/ nnNHE OMAHA DAILY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOlltflNG , JANUARY 18 , 1804. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BONDS TO BE SOLD
Secretary ( hrlhlo Offers a Now Issue of
Government Securities.
FIFTY MILLIONS OF FIVE PER CENTS
Must Bring a Premium that Will Out the
Profit to Three Per Gent.
TO REPLENISH THE GOLD RESERVE
Yellow BOJB Required to Make Your Uncle
Sam' & Credit Secure.
WILL NOT AFFECT FORMER ISSUES
BecitrltlM Now Ilolit by Nntlnnnl llnnluaml
on the ftlnrket Will Not lln llrouglit
Into Unmpotltlon with the
Now ItoiiilK.
WASIIINOTON , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
to THE HEE. ] H was definitely settled today
that Secretary Carlisle will issu5 bonds upon
the authority already vested In him by exist
ing law. Ho has concluded to issue 5 per
cent bonds redeemable in tan ycnis. He
will sell a $ .10,000.000 Issue of these bonds to
the highest bidders , but will accept no bid
less than ? l.I-1 , which is a premium of 17
cents and a mills , and would make the inter
est for a period of ten years exactly 3 per
cent. The secretary of the treasury expcetij
to sell the bonds at considerable
less than a 3 per cent Interest rate.
A great deal of Interest is taken
by national bankers nnd those who own
shares In national banks In the issue. They
believe , us others do , that there will shortly
bo another issue of these bonds und they
want to know whether these bonds will
como Into competition with those owned by
the banks and deposited in the treasury to
secure circulation or government deposits.
Opinion of the Comptroller.
Comptroller of Currency Kekcls was asked
by Tun' BKB corrcsuondcnt this afternoon
whether , in his Judgment , this or n subse
quent issue of these Bonds would depreciate
the value of the 4 or 2 per cent extended
bonds.
"No , I don't believe , " said the comptroller
of the currency , "that these bonds will como
Into competition on the market with the out-
Btandlug bonds or that they will depreciate
in the slightest the bonds owned by national
hanks. It is my Judgment that the now
issues will ho purchased by trust companies ,
savings banks , trustees estates and others
desiring un immediate investment. The
interest on the new issue will bo bid down
so low , and the tlmo in which they will run
being limited nnd fixed BO short , they will
not be desirable securities for national bank
circulation or deposits. "
An offer lias been received from one per
son to take all the bonds issued , but the sec
retory prefers tlintlhb' general 'imbho havo-
an opportunity to bid for them.
Olllcliilly Advertised.
Secretary Carlisle late tonight issued the
following circular , inviting proposals for 5
percent bonds :
"TitKASiniT Dci-AnT.MKNT , OFFICE OP SEC-
nETAHYVASHINOTON , Jan. 1711891.-By vir
tue of the authority contained in the act en
titled 'An Act to Provide for the Hesump-
tion of Specie Payments , ' approved January
14 , 1875 , the secretary of the treasury hereby
offers for public'subscription nn Issue of
bonds of the United States to the amount of
150,000,000 , in either registered or coupon
form , In denominations of $ . > 0 and upwards ,
redeemable In coin at the pleasure of the
government after ton years from tno duto of
ihclr issue and bearing interest payable
ft quarterly in coin nt tho" rate of 5 per cent
per annum ]
"Proposals for the whole or any part of
these bonds will bo received at the Treasury
department ofllco of the treasurer until 1'J
o'clock noon , on the 1st day of February ,
1S9-I. Proposals shall state the amount of
bonds dcslredjWhothor registered or coupon ,
nnd the premium which the subscription
proposes to pay , the place whcro it Is desired -
sired the bonds shall ho delivered nnd the
ofllce , whether that of the treasurer of the
United States or nn assistant treasurer of
the United States whore It will bo most con
venient for the subscriber to deposit the
amount of his subscription. Failure to
npeclfy the above particulars may cause the
proposal to bo rejected.
.Must Pny n Premium.
"As soon as practicable after the 1st day of
February the allotments of bonds will bo
made to the highest bidders , but no pro
posal will bo considered at lower price
than $1.17:223. : which is the equivalent of a II
per cent bond nt par , and the right to re
ject any nnd all proposals Is hereby' ex
pressly reserved. In case the bids for the
nilotmcnt exceed the bonds to bo Issued , they
will bo ullotcd pro rata.
"Notice of the date of the delivery of the
bonds will bo sent to ( ho subscribers to
whom allotments are made as soon ns
practicable , and within ten days from the
date of such notice subscriptions must bo
paid In United States gold coin to the treas
urer or such assistant of the United States
ns the sulbcrlbor has designated and If not
so paid the proposal may bo rejected.
. "Tho binds will bo dated February 1 ,
ISO-I , and when payment is made therefore ,
ns nbovo , accrued Interest on both principal
und premium from Februarv 1 , 1894 , to date
of payment ut the rate of interest rcall/od
to thosuoscribcr on his investment will bo
nthled.
"All proposals should bo addressed to the
secretary of the treasury , Washington. I ) ,
t ) . , and should bo distlnc'.ly marked 'Pro
posals for Subscriptions to 5 Per Cent
Bonds.1 J. G. CAHI.ISLIS , Secretary. "
WnnIvil to Talk wlili the Secretary.
AVAsmxfiTON , Jan , 17. The subcommittee
of the Judiciary committee of the house , to
which was referred the resolution of Hopro-
scntatlvo Bailey , providing that the secre
tary of the treasury has no right to Issue
bonds to supply the current treasury deficit ,
hold a meeting today. lioi > rcscntntlvo
Goodnight , n member of the subcommittee ,
desired to confer with the secretary of tho.
treasury before voting upon the resolution ,
nnd to enable him to do so the committee
adjourned until tomorrow. This docs not ,
however , delay the progress of the commit
tee , because the full committed could not re
ceive its report before Friday noxt. There
seems uo doubt that the suhcommlttco will
report favorably ou the resolution.
Aculim the II.Hid Policy.
