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ESTABLISHED E 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORSTISfti- OCTOBER 2G , 1896. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
IS PRIMATE OF ALL ENGLAND
Et , EOT. Frederick Temple , Bishop of Lon
don , Becomes Aichbishop of Canterbury.
SKETCH OF HIS BRILLIANT CAREER
llln Action on the Menntirc for tlic
lIUrNtalilUhmciit of the Irluli
Church Still I-"rc h In the
of Jinny.
LONDON. Oct. 25. IU. Rev. Frederick
Temple , bishop of London , has been ap
pointed archbishop of Canterbury and prl-
mate of all England In succession to tbe
late Most Rev. Edward White Benson. lit.
Her. Frederick Temple , D. D. , bishop of
London , Is the son of an officer In the army.
Ho was born November 30. 1&21 , was edu
cated at the grammar school at Rlverton
and , proceeding to Oxford , became scholar
of Ballot college and took his degree of
B. A. In 1842. He was elected fellow and
mathematical tutor of hl college and hav
ing been ordained In 1846 was appointed
principal of the training college at Knollcr
Hall , near Twickenham , In 1848. This post
lie resigned In 1S56 and , having held on In
spectorship of schools during the Interval ,
was appointed on the resignation of Dr. Col-
bourn In 1SSS head master of Kugby school.
Dr. Temple , who was chaplain to the
queen , gained some notoriety In 1SCO as the
author of the first of the ecvcn "Essays and
Reviews , " which caused so much controversy
coon after their appearance. In the general
flection of 18C8 Dr. Temple took an active
part In Warwickshire In support of Mr.
Gladstone's measure for the disestablishment
of the Irish church and the premier noin
Inatcd him to the bishopric of Exeter In
succession to the late Dr. Phllpots , an ap
pointment which caused considerable com
motion In clerical circles. The confirmation
of Dr. Temple's election took place Decem
ber 8 , 1859 , at the St. M ry Le Bow , Cheap-
side , when nishop Trowcr. a representative
of the portion of the clergy who were op <
posed to Dr. Temple because he was the
author of one of the "Essays and Kevlews , "
Instructed counsel to oppose the election
Counsel was accordingly held on both sides
and Dr. Temple's election was confirmed by
the vicar general.
Dr. Temple received Episcopal consecra
tion at Westminster December 1. 1803 , to
KCthcr with the bishops-elect of Hath and
Wells and of the Falkland Islands. Dr.
Temple published "Sermons , " preached at
Rugby chapel In 1858-00 , In 1SC1. In April ,
18S3 , ho was elected Hampton lecturer at
Oxford for the ensuing year. On the death
of Dr. Jackson In January , 1885 , Dr. Temple
was appointed bishop of London and was
succeeded at Exeter by Dr. Blckcrsteth.
Til IMC Till ! SITUATION CRITICAL.
SIa i neri of Armenian * roiitlmicH In
Many 1'nrlM of Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct. 25. H Is re
ported that tbe police seized large num
bers of bonds last evening. The arrests of
Armenians continue here.
LONDON , Oct. 23. The Standard's Con
stantinople correspondent says : The pur
chase of arms during the week has been
most extensive and a feeling of vague un
easiness and alarm Is spreading rapidly
The palace hopes to distract the attention
of the Moslems In Constantinople from Hi
own misdeeds by holding out a prospect of
unlimited loot.
An Athens dispatch to the same paper
gays : Reports from all parts of Turkey point
to the complete dislocation of the adminis
trative machine and an absence of all Jus-
tlco and public security. The envoys have
eent a collective note to the porto of the
strongest character In view of the critical
situation.
AM. A'UXKUATIJ A HHHO'S MnMOIlY.
tlnvellliiir of n Monument to Gencrn !
Knlillirrlic In France.
LILLE , France , Oct. 25. General Billet ,
minster of war , delivered a speech here to
day at the unveiling of a monument to the
late General Faldhcrbe , who was at one
time governor of Senegal and who during
the Franco-Prussian war 'was commander-
In-chief of the Armce du Nord. General
Billet described General Faldhcrbe's career
ami concluded his speech as follows : "Here
all factions disappear. All without distinc
tion of parties venerate the memory of the
Iiero of the north under the aegis of France ,
united In the , republic. " The troops then
carried past the monument all the colors
of tbe regiments which fought under Fald-
Iierbe. A large and enthusiastic crowd wit
nessed the ceremony.
EXTORT SL'CAIl IIOfXTV IX FHAXCB
III1I to Counteract the I'rciiiliuiifl I'uli
liy Other Couiitrlcn.
PARIS , Oct. 25. The draft of a bill to
regulate the sugar Industry of France and to
counteract the export bounties of other coun
tries has been submitted to the cabinet. It
adds a tax of 2 ! francs to the duties on
homo consumption and the funds so de
rived will bo applied to granting an expor
bounty of 214 francs for refined sugars am
raw sugars , Including SB per cent , and ex-
jiort bounty of 14 francs for raw sugars
Including Co to 98 per cent. The bill pro
tects the refiners at seaports and French
colonial producers by a bounty System ant
the allowing of a drawback on foreign sugar
Intended for re-export Is maintained. It Is
proposed that the bill shall not be operative
until September , 1808.
Nome ArrcMtH In Culm.
HAVANA , Oct. 25. Carlos Ayala ,
Angel Vlllllha Mrndoza and a planter
named Juan Onaghten have been ar
rested. Escobar and Igleslas of La
Discussion etaft was set at liberty
orty and Ponce , the manager of tha
paper , was Imprisoned , A battalion from the
province of Guadalajara , In Spain , recently
met at Mount Scmcna , In the province o
Havana , the bands of Agulrre , Arsnguron
and Alcncla. After two hours' hard fighting
the Spaniards succeeded In capturing tb
positions of the Insurgents. Ten of tbe
Cubans were killed , while the captain am
fourteen soldiers were wounded.
The government Issued orders that al
national and foreign newspapers received
at postofllces lu Cuba thall be sent to the
censor for examination.
nx-ItiiKNlan I'ricNt IJlNjrraceil.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 25. Ex-Priest
Tolstoi of the Russian church , who wai
recently deposed from the priest's func
tions because he had refused to clear him-
ntlf of nn accusation that he had been con
verted to Catholicism , has been arrested at
Moscow and taken to Nljnl. where he was
condemned by a church tribunal to seven
years' banishment from St. Petersburg aui !
Moscow , and was forbidden to hold any
elate o 111 ce for twenty years.
Wreck VIctlniN Receive .Money.
