Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHAILY BEE.
RSTAIUJRIIEn JUNE . . . . . .
19. 1871. OMAHA. SATURDAY MOHNlNGr. SEl'TEMBEll 2 ! ? 18J ) HRMTS
DEATH'S ' HEAVY HAND I
It Has Been Stretched Across the Tracks of
the Wabash Railroad.
TWUYE VICTIMS ANSWER ITS BECKON
Killed in a Collision Between a Freight and
a Passenger Train.
AWFUL RESULT OF A BRAKEIMN'S BLUNDER
Mangled and Ma.med Victims the Traits of
Carelessness ,
LIVES CROED OUT WITHOUT WARNING
Bcorri of .Sun ercrn from tlio Frightful Ao-
cldcol How und U'licro the Wreck
llnppuiieil IJci-iln ill llorolnin
Lint of tlio Demi nnil Injured.
IJA POIITI : , Ind. , Sept. 22. The shadow of
death linnes heavily over the little village of
Kingshury. Twelve bodies , frightfully
crushed ami maimed , many of them mangled
almost beyond semblance to human beings ,
nro ranged side by side in ono of the village
stores. Alcn , women and children were sue-
rliiccd in a wreck which is without parallel
in the history of northern Indiana. Twelve
lives were crushed out without a moment's
warning. Death came unheralded by any
messenger.
A brakeman's blunder is responsible for
the death or serious Injury of the following
people :
Killed mill lii.iirt | > il.
CHARLES HIIlllK , San Prnnclcco , 20 years
old , unmarried.
MI&S NKIiMK H. TUCKER , Newton , Mass.
H. K..15KI.KY. . Germany.
1IARUY KRANC1I , Toronto , engineer.
J J11N ORKKN , Ashley , Imi. , leavewlfonnd
four chlldicn ,
J. H. M'KKNNA , Ilytlo Parlr , Mass.
HISS AM UK H. REKU , Knit Iloslon , Mass.
WARREN O. UYDKR , UKOtM , of ArUonu.
] lAiOAli.MASTiR ( ( ; : LYONS , Dotrolt.
J. 1) . RUl'XDY , Lumolllc , In.
COXm'l'TOR J. K. COlII/rKR. Dotrolt.
MISS E. W. niritllANK , Now Orleans.
Injured in hospital at Peru , Ind. :
SAMum , CANKII'.I.IANI * > wiruof Utlea. N. Y.
S. OMVI : HIM. of 8omcrsverth. N. U. '
MIKS ANNA HIM. , Olive's sister.
O. H. IloiMiiCN AND wire of Dover , N. II.
FIIAN'K P. Dow of Falrhaven , Wash.
vV. UIDIII : , win : AND FOJTUK DAUOIITCII of
Pluunix , Arle.
WlM.lI ! lOVANS , KnWAItn HUSH , Wll.UAM
JIosKiNn and AI.IIKHT AIoui.TON , aged 1" to 14.
orphan homo boys of London , England.
JAMKS H. WOOKKV , HBNKY AAIION , SIDNEY
FI.I'.MINO , JAMKS LAST. , CIIVIU.KS Uorn.ut and
HmtnmiT LANU , members of troupe of hand
bell ringers.
Others injured are :
Orro HOUK , Germany.
Aliis. DOUOXN , Audioune , Pa. * , " , . ,
W. J. IIOTCIIKIS ? . ' '
Mns. ROUNDY of Lamolllo , la. , leg broken.
AIus. Ki'.u.r.it , Alassachusotts , may die.
Aliif. SBAVEY. New Hampshire.
FIKKMAN WAi.Knu.
FlKKllAN HAIIIIint.
"A Wabash train is wrecked" was the
cry that woke thu people from peaceful
Blumbcr shortly before 5 o'clock this morn
ing. The villagers were not slow to respond ,
nnd the entire populnco soon gathered about
the wreck. Streaks of dawn had Just ap
peared on the horizon when the second sec
tion of Wabash train No. S whirled through
the village and passing from the main track
to the siding dashed with frightful velocity
Into tlio freight train , 'thocrow of wlilch had
been ordered to go ahead. Under the belief
that the track was clear the switch had
been turned , and down tlio track to certain
destruction rushed the train of live coaches ,
in which wcro over 150 passengers , utieon-
B 'luus of what a minute would bring forth.
VI hull the UriiNli Ctinif.
There was a crash , and the nolso of escap
ing steam , Then arose the cries of llio
d.ntf and wounded. Through windows and
Uoors crawled these who were fortunate
enough lo escape with their lives.
When the coaches hud been emptied , will
ing hands at once went lo llio rescue of the
im iris.ined In the forward cars. The most
graphic pen would full hum attempt to picture
the scene of chaos. The forward end of tlio
passenger engine had nierced the Iron arma
ment of the freight locomotive. The smok
ing car , immediately back , was completely
demolished. The roof and sides of the
coach lay a mass of wreckage. Next came
the day coach , which had shared a similar
fnlo.
fnlo.Tho
The third car , which was comfortably
filled , was thrown across the track , Nol
ono of the passengers in this car Buffered
serious Injury. Strange as it may hotmi , in
the next car , a sleeper which was but par
tially wrecked , several persons were In-
Btantl.v killed , The last car remained upon
the track and beyond a severe shock no
casualties are reported ,
The work of rescue was carried bravely
forward , and deeds of heroism wcro oer-
formed by the passengers and villagers. On
improvised stretchers the dead bodies were
carried to tlio depot , where they wcro
ranged side by side upon the platform.
Improvised lloupltuU.
The waiting rooms were converted into a
hospital , nnd the surgeons called to the
BCCIIO of the wreck labored with untiring
energy. Tito wounded were made as com-
fortnhlo as possible. The village women
labored as though some sudden bereavement
hail visited their own homes.
When the undertakers arrived the bodies
\vororomoved to Alasonio hall , which was
con ver l ( ul into a morgue. Hero the twelve
bodies , torn and mangled beyond human
Bunhlanco , were laid out In rows. The
Bight was most heartrending. An IIIIIIUMISO
crowd was surfing back and forth , the
Bilonca being broken only tiy the mullled
gob- und the cries of ttioso whoso souls had
ben tortured by iho drouiled visitation of
death.
At the depot far different scenes wcro
enauiciU The wounded , these utiabki to help
thciiisIves , were being tenderly cared for.