WASIIINOTON , Jan. 17. Thoaupomtmcnt of
HeprcHcntalivo 13o Aivnomt , democrat , of
Missouri , who wns today designated by
Speaker Crisp to take the ph.co of J. H. Fol
lows on the Judiciary committee , was deter
mined on before the point was issued. Yet
Mr. Do Armond shared the views of Chair
man Culhcrson nnd other democratic mem-
tiers on the commlitco against the legality
of the ujo of the proceeds of a sale of bonds ,
except for redemption of debts. This makes
the democratic mcmbcrshlu of the Judiciary
committee almost , or quite , a unit against
the bond policy. _ _ _
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llrpiilillciin Nonulor * Will CHIIVIII.
WAtmiNOTON , Jan. 17. The republican
senators will hold a caucus tomorrow morn-
Im/ai U o'clock to consider u plan of pro
cedure on inatter.sMeforo ) congress , at which
thu hick of intcrcjt which republicans have
generally shown In the bill tfj repeal the fed.
eral elections law vrlll probably bo discussed
nnd nn opinion expressed us to whether or
not thcro Is any desire to make n tight
np.'ilnut It further than whit has already
been made.
nnil Monnn C'oinnilttro DufciUml on
the D.itn for I'rco Wool ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The ways nnd
means committee suffered its llrst defeat
today , when , oy a vote of 113 to 102 , the com
mittee of the whole rejected .Mr Wilson' *
amendment fixing the date on which frco
wool should go Into effect on August 1 , IMM ,
and adopted thu substitute of Mr. Johnson.
the Ohio free trader and singio tnxer , mak
ing it go into effect Immediately upon the
passage of the bill. Many of the republicans
voted with thu radical democrats for the
substitute.
H wns Mr. Wilson's intention , had his mo
tion prevailed , to have offered nn amend
ment , making the woolen scale go into effect
December 1 , ISDI. hut when the committee
overruled him he decided to let the latter
schedule stand nnd go Into effect with the
rest of the bill in June , IS',11. Just before
tbo vote was taken Mr. Wilson stated the
Jobbers were now hesitating whether to
pluco their orders for fall goods hero or
abroad , and If the committee amendment
carried the homo manufacturers would make
next full's goods.
Only ono other amendment was acted on
today , to allow the frco entry in bond of ma
chinery , as well ns the materials used in the
construction of ships built fjr foreign ac
count. The rest of the day was spent dis
cussing the amendment of Mr. Burrows , to
substitute the present wool schedule for
that proposed hy the Wilson bill.
At fy.'M the bouse took a recess until S
o'clock.
At the night session Mr. Sperry , demo
crat , of Connecticut made a vicious assault
on the Wilson bill on thu ground that in the
fact of n certain deficit In the treasury of
$70,000,000 by Juno next , In the fact ot the
appeal of the secretary of the treasury for a
bond issue , the democratic ways and means
committee has brought in a bill , ostensi
bly to raise revenues , which , If passed
would Increase the present estimated deficit
to $1-15,000,01)0. ) It was n free trade bill , and
if the Issue between free trade and protec
tion were over presented to the people of the
country the verdict would bo overwhelm
ingly in favor of protection.
The other speakers were Messrs. Bower ,
democrat , of North Carolina : Hunter , demo
crat , of Illinois ; Huttick. democrat , of Ohio ,
and Post , icpublican , of Illinois.
Civil Scrvlco In the Senate.
The civil service law and the way it Is
administered wan discussed in the senate
today. Senator Berry took exception to the
policy of allowing fourth-class postmasters
to remain in ofllce in order to carry out the
spirit of the law. Senator Gallinpcr of New
Hampshire criticised the law and said it
ought to be repealed.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts defended
the lav and Senator Cockrell of Missouri
said it was a good law if carried out accord
ing to Its intents and purposes. Tno federal
elections bill consumed a couple of hours nnd
Senator Chandler , republican , of Now
Hampshire tried to secure an amendment
recogni/.Ing the right of federal supervision
over sections so far ns to permit every candi
date for congress the privilege of appointing
a watcher In each precinct to guard bis in
terests and thu registration , but a vote was
not reached.
Senator Gray , democrat , of Delaware
tried to got thu republicans to numo u day
when final action would be bad on the bill ,
but the request was evaded and Senator
Frye snld ho wanted , to hear the other side
.discussed. ' _ ' - , , < -
At 5:15 : the senate adjourned until to
morrow.
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ritKSIUIS.NTIAL. AIM-OINTMENTS.
ISiiclmimn or Sioux City Ones to Itncnoa
Ayr8 llnrlts Gets Lincoln's Port.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The president sent
the following nominations to the senate :
William I. Buchanan of-Iowa to he envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to the Argentine Hepub-
lic ; Alon Thomas of Louisiana to bo consul of
the United States at La Guayara , Vene
zuela ; Edward S. Tingle of Montana to bo
consul ' of the United States ut Brunswick ,
Germany.
To ho collectors of customs : John F.
Beckwith of Georgia for the district of Sa
vannah , G.I. ; John M. Burks , Nubraska. to
bo surveyor of customs for the port of Lin
coln , Nob.
William T. Buchanan , nominated today
for minister toArgentlno , is a resident of
Sioux dry , la. Ha published a paper wiien
18 years old In Indiana , and there befjan his
career ns a democrat. Ho was afterwards
clerk of the Indiana house of representa
tives. In 1S75 ho moved to Iowa. Ho was
first identified with the Sioux City corn
palace and is igiven credit for the success
which it attrihfod. Ho was talked o. as n
candidate for governor , but when Horace
Boies consented to run u third time made
no further canvass. He declined to bo a can
didate for congress in his district. Ho was
presented for secretary of agriculture and
his name given consideration by the presi
dent. Governor Boles appointed him u
World's fair commissioner , and ho was made
chairman of the agricultural department.
IIOPUS A It 10 SlIATTr.IU'.U.
Prospects fora Fnvor iblo Chlncfto Cnmmor.
olitl Troiity Are Not IlrlRht.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. There is reason to
believe that I'ang Ylu , the Chinese envoy
in Washington , is not making much progress
toward securing the new treaty which waste
to take tlio place of the ono considered nulli
fied by the Geary law. Upon his first ar
rival here it was hoped that the -United
States was about to bo offered opportunities
for valuable extensions of our trade privileges
In China. Expectation of this seems to have
been based on inferences drawn from the
Chinese envoy's talk , ills ideas of the im
migration question , rellccting accurately , it
is supposed , those of his own government ,
were so entirely in accord with those of our
own people that it was. believed this trouble
some question would not prove un obstruc
tion loan agreement.
