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w ESTAT3L1SIIED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 3 , 1801. SINGLE Il Y FIVE CENTS
IT SPLIT THE COACH
Eock Island Freight Follows a Unioi
Pacific Accommodation Train Too Olosely.
AWFUL WRECK NEAR LEAVENWORTI
Bear End Collision Sa Which Both Traini
Were Moving at the Time.
SEVERAL CARS COOMED BY THE FLAMES
lour Men Killed nnd of Others Who Wen
Hurt Two Are Expected tD Die.
CARLOAD OF HOGS BURNED TO A CRISF
Conductor Lout Ills l.lfoVlillo Trylnc tc
Ono Wnriiliic to the I'umengcrJ
of Wlmt Ho Had Secu
to Ho Inevitable.
KASHAS Cur , Jan. 2. Three men were
killed , four seriously injured and n dozen
more slightly hurt in a wreck on the Union
Pacific railroad near i nwood , Kan. , twenty
Bovcn miles west of Kansas City , at 5:3C :
o'clock this morning. The wreck was
caused by n freight train on the Hock fslam
railway , which uses Ihe Union Pacific tracl
between Kansas City and Topcka , running
into the rear end of a tnix..d freight and pas
scngcr train of the Union Pacific. Boih
trains were coming to Kansas City und
were in motion when the accident occurred
They ware u few minutes late , and the Hock
Island train was running fast to make ui
time. The Union Pacific train was near a
water tank , west of Llnwood. and was slow
ing up when the other train crashed Into it
Following is a list of killed :
Victim * of Uin Wreck.
JAY AT WOOD , conductor of Union I'aclfic
train , Knnsus City , Mo.
MAUT1N , stockman of Wakcfloltl. Ivan.
HERMAN SM1ZE , stocktmn of Clay Centur ,
Knn.
Knn.Tho
The Injured nro :
GnoKGE W. HASKIS * . stockman , of Hin-
dolpb , ' Kan. , back broken below the neck ;
will die. -
B. F. POSTCX , stockman , of Hill City , Kan. ,
badly Injured internally.
T. M. McCitAitY , stockman , of Tc-seott ,
Kan. , backbroiion at thts waist ; will prob
ably die.
C. W. FAisnnut'HO , stockman , of Oldsburg ,
Knn. , arm bruised nnd head cut.
CASPEU DITMLU. stockman , of Idano , Kan. ,
arm bruised nnd head cut.
Josci'ii BEIITUAXD , stockman , of Concordia ,
Kan. , uoso broken und head badly cut und
bruised.
, ' WILLUM IlAr.DES.Ti' , stockman , of Djlphos ,
Kan. , head cut ana arsn badly" bruised.
DANIEL TAYUHI , stockman , of Bellevue ,
Kan. , arm.badly bruised and face and head
cut.
cut.G. . "W , Srcxccu. stockman , of' CIyde , Kaii. ,
badly cut about the head.
W. R GH.MOIIU , stocicman , Idana , Kan. ,
sprained shoulder and contusions.
J. I. WEST , stockman , Concordia. , Kan. ,
rib broken.
C. Vf. MASOX. stockman , Concordia , Kau. ,
rib broken.
11 or o Is in of Iho Conductor.
The Union Pacific train was No. 12. a * stock
train duo in Kansas City about T o'clock.
There were about twenty-five passengers on
board riding in n combination passnngcr und
baggage car , just in front of the caboose
nnd 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 hogs. Nearly
nil of them were sleeping when the accident
occurred. Conductor Jay Atwood , who
lived nt Hill Madison avenue , this city , saw
n collision could not be avoided and started
from thu caboose to the coach to warn the
passengers , but he was caught between the
cars and crushed. Ills rear brakeman and
n young man who was on the caboose , saved
their livts by jumping.
When the Hock Island engine struck the
Union Pacific train It smashed the caboose
Into splinters and crashed In to the passenger
coach , splitting it in the middle. A car
loaded with hogs in front > vns wrecked and
the next car , loaded with cattle , was broken
open und the cattle escaped.
Tire CulI'lle In thu Wreck.
Trainmen and passengers who weito not
tcriously injured began at once to save those
who wcio more seriously hurt. Four men
were dragged from the wreck more dead
than alive. Fire caught from the stoves
nnd bcforo the dead could bo romo\ed the
Tour cars were enveloped in llamcs. The
llamcs spread so rapidly that the men under
the debris of tne caboose and passenger
coach could not bo reached. Fnlnt and
piteous calls for help were heard , but the
men who had been saved were powerless to
aid the poor fellows , and soon
their cries ceased. To have ven
tured Into the burning wreck would
have been certain dcalh. The unfortunate
men whom the passengers heard , but could
not help , were Conductor Atwood and Her
man Smizc , n stoi'Umau of Clay Center ,
Kim. , and Stockman Martin of Wnkcllcld ,
Kan. Conductor Atwood was frightfully
burned and his body was not reached for
covcrul houro. The bodies of the other men
were burned to a crisp.
The Hock Island engineer and fireman
caved themselves oy jumping. The front
trucks of the onglno were broken off und
the engine was dismantled.
The Itock Island conductor notified the
Union Pacific officials hero at once und Gen
eral Superintendent A. T. Palmer took u
special train with surgeons and a wrecking
crow to the wreck.
The relief train returned to Kansas City ,
Kan. , this afternoon with the injured , ami
they were taken to St. Mary's hospital.
COSTLY HUT MT V.VT.M. .
John StctHDii'n Duo IMny Homo nt Hoiton
( lorn Up In moke.
