidedly better prices
after settlement , which begins Tuesday.
Money Is extremely cheap , 100,003 going
Into banic today. The bank reserve Is
likely to amount to 19,000,000 In
next week's return. Silver la unchanged.
American rails were good all day ,
despite the Inactivity of business , wabash
debentures are in special demand. Homo
sccuijtles ars-tendlngupward under the In
fiueuco of cheap money. Foreign stock :
vvcro featureless , business being much re-
stilcted by the effects of tlio bourse tax upon
speculation In Paris. Lake Holand Elevated
Ktilwnj company lins offered lioro through
Jan Is Conklin & Co. $1,000,0005 percent
bonds at 10'1's ' pep cent Sterling good rail
way bonds are In demand ,
HUMOUS AT ItllMr.
Some rccutlnr Thing * llrnril lit the Ktcriml
Cllj Uonrrrnlng Cnthiitlrlniii.
Jtimn (7 ( nlon Jtennctt ]
HOME. Juno 10 ( New York Herald Cable
-Special to THIS niiu. ] Strong ruinots nro
current hero It Is salil Dr McGljnn , who
was supposed to hnvo silled from Now York ,
has refused to como at all thti jear , and In
dued until ho chooses. It is alsoicportcd
that Mgr. Satollt may shortlj bo summoned
by cable to confer with the pope and the
propaiMhda as to a tune for the publication
of the occulrtr letter to the American archbishops
ob
bishops Passions , which appeared to have
! been ' stilled aio finding vent again Tno Inju
dicious , notion of the pi ess partisans and potty
hangers on of Coirlgan nnd Ireland are
largely to bljmo for this deplorable state of
affairs.
Thopiopaganda la certainly at issue with
Hampolla on the American scholastic ques
tion It will probiblv be seen soon that
Homo is at present lathur in touch with
Gibbons , who Is the incarnation of piudcnce ,
thin with the extremists in either of the
rival camps. La Monitcur di Roma which
has conspicuously championed Ireland hero
rhapsodizes over the recent Ilobokcn ban
quet ] , but Satolli's best tricnds hero doubt
whether that demonstration did not servo
tt rather mhcrtlsa n lew nonentities than
to ad\anco the genet dl Ititeicsts of Catholic
ism.
ISrituh i IriMiiun'n Toiinminfnt.
LOMIOV. June 10 The British llto brigade
tounnment o ) > encd today. Delegates are
piescnt from many loading cities of the
United States and other countries and will
take part in the tournament.
i > iA'j.iyj ;
I. much of the 'Jruit llittlpHliip nnssiichu-
hotts Irotii Crninp'H Yard * .
PiiiiADCLi'im , Pa , June 10 The bltr
baltlc ship Massachusetts was launched
fiom Ciamp's jnrds this morninij in the
presence of Secietary of the Navy Herbert ,
Attornoi General Olncy , representing the
state of Massichusetts , a number of dis
tinguished army and navy offiecis nnd a
multitude of 15,000 people. Secretary
Herbert's daughter Leila christened the
vessel
The Massachusetts is the second of the
three lO.'OO-ton battleships which were nu-
thotr/cd to bo constructed dining Secretary
Ti.aej's term as held of the Naval dcpirt-
inent. She is ,1 sister ship to the Indiana ,
and her leading characteristics ate gicit
battery power and her enormously he ivy
armor , which is IS inches thick at the water
line.
line.Tho
The redoubts , which project ! ) ' < feet above
the main deck and protest the turning gear
of the turrets , are 17 inches thick , ns also
nro the tuiiots themselves. There is a
heavy sloping steel protOytlvo deck 4t feet
below the water line at the sides , while coal
bunkers.ire worked over the belt deck , nnd
cofferdams of water-excluding material are
placed on the slopes of the aimor deck for-
wnuland aft.
There is a powerful ram bow , The
aimored conning tower is of 10 inch plates
The military imst has two tops for rapid-
fir o and machine guns , the ammunition for
which is sent to them inside the masts.
Manj water-tight compartments aid the de
fensive strength of the vessel Admirable
as is the protective strength of the Mass r-
chusctts , oven moro striking , if possible , is
her aggressive power. She can throw at a
single discharge 0,600 pounds of projectiles ,
or moro than three tons , w rth a total energy
of 210,000 foot tons.