Jctii lollina : had
noun brought from h ouses
Ji nrti'hnml and ono end of the platform
Wiis soon covered with beds ,
1 Isp tehes to Chicago brought n relief
train an 1 shortly hoforo noon the uninjured
ixud these ublo to bo removed wcro taken
ii the city , whe.ro medical attention was
Clven them , V. U , Wookey und a party of
iifio ; bo worn pasbcngers on the train from
London , Knirluud. They wcro enrouto lo
Chicago to iflvo a concert at the World's fair ,
Ono of the boys was instantly killed end
tWv-ulhcrs , Will Evans and Will ila&tlus ,
received Injuries which are likely to prove
fatal.
An Uililliltlon of llcrolnm.
Conductor Coultals , who died soon after
being taken from the wreckage , displayed
trun heroism. When rollnf arrived Coultals
entreated his rescuers to leave him ntono
nnd save tha pasionsers. Ho was at the
moment of that utterance in tlio throes of
lleAttl.
When the relief train reached Pern fully
1,000 pjoplo hid : assembled to see the
wounded transferred. The sichts were piti
ful In the extreme as each wouiUodml : suf
fering person was taken out. Thirteen of
them arc now at the hospital and six at the
Klgln hotel , the latter helm ; slightly
wounded. Tlio wounded nro now being
given all the attention that Is po.ssihlo anil
although they have not yet Ij.-on thor
oughly examined by the doctors it is bo-
llovctl the moat of them will recover.
Stor.vofn I'msoiiKcir.
Mrs. O. S. Hodson of Dover , N. Y. , tells
nil Intelligent story of the wreck. She states
tnnt she was sitting In a day coach , having
Just awakened , and was looking out ol the
ulmlow. Without a warning , simply onu
horrid crash , the Hying of splinters , glass
and a terrible fooling of suspension , caused
by the escaping1 steam of tlio engines. Hhn
states there were two distinct shocks
winch , to her , were niado llrst by ono
engine and then the other. She is now at
the hospital earing for her husband.
Conductor Coulter , whoso body now lies
in the morgue hero , lived in Detroit , where
ho was married last May. Knglneer tirccu
of the vestibule leaves a wife and four chil
dren. This w.is the llrst trip made by Lyons ,
the baggageman. Ho lived in Dotrolt and is
snid to ho unnmrrleil ,
Tlio bliimo Is directly attributable to u
br.iltoman , Herbert Thomas' carelessness.
He has disappeared.
As .Semi by u ll.ulronil Alan.
The wreck and the cause loading to it is
thus told by a tt'nbaah ofllel.il and Is the
nonl.v correct version yet published.
"Vcstibuled tr.iln No. f > 5 from Detroit to
Chicago was running in sections , and was
duo to pass tills station at 4:40 : a.m. Fast
freight No. 1)2 ) was l.vlmt on the sidine hereto
to let No. r > . > pass. The llrst section of
No. r > . " > was thirty-live or forty minutes late
and passed al 5:15 : , and by whistles
called attention lo the flags they carried
for the second .section. The engineer of thu
freight replied that the signal was observed ,
bill it scorns that Thompson did not nollco
either the signal or the- Hags nnd went ahead
to open the switch for No. 02 to leave. Ho hail
hardly done this before thosecond section of
No. 55 was seen bearing down upon tilm at a
speed of lifty miles an hour Thompson
seemed to hnvo been paralyzed. Swerving
to the left the ponderous mass of steel draw
ing its precious load plunged heavily into
the waiting freight train with a horrible
crash. Thompson rushed up to ills engineer
wringing his hands and crying hysterically.
Ui'Ull/.c < l IIU .Ml < tiiti- ) .
" 'For God's sake what have you done ! '
asked tlio engineer.
" I don't know ; I turned that switch
wrontr. ' said tlio brnket : an , and Hum ho
dashed hurriedly away into tlio darkness
and disappeared. "
The result was terrific. The tcrrlblo Im
pact of the two mighty machines drove the
tank and cab of the freight engine back into
a carload of dressed beef , the engineer iin-1
fireman remaining in the cab and by
n nilr.iolo "soaptnj ? with their lives ,
the fireman sustaining a fractured letr.
ICuginc 47U of the passenger train was
torn to pieces , ttio smoker behind it was
forced through the tank on the pilot of the
engine. Tlio splinters killed Knginoer Cliven
and tlio escaping ste.im badly scaldoil his
llromnu , Barber. In tlio smoker was where
most of the fatalities occurred , aim it being
the smoker accounts for most ot ino killo I
being men.
The scenes aftet the wreck , \vcroawful. , ,
Nearly all the passengers Woro. asleep and
the sudden crash so dazed the ilnfortunates
that for a few minutes all was still , save the
escaping steam , but soon tlio agonizing
screams of the injured rent' the air.
Few of these uninjured had the
presence of mind to make any effort
forborne minutes to rescue the victims , but
with tlio arrival of a number of residents
nearby the work of releasing the victims
was soon under way. Owing to the huge
mass into which the wreck was pilotl , this
was a prodigious undertaking , and it was
some hours " before the last of iho living was
roniovea" und the itead wcro finally ox-
traetoJ.
Itoinovlii ; ; the Demi from tlio VTrucIc ,
Tno dead , us f-ist as taken from the wreck ,
were laid out beside tlio track pen-ling their
removal to an undertaking establishment ,
while the Injured were cared for at the near
est residences.
The corps of surgeons which arrived on
a special train from Ohicaao ministered litho
the wants of tlio Injutod and dressed the i
wounds , and all were made as comfortable
as the facilities at hand would admit. Such
of the wounded as would consent were
taken to the Wabasli hosplt.il al Peru , liiil. .
twelve of the worst Injured going there dur
ing lite day.
Airs. Itoundy of f/i Alollle. la. , will ac
company the body of her liusbinJ homo to
morrow.
The coroner's Jury commenced work this
afternoon , an.l until a full oflluial Investiga
tion has been made tl in not Known what
blame will bo attached to the railroad coni-
pany.
MAXTK.VO'.S IMS.VS J'KIC.
ICvidi'iico Adduced at tlm Coroner' * In.
qucil Yi-sit-ril iy.
KANKAKKR , 111. , Sopt. 22.--AI the coroner's
Inquest today on the Ahtnteno disaster ,
Train Dispatcher . A. Atkins , in charge of
the district between ( loinewood nnd Cham-
palgn , leatlllod that iho distance ir'om Kan-
kakcoto flomowood was about twenty-six
miles , and admitted that three trains could
bo between these points and ho v.oulu not
know their relative positions or anything
about them until they reached Kankukco.
Sometimes the operators at Hompwood und
other POJIUH notlliuti him ; IH BOOH as each
train passed , and at other points they did
not do so foiMiu hour afterwards.