HAVANA , Oct. 25. The directors of the
railway have united with tbe employes In
giving to the victims of the rear-end col
lUlon at Gutness station. In Havana prof
Inco , $16.000. Last night the Insurgento
nude an attack upon the town of Marlel
which Is the northern terminus of tht
trocha , but they were repulsed by tbe ear
risou , atilctcd by a gunboat In the bay.
Dr. ICayncr Decorated.
IfRRLIN , Oct. 25. Dr. Kayser. the re-
tlr d director of the German Colonial do
rarlmcnt , has been decorated with the Or
der of the Rod Hade. .
IIr. Kner I'ruinoleil.
LONDON. Oct. 20.- The Standard has a
'Berlin dlapatcU announcing thiit Dr. Kayie
lui been appointed president of the Lclpalc
senate of Justice.
VICTORY FOR FREXCH WORK.MEX.
Opening of the Co-Opcrntlic Glaum
AVork * In AttraetliiK Attention.
ALBt , France , Oct. 2S. Great festivities
attended the opening today of the cooperative
ative glass factory , which has been put Up
by the former strikers of the Carmaux glass
works. The strike , -which grew out of the
discharge of a number of the Glass Work
ers' Trade union last year , was transformed
Into a lockout , when the men notified the
management of their wllllngncs * to return
to work. Great excitement was caused by
the Incident throughout France and efforts
were made to Induce the French minister to
Intervene In the dispute and secure justice
for the worklngmen. The Paris municipal
council voted large eums of money to sup
port Ihe strikers and many other municipali
ties all over the country followed suit. M.
Lamlrln of the Paris municipal council at
today's ceremony saluted the workers In
the name of Paris. M. Henri Rocheforte de
livered a speech and with M. Jaures , Ihe
radical socialist deputy for Carmsux , who
was prominently Identified with the cham
pionship of the cause ot the strikers , lit
the furnace. At an open air meeting M.
Jaures di-clared that the present movement
had founded a social revolution and marked
the downfall of capltiltsm.
LONDON. Oct. 20. The Paris corre
spondent of the Times , writing of the open
ing of the co-operative glass factory at
Albl , says the scheme is that all the profits
of the gins works shall be used for a
socialist propaganda. The socialist press
in this connection affirms that the moment
Is a critical one for the worklngmen ot
France. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SE OF MR A1.1IEHT SASOOX.
Conclnxloii of n farcer Prominent In
World' * Financial ClrclcH.
LONDON , Oct. 25. Sir Albert Sasoon Is
dead. Sir Albert Abdullah Sasoon , Bart. ,
K. C. S. I. , was born at Bagdad in ISIS and
settled with his father In Bombay In 1832.
Ho received an European education and on
the death of his father , succeeded to the
leadership of the great banking and mercan
tile concern of David Sasoon & Co. , founded
by his father. During his career In India
he distinguished hlmrelf by the munificence
with which he promoted charitable under
takings and public works. In 1S73 the queen
conferred the honor of knighthood on Sir
Albert , and In November of the same yfar
the corporation of London presented him
with the freedom of the city. Sir Albert
Sapoon was the first Anglo-Indian upon
whom this distinction was bestowed. In
1807 he bad been apoplntcd a companion to
the Star of India , and a year later he be
came a member of the Bombay legislative
council. Ho distinguished himself by the
magnificence of the enter.alnment he offered
the shah of Persia , when that potentate vis
ited England.
HOWARD fiOl'I.nXOT SATISFII3I ) .
Hnvlnn nnvnl Kipcrt ttsiimlnc XI-
n liar n for II IK Ileiiellt.
LONDON. Oct. 25. While Howard Gould
has contented himself with leaving the con
troversy with the Yacht Racing association
where It rests In the published correspond
ence , he Is still fortifying his own position
In the affair. To a representative of the
Associated press he ald before leaving Lon
don : "For my own satisfaction I am hav
ing a leading English naval architect make
a report upon Niagara. He has made a
preliminary examination and points out that
supposing we had used our tanks for shiftIng -
Ing ballast , the 250 pounds of water that
each contained would , owing to their posi
tion near the keel , have only been equivalent
to tbe weight of a 100-pound boy on deck
There are , of course , no regulations regard
ing the number of the crew or visitors that *
yacht shall carry. You can see from this
how absurd the whole contention Is. "
WHY THE C7.AH WBXT TO I'llAXCH.
HIM Vldlt Quite XcecNMiry Mnlntnln
I'eneefnl Relation * .
VIENNA , Oct. 25. The Ncut Frel Presse ,
publishes an interview from a Hamburg cor
respondent with a statesman , who Is under
stood to be Prince Bismarck , In which he
asserted that the czar's visit to France was
necessary for the maintenance of the- re
lations hitherto existing between France
and Ruela. and to keep the French In a
good humor. From the point of view of the
Triple Alliance , he eald the visit Increases
the existing guarantees of peace. The
overpowering question before the world , he
concluded , IP the Rucso-Engllsh antagonism.
MADRID 1'RIJSS COXTIXUKS HITTER.
Declare * American Interference in
Ciilinii Attaint Out of the ( lucHtloii.
LONDON , Oct. 25. A Madrid dispatch to
the Standard Bays : The press continues
bitterly to resent and declare It Impossible
to admit In any shape or form United
States Interference In Cuba. The govern
ment Is straining every nerve to bring the
rebellion to a decisive issue. Orders have
been sent to Captain General Weylcr to this
effect. _
I'rlnce AiiKTONt WcilM.
BERLIN , Oct. 25. Prince August , heir
apparent to the duchy of Oldenburg , was
r.-.arried at Scuwcrin on Saturday to the
Duchess Elizabeth , sister of Grand Duke
Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwe-
rln. Prince August's former wife. Princess
Elizabeth of Prussia , died in August. ISM.
Emperor William. Prince Henry of Prussia ,
Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia and others
were present at the wedding.
Sulfcx Holil an Election.
BERNE , Oct. 25. The elections for mem
bers of the national council for a term of
three y rs were held today. The national
council , consisting of 147 delegates of the
Swiss people , Is the second chamber of the
Federal Assembly. The strength of the two
parties Is not materially altered by today's
election. The radical democratic majority
gained five members from the Protestant
conservatives and the socialists gained one.
Americano Illilillimr on London Stock.
LONDON , Oct. 25. The Dally Mall pub
lishes the following : A prominent Ameri
can now In London , a friend of the late
Jay Gould , liab been bidding for the block , of
ordinary and preferred stock controlled by
the District Railway Shareholders' associa
tion. An oCcr , which was made on behalf
of a number of Now York buyers , was defi
nitely refused Saturday.
u mill Germany Clone Together.
