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    THE OMAHA : DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNINp , OCTOBER 27 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT&
BLAZE AT THE PEN
Fire Destroys One of the State Building
at tha Lincoln Penitentiary.
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES CRIPPLED
Every One Loses Heavily and-Two at Least
Will Bo Completely Ruined.
IT STARTED IN THE STOVE FOUNDRY
Hot Castings Dumped on Rubbish Sup
posed to Bo the Cause.
NEBRASKA LOSES EIGHTY THOUSAND
Unrned nmltllnit One of the M rc t
the nnclomiro nnil Kiitlrcly Oo-
' itruynd Hard FlRht to
Bave tlio Holler Plant.
LINCOLN , Oct. 20. [ Special Telegram to
I'IIE BEE. ] "Tho state penitentiary is on
flro" was the startling Intelligence that
came to the headquarters of the city llro
department at 0:0."i : o'clock this evening.
The penitentiary is four miles south of the
city , but Chief Malone at once dispatched n
force of men with steamer , hose carts and
trucks , and the four miles were covered In an
Incredibly short space of tlino. The flro
lighted up the entire southern sky , and
street cars and private conveyances wore
qulcltly loaded down with the hundreds of
excited citizens , anxious to roach" the scone
of conflagration.
The hro was discovered In the foundry of
the Lincoln Stove and Furnace works In
the soutn end of one of the largest buildings
In the penitentiary enclosure. Tno origin of
the flro Is still a mystery. All that the
penitentiary authorities know Is that
about fifteen minutes before 0 o'clock
the whole west cud of the building
was discovered to bo In flames.
The convicts In the - entlro institu
tion had Just been marched to their cells
and the counting had Just been finished ;
consequently all trouble with the men was
avoided.
Olio of Ilof * Stout' * lllltlilll > C .
The flro was In the old cell house , on the
west side of the penitentiary enclosure ,
originally occupied by the convicts before
the present cell house was erected. The
building was owned by the state and was
constructed by Boas Stout many years ago.
It was built of stone , with a slate roof , and
was 180x100 Toot and two stories. It was
occupied by the Lincoln Steve and Furnace
company , the Western Manufacturing com
pany and Buekstaff Bros. Manufactur
ing company , while the basement was
occupied as a store house by the penitentiary
authorities. The entire b'uilding was con
sumed , together with its contents.
The city flro department rendered valuable
assistance , and W. II. Dorgan , manager of
the prison contract , says that the prompt
ax-rival and heroic efforts of Chief Malone
and his men cut the loss down fully one-half.
Mr. Dorgan stated to TUB BEE that ho
was Just approaching the penitentiary on
the street car from the city , and , as the car
came over the hill near the institution , ho
saw the whole west end of the shop on lire.
lie entered the enclosure ai quickly as pos
sible and sot the men at work fighting the
flames.
I'lxod for FlKlitlns Fire.
The facilities for fighting fire at the peni
tentiary are very complete , consisting of
heavy steam pumps connected with eighteen
wells nhd a reservoir on the hill outsldo of
too walls , with a reserve supply of 100,000
gallons. The institution is well supplied
with hose , and three atreams were playing
on the flames when the city department ar
rived.
Describing his efforts to keep baok the
flames , Mr.Dorgan said : "I saw at once
that wo would huvo our hardest fight to
ferxvo the engine and boiler plant. The loss
of the bailer plant would con.pletely par-
nlyzo the entire penitentiary , Without it It
would bo Impossible to give the men tholr
breakfasts tomorrow morning. When Chief
Mulono arrived I told him to save the boiler
plant. 'I'll do it,1 ho said , and ho did. I
cannot estimate the loss tonight , but it
. will bo heavy. Oneof the chief
losses lies in the fact that the
cutiro po\tor plant will bo useless
for many ' weeks. The shafting for
every shop at the penitentiary is connected
with the main shaft running through the
tulldlng now burned. It will bo weeks before -
fore this damage alone can bo repaired. I
think wo ran got part of the machinery In
the cooperage shops running by setting up
temporary engines. Wo ought to bo ublo to
do tills l > y Monday , It Is a terrible loss , but
bad as It seems wo have much to bo thank
ful for. For instance , if the SCO and inoro
convicts had boon in the yards when the flro
broke out wo would h.ivo thorn swarming
over these walla in the darkness by scores.
Most of them would undoubtedly have got
away. At no tlmo , however , was there any
danger of the main building catching fire.
They were absolutely impregnable. "
BlHto unil Other I.onm.
Speaking of tuostato's IMS , A.R.'Humphrey ,
commissioner at public lands and buildings ,
aid to Tun DBS : "Tho building burned belongs -
longs to the state. It Is probably i worth
$80,000. Thu state carries no Insurance. I
cannot say , of course , whether the stata will
over rabulld or not. Certainly not in the
near future. "
The heaviest loser by the Hro is the West
ern Manufacturing company , H , J. Walsh ,
president of the company , was soon at the
penitentiary byTur. HEEduring the progress
of the fire. He was unable to glvo an esti
mate of the loss at the tlmo.
M. 1) . Welch , secretary anil treasurer of
the company , wai scon by TUB NEC up town ,
und ho inttdo the following stntomont ;
"Our loss will be heavy , H will not fall
below 150,000 , and may run a little nbovo
that amount. Wo did a largo business and
occupied iho greater part of the stone build
ing that burned as well as of the brick shops
left untouched. In the burned buildings we
manufactured corn shoIon ! , shovel plows
aud other light agricultural Implements.
Our machinery , as well as the finished and
unfinished product , wui of courio entirely
consumed , \Vo had thrco carloads of imple
ment b ready to ! ) ) shipped tomorrow and
bad Just removed to the burned building SOO
rorn shcller * preparatory to shipment.
These com chellurn were thu only imple
ments m tno burn d building not insured.
W" employed about 1M men during the dull
oor.snn , but had made arrangements to in
crease tno fcrco to 00 on the , first of the
tncuth. Of courio touigtu' * tire knocks all
of our phus out of further consideration ,
Contractor * Well luiuretl.