The admission of such carelessness made
u marked impression upon the jury and nudl-
oncu , Atkins also said that live minutes was
sufficient time between two trains on the
same track running in the same direction
whether or not the ilrst train was local ,
making many stops , and the other n through
express , which made but n few stops. There
was no means , so far as ho know , of inform
ing tr.ilnuiun of tno llr.il section as to tlio
whereabouts uf the other section , or vlco
versa. He also admitted < that sometimes
half an hour elupcd between the lime thai
ho rcceivi.il a report of tlio location of the
train and iho time thai he recorded it , hut
on Iho night of the accident lie thought that ,
ho had recorded receiving it. Hulus In re
gard to uporniuig trains on the ( Jontral
wore not uniform , even oa the various dis
tricts of the same division. For instance ,
the t'hlciigo Terminal has otic ut of rules ,
willed , according to the physical condition
of thn line , vary from these In use by tlio
llomowi'od-Champaitjn or Chainpaigii-Con-
tralia districts. Ti\o districts are
the same physically , but Mill the
rules differ and Dispatcher At
kins knows nothing about tlio rules.
Conductor I/jomis reported that ono of tlio
three trains contained thirteen ears.
J. YV. Ul glns. superintendent of termi l-
nals of the Illinois lo
Central between Chicago :
and Homewood , tostilied that live minutes
should clapso after starting the train or sec
tion of the train before sending out another
where the block signal system was in use ' ,
and ten minutes where there was no block
system , Thai is the rule in the terminal :
district of tlio Illinois Central and through
trains in that district make twenty-four
miles In tlfty-olghl'mlnutcs. After hearing
mains'evidence ' the Jury adjourned until
i this evening.
Mov iiinniii of Oiui'ui ' Mi-un > cr > Suit | , ' - ' - .
Now York Arrived Travc , from Dromon.
At Philadelphia Arrived-- Pennsylvania ,
from Liverpool.
At London Sighted Lucauia , from New
York for Liverpool.
THEY DISCUSSED CLOSURE
Silver Senators Oppose Any Ohango in the
Senate Rules ,
RIGHT OF DEBATE TO BE INSISTED UPON
Colnr.idn' * Urirri | > > riit' > tlvo t.rutl In the
tin' I'rort wed Cliiin t'S
I'latl'x Iti'Miliitloit tlio Cause of
WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The closure propo
sition was the subject of discussion until t !
o'clock In the senate today when the repeal
bill , being thounlinlshed business , was taken
up. Two speeches by the Colorado senators
were made against any tMiai.RO in the rules
of the senate providing fora closure of tie-
bate.
bate.Mr.
Mr. McPhcrson of Now Jersey gave notice
that after Mr. Turplo of Indiana shall have
spoken on the resolution tomorrow ho should
insist that It go to the calendar , whence it
would take anirmativoiictlon to got It before
the senate. This may not he done , how
ever , us Senator Phut of Connecticut , Us
author , desires its reference to the com
mittee on rules.
The opponents of repeal occupied the day
Senators Wolcott and Teller of Colorado
in the morning against a change of rules and
Incidentally against ropcri , and Senators
C.eorgoof Mississippi , ll.tnshrough of North
D.ikota and Stewart of Nevada , against re
peal t ) of thu purchasing clauses of the silver
act.
.Mr. Allim'K Hill.
Air. Allen of Nebraska Introduced a
bill making a dollar ( which may
bo coined ofllt ! ' < grains silver or
"
' . ' 58-10 grains gold ) the unit of value.
The bill also repeals Ihe Sherman act and
provides that owners of silver may deposit
in the mint which ( less f > 0 per cent for
seigniorage to bo coined and put in the
treasury ) shall bo coined into standard del
lars lor his benefit.
Air. Mitchell of Oregon introduced n bill
appropriating Wi.OOl ) for the construction of
two steam revenue cutters for the Pacific
coast.
The resolution of Air. Platt of Connecticut
for the eloturo rule was then taken up.
Air. Wolcott of Colorado spoke in favor of
bringing the question lo a vote , though op
posed to eloturo , as the only way of doter-
nilnim ; whether or not the senate wanted to
stillo debate. If it failed to pas's criticism
of the opponents of repeal must'ceaso.
Instead of proceeding prematurely to a
vote upon Iho repeal bill , said the senator ,
and instead of being catechised as to when
a vote could bo reached , ho would suggest
that if. was a proper time to ask the chair
man of the finance committee and his usso-
eiat"fl , who wcro pressing the repeal bill ,
"Why is it tliev will not at this.lime accept
some measure which recognizes silver as a
standard of value ! " Those senators had
annoumed tholr undying friendship foi
silver If they still cherish it , why not at
this time attach to the repeal bill a measure
silver ? If they were such
friends of silver , whywas it they Jcalivut to
subject u freeVomairo measure to the possi-
biliilcs of a veto by the preslucnt of the
Uuited States ? It was idle to talk of the
action that was to follow repeal. It was
lutilo and foolish to talk about forcing Great
Britain into to an Intcrn.itional agreement.
If Air. Gladstone's remark , that Enirlam !
being a creditor nation desired the dearer
metal , had been correctly reported , the
senliineut that fell from his lius was the
most , , brutal that had emanated from any
statesman in uny civilized country for con
Uii-iea.
Nut u l'ulitlotl : Machine.
Referring to a question asked by Mr. 1111 !
of New York of Mr. Teller a few days since ,
whether that senator did not believe there
was 'i majority in favor of repeal , Air. Wol
cott saitl that ho did not know tliut the sena
tor from New York had tne tally. If ho nat
ho ( Air. Wolcott ) would bo gmd to have bin
produce it for the benellt of tlio senate. Ho
had always understood that the senate was
not a political machine whose votes were
handled and anticipated and counted. Ho
hud supposed tlio senate was a body of in
telligent men. who listened to debate am
when the time canio east their votes accord
ing to their conscience. Ho hud not sup
posed that tlio vote was already cjmpilei
and tabulated. It might ho true that a ma
jorlty In the senate favored repeal. In the
country at large , if the question was sub
mlttcd to ; he people , ho believed ninotcnthi
of them would vote against repeal. Hut i
there were a majority in the sunatoforre
peal , ho suggested to the majority tlio wis
dom of the old proverb , "Ulvo losers leave to
talk ; the winners to laugh. " If the repoa
bill should pass there would not be a bunko
or money lender in all Christendom win
would not laugh and rejoice.