The compulsory photograph clause of the
Geary law Is the stumbling block. I'o com
pel a Chinaman to bo photographed ho con
siders an indignity. It is said to oo the belief -
liof of the Chinese envoy that this require
ment was inserted with Intent to affront the
Chinese residents of this country. Ho con
siders that his sovereign Is affronted m iho
same dccreo. This may provo an insur
mountable obstacle to the agreement for n
treaty from which n few weeks ago much
was hoped for the good of our trade privi
leges in the rich Oriental empire.
J , SroU llari'lion llejvctod ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The sonnto in ex-
ccutlvo session today rejected the nomina
tion of J. Scott Harrison to bo surveyor nt
Kansas City. Mr. Harrison is a brother of
cx-Prcsldent Harrison ami was appointed
ever the protest of Senator Vest. A vote
was not taken after a statement had been
made by the Missouri senators.
There were a largo number of confirma
tions made , but they wcro not announced ,
as the president had not been notified of tlio
senate's notion.
Dropping Out.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A larger number of
commissions of presidential postmasters will
hava expired during the three months end
ing February 8 than in any previous quarter
of a year , The number of clerks whoso
commUslons expired lust month was 480.
Already this month li5 ! commissions have
expired and the expirations during the
month will aggrcgato ; W ) . The number of
commissions which expire during February
Is about 175.
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( lota Itnervo u Low.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The not gold reve
nue sustained a loss of fSO',000 and stands at
J70W1.015. The not available balance ot iho
treasury today is 134,105,002 , u reduction of
tO cy OJ slnco January 1 ,
F THIS HIS TAN ?
ltLi II. LLO lllo lt\lAj
Lieutenant Cfommander of the Boston Before
the Hawaiian Committee.
HAD COMMAND OF THE MARINES ON SHORE
DotullH tlio I'vcnt * After tlio I.nndliiC of
Troops Up to the Tlmo of the Nur.
render ol tlio htutlon Ilouso
to Dole.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Lieutenant Com
mander Swinburne of tlio Boston was the
only witness before the senate subcommit
tee Investigating the Hawaiian question to
day. Ho is the officer who had active com
mand of the American troops on shore in
Honolulu at the time of the revolution and
his testimony Is considered Important as It
bears upon some points which have
been In dispute and to which much im
portance is attached. Ho was questioned
concerning the time of landing ,
the location of the troops in Arlon
hall and the time of the surrender of the
station house. Ho was also asked to explain
how the troops chanced to bo located nt
Arisen hall and was reminded of the charge
made by Mr. Rlount and the friends of the
queen that , of all places , this was the one
best calculated to servo the Interest of the
provisional government , being located Just
across a narrow street from the government
building , where they would provo a menace
to the queen's forces.
It Is understood that Mr. Swinburne ad
mitted a more unfortunate selection could
not have been made , ami thathesaid ho had ,
previous to tlio landing , advised that some
other place bo chosen. In the main ,
however , his testimony eorporated the state
ments of Minister Stevens and the olllcers
of the provisional government. Ho con
tended that there had not been a conspiracy
involving the naval forco.
Mr. Swinburne was reminded of the dis
crepancies in ibis statements concerning
the time of the surrender of the station
house. Ho said that occurred two or thrco
hours after the landing of the Boston troops ,
or about 7:30 : p. m.
Commander Swlnburno , who is in poor
health , was excused early with the under
standing that he would continue his testi
mony another day.
no iioi'i : i"oi : IUT.
Congress "Will Not Ustcn to the Dually
Monir : li'i < 1'lcn.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 17 Tba rumor that the
Hawaiian ex-queen will present n claim for
damages to the United States government
continues to bo discussed , although It Is
pretty generally discredited. No such claim
has been presented. Tho1 leaders of the
house say that a claim of this kind could
never bo sustained. Judge ilolman says
congress would not listen to such a proposi
tion for a moment. Tlio claim coud not bo
based on tbo idea that President Cleveland
nnd Secretary Gresham had admitted that
the queen's overthrow was duo to the course
of Minister Stevens and the lauding of
United States marines , for such admissions
cover admissions of fact and would not bo
considering as binding on congress when it
came to a claim for damages.
Ucprcsentative Warner of the loreen ! af
fairs ? committee says that the talk of n
claim oy the queen is preposterous. There
would bo no legal warrant for setting up a
claim against this country for such action as
it saw lit to take regard ing a revolution in
another country. He cites the action of the
United States in the various South Ameri
can revolutions as showing that the eovusrn-
mcnt's action In an International complica
tion cannot bo made the basis of a claim.
Representative " Hitt , leader of the foreign
committee" , says that the talk of the claim
bv trie queen is mere of a Joke than a reality.
Ho thinks , however , that her claim for dam
ages is capable of exact calculation from the
propositions submitted soma months ago by
the queen's representative , Paul Newman.
The latter desired a pension of fSO.OOO and
the rental of certain crown lands , all of
which was to DO in consideration of the
queen's peaceful abdication of her rights.
Representative Boutcllo , who has led the
republican assault in the house on the lia-
wullan policy , says lha j If congress sustains
President Clovelajid in the policy thus fur
pursued the necessary sequel w.lll ho the
authorization of a substantial payment to
recompense the queen for the failure to re
store her.
Should liuvo Settled If.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Senator Allison of
Iowa , n member of tl'io finance committee ,
in speaking of the present financial dif
ficulties , says It would have been the best
policy to have adopted the provision which
was made n part of the appropriation bill
last February , and then the dlfllculty under
which the treasury now labors would have
been avoided.
Referring to the statement of Senator
Voorhees yesterday , ho said it was not tlio
statement of the committee , yet it was the
understanding that it might represent the
Ideas of a majority of the committee , and
might also mean that no action would betaken
taken by it a * , present.
' It is conceded , " said ho , "that the dis
cussion In the senate would take six weeks ,
and that tlio secretary would have to issue
bonds anyway. The secretary did not como
to us ( meaning the tinuiu'o committee ) until
after the house had been buttoned up for a
month bytho tariff bill , and could take no
action. What ought to have been done waste
to tiiko up the bond question before the
tariff , ami settled that which was most
pressing. " ' " 5 * .