"Our lots is very well covered by Insur-
cc * . W * carry our Injur&aco on a very sys
tematic plan. Our factories and ware
houses are divided Into rooms , and the con
tents of each room are Insured separately ,
the entire matter being looked after by nn
aeont connected with the 1'armors and Mer
chants Insurance company ot this city.
When the machinery stored away In ono
room Is removed to another the Insurance
lapses. Tills is Iho reason why the insurance
on so much of our stuff that burnnd tonight
will bo no good , Ono more day and it would
have been nil right.
"Our heaviest blow comes through the
destruction of our office and counting room ,
which was located In the burned building.
All our books , accounts and papers , cover
ing our business for the past five years , were
destroyed. The safes are practically de
stroyed. They were buried beneath tons
and tons of heavy machinery and burning
debris , and It Is scarcely probable that n
single paper will bo left to give n record of
ono of tiio largest manufacturing industries
in the state. 1 cannot , of course , place nny
estimate tonight upon the loss occasioned by
the destruction of our books and accounts.
\Vo nro all at sea. Wo will not rebuild the
works. Wo shall abandon all our operations
at the penitentiary with the exception of
our cooper show , which , although extensive ,
form but a small portion of our plant. "
ItnckAtHir * lliinvy Ixw.
Next to the Western Manufacturing com
pany , the greatest sufferers by tonight's dis
aster will bo the Buekstaff Bros.Manufnctur-
ing company. The BuckstaJI brothers have
been singularly unfortunate In the way of
fires this year. Lust February their Im
mense vitrified brick and tiling works in
this city were completely destroyed , throw
ing 200 men out of employment. These works
have never been rebuilt , and the Bucitstaffs
have been unable to collect their insurance ,
amounting to about f3,000. In addition to
their brick works the BuckstaiTs maintained
a largo harness and saddlery manufactory at
the penitentiary , which was destroyed bv
the lire tonight. Neither of the members of
the firm could bo found tonignt , but the fore
man of tholr works informedTuu BEE at the
sccno of thu fire that about fifty men were
employed In the harness and saddlery de
partments. The company had several thou
sand dollars' worth of leather on their
hands. During the dull season of the past
summer sales have been very light. The
full force has been maintained , however ,
during the summer , and the upper story of
the burned building was packed with har
ness and saddles finished for the market.
While no correct estimate can be placed on
Buckstaffs' loss , it is generally conceded
that it will reach S'Jo.OOO , pretty well cov
ered by Insurance.
Where the Flro Stnrted.
The Lincoln S.ovo and Furnace company
occupied the west end of the building. The
comuany is composed of William Clark and
J. II. Mockett. "Tho company is the out
growth of the original Hall Rungo and Furnace
naco company , which went into tha hands of
a receiver in this city something over n year
ago. Messrs. Clark and Mockott took the
business , reorganized it and removed the
plant to the pen , whcro It has been iu suc
cessful operation over since , 'inoy cm-
ploved thltty-oight men. Their loss will
roach from $18,000 to $25,000. They hod in
their ware rooms -'JO finished ranges , till of
which were totally destroyed. Their loss Is
fairly well covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is a complete mys
tery. No one at the pen has been found who
has any Idea of how it started. The con-
vints employed in the shop had finished their
day's labor and had been marched into tlio
cell house. The first counting In , which is
always done Just before supper is served ,
had just been completed. : md not a man was
missing. It Is not oven known who first dis
covered thn ilro.
air. Uorcan'n Theory.
Mr. Dorgan thinks he was among the first ,
and when he saw the flames they wcro leap
ing out of the second story windows in the
west cud of the building. Ho takes no .stuck
in the theory that the flro was started by
the convicts who were at work in the
foundry whcro the flames originated. It is
known that the workmen Jn the foundry had
been making some .heavy castings Just as
the day's worir was closing. It is bollovod
oy man/ that as tneso hot castings were
taken from the boxes they were dumped
upon a pile of debris and left unnoticed.
This is tlio only plausible theory so far
advanced.
A strict Investigation will bo mido ; at once
In an endeavor to ascertain the real caUie of
the flro.
Notified the Wnrdnn.
Warden Boomer is In Chicago. He was in
formed of the particulars of the disaster by
telegraph tonight , and assured that the con
victs iu his charge were all safe and no- ,
counted for. Among tlio earliest arrivals at
the penitentiary was Adjutant General
Gage. Ilo'was at the depot to take the train
for his homo in the western Dart of the state
when ho was informed that the pen was on
flro and that the convicts were engaged In a
meeting. He at once went to the pen to bo
in readiness lu the event that the services
of tlio stuto troops wcro required to quell
any insubordination. Foitunutely the serv
ices of the militia wcro not needed.
The flro was witnessed by probably 2,000 ,
people from " the city. Had the ilro started
m the "brick shops , which were located
about 100 feet from the burned buildings ,
the loss would have amounted to (500,000.
The Intervening space batween the two
great buildings was piled high with lumber
and other Inflammable material , and it was
only by the most superhuman efforts of the
flrcmen that the brick shops were saved.
The engine and boiler plant was saved , the
entlro attention of thu city lire dcuartmeut
being directed to this end ,
IlcrnloVorK of Firemen.
The men fought the ilro at this point for
two hours , aud about one-half of the build
ing containing the engines was destroyed ,
leaving the machinery unnarmeJ. The bat
tery of saven boilers , located almost directly
under the hottest of the flro , was manned
during tlio entire conflagration , for upon the
hollers depended the pumns which supplied
the water used lu lighting thu ( lames. The
men stood to their posts unlllncliliin'ly for
nearly four hours , in t > pito of the fact that a
terrible ilro was raging all about them.
Altogether it was the most exciting as
well as thn most disastrous flro in the his
tory of the city and the only ono of any 1m-
portuuco to the state's interests since thu
destruction of the old state insane asylum.
EXl'ECTS TO UHV.ll'U J.11J ! G.U.LOIIH.
\Vtra Murderer Pjliitcr' * Navel Pica for
CAnnthrr Ilrprlove.