BOSTON' , Jan. ' , ' . For the second time m
Us history the elegant Glebe theater , noyy
owned by Mr. John Stetson and up to last
night occupied temporarily by the Hanlons'
Supcrba company , has fallen a victim to
Cro. At one time It seonioU ; ib if r. repetition
of Boston'/ ; typical big fires was imminent.
But by good management on the part of the
lire department thu loss was chlclly re
stricted to the theater bulldins nnd the
trick structure adjoining called the Glebe
cafe , though in u small degree the now
building owned by the Harvard college trus
tees on the northwest corner of Washington
street and I lay want Place nnd the building
owned by the Bryant t Stratton college on
the south side , und the It. K. Allen clolulng
tore weru uln considerably damaged.
When the first alarm was sounded from
t the Globe theater special box , according to
the watchman'Ihcrc was a blaze about the
site of a man's hand Issuing from the base
ment. In less time than it took even the
nearest of the lire engines to arrive the
whole Interior of the line nluy house was a
roaring mass of tlnniQs , thu Inflammable ma
terial of tno "Superba" scerery nnd prop-
rtl itccdlng the tire. Every now aud then
an explosion shook the irrounl ant
thoroughly awakened the residents of the
vicinity who had not yet become nwnrn ol
the danger. By this time three more alarm !
had been rapidly sent In.
i'ho fire quickly spread to the Glebe cafe
nnd the ndlolnlng buildings mentioned. The
hotels outxjsltc , notably the Heynolds and
darks , us soon as thu situation was appro
cintcd , threw open their doors for the recep
tlon of such articles as could bo rescued nntl
for the accommodation of persons who mlghl
be burned out. At first great fear was en.
lerlulncd that the lire mlirht jump across
the narrow street nnd communicate with
the hotels nnd Hundreds on tne street pre
pared to leave their rooms at n moment' :
notlce.-
From the windows of these buildings
the sight of the raging conflagration opposite
was grand In the extreme. Hugo tongues of
fiamn und millions of sparks from the conlla
gration shot straight Into the air for a height
of ! ! 00 feet. Ever nnd anon from the tre
mendous confusion catnc an explosion from
one of the hydrogen tanks used by the
Subcrba company.
At a o'clock the fire In the center of the
play house had been put out nnd 'on the Es
sex street side the lire was practically ex
tinguished , there being no slsn.s of it save u
mass of water soaked and smoklne timbers.
At30tlio ! flro was conflncil to the cafe at
the back of the theater. The iincrusta dec
orations held the flames nnd the firemen had
to tear them to pieces In order to gut at the
blaze. About ? .TiJ,000 is estimated as the
total loss.
TKUI.Y A run ; Tii.vr.
Tcrrlblo Pate of tinInmntcK of n HuflUlo
Clipnp l.oiliclni : II n me.
BLTFAI.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 dc'td and
llKcly to die recalls the horrible catastrophe
of the burning of the Hotel Hlchmond on the
memorable ISth of March. 1SS" .
The scene of the lire 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 saloun and restaurant ,
the second nnd third floors for sleeping
rooms. The beds were In little compartments
and like box stalls in u stable. Shortly
before 3 o'clock people passing heard
the largo panes of glass In
Iho saloon crack , nnd a moment
later a clout ) of thick black smoke and a
tongue of flame dartcJ out of the place. Al
most at the same time the front and side
windows of tne lodging house seemed to be
alive with panic-stricken people. They
rushed from one window to another nnd
called pltcousl.v to the crowd to help them
escape from the blazing building. There
were no ladders anywhere , no lire escapes on
the building , r.o way to save the frenzied oc
cupants. Two peopl" were burned to death
and about twcnjv others badly injured , at
least five of whom are likely to die. Follow
ing is a list of the dead and injured :
ISAAC HR\TLEV. printer ; dead.
WOMA.N KNOWN AS EDNA , dny cook ; dead.
Mas. ANNII ; llAUKcrr , proprlutr s- ; , burned
nbout thu head and arms ; will recover.
J.ot'is ANDKHSON , lodzer , burned about the
bund , facci : in < l anus ; will propaluy ( lie.
DAVID H WAIID , negro cook , badly burned
nbout the head , face and hands ; will probably
die.
die.EMWAIID Cno3s of Cilifornla , frightfully
burned nbout tlio face , huud , hands and fuel ;
not thought lie can recover.
t'MAiil.KS VAX KVKII. colored , private dc-
ifbctlvt ; . hands und tout badly bruised ; will
probably < llo.
CiiAiu.rs KDWAUD , printer , loft arm broken ,
body badly burned ; Junipad from the third
Moor , and Is probably futullv hurt.
JOHN AvuitYoM'almyru , N. i' . , also lumped
from the third story ; liU lugs arc badly burned
and bruised.
GKoiincVwniiT , bar tender , hair burned
ofT. hand * find fact ) blistered ; will live
UEOIUJE I'LCMiMJ.anus and luce burned. -
CKOiinKlTAmuNUTO.v.loftblioulder dislocated
and back burned.
J. V. U'jASKt.u ' painter nnd decorator of
Olcott , N. Y. , uurned about the face und body ;
will live.
WILLIAM BWBKXBY , shoemaker , slightly
burned about the legs.
Tno loss on property was very small , prob
ably not more than $2,000.
IT WAS A 1 > EAILV III.AST.
Three Men Illown Inti lUcrnlty anil Three
DthttrK nerloiiDly ln.iir | < l.
BOSTON , Jan. 2 A terrible explosion took
place today ut the corner of Townscnci and
Washington streets , Hoxbury , by which
three men were killed and a largo number
injured. The dead are :
THOMAS HAUDM.VN , foreman of the ( rang.