As to speed the contract requirement Is a
sustained avci.igo , through the tri il , of
fifteen knots. 'Ihoengines of the Massachu
setts , which are to develop 0OiiO horse
pow cr at the maximum , are of Iho twin scro w
vertical , triple-expansion , direct-noting , in-
veiled-cylinder typo , in watertight compart
ments , separated by bulkheads. The
diameters of the cylinders are : High pres
sure , , ' ! tj < j inches ; intermediate inches ;
low-prcssuic , 75 inches , ivith a stroke of 1 ! !
inches. Thcro are four double-ended and
two single ended auxiliary stool boilers of
the horizontal , return flro tube tjpo , nil con
structed fora working pressure of 100 pounds
per square inch.
Electric liirht and ventilation are properly
cared for , and the system of drainage is sim
plified , while any compartment can bo
pumped out cither by hand or steam. 'I ho
quarters for the officers and crew are unus
ually commodious and comfortable , and from
stem to stern tno vessel will bo fitted with
nil the latest improvements adapted to
steamers. The Massachusetts has n length
of : il3 feet , a breadth of CO./ ' and a mean
draught of 21 , giving her a displacement of
10,200 tons Her draught is suited for some
of the shallower harbors , and 301 she can
take the sea In all weathers. Her big guns
are as large as she needs for piercing the
armor of any adversary jot constructed , und
t he ; , arc so mounted that their fire docs not
Intcifctc with each other ,
i'tit ) Cramps scouted the contract for the
vvaishlp October 1 , IbUO , on a bid of
Trml Trip of the Mnchlns.
NEW LONUOX , Conn. , Juno 10. The gun
boat Machias has bcat&n not only the record ,
but her required speed of thirteen luiots by
two full knots and probably moro , Exactly
what she has done cart only bo dotoi mined
when the duo allowance for the tide h.Ilu-
cnccs , to bo made by the olllcial board of inspectors
specters , has been determined. Jiivcrv-
Ihing seemed to nujur well for the
success of the trial when nt 1 4U
the Machias flow across the line for her real
inco. The government tug , Lofton , which
was the first mark , seven und one-half miles
from the start , was passed at - 1U.UO , lapsed
time , twenty eight minutes , thirty seconds ;
for fifteen miles flfty-nlno minutes- The
roituno , llto second inarU : , was passed at
! ! 47 , lapsed time , twenty-eighth minutes
and thirty seconds , for iHtccn miles , flfty-
nluo minutus , I'ho Lin , the third"stnko
boat , was passed at U-18:45 , lapsed time ,
twontjseven minutes. The last stake boat ,
which marked the end of the first half of
the course was passed at 8:41,30. :
ciWLin.i o.v TIIK
Soveniy Diatht nt Mecca , Illieaib Appear *
at Narbomie , Eujtlnml Grown Cautious ,
ALEXANPHU , Juno 10. Seventy deaths
fiom. cholera occurred at Mecca jostcrday ,
against sixty the day before.
Pints , Juno 10. Cholera has appeared at
Narbonne , Dr. Mcclo of Iho Naibouno hos
pital having died of the disease.
Lo.Nuojf , Juno lO.j-Tho local government
board has canceled itho summer leave 9 ! its
medical men and has ordered unceasing
watch nt all British per g against the
entrance of cholera until September.
GERMANY'S ' ELECTION
Nextlhunday Will Ba an Exciting Day
in the Empire
DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THE RESULT
Numerous Factions Working for the Success
of Their Principles.
SOME VERY STARTLING COMBINATIONS
Anything to Beat the Army Bill Seems
* Bo the Program.
ISSUES THAT ATTRACT ATTENTION
Currency Qiicitloni of ( Ircnt Interest Cou-
scrxnthcs In tlio Now llolchnt.ic Will
Oppnae Dnltertil SultrnRO Xo
> otcs from the I'lithcrluiul ,
BCIILIK , Juno 10 At the general elections
for members of the Heichstag to bo held
Thursdaj next nnd the bj o elections , that
are sure to bo required , 897 members of the
house , the full complement , will bo roturnca.
Iho piescnt week closes with 1,550 candi
dates in the field. Not only aspirants for
seats , but new political factions , appear-
daily , nnd as election day draws gradually
nearer , the confusion grows worse con-
loundcd. Little can bo done in the few
dajs that will elapse before the polling to
dlscntanglo the intricate web that lias been
woven bj the many factions. Instead of the
eight recognized parties in the late Reich.
stag , holding the electoral field in the pres
ent campaign , there nro about twenty sec
tions , each fighting for its own piogram.