HAMBURG , Oct. 25. The Hamburg Nac-
rlchten ( Prince Bismarck's organ ) prints an
article disclosing the fact that a defensive
alliance existed between Ruesla and Ger
many during the last six years that Bis
marck WES In office , ending in March , 1S90 ,
The article has produced a profound sensa
tion In Vienna.
iI the I'rlec of Ilreail In London ,
LONDON. Oct. 25. There has been
marked excitement In Lincolnshire over a
rise of 10 shillings In wheat during the
uei'k. ' with holders disinclined to eell. At
a meeting of the master balccra of London
the price of bread was raised a half penny
per loaf. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Japan flranteil
PEKING. Oct. 25. The return acceptance
by Japan of the Chinese rendering of the
claute of the Peking treaty regarding Japa
nese factories In China has been received.
Japan It granted lauded collections in Tlen-
Taln. Shanghai , Hanko and Amoy.
Sclce XlhllUtk' Proclamation * .
LONDON , Oct. SO. A Berlin dlipatch to
the Standard saye : Russian oUU'laU on the
Prussian frontier have seized JOO thick walk-
Ins sticks containing thojfrand * of nlhlllit
proclamations. - -
Will llreeil Kuuc > Slock.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. , Ot-t. : S.-Spe- (
eli l. ) A capitalist mtmed Dod r of Orange
City. In . hit * purrhnik-a innd In Aarora
raunty. nml will uturt u fumy uto'it farm
for brooding standard-brt-d horicu , Shet
land 'ponies and Jersey cattle.
SEAL I COMMISSION'S ' REPORT
Substance of the Information Scented in tie
Investigation.
\ _
WILL LEAD TO EXCELLENT RESULTS
I'iiKll li IJ\icrtn Who Accompany the
Amerlcnii DclcKatcN AKret * that Re-
atrlctlve MeamircH Are Xecca-
Hitrjto I'rcHono Ilcnln.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. The expert
commission which was appointed by direc
tion of congress to visit the seal Islands
and make a scientific condition of the seal
herds of the Northern Pacific and Bering
sea has returned to this country and the
report Is now nearly complete , awaiting
only some of the figures showing the catcli
of pelagic sealers this last season. The
United States commissioners , Messrs. Jor
dan , Lucas and Stejenger , were accompanied
by a British commission , composed of
Messrs. D'Arcy. Thompson and Maccoun.
While these gentlemen , pursued their In
quiries In company and frequently com
pared notes , the two commissions will make
Independent reports to their respective gov
ernments , and there can be no joint action.
On one point of the utmost Importance
both sets of commissions appear to be In
agreement namely : that without reference
to the cause which has brought the
seal herds to the present alarmingly de
pleted condition , the further operations of
pelagic sealers will prove disastrous and
threaten to exterminate the seals. This Is
a most important concession on the part
of the British , as in the correspondence
which led up to the reference of the ques
tion to there expert commissioners. Lord
Salisbury's position has been that the seal
pirates inflicted little or no damage upou
the herds , as compared with the losses sus
tained through the annual killing of seals
on the Prlbyloff Islands by the North
American Soil company. It Is true
that the Canadian and British experts were
Inclined to the belief that the present con
dition of the herds was In a large measure
chargeable to the operations of the seal
companies In 1869 and prior years , when
they were permitted to kill as many as
100,000 seals annually on the Islands. An
the commissions will report annually , the
nature of the remedy to be recommended
cannot be known.
The commission for America would favor
a total suspension of pelagic scaling , If pon-
slblc , and while It Is hardly probable that
the British would be willing to concede
this much. It is believed that they will be
disposed to recommend further restrictions
upon pelagic sealing , cither by extending
the boundaries of the closed ocean , length
ening the close seasou , or both , perhaps.
The Russian and Japanese governments ,
having seals of their own to protect , nre
Interesting themselves on our side of the
CMC.
CMC.The commission visited the Ruesian Com
mander Islands , as well as the Japanese Is
lands , In the pursuit of their inquiry. A
Russian representative Is already In the
United States to follow up the matter , and
with the active co-operation of these gov
ernments In our Interests , It Is hoped the
British will be disposed to consent to
further restrictive measures , particularly
as tbo time Is now ripe owing tb the almost
total failure of the pelagic sealers to make
paying catches the past summer.
ICD.NTL'CICV JAIIIIIHUS U.SCAPU.
MX Uemiernte Men Unit Their Cell *
Suddenly- I.oulMvlllr.
LOUISVILLE , Ocu. 25. A daring jail de
livery was perpetrated tonight at the county
Jail shortly after 5:30 : o'clock and six des
perate prisoners made their escape. The
delivery was .supposed to be a wholesale
one , In which every prisoner confined on
the third floor of the old jail was to get
out , but tbo watchfulness of the turnkeys
prevented this and only six men escaped.
The men who got out arc :
Jake Brill , convicted counterfeiter , hav
ing a sentence of six years to serve ; Harry ,
Brooks , convicted of robbing a postofllcu
and having a sentence of four years to
serve ; Tom McKcnzle. charged with house
breaking and having had no trial ; William
McKeiizle. charged with house breaking ana
awaiting trial ; Tom Kelley. charged with
house breaking and awaiting ila s
Satcrlcc , charged with cow stealing and
awaiting trial.
All ore white and considered desperate
prlcontT3 and who would hctiltato at nothing.
They gained their liberty by scraping the
mortar from the bricks in cell No. 5 , letting
the bricks fall Into the Interior of the cell
and in this manner they got a hole large
enough for them to climb through. One at
a ttmo they made their way out and
climbed upon the roof. Then by means of a
short rope , they let themselves down Into
a narrow alley between the wall of the
jallyard and an abutment of the new jail ,
and escaped. None of the escaped prisoners
had been captured up to midnight. This Is
the second jail delivery In Louisville with
in the last year , seven prisoners making
their escape Christmas day.
KIMSCOI'AL ClIUIICIIMHX .VUCT.
.National MlHNlonary Council of that
OrKiinlxatlon In SCNHIIII. |
CINCINNATI , Oct. 25. The National Mis
sionary council of the Episcopal church will
be In session at Christ's church In this city
during this week. Most of the representa
tives are In the city and occupied the Epis
copal pulpits of the city today , among them
being Bishops Wells of Spokane. Gray of
Florida , Gilbert of Minnesota. Glllesple of
Michigan , Holly of Port-au-Priuce. Haytl.
and Langood of New York ; Drs. Labdell of
Buffalo , Beard of Birmingham , Shcrt of St.
Louis , Perkins of New York , Rhodes of St.