50ycnisold , of 53 Qulncy struct.
THOMAS IILACK. 35 years old.
1'ATKIOIC IIUGllia , 50 year old , living on
Longwootl avenue.
The most seriously Injured nro :
COIINIMUS : LC.MIY , 45 years old , lives on
Ilnrrl on avenue.
JAMES UAU.EII , 19 years old , living on Illuo
Illllnvcniio.
ANGUS MCDONALD , 18 years old , of No. 8 ,
Walnut street.
The explosion took place where n largo
luaiber of workmen were engaged In blast
ng rock irom the big ledge located there.
S'ot only did It result in death and horrible
njurles to the laborers , but it ruined a large
amount of neighboring property.
Consumed \Vliolu liloclr.
POIITI.AND , Ind. , Jan. 2. Ten business
nouses at Hed Key wore burned at 2 o'clocic
this morning , with a loss of about foO.OOO.
i'ho insurance will reach over $ , U.UJ'J. The
ire caught in a grocery and consumed an en
tire block.
.M///C.W.1.Y MKHTES TESTIFIES.
ivll ; < > nco on the Cronln .Munlrr Hint Will
Toll A illust Coiiclilln.
CHICAGO , Jan. 2. Judge Tuthill toaay , in
the Coughlin trial , overruled the objections
of the defense to the introduction of testl-
nony relative to Iho conversations and ac-
ions of the alleged conspirators other than
irought In.
Milkman Merles , iho witness brought
rom Wisconsin to repeat the testimony
riven for the state nl the former trial , was
ailed to the stand. Ho said that on .May 4 ,
SS'J. he saw a buggy drive un to the door of
ho Carlson cottage. In it were n young
slight man and u largo one. The latter
ran up the steps , unlocked the door
and entered "and that is iho man I
saw enter the cottu o , " added the witness ,
minting ut the defendant. Coughlin looked
tralght into the witness' eyes , "but Mertcs
nddctt : ' 'Yes , Cougnlln is the man I siw. " I
Mine by the pottagu later und heard some
one hammering in there. The other man in
ho buggy was Kimze. Couhlin has fro-
pjontiy in Interviews declared that Mertes
v.isu perjurer. Merles'testimony , except
or the Identification , was substantially the
s.imo as ho had given at tno former trial.
Vlien he had concluded his story Judge
Wing conducted a searching cross-oxawina-
ion.A .
A story was in circulation today to the of-
ect that two attempts had been made to
icrsonato Prosecuting Attorney Scanlon.
ISdwM-d F. Prince , u now witness , testified
o having been present when the body was
ound in the cutchbusln , und Charles Carl-
oil , son of the owner of Ihe Carlson cot-
age , repealed the testimony ( riven nt the
ormer trial.
During iho afternoon It was reported that
ano of the Juro.'s wus n ciosu friend of the
irlsoner , notwithstanding hi ? dc'clarations lo
ho contrary. Detectives have ocun put on
ho case.
Itrnillni ; Itrcclver .
I'muAuci.t'iiiA , Jan. 2.--Judge Butler of
ho United Spates circuit court today handed
own an opinion in the matter of iho pell-
ton of Isaac L. HUxi , asking 'or Iho removal
f the Heading railroad receivers. He du-
ided the mat'or should be referred to
ho special master , lieorgo L. Crawford ,
o hear further testimony and orders
ally sittings of the court until the matter
s settled. After reviewing charges made In
ho petition aim the answer thereto Jiidcc
Butler says In hi * opinionI do not think n
cferencu U neccstury In so fur as it refers
o the actions of the receivers , I can sen
othlni ; blnmnblo in the nets and omis-
loni Imputed to them. "
POPULISTS IN CONVENTION
Thirteenth Annual Session of the Nebraska
Parmers Alliance.
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS PRESENT
Itontlnn IlmlnrM Transacted In Secret
anil on Open ScMlon Held Itoport
of the Stiito Lecturer on
Ilia Yuar's Work.
HASTIXOS , Jan. 2. [ Special Telegram to
THE BKB.J This morning when President .1.
II. Powers of lied Willow county called the
Nebraska Farmers Alliance and Industrial
urlon to order for Its thirteenth annual ses
sion , ho faced an audience which mtgiithavo
and probably did disappoint htm. All the
ofllcera of the association have been led to
expect a much larger attendance. Less than
100 were present at the opening of the ses
sion , where they had been confidently ex
pecting to see 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.
Hut 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 more
prominent members are congratulating
themselves that the old scores which have
been 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
undertake ! , and there is no reason why the
alliancs so far should bu other than ex
tremely harmonious.
Mll.V Ho Different I.itnr.
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 leaders 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 Dmton 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 would bo cvpccted to be present
were absent. The first thing done was to
ascertain the persons entitled to seats
as delegates and as a credential com
mittee Messrs. Fclton of Nitckolis county
Leonard of Lancaster and Borders 01
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 aetua
attendance will be about 12u. The balance
of the morning was taken up by tlio 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-
aider matters relating to the constitution
and by-laws of the alliance. President
Powers appointed L. McHoynoids of Claj
county , li.V. . Young of Furnas , J. A. Smith
of Bione , A. F. Johnson of Polk and Warner
of Phelps. The committee on resolutions
consists oft Porter and O. H. Polhemus of
Merrick. Senator Darner of Dawson. J. F. .
ICelli-'of Kearney"and'J. . Klrk'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 aavlco as to the future plans
of the alliance.