'llieso programs often ngieo on some ono
common point , but on other points they
cross and rccnrs in sueh confusing demands
that it would bo n difficult , if not impossible
task , to say what any single faction really
wants.
I'ossllillltli's for Couihlimtloni.
It seems impossible now that the results of
Thursdaj's balloting will decide how the
Heichstag will be constitute 1. The final
results must depend on political combina1
tions on the reballots. Whore the final
ballot in any district lies between u con-
set vatlvo and socialist , then the centrist
and freislnuigo minorities , by coalescing ,
may assist in Mie retuin of the conservative
candidates. If the issue is betwceu a con-
bcrvatrso and a ccntiist. thofrcisinnigo and
socialist minority will probably throw its
vote for the centrist candidate as an
opponent of the army bill.
In many districts the strength of the fac
tions is so evenly divided that it w ill be a
toss-up as to which candidate will head the
poll. All over the country the reballoting
must lead to complex bartering and vote-
mongcring baigains and tho'clcctions on the
second poll will often bo decided , not on
lines of pirty policv , but on considerations
of u private or local nature.
llidl } Mixed.
Cvcri thing promises that the new IJoich.
stag will bo the most motley pailiamcnt
known to history. The conservatlvogioups ,
accoi ding to the party organs , mean to or-
jinud a movement against universal suff
rage. The national liberals evince a less
marked tendency in the same direction The
conservatives aim to substitute a graded sjs-
tern of class representation for every diet of
the federated states , with each diet elect
ing delegates to the Reichstag. They seri
ously discuss this proposal a their only sal
vation from a democratic deluge , vvhieli now
threatens to sweep the country.
Reports that n congress will consider the
currency question In September , uro creating
a livelv interest in financial circles hero , and
also in Austria. Austria ana Hungar.v each
requires l'JO.000,000 florins in gold to complete
their currency conversion. The prospect of
the United States draining gold from Europe
excites anxiety among the Rothschild
sjndicate , which is working the Austro-
Hungarian conversion. Financiers calculate
that the cost of the Austrian currency rc-
f01 ins will become greatly enhanced if
Presidents Cleveland's plans mo approved.
They Will Not llo Married.
The report that Princess Alice of Hesso
was to bo shortly betrothed to the ezaro-
vvitch Is officially denied.
The drouth in Freiburg and Broisqau con
tinues , and the outlook is serious. Thcro is
a scarcity of food and much suffering is
thereby entailed. A number of the Inhab
itants of the village of Allganswciro , who
lacked food for their families and them
selves , detcimined to raid the Kippcnhcim
preserves and capture whatever game pos
sible The keepers detected thorn and it
pitched battle ensued , the invaders resisting
the attempts of the keepers to drive them
off the pi flierv cs. A number of the com
batants were wounded and many of the
villagers were arrested.
J.l.ir. JlOltlllOk'tt Sltl.ti *
Testimony Ycnlordny In the I'muoiu Mixsa-
nchiisottH Murder C'lme ,
New BEIUOKU , Juno 10 The evidence in
Iho Bordcn Irial today was chiefly conobor-
alive of prior testimony nnd not of great
value to either side. But ono witness was
badly confused in cross-examination , and ad-
milled sev oral facts of some Importance to the
defense The first thing was the testimony
of Officers Edson and Mahony that they tried
last night to search the Borden cellar for the
hatchet handle , about which Mullaloy testi
fied iosterday , but were not allowed to
enter Edsou was caicfully cross-examined
by Mr. Robinson as to the search of the
cellar ana barn made the Monday after the
murders , and stated that ho saw a handle-
less hatchet in Medley's ' hands ,
found in the barn was shown to the Jury
by Mr. Hoblnson. Wicncss testified that
Detective MoIIenry was about the premises
shortly after the murders , and at police head
quarters a number of times afterwards , but
would tv > t connect him with the police force.
Mr Robinson also showed by this witness
that inost of the officers prominently con
nected with the case except Mullaloy were
promoted since the murders. It also ap
peared tUqt witness and other ofllcera got
over the barbed wire fence into the promises
without difficulty. Inspector Medley then
testified that ho reached the homo ut
1140 on the day gf the murders
and within ten minutes opened the barn
door , which was fastened wtyli a haspstaple
and iron pin , went up stajrs ami found the
upper floor covered with dust , on which
lianas and feet made distinct impressions.