Showing of roimton Ktnmlnorfl.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A statement has
been prepared at the pension ofllco showing
the number of special examiners of the
bureau now In the field from each state as
follows : Alabama , 8 ; Arkansas , 2 ; Con
necticut , 2 ; California , .4 ; Colorado. 1 ; Dis
trict of Columbia , 8 ; Goorcria , 0 ; Indiana , 18 ;
Iowa , U ; Illinois. 18 ; Kansas. 7 ; Kentucky , U ;
Louisiana , it ; Massachusetts , 1 ; Maine , 4 ;
Michigan. 11 ; Maryland , 2 ; Minnesota , 1 ;
Missouri , Hi ; Mississippi , 0 ; North Carolina ,
7 ; Now Jersey , fi ; Nebraska , li ; Now York ,
31 ; Ohio , 15 : Oregon , 1 ; Pennsylvania , 15 ;
South Carolina , 4 ; Tennessee , 0 ; West Vir
ginia , 4 ; Texas , 0 ; Virginia , 11 ; Washington ,
1 ; Wisconsin , ! i ; A'orniont , 3 ; Hhodo Island ,
1 ; Oklahoma , 1.
Will Advance the Hurley Itutc.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The democratio
members ot the ways and moans committee
have decided upon an important amendment
to the pending tariff bill. It covers the item
of barley , but Its effect extends
to the extensive manufacture of beer
and various other products. The rate
alieady prepared in the Wilson bill is 20 per
cent ad valorem Mr , Whiting proposed that
thisscalo bo advanced to SO per cent , and
after much dlscubslon the annulment was
aprrcod to , The cnnmro is said to bo ot
special Interest to the beer Industry of the
west , which uses American barley , and
against the eastern beer Industry , which
draws Its supplv of barley from Canada.
' AVrstrrn Pensions.
WASHINGTON Jan. 17. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The following pensions granted are
announced. IssuoofJanuaryu : Nebraska :
Orlirhml Samuel Connor , Arcadia , Valley.
Original widows , etc. Sarah Myers , Brad-
slmw , York.
Iowa : Original James MessengerSaxon ,
Way ne. HeUsue Charles Cooper , DCS
Moines , PolK ; Andrew J , Creamer. Agci.cy ,
Wapcllo ; Gcorpo Trumbo , Crcston , Union.
South Dakota : Reissue James M. Jones ,
Vermlllion , Clay.
Mil V ) III Nut Urine Suit.
WASHINGTON , Jan , 17. The State depart
ment has received a dispatch dated San
Francisco from Samuel Parker , cx-prluio
minister an:1 : minister df foreign affairs in
cx-Quosn MlluoualanTs cabinet , "rerutlnir
the statement that th6 cx-quecn has any
Intention of seeking dnmapca from the
United States for her > lci > oslllon from the
throne of Hawaii.
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t'KOIIK. . C'/f tiTlir.lt ,
lloth Side * of the llnirlllnn Ilovolntlon
Am Now PiMliIni ; Mutter * .
NEW YOIIK. Jan. 18. The Herald's dis
patch from Montnvidco says : The owners of
merchant vessels anchored In the harbor of
Montevideo have requested that the Bra-
7.lllan man-of-war leave her present anchorage -
ago , as aho carries a great quantity of ex
plosive material nnd they regard her pres
ence so near as dangerous.
It is doubted hero if Mello will he able to
mUstcr sufficient men to warrant him In
making n landing anjwhoro near Kto.
A correspondent in that city sends word
that the Aquldaban is expected to leave the
harbor soon In search of soldiers. Pclxoto
In the meantime continues sending troops to
Nlethcroy , ns ho evidently expects the rebels
to attack It In force before long.
Marshal Conrado Mcmyar and General
Arpolio have both gone to Nlctheroy to take
command , nnd It Is estimated that the num
ber of Pelxoto's troops exceeds 5,000 men.
The rebels in launches and the Cobras island
garrison maintain their Jiro upon the city of
Ulo day and night with rapid-firing guns ,
killing nnd wounding Inoffensive persons. .
This has aroused milch 111 feeling among
even friends ot the rebels , who protest
against the wanton destruction of life.
Continuous attack have been made for
the last two days by the fleet upon thu land
ing places of the 'Niothcroy , but the govern
ment gunners answer promptly. It is ru
mored that there Isj ) a split in th'o rebels'
council , and that Molli is not In accord with
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da Gama. '
A Herald special 'ronj La Llbertad , Salva
dor , says : President Yasquez of Honduras
has made an attack' tm Cholutcca , which 's
held by n garrison of the Nicnraguan in
vaders. General Oricz's ' troops have left
Naeomc , the scat of Jlonill.l's provincial gov
ernment , and are endeavoring to surround
Vasquoz. 'f
The United States win-shipKingcr Is now
at Amapala. That post is still in the power
of Vasquez , bt t is cut' off from communica
tion with the interior. '
TO ItKIXSTATK
1'olloucrs of Tbrrnnco.V. Have n J'lnii to
Ovortlirou : ' bovorcljtn.
PiTTsnuiio , Jan. 17. A'secret circular , pur
porting to como from.Pitfsburg and signed
by eighteen delegates * , o the last assembly
of the Knltrhts of Labbr , has been mailed to
all parts of the country ? The circular de
fends Powderly and'claims a refusal to
allow him to name Uiq legislative board ,
which resulted in hs { resignation , was un
constitutional. It stntesj further that in
Secretary Hayes1 report , . Just issued , the
proceedings favorablp ito Ppwderly have
been omitted. It is suTtho circular is the
forcruuiier of a 'movement to oust the
present \ndruinlstrailoh , and reinstate Pow-
dcriy at t'he next annual meeting ,
Vrttcrittlon ' .Urittrrs.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 17. ' . ' 'ho executjvp com
mittee of the American Federation of Labor
today finished its thrw jays session. Sev
eral committees weyy.ppointcd Jo a'Ucmpt
arbitration in ten iluieldntlocalities , and the
boycott resolutions , Introduced in the con
vention are endorsed.
The president waB instructed to com
municate with the senate and house of rep
resentatives and to inform them the Fed
eration of Labor endorse ? the attitude of
International Typographical union regardIng -
Ing the state control of telegraph systems.