Miss'Buektnan , the secretary and treas
urer , read her annual address , giving- 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
> f Captain Barry of Greely county , Hoot of
Douglas , Allen of Cass and AlcGaw 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 ,
ami all questions arising durlup the cam-
jaign aru referred to this committee for set-
Icment , and by this committee the finances
of the organization arc cared for. The re-
> ort of the committee was adopted.
Itppurt nt the Stnte Lecturer.
State Lecturer C. Fairchtld of Odell pre-
cnted the account of his stewardship , show-
ng the distance ho had traveled , the Jec-
urcs ho had delivered , his receipts nnu ex-
icnditurcs and the condition In which ho
ound thu country at largo , it was his opiu-
on that the great mass of the people were
vim the reform movement at heart , and
eon will bo with the party which repre-
cuicd such principles.
The guardian of the aid degree , W. F.
Wright , presented his report , showing the
progress made by the now llfo insurance
branch of the alliance. This concluded the
afternoon program.
During the day the organization set
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.
Duriiiz the day ha.id bills wore circulated
announcing that In the evening an open ses
sion of the alliance would ho hold at the
court tiousti , and at half past 7 the district
court chamber was comfortably llllod by the
members of the alliance and citizens of
Hastings. The audience was typically in
dependent , and in its numbers could bo
noticed W. H. Dech , Prof. W. A. Jones. J.
Y. M. Swisart. Jay Burrows. McGaw , Cap
tain Barry. Senator Darner , J. A. Edgerlon
and other prominent members of the party.
Kx-Stato Senator Coulter , now totally
blind , was led into the room by a couple o'f
his friends mid seated within the bar.
Mayor C. C. Hittenhouso was called on by
President Powers to welcome the organiza
tion to the city , ana this he did in n brief
manner , alluding to the fact that many of
the audience hud been raised on farms , and
vslthout reference to political belief , sympa
thized with the present movement.
President Powers , In responding ( tented
that the alliance was in any way seeking to
array the farming class against the urbane
population.
I'oynter on the Situation ,
Ex-Governor Pro Tom Poynter was called
on for a speech and claimed that the farm
ing class was as a rule a patriotic set of people
ple , not iinurchis'.s , nor sympathizers with
anarchists of high or low dcgreo. The
alliance ho declared 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
iho lowest depths of poverty , " ho observed.
"Is It not timi ) for the farmers to bind to
gether to study the oonnomlu conditions
of our country in order that this class 111:1 : v
place the country where it belongs. Wo bj-
hevo in the futnerhoiKt of God unJ the
brotherhood of man , and this is why wo arc
banding together In the farmers alliance. "
Allen HODI of Omaha was next announced
and siwko nt great length on The Past aiid
Future ot the Alliance and the Duties They
Owe to Thomsclvo > nnd toSoclatv. " What
Mr. Hoot would luivo said on the t > ubjoct is
uot known , nor will it ever be known to the
public , for after wanning uu on his subject
ho had not onu more word to say on thu topic.
Mrs. J. T. Kelly then read a papar closing
with a poem. "Stand Lp for Nebraska. " in
which bno conteiiileJ that the only way to
stand up lor the stale was to join the inde
pendent purt > und to do the standing up"
with the ballot and not with the mouth.
K prcscutatlvo Porter ot Mcrrlck county
I
spoke to the alliance ai'bonsldcrablo length ,
nnd made one of lils-r-Esractcrlstic speeches.
During Porter's speech .Hpcnker Gaftln nnd
J. \ \ Wolfe of Lancaster county came In and
were greeted by cheers. Calls for W. L.
Grceno of Kearney1 followed n suggestion
from Powers that the audleiico call for any
one It desired to hcnr. Greene Imme
diately pitched Into Hoot's theory that
every farmer should- know enough law to
transact his own legal business. The peo-
nlo. ho declared , should bo educated before
the problems of importance could bo solved.
1'01'UMSr UIUTOKS MUET.
Hujincai of Peculiar'Intercut to the AMO-
cliitlon Il < cin < il.
HASTINOS. Jan. 2.SpccIal [ Telegram to
Tun Bic.J : The third Annual meeting of the
Nebraska Hcform Press association met In
the parlors of -Bostwlck .hotel at 10
o'clock this morning , President J. A. Edgcr-
ton catling the editors to order. About
twenty of the fraternity were present at
that , time , nnd about the first thing that the
convention did bofora'oren the appointment
of a secretary pro torn or the appointment of
a committee on credentials was to pass a
resolution requesting all but Independent
editors to wlthdraxv 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 there
were "too many Newspaper Union men
around. " In the ahsenco of the secretary of
the association , J. Ed.wln Thornton. D. H.
Carpenter of the Teeumseh Hcpulic was
chosen to fill the plficn temporarily. The
call for the meeting-was read nnd the associ
ation indulged In theusual , formalities of
adopting the minutes of the last meet-
I up.
Editor George Lv.Burr of the Aurora
Heelslcr moved that all editors of
populist papars throughout the state bo
admitted as members of the association
without the usual formalities of paying the
admission fees , aiul'tiie motion was adopted.
Then another motion was made that the
business sessions of the association ba held
behind closed doors- } and that was car
ried.
nnictnl lUnily 1'rlnts.
Then the significance of President
Edgerton's remarks" about the News
paper Union men "was made manifest.
Woods of Holslolh' . moved , and the
the motion was carried , that the representa
tives of two Omaha -newspapers unions bo
given llfteen 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 nagc on surad of their patents.
The fifteen minutes In'cach case was ex
tended to half an hour qnA when the speech
making was finished it was past noon nnd
the association adjourned' 2 o'clock with
out having half completed the work it had
laid out for the niorniris.
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.