"If that bill is to pass , ' ' saiil Air. Wolcott
"thcso are the last days in which wo cat
entreat you not to destroy the last hope o
bimetallism o.y closing our doors against sil
ver. ' Wo believe wo foresee ureat illsiisto
to the whole country If the tncasuro shnl
puss.Vo know it means suffering and im
povcrishment and ruin to a great portion o
out1 common country. If you are certain o
your vote you can at least afford us the poor
privilogu ot entering our solemn protest
against your action and of giving our rea
sons , which wo yet hope , perhaps hope oven
against hope , may lead you to hesitate uoforo
you cast and register your linal voto. "
IEi > . | iili'f.l III III * Position.
If this privilege wcro pot accorded tlio op-
pywmts of repeal they would take it , .Mr.
Wolcott said , anil with the taking would
coino a Till ivnlUulion of the criticism and
denunciation that would bo showered upon
them by the eastern press. Public opinion
hail been invoked in this cause , The public
opinion that was Invoiced wasa bastard pub
lic opinion ; an opinion created by the men
who grind the poor , nnd against such a nub
ile opinion ho was rejoiced to stand.
Mr. Wolcott b.'llovcd that the uncondi
tional repeal of the Sherman law would
bring untold suffering 11,1011 , the country and
that If ho wcro to consult his own judgment
ho would bo inclined to let the blow conio at
once and have it over. But if Ills associates
of klt.dred views , Bomo of whom had grown
old In the bervk'o of their country , and who ,
having In their longlegiblativocareer known
no clmnu'o or shadow of tuniing in their
views , bliouhl doom it best that the measure
bo contested inch by inc.li , ho should cheer
fully and cordially join ivith them in moot
ing any lest of endurance which tlio major-
Ity might see lit to impaso upon them.
-Themeasure Is taking its duo course , "
said Mr. Wolcott in closing , "and 'festlna
Ionic' is a proper motto for them to follow. "
Mr. Teller , republican , of Color.ulo occu
pied the balance of time until 3 o'click in a
speech against the proposed change in the
rules.
Air. Chandler , republican , of Now Hamp
shire oiVorcd a resolution which ho said ho
would call up when thu senators from Now
York were present , calling for information
whether , and , If so , by what authority u
commission composed of private citizens was
inquiring into the methods of doing business
in the Now York custom houso.
The repeal mil was then taken up and
Air. ( icnrgo , democrat , of .Mississippi con
cluded his speech begun on Wednesday
against the bill.
Air. Hunsbrough. rcnuoiican , of orth Da
kota then addressed the senate. ' '
.Mr. 8tinvarl' Arcumuiiia.
All ; . Hansbrough closed at A : 15 o'cldoK , and
Air. .Stewart , republican , of Nevada ? pro
ceeded to argue that gold had risen In value ,
while silver hud remained the btablo meas
ure of value.
While ho w.is speaking .Senators Dolph ,
Teller and Butler In turn sought to have him
yiolu for a motion to adjourn , but'the .N'ovaua
fccnnior preferred to talk , "No , 1 don't want
to slop. 1 have half u dozen speeches and 1
want to got them off. What I am buying U
very Interesting to iiu ? . " [ Laughter. ]
It wits apparent from the frequent con
ferences umoug senators that some agree-
ncnt was In process of formation' nnd when
Ir. Stewart finally subsided , Alr.Vo3rhcoa
ese and said that a' > JoniulUtion bo-
wccn frlendi nnd opponent of , thn pending
imasurc ; had been held .whleh nd resulted
n an agreement ns to tKcJhourp whU'h they
votild occupy in dcuntajnt least for some
1M line 1 to come , and ho moved tha ton nnd after
Monday , the hour of tho'mcothJc of the sen
ile Shall bo 11 o'clock. Instiad of 13 ,
vltlt the understanding' fthat an adjourn-
ncnt ,1I , shall take place . /al / 0 o'clock , thus
{ Iving I a seven hours seJssirn , without pro-
ongnig the session in to ( the evening. !
hlnk 1 sown hours , " ho continued , "for the
P ircsciit. at least , is sUlllqlfnt t.lmato keen
' , h | ! scuato together during ohe day , I am
iss'ired ' that there are tcji or twelve scna-
ors < who desire to nlseuss this question , of
whoso good faith I have nd'rlcht to Imvo any
suspicion , and have uono. I have every rea
son to believe that when legitimate , fair do-
into has boon exhausted there will bo no de
sire to waste the time of tlio senate. "
Continuing , Alt' . Vojrhc s explained that
: ho agreement entered into would supersede
the struggle for a continuous session this
evening and tomorrow ovflilng , which could
bo productive of no fruitful results , nor of
icrsonnl comfort. "Whether wo shall hero-
iftcr be compelled to moot and sit all night
or not. " ho added , "at least , wo are not In
that situation at the present time. "
Unanimous consent mis given lo his
motion.
Air. Voorhccs then nioyed nn executive
session , after which the senate adjourned.
KAI. MB.V
Sotmtor Voiirhccs Thinks' th-it Its l-"rtonil
Anlilpved n Triumph YiMtrrd iy.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 20. The arrangement
announced by Senator Voorhecs at llio close
of today's session that , baglnnlng on Mon
day next , the dally sessions of the senate
shall begin at II a. m. and close at li p. m. ,
was engineered by Senator Jones of Arkan
sas and Senator Faulkner , and was con
sented to by Air. Voorlfe as when convinced
that the agreement wotllJ bo satisfactory to
both sides of the chavnb'sr , and whoa as
sured , as he was , that unless an arrange
ment : of lids chancier was made the silver
men would consume the time after a reason
able adjournment hour .jjy1 dilatory motions ,
nnd not with speeches , or , that the friends of
tlio bill would be compelled lo do thu talk
ing. i W
Air. Voorhces feels thatitho friends of tlio
bill achieved a signal trlitmph .yesterday In
shotting the disparity between their mnm-
liersatul those of Iho , opposition , as was
done by the Iwo volcsltaketi , and that the
country should accept this as nn assurance
of the success of the tncdsuro when a vote
shall bo reached and thatjtno advantage can
be gained by a fulllo attempt to prolong thu
working hours into Iho nigh I.
The repeal men are stllllhopeful of reach
ing a vote at a comparatlvelyjeurly day and
none of them pluco the lltuo beyond the livst
week in Octol'cr. It will'bo ' observed that
this will bo In time lo got. the bill out of the
way of Iho federal elccllo'ns bill , if that Uill
should coma from the house on the Dtli of
October , as It probably will. They say. however -
over- , that evim in case the , federal elections
bill should roach the senate before the linan-
cial bill is out of the wa.v.therc would bo no
danger of displacing Iho latter measure with
the former , and they make this assertion
with such assurance as to give color to the
report that a canvass of thdsenulo has boon
niado upon this point , and the result has
proven satisfactory to the repeal leaders.
