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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 3 , 1891 , SINGLE = -I'Y - FIVE CENTS
IT SPLIT THE COACH
Eock Island Freight Follows a Union
Pacific Accommodation Train Too Closely.
AWFUL WRECK NEAR LEAVENWORTII
Bear End Collision in Which Both Trains
Were Moving at the Time.
SEVERAL CARS COOMED BY THE FLAMES
Four Men Killed and of Others Who Were
Hurt Two Are Expected ta Die.
CARLOAD OF HOGS BURNED TO A CRISP
Cotuluctor I.oit Ills l.lfo Wlillo Trying to
Ouo U'nrnlnir to the I'mtsenger *
of What Ilo 11 ail Seen
to lie Inevitable.
KANSAS Crrr , Jan. 2. Three men were
Icilled , four seriously injured and a dozen
more slightly hurt in n wreck on the Union
Pacific railroad near Mnwood.Kan. , twcnty-
Bcven miles west of Kansas City , at 5:30 :
o'clock this morning. The wreck was
caused by n freight train on the Hook Island
railway , which uses the Union Pacific track
between Kansas City and Topeka , running
Into the rear end of a mix -d freight and pas
senger train of the Union Pacific. Both
trains were coming to Kansas City iind
were hi motion when the accident occurred.
"They wore a few minutes late , and the Hock
Island train was running fast to make up
time. The Union Pacific train was near a
water tank , west of Linwood. ana was slowIng -
Ing up w'.ien ' the other train crushed into it.
Following is a list of killed :
Victim * of this Wreck.
JAY ATWOOI ) . conductor of Union Pacific
train , Kansas City , Mo.
M AI { TIN , stockman of Wukcfiold. Kan.
HERMAN SMIXE , stookiimi of Clay Cuntor ,
Kan.
Kan.The
The injured arc :
GEOUOB W. HASKIX- ' , stockman , of Uin-
dolph'Kan. , back broken below the neck ;
will die.
B. P. POSTEX , stockman , of Hill City , Kan. ,
badly injured internally.
T. M. McCiuiiY , stockman , of Tc-scatt ,
Kan. , back liroicon at the waist ; will prob
ably die.
C. W. FAOCIUIL'IIO , stockman , of Oldsburg ,
Kan. , arm bruised and head cut.
CASi'cn Dmii.il. stockman , of Idana , Kan. ,
nrm bruised and head cut.
Josci'ii BEUTKAXD , stockman , of Coucordia ,
Kan. , uoso broken and head badly cut and
bruised.
, WILLIAM HARDES.TV , stockman , of Dslphos ,
Kan.rhead cut anG araa badly bruised.
DANIEL TAYLOR , stockman , of Bellevue ,
Kan. , arm.badly bruised and face and head
cut.
cut.G. . AVi SrESCEii , stockman , dr'Clyde , Kaii. ,
cut , auout inc neau.
W. R GILMOUU. stoeicman , Idana , Kan. ,
sprained shoulder and contusions.
J. I. WIMT , stockman , Concordia. , Ivan. ,
rib broken.
C. W. MASOX , stockman , Concordia , Kan. ,
rib broken.
Heroism at tlio Conductor.
The Union Pacific train was No. 12 , 331001 :
train duo in Kansas City about 7 o'clock.
There were about twenty-live passengers on
board riding in a combination passenger and
baggage car , just In front of the caboose
and between it ana a stock car. The pas
sengers , or most of them , were stockmen
from stations in Kansas , who were coming
to Kansas City with cattle and hoprs. Nearly
nil of them were sleeping when the accident
occurred. Conductor Jay Atwood , who
lived nt UU ! Madison avenue , this city , saw
n collision could not be avoided and started
from the caboose to the coach to warn the
passengers , but he was caught between the
cars and crushed. His rear brakcman and
n young man who was on the caboose , saved
their lives by jumping.
When the Uock Island engine struck the
Union Pacific train It smashed the caboose
Into splinters and crashed Into the passenger
coach , splitting it in the middle. A car
loaded with hogs In front wns wrecked and
the next car , loaded with cattle , was brokeu
open und the cattle escaped.
I'lro Cnlcliea In tlio Wreck.
Trainmen and passengers who werfo not
seriously injured began at once to save these
\ > ho wet o mora seriously hurt. Four men
were dragged from the wreck more dead
than alive. Fire caught from the stoves
and before the dead could bo romo\ed the
four cars were enveloped in llames. Tlio
llamea spread so rapidly that the men under
the debris of tno caboose and passenger
coach could not bo reached. Faint and
piteous calls for help were heard , but the
men who had been saved wore powerless to
aid the poor fellows , and soon
their cries ceased. To have ven
tured into the burning wreck would
have been certain death. The unfortunate
men whom the passcngcra heard , but could
not help , were Conductor Atwood anil Her
man Smizc , a stoi-umau of Clay Center ,
Kan. , and Stockman Martin of Wukctleld ,
Kan. Conductor Atwoad was frightfully
burned and his body was not reached for
covcrnl bourn. The bodies of the other men
were burned to a crisp.
The Uock Island engineer and fireman
saved themselves by jumping , The front
trucks of the engine weru broken off and
thu engine was dismantled.
The Heck Island conductor notified the
Union Pacific officials here at once and Gen
eral Superintendent A. T. Palmer took u
special train witti surgeons and a wrecking
crow to the wreck.
The relief train returned to Kansas City ,
Kan. , this afternoon with tlio injured , and
they were taken to SI. Mary's hospital.
COSTLY HUT NOT V.VTAU
John btctsiiii' * rino I'luy Homo nt Huston
( iocs tip In smolu1.
BOSTON , Jan. 2. For the second tlmo m
Its history the elegant Globe theater , no\y \
onne.l by Mr. John Stetson and up to last
nlghi , occupied temporarily by the Hunlons'
Supcrba company , has fallen a victim to
fire. At ono tlmo It scorned n ; . If r repetition
of Boston's typical big fires was Imminent.
But by good uiHiiugcmcnt on the part of the
lire department thu loss was chiefly re
stricted to the thuatcr bultdlns and tlio
brick structure adjoining called the Globe
cafe , though in u small degree the now
building owned by the Harvard college trus
tees on the northwest corner of Washington
street and Hayward Place nnd the building
owned by the Bryant & Stratton college on
the south side , and the H. K. Allen clothing
store were utn considerably damaged.