Ho urged them that tfiey should stand by
each other in-all events , and by this means
he believed that tho. Heforzn Press associa
tion might do moragoud than by the other
plan of competition , ' -rthich is now almost
generally practiced. *
George Howard Glbfcort-of the Alligncc Independent -
dependent rcaQ-Upapac < on''Tho Future of
the Populist Movement. " The ready print
fight was again takoo'"op" , and , the associa
tion spent the Rre wir'irtrt of the 'afternoon
la discussng.tho" ! question. Woods.of Hol-
8teloijiadftw ) tbertf oiling , maltaa : J That
action upon th'o matter of ready prints
for members of this association beheld
hold in abeyance ; that our secre
tary be iti5trai'.ed t to secure ifor
our party fl department of a ate oopnlist.
matter under the editorship of writers des
ignated by our state central committee and
that he secure , if possible , the-publlcation 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.
Uurrows Knows Wlmt They Need.
This ingenious motion , framed to evado-
thc settlement , was defeated , unu the
original motion adopted. ' Jay Burrows then
saw his opportunity and. roasted the Asso
ciated press for what he termed "suppress
ing tno populist ejection/returns" In various
states. "Old Party Literature and How it
Can Be Best Mot" was handled by McNeill ,
and he urged that some moans be devised to
counteract its baleful influence. Brewster
of Omaha put in a good word for his pro
posed populist dally 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 n national
populist daily. '
Senator Dale also djlafcd on the unfair
and untruthful class of literature sent out
by the monopolistic press. Carpenter offered
' -That it is the
fered the following motiqnThat
sense of this meeting that the reform con
ference that is to meet , lii this city tomorrow
should devise a systematic plan to get state
nnd county papers into the hands of every
voter possible. "
This was amended and In pursuance of
the motion the chair appointed George U
Burr , D. H. Carpenter , Ed Rich man , H.
Selby and G. W. Browster as a committee to
present this matter to the conference
tomorrow. The association then adjourned
to meet at 'J o'clock tomorrow.
The editors present arc : J. A. Edgerton ,
D. H. Carpenter , George L. Burr. Aurora
Heclstcr ; Miss Ada fjqleman , Stromsburg
Headlight ; L. Bower , i\owport Avocate ;
Mrs. C. J. Woods. Holstcin. Hecord ; Luo
BcUzir. Polk County Independent ; Gcorgo
Lynn , Our Own Opinion , Hastings. George
H. Gibson , Alliance Independent , Lincoln ;
W. A. Thompson , Friend Exoress ;
II. Shelby , Independent Citizen. Elwood ;
H. J. Bedford. Kearney Standard ; G. D.
WooJs , Adams County Independent , Hoi-
steln : George W. Browster. Omaha , Popu
list ; Loyal M. Graham , Stockville Faber ;
L. A. McNeil , Orleans Courier ! J. Burrows ,
Nebraska State Leader ; Ham Kautzmau ,
flolt County Independent : H. H. Graham ,
3lay County Progress , Clay Center ; D. S.
3usebery , Alliance Herald , Nelson ; F. S.
Mickey. Taylor County Mall , Hebron ;
Smith , Kearney Standard.
They .Moot at IVUIHIIH City nml Oreunlzo far
Active lluntnes * .
KANSAS CITV. Jan. 2. The e > ; ocutlvo coin-
nittee of the populist party of Missouri met
icro today and organized with A. Kozcllo of
-Turkic nstluilr'nan ; A-JE. Gardner of Brock-
lield. secretary , and A , J. Littell of Tantto as
treasurer. An aadrtasvras formulated and
sent out as the ofllol .utterance of the
state commkte. : . It .contains practically
ho resolutions adopted by the populist coa-
'crenco ' yesterday , and says the present dt-
ilorahlo business condition of the country
van loruca.Ued by the Omaha convention in
b'Ji , and sa.\s further lu this connection :
Wo hold it to bi trjv July of our servants In
congress to cease keying up kingdoms und
> otcntates In foreign friendly tslan-ls where
low exist republics and devote their alien
ion to an earnest effort to relieve , by last
el.slutioii. : the stagnation in business and
H-oduetiva clivlas at home. "
Continuing the .address says : "Wo un
qualifiedly ucnouuco and condemn the ina-
urlt.v of the republicans und democrats in
engross who , under the dictation of Presi-
di-nt CleveMnd. repudiated their party
il'itforms and struck down silver in the
ecent extra session , and Mint wo laud and
ontmend the band of populists who voted
vltli Uieirroriultueutson every vital issue. "
Thu address iirees the people to bestir
hcmselves. Instructing the different county
officers to push the organization of clubs ,
ecuro futiJs , nnJ tirouio the interest of the
) 'onio and close * n follows ; "Let'eternal
'fgilauuo * bo our motto. "
SEVERAL STORIES FROM RIO
Retols in the South Said to Bo Making aMore
Moro Vigorous Oainpaign ,
DE GAMA OUT WITH ANOTHER STATEMENT
He Ufliilm ttmt He lln < Motuirrhlcnl Ten-
( lonrlor , but I1U I'.Hurt In Itoir.irilcd HI
u U'euk Attempt to llulitcr
u Losing Caiuo.
New YoitK , Jan. 3. The Herald's special
dispatch from Montevideo says : Flushed
with victory nt Bage , the rebels are now
laying sicgo to Santa Ana do Ltbramonto.
A correspondent In Hlo s'onds word that
the steamer Magdalennn , which has arrived
there fromPernambuco , reports that Captain
Baker of the Nietheroy has had trouble
with the ercw and had to shoot one or two
of them in the Interests of discipline.
News of the arrival of Hear Admiral Ben-
ham and the San Francisco at Pernambuco
has reached Hio.