CHICAGO , Oct. 20. Wife Murderer George
Painter expects to cscapn the gallaws , not
withstanding the supreme court has Just
confirmed his sentence. Ho says ho thinks
hypnotism will help him to a pardon by the
governor. This is how bo reasons it out :
"A man in a hypnotic state must tell the
truth ; ho must act Just as ho did on tno
night or the dav they uro questioning him
about. Now I offer myself to bo hypnotized ,
I am not afraid of the truth , and 1 toll you
the truth will como out If the man who has
It Is put in u hypnotic state. It was done
not long ago in San Francisco and a commit
tee appointed by Iho iroverninent , after ex-
( .mining the mutter fully , recommended that
hypnotism bo miido a part of the machinery
of justice. Judge Daly of New York read a
paper before ono of the congresses nt the Art
palace In thu prcscnr.o of n number of nolcti-
tllu ! men , some of them the best known in
the country , and urged that a hypnotic col
lege bo established so that hypnotic experts
might oo trained to help the onicers of the
law. A bill with this provision was Intro
duced in the last California legislature , and it
has bct'ii proved again and again that a hyp
notic iixpcrt can biing out the truth when ho
operates upon a person who is concealing it.
VVhy , not long ago , it was tried in St. Louln ,
and I wrote to the man who was subjected to
the hypnotic test ami tm answered his expo-
ricnco. It was the samy us. ull the others
who tried It. In the hyuuotlc rstato n man
must tell the truth. Now I think when Gov
ernor Altgcld hours of ths | ho will arrange
it so I may have n test. "
f
Union IMclllo limkeiuuu Hurt.
" "
"EvAXaioN , Wyo , , Oct.0. . [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEK. ] Dick Ginger , Union Pa
cific brukoman running between this place
and A liny coal mines , foil under the wheels
hut night-ami luntlnoi a crushed foot.
BURNED TO DEATH IN ACID
Awful Fate Which Befell a Party of Workr
men at .Ashland , Wis.
VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN CARELESSNESS
Six Men Horribly Scnldcil nmtTrro Alrcrtdy
Dead Uiciipe Cut OIT by
Steam , nnil Keicurr * t'ow-
crleM to Alii.
ASULANP , WIs. , Oct. 20. An accident ,
most horrible In Its nature and its results ,
occurred at 2:30 : this morning at the Ashland
Sulphite works. Six men were badly burned
with acid and steam and two of them have
already died. Tno names of the dead are :
JOSEIMI KKItON.
ClIAKIjErfllUIUMCK.
Four others were very seriously injured ,
and It Is doubtful if any of them will recover.
They nro :
T. WcSTINd.
IliniicK.
GEOiuin CONSTANCE.
It seems that ono of the men was at work
getting out the regular midnight working ,
and the others were removing the cover
from the lower part of ono of digesters whan
the whole substance of acid and pulp came
down on top of them. The room was filled
with etcam which very soon extinguished
the lights and made escape an impossibility.
The men jumped for their lives from the
raised platform on which they were work
ing. but tlio acid splashed on them at every
turn , and they wcro soon suffering intensely
from pain. Men from other parts of the
mill came to tholr rescue , but were unable
to lend thu poor fellows any material assis
tance.
Three of the burned men were found in the
water tank , whore , In tholr helplessness ,
they hud unwisely sought relief from their
awful suffering. They were standing In
five feet of water Immersed to their necks.
Jt is claimed that the accident was the
result of carelessness on the part of the
poor men themselves , in not remouiug the
upper cover of the digester , so as to allow
the steam a chance to escape when the
water was poured on to cool it.
KAN ON TUB KOCItS. "
Ill Fortune of the Tactile Mnll Company' *
Steamship Xew York .
SAN FIUXCISCO , Oct. 20.Tho Pacific Mail
company's steamship Now York went ashore
this evening In u fog and will be probably a
total loss , She sailed for China and Japan
at 3:30 : p. m. and wont down the bay
under a full head of steam. The fog was
very dense and from the lower wharves
the heads could not bo seen. About 4:30 :
p. m. the big ocean steamer was lost
sight of and half an hour later the boom
ing of cannon could bo heard and rockets
been seen as they burst above theJog. The
signal station at Point Lobos at once sent , a
message into town , and soon every tug in
the buy was racing- for Point Uonlta. Ar
riving there it was found that the steamer
was hard and fust on the rocks , having gone
on them under u full head of steam. She
was in charge of Pilot Stsvensou at the
tlmo.
As soon as the ship struck there was a
scene of wild con fusion. A couple of hun
dred Chinese in the steerage sec up n howl
that could bo hoard half across the Golden
Gate. Captain Johnson was wonderfully
cool , however , and ho and nis onicers soon
restored order.
When the signal lights began to flash the
observer at Point Hobos came to the con
clusion that , it was the steamer Monowat ,
from Sydney and Samoa , that had gone on
the rocks , and that news was circulated all
over the city. These wno were expecting
relatives at once flocked to the oDlccs of the
Oriental & Occidental line and great excite
ment prevailed. Half an hour later , how
ever , the wrecked vessel was made out to bo
the City of Now York.
It is now reported the steamer is hard and
fast on the rocks. There Is eight feet or
water in her hold aud the tugs cannot move
her. The loss will bo SMO.UOJ ; no insurance.
All the passengers have been taken oil and
are being brought back to this city. The
fog is very heavy. There is little wind and
tugs will lay alongside all night.
Wll ! Ho u Total XVrock.
A reporter .has Jiut come on a tug from the
wreck and reports the r osv York lylmr with
her head to went nud broaasldo upon the
rocks. She is lying overon the pore side and
three or four big holes arc stove lu her bet
tom. The tide is receding and she is now
high upon the rocks and the surf pounding
on the vessel. Tugs nro hovering about the
wreck and could possibly pull the steamer
from the rocks , but it would bo useless.
Thu New York Is a compartment ship and
the latest reports say there Is no water fore
and lift , but eight feet of water amidships.
Tlio passengers were landed at Point Bouita
by the ship's boats and llfesaving crow from
the Golden Gate mid Fort Point stations.
About this time Captain Johnaon decided to
Jettison the cargo and save all possible. He
dispatched u third ofllccr and a cr < iw of six
Chinese sailors in a small boat , directing
tnein to row to bun i < rancisco lor tugs and
lighters , but the crew could make no head
way iigaliist the flood tldo and wds swept
back.