Paul , Davis of St. Louis , Hunter of Raleigh ,
N. 0. ; Klmber and Matson of New York.
Bishops Boyd Vincent and Dr. Gibson have
been In charge of the arrangements. Among
those participating are the bishops of Africa ,
Alaska , China , Japan and other foreign mis.
slonarlcs and dignitaries of the church. A
mass meeting of the Episcopal Sunday
schools was today addressed by Drs. Lewis
of Bridgeport , Conn. ; Carroll M. Davis of
St. Louis , J. D. Butler of Mauch Chunk ,
Pa. , and others. The missionary meeting
tonight will be addressed by the foreign
bishops. Tbe business sessions begin Tues
day. _ _
Dlrectorx' ThanUx to lllnlioi Keaiie.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 23-At the annual
mi-cling here last Wednesday of the board
of directors of the Catholic university of
America , a resolution was adopted , which ,
by u n overnight , was not made public at
the time , but Is now given out. It di
rected that u letter xhould be sent to
Bishop Ken nc. expressive of their admira
tion for lilH noble action when restoring
the rectorship of the university of their
exulted appreciation of his Immense ? erv-
Ict-H to the unlvertiity.with which his name
will tver be iifKoclatt-d , ana of their per
sonal esteem and affection for him.
Much Wheat Coming to Market.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Oct. 23.-Spo- (
clal. ) From 1,500 to 2.000 bushels of wheat
nro belns marketed at Pukwana dally.
Although the town has a population of less
than JW. one buyer estimates that Me ship
ments of wheat for the month will aggre
gate fifty carloads. r
Wheat In Lake county Is yielding from
twelve to elKhtee.il bushels j > er acre-
Threshing Is now in full blast throughout
the state , and in many instances the yield
Is greater than expected.
( tiiren AVIIhelmliin TnkeM Communion.
THIS HAGUE , Oct 25. Qucon Wlihelmlna
took her first communion today in the
preirene-o of her mother , the qut > e-n regent ,
the court , civil and military ofllclals and n
large concourse of pe-ople. General Von
Hunltc lias arrived with a gift from Em-
jror William , for the younr queen.
SIAXV COTTOX 1IAL.CS llCSlx'lX TRXA9.
DlnnntrntiK I-Mrr nt < nlrtnn Ie tro >
n I.nrire Amount of tr iicrty.
GALVESTON. Tex. , Oct. 5. The most
disastrous cotton EreIn th6 Tilstory of Gal-
vcston occurred early this morning , resultIng -
Ing In the destruction of 4,100 bales and
the warehouse In whkh they were stored.
The origin of the flng la not known. Tbe
warehouse was owned by V > * . F. Ladd
Loss on warehouse , $ .0H ( > { tons on cotton ,
$135.000. Loss fully cbrerrd by Insurance.
SAGINAW. Mich. . Oct. 25. Fire broke out
early this evening In the lumber pit and
on the mill plant premises of the Center
Lumber company at Milwaukee , six miles
down the river. It spread Into n very largo
conflagration , which destroyed about 8,000-
000 feet of lumber. The sawmill and salt
works were In imminent danger , but were
saved , and only some small buildings were
burned. The fire departments of Saglnaw
and Bay City assisted la fighting the
flames. The loss will apprtwuib JI&O.OOO. and
Is understood to bo fairly covered by In
surance.
LAWRENCE , Mass. , Oct. M. The WashIngton -
Ington mills , which form one of the largest I
cotton and dress goods manufacturing firms
In the city , were badly damaged by ( Ire ,
which broke out half an hour before mid
night. Every fire engine la Lawrence was
on the grounds for several hours and It
was not until halt past 1 thU morning that
the flames were subdued. Mill No. 4 and
the drying room adjoining , where the fire
started , were practically gutted and much
of tbo stock and finished goods In tbo other
mills were damaged by water. Tbe blaze
was discovered at 11:40. The flames spread
with great rapidity and at llf > 0 a general
alarm called out the entire city depart
ment. The flames by" this time had
spread from the drying room to the
main part of mill No. 4 , a structure 300 feet
long , adjoining the four other large mills ,
and much valuable property. The fire spread j
from No. 4 mill to the1 weave and dry rooms
In the rear , and Ignited the river mill on the
banks of the canals. Tbe flames were
checked after a hard flgbt , and the river mill
sustained little damage. The fire burned In
No. 4 mill for several hours and left It In
ruins. The fire started from spontaneous
combustion among tbo wool , and at an early
hour this morning tha stock la mill No. 4
was still burning furiously , although all
danger of the fire spreading was past. U
Is estimated the loss to the Washington cor
poration will be $65 000 ; fully Insured. About
4,600 operatives are employed 'by ' the plant
when It Is running to Us'fnllicapaclty. and
all will be thrown out of worklforten days.
CHICAGO. Oct. 25. By rare presence of
mind Rev. Mr. J. V. Blake saved from panic
his congregation during a fire'which broke
out just as the morning eervlcci were be
ginning at the Third Unitarian church to
day. It destroyed the lp ln , part of the
building. When the pastor took his place
In the pulpit his attention trat drawn to
smoke in the lobby leading to the Sunday
Ecbool room. He remslnec1 slaudtng until
the organist had erased playing and then
re-quested the congregation to retire quietly
by the rear exits. His macjncr so reas
sured those assembled that TI panic was
averted. The church was almost entirely
destroyed. Tbe loss Is plated ni (25,000.
POIVKIl OF A GOVHItS'OIlEXLAItRKI ) .
ArUniiMiN Supreme Conrt Declarer He
Can Appoint IcKlkIi < lvekcmherM.
LITTLE ROCK , Ark. , Oct. 126. The su
preme court. In an onlnlen by Juatlce Rid-
dick , yesterday held that the ( governor had
the right to appoint merabfr jf the legis
lature where -vacancy haijfcccncaused
by death , resignation or otherSevtiiEes , At
tho-September election W. J. Imtnc'wfe ' was
elected representative ? "r Krancu county to
the r-n l assembly. He hiV tlnco died
and Governor Clarke , tiudcr tuition C , ar-
tlce Y of the constitution les kl a writ of
election to the sheriff of that' ' , pcninty com
manding him to issue , a proclamation for
an election to fill the vncauc\ The sheriff
refused to hold the election ani thereupon
a writ of mandamus was ijravcd to com
pel him to do so. The clrcujf court held
that this section had been suj-cmdcd by a
subsequent amendment- * which empowered
the governor to fill cucb vacincy , by ap
pointment , and refused the w"Hu The case
was taken to tbe suprrn.o court and In the
opinion handed down It Is held that a rep
resentative Is an offlcc'r and'that tbe posi
tion he holds Is an office , agd that where
a vacancy occurs In such amofllce the gov
ernor has the power to fill ltuntll the next
election. This Is said to be tht l'rst case of
this character decided , in Any > ttte in this
country.