The silver senators sppnt the greater part
of the day in conferences among themselves.
lookinu' lo the closing up of their lines and
preparing themselves for any sudden assault
like Unit of yesterday. fJXlioy do not propose
to bo taken by surprise again und will bo
prepared for any emergency. They believe
that the agreement roachod. today will inure
to their benotlt and' a < | -.vcr.y _ much
pleased with it. They have determined
to hold on until , | iWcnt ) ibb ascertained
wliothcr thd elections ImPctin 'be 'taken 'up
In the senate to the displacement of the sll.
ver bill. They say the.y cam talk for a reasonable -
sonablo length ot time 'each day until that
hill can bo brought in. and that they will
lind other wavs of putting in the time until
llien if forced to sit hoyond the ordinary ad
journment hour , which they 'do not consider
at all probable under Uio agreement entered
into today. It is understood that this agree
ment is for only ono week , but It is presumed
that if necessary it will bo renewed at the
expiration of that lime.
.icN ox
llo MakvR II1H Aniiinl Iloport anil DcfnnilH
lllH Cnurito on SiiHpoiixloiis.
WASHINGTON" , Sopt. " 2. Pension Cotmnis-
sio.ier Lochrcn submitted his annual report
to tno secretary of the interior to.lay. it
shows : Number of pensioners on the rolls of
the bureau , ( J ) ,012 , a net increase of 80,011
during the past year. During the year 2-1- ,
715 claims for increase of pension and 31.WO
for additional pension under the act of June
27 , 1MM , were allowed. In the same time
115,221 claims for pension and for Increase
were rejected. The claims pending consid
eration on July 7 numbered 711.IM ) ; paid for
pensions during the year , $1. ' > 1 ,7-IO-li7 ( ; bal
ance at the close of the year , ? 2.1H7I71. !
The commissioner thinks the appropria
tions for Iho next ( Iscal year are ample.
The estimates for tlio fiscal year of 1S'JJ ' ;
amount to ? lii2iln.V ( : ) ) . Ho thinks from 1&05
on the pension list will decrease through the
fact that thu number ot applications will
decrease owing to the lapse of time since
iho war. The tendency in this direction is
already manifest.
The commissioner then defends his course
in suspending certain punslons granted by
the 1'unner commissioner under the act of
Juno 27. IS'J ' , ) , saying ho has saiight honestly
and fairly to carry out the provisions of tlio
law , cltln ? instances and declaring thuv and
other such wcro granted in evident violation
of that law.
IN TIII ; iiot,5i ) : .
Hut I'ow MomlioiM IVuru'In Attendance on
Yt'HtorcI'iy' ' * SoKfclon.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22. There was a
marked falling off In Iho attendance of the
house today. Many members took advantage
of tlio prospect of a few days of unim
portant business , and hurriedly left the city
last night to look after personal matters.
Lltllo business of public Interest was transacted -
acted today.
The pending business was n motion to lay
on the table Crnlu's motion to consider the
vote by which the houp aareod to Paynior's
substitute for the report of the commitleo on
accounts , abolishing clerk * to unimportant
committees. A motion , tollable tliu motion
to reconsider the vote by which the substi
tute was carried prevailed yeas , 112 : nays ,
57 and the report , as , amended , was
agreed to.
Quito n row occurred over a resolution for
the appointment of an assistant clerk for the
committee on claims prcsiUoa over by Dunn.
Somoof tlio checsoparpW fought i' ' , with
their customary. ' zeal , bjit it was finally
agreed to. Adjourned.
.Noti' .
of Superintendent Hobort P. Porter of the
census bureau was submitted to the secre
tary of llio Interior today , Disbursements
of the bureau during last 'year amounted to
fJ.4iW.5S3.
il regular bulletins wore Insiied and
pages of matter , relating to the census ,
printed. The special report ou irrigation
lias been completed. The total number 111of
mortgages in the United States U shown to
bo 4KU,401. ( tea
The secretary of the Interior has issued a
requisition on the secrotar.y of llio treasury
for ll)35lir ! ) > 0 for the ijuarturly nayinent of
pensions. DCS Aloines guts & ! . 107,000 of the
amount ; .Milwaukee ,
Oulnoy l.uavtm tint Survlru.
\\ABIIINOTON , Sept , 22 , Hon. Josiah
Qulncy , the first assistant secretary of state ,
whoso resignation' hat been accepted b\
President Cleveland , has taken llnaflcavo
of the onlclals of the department unJ
severed his active connection with the go\-
ornmcnt's service. His resignation takes
effect October 1.
IYflTIAlIVT ? ? ? TV VffilHMIM
liXUlUlliiM u MUlHvAKA
Protnirunt Nebnska Oit'zans ' Charge : ! with
Doing Cattle Tiiievm.
PRISONERS THREATENED BY A MOB
IMIy Mrpttlc : * with \Vln-tio "CM Stmiilliiff
( ho Inliirlnlcd ritlrcni Oir Atlnck
cm the ilull Uxportril lit
Any Time.
Siof.x CITV , Sept. S ! ' . ! . ( Special Telegram
to Tin : DEB.The ] town of Nlobrara , In the
range conn try of northeastern Nebraska , Is
undergoing a reign of terror tonight. For
flvo years cattle thieves have been
operating In tlio country along
the Missouri and islobrara rivers.
ami hundreds of rattle have been
stolen. The plan has been to run off n
bunch In the Ponca creek country and take
.
them to the railroads at O'Neill or New Cas
tle , a distance of some eighty miles , and
from there ship them to the markets. On
the way to the stations the herds were
always added to when opportunity offered.
Not until the early part of this week Was
n clew obtained to the identity of the thieves ,
and the result \va ? that nlno of the most
prominent men in Butte City and Niohrara
wcro arrested yesterday lor the thefts and
lodged In Jail at Nlobrara. The news spread
like wlldllro through the range country and
today several hundred ranchmen and cattle
herders are In Niobrnra.
Talk of lynching has been strong all day
and an assault upon the jail by the infuri
ated mob Is expected momentarily. Those
arrested who gave bonds have surrendered
themselves to the sheriff for protection and
are now in jail.
Fifty deputies were sworn in hist night ,
and armed , with Winchesters are now guardIng -
Ing the prisoners. This is all that holds the
mob In cheek. The members of the mob are
heavily armed , and should they undertake
to carry out their plan a desperate light will
undoubtedly ensue.