The New York was built In Chester , Pa. ,
in 1S7. > , but was practically rebuilt a few
veursago. She is 3,01'J tons gtoss , ! 13'J feet
long , 41) ) feet U inches beam and CO feet 0
Inches draft.
Point Manila is a rocky promontory which
forms one of the heads at the entrance of
the Golden Gate , It has long been regarded
ns most dangerous , especially In this Kind of
weather. Half u dozen vessels have come to
grief on It during the past twelve mouths.
Tlio bark Ijurllnu went ashore there , and the
bark John D. Sprecklos was only saved by a
fishing steamer , the U. S. Grant. It was
' .hur that tha ship Spinney broke from her
tugs and started up thu coast to her doom.
l.NOULHT AT H ATT LI ! G1CUUIC.
Important llvldenco of the Fireman of tlio
Kaitljnund Train.
BXTTI.K CHEEK , Mich. , Out. 20. The train
men of No. 0 were examined by the coroner's
Jury as to their knowledge of tha Grand
Trunk wreck. Joseph II. Turner , the fire *
man , said that Engineer Wooloy asked Con
ductor Scott before pulling out whether No.
'J was iu , and Scott replied : "Yes ; hurry
up and get out of here. "
Conductor Scott and Engineer Wooley
were placed on tlio stand , but refused to
answer any questions , protesting that by so
doing they would Incriminate themselves.
Thomas Sutherland , car inspector for the
Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad , was ex
amined. Ho said all the curs being run on
the road were put in good condition before
the World's fair travel commenced.
Sherman H. Baldwin of Mllford , Conn. ,
who was injured in tlio wreck and has been
In tha hospital over since , testified as fol
lows : "With the exception of about bix
coats the car I was in was full. Wo wore
running about forty miles an hour when the
crash came. The car was Immediately en
veloped in darkness. I looked up and saw
fire starting behind the stove. If I could
huvo secured a pall of water I could bavn put
it out , U gained such headway that I had
to break the blind and Jump out of the win
dow , Many of the passengers in tho. car
were pinned under scats , and I think that
all weru injured so badly that they could not
have escaped. "
Engineer Gilbert F , Cranshaw was put on
the stand again. Ho said ( hat in rounding
the curve ho could not sea , over six car
lengths ahead of his engine ,
Tha coroner adjourned the inquest until
November S to give Lawyer Hulbert time to
Investigate tome testimony bo expects to
produce In behalf of Conductor Scott , who is
now willing to go on the stand ,
The body of Un. S. D. Scott ol Cato , S.
U. , has been poMlivoly Identified. This is
the body sent to Edwsrdsbuitf as Mrs. E. A.
Aldrlch. . ;
I'llEIGIIT THA1N IN jniE DITCH.
Engineer , I'lremnn nnil tlrftkoninn Hurned
to R'CrlMj ,
IlAMncuo , Mich. , Oct. 20 , About 7 o'clock
last night the Toledo ; Ann Arbor & North
Michigan north-bourn ! freighttrain , with an
extra engine , ran into a smkholo about thrco
miles north of licrol The origlno loft the
track and Is on herslHo in the ditch , a total
wreck. Behind the engine were two tank
cars of oil and three cars of coal , which
wpro wrecked and piled on too of the engine.
The oil and coal cnuzht tire from the engine ,
making n , flro which could bo seen for miles
around.
On the onglna wcro Engineer Ballou , Fire
man Albcrs and Head Brcakman Mulligan ,
who were burled In the dobrls and were
burned to a crisp baforo they could bo removed -
moved from the wreck. Tim ilro was not
put out until this morning.
Train Master M. U. Fahoy , Conductor
Fludder and the rear brakeman were on the
train , but wcro In the caboose , and escaped
uninjured. The wreclfwus probably caused
by the track going down , as the track is sev
eral feet below the level at the point whcro
the engine loft the track.
The body of Brakeman Mllllgan has been
recovered and was taken to ills homo In
Howell , Mich. He was a single man. Noth
ing remained of the bodies of the other two
trainmen , who lived at Owosso , Mich. En
gineer Bcaullon ilcaves a wife and two chil
dren and Fireman Albert a wife and ono
child. A coroner's inquest will bo hold on
the bodies. _
maiiT roK Tun.tr.
Pnrt oT the I'rocrum of the Knpenl Scnntorii
Outlined StuiuH of the Hill.
WASHINGTON , Oct.--0. 'Iho program of the
manngcrs of the repeal bill In the senate Is
to got to voting some tlmo during the day
tomorrow on tha amendments to the Dili , to
finish the work on the amendments Satur
day and vote on the bill itself Monday.
This schedule is , of course , subject to change.
When it was arranged it was tho-Jght
Senator Stewart would end his speech
tonight. That ho did not do , and if ho
should wish to proceed tomorrow it is possi
ble it will become necessary to change the
plans so as to defer the vdto upon the
amendments until Saturday. Senator Jones
will require only a short tlmo to conclude
and Senator Allen will not speak at great
length. Senator Wolcott will speak fifteen
minutes. There may possibly , also , bo a
few other short speeches before the close of
the debate. ,
Senator Faulkner , af lev again canvassing
the sonatc this evening- thought it would bo
possible , If Mr. Stewartdid not extend his
remarks for too great a length of time , to
linjln vnMncv H ni * i n'flnnfe tnmnrrnir
The opinion prevails in the senate that the
house will quickly-pass tlio bill when it is
sent over , and tno senators are hopeful of
concluding the business ot the session by the
middle of next wcck Whether there stiall
be a recess or an adjournment will depend
upon the committee on whys and means. If
the democratic mwnberswf that committee
are of the opinion that thb tariff bill will be
in shape for presentation before the time
for beginning the regular session a recess is
more probable than nn adjournment. Other
wise an adjournment wilutnke place.
1'olltlcs Has Some Weight.
There , was a well defined report in circula
tion about the capitob today that there had
been an effort made to HaVe , the democratic ,
managers in the senalo postpone voting upon
the bill until afterthot Virginia election ,
upon the theory that tho'passlng of the bill
at this tlmo would have , the effect of injur
ing the ciiances of the democratic party in
that stato. It appcarsabq Virginia pouulists
have made their fight In this campaign
almost entirely upon the silver issue , and
have made such headway "as to render
the democraticmanapors.somowhat anxious.