When the first alarm was sounded from
f the ( iiabo theater special box. Recording to
the watchman , there was a blaze about the
slzo of a roan'x hand Issuing from the base
ment , in less time than U took even the
nearest of the flro engines to arrive the
whole interior of the fine pl y house was a
roaring mass of flanks , ih iuflatniuablQ ma
terial of tUO"Stiperb.V scerery and prop
erties feeding thu tire. Every now aud then
an explosion shook tlio irrounl and
thoroughly awakened the residents of the
vicinity who had not yet become nworo of
the danger. By this tlmo three more alarms
had been rapidly sent In.
i'ho flro quickly spread to the Globe cafe
and the adjoining buildings mentioned. The
hotels opposite , notably the Reynolds and
Clarks. us soon ns the situation was appre
ciated , threw open their doors for the recep
tion of such articles as could be rescued nnd
for the ureominodationof parsons who might
be burned out. At first great fear was en
tertained that the lire miirlit jump across
the narrow street and communicate with
the hotels and hundreds on tno street pre
pared to leave their rooms at a moment's
notlce.-
From the windows of these buildings
the sight of the raiing conflagration opposite
was grand In the extreme. Hugo tongues of
llaniR and millions of sparks from the confla
gration shot stralghtlnto the air for a height
of .TOO feet. Ever and anon from the tre
mendous confusion eamo nn explosion from
or.c of tbo hydrogen tanks used by the
Suberba company.
At a o'clock the flro In the center of the
play house had been put out and 'on the Es
sex street side the fire was practically ex
tinguished , there being no sUns of it save u
mass of water soaked and smoking timbers.
At30tho : ! fire was confined to the cafe at
the back of the theater. Tlio lincrusta dec
orations held the flames and the firemen had
to tear them to pieces In order to get at the
blaze. About ! . * > J,000 is estimated as the
total loss.
TUUI.Y A rim : TKAI .
Terrible Tiito of tin ) Inmates of n llnlT.ilo
Cheap l.oil''iiii : House.
HCFFAI.O , Jan. 2. The now year was little
moro than twenty-four hours old when Buf
falo was visited by one of the most fatal fires
in her history. The number of dead and
liitcly to die recalls the horrible catastrophe
of the burning of the Hotel Richmond on the
memorable ISth of March. 1SS7.
The scene of the fire which occurred this
morning was Mrs. Annie Hackott's lodging
house , 12 Swan 'street , a four-story brick
building of the tumble-down order. The first
floor was used for n saloon and restaurant ,
the second nnd third floors for slocpin ?
rooms. The beds were In little compartments
and like box stalls in a st-ible. Shortly
before 3 o'clock people passing heard
the largo panes of glass In
the saloon crack , and a moment
later a cloud of thick black smoke and a
tongue of flame darteJ out of the place. Al
most at the same time the front and side
windows of the lodging house seemed to be
alive with panic-stricken people. They
rushed from one window to another and
called piteouslj to the crowd to help them
escape from the blazing building. There
wore no ladders anywhere , no lire esc.ipeson
the building , r.o way to save the frenzied oc
cupants. Two paoplo were burned to death
and about tweniv others badly Injured , at
least five of whom arc likely to die. Follow
ing is a list , of the dead and injured :
ISAAC III-\nr-EV. printer ; dead.
WOMAN KNOWN AS EDNA , dnycook ; doad.
Mas. ANNIK II.tCKcrr , prourlutros-s , burnad
nbout thu head and arms ; will recover.
I.oi'is ANOKIISO.V , lodier , burned about the
hc.td. fu-o : and iirmslll ; propalny die.
DAVID nV.itl ) . negro conk , budly burned
about thu head , face and hands ; will probably
die.
die.EmvAito
EmvAito Cnoss of Cillfnrnla , frightfully
burni'd ubout tlio face , head , hands and fuel ;
not thought lie can recover.
CIIAKI.KS VAX EVKU. colored , private de-
( fbctlvu , hands und tout b.ully bruised ; will
probably die.
CiiAHi.r.R KmvAiU ) ? , printer , loft nrm broken ,
body badly burned ; jumped from tlio third
floor , nnd Is probnblv futullv hurt.
JOHN AvuuvoM'nlniyru , N. \ ' . , ahn lumpad
from the third story ; his legs are badly burned
and brul-ed.
( JKOitai : WnrniiT , bar tender , hair burned
oft , hands nnd fuca blistered : will live
UEOWi&'Pt.cuiMU.ut-ms and ( ace burned. -
( Jmrun : IT.UUU.NUTONloft bhouldor dislocated
and back IniriiLul.
J. V. KoasKLL , painter and decorator of
Olcott , N. Y. , ournud about the face and body ;
will llvo.
WII.MAM SWEKXCV , shoemaker , slightly
btirnud about tlio lugs.
Tno loss on property was very saialU prob
ably not more than $2,000.
IT WAS A DKADL.V 111.AST.
Three Men Itlown Inti P.ternity and Three
OtlinrxicrioilfUy ln.nr | < l.
BOSTON' , Jan. 2 A terrible explosion took
place today at the corner of Townseaa anl
Washington streets , Koxbury , by which
thrco men were killed aud a largo number
injured. The dead are :
THOMAS HAUDMAN , foreman of the iiang.
50 yeais old , of 63 Qulncy street.
THOMAS HLAUK. 30 years old.
1'ATIUOK IIL'aiUW , 50 years old , living on
Long-wood avenue.
The most , seriously Injured are :
COHNKMUS Iji\HY , 45 years old , live ? on
lliirrl on tivonuu.
JAMES UAW.EII , 18 years old , living on Illuo
IIIIluvcniiD.
Axous MgnoNAi.t ) , 18 yo.irs old , of No. 3 ,
Walnut struut.
The explosion took place where a largo
nuoiber of workmen wcro engaged In blast
ing rock Irom the big ledge located there.
Not only did it result in death and horrible
Injuries to the laborers , but It ruined a large
umouut of nclghburiim property.
Consumed \Vliolu Itloclr.