Both windows and , the upper < lo.of were shut.
Ho also described his flntjlug of tlyj fumou-
httpdFcjos iiatch ' , , It 'was covered with
dull , except a 'new break , ou which there
waj no dust.
On crojj-oiaEjJcat'-on ' foe described partlcu- j
THE BEE BULLETIN.
\Vc \ < tt7icr/or Onwli i < tm ! t'icfnfl /
/ < tlr'tcfrm r ; Southerly
1. Aftrrmtth of llio VV a lilncton ttrccU.
IHfdiitesrtttlon of tlio Urrlbunil.
( liTiiiun.v'H r.lntlon ( li-ttlng VVnrincr.
Knmiii llamllu Hold nnd llmj ,
2. ( Irnrriil ' portlnc Np\v .
UlRli Sehoot ( Mum All Until- .
Umirrtl Over Srhool funds.
Alice Ilirt r.Hinil to llu Uullly.
.1 OlnryVIII Not * < nin Monlicr.
OinornlViinliltiRlnn Ne\v .
l > lim' < from tlio l.cmont Itlot.
4. .Itldgo MitxvicU'ft Decision luJt'rU *
n. DlMrndltltiK C'nrlton'n Story.
Hi-null of .Monlu'i'H Work.
Co boft All llcudy in StnrU
0. Council Ilium I.ornl Nrv t >
A ( Nil ut Ssoiltll Oiiiiiliu ,
7. 1'roKrim of the 1'iililto Schooli.
MOII In u VVniiiKlo.
Storlen rroni n I'lonccr.
ft. HiilldhiK Annorlntlnn .Mitc .
It ) . VV iiUrnt in 01 the Cotternionceri.
ill } Iiljlllo Miumwn.
11. "mirlm for tlio 1'nlr box.
VmoiiK tlio .Secret. Orilors.
13. Mttorlnl mill Coiiiiiiont.
1:1. : . wt UVok In I.ornl Society.
lil. Iniincliil mill Cointifrrlil Jt'ewi.
liiKiirlucti of AlliUumiuor.
10. tlrlHUolit's AVcckly ( InU.
larly the circumstances nnd the way in
which . ho wrapped np the hatchet when lie
took it nwny. Saw no loose luntllo. Ho
saw Dctcctho McHcnry there nnd supposed
ho j was engaged to nskist in the search '
Officer Dennis Desmond , jr. , also said ho
saw the handleless hatchet , but no loose
handle , nnd contradicted Medley , claiming
to hnvo wrapped up the blade himself.
Adjourned until Monday.
MIDNIGHT HOBBERIES.
Omilm Citizen * Itelil lip nnil Ilohhcil b >
During I'ootpills.
Highwajmcn in Omaha held the fort
list ' night and held up some citizens last
night , getting out of it a little moncj
and some Jewelij' .
As William Dor , citj- circulator of the
Woild-IIcrald , was returning homo at n late
hour , he was held up at the corncrof Thirty-
eighth and Fa main streets bja couple of
armed footpads , who demanded everything
ho 1 hud in the way of valuables.
Had Mr. Dox retained his presence of
mind nnd informed them that ho was a
newspaper man possiblj' he might have been
unmolested , but as he had no speech prc-
p ucd for the occasion ho meiclv hold up his
hands and the disciples of Tin pin helped
themselves.
Ihey dispossessed Mr. Dox of a watch
and chain , u diamond stud , a pin
and $10 or § 12 in cash nnd
then unkindly told him to "git a swift
move on. " Ono incident of the affair was
the queiy of one of the "gentlemanly high
waymen" as to vvhothar ho should "take
do spark , " cvidcntlj' thinking that
Mr. Do\ objected to- having his diamond
stud taken As Mr. Dox was at that mo
ment , ga/ing into the mu7lo of what appeared
.
peared to him like a Krupp gun , ho svvcetlj
informed ' tha loadstor tluit the ' -spark"
went with the rest , and it went.
A diamond ring which Mr. Dox. were was
not taken.
Later In the evening George Butcher was
held up at the corner of Nineteenth nnd
Chicago sticcts and deprived of $20 in cash ,
much to his disgust.