Names ol the prisoners are not yet ob-
tulnrul hero.
It A XKEX ( l.lll iV Til. I. IIKL It.
Clmrffo AcnliiHt Him Chin : ? < * ( t mill HlR CUHU
Continued n U'l'olt.
CHIC too , Sept. Si [ Special Telegram to
.Tun Bir. . ] Banker James Phillips Gage of
Clinton , la. , was again arraignoJ before Jus
tice Quinn at the llydo Park station this
morning to answer the charges preferred
against him on the Mlh by Airs. Burson
of Washington , In behalf of her daughter ,
| Aliss Anna Burson. Attorneys W. A. Fos
ter and Frank T. Dennett appeared for Aliss
Burson and Chancellor L. Joules for Banker
Gace. The nonchalant lovvan , smiling at
his various friends nudiacquaintances , was
attended by his bondsma'n , Liveryman F. B.
Lines , Im.Iricnd .ltvousjuid others. Airs.
Burson and daughter were at the station , '
but did , not appear m the court room.
"We will light this case to the bitter end , "
said Airs. Burson to Tin : Ben correspondent
"Tlio man has brought r'nln and sorrow to
my nome and wo will prosecute him to the
full extent of the law < The night ho went
out with my daughter I was to meet them at
the Auditorium , and when they failed to
appear and she did nol come to the hotel
that night , I supposed they had eloped and
were married. The next morning I received
a telegram from my daughter , sent from the
Lexington hotel. 1 went there and brought
her back to our rooms at the Hotel Ingrain.
1 don't know whether or not he drugged her ,
but I do know that she was unconscious. "
Airs. Burson seemed to feel the situation
keenly. She said nothing but good reports
of nor family could bo sent from Washing
ton , where both mother and daughter have
hold situations in the departments.
The charges formerly preferred against
Gage are withdrawn , and ho was held under
the new charge of enticing Aliss Burson to a
room. A. L. Schuylor , an attorney , who
came from Clinton to assist in defending Air.
Gage , went on his bond , which was placed
at 1,000. The case was continued until next
Thursday morning.
IITO.MI.Vtt J'/M'.S/G'/.IA .IKIlEIIKn.
Dr. Powell of C'nupiT ( ) hiiri ; < ' < l with At-
tcinpilni ; to Defraud.
CAsrmt , Wyo. , Sept. S-J. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bun.J Today u warrant was
sworn out for the arrest of Dr. It. G. Powell j
for arson. Dr. Powell has been hero now
about six months and has heretofore enjoyed
perfect confidence of llio community. . Tito
house was burned August SI , 18i. ! ) ; It be
longed to Commissioner ItohcrtVhito. . The
contents were thu household goods of Dr.
Powell and were insured for $ ! )00. ) It is not
known who instigated the arrest , but it
looks as though the insurance companies
wcro back of it. The preliminary hearing is
sot for October 5. Dr. Powell is a graduate
of Louisville , ICy.
Judge Jay L. Terry , president of the
lumbar Cattle company , passed through hero
today enrouto to some point In Nebraska.
Ho made l\o \ drive from ICmbar to Casper , a
distance ot " 00 miles , In two days and ono
night with ono team. Last Monday Judge
Terry's foreman reported seeing a band of
men with horses In their possession with the
brands of some of the small settlers near tlio
ICmbur ranch , and the Judge called his men
together and ordered thorn to pur&uo the
thieves. The Terry cowboys nro covering
the country between hero and Powder river ,
and the sheriffs of Natrona and Converse
counties are in llio Held. A reward of WOO
Is offered for the arrest of llio thieves. It is
not likely that the thieves will escape. Th
thieves are supposed to bo from Nebraska.
llrlclit Day lit the fair.
CHICAGO , fo'opt. S3. After last night's
storm the weather was bright and bracing.
The general oftlolals of Iho fair visited the
various state and ,
buildings congratulated
the commissioners on their part In making
llio fair a success ,
The llshormen concluded their exercises
today. The principal Vvnnt was tno long
dlstunco fly casting , which was won by A. O.
Leonard of Now York. Ho succeeded in
casting his line nlnoty-slx and ono-lmlf feet ,
live feel less limn the world's record. Other
records were : P. C. Hewitt of Now York ,
ninety-two feet ; H. H. Wilkinson of Chicago ,
eighty-four nnd one-half foot.
Another excursion lo iho far west for
foreign commissioners is being planned to
starl immediately after tlio close of the ex
position. Airs. Houghton , one of the lady
managers from the state of Washington. Is
the chief promoter , 'llio ladies who have
tukun part in the inuiiairoinent'of the fair
are to bo invited to go on this trip. The
party wiU travel through Minnesota , Mon-
tuna , Idaho and Wnshiiigtc , returning by
way of Ball Luke City , Denver'and Kansas
L'lty.
'Jlnil Tin 1'luic Jtrport.
WASHINGTON , Sept. . II Is expected that
iho Treasury department will muko public
inn few diijatho tin pluto report for the
fiscal year , ended Juno 'M. The result by
the now ruloof counting only the tin pluto
both made and dippcj in tlio United States
according 10 tha i-j.-ont ruling of Secretary
Carlisle shows thu American production to I
bo considerably short of the amount re
quired by iho AIcKtulo.v law lo kuup the
duty In effect after October 1 , Ib'JT. ' Coloucl
Aycr , the special nccntof the Treasury dc
p.irtmont i , U still hopeful that the iircostnr
American production ean Iw reached wlthl
the four years left for the development i
. the American tin industry.
Awnti. run- ur.iito.\.nfTf > .
(
Morris of Io\n nnil I'rnr , Kins Swrj
Into l.nkn Mlrhlnnn. | , ;
, , Cnicvoo , Sept. 2Special ( Telegram Hi
Tut , : Hun. | Somewhere out In Lake Michi
gan tonight , now skimming above the sur
face in front of a fast breeze and now
bounding against the tall waves. Is a big
balloon thai ascended from the World's fall-
grounds late In the afternoon , leading Com
mander Davis and crow of the revenue
cutter Andy Johnson a hot ehaso. The
friends of two persons who were occupants
of the ear when the air voymro was
commenced today entertain M-ry little hope
of over seeing tnem nlivo again. Prof. King
of Philadelphia , Oil years old , an aeronaut of
international fame , and Aliss Joyo .Morris of
Ames , la. , a daring maiden of ' , ' - , are tno
_ probable victims of tha disaster.