IIOLII.
Mob of One llumlreil , KciltlH'UlllllN lc-
Mtroy Much .rr jprrl > .
"
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Oct.25. . The tollgate -
gate raiders have not left _ a-tollgatc on a
single pllo in Franklin county undisturbed
and the owners of these 'roadsWr very much
incensed at the destruction .of their prop
erty and will take such art lop c will bring
the raiders to justice : 'Saturday night a
mob of about 100 men came flown the Law-
rcnceburg pike , destroying all the tollgatcs
as they entered Frankfort. ' ' Yhcy then went
out on the Louisville plke'lfora Frankfort ,
laying to the ground tbe pitra as they rode
along In the moonlight and defying the
interference of the toligate' ketpcrs. The
raiders are thought to havp come from An
derson county and bordcrlng on the Ander
son and Franklin county Jlfie. Joe Robin
son , one of the largest stockholders on the
Louisville road , was notified Saturday that
the raiders were coming ' Detectives have
been at work on tbe ciie o'ud : he next meetIng -
Ing of the Franklin co'unty Jwand jury will
turn up some surprises ; " * f
YOIIIC GUTS cm : AX STRUIJTS.
, ( 4
Dlximtc finally KnilH , on VlnoroiiH
ThreatN ofthe Qayor.
NEW YORK , Oct. 2S. Cyrtnel Waring re
ceded from his determination to discontinue
the work of the street clean Ing department
until Comptroller Eltch had paid the bills
of Contractor Tate- and today tbe sweepers
received orders to go to work. Colonel
Waring receded from ; h1b" position because
of the firm stand la'kjm by Comptroller
Fitch , who declared itbut'b ) ' would not be
coerced Into doing stjWblus he was not
convinced he had a rlgUtito do by any ac
tion of Colonel Warlcc no matter how
ccnaatlonal. The maxOr iqtlmatcd that un
less the work of etreet cleaning was re
sumed before manyfiourt Jit would take a
hand In the dispute and force the resumption
of work. By 6 o'clock tonight the eweeperk
had succeeded In cleaning the btreets and
leaving them In their normal condition.
sroitr OK * i'nxnTii'riiF-rs CAUCEIU
Itccovern n Small I'orlune In IlonilH
He Unit KorKotten.
CHICAGO , Oct. 2G. Tbe > TjJmes-Herald to
day prlnlE a story to the effect that John L.
Sclioolcraft , who recently1 recovered $60,000
worth of bonds left Ina trunk-at the Saratoga
hotel , In thlf > city , has. spent the last ten
years of his life in attempting to spend his
fortune of about a , mlllon dollars. School-
< ! raft who lived In' Richmond , -Va. , and was
prominent socially , lefl'hU wife ov/lng to
domestic trouble and. according to tbe story ,
has since de\otcd his Ume to putting his
money out of his hands that his wife may
not get It upon his death. The recovered
bonds , the existence of which he had for
gotten , are said to be all that Is left of his
once large fortune.
ChnrKCK AuiilnM Texan HoniU.
AUSTIN , Tex. , ,0ct. 25. A pronounced
sensation was cruated In state circlca by
the filing with Altomcy General Crane ,
signed and sworn to by J. P. Wllium of
Elgin. Ilnstrop county , asking the attorney
to take ollleial ndtlon upon ctiarKCM lie has
made afiiilntU the railroad commUnloncra
and railroads operating in this ntntc , of
collusion and discrimination. The roadn
mentioned tire tltc Giuf Cojoruilo & Santa
re. thti International & cm-at Northern , the
San Antonio & Arunsas lass , tnu Houston
& Texas Central.
Olf\TT \ \ \TCAVC ) o
Great Legal Battle Being Waged for a Dead
Bachelor's Fortune.
ALLEGED ROMANCE OF MANY YEARS AGO
iipoftcil Ilrlrx Confronted In Conrt
liy it Vounir Mail Who Snyn He
In the ( Mil Mnn'x Xnt-
urill Soil.
MAQUOKETA. la. , Oet. 25. ( Spool * ! . ) .
fho trill of the now famous WaUon caeo
was ttnl hd Thursday In the district court
after a trial lasting continuously since
Septe'nbcr 1. JuJge Waterman hai re
served his decision In order that he may
consider more carefully the van amount of
evidence. The many 'orcantlc and unusual
circumstances connected with the case ire
sufficient to arouse the Interest of Omaha
residents and lu addition Is the fact that
some forty of th-j witnesses wt-ro fron.
Omaha. Their news are as follows : A.
S. Cartsr. J. N. Cornish. F. N. Richards.
A. Komtngton , J. R. Rlngwalt , H. E. O'Nell ,
J. A. Olllesple , H. D. Gates , W. B. Brooks.
W. E. Gratton , H. E. Cox , J. O. Detweller.
A. H. Barnctt , F. M. Rutscll , B , Sllloway.
J. E. Baum. Dr. W. H. Hanchctt ,
W. H. Rutsell. John C. Barnard ,
C. W. Partridge. L. R. Cottrcll. R. A. Mc-
Cloud. L. Pettlnglll , W. C. Bullard. E. D.
Cox , W. S. Hcaton , F. F. Reynolds , J. C.
Howard. E. J. Wilracth. C. " 0. Lobeck , C.
A. Sharp , J. H. Donlcan , Samuel Maclcod ,
H. M. Johnson , F. H. Goddard , J. B. Slice-
I han , Jacob Froyle * , W. A. Spcntcr. W. J.
Stephens , J. H. Johnson and W. J. Broatch.
The first named , A. S. Carter , was an In-
portant witness and all the others were
brought hero by one side or the other for
the purpose of testifying to the general rep
utation of Carter. The witnesses were here
at various times during the trial. One
party of them came In a special car from
Omaha , and a special train was run from
here to Delnur In order that tiny might
return home as soon as possible' :
The case Itself Is of much more than or
dinary moment and worthy of extended
notice. In the month of August , 1S % , there
died here , after an Illness of some -weeks ,
Matt WaUon , a wealthy old bachelor who
for forty years had been a well known
money lender of Maquoketa. His estate
was valued at fully $300,000 , the greater
part of which was represented by some
COO mortgages.
Ho left no will and there being no near
relatives , It was supposed the property
would go tu his only sister , Mrs. Julia A.