It was 'also resolved the publication of a
monthly Journal bo bccun. the first number
to npponr in the early part of Fehurary. It
will be known as the American Federalist
and will bo under the edjtorshtp ofPresi-
dent Goinpers.
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VK3IAU3 XOl-KKA'S MI J/fE.
Insurance Uouiptnlcs In Kansas Must I'ny
the Mnnlrlnil Tax.
TOIT.KA , JaVi. 17. The city of Topeka has
called upon State Insurance Commissioner
Snyder to require < tho"'flrp.insurauco com
panies of other states doing ; business in this
city to pay into the city treasury the re
ciprocal taxof a per eonton theirgross premi
ums on risks in the city , ami Mr- Snyder has
notified the lire insurance companies of New
York to forward at oileb a statement of
their Topcka business since 1871 , since
which time the tax has liot been paid.Tho
demand , it is expected , -will not bo obeyed ,
nnd suits will follow- :
AVhlto the demand tins'boon made or.ly on
Now York companies for the present , Com
missioner Snyder says all companies subject
to the tax will bo called upon. As a natural
consequence of the Topeka demand other
cities will malto like demands. The tax is ,
by law , laid for the benefit of the municipal
flro department.
Commissioner Snyder yrlll follow up this
demand with notices to flro insurance com
panies to pay into.tho state treasury the
reciprocal tax of eight-tenths of 1 per cent
required by law on gross business in the
stato. Ho also expects litigation to grow out
of this.
GKIK ELl&TKlh
Joint Scatlon .Solemnly Ratifies the Work
at the Sopiirute Hitllot.
DES MOINES , Jan. 17. [ Special Telegram
toTiicDr.B , ] In Joint convention today the
legislature formally declared ox-Governor
John H. Gear , the republican candidate for
senator , elected for the term of six years
beginning March 4. After Senator-elect
Goat hud made a short speech , both houses
adjourned until Tuesday.
On motion of Senator Fiiiili , chairman of
the senate committee on suppression of in
temperance , the membership wns increased
to fifteen by the additionrof three now mem
bers. President Dunea > riippointod Senators
Waterman , Harmon aaiHfnrsh. w'hlch , It Is
claimed , will glvo tlitf prohibitionists a ma
jority of ono. It is designed to d6fcat the
Gatch local option bill. -
SiirTorlnir Ainonljj'tho Mlurrj.
TOPEKA , Jan. 17. j\ ' special to the Capital
from Pittsburp , Kan. ; says : G , P. Starr ,
who has been traveling extensively ever the
coal fields of the district 'lately , states that
thcro is much suffering among the miners
on account of the scarcity'of work. Ho says
tlio majority of the miners attribute their
Idleness to the open winter nnd do not blame
the coal companies. MrJRtarr says : "Tho
coal mines all over this district for the past
two weeks of the iiowyCar , which should bo
the best of the scaottmvo run from two
and one-half to not oxcgbdjr.ir six days. It
is sad to think of men ivUh families getting
but two and oue-halt days' ' work in two
weeks. "
Movement * of Ocoiin htctiiiK-r * Iiimriry 17.
At Now York Arrived Majestic , fro 11
Liverpool.
At Sellly Sighted Travo. from New
York.
At London Sighted Paris , from Now
York ; Scandia , from Naw Yorlt.
Strel AIlll * to Hlirt. ;
JOUET , lll.-run. ; ' 17. It wu ofllclally an
nounced today'that the Illinois steel mills
will resume work January"i2 ! , When run
ning full handed the mlli'lemploys about.
1'JOO men. f
Sliuulliif.eomly Ailjoiirncil.
THBNTUN , N. J. , Jan , 17. Both senate *
wcro in session a short tlmo this afternoon
nnd adjourned until next Monday without
transacting any business.
Government Officmls Ask tlio Disturbed Oit-
izous to Remain Quiet.
MORE REINFORCEMENTS HWE ARRIVED
Forces nT tlin Klnc Strciiellicnod nnit Ar-
rniicnmcnts Aliulo to C'rinh the An-
nrchMtlc MprUluc Kishty of the
Jtcils Arrcsli'il.
CAIIHUU , Jan. 17. Additional reinforce
ments of troops have arrived hero. A procla
mation. Issued by the municipal authorities
today , called upon the inhabitants to re
main calm , to respect- the law nnd calllntr
attention to the fact that the stoppage of
work wns Injuring the trades. ,
The body of another dead anarchist ,
killed in yesterday's , encounter with the
troops , has been found on the hills , and num
bers of rioters have been found wounded
nnd arrested.
During the day n band of eighty anarch
ists forced nn entrance Into n house at the
outskirts of the town , but were surrounded
by troops and all the anarchists wore
arrested.
Martini I.nw I'rocliumcd.
KOMI : , Jan. 17. A royal decree , signed by
all the ministers , was Issued today nnd pro
claims a state of siege at Massa and at Car
rara. This is the outcome of a lorn ; dis
cussion on the recent rioting by a full meet
ing of the cabinet yesterday. The gov
ernment is seriously alarmed nt the
situation. It Is considered not at all
unlikely that the rioting will extend to
other provinces. The Vatican Is equally
anxious with the Quirinal over the condition
of affairs and those nearest iho pope , it is
asserted , believe that n revolution is nt
hand.
„
General Xench , who has hccn jippolnted
extraordinary commissioner , lias reached
the disturbed province nnd has proclaimed
martial law at Massa and Carrara.
HOPING rui : THI : INI > .
Very I.lttln Clmnuo Him Occurred In the
Munition In llra/.ll.
Uio DE JANEIIIO , Jan. 17. There Is little
change in the situation hero today. The
usual skirmishescontinue. . Although the
rebels occupy Macanguo island , it is ex
pected the government cuns at Armacao
will render the position of Macanguo island
useless to the rebels.
* Admiral do Mollo Is not yet known to have
arrived here , nnd the usual uncertainty pre
vails as to his whereabouts. Report has it
that the rebel admiral is expected hero to
night , and that be has with him the neces
sary reinforcements to make a landing at a
point within easy march of Kio do laneiro.