The men who made both hold-ups are par-
ticularjlj'described Ono Is a man wearing
a dark suit and light hat , ana the other is
about five feet six inches In height , and
similarly dicsscd. Both are smooth shaven
Shoitlj after the robberies occurred a
JOUIIR man giving his nrmo ns W. M. Smith
was Jg.atheied by the official gleaners on
suspicion of being ono of the roubcrs
Smitn did not nssij' much in the wav
of valuables , barring n pair of cuff linns
and a biakoman's cap plate , and says he
can give a Rood account of himself this
morning.
Hold-ups nro getting numerous of late , and
the man who has to go homo in the small
hours feels it necessary to keep both
open.
Waters Kcccilo anil l.omo n C.rcnt Show ut
Wicckngn Hrhliul.
Si'itisnnru ) , Neb , Juno 10 [ Special
Telegram to Till , BEK J The fiood of last
night is over , and the angry wateis of Tur
tle creek have iccedod , but the vvicckago
wrought by it is visible from heio to the
Platte ilvor. The w hole creek bottom is lit
erally covered with household furniture , out
buildings , Bldowalkb and who icnccs ,
The icsldcnco of John Johnson that was
washed out of toun floated a mlle south and
lodged ina giovo. IVvctything inside was
found intact.
The families in the Hooded districts 'most
all moved their effects to higher ground
until their homes can bo renovated. Some
of the families are in destitute circum
stances , but are being provided for by the
citizens.
The loss of stock , fences nnd bridges will
reach into hundicds of dollars , while Die
ess of entire crops on the Platte river bottoms
toms can not bo estimated. Tarms are
vet under water , and acres and acres of up
land crops have been completely washed
away.
Three thousand feet of the Missouri
Paciflo railroad truck between here and
Louisville was washed into the ditches , and
no trains have passed since yesterday after
noon. Supoilntondcnt Itathnurn and Koud-
master Clark have had a largo force of men
at work today , placing the track In position
and trains will bo running as usual by morn
ing. The same condition of things prevailed
on the Hock Island , two mllcn of track be
tween Hlchfield and North Louisville being
in the ditch , but.tr.ilns are running as usual
tonight During the storm last nlcht light
ning struck the Sarpy County bank building
and the residence of Ell Sanborn , three
miles la the country , doing slight damage.
Their Ton Wui 1'oltoucil.
CIIIOAOO , Juno 10. [ Special Telegram to
TUB UEE ] A chemical examination of the
tea by which the farnjlv of J. W. Hibbard of
Evanston was poisoned shpwod conclusively
the prcscnco of arsenic , " } ( ough ou rats"
h supposed to have bceq used. Mr. Hibbard
lefurnod today from Omaha.lo was told
the history of the affair and decided not to
prosecute the suspected offender. With the
exception o { 4.-year.-ola Kouio Hibbard the
victims have rccoveioa.
BANDITS' ' BOLD WORK-
Santa Fo Express Train Bobbed by Pivo Men
Near Oimarron , Kan.
SWUNG A RED LIGHT ON A BRIDGE
* .
Engineer Responded to a Danger Signal an3
Got Hoarded at Once.
EXPRESS MESSENGER DISABLED BY A BALL
Bobbers Send a Fusilado Through the ( Jar
and Seriously Wound Its Keeper.
BULK OF THE BOOTY WAS OVERLOOKED
Illililen hy the MrttiMigcr WIillo tlio lee
at tlio 1,11 r Wai Holti ? Uitttoroil In- ,
Only u HumII Amount of
SlUor bocurrd.
CiMAtmoN , Kan. , Juno 10. Hvo masked
robbeis held up the California express on.
thoSinta Fo , half n mlle west of hero at
12 o'clock ' this moining , wounded Express
Messenger K. C. Whlttlosoy of Kansas City ,
secured $1,000 In silver nnd the contents of
the way safe ami escaped.
The train had hardly got out of sight of
this place when the engineer saw n danger
signal on the track. A bildgo was near the
place , and fearing that something was wrong
\\ithit , ho slowed up Bofoio the train
could como to a stop , two in ished men swung
themselves on to the locomotive and covered
the engineer and Hieman with heavyro-
volvers.
I'nrccil tlio KiiKlni'or to Work.