The suggestion appears to have received
some consideration , but when it was repre
sented upon the other hand that the im
mediate passing of the bill would have a
good effect in' Massachusetts and Now York
It was thought best'.to lot the bill take its
course. Indeed , under the circumstances ,
with the bill in its present shape , it would
bo almost Impossible to chock its progress ;
especially would it be difficult for the repeal
managers to accomplish that result if so
disposed.
Sonntor Power's .Schema.
Senatqr Power has spent a considerable
portion of the day In gathering facts con
cerning the silver bullion in the treasury ,
with the view to getting support for an
amendment , to the repeal bill providing for
the coinage of this .bullion , which will bo
offered by himself or some other sil
ver senator. Ho < nnds there is sufll-
clout of the bullion stored to make
(134.000.000 if coined , and ho thinks
thcra should bo but little objection to its
being coined , especially In view of the fact
that the Rolgniorago of this silver , about
JTH,000,000. would furnish thu money neces
sary to supply the threatened deficit in the
treasury. Ho has been canvassing the situ
ation among the silver senators. There is a
feeling , however , among the silver demo
crats that the bill should not bo amended i'l
any way at tlyelr instance , so that the ad
ministration may have all the pratso and all
the blame for It when It shall become a law.
MRS. BAMACCIOXII DEAD.
SiuUlon Demise of One of Die Character * in
u T.ocal Ilompitlo Trucedy.
Mary E. Ramacclotti died very suddenly
at her homo , 1317 Jackson street , last night
about 7 o'clock. An effort was made to keep
the matter quiet , but friends insisted that
an inquest bo hold and the coroner will bo
called on today to decide tha manner In
which she came to her death , Drs. Jensen
and Peabody have b'ccn attending the
woman , but they refused to talk last night.
They said that they would tell 'their stories
to the coroner's Jury today.
The cause of Mrs. Rnmacclottl's death Is
alleged to bo crystallzpd arsenic. Whether
she took thonolsou with suicidal Inant : or
not remains to bo discovered. She began to
bo sick lust Saturday and rapidly grow
worse , until death relieved her sufferings.
Dr. and Mrs. Itatimeciottl have not been
living together sluco last Juno and on two
different occasions she tried to shoot her
husband because of her.Joaious disposition.
An inquest will bo"hcd today.
Hanker Juliiuim'Out on Hull.
KANSAS CITV , Kan'Oct. 20. A. W. Little ,
the banker who m'ur-lorcd Attorney E. S.
Johnson , with whom ha had quarreled over
a business transaction on the streets July 'JO
lust , was today released on $ 15,003 ball at
Olatho aud he returned to his homo In this
city tonight. Little took n change of venua
to Johnson county on account of the bitter
fcollhg against him here , and In habeas
corpus proceedings witnesses were produced
who swore Johnson drelv a revolver before
Little shot him. .
Slay He 'Hip Htrlke ,
NEW Yonic , Oot. 20.The 000 men who
were at work in the now building of the
Mutual Reserve fund at Ooane street and
Broadway and the New Postil Telegraph
company building at Broadway and
Murray street , struck' this morning , The
strike , which is directed against u subcontractor
tractor who refused to discharge nonunion
men , may effect' building throughout tha
city. An effort Is being made to have the
building trades of Boston co-operate in the
strike.
i ,
Ilelrnuded Ui | io liar .
GARDEN City , lan. , Oct. 20. W.'P. Smith ,
cashier of the def uuqt Finnoy County Far
mers bank , was-'today found guilty of do-
fruuding tbo depositors/ Citizens threaten
to have Smith ronrrested on new charges ,
as It is claimed that worthless assets were
substituted for the funds of the bank and
that Smith accepted deposits after he knew
the bank wai hopelessly bankrupt ,
TELLER PURSUES HIS WORDS
Colorado's Senior Senator Threshes Over Ilia
Stock of Silver Straw ,
YIELDS TO STEWART WITHOUT ENDING
.Nevada's I.oiig'niMancu Orator Unload * a
ChHiter on the Tuto ot the Wlekml
< mid the Influence of
the English.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. When the senate
resumed Its session this morning the repeal
bill was taken up. and the vlco president
stated the question to bo on the amendment
offered by Mr. Poffcr of Kansas , reviving the
coinage law of 1S37.
Mr. Teller of Colorado was recognized and
resumed his speech against the bill. Ho
began with a discussion based on proposi
tions which ho regarded ns incontrovertible ,
that the supply and demand of money de
termined Its value , and that the amount of
money In circulation determined the price of
a commodity. Mr. Teller contended there
had been a general fall of prices for twenty
years , beginning with the demonetization of
silver iu 1873 , and a question by Mr. Hlgglns
as to how ho reconciled with his.statement
the fact that corn and pork products had not
fallen and had remained at unchanged
prices resulted in a general discussion , par
ticipated in by Messrs. Teller , Hlggins , Man-
dcrson. Allen and Wushburn.
Price of Corn and Porlr.
Mr. Teller said the prlco of corn and pork
had boon affected In a largo degree oy op
tional trading and a discussion followed as
to the extent of options upon the commod
ities dealt in. Wheat was selling in London ,
Paris and Now York today at a lower price
than over before , Mr. Teller said. Within
ten days wheat had sold lu Now York at (10 (
cents , and the best wheat from Minnesota
and the Dakotas had been put upon vessels
at Now York lately for 70 cents. Ho denied
it was a blessing to the country or the man
who buys it to have cheap wheat.
Mr. Hlggins inquired whether Mr. Teller
agreed with these on the democratic side of
the chamber who favored cheap prices for
everything.
