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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAIIA ! , MONDAY MOKNING1 , IfEBlttJAllY 1 , 1897. SINGLE ffcPY JjTVE CENTS.
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I BROOKLYN GOES AGROUND
Big Unitcl States Ornicer Huns on to a
Sunken Hock.
BIG SHIP RECEIVES SERIOUS INJURIES
Unnumcd While IleltiK Mo otl lo n
Safer Aneliornne Wnlortlwhl Coin-
liartnidtlH Sine Ihe Crnlt
front
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 31. The JJnlled
States ship Brooklyn , the latest pride of a
peerless navy , calculated to withstand the
fiercest onslaughts of shot and shell , today
UeH almost utterly helpless , because of a
narrow ledge ot sunken rock In the Delaware
river , above Marcus Hook , Pa. , on which she
ttruck heavily yesterday afternoon. Her
lower double compartments , forward , were
closely stove In , and It was only by the
merest good fortune that the big vessel did
not sink. This would undoubtedly have
been the remit had not her Inner compart
ments satisfactorily withstood the shock.
As It was , she was pulled clear of the rocks
nml Is now tied to the big stone Ice breakers
at Marcus Hook , protected from the heavy
Ice , gorgca In mid river.
The big vessel Is seriously damaged , and it
Is Impossible to say when she will bo ahla
to go Into active service. At present she Is
In no danger ot further damage , being fully
protected In the snfe anchorage affoided by
the ICQ breakers. How the accident occurred
can only be established by a court ot In
quiry , nnd this Captain Cook ot the Brook
lyn has already n-lrcil for.
The exact place where the vessel struck
was on Schooner Ledge rock , between Clu s-
tcr and Marcus Hook , at about IMF ! o'clock.
What makes the accident even more deplora
ble Is the fact that this was tha first tlmo
the ship hid been handled by tha present
olllccrs and crew since going Into commis
sion , In the early part of December.
Since then she had been lying at League
island navy yard and certain small repairs
had delayed her sailing. By the early part
of the present month , however , all arrange
ments had been completed for her going lo
BM , when the cold snap set In nnd was
h followed by the piling up of Ice In the river ,
and particularly at the bend In the river , 1m-
mtdlatcly below the navy yard. The city
leo boat managed to keep the channel clear
of Ice. but on the sides It piled up from two
to six feet.
The Brooklyn , lying at League Island , with
her prow fac-lng seaward , was hold In tight
and fast by the freezing.weather and It wag
doemud advlcablo to postpone sailing until
n clearer sea. This die" not como and the
cold weather continued nnd the Ice began
piling