Do ( iiiinit Dciilot tlin Ktnplrr.
Nnw YOHK. Jan. 3. The Herald's special
dispatch from Hlo do Janeiro , January ! ! ,
says : Admiral du Gama , commander of the
Insurgent licet in the harbor , published yes
terday a manifesto , which was intended to
counteract the effect of his celebrated de
claration of a mouth ago In favor of the mon
archy.
This declaration had weakened the cause
of the insurgents greatly in the last tnrcoor
four weeks , and has alienated from Mello
and da Gama several officers , vho bcforo its
appearance had been tneir 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 paoers attrib
uted to him , he said in the manifesto yester-
duy , had 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
manoeuver to win support to the insurgent
cause.
.Mello Said to Hnvo Lauded.
Loxnox , Jan. 3. A dispatch to a nous
agency from Lisbon says : Advices from
Hlo 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 Janding of
8,000 troops , which are daily expected from
St. Catherina.
< WILL NOT I.V
England's Course in Hrnzll Defined by
Mr , nitidstonr.
LONDON , Jan. 2. In the Housn of. Commons
today Mr. Gladstone , replying to questions
as \rhether there was any truth In the
stories from Hlo do Janeiro that British
Shlp'dwners suffered from serldus delay and
were exposed to considerable danger , ex
pressed surprise that such n question should
bo put. Mr. Gladstone added that the
earl of Roseberry , the secretary of
state for foreicn affairs , tad 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 , or1
any other country , afforded to her ship
owners. Continuing , Mr. Gladstone said
that there was a larger number of British
war ships at Hto do Janeiro than any other
nation posrsssed at tbat port.
The insurgents , the premier also said , had
not been recognized as belligerents , and the
British and other naval commanders gave
the best protection iv siblo neainst 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 : io intention of interfering , und
was not advised that it had any right to in
terfere in Brazilian matters.
Milled for Itlo.
PBnxAMnrco , Jan. 2. The United States
cruiser San Francisco has finished coaling
and will no south tomorrow. Her destina
tion is Hio de Janeiro. The now year was
obssrved 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 U'ay to Troublesome Scones ,
WASHINGTON , Jan 0. The Navy depart
ment has received news of the arrival of
the cruiser Now York at St. Lucia , in the
British West Indies , on New Year's day.
A cable also announces the departure of
the cruiser Baltimore today from Hong
Kong for Yokohama , where Admiral Sker-
rett will transfer his Hag to her. The
New York will stop at St. Lucia for coaling
purposes and she will proceed on her way to
Hlo immediately after getting coal aboard.
Her time to St. Lucia is considered very
good for cruising , the speed being at the
rate of fifteen knots an hour.
Itruily lor .Mello.
Pr.HNAMiiuco. Jan. 2. The Brazil dynamite
cruiser Nietheroy has again been put in
readiness to sail south and got in reach of
the insurgent vessels under command of
Mello. The exact Jtiino of her departure
has not been announced. When she does
start she will be accompanied by the Bra
zilian cruiser America.
Moru Trouble on the Nlctheroj' .
PniiNAMiirco , Jan. 1. It was learned late
tonight that the employes of the Brazilian
cruiser Nietheroy have struck for wages
still higher than those originally demanded.
The new demands have been refused and It
is possible all the crow may leave the vessel.
llO.NDL'ltAS INVAIIi ; ! ) .
\\nr lletwecn Unit Country nnd Nicaragua
Ilegun In KimivKt.
Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. 2. The Herald's special
from Managua. Nicaragua , January 2 , says :
Tne war between Nicaragua and Honduras
has begun In good earnest. Already Poll-
carpe Bonllla. leader of the Hondunm insur
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 Jiclaya of Nicaragua
has recognized his authority.
Uunilla's insurgent forces , aided bv a body
of Niennijjuans. capture ! ; Vuscaranonly this
afternoonana immediately President X.elaya
isiueil u decree formally rcvo'iiizlng the pro
visional government of the victorious gen
eral. This provisional government hud bcott
sot up In the town of Gorpus on Decem
ber UO , the day on which that place was
captured bv Bonllla after u live hours
sleno. President Vascjucz's losses la that
rnffagoincnt were twenty-three 'killed nnd
IIvo wounded. The men of Bonllla are now
surrounding Cholutoca and cutting off com
munication with the Interior. They made a
desperate attempt to take Cuartel , which
was successfully defended by General VII-
I el a. General Hosas was Killed In this tight.
The besieging t.rmy has not inron up
hopes and will try it again. They are
camped around the town and lira endeavor
ing to starve out Vabque * * troop * Presi
dent Vasquoz's haughty challenge to Nlo
nragun In his decree of October 2 , wai
accepted by the Nlcaraitimn army , nnd the ;
decided to Invade his territory and helj
Bonllla nnd Ills IIotuHiran rebels.
Three thousand Nicaragua soldleri com
ma ml eel by General Ortiz , occupied Sa.
Llus and C.vcoplno on December 24 awaiting
Vnsquez , and threatened Invasion of Nicar
agniin toil.
Vazquez had reinforced his command hj
loyal forces from Chohitoca and fron
Corpus , and n battle near CholutoM soeiuci
Imminent. Tne Invaders ara trvlng to cc
possession of Amalapa , and In the meantime
Nicaragua Is recruiting more troops to sciu
to the frontier.
&Tlll > JH JI'KAXK
Cir.ivrnrnd' * TollMcnl llcm Uivrn l.nynl Sup
port liy IIU IVIlim Democrat * .