PORTLAND , Ind. , Jan. 2. Ten business
houses at Hed Key were burned at 2 o'clocic
this morning , with a loss of about SoO.OOO.
The insurance will reach over .U.OJ'J. The
lire caught in a grocery and consumed an en
tire block.
31ILKMAS MttltTKS
I'vldcnco on tlio Cronln .Murder thit : Will
Tell Asuiuftt CoiiKhlln.
CHICAGO , Jan. 2. Judge Tuthill today , in
the Coughlin trial , overruled tlio objections
of the defense to the introduction of testi
mony relative to tl.e conversations and ac
tions of the alleged conspirators other than
brought in.
Milkman Merles , the witness brought
from Wisconsin to repeat the testimony
given for the atato at the former trial , was
called to the stand , lie said that on May 4 ,
IbS'J. he saw a buggy drive un to the door of
tl.o Carlson cottage. In it were a young
slight man and a largo one. The latter
ran up the steps , unlocked the door
and entered "and that is the man 1
saw enter the cot tago , " added the witness ,
pointing at the defendant. Coughlin looked
straight Into ilia witness' eyes , hut Mertcs
added : "Yes , Counlin Is the man I siw. " I
came by the eottago later and heard some
one hammering in thcro. The other man in
the buggy was Kunze. Coushlln has fre
quently in Interviews declared that Merles
was u perjurer. Merles' testimony , except
for the iilctitilic.it ion , was substantially the
same as he had given nt tno former trial.
When ho had concluded his story Judge
Wing conducted a searching cross-examina
tion.
tion.A
A story was in circulation today to the ef
fect that two attempts had been made to
personate Prosecuting Attorney Scanlon.
Edward F. Prlnco.u now witness , testified
to having been present when the body was
found in the catchbasln , and Clmrlcs Carl-
sou , son of the owner of the Carlson cot
tage , repealed the testimony given nt the
former trial.
During iho afternoon It was reported that
ono of the Jui-o.-s was n close friend of the
prisoner , tiolwllhstandnghl ! < declarations to
Uio contrary. Detectives have occn put on
the case.
HeiullniIIrclvor * ,
I'liiLADni.riiu , Jan. 2. Judge Buller of
the United States circuit court today handed
down an opinion in the mailer of the peti
tion of Isaac L. Him ! , asking 'or the removal
of iho Heading railroad receivers. Ho de
cided the mat' or should bo referred ; o
the special mailer , lieorgo L. Crawford ,
to hear further testimony and orders
daily sittings of the court until iho matter
U sallied. After-reviewing charge * made In
Iho petition aim the answer thereto Jiidc
Butler says la hit opinion : "I do not think a
referoncu it necessary In so fur as it refers
lo the actions of the receivers. 1 can .it- * )
nothing hlnmnblo in ttie acts and omls-
sloni Imputed to them , "
POPULISTS IN CONVENTION
Thirteenth Annual Session of the Nebraska
Fanners Alliance ,
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS PRESENT
Itoittlnn ItunlnrM Trnnsactrcl In Secret
unit nn Open Semlon Held Iloport
or tlm State Lecturer on
Ilia Vcir' : Work.
HASTIXOS , Jan. 2. [ Special Telegram to
THE BBE.J This morning when President J.
II. Powers of lied Willow countv called the
Nebraska Farmers Alliance and Industrial
urion to order for Its thirteenth annual ses
sion , ho faced an audience which nugiithavo
and probably did disappoint him. All the
officers of the association have been loil to
expect much larger attendance. Less than
100 were present at the opening of the ses
sion , where they had been confidently ex
pecting to sqo fully double the number. The
unusually small number is generally
ascribed to the hard times and the unseason
able time at which the meeting is called.
But as it is the managers cannot help ex
pressing their dissatisfaction at the very
small attendance , even considering these
facts.
So far the meeting of the alliance has been
harmonious in the extreme and the moro
prominent members are congratulating
themselves that the old scores which have
bacn the delight of the enemies of the or
ganization have been entirely wiped out.
But to an outsider it looks as though the
congratulations were premature. So far
nothing but preliminary work has been
undertaker and there is no reason why the
allianc3 so far should bo other than ex
tremely harmonious.
Mny Iu ! Different f.itor.
Tomorrow there Is a fair prospect that the
vaunted harmony may disappear , for then
the delegates will get down to business
proper and consider ways and means and
appoint Icaacrs for the coming congressional
campaigns. The convention was"called to
order by President Powers , Miss Elsie
Buckman acting as secretary pro tern , at 10
o'clock in Dutton hall meeting , of course ,
in secret session. Less than a hundred
wore present at this time. Many of the
most prominent members and.those who
naturally wouln bo evpected to be present
were aosent. The first thing done was to
ascertain the persons entitled to scats
as delegates and as a credential com
mittee Messrs. Fclton of Nuckolls county.
Leonard of Lancaster and Borders of
Buffalo county were named By President
Powers. The committee reported , showing
about eighty entitled to seats , representing
thirty-nine counties , about sixty being en
tirely without delegates. Many others
dropped in during the day and so the actual
attendance will be about 125. The balance
of the morning was taken up by the inside
ritualistic work , the delegates doing a
prodigious amount of discussing without ac
complishing very much business.
Numerous Committees Appointed.
A a committee on jurisprudence , to con-
nlder matters relating to the constitution
and by-laws of the alliance. President
Powers appointed L. Mclloynolds of Clay
county , L. W. Young of Furnus , J. A. Smith
of Boone , A. F. Johnson of Polk and Warner
of Phelps. The committee on resolutions
consists of Porter and C. H. Polhemus of
Morrick. Senator Darner of Dawson. J. F.
Kelly oTKearney and'J. Kirk'bf Hamilton" .
These two committees will report tomorrow.
This completed the morning program and all
of the delegates In perfect unanimity took
dinner.
In the afternoon the attendance was
slightly larger than In the morning. Presi
dent Powers at some length addressed the
alliance in his annual address , reviewing
the work done in the past and outlining
plans and giving aavico as to the future plans
of the alliance.
Miss'Buckman , the secretary and treas
urer , read her annual address , giving a mass
of statistics as to the work she had done in
the year past and as to the finances of the
organization.
The state executive committee , composed
of Captain Barry of Greely county , Hoot of
Douglas , Allen of Cass and McGaw of
Adams , then reported as to the work as
signed and performed by It during the year.