The engineer was foicod to take a slcdga
hammer nnd go to the e.xpiess car. Mes
senger Whlttlcsoy refused to open the door
and the engineer was oulcrcd to batter it
in after the outlaws , who had been rein
forced by three otneisjiad fired several
shots into the car.
AVhcn the iloor had boon broken open It
was found that the messenger had iccelved
a wound in the loft side , which di babied
him , but will not prove fatal
Whlttlcsoy was onicrcd to open the
thiough safe , but could not do so and the
robbers were foiccd to content themselves
with the contents of the way sifc. which
were put in a sack. All this time tluoo of
the outl uvs stood outside , ill ing at the pas
senger cars and shouting oatha to mtimidata
travclois.
Hulk of the llooty Overlooked.
Ten thousand dollars in currency and soma
Jewchylud been hidden by the messenger
and was not found Jo the outliws. The
silver wiis for the bmk at Tiinid.id , Colo.
The lobbcro then fixed the cot for themes-
scngcr nnd placed him on it. No attempt
was made to rob the pissengors , and a *
soon as the outlaws had denied out the
cxpiess safe they fired n pai ting volley , put
spurs to their horses and dashed off south-
waid.
The tiain wasiun Inck to Clniarron and
the alarm given. A sheriff's posse was soon
in pursuit , but could on ! > track the outlaws
a few milfs , where they had stopped and
divided their booty , as several silver dollars
were found at this place.
Molu IlorHON Alno.
The robbeis are supposed to be four men
who came up from the south jcsterday
morning and went nortn of here four miles ,
where they got dinner and supper at a , farm
house. They weio all mounted on flno
horses and were well armed They stele
two horses near Ingalls the same night.
ISC.VIM : ntcm 1111 :
.Notorious imtlnn Territory llaiidlta Still at
FOUT Gmsov , I , T , Juno 10 The expected
battle with Henry Starr , the notorious In
dian Teiritory train lobbcr and bank
w reciter , did not take place today. Seven
United States marshals went to Starr's
homo at Nowata ycsterdaj'wfth Iho inten
tion of taking the bandit dead or alive , but
Starr had been posted and had nude his cs-
t.apo His supposed accomplice was ar
rested , but ho will diviilgn nothing The
lobbers have divided the Uentonv llio plunder
and scattcicd.
*
rd
CM A Ol'J ! * HtlXll.tr.
Chief .Imtlco 1'nllor NiupcniU the Iiijuno.
tlon Closing HID VV'oild'n Pali.
Cinrioo , 111 , Juno 10 Chief Justice
Fuller today entered an order suspend
ing the tempaiaij' Injunctions granted by
the United States c-ltiult court lo it-strain
the management of the Woild'n f.iiiftom
opening tlio grounds Sund iv Ho sot the
healing of the cause In the United States
com t of appeals for Tluusday no\t Judges
Dunn of Madison. Wls , and Allen of Spring
field will bo in attendance.
Drummeis fiom all puts of the country
atteadtd the exposition todaj , although the
it iv was glnomj and rain benfin to fall
heavily before noon The Ttavoloia Pro-
Icc-ilvoassociation , which uoiiehnled Its an
nual mooting at Puji-li yestorUiy
visited the f.iir In a bodj- , making
the Missouri state iiuiltllng he idquartcra.
The u-avolers weio wc-lcoinoil by Major
Harilson , followed by an address bv Vice
President Stevenson Othoraddrcsies nero
by Govetnor Stone of Mlufcouii , ox-Jovernor
llubb lid of Texas and otliois
Princess Eul.illa visited the World's fair
today in the face of the driving storm of
rain and wind On account of the weather
the princess und uuito spent the time insldo
the buildings
Cloitil for VVmit "t Ctuli.
COUVAI.UB , Ore , Juno 10 The private
bank of Hamilton , Job ACe , failed to open
for business this moining The following
uotlco was posted on tha door :
"Wo have been compelled to suspend for
want of cash. The assets tire sufficient to
pay depositors In full as soon OB they can be
realized upon. "
Iherc has boon for some time a steady
withdrawal of deposits on account of the
prevailing financial stringency. Assets are
$255,000 In money , notes , county securities
and real estate ; liabilities , 1205,000 , of
which 1171,000 is dcpositi. There is but lit-
tie excitement , and general confidence Is cx
pr issed that the concern will b able U > ra
uino shortly.