This was state commissioners day at the
fair , a special program for their entertain
ment being on the cards. Tlio balloon ascen
sion : was iho principal feature. Prof. King
was to make tlio trip aiono. Mtsi Morris Is
Vh young country girl whoso Ulo ambition
has been to journey among the clouds. Son
few days since , when she heard of the pro
posed t > ascension , Miss Morris went to the
aeronaut and suggested thai she would like
to . accompany him. Prof. King at llrst re
fused , .Still Miss .Morris Importuned him ,
pleaded and begged. Finally ho assented.
Oil' lor the OloiuN.
The ascension was scheduled to take place
at J- ! : ! . " ! o'clock this afternoon. At the last
minute. Hie professor is siH to have advised
thu young woman ajralnst taking so hazard
ous a trip , but she refused to back out , holdIng -
Ing i the aeronaut to his word. S' ' > they both
sti-pped into the car , ami , at the hour sched
ule I. amidst the shouts of Ihe thousands
gathered in front of the New York stale
building , Iho slays were loosed and llm bal
loon shot heavenward. A stilTonst wind
was boating oIT the lake as the big gas bag
went up. keeping its course westward over
llio fair buildings , and coulinutng until it
reached a nolnt almost directly over the
Ferris win.el on the plaisanee.
The balloon meanwhile had kept on climb-
ins until it seemed to the people in the cars
that It had reached a height of about a mile.
It was not more than llHeon minutes from
.tho time the stays wcro cut that something
happened nol down in the calculations of
Prof. King. Yho1lnd changed suddenly
until it came from the southwest ami the
upper current caught it heavily. Seeing the
danger the aeronaut aliened the valve and
began la lower Iho balloon. Hut the wind
was carrying it with furious speed toward
the bis sheet of water and the people watchIng -
Ing were Hlied with horror at the Impending
doom of Prof. King and the young woman.
ClmfilniIn ! ISnlloon ,
Captain Fowler , on the small steam launch
Aloha , saw it all from the lagoon near the
art building. In a few moments ho had
turncdtho Aloha's nose lakeward and was
running n dead heat with the Hying nir ship
1,000 feet overhead. The wind amounted al
most to a hurricane at that altitude. The
watchers saw the balloon sweeping forward
with accelerated velocity , whirl on and
downward past the .steam launch until it
struck the water three miles away from Uio
end of thcCasino pier. Tlio Aloha , under full
head II I wnyhad'almo ' < ; l reached that point. Cap-
Ii tainFowlcrsays I that when the balloon struck
it i bounded from tlie water and skimmed
along the water out into thu lake at a speed
with i which his launch was unable to com
pete. Ho was .absolutely h > ilplo3s In nti.v
event , as ho had barely enough coal to last
until ho could roach the shore. When last
ho saw it llio balloon seemed \oMo about
Ion miles -oft' , nnd travollng.oloso' to the
water.
When tlio balloon struck , Captain Fowler
says , the occupants of the car seemed to bo
clinging to the car. Tlio Aloha put about
and ran alongside the rover.uo cutter Andy
Johnson , anchored by the battleship Illinois.
Commander Davis was notified. Ho hur
riedly gave orders to ship anchor and at
0iO : : the Johnson was put under headway in
the direction taken by the imm'.iuat eablo
balloon.
At 11 o'clock the man In the tower of the
battleship Illinois decried the Andy Johnson
about fifteen miles out in the lake working
in a circle. Tlio Johnson carried no search
light , but uses a locomotive headlight which
made it possible for the looitoul on Ihe Illi
nois to observe her movements. The John
son's tactics would mnko it seem that the
balloon was wrecked and that the efforts of
tlio cutter's commander , are now being
exerted in the direction of linding tlio bodies
of the luckless aeronaut and his companion.
A message from Kvanston at midnight
says the Andy Johnston has returned with
both King and Aliss Morris safe aboard.
They were picked up at 11 : ; { ( ) o'clock , three
miles north of Grosse Point , near Kvanston ,
in the midst of a terrific electrical storm.
o
IX TllK HTIill' .
Murderers nnil Tlin * llolillni ; IIIijli Ciirnl-
v.il in the Now Country.
AniCANSAs CITY , Sopt. 122. A small sized
riot occurred at Perry last night , and today
It was necessary to send for the military to
preserve order , as there are many conllicts
between rival lot claimants and thugs and
thieves are roubing people right and
left. There were numerous accidents and
crimes today. Oscar Cunningham of Cin
cinnati had his leg cut o.'T by the cars. John
Wilson was no-idontally shot in the
body and Henry Dix was badly cut
In the head In a row. fifteen
miles eastof Perry a man named
Ilarmlson was fatally shot In a controversy
over a claim. William Klauso , from C'cdaf-
vule , Kan. , was found murdered on the
lilat'k Dear near this place , today , Ho had
been choked to death with a handkerchief ,
which was found knotlod tightly about his
neck.
Iitlll ) : ol 11 Tragedy.
CAI.DWEI.L , Kan. , Sept. 23. The details of
yesterday's tragedy at Wnukomls , ono of
the townsitcs of tlio Chorolceo Strip , were
received hero this evening. James Lllllo
and his iwo sons , John and William , had
located the claim upon which the town
stands. An old man named Williams , from
Vernon , Tex. , hud prepared to contest
the elaim , and meeting the Llttlus a iiuarrol
ensued over the matter , during which the
elder Little struck Williams over tlio head
with an nxo , Williams than drew his re
volver , and with three shots killed thu elder
Little and James Little , and sorlouMy
wounded John. Williams was taken to
Klnglishor to escape a mob of lynchers , and
was today taken to Wichita for fear the
mob would follow him to Kiiigllbtiur.
WIIH It .Murder ?
ICA.WAB CITV , Sept , 22. The grand Jury
has boi'ii occupied during the past Iwo dais
with llio consideration of tlio matter of iho
death ol Henry H. Kllmoro , who died 10y >
morphine poisoning two months ago. The
coroner's jury which InvcHtlgnlod hli death
ruturned no verdict , but referred the ovl-
denco to iho grand jury , which is still con Ii
sidering il.
Kllmoro came bora from Lincoln three
years ago nnd hocamo a leading contractor.
Ho lived unhappily with his wlfo. Ho was
allllctcd with a disease from which ho found
relief in the use of magnesia. When ho died
ills magnesia was found Illlud with morphine
and the supposition Is that llio PJI.SMII was
placed there without his Knowledge uy sumo
ono who desired lib death ,
Smith-it Drill li ol mi loiv.i M.m
CHICAGO , Sopt. -Special [ Tologr.im to
Tun Hm : . ] A man tiupposoJ to bo P. J. H.