The executive committee Is by the rule of the
organization given a great variety of power ,
und all questions arising duritir the cam
paign are referred to this committee for set
tlement , and by this committee the finances
of the organization are cared for. The re
port of the committee was adopted.
ISeport of the State Lecturer.
State Lecturer C. Fairchlld of Odell pre
sented the account of his stewardship , show
ing the distance ho had traveled , the - lectures
tures ho had delivered , his receipts ana ex
penditures and the condition in which ho
found the country at largo. It was his opin
ion that the great mass of the people were
with the reform movement at heart , and
soon will bo with the party which repre
sented such manciples.
The guardian of the aid degree , W. F.
Wright , presented his report , showing the
progress made by the new life insurance
branch of the alliance. This concluded the
afternoon program.
During the day the organization sot
tomorrow night to discuss the question of
insurance. Possibly It may have to go over
until Thursday morning in the event that
the alliance members participate in the
labor conference called for tomorrow
evening.
During the day hand bills wore circulated
announcing that in the evening an open ses
sion of the alliance would bo held at the
court house , and at half past 7 the district
court chamber was comfortably filled by the
members of the alliance and citizens of
Hustings. The audience was typically in
dependent , and In its numbers could bo
notUvid W. H. Deeh , Prof. W. A. Jones , J.
Y. M. Swiaart. Jay Burrows , McGaw , Cap
tain Barry , Senator Darner , J. A. Edgcrion
and other prutninetii members of tlio'pa-1-
Kx-Staie Senator Coulter , now totallv
blind , was led Into the room by a couple of
his friends und seated within the bar.
Mayor C. C. Kittcnhouso was called on by
President Powers to welcome the organiza
tion to the city , aim this he did In a brief
manner , alluding to the fact that many of
the audient'o hud been raised on farms , ' and
without reference to political bellof , sympa
thized with the present movement.
President Powers , In reauondinc- . denied
that the alliance was in any way seoiUng to
array the farming class against the urbane
population.
I'oynter nn the Sltiiiitlon.
Ex-Governor Pro Tom Poynter was called
on for a speech and claimed that thu funn
ing class was as a rule a patriotic sot of people
ple , not anarchists , nor sympathizers with
anarchists of high or low degree. The
alliance ho de.-larcd was an educational
institution , teaching American citizens to
value their birthright.
"With the present conditions of thou
sands of men rolling In wealth , millions in
the lowest depths of poverty , " ho observed.
"is It not time for the farmers to bind to
gether to sui.ly the oomiotnlc conditions
of our country in order thai this class may
iilaco the country where it oolongs. Wo bi-
liavc in the fatherhood of God unJ the
brotherhood of man , and this is why wo aru
banding together In the farmers alliance. "
Allen Hoot of Orn.iha was next announced
and siwke at great length on "The Past uml
Future of the Alliance uml the Duties They
Owe to Thomsclvoi and toSpciuty. " What
Mr. Hoot would have said on the biibject is
not known , nor will it ever ba known to tno
public , for after warming uu on his subject
ho ha > i not one more word to say on the topic.
Mrs. J. T. Kelly then read a paper closing
with u poem.HtanJ Up for Nebraska , " m
which btiecontendca that the only wav to
stand tip tor the state was to join thu inde
pendent part.\ and to do the "standing up"
with the , ballot and not with the mouth.
U'm'caeutailvo Purler ol Merrielt county
spoke to the alliance ai'bonsldcrablb length ,
and made one of lils-cfisrtiotcrlstic speeches.
During Porter's speech apcaker Gaftln and
J. \ \ Wolfe of Lancaster county came In and
were greeted by cheers. Calls for W. L.
Greene of Kearney followed n suggestion
from Powers that tho\atdietico call for any
One it desired to hc.ir. Greene Imme
diately pitched Into Hoot's theory that
every farmer should' know enough law to
transact his own legal business. The poo-
nio , ho declared , should bo educated before
the problems of importance could be solved.
I'Ol'UMSr KIUTOIW
MUBT.
liuslnesj of Peculiar' Interest In the Asso
ciation Dlicnit eil.
HASTIS-OS. Jan. 2. ' [ Special Telegram to
Tun Biic.J The third annual meeting of the
Nebraska Hcform Press association met In
the parlofs of the Bostwlck .hotel at 10
o'clock this morning'President J. A. Edgcr-
ton calling the editors to order. About
twenty of the fraternity were present nt
that , time , and about the first thing that the
convention did beforo'cren the appointment
of a secretary pro torn or the appointment of
a committee on credentials was to pass a
resolution requesting ail but Independent
editors to withdraw from the room. The
hint was taken.
President Edgerton explained that this
action was not taken to deprive any member
of the press of the privilege of listening to
the discussions , but simply because ihero
were "too many Newspaper Union men
around. " In the absence of the secretary of
the association , J. Ed.win Thornton , D. H.
Carpenter of the Twtimsch Kepullc was
chosen to fill the plccn temporarily. The
call for the meeting-was read and the associ
ation indulged In th 6usual , formalities of
adopting the minutes of the last meet
ing.Editor
Editor George tu , Burr of the Aurora
Heelstor moved that all editors of
populist , papars throughout the state bo
admitted as members of the association
without the usnal formalities of paying the
admission fees , aud'tUo motion was adopted.
Then another motion was made that the
business .sessions of the association bs held
behind closed doors-land that was car
ried.
Olllctnl lUnilr I'rlntR.
Then the significance of President
Edgerton's remarks ; ; about the iSews-
"
paocr Union men "was made manifest.
Woods of Holstcib. ' . moved , and the
the motion was carried , that the representa
tives of two Omaha -newspapers unions bo
given fifteen minutes to present their Inter
ests to the convhntlon.The'motion was the
signal for considerable discussion but event
ually it was adopted. M. S. Bartlett of
Omaha appeared for one union and
presented his claims to have his
union recognized ds the official ready
print house of the populist party
and then A. Wanlfried presented the side of
the other union , which was also publishing
an alliance nage on surad "of their patents.
The fifteen minutea in each case was ex
tended to half an hour tjnd when the speech
making was finished it was past noon and
the association adjourned" 2 o'clock with
out having half complcte'd the work it had
laid out for the morning.