The ofllcial continuation issued by the
minister of foreign affairs shows the report
previously cabled to the Associated press
regarding the situation was correct. There
now seems no longer any doubt that the
rebels , after raising the siege of Uage , lost
nearly . " 00 nien'iai'd : that they committed
many atrocities during their retreat. The
government of President Peixoto is still
firmly convinced of its success and the end
Is'not-far dlsWriC- > - - - - , v >
This seems to bo the opinjon'of ' tlio rebels ,
but they do notlook upon' the end In the
sanio licht us do the adhqrents of Poixoto.
Business continues hopelessly tangled up
and impeded and everybody , ashore nnd
afloat , is hc.irtil.Vn wishing for the speedy
termination of this monotonous struggle.
I'AItCIUAI. COUKT SUEXKS.
Trial nt rrncnc Shorn of AH Scinblnnco of
Judicial Kecornm.
PnAoui : , Jan. 17. The trial of the mem
bers of the Omladina secret society was con
tinued today. The trial has resolved itself
into a struggle on the part of the judges to
preserve the decorum of the court. The
prisoners , however , ignoring alike the ad
monitions and threats of the Judges , make
ceaseless endeavors to interrupt and cast
ridicule upon the proceedings. When friends
brought food to the prisoners today the lat
ter hailed them with Jocular remarks and
loudly proclaimed they wore hungry and
must'havo dinner. The hubbub at last be
came bo great that it was necessary to sus
pend the sitting. When it wns resumed
matters became rather wot-so than better.
The defendant , and their confident advisors
werocontinually haranguing each other and
It > vas impossible to inaito any progress.
The evidence taiten during the day was of
little importance.
( iurniun Allmr * .
BEUI.IK , Jan. 17. The emperor today held
the chapter of the Order of the Black Eagle
and invested Prtnco Ferdinand of Bulgaria ,
Count von KulenburgnndPrlncovonSehaun-
bourg-Lippo with that decoration ,
The committee of the municipal govern
ment , which was appointed to consider the
matter , has rejected Herr Singer's motion to
the effect that a day's work of eight hours
should bo provided for municipal employes.
The municipal committee adopted n motion
to provide extra work on the various public
buildings during the rest of the winter.
By order of the cmpeior all ladies nrd
gentlemen of the court will call upon the
United States embassador on Tuesday.
The Oborhaus , having forwarded to the
government the antl-Scmito petitions for nn
inquiry into the secret laws , as they effect
the Jews , the latter has returned tno peti
tions with the reply that such an Inquiry is
Impracticable. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
NollTon AViiH u ( iront Mini.
MONTHCAI. , Jan. 17. The trial of H. Mer-
cicr , .1. A. I'.illand and Paul do Martigny ,
nrrc&tcd in November last for attempting to
blow up the Nelson monument , took ulaco
loday , but Hontenco was suspended until to
morrow.
Kx-Prcmior Mercier made a long speech ,
in which ho stated that Nelson was a great
man , a great admiral , ono of England's
glories , but did not Justify newspapers In
calling upon the Vroiicli-Canadlan young
men to remember the French defeats. Ho
finished by expressing deep regret for what
had liappcncd and said the parents of the
youths would trr to tench these young men
to icspect their own race without offending
those who belong to another.
Kxplonlon of nn liiferiml .Machine.
noiuiKAfX , Jan. 17. As the Mossaglcrcs
steamer Kquator was proceeding up ttio
Gieromlo from La Plata and discharging
small packages. Into n tender a tremendous
explosion took place in the room where the
valuables wore stowed. The explosion
badly wrecked a portion of tho'tween decks ,
killed two sailors nnd fatally injured two
others , besides dome ; other damage nnd
wounding more or less sorloubly n number of
people. The explosion , It is feared , Is the
result of the setting of an infernal machine
loaded with dynamite. An inquiry into the
disaster is In progress.
tl u of Opium In Inillii.
CAI.ITITA , Jan. 17. The opium commission
Is now in session nt Umhellah. At today's
hearing Miss Greenfield , superintendent of
the woman's hospital , described the'custom
of female infanticide by the use of opium
among the poorer classes.
MluK Carter , it medical missionary , con.
firmed Iho evidence of Miss Greenfield.
Several other witnesses declared In their
opinion that the uio of opium was harmless.
Ki-Mlirittr IVuililliiRloii' * I'nnrrnl.
1'AiUrf , Jan. IT. The remains of ex-Minis
ter Wnfrilngton wcro convened to the
Chupello do la Grande Armeo today , where
the funeral servl-es were held. Amoue
thuya present at the funeral wcro President
Cnrnot and u InreA ? \ \ > ce of senators and
deputies , who fnlfi iholilud the bier.
Premier Caslmlr-Pcl * > ! Leon Say , Baron
do Corn-col and three , ( ) tora acted ns pall
bearers.
!
ANAItCllISUTIVi -
Tlume Connrctpil w til the I.lrro Ilomh
Out mar Trylnir to l > eipp.
BAitrni.oXAJan. 17. The notorious anarch
ists connected wltll the Llcoothoalcr _ bomb
outrage have been removed from iho prison
to secure quarters In thu fortress of Mont
Juieh. Great military precautions have
been taken in this city on account of thu
discovery of n plot umoiiir the prisoners to
obtain their liberty and to porpotr.ito fresh
outraires. As a result relatives and friends
of the Imprisoned anarchists have been for
bidden to visit them.
WANTn TIMIJ 'tO PAY.
llnnc.i Ocncrulo of Itnntn Aiillr | | for it
.Moi-iitorhiin.
lioMK , Jan. 17. Continuous withdrawals
luivo compelled the Hanca Gcnoralo to apply
today for n moratorium. The assets exceed
the liabilities by ' . ' . 'i.000,000 lire. The Bauca
Generate has branches In Milan and Genoa
and was established In 1S73. The capital of
the bank was 50.000,000 lire and among thu
former presidents of the bank was one of iho
Co'ouna princes.
i > isTKtonvi : ) :
Ono Hundred IVrMoim nnd Mnuli I'roprrty
LONDON , Jan. 17. A dispatch to the Stand
ard from Shanghai says : There has been a
series of destructive earthquakes in the
province of Urgu , Momrlla. Ono hundred
native nomadic population , with their Hocks
and herds of horses , were swallowed up or
otherwise destroyed.
Hi ) . .In- Miot Him.