NEW Y IIK , Jan. 2. There was a very
lively meeting of the Kings County Board o
Supervisors In Brooklyn , at which John Y
MeKanc , boss of Gravesend , with eleven In
dictments and n sentence of thirty days con
finement In jail and an accompanying fine o
$2V ) hanging over his head,1 , was rc-cleetei
president pro tern for 1SIM.
Mayor Charles A. Schicren took his sea' '
with the republicans who had como prcnarcil
to make a hard fight to keep McKano out
by contesting the seats of thrco members.
Mr. Dike claimed that Supervisor Kehoo
of the Highth ward snould not be recognized
as a member , because the board of aldermen
had appointed him to serve in Supervisor
Stickevor's ( deceased ) place during his un-
expired term of last year and for the vear of
IKIJ. Mr. Dike maintained they had no
legal right to do this , aS-ttvo law provided
that Kehoc could serve only until Sunday
last , the end of one political year.
The chair sustained Mr. Dilco nnd ordered
the clerk to strike Kehoe's name from the
roll. This enrolled eighteen democratic
inemi'ers , 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. McKnno then made an extended
dramatic speech ami declared he would light
for Kehoe's seat until It was declared vacant
by the courts. *
Mr. Fitch to then said he woumput the
question , but Mr. Kohou's vole would not bo
recorded. The question was : "Shall the
chair be 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 McKano.
"I defy the public at large , " said McKano ,
"to say I have overdone anything wrone ,
and if colleagues propose to re-elect , me
as president pro tern , us they have said , I
would like to have the vote lit urn now. If
elected I shall take the clialr and put the
motion. "
MoKeon said : "We will retire and or
ganize by ourselves. "
Mr. Fitchiu then declared that if any
business was transacted by the board while-
the three men sat illcirallv it would receive
Iho veto of the supcrvisor-at-large.
Then there was a scene , .McKcon. MoKane
nnd others jumping to their feet to answer
the threat of thu chairman.
On motion of Kchoo a vote was taken on
the election of a president pro tern. The
vote w.is''O to 11.
Supervisor Dike nominated Supervisor
Boyd us president pro torn and McKeon
placed MeK&ne in the field. McKunu re
ceived IS votes and Boyd 1-4. A bitter light
is expected at the next regular meeting of
the board.
She It vrililn ? to ( ilvj Him n Ulrorco
v Under Cerium Conditions ,
WAUKEOAN , 111. , Jan. 2. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Oscar Spate , who filed
a pecuHar bill for divorce ut Omaha the
other dliy , claiming that he had "married a
man Instead of a woman , is known here
where ho formerly lived. His wife was
brought up hero and her parents arc 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.
o
Luulcnsln'n Colony Coining : .
CHICAGO , .Ian. 2. March 1 Count Henri
Lubienski will lead .over 100 Polish families
to Nclich , 153 miles west of Omaha , on the
Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail-
road. The Poles arc going to NcDraska
to raise sugar beets.
The colonists will pay for their farms at
the rate of J2U an acre , and will bo given six
years , without interest , to pay the fSOJ.
Tney will pay in sugar boots. The farms
will be divided up among the colonists be
fore they leave Chicago.
Union rncifli ; K
New YOIIK , Jon. 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 be decided upon until the arrival from
Amsterdam of Mr. Boissovalu. who will sub
mit the wishes of the European stock
holders.
The receivers will offorstatistirs to show
that it is essential that all auxiliary lines
remain with the present company.
New York' * l.rtHIituro. :
ALBANY , N. Y. , Jarj , 2. The legislature
met this afternoon. Governor Flower's mes
sage stales that for the first time in seventy-
five years the stale Is free from debt and
recommends that measures to do away with
direct taxation be taken. Thu slate for the
officers of the legislature , which was forced
through the senate and the assembly repub
lican caucuses , was ratified wiien thu two
branches of the legislature met today.
Mrsnr.o ol Ki-iitiirky' * < < ovcrnor.
FiiANKroiiT , Ky. , Jan. ' . ' . Governor Bown's
message is a lengthy document. He recom
mends that the tax rate bo reduced and
says there will b ? a largo balance In the
treasury at the end of the fiscal year. Ho
says the death of thu lotteries will purify
the atmosphere of Kontucuy und that the
consolidation of the railways would put un
speakable burdens on the pouple.
Pa in 1 1 y Muumlod itc u Iliinre.
Siorx FALLS , Jan. 2. Fred 1'ostcr , 17
years old of Sioux Falls was uhot und prob
ably fatally wounded at midnight by a man
named Smith at Hartford. Both were at
tending n dance and an alternation arose ,
which developed into a sculllo. Smith , it is
said , was getting the worst of It , when ho
pulled out n revolver and bhot. Smith is
under arrest.
_
lliv : Coimoil I'l lifnc- .
OCNVEK , Jan. 2. A spooial to the Hepublt-
xan from Salt Laku says : Uho Hio Grande
Western nnd the Union Pacilio have con
cluded to cease fighting each other and
today organized , together with every llnu
represented in this city ( twelve In all ) , an
association to maintain freight rates in
Utah , with C. M. Griffin us chairman of thu
committee.
Will Not .Mnkn u .Miilrint'lil.
ST. PAUL , Jan. S. Tne Northern Pacific
firemen's committee had Its conference with
the general superintendent today and the
tull details of the grievances of that branch
of the employes weru discussed in all their
phases. Officers of thu rout and the cum-
miiteo declined tu inakoaio public announce'
mem.
a
ii ; Suliru ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 2. Prcnderg.tst , the assas
sin , Is dally growing morn sullen. Tins
afternoon ho refused absolutely to speak to
any of the county Jail officials. Thu guards
treat him the same us other prisoner * , but
the assassin appears to oxnwt moro atten
tion than the ordinary criminal.