In the afternoon the association once
moro met behind . closed doors. Pres
ident Edgerton blade a short ad
dress , outlining a' plan which he
desired the members should follow.
He urged them that tftey should stand by
each other insult events , and by this means
he believed that thO .Reform Press associa
tion might do inqragoud than by the other
plan of competition , 'Which is now almost
generally practiced - *
George Howard Gibson-of the Alliance In
dependent rcafl'lfcpaporj on " ' 'The Future of
the Populist Movcmont. " The ready print
action upon the matter of ready prints
for members or this association bo
hold In abeyance ; that our secre
tary be fitl6trot'.cd „ to secure ifor
our party a department of s ate oopulfst
matter under the editorship of writers des
ignated by our state central committee and
that he secure , if possible , the publication of
the congressional matrix as furnished by our
national committee. "
Browster of Omaha .immediately intro
duced a motion endorsing both the ready
print houses which have ben before-the
association In their , efforts to furnish the
populist papers of the state with suitable
matter.
liurrows Known What They Need.
. This ingenious motion , framed to evado-
the settlement , was defeated , mm the
original motion adopted. ' Jay Burrows then
saw his opportunity and. roasted tno Asso
ciated press for what he termed "suppress
ing the populist elcctian'roturns" in various
states.Old Party Literature and How it
Can Be Best Mot" was handled by McXelll ,
and ho urged that some means ba devised to
counteract its baleful , influence. Brcwster
of Omaha put in a good word for his pro
posed populist daily at Omaha. Mr. Kelly
explained a number of difficulties In the way
of such a dally. Jay Burrows favored a
cheap rate of the Independent weeklies and
favored the establishment of a national
populist daily. '
Senator Dale also djlafcd on the unfair
and untruthful class of literature sent out
by the monopolistic press. Carpenter of
fered the following motion : ' -That It is the
sense of this meeting that the reform con
ference that is to moot , hi this city tomorrow
should devise a systematic plan to get state
and county papers into the hands of every
voter possible. "
This was amended and in pursuance of
the motion the chair appointed George L.
Burr , D. H. Carpenter , Ed Kichmau. H.
Selby and G. W. Browser as a committee to
present this matter to the conference
tomorrow. The association then adjourned
to meet at 'J o'clock tomorrow.
The editors nrosent arc : J. A. Edgorton ,
D. H. Carpenter , Gaorgo L. Burr. Aurora
Hecister ; Miss Ada Cojcman , Stromsburg
Hoadlizht ; L. Bower , Newport Avocate ;
Mrs. C. J. Woods. Holsteiu , Record ; Luo
BeUzcr. Polk County Independent ; George
Lynn , Our Own Opinion , Hastings. George
H. Gibson , Alliance Independent , Lincoln ;
W. A. Thompson , Friend Exoress ;
H. Shelby , Independent Citizen. Elwood ;
H. J. Bedford. Keatney Standard : G. D.
WooJs , Adams Coupty Independent , Hoi-
steln ; George W. Browster , Omaha , Popu
list ; Loyal M. Graham , Stockvillo Faber ;
L A. McNeil , Orleans Courier ; J. Burrows ,
Nebraska State Leader ; Ham Kautzman ,
Holt County independent ; H. H. Graham ,
Clay County Progress , Clay Center ; D. S.
Dusebery , Alliance Herald , Nelson ; F. S.
Mickey , Taylor County Mall , Hebron ;
Smith , Kearney Standard.
MISSOUItlj l-pP-JUSTS.
They Mt'et at fvniKim Clry nnil Urf-iinUa Tor
Active Iliinnein.
KAXSAS CITV. Jan. 2. The executive com
mittee of the populist party of Missouri met
hero today and organized with A. itozcllo of
Tarkio ns chairman ; AJE. Gardner of Brock-
field , secretary , and A , J. Littell at Tarulo as
treasurer. An address was formulated and
sent out as the oflloipl .utterance of the
slate conuuittoj. It contains practically
the resolutions auopteti by tha populist con
ference yesterday , and says the present dt--
plorablo business condition uf tha country
was forecasted by the Omaha convention in
Ib'Ji ' , and sa.vs further i't this connection :
"Wo hold : t to hi tgo. duty of our servants in
congress to cense Kitting up kingdoms and
| otentates in fowlan friendly islaivl * where
now exist repu'jlIcH ' and devote their nltcii
tion to an earnest effect to relieve , by last
loglslutloii. the stagnation in business und
productive circles at homo. "
Continuing the .address says : "Wo un
qualifiedly dcnouueo and condemn the ina-
jurit.v of the republicans und democrats in
congress who , under the dictation of Presi
dent Cleveland. repiUiated their party
phi forms and struck dawn sltvon In the
recent extra session , and that xvo laud and
commend the band of populists who voted
with tlioiri'ormHuenlson every vital issue. "
Ttio nddrcss urges the people tu bestir
themselves , instructing the different county
officers to push tha organization of clubs ,
secure funds , anJ arouse the interest of the
p'onie and close- follows ; "Let 'eternal
vigilauco' bo our motto. ' *
SEVERAL STORIES FROM RIO
Rebels in the South Saiil to Bo Making a
More Vigorous Campaign.
DE GAMA OUT WITH ANOTHER STATEMENT
lie Dfinlm tlmt lie HIM Mntmrelilcnl Ten-
ilencloii , hut III * Kltort In Iteiriirilcu' in
u U'cak Attempt to ItuUtor
u Losing Cause.
YORK , .Ian. 3. The Herald's special
dispatch from Montevideo says : Flushed
with victory at Bage , the rebels are now
laying sicgo to Santa Ana do Ltbriunonto.
A correspondent in Uio s'onds word that
the steamer Mugdalonnu , which has arrived
there from Pernamlmeo , reK | > rts that Captain
Baker of the Nk-theroy has haa trouble
with the crew and had to shoot one or two
of thorn in the Interests of discipline.
News of the arrival of Hoar Admiral Ben-
ham and the San Francisco at Pernambuco
has reached Hio.
Do ( jiunn Denltn tlin Kinplre.