NEW YOIIK , Jan. 17.Tho Hed Line steam
ship Philadelphia arrived today from
Caracas aim other Veno/aiolan ports. Among
her passengers was F. C. Partridge , the
American minister to Venezuela , who is
cnrouto to Washington.
The Philadelphia stopped nt San Domingo ,
whore affairs are in a very bad statp. Presi
dent Low Is ruling with an iron bund ami
the people fear him. His old enemy , Gen
eral Machiim , whom ho had cast Into prison
more than a year ago , was taken out with
eight othcis und shot atiout fourteen days
before the Philadelphia sailed. The general
was n man of wealth and was furnishing
money to his confederates , who were hatch
ing a big dynamite plot to blow up the gov
ernment buildings :
lEfiicliiiiR A Tier Coron.
LONDON , Jan. 17. A disnatch to the Stan
dard from Shanghai says : Ucports have
been received hero of a fresh Hussian In-
tnguo to gain a foothold in Corea. The
Russian representative at the Corcan court ,
it Is said , Is .badgering tlio king to allow the
establishment of nn agricultural colony of
100 Hussian families at Keikofu , in the
province of Kankycdo , some distance from the
river Tuymcn , which forms the Husso-
Corean boundary. Tlio Chinese government
regards the place as of great stragotlc value' ,
and as it is not a- for tile distriet.it looks with
suspicion upon the Russian demand , which Is
being vigorously opposop by the Chinese
minister resident.
thu Uovornmrnr.
BUENOS AYUCS , Jan. 17. The following ad
vices have been received from Uio do
Janeiro :
Volunteers nro being drilled to the tsup--
port ofPeixoto. . The insufgunt 'warships
keep up nn intermittent firing" on the city
and government forts.
The insurxent warship Aquidnban is pre
paring to return to the south tor the purpose
of procuring reinforcements.
The British sloop of war , Beagle , is con
stantly cruising to nnd fro outside ot the
harbor. The object of her movements Is
not known. The report that Admiral do
Mollo was aboard the Uepublica off Santos
is con Urmcd.
I'rp'ers KiiRlniKt'ii I'nvor.
LONDON. Jan. 17. A dispatch to the Times
from Berlin says the Hamburcer Nach-
ricTitcn , reiterating the charge that Italy
sought an approachmcnt with Uussia behind
the backs of Germany and Austria , explains
that this was Prime Minister lludmi's pol
icy and was strongly opposed at the time by
Si ? . Crispi , who will not countenance any
reduction of Italy's fighting power and de
sires to maintain a close understanding with
England. _
? UHU < | Kxcltoiniini nt St. Polorsbnrer.
LONDON , Jan. 17. A dispatch to the
Standard from St. Petersburg says there is
great excitement In ofllclal circles over tbo
fc.ct that Baron do Morenhcim , the Russian
ambassador at Paris. was not included In the
Now Year's honors in spite of the fact that
ho is said to have brought about the entente
with France , resulting from the visits oj the
Kusshin licet to Toulon.
Ssirrlltfo of tlio Czarlim of Kunila.
Sr. PisTEitaiiuim , Jan. 17. The c/arina ,
though sutTcrinc from influenza , nnd her
temperature being lOj.U , continues nursing
the Grand Duke Michael , who Is suffering
from inflammation of the lungs.
The government Is considering the ques
tion of "extending the area of territory upon
which the Jews are allowed to settle.
Olmnillrr .Musi Upturn to tlio Const.
XAN/.IIIAII , Jan. 17. It is expected Mr.
William Aston Chandler , the American ex
plorer , will return to the coast in order to
obtain a fresh supply of porters. Little is
known of the region whcro the explorer
was deserted , except that a place in the vi
cinity is culled Chandler Point.
( l3riuiM : Kinlnr.mU in south Afrlcn.
LONDON. Jan. 17. Dispatches to the Times
from Capo Colony , which .will bo published
tomorrow , snv a Gorman steamer landed a
few emigrants at the mouth of the /.wart-
kops river , South Africa , and an officer is
believed to have boon instructed to report
the stale of Iho country.
Front Cann Town.
LONDON , Jan. 17. The Times will tomor
row publish the following message from
Capo Town : "Advices from D.umiraland
say Chief Witbowl is at tils oid stronghold
at Hornkrnntz , and that Major Francois Is
Windhoek. " '
at _ _
Will Mot Imp.itoii Duty on Sllvur.
, Jan 17. It is officially an
nounced that Uio eovornment dnosnotprj- '
pose to Impose any import duty on Oliver
for the purpose of assisting the currency
policy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Vnlllunt'H liauvlitnr Dimippnnra.
PAHII , Jan. 17. The daughter of the con
demned anarchist , Augusto Vnillant , has
disappeared. It is believed that she has
been kidnaped by seine would-bo guardian.
Aldud ItWoinuii. .
HOME , Jan. 17. The Tribmm asserts that
the rebel bands In Sicily comprise ; iuoo
\\ornen. The rebels are well supplied with
provisions. _
Declined un A
LONDON , Jan. 17. The Chronicle says
Lord Lansdowne has declined an offer of the
umoassadorshlp of St. Petersburg.
M KAXllKttUiKU < l ! > T3.
( loticrally I'alr , CoUlrr i'ojlowetl by Wurmitr
for Ntbranhu.
WASHINOTOX , Jan. 17. Forecasts for
Thursday : ForNubrusUa Generally fair ;
north winds , becoming varlnbioj colder
Thursday morning1 nod warmer by Friday
mornlug.
For Iowa Probably cloudy und threaten-
Inc la the morning ; ; north wind * ) moderate
M > Td wave ,
For South Dakota Halt ? slowly
temperature by Thursday
DIED LIKE HEROES
Bravo Men Pinil Death in Old Atlantic's
Storm Tossed Waters.
SIX PLUCKY SAILORS GO TO THEIR DOOM
Heroic Attempt to Rescue the Oraw of a Ship
wrecked Schooner.
DROWNED WHILE ON A BRAVE ERRAND
Only One of the Lifo Boat Party Livoi b
Toll the Talo.
NEW YORK TO FLORID \ EXPRESS WRECKED
Pnllmiin Sleeper Turned on It * Ship iinrt
So xv rut IVIKIMIJI Injured , lint Nonn
ol Tliulii icrldllsly Ollii-r Hull.
road Accident * lit ported.