If.Is
Cole of Ottumwa. la. , from papers In his
possession , dropped deau at the Wheeler
house , a pluco of shady repute at IS Qulnuy
Mreet. this afternoon. Heartdisease is sup- '
posed lo have luon the causa of his death ,
A card was found In his pocket with the fol
lowing address on it : ' 'W. W. Connolly ,
G3UVusl Indiana ilrcot. "
MEAT TM"BACK
'
- Imis of Santos Succsss.iilly Resist1 the As-
' Banlt of the Mello Rebels.
*
ATTACK OF THE REPJBLICA REPULSED
Coiibidornblo Damage Done the Vessel by thi
Tire from Shore Batteries.
NO NEWS FRDM THE BRAZILIAN CAPITAL
Censorship of tlio Telegraph Still Suffloiontly
Rigiil to Head Off Communication ,
REVOLT IN ARGENTINA IS SPREADING
11-lii'ln llnvoVoii rronotinccil Vlrlnrlti
.uttl .Vii\r Driniiiiil rcnaV ItiMlcnntluu
< lo Is Mulilnc ( irciit HITorli
to ltf torn Order.
1K > 3 bvJtima dortlon lltnnett. }
MO.STI-.VIIIKO , Uruguay ( via Galvcsfon ,
Tax. ) , Sept. tt-r. ! y Mexican Cahlo to the
New York Herald Special to TUB HUE. ]
The voporttthat the Ucpubllca , llaps'ilp of
the rebel squadron , was repulsed In the tight
at Santos , as already cahlod to the Herald ,
has been confirmed. Considerable damage
was sustained by the llagshlp.
The government is now engaged In
strengthening the forts in Santos and Rio
Grande City , to be ready for fresh nttncka.
i < o direct news of the situation in Hlo
Janeiro Is received from the that city because -
cause of the rigid censorship of all telo-
grains.
Owing to the lack of facilities for getting
a necessary supply of coal , the United States
cruiser Charleston was unahlo to sail for Ulo
Janeiro until today.
1'olico are guarditiR the government
cruiser Tiradentos , which is in dock hero.
This is tlono at the request of the lirazillan
minister. In spite of all these precautions
several of the crow of the Tlradentes have
deserted.
An absurd rumor was put Into clrc'ilation
today to the eirect that President I'clxolo
has asked President Cleveland to sell the
United States cruisers Yorktown and
Charleston to the Unuilian government.
SI'KiAlIN < ; I.V AKUIC.NTINA.
Ituvult ARiilimt l > unu .Scoini to Ho
( iroiuiil lit ivri-y IMInt.
ICoji'jrt'jMKl J& ' liuJumu doidnn Hcimctt. ]
VAM-AHAISO , Chill ( via Ualvcston , Tex. ) ,
Sept. W. [ lly Mexican Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to TUB BEE. ) The
Herald'- * correspondent in Buenos Ayres
telegraphs that the rovoltors from Tucuman
have entered the irovinco of Santiago and
arc destroying tolegMpLio wires and tearIng -
Ing up railroad traeks. Orders hav.O boon
sent to the governor of the province to
'resist the rovollers by every moans in ills
power until General ISoseho arrives with
troops.
Dispatches from tlio Herald's correspond
ent in Santa l < 'o say that the radicals in
that city got up a good demonstration. Many
arrests were made by the police , the pris
oners being thrown into Jail.
It is reported on 'Chango that the Argen
tine squadron favors the radicals. Federal
troops have been sent to Santa Vo , Cavalry
has been ordered to LaPlaU to maintain
order there.
Will Dnnmiiil l-cim's Itoilgimtlim.
At a meeting of ox-oflloials of government
hold in Uuenos Ay res last night It was do-
cidcd to demand the resignation of Presi
dent Pctm. It was resolved that If ho ro-
lused to resign the president should bo im
peached and ousted.
Gonor.tl Urrlburu , wno has entire com
mand , is in oicn ) revolt at Chaco. Ho has
taken the government gunboats , Hernojo anil
Kepublica. The government has ordered
the river gunboats to ho put in readiness to
maintain order. Newspapers have been
prohibited from publishing any MOWS of re
volt.
volt.Affairs
Affairs in tlio provinces of Cordova and
Santiago are in a very serious condition , and
fresh troubles are feared In Santi
ago. Hoports from Haffaol , where
Urriuuni's troops destroyed the railroad ,
state that General Bosctio , with the
co-operation of Intoryontor Pelllgrlnl ,
stopped the revolt. Many radicals in tha
district hnvo been ledged In jail.
Minister of Interior QumUno lias sus
pended the nowfipapor 1 1 Uiarlo for printing
news of the outbreak.
Senators Bernardo , Irigoycn nnd Allen are
still under the surveillance of DO lice ,
OK UK HilEM.Id ) .
Admiral Mollo NniuU HH | Ultimatum to the
I'rotdUent.
LONDON , Sept. 23 , Advices early this
morning from Kio Janeiro were to the effect
that the uity was still In the hands of tha
government forces , but aurrondor was mo
mentarily oxpqctod. The rebel admiral ,
tiring of the dilatory negotiations by tha
government , had ordered the decks cleared
for action , the drums boat to quarters ,
the guns shotted and run out. All eyes
wore tnrned toward the flagship , whence
the signal to commence tiring was oxpootod
every moment. The utmost consternation
prevailed among the Inhabitants still in the
city. lOveryhody expected the day would
bo ono of aread fate , that the city would
either ho shelled Into subjocilon or surren
der before the llrlng begins.
The following dispatch was sent by tha
Brazilian government yesterday afternoon :
"Tho sedition Is continod to a part of tha
squadron. All states without exception
agree with President Peixotoas the necessity
of suppressing the sedition. The robot vessoli
in tiio bay have hoen deprived of the power
of movement , They cannot land owing to
the resistance of the land forces , nor luavo
thu bay on account of the tire of the forti ,
The Republic succeeded in cscaplngbut , wag
repulsed at Kantos. "
A Brazilian dologutlon representing tha
rebels arrived today on a delicate dlplomutlo
misblon , supposed to oo touching the recog
nition of the new government when estab
lished.
ritrlliinii'iit of Itrllulonii ,
CHICAGO , .Sept. 'JDr. . Washington Gladden -
den was the principal spouker'at the parlia
ment of rollj-'loiiH today. His subject was
"Htdlgion and Wimllh. " "
Prof. Phillin Schurf road a decidedly optl-
mlsiio paper on "Itounlon of Christendom , "
which aroused much i-nlhu&iusm , Among
other speakers weru HMV. Joseph Cook and
Judge ti. S , Huuuu of