Tooli the o.iti : ol onicc.
WASHINGTON , Jan 2 Dr. Charles W.
Dabncy of ' 1 cnnesseo took tno oath of ofllio
and entered on his duties today us a&xUtnnt
secretary of agriculture to iucccod Mr.
Wllletts.
JETROPflriTABF.
Jmaha to Have a Central Passenger Statloa
Worthy of the Name ,
LOCAL CAPITALISTS F0.1M A COMPANY
Arrangements Made fjrn Mngnilicjut Struc *
turo at the Toot of Fnruani Street.
WILL BE BIG ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY
Ample Accommodations An Provided foj
. All Roads Centering m Omahu.
PLANS LAID FOR A MAMMOTH BUILDING
Onjcct So l.onj ; Sought Tor Now to Ho Ilo <
In u .Host auli9tinlltl : : mill ai t-
lif.ictory .Milliner Dctiills of
the helicinc.
Omaha'after years of weary waiting , tsal
last going to have u 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 nnd
will realize in every way the often expressed
wish of the people for u depot that would re
flect the aggressiveness of the city and state.
Uriilcrwaj- Month * .
It has been nn open secret for months that ,
a pruject looirlng toward interesting the
heaviest capitalists of Omaha In the noxr
depot question has boon under way , but for
various reasons its promoters have boon un
able to give it'form until quite recently.
There have boon obstacles to overcome , but
all these have been surmounted at last ,
first came the general depression in busi
ness , which made it well r.lgh impossible to
talk of anything but stagnation : next the
difficulties of securing thenclivo co-operation
of thu men most vitally Interested and
reconciling conflicting interests presented
themselves most forcibly. During thcsum-
ner the leading bankers and business men
were oul of the city most of the time , which
ilso hindered' thu 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
mpossiblo for the men Interested in
the matter to advise with Mr. Clark as to
the disposition of thu Union Pacific ! toward ,
the new enterprise.
I'lfllmnmry Plun * Completed.
Within the past forty-eight hours the pro-
iminary work looking toward 1111 organiza
tion of this nature was completed and yester
day afternoon the al-tlclcs of incorporation
were to bo filed with'the secretaryof state.
The organization is lo be known as the
Metropolitan Union Depot and Hallway com-
iany , the following named gentlemen con
stituting the incorporators : Guy C. Barton ,
Icnry W. Yates , Herman Kountze , Benja
min F. Smith , Charles W. Hamilton , Frank
Murphy , John A. Crelghton , Fred Motz , sr ,
William A. Paxton , Alfred Millard , C. W.
yman , Milton Hogers , E. L. Stone , Thomas
Swobc , John Hush nnd Charles J. Kurbach ,
names familiar to every man , woman and
hild in the city of Omaha ,
Will Cover Four Hlocks.
The new structure is to run from Farnam
o Howard streets , and cover from Ninth
street cast to Seventh. All the necessary
surveys have been made anil 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 Iho city. The building will be
about COO feet on Ninth street , its frontage
on Farnam street not having been definitely
determined upon. The largo tram sheds
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 thu situ lo accommodate all the de
mands made upon the now company by the
railroads entering Omaha.
Laud is to bs acquired cither by purchase
or condemnation and will cover a tract of
ground extending from Capitol avenue to
Howard street , between Ninth and Seventh
streets , for trackage purposes.
Cost Nriiriy Two Million.
It Is estimate. . ! that the cost of the pro
posed Improvements , the purchase of lots ,
condciniiallon proceedings nnd the depot
and sheds will foot up $ l,7j',000.
Within a few days the incorporators will
hold a meeting anil perJccta temporary or
ganization and in thirty days thereafter will
npen stock books for subscription according
lo the laws of the commonwealth.
It Is understood the now company wnl aslc
n subsidy from thu city to assist in building
this nert-union depot for which a a ciuctimi
Is to bo railed ami also asl ; the city e < tuil (
loquk claim to the Union Pacific tlio lots
now being used for railroad purposes over
which .so much bitter controversy has been
liad In past years.
After reciting the reasons for tno associa
tion of the above named ccntluincn into n
corporation the articles of incorporation
Uatu "that the nature of the business
to bo transacted by said corporation
shall be the location , establishment , con
struction , furnishing , maintaining and op-
? ratlng unionfreight and passenger railway
lopols at such pulnls as may bo determined
.ipoii with such tracks. Hide tracks turn-
) Uts , switches , ofilros and structures as may
30 deemed necessary , and to take , acquire
tnd hold nil real , personal nad mixed
iroperty necessary or convenient for the
) xccullon of said business and the accom-
illshmcnt of the objects und purposou of
, hls corporation , etc. "
.Mlloiuil uf t.i ; | > ltil : Storl ; ,
The authorlred capital stock cf said cor-
> oration shall be f..OOO.iKX ) , divided Into
iharcs uf tlOQ each , n clause for the increag-
ngof the capital stock being attaihea.
The life of the corporation Is bounded by
) cccmber : ! U , ISW. und December 30. 1UI3.
The business of the ourpcration Is to be
onduetod by a board of seven directors to
jo elected at u regular nnuiiai stockholders'
ncotlng held the second Monday In January
f each year. The officers are to be a presl-
lent , secretary and treasurer , chosen by tno
ioard of directors. The highest amount of
Ddebtedncis to which said corporation can
t any tmin subjer-t lislf shall not bo mora
ban two-thirds uf the amo.uut of the capi-
ul iocU of salu company at thu lltno said ,
U contracted. And th a fol .