Rlcharson of Johnson's Creek , N. Y. , and
some fourteen nephews and nieces. It was
but a short time after his death that there
arose a rumor to the effect that there was
an * Illegitimate son in existence and soon
afterwards George Nlles Watson appeared
hero and claimed the whole estate as tbe
Illegitimate son of the dead man.
ROMANCE OF THE OLD MAN.
It appears that while Matt was a boarder
at the Dccl er bouse during 1SC.S and 18G9 ,
he became unduly Intimate with one uf the
Blrla working there Mary Jonis by name.
She was db-iharged from the hotel during
the summer of 1SI9. ( She had no friends
or relatives tLcrc and was finally taken to
the county poor house near Andrew. While
there. ' and or the 20th day of December.
1SC9. she rove birth to the child that has
now grown to manhood and appears as the
claimant in tbe case.
The followinr March tbe child was adopted
by Sir. and Mrs. TTJebrge Nlles. proprietor *
of the Decker house. It Is claimed that at
this particular time Watson entered into c
contract with Mrs. Nlles wherein he agreed
to provide for the rearing and education ot
tbo child. If she would adopt It , and also
stating that he was the father of the child.
The Nlles family afterwards removed from
here to Kansas , living at Abilene last. The
child here grew up and his foster mother
died when lie was 18 yctrs of age. A year
afterwards he became possessed of a desire
for different scenes and then enlisted In the
Seventh United States cavalry. He re
mained there for five years , part of the time
being a rergeant. When bis time there ex
pired he rc-enlistcd In the Eighteenth In
fantry , remaining there until discharged
last year. During bis army life ho partici
pated in the quelling of a number of Indian
uprlslngs udttllniL.thM ' of the Sioux in
Dikota. ' - ,
It Is necessary that it be proven"jit
the dead man recognized him as his son In
such a way as to be general and open ; that
being done he will receive the whole es
tate of J300 000. Many witnesses have testi
fied to such recognition , but the alleged con
tract by Watson , In which he recognized the
child as his son , could not be produced
Neither could they find any trace of Mary
Jores , the mother of the boy. The whole
tlmo since the death of Watson In August ,
1S95 , and up to the present trial has been
spent by both sides In a laborious search for
evidence.
HAS ALREADY COST THOUSANDS.
Although the case had been on the docket
for some months it was not brought to trial
until September 1. Judge C. M , Waterman
called a special term of court to hear the
caee.
Court has now lasted nearly eight weeks
and about 400 witnesses have been ex
amined from seven various statc-s , namely :
California , Tennessee , Kansas , Louisiana ,
Iowa , Nebraska and Minnesota. Similar par
ties of witnesses to those from Omaha were
brought from Aledo , III. , Odebolt and Dav
enport , la. There are fifteen lawyers em
ployed In the case , among whom are Joe
R. Lane of Davenport , W. I. Hayes , ex-con
gressman , and L. A. Ellis , state senator.
The arguments In the ease were limited by
the court to four days.
The vast volume of testimony In the case ,
coming a ; It docs from all directions , has
been procured at vast expense , estimated at
not less than { 15,000. In addition to this the
attorneys' fees will be somewhere from
* 5.000 to $100,000.
Judge Waterman will file his decision as
soon as pccslblc and at the name time do
justice to the case. Each side affirms Its
resolution to carry the matter to the su
preme court in case of defeat In this court.
iiKNOf.vcn ixGiAXi > 's MITIIO S.
IrlHh-Amcrlcnn National Amncxty AM-
Noclatloii llolilK n McetliiKT.
NEW YORK , Oct. 25. The Irish Amer
ican National Amnesty association held a
mass meeting to protest against the treat
ment of Irish political prisoners In English
prisons. Judge Morgan J. O'Brien presided.
Tbo principal speech was made by Rev. F.
D. McGlynn. The list of honorary vice
presidents included Governor Morton , ex-
Qoveruor Flower , John B. Sheehan , Thomas
C. Platt , Senator David B. Hill , John R.
T'ellovvs. Amos J. Cummlngs , Joseph Pulit
zer , Patrick Egan and General Buttrrflcld.
A committee reported that the mental con
dition of Gallagher and Whltchead , the re
cently released prisoners , had not improved
since they were sent to an asylum. Resolu
tions were adopted denouncing England's
treatment of political prisoners , which will
bo went to President Cleveland.
to Arrcdt A ml run * .Slayer.
NHW YORK , Oct. Si. Coroner Miles of
Yonkern Is confident he will noon have the
man who killed Hamlln J. Andrux. 1 have
positive Information as to who the Kiility
party is , and I will have him In custody
In a day or two , " wan the slfUument matlu
by him. Whether the supposed murdtrvr
WUH employed In the Arlington Chumlcal
works or not , in not known to uny on'i <
the authorities.
Hail .Men lu Kentucky Flu lit.
RUfaSELVILI.E. Ky , Oct. 2J-Adalr -
vllie , this ( Logan ) county , was the HCOUC-
of n ilenptrnte battle last night. MUJUI
whisky nnd cards resulted In the death of
one man and the probable death of un-
oth'T Arch 1 rector wan ntalilied to death
by Lon C'rufton. nnd herlouuly wounded Ills
brother , Doc Crufton.
TO IIUY si AW STRIIT CAU I.IMJS.
Investment of Capital r
Cltlr ivllli Ainerlentfb
CLEVELAND , Oct. S. Kiurchatc of
street railway systems ItrcjBopc by an
international syndicate ofl Htallsts , the
scope of which was pirlHSfltllncd In a
recent Axsoclated prcs 'WyBu from St.
Louli. Is the greatest uu H enterprise
cow on foot In the entire n B Additional
Information on the subjoj lft been se
cured from a gentleman < B financially
Interested In the success H s > ndlcatcs
operation. The Amerlcan Hhc head ot
tbe enterprise arc a Mr. l ! WlIlc and Dr.
James Ross of Montreal. Mr. Ross Is Im
mensely wealthy. Is a director In the Bank
of Montreal , and Is heavily Interested la
the Canadian Pacific and Canadian street
rallwajs. It Is stated that with him are
a number of Americans \\ho have become
wealthy as street railway operators ; also
a number of German and Dutch bankers ,
as well as the great house of RothnchllUs.