Ni\v : \ VOUK , .Ian. 17. The steamship Am
sterdam ( Dutch ) , from Kotterdam .lununry
: t , arrived at the bar thin mornhuSlio Inn
hail a continuation of lio.ivy gales from all
around the compass , with tremendous nigh
seas anil a very lo\v barometer. On Suuda.x ,
January 11 , when In latitude 42.21 , longlludu
fiS.lS , ulioui 11 n. in. , in strong northwesterly
bree/os and a moderately high sea , aim
sighted a schooner , south , showingun Amur-
loan union down , and at half must. Shu
made for the schooner and saw that the son
was washing constantly ever her and that
only by hard pumping was she kept iillo.it.
She had a crow of about lourtcon men. Thu
crow signaled the Amsterdam by gestures
that tlio vessel was In a sluicing condition
and that they were anxlotis to leave the ship ,
showing nt the same ttmo by throwing over
board pieces of their boats that some had
been wrecked. The captain of the steamer
callu.l his crow on deck and told them the
position In which the schooner was. Imme
diately the llrst ofllcor and six of the Amster
dam's crow oll'ercU themselves to man a bo.it
and go to their rescue.
Miiiit to Tlirlr Death.
No.I llfcboit loft the Amsterdam ami
started for tlio wreck. When the boat wai
neai'lng tlio schooner , n heavy squall cap-
si/ol : the boat with the result that throe of
the crew disappeared Immediately , and thu
remaining four succeeded in taking hold of
the cnpsl/.ed boat. The captain of the Am
sterdam went at once to their assistance ,
and succeeded In Dotting alongside , but the
remaining four men were thoroughly ex
hausted by the cold , and in consequence
wcro not a bio to take hold of the life saving
apparatus which was given to them , ami
they were drowned with tlio exception of
one sailor , who succoodea In getting hold oL
n rope , and was taken on board. Another
crew presented themselves to man u second
boat , but owing to the Increasing wind and.
* Bea the captain orjootcd , unit concluded to
stand by and watt for bettor weather mid iv
calm sea. The Amsterdam- stayed in the
vicinity of the wreck until when in a heavy
snow squall she lost sight of her , ami
although search was made t > ho was not able
to find any trace of the wreck , and proceeded
on her voyngo. The wreck appeared to bo
the American fishing schooner. Maggie K.
Wells.
Names of the Doail Homes.
The following arc the names of the Am
sterdam's crow who wont to the rescue of
the sinking schooner and worb lost :
( 'III KK IJITH'KH J. MEYKK. ngiid 28 yean.
SECOND ItOATSWAIN K. IIKQUAKT.
OAHI'n.STEIt A. T. OlIDIN.
STEEHAGKSTEWAlir ) A. I10S3.
qiJAllTKUMAHTKUR U. lUOHIIOK.V.
SEAMAN A. VON VI.R.ET.
Seaman U. Vaimorwllt , who was an ex
pert swimmer , was saved.
The Muggio E. Wells Is undoubtedly a
vessel of that name whoso homo port Is
Gloucester , Mass. Although every possible
means of saving the sailors was employed
their strength was so fur spent that they
were unable to keep their Isold on the ropes
and Dolts thrown them and In the vciy act
of being lifted to the deck three fell bade
exhausted and were drowned , only ono
reaching the deck safely. Tlio passengers
of the Amsterdam \ycro very much lm <
pressed with the efforts of all the .ship's of-
llcers and crow to save the crow of the
American ship. They say that the captain
did everything in his powiir and remained in
the vicinity till ho lost all track of the
schooner and further waiting was useless.
The Magglo 11 WelU was Unity In IbUO ,
was 81.7 feet long , 2i.l : ! feet beam , 9.4 feet
deep and registered Sr > .0."i tons.
MliTAT Till : UIIOSSIXK.
1'nsi rijini ; VlrKlnlan MnnHhod by n fiocitl
Train In hontli Cnrollim ,
CIIIXIKII , S. 0. , .Ian. 17. The limited tram
from Now York to Florida on the Richmond
& O.invillo was run Into by n Georgia , Carolina
lina t Northern train at the erossl.ig hcio
at 1 o'clock thin morning. The sleeper wai
full of people and was struck in the center
and crushed. The day coaches were turned
upside down on the side of the true ) : . They
were nearly full of passengers. The passen
gers on the sleeper comprised chiefly promi
nent people of Washington and Now York.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. General Manager
Dean of the Richmond & D.invlllc railroad
has given out the following account of the
accident :
The train was struck at the front truck of
a Pullman mcoper , which was turned on Its
side , as WHS a second-class coach. The
accident occurred Inn cut. A force was at
oivo sent to the wreck to clear the track.
Them were ton passengers In the sleeper ;
none were killed ; live were hurt , but not
seriously. Ono lady fainted several times.
The following people wore Injured :
Mns. II. V , Sriuiis , hurt In head and sculp
\Mlllllll.
J. II. llnoFMAN , Now York , wrist burned.
Mil.M. . P. < 'AIITIII : , WiishliiKton , elbow cut.
.Mil. ( ' . l > . McOAiiTV , Washington. bruised ,
I'i'i , I.MAN C'OMIUCTOII. head hiulsud und our
cm.
T. J. WII.KO.V , I'lttsburK , buelc hurl , no othur
O.M.V ITAMA.NH.
Acrldnit on tlio Now York nnd
Ininiiiih llnllrond ,
NEW YOIIK , .Ian. 17. Hottcn timbers and n
poorly constructed trcstlo belonging to tlio
New York , Sut > quohanimh & Western rail
road were the eauso of u frightful accident
todaj in the Jersey meadows , Just west of
Fair view station. A construction train , con
sisting of u locomotive und six gondola cant ,
heavily loaded with frraval , wns backinc out
on the trestle to the place where the con
tents wcro to bo dumped , when tlio flimsy
stru > 'turo gave way with a crash. 1'ho thrco
roar cars wcro precipitated about thirty feet
Into a small brunch of Dolman's creek , drag
ging the fourth car down with them. Tlio
two forward cars nnd the locomotive re
mained on the track.
Thcro was a gang of about fifty Italian
laborer * on the train and three-fourth * of
them went down with the wreck. One uiuu ,