"I am sure , " replied Mr. Teller , "that 1
don't know what the democratic majority
wants or what it proposes to do , but I know
about as much of what It wants as I know
what the majority on this side of the cham
ber wants lust about the same. The dlf-
ference between the majority of this side
and the minority of the other side Is so
trifling ( so far as this session is concerned )
that I don't know whuro the difference
begins or ends. And I do not know anybody
who docs. They all seem to bo in accord
about .uroducing.chcapness. Every effort
made on both sides , so far , has been lu favor
of the reduction of the volume of money of
the country. It has been In favor of con
traction , which , they all know , moans low
prices. If that Is the democratic doctrine
and if cheapness is what democrats want ,
it seems that doctrine and that desire have
pervaded this side of the chamber quito as
much as , and , I think , a little more vigor
ously , than the other. "
When the roop.le Are Heard From.
Mr. Tel'er ' did not believe any legislation
to increase the volume of money by legisla
tion favorable to silver would bo had in the
next four years. There would bo no effective
legislation in that direction until the great
American population was heard from.
Referring to the recent proposed com
promise , Mr. Teller said it was rumored that
a very large and respectable portion of the
senate had agreed to some adjustment of the
dlfllcultv. It had been said in a way that
Justllicd him in speaking of it , that ho who
had no right to speak to the senate had de
clared no compromises should take place ;
that it should be unconditional repeal or
nothing.
It was said prosperity would follow the re
peal of the Sherman law. This country was
not to see prosperity immediately. The
world was disjointed and out of shape on
account of the monetary conditions and
there would bodistressstagnation , paralysis
of business wherever the gold standard pre
vailed and nowhere else.
Mr. Squire' * Talk.
At 2:45 : p. ra. Mr. Teller , without finishing
his speech , yielded the iloor to Mr. Squire ,
who addressed the senate in advocacy of his
amendment to the repeal bill , of which ho
gave noiico October 10.
Mr. Squire said that in offering his amend
ment ho had sought to find that middle path ,
which Is the path of safety. Originally he
Had been for repeal , and there he stood now.
There hud been alimidityaboutuctlngon the
subject of a bond issue ( the authority of the
author , which ho had no doubt resisted ) ,
when , if action had been taken , Ifo believed
the present , panic would have been averted.
Any party and any administration ought
to bo bravo enough to face any Issue
and to act energetically and promptly.
It was to him perfectly astounding
that the administration sat supinely
by ana saw the public credit go to ruin with
out taking stops to prevent it. Senators
wcro not hero ns republicans , democrats or
populists , but to maintain the credit and
glory of tha country. Why should the
country bo crippled by lick of foresight and
lack of nerve ? Who feared an electioneering
cry when danger to his country confronted
him ? The credit of a great nation involved
that of every Institution and Individual In it.
Why , asked Mr. Squlro , should not trie
United States obtain $ ' -00.000,000 or fiiOO-
000,000 ( mostly from abroad ) at a low rate of
Interest ? The bringing of so much tnoro
money to tli > ) country would benefit In
directly every one. Ho favored giving the
secretary of the treasury authority to pay
whatever rate of interest might be neces
sary up to 4 per cent , and ho would trust to
the secretary to place bonds at as low a rate
as possible. The vary authorization to issue
bonds might bo sufficient without ever
issuing a bond ,
Committed to Until Metal * .
What investors wanted to know was what
ircro the Intentions of the government in
regard to maintaining its credit. The coun
try was committed to the use of gold and
silver as full'legal tender money , said Mr.
Squire , and all political parties had declared
for It. The only way that bimetallism
( which every , senator from the populist
Poffor to the great financier Sherman ,
seemed to favor ) was possible under pres
ent circumstances was by a limited use of
silver , sustained at par by a largo gold ro.
servo. '
If it was the pleasure of the majority In
the senate , said Mr. Squlro In closing , to
postpone all positive legislation or action on
these propositions to a future day , contentIng -
Ing Itself simply with the repeal of the
Sherman act , lie would bow to Its will ; but
there was nn such good tlmo as now. There
was no escaping the responsibility ( and the
American people would render their ver-
dictfor ) unnecessary delay , Ho appealed to
the senate to do that which was practical
for the Immediate relief of the senate and of
the people.
Mr. Cockrell , from the committee on ap
propriation * , reported , with an amendment ,
the bill making appropriations for certain
urgent deficiencies for the present fiscal year ,
Stewart I'ruiiounce * Aniitheinii.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada then resumed his-
speech against repeal. When ho talked
about the act of 1873 , which ho said demone
tized silver , Mr. Paluuir asked If ho aid not
vote for it. Mr. Stewart admitted ho did ,
but said ho did so Ignorantly , Every senator
and representative but ono ( referring to
Mr. Sherman ) had been deceived. No man
who had voted for that act knowingly would
ever bo forgiven either in this world or the
next. [ Laughtor. ]
"How about those who voted for it Ignor
antly i" aiked Mr. Palmer.
"They will go to the bad place , too , " re
plied Mr. Stewart , "If they had th'o means
of knowing what was in the ncf. "
Mr. Palmer remarked ho had been told
the hill was printed ,
"Yes , " replied Mr. Stewart ; then turning
to Mr. Palmer , ho said : "Do you know all
that is prinledl"
Mr. Palmer admitted that ho did not , but
said ho : "I hope If these who favored th.it
act go to shcol that these who voted for It
Ignorantly will go to punratory at least , "
"Why should a man go to purgatory who
did not sin willfully ! " asked Mr. Stewart.
"There must ho ovll intent In order to com
mit a crime. "
"There Is such n thin ? as criminal Igno
rance , " suggested Mr. Palmor.
' If I nm guilty of criminal Ignorance , " re
plied Mr. Stewart , " 1 have so 1111111 ? senators
and members with me that 1 am wilting to
go to the bad place with them. "
Denounced KnclMi Influence.
Mr. Stewart was denouncing English In
fluence In American legislation In the fur
ther course of his speech , when Mr. Palmer
again Interrupted him. Mr. Palmer said ho
had listened during this debate with a feet-
I tic ot humiliation ho never expected to
suffer to the imputation thatwniiro under
the Influence of England. "I have summed
this country was Independent , " ho said.
"That shows how much you are mis
taken , " said Mr. Stewart.