These 'Gentlemen find the street railways
of Europe where those of America were ten
jears ago. They see abundant opportunity
to make a great deal ot money by bring
ing them up to the present American stand
ard. They not only have the underground
railways of London In view , but arc pre
pared to operate In Berlin , Paris and other
largo cities. The syndicate has already
gained possession of the street railway sys
tem of Birmingham , England , and Is oper
ating It. As motive power compressed air
will be used. Compressed air has been the
motive power on a Paris railroad for the
last * fifteen years , but Its complete success
was prevented by Inability to obtain reser
voirs which would sustain for any length
of time Uic great air pressure needed. An
Amcrlcii named Kollogi ; has Invented a
reamlcss tube which will hold air at a
pressure of B.OOO pounds to the square Inch ,
and It was mainly this fact which led to
the formation of the * cyndlcate. A company
to make the tubing hcs been formed In
Boston and the company has been In opera
tion for some lime at Flndlay In the midst
of the natural gas region. The gas supply
Is felling and the factory will be removed
and established at a cost of $2.000,000 , If all
the plans go through. Cleveland. New Castle.
Pa. , an1 two other places arc being con
sidered as sites of the new factory , and
within two weeks a proposition will be
made to the chambers of commerce of those
cities. A number of pneumatic motor street
cars ere now being made for Birmingham.
MlUnKU MYSTKHY KIXA1.I.Y St L\KU
Vomit ? Mini CotifcKKCM the DclnllH of
the Hohhx Trnccily.
BOSTON , Oct. G. A special to the Jour
nal from Cornish. Me. , says : On October C
Mitt. Betsy R. Hobbs was found dead. She
lived alone about one and a half miles
from Efflngham. N. H. When found the
houto was burning and her body WM half
cremated. The mjstery was cleared yester
day by the confession of Charles Savage.
Ho accuses Frank J. Palmer of the murder.
A coroner's jury has brought In a verdict
of murder In the first degree. Savage was
held as a witness. Palmer is 16 jeara old
and lives at West Parsonficld. Savage Is
20 years of age. At the Inquest Charles
Savcge unflinchingly withstood half an hour's
cross-examination , but at last tbe coroner
discovered weakness and he persistently
questioned him till he finally succumbed and
related a tale Implicating himself and Frank
Palmer In the murder and attempted crema
tion of Mrt. lobbs.
He and Palmer , he caia , had been drink
ing together the day before the tragedy.
Monday morning Savage took his breech-
loading shotgun to go shooting. They called
at Mrs. Hobbs' . Savage left Palmer In the
house while he wentto the woodshed on
an errand. While there be heard the re
port of n gun and Boon afterward found
Mrs. Hobbs bleeding upon the * doorstep.
Palmer soon appeared and with an oath de
clared that now he had squared the grudge
he owed her for pulling $3 out of him In
payment for the glass he broke In her house
three years ago. Palmer asked Savage to
help him carry the body into the house.
Ho rays he was so frightened he did not
realize what he was doing , but they got
tbe body Into tbe bouse. Savage then took
to the woods , being shortly overtaken by
Palmer , who declared that nobody would
ever know what happened , for be had set
fire to the houec.
Mt > T I'AY AMERICAN
HecUlon of the Supreme Court of Can
ada on the KlKhcrlcM l.lccnitc.
BOSTON , Oct. 25. A special to the Jour
nal from Gloucester. Mass. , says : News
4ias Just been received here of an Important
decision" Iff the supreme court of Canada
which may result lli tha repayment of all
license fees paid by American fisntrcucn
since the abrogation , of the treaty of Wash
ington for licenses Issued under the modus
Vivendi. The action was brought before
tbo court many years ago for the purpose
of defining tbe relative rates and settling
rival claims of tbe Canadian provinces on
one band , and the Dominion government on
the other , and has resulted In a victory
for the former. The claim of the provinces
upon every point raised Is approved except
that the Dominion Is declared In control of
harbors. In the case of harbors the Do
minion is declared to have the right of con
trolling its fishing , but it has no power
to grant a local lease In any part of the
country , and in the tidal waters neithe-r
the Dominion nor any province has power to
restrict public rights of fUhlug save by
general legislation , except in a very few
particulars. Therefore , the present Do
minion fishery act under which
licence fees are exacted from American
fishermen is Illegal and must be withdrawn.
Thefcc licenses , it is estimated , amount to
over $70,000 a year.
Ml I.O.NGUR I'Minil TUB LAWS IIAX.
I'Mn < - LotiK AKO ANMCKCI ! AcaliiHt u
MliilNter Klnally Itemltleil.
WEBSTER CITY , la. . Oct. 2B. ( Special
Telegram. ) A. R. Candle , a minister now
located at Charlton , entered his pulpit to
day for the first tlmo in ten years without
a fine of $100 hanging over .him for the
Illegal sale of liquor. In 1S85 he conducted
a drug store at Stanhope , In the southern
part of this county. He was arrested for
illegal sale ami the fine imposed. He re
moved to Cbariton and entered tbo minis
try. Last night D. C. Chase , an attorney
In this city , received from Governor Drake
the olficlal papers remitting the minister's
fine.
\VOMAXA.M ) PI vis cmi.nuux imow.v
Whole Family of u Denver Merchant
Meet Death.
DENVER , Oct , 2E. While Andrew J.
Spute with his wife and five children um >
boating on Smith's lake , in the southern
limits of this city , late this afternoon , tbo
boat ivas by some means overturned and
Mrs. Sputo and her five children were
drowned. Mr. Spute Is a grocer at 123S
Santa Fe avenue.
Incrcii c In Hallway
CINCINNATI , Oct. 21. The stockholder
for the Cincinnati & Portsmouth railway
today re-flccled the > board of dlre-e-lorn and
the bourd of directors th < - ofllcerB. Thu
president' * leport showed the * crosx earn-
iiiKtf for the ytuir to have been S2&9.1R3. nn
lncu'UJ < c of 1".C per cent over the previous
year.
Two l.nrtcc I'M Mure * .
HOUSTON , Tex. . Oft. 25. Two llrms afc-
ttlKiiod at late hour last night. Brown
Ilroi. . . n. dry courts huuxf , for JW.O'Kj ' , nnd
tlii Hnpur Jiiiw. , Ki-utlcmcn'x furnishing
und clothing , (20,000. Huhsi'fjuent attach
ment * WITP run on Brown IJro * . Crudltors
arc chlflty in tli'o north and oast.
Mot emeu to of Oeeau Ycd H Oct , - ' . " > ,
At IJositonArrived 1'avonla , from Liver
pool.
At New York Anlved Furnouulti , from
Glasgow.
At Liverpool Arrived Umbrlu , from
New Yoik.
At Que-enstow.i Hailed Campunla , for
New York.
ERROR OF AN ENGINEER
Passenger Trains Oollido Near St. Louis
with Awful Eesults.