New YOBK. Jan. 3. The Herald's special
dispatch from Klo do Janeiro , January 2 ,
says : Admiral da Gaina , commander of the
insurgent fleet in the harbor , published yes
terday a manifesto , which was intended to
connteract the effect of his celebrated declaration -
claration of a mouth ago in favor of the mon
archy.
This declaration had weakened the cause
of the insurgents greatly In the last tnreo or
four weeks , and has allouatcd from Mullo
and da Gama several ofticers .vho bcforo its
appearance had been tticir trusted friends
and allies. Among the people at largo its
effects have been still more favorable to the
insurgent cause.
Consequently , in his manifesto yesterday ,
Admiral da Gama asserted his former decla
ration was not a monarchist document. This
declaration , as well as other pacers attrib
uted to him , he said in the manifesto yester
day , haa been altered and printed in falsi
fied copies. Ho had not declared for the
monarchy , but- had intended merely to ask
the people of Brazil what form of republican
government they wanted. Other interpreta
tions of his declaration had been made in
good faith.
This manifesto has fallen flat. Friends of
the republic regard it as a passing
manoeuvcr to win support to the insurgent
cause.
.Mclln Suld to Hnvo l.uncleil.
LONDON , Jan. 3. A dispatch to a news
agency from Lisbon says : Advices from
Klo de Janeiro assert , Admiral do Mello has
succeeded in effecting a landing at the
custom house at that city which should
enable him to support the safe Jaudiug of
8,000 troops , which are dally expected from
St. Catherina.
_
' WILL NOT INruitPEKE.
Englund'e Course In Brazil Defined by
.11 r. Gludtitoiip.
LONDON , Jan. 2. In the Housn of Commons
today Mr. Gladstone , replying to questions
as \Thother there was any truth in the
stories from Rio de Janeiro that British
ShiD'oVnCrs "suffered from serious delay and
were exposed to consideraole danger , ex
pressed surprise that such a question should
bo put. Mr. Gladstone added that the
carl of Roscbcrry , the secretary of
state for foreign affairs , had been
in constant communication with the
British minister at Hio do Janeiro and with
the British naval commander at that port
and he was assured that Great Britain had
at any rate afforded her ship owners the
same protection as Franco , for instance , or >
any other country , afforded to her ship
owhers. Continuing , Mr. Gladstone said
that there was a larger number of British
warships at Hio do Janeiro than any other
nation posesssod at tfcatport.
The Insurgents , the premier also said , had
not been recognized as belligerents , and the
British and other naval commanders gave
the best protection passible asrainst the at
tempt of either party to interfere with
legitimate commerce , but they could not
protect commerce against all risks when
landing cargoes.
In conclusion Mr. Gladstone said the gov
ernment had no intention of interfering , and
was not advised that it had any right to in
terfere in Brazilian matters.
Milled for Kin.
PEnxAMnrco , Jan. 2. The United States
cruiser San Francisco has finished coaling
and will go south tomorrow. Her destina
tion is Hio do Janeiro. The now year was
observed yesterday by the exchange of
salutes between the vessels in the harbor.
Official visits were made to each other today
by the officers of the Sin Francisco and the
Brazilian officials and commanders.
On Her Way to Troublesome Scones.
WASHINGTON , Jan 2. The Navy depart
ment has received news of the arrival of
the cruiser Now York at St. Lucia , in the
British West Indies , on Now Year's day.
A cable also announces the departure of
the cruiser Baltimore today from Hong
Kong for Yokohama , whcro Admiral Sker-
rett will transfer his flag to her. The
New York will stop at St. Lucia for coaling
purposes and she will proceed on her way to
Hio immediately after getting coal aboard.
Her time to St. Lucia is considered very
good for eruislnL- , the speed being at the
rate of fifteen knots an hour.
Heady lor .Mello ,
Pr-HNAMiiuto , Jan. 2. The Brazil dynamite
cruiser Niethoroy has again been put in
readiness to sail south and got in reach of
the insurgent vessels under command of
Mello. The exact ( time of her departure
has not been announced. When she does
start she will be accompanied by the Bra
zilian cruiser America.
Mure Trouble mi the Nlctlicroy.
PniiNAMiirco , Jan. 1. It was learned late
tonight that the employes of the Brazilian
cruiser Niethoroy have struck for wages
still higher than these originally demanded.
The now demands have been refused aiid-H
Is possible all the crow may leave the vessel.
ItONUUKAS INVADED.
Wnr Hetweon Hint Country anil Nicaragua
lleiuii In Kiirneht.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 2. The Herald's ppccial
from Managua , Nicaragua , Januarys , says :
The war between Nicaragua and Honduras
has begun In gooJ earnest. Already Poll-
carp : Bonllla. leader of the Honduran itisur.
gents , has invaded Honduras from Nicara
gua lines , has captured the town of Yuscu-
ran , has set up a provisional government In
the town and President Xclaya of Nicaragua
has ivcojrnized his authority.
UuniUu's insurgent forces , aided bv a body
of Nicaragua- ! , capture ! : Vusearan only this
afternoonand Immediately President Xulaya
issued u decree formally recognizing the provisional -
visional government of the victorious gen
eral. This provisional government had beei.
set tip in the town of Garpus on Decora-
bor Ud , ihc day on which that place was
captured bv Bonllla after a five hours
slss-e. President Vasqucz's losses la that
engagement were twenty-three "killed and
tivo wounded. The men of Bonilla uro now
surrounding Cholutoca and cutting off com
munication \\lth tha Interior. They made a
desperate attempt to take Cuartel , which
was successfully defended by General VU-
tola. General Hosas was Killed in this fight.
The besieging < .rmy has not uiven up
hopes and will iry it nuaiu. They are
camped around ihc town and ura endeavor
ing to survo out Ya&qucz troop * Presi
dent Vasquez's haughty challenge to Niii
aragua In his decree of October 2 , wa |
accepted by the Nlcarat-iwn army , and the ;
decided to Invade his territory and helj
Bonllla anil UIs Honduran rebels.
Three thousand Nicaragua soldiers rom
mandcd by General Ortiz , occupied Sa.
Llus and Cycoplnoon December 24 awaiting
Vasquez , and ihroatuncil Invasion of Nn'ar-
agiiuii soil.