"I nm not mistaken. I protest this array
of English Inllucnco and power In the Amer
ican senate Is humiliating to all of us. My
ancestors fought England In every war. My
constituents nro not fearful of England In
war or in ncaco. Instead of shrinking buck
Into u depreciated eurrcue.v wo challenge
Lngiaod on every land , in every port , in
every sea we arc Amorlcuis. Those appeals
to our fears nro thrown away. "
"Iain very glad the senator shows spirit , "
said Mr. Stewart. "If ho had knowledge
equal to his pluck lie would bo a very con
siderable man. fLaughtcr. ] Ho reminds
me of the admiral who boarded a railway
car his courage oxceodoa his discretion. "
[ Laughter , ]
Without concluding his speech Mr. Slow-
art yielded the floor , and at r < 40 the senate
took a recess until 11 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
IN TUB I10US1 : .
Resolution ! on the Death of Chnplaln llntl-
ilawnjr The Hun km ploy Hill.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. Hov. Smlthson of
this city , who delivered the Invocation In
the house today , referred in the course of
his prayer to the death of the house chap
lain , Rev. Samuel W. Haddaway of Mary-
lend , which occurred this morning. Later-
on Mr. Hlchardson of Tennessee offered the
following resolution :
Resolved , That the house of representatives
has hoard with profound sorrow of tin ) death
of Chaplain Hiiddavray , and as a mark of re-
socct the spoulicr bhull uupolnt seven members
to attend tha funeral services.
The resolution was adopted and Messrs.
Compton. Richardson. Dlnzlov. K.vlo of Mis
sissippi , Cockrell of Texas and Cobb were
appointed.
The senate amendments to Mr. Houk's
resolution , extending the acknowledgements
of the United States to foreign governments
for tholr participation in the World's fair ,
were adopted.
Mr. Richardson from the Joint committee
to investigate expenditures in the executive
department presented the Joint resolution of
the regular session in regard to the present
system of engrossing and enrolling resolu
tions by hand , and recommending that here
after they bo printed , was passed.
Toolc Up the Uunuruptoy Hill.
The discussipn of the bankruptcy iill was
then resumed-Mr. Boatner of Louisiana tak
ing the Iloor. Stripped of sentiment , passion
and vituperation , this bill , ho said , was a
simple proposition , first , to permit persons
unincumberod with more debt than they can
pay to como into court , surrender their prop
erty and bo honorably absolved ; second ,
that an insolvent who seeks to defraud his
creditors shall bo Judged a bankrupt. Its
first purpose Is in the interest of the debtor
class ; its second to protect merchants from
fraudulent failures. Mr. ISoatnor proceeded
with his "argumont under a running flro of
questions from Mr. Bailey of Texas , Mr.
Donson of Alabama and Mr. Ray of New
York.
Mr. Kyle of Mississippi opposed the bill.
Ho said it was a bill to secure to the whole
salers the debts of country merchants.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois interrupted to'say
all wholesalers did not favor the bill.
Mr. Warner of Now York supported the
bill. Under the uresont situation of affairs ,
said ho , the honest debtor has no way under
heaven to rid himself of the incubus of past
misfortunes except ho obtain the consent of
every ono of his Individual creditors. Such
a state of affairs existed in no other country
on the globo.
Ansumuil Ity the Federal Government.
A hundred years ago the federal govern
ment absolutely prohibited the status from
enacting bankruptcy laws. The federal
government assumed the duty and that duty
now remains unperformed. The largo mer
chants of the country , whoso prosperity de
pended upon tholr being ublo to do b sines ?
in all parts of the country , had the alterna
tive of watching rumors in all parts of the
country and being ready to rush in
as goon as ft debtor's credit was
questioned or l > o content to suffer
almost total loss when any of their
customers were driven into Insolvency.
This situation was intolerable. The cred
itors had rights ai well as the debtors and
the rights of both should be subserved. The
bankrupt act of ISO" had been a beneficent
ono to thousands : it had given them a chance
to start anow. The fact that such a law was
on the statute books had forestalled at
tempts at fraud. It was the duty of this
house to discharge Its constitutional prerog
ative and phico a fair , Just and equitable
bankruptcy law on the statute books.
Mr. Urossius ot Pennsylvania , spoke in fa
vor of the bill and at the conclusion of his
remarks the house ut 4:45 : p. ra. adjourned.
HTA.STOVH m.U.NDKIt.
Ktplutintlim * Hent by the United htnte * to
the Hri7.lliHii ( Invi'rniiienr.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. The removal of
Hear Admiral Stanton by Secretory Herbert
tram his command of the United States fleet
In Brazilian waters for saluting the ( lag of
Rear Admiral Mollo was the solo topic of
comment among naval onicers today. They
are mortifloi and disappointed ru the ad
miral's ' action and do not hesitate to so ex
press themselves.
It is supposed Rear Admiral Stanton will
leave Rio at an early day for this country.
Gossip among the naval ofllcers points to the
proDablo selection of Commodore Richard
W. Meade , the president of the medical ex
amining board , as a likely successor to Rear
Admiral Stnnton.
Secretary Grcsham , It Is said , has expressed -
pressed rcrballv to Minister Mendonca the
deep regret of this government at the action
of'Rear Admiral Stanton and assured him
that an ofllcial explanation would bo for
warded to his government.
Senor Salvador do Mcndonca , the Brazil
ian minister , said today that the action of
the United States government In removing
Rear Admiral Slauton is entirely BAtisfac-
lory to his government and that no hard
feelings are cirprosso-o ,
The ofllcial note of our government to that
of Brazil Informing It of the recall of Acting
Rear Admiral Stanton and the regret of this
government over the incident was sent , to
.Minister Thompson , and through him pre
sented to President Pclxoto.
L'hlnixu Exclusion.
WASIIINOTUX , Oct. 20. The senate foreign
relations committee met this morning to
consider , with a view to action , thn house
bill amending the Geary law so as to extend
for six months the time in which Chinese
laborers can regliter. Secretary ( Jreahnm
was in attendance and it is understood ho
was questioned upon the attitude of the
Chinese goveinment upon the subject. The
committee considered the question of the
cost of departing the Chlnoso residents of
the country , which the treasury places at
$1,000,000. The committee did not roach any
CONTINUED o : ; SKOO.XO no * .