EIGHT MEET DEATH AND MANY ARE HURT
.Many Hen * lly I.onilcil icur loi\
CuncliC" on the 'Krlftco Him Into
liy HntilillyMoi Inn Loco
motive nnil Car.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 25. Shortly before 10
o'clock this morning two passenger trains
on the St. Louis & San Francisco , going
In opposite directions , collided nearly op
posite Windsor station , about thirteen miles
from this city , Instantly killing eight per
sons and Injuring twenty-one. The dead are *
all of St. Louis. Their names arc :
ADOLPH HOHL , engineer of the accom
modation train.
CHARLES MOBINE.
CONRAD KUNTZ.
C. C. BLEVINS.
H. T. HALL.
BARNEY M'KENNA. In charge of the re
freshments.
MISS MAUD M'KENNA. aged 14 , hi
daughter.
JOHN CARTWRIGHT.
The Injured are :
Ferdinand Lange. St. ' Louis. Internal In
juries.
David Garrctty. St. LouU , head cut and
legs bruised
J. E. Roblct , SI. Louis , hips and legs In
jured.
Charles L. Mllentz , St. Louts , scalp
wounds.
Frank Hasler. Gt. Louis , late of Spring
field. Mo. , flre-n an on excursion train , spinal
cord Injured and hurt Internally.
Mrs. J. B. McDanlcl , St. Louis , slightly
Injured.
George Wulff of Klrkwood. conductor on
EUbu.-bin train , hips Injured and badly
bruised.
Robert Mulbollona of Spring Park , brakeman -
man on suburban train , slightly Injured.
George Atwood. St. Louis , conductor on
excursion tiain. slight ! } injured.
Joseph A. Dryden. Springfield , Mo. , engi
neer on excursion train , skull fractured and
badly scalded.
Frederick Miller , Valley Park , fireman on
suburban train , legs Injured and badly
bruised.
A. K. Smith. Valley Park , baggageman on
suburban tialn , heed cut and hand and arms
Injured ,
Mrs. A. K. Smith , Valley Park. Injured
by shock.
Matt Wapplchorst. Valley Park , slightly
Injured.
Peter Hill , St. LouU , face cut and badly
bruised.
Robert Langen. William Suiter , Hrnry
Larberg. Louis Hunt , Henry McMIchacl ,
Mrs. Rose Hill , all of St. Louis , more or less
Injured.
OVERSIGHT OF A VETERAN.
It seems from the ctatcments by men
employed on the line that the accident was
flue to the ovcralgh * of one of the oldest
engineers on this d vision of the 'Frisco , .
Joseph Drydtn , who was In charge of tliB
excursion train.
The colll.Ion occurred bctnccn the second
section of an excursion train bound west
mid the. 'Frisco Valley Park accommoda
tion. The excursion crew should have re
mained at Spring Park for orders and let
have let the accommodation train pass.
The excursion train was the second section
of a special bound for St. James. Mo. , 100
miles west of St. Louis , , where the Mis
souri Home for Aged Veterans was dedi
cated today under the auspices of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief
corps.
The first section had gone through safely
and the second , which consisted of eleven
coaches heavily laden with Grand Army
men and their wives and children , left St.
Louis about 0 o'clock.
FAILS TO STOP FOR ORDERS.
According to J. D. Dlshman , the tele
graph operator and station agent at Sprinff
park , It should have stopped at that place
for orders. Instead of doing so , the sec
tion passed by the Elation , and soon after
met the accommodation coming down grade
rt full speed. Engineer Hohl of the ac
commodation was not aware that tbo sec-
oiui bfctloti was on the road , and lu trying
to make the switch at Klrkwood , crashed
into the Ill-fated train in a cut just thir
teen miles from the St. Louis Union sta
tion. Thert was only one car , a combina
tion baggage and ctuch , on Engineer Hohl's
train , but the colln. . was terrific , both
engines being demolished. & ? " number of
the cars telescoped. The wiwti ' s
plied high on the track , and above the
sound of escaping steam could be heard the
cries of the frightened and Injured passen
gers.
gers.Next to the engine of the excursion train
was the ccmmlEsary car filled with refresh
ments. Barney McKcnna was In charge of
the edibles and with him was his 14-year-old
daughter , Maud. Both were- Instantly killed ,
being scalded and crushed. A number of
passengers , mostly young men , were grouped
around the temporary counter eating and ,
drinking. Almost all were either killed
or Injured. This and the next car , In
which were seventy passengers , Buffered
tbeorst damage and most of the killed and
Injured were taken from them , Engineer
Hohl of th'j accommodation , which was run
ning on time , was killed and his fireman.
Frank Hatler , badly Injured.
"I cannot see how It could have occurred , "
said an official of the road tonight , "but
Engineer Dryden seems to have entirely
forgotten about No. 12 , tbo accommoda
tion train. Het Is one of tbo best engineers
of the road , and the overlooking of the
train which was traveling toward him Is
all the more remarkable , for the reason that
ho was for a tlmo Its engineer , and was ,
therefore , perfectly familiar with Its
schedule. But the train seems to have
dropped completely out of bis recollection.
He failed to take the xtdlng , and bis con
ductor , George Atwood , who was taking
tickets failed to notice tbe fact.
The accommodation train contlsted of an
engine , tender , baggage car and two
coaches , In which there were only five pas
sengers. The engine and tender was
wrecked , but the other three cars were not
damaged. It Is duo to the lightness of this
train that the accident was not worse than
It was , "
RESCUING THE INJURED.
Immediately after the wreck occurred people
ple began to come In from all directions , on
wheels , In buggies , wagons and on foot , and
within an hour after the accident thousand !
could be seen grouped around the pile ot
debris. No wrecking train was available ,
but everybody turned to and In a short time
had reicued the Injured and taken out the
dead.
Doctors , from surrounding towns hurried
to the i-ccne and rendered what assistance
they could to the suffering , who were trans
ported to places of xafety. All tbe medical
resources of St. Louis were placed at the
disposal of the 'Frisco as soon as the news
of the accident reached the city. Dr. Stark-
lolf. the city physician , Immediately set
out for thu scene of tbe wreck with a corps
of assistants and ambulances , but owing to
the delay experienced In getting to tbo
wreck their sMTicrK were not needed.
J. D. Dltlitnan , the. station agent at Spring
park , stated to a reporter that had tbe ex
cursion train stopped at Spring park f jr or
ders , as It ishould have done , the accident
would have been averted. He said ho got
a message from Valley park when tbe ac
commodation train left there and he added
that had the excursion train stopped ho
would have bad It pull Into tbe switch until
the accommodation parsed. DUhman eald
that ho was In his office when the excursion
I passed at a high rate of speed. He ualJ
' that he knew that the trains would comu
I together but that bo was pouerleas to avert
tbo accident.