Vazquez had reinforced his command by
loyal forces from Cholutoca and from
Corpus , and n battle near Choluloca scorned
Imminent. The invader * un3 trying to cot
possession of Amalapa , and In the meantime
Nicaragua is recruiting more troops to send
to the frontier.
STl > i > jn .ir/i.i.v/ : .
CirtivricMid'n 1'olltlcnl llen < ( liven Loyal Sup
port liy III * rellinv Democrat * .
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 2. There was a very
lively meeting of the Kings County Board of
Supervisors in Brooklyn , at which John Y.
McKane , boss of Gravesend , with eleven In
dictments and a sentence of thirty days con
finement In jail and an accompanying flno of
$2 , * > 0 hanging over his head'was re-elected
prcstdeut pro tern for IsW.
Mayor Charles A. Schiercn took his seat
with the republicans who had como prcnared
to make a hard fight to keep McKano out
by contesting the seats of thrco members.
Mr. Dike claimed that Supervisor Kelioo
of the Eighth ward snould not bo recognized
as a member , because the board of aldermen
had appointed him to serve in Supervisor
Stlckevor's ( deceased ) place during his un-
expired term of last year and for the year of
H-IM. Mr. Dike maintained they had no
legal right to do this. atf.c law provided
that Kohoe could servo only until Sunday
last , the end of one political yo.ir.
The chair sustained Mr. Dike and ordered
the clerk to strike Kehoe's namu from the
roll. This enrolled eighteen democratic
members , out before they could protest Mr.
Dike went on to raise a similar point In the
case of Supervisor Lynam , republican , from
Flatbush. and Baisley , democrat , from Flat-
lands. McKane then made an extended
dramatic speech and declared he would light
for Kehoe's seat until It was declared vacant
by the courts.
Mr. Fitchto then said he wouldput the
question , but Mr. Kchoo's vole would not bo
recorded. The question was : "Shall thu
chair bo sustained in declaring Dike's point
of order well taken , and , consequently ,
Kehoe's scat vacant ; "
The vote was 15 in the affirmative and 18
negative a victory for McKane.
"I defy the public at large1 said McKano ,
"to say I have ever done anything wrong ,
and if colleagues propose to re-elect mo
as president pro tern , as they have said , I
would like to have the vote taucn now. If
elected I shall take the ctiair and put the
motion. "
McKeon said : "Wo will retire and or
ganize by ourselves. "
Mr. Fitchio then declared that if any
business was transacted by the board while-
the thrco men sat illegally it would receive
the veto of the supcrvisor-at-largc.
Then there was a scene , MeKeon. McKane
and others jumping to their feet to answer
the threat of the chairman.
On motion of Kehoo a vote was taken on
the election of a president pro tern. The
vote was 20 to 11.
Supervisor Dike nominated Supervisor
Boyd us president uro tern and McKeon
placed McKane In the field. McKano re
ceived IS votes and Boyd M. A bitter liht
is expected at the next regular meeting of
the board.
.She U Wllllnjr to ( iivo Him n Ulvnrco
v Under Certain Conditions.
WA.UKKGAN , 111. , Jan. 2. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Oscar Spate , who filed
a peculiar bill for divorce at Omaha the-
other day , claiming that ho had "married a'
man Instead of a woman , is known here
where he formerly lived. His wife was
brought up hero and her parents are re
spected people. The couple was married in
Chicago and lived together five years. She
is willing to give him a divorce , but does not
intend to give it to the injury of her good
name.
I.uulciittla'a Colony ComliiRr.
CHICAGO , .Fan. 2. March 1 Count Henri
Lubienski will lead .over 100 Polish families
to Nclitrh , 153 miles west of "Omaha , on the
Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Yalley rail
road. The Poles are going to Ncoraska
to raise sugar beets.
The colonists will pay for their farms at
the rate of ? 2U an acre , and will bo given six
years , without interest , to pay the ? SOJ.
They will pay in sugar beets. The farms
will be divided up among the colonists bc
fore they leave Chicago.
Union 1'iicillu Keoreunly.iiinn.
NEW YOKK , Jan. 2. Some progress is
likely to be made by the reorganization com
mittee of the Union Pacific before the close
of this week , but no definite plan of action
can bo decided upon until the arrival from
Amsterdam of Mr. Boissovain , who will sub
mit the wishes of the European stock
holders.
The receivers will offerstatistii-s to show
that it is essential that all auxiliary lines
remain with this present company.
New York' . I.eu-UI.'lture.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Jan , 2. The losislaturo
met this afternoon. Governor Flower's mes
sage states that for the first tlmo in seventy-
five years the state is free from debt and
recommends that measures to do away with
direct taxation be taken. The slatu for the
officers of the legislature , which was forced
through the senate and the assembly repub
lican caucuses , was ratified when thu two
branches of the legislature met today.
Mesa-ISC ol Kmitunky' * Governor.
FUANKFOHT , Ky. , Jan. 8. Governor Down's
message Is n lengthy document. Ho recom
mends that the tax rate bo reduced and
says there will b ? a large balance in the
treasury at the end of the fiscal year. Ho
says the death of the lotteries will purify
the atmosphere of Kentucky and that the
consolidation of the railways would put un-
spc.Ucable burdens on the pjuplc.
filially \\onniluil lie it Dillire.
Siof.x FALLS , Jan. 2. Fred Poster , 17
years old of Sioux Falls was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded at midnight by a man
named Smith at Hartford. Both were at
tending a dance and an altercation nroso ,
which developed into a beufilo. Smith , it is
said , was getting the worst of It , when ho
pulled out n revolver and bhot. Smith is
under arrest.
Iliv : Ct'llftcd I'lsllfllB' .
DEXVEII , Jan. 2. A sporlal to the Republi
can from Salt Lake says : Ihe Rio Grande
Western and the Union P.iclflu have con
cluded to cease fighting each other and
today organized , together with every line
represented in this city ( twelve in all ) , an
a.vsodutlim to maintain freight r.ites In
Utah , with C. M. Griffin us chairman of the
committee.
Will Not .tlnkn u .MulPini'iit.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 2. The Northern Pacific
firemen's committee had Its conference witli
the general superintendent today and the
full details of the grievances of that branch
of the omplojcs were dn > cimod in all their
plmtics. OfhVers of thu roui and the com
mittee declined tomakoaio public announce'
meat.
t ( irjwmi ; Sulieii.
CHICAGO , Jan. 2. Prcndergnst , the assas
sin , is daily growing more sullen. This
aftorno ? ! ! ho refused absolutely to speak to
any of the county jail officials. Thu guards
trout htm the same as other prisoners , but
the assassin appears to oxuui't moro atten
tion ttiuu iiio orJiaary criminal.
Toolt Hie ( )4ti ! ol OfUcc.
WASIII.NOTON , Jan 2 Or. Charles W.
Uabney of Tennessee tool : the oath of oflko
nnu entered on lib duties today us n&Mttnnt
sccretar.1' of agriculiuro to lucvecd Mr.
WilletU ,
I <
Jmaha to Have a Oontrnl Passenger Statioa
Worthy of the Narno ,
LOCAL CAPITALISTS F0.1M A COMPANY
Undo fjra MagnilicJiit Struo
turo at tha Foot of Fninain Street.
WILL BE BIG ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY
Ample Accommodatious Arj Provided foj
, All Roads Centering m Omaha ,
PLANS LAID FOR A MAMMOTH BUILDINQ
Onjcct So lo Sought For Now to Ilo Ito *
ullziMl In n .HostMilmautl il unit nat-
lif.ictory .Manner Details of
tlio heheme.
Omaha'after years of weary waiting. Is al
last going to have a new depot that will bo
a credit to the city and state.
The project is not another paper depot ,
but a great structure In which all the rail
roads entering Omaha from any direction
will have ample accommodations for all pur
poses. It is to ba built upon broad lines and
will realize in every way the often expressed ,
wish of the people for a depot that would re
flect the aggressiveness of the city and state.
I'lKleruMT tor .Months.
It has been an open secret for months that
a project looifing toward Interesting the
heaviest capitalists of Omaha in the now
depot question has bson under way , but for
various reasons Its promoters have boon un
able to give It form until quite rcccntlv.
There have been obstacles to overcome , but
all these have been surmounted at last.
First , came the general depression in busi
ness , which made It well nigh impossible to
talk of anytning but stagnation : next the
difficulties of securing the active co-operation
of the men most vitally interested and.
reconciling conflicting interests presented
themselves most forcibly. During the sum
mer the loading bankers and business men
were out of the city most of the time , which
also hindereif the work of organization , and
the continued absence of President S. II II.
Clark of the Union Pacific upon matters
connected with the receivership made it
Impossible for the men interested in ,
the matter to advise with Mr. Clark ns to
the disposition of the Union Pacifld toward
the new enterprise.
I'rvllininiiry Plain Completed.
Within the past forty-eight hours the pre
liminary work looking toward nn organiza
tion of this nature was completed and yester
day afternoon the articles of incorporation
wero'to be filed with the sccrctaryof state.
The organization is to bo known as the
Metropolitan Union Depot and Hallway com
pany , the following named gentlemen con
stituting the incorpora tors : GuyC. Barton ,
Henry W. Yates , Herman Kountze , Benja
min F. Smith , Charles W. Hamilton , Frank
Murphy , John A. Creighton , Fred Metz , sr ,
William A. Paxton , Alfred Mlllard , C. W.
Lyman , Milton Rogers , E. L. Stone , Thomas
Swobe , John Hush and Charles J. Karbach ,
names familiar to every man , woman ana
child in the city of Omaha.
Will Cover Four Itlockg.
The new structure is to run from Farnam
to Howard streets , and cover from Ninth
street cast to Seventh. All the necessary
surveys have been mido and plans drawn
for an elevated system of tracks forming a
"Y" Into and out , of the building , making
the depot accessible to all railways from all
parts of the city. The building will be
about CGO feet on Ninth street , Us frontage
on Farnam street not hr.ving been definitely
determined upon. The largo tram sheas
will be cast of the main building , running
parallel with the main structure , all the
ground to Seventh street being under cover.
Experts have gone over the ground and have
unanimously reported in favor of the feasi
bility of the site to accommodate all the de
mands made upon the new company by the
railroads entering Omaha.
Laud is to bs acquired either by purchase
or condemnation and will cover a tract of
ground extending from Capitol n venue to
Howard street , between Ninth and Seventh
streets , for trackage purposes.
test Ncnriy Two Million.
His cstim.-itcath.it the cost of the pro
posed Improvements , the purchase of lots ,
condemnation proceedings and the depot
and sheds will foot up $ lTr ' ) ,000.
Within a few days the incorporate will
hold a meeting and pcrlecta temporary or
ganization and in thirty days thereafter will
open stock books for subscription according
to the laws of the commonwealth.
It is understoo.l the now company will aslt
a sub.siay from the city to assist in building
this now uniun depot for which an cavtixu
is to bo failed and also ask the ciiy nuiu.il
to quit claim to the Union Pacific the lota
now being used for railroad purposes over
which .so much bitter controversy has been
had in past years.
After reciting the reasons for the associa
tion of the above named gentlemen Into n
corporation the articles of incorporation
state "that the nature of the business
to bo transacted by said corporation
shall be the location , establishment , con
struction , furnishing , maintaining and op
erating unionfreight and passenger railway
depots at such points as may bo determined
upon with such tracks. Hiuo tracks turn
outs , switches , offices and structures as maybe
bo deemed necessary , and to take , acquire
and hold all real , personal a.id mixed
property necessary or convenient for the
execution of said business and the accom
plishment of the objects and purpose * of
this corporation , etc. "
.Mil on n I of Capital stork.
The authorl/ed capital stock cf said cor
poration shall uo $2r > 00ODO , divided into
shares of $ IUO each , a clause for the increas
ing of the capital stock being attaihca.
The life of the corporation Is bounded by
December 0 , IS''S. ' and December 30 , 11)13. )
The business of the corporation Is to bo
conducted by a board of seven director * to
bo elected at n regular annual stockholders'
meeting held the second Mciiday In January
of each year. The officers are to bo a presi
dent , secretary and treasurer , chosen by the
board of director * . The highest amount of
Indebtedness to which aid corporation can
at any time subjer-t ltslf shall not bo mora
than tiTo-tliirJs of the amount of the capi
tal u > ck of aia company nt the time Bald ,
tudobtcdteiv U contracted. And ih u foln.