SHE SHOT TO KILL
Mrs. Fred Rudlgor Wreaks Summary Venge
ance on Henry Ruiser.
SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY AT SOUTH OMAHA
Deadly Work of a Woman Whoso LOTO Wat
Turned to Hatred.
RUINS OF HOME , HONOR AND HAPPINESS
Sequel of a Scandal in Which a Society Man
is Implicated.
TURNED THE REVOLVER TO HER TEMPLE
Attumplml Suicide Failed Storj of nV'f
Wno Urged Her lluih.iml to A Tonga
Her \Vronct-Ilo Preferred
IMrorcr , However.
At 7 o'clock last night three pUtol shots In
quick succession startled the citizens In tha
vicinity of Twenty-fourth and J streets ,
at South Omaha. Immediately following-
the reports the bodies of a man amt woman
fell to the pavement.
Hi-nry J. Reiser , ono of tbo best known
society young men of South Omaha , had
been shot by Mrs. Elllas Rudlgor , wife ol
Fred Rudlgor. who is head stenographer to
Mr. Edward CuJnliy at the packing houso.
The woman had nerved hcriolf to the act
and had fired to kill.
Tlio lirst shot , she claims , was fired ta
cause the young man to turn around , but n
did not turn. She then sent a bullet Inta
his. body. It entered about the center of th
back , striking the spinal cord. Uolsor foil
to the pavement. The excited woman gazeS
at her awful work and then placed the ro.
volver to her head , and pulled the trigger.
The ball grazed her hair , but did not touch
the scalp. Her temple was filled with tbtt
powder marks and she foil to the wait *
laboring under the impression that she had
shot herself.
Reiser was Just about to stoo Into Crosby
&Nltsche's grocery store and fell In the
doorway. Ho was niokod nn In n dvlnp pnn.
dition and laid on the counter. The woman
ivas Immediately taken in charge by Cap
tain Austin , who happened to arrive Just
after the tragedy. Ho took her Into Dr.
Aberly's drug storo. where she remained
until the husband could bo found.
air * . ItudlKcr' * Story.
A reporter for Tun BEE had an interview
with the woman In the drug store. Sh
talked freely of what she had done , and con
tinually asked , "Is ho dead yet ! "
"Yes , I shot to kill,11 said Mr * . Rudlgor.
"It was for my husband to do but ho would
not , and so 1 did it mysolf. The wretch has
given jne enough cause , and I hope I have
accomplished what I undertook. "
The woman then went on to relate some of
her experience with the victim ot her fury.
"I have known Mr. Reiser for about two
years , but intimately for only about ono
year , " she said. "I loved the man at first
and do not deny it. My conduct has worked
upon my mind until I concluded to tnako a.
clean breast of It to my husband. 1 did so.
I then wanted Mr. Reiser to admit Our relations - .
tions to my husband in order that ho might'
cot a divorce. This Mr. Relaor refused to
do. > Ho denied everything to my husband.
Reiser used to talk to mo about running away
with him , but of late ho had not. I watched
for him whan ho passed up the street this
evening. Wo mot on Twenty-fourth street
and talked for about thirty minutes. 1
urged him to go to my husband and make a
confession , but ho refused point blauVi
to do so. Ho wanted mo to d <
au act that was so dishonorable
that It almost makes my blood boll
to think of it. As wo wera about to
separate ho again refused to make a con
fession to my husband. I drew my olstol
which I had in my dress pocket and fired
one shot in tlio air , in .tho hops of making-
him stop. When ho did not atop or tura
around' , I fired to strike him. When he fell
I placed the weapon to my own head with
the intention of ending my life , and pulled
the trigger , I nm sorry I did not succeed-
no , I am not , either. I am too good a woman
to dlo for such a fiend as ho was. "
Mrs. Rudiger was a little melted during
her conversation. She said iho had nothing
to regret.
Itriuly to (5n to Jail.
While Mrs. Rudlgor was still talking to
the reporter her husband came into the
back end of the store. He looked pale and
oxcltcd. "My God , do you know what you
have donot" was the first remark ho mads
to his wife.
"Of course I do , " said sho. "I have shot
him. You should have doao it yourself nud
you know It. Is ho dead ? "
The husband did not make any attempt to
answer the question , but leenied to be
greatly affected at the bold aotlon of hit
wife.
"Aro you surprised FroJt" again asked
the wifo.
"No , I am not. I have feared that thl *
would occur for the last three days. But
you do not realize whnt you have done. "
"O , yes , I do , Fred , " responded the wlfa ,
and turning to the onlcor she laid that if she
was to bo taken to Jail that she "wan ready
to go now. " Captain Austin returned
sh ortly and took the woman to the pollc
station. Liter in the evening her husband
took her some bed clothing and other comforts -
forts for the night.
Fear * or Hulclile.
U was evident that Mrs. Rudljfer wa
hfnin.1 to end her llfo If poulblo , and Jailor
Van WIo look every precaution to see that
she did not get nn opportunity to do so.
Mrs. Rudiger Is a well educated Frenoh
woman , l years of age. Sbe DBS rnthor a
pretty face and \t an Interesting conversa
tionalist. It is said that she was completely
fascinated with Reiser. She claims that at
times hu lias assaulted her In a brutal man *
ncr. Only two weeks ago she called on a
physician to drcsi a fractured rib which , the
Mid , was given her by Reiser.
She told the physician who bad Injured
her , unu the doctor said he would tell her
husbaud , Mrs. Rudlgor said the would tell
him herself , and did so. Slaco that Hint
there has been trouble browing. It is said
that Mrs Rudiger has begged her husband
to kill ReUcr.
Mr , Rudiger is a mild mannered contli-
man un J was so completely stunned at tha
conductor his wife that he would not talk
at first. He would neither deny nor admit
that ho know of the relations between Itelsnr
and Ills wlfa.
IteUcr Wan it Society M u.
Henry Reiser has lived in South Omaha
for about three years. He Is also a French
man anil occupies a responsible position In
the olU''a of the Cudahy I Packing company.
Ho was a good dresser and quite a toolal
votary. lie has a wldn acquaintance ataonir
young ladles in South Omaha aud this oil *
aud has been favorite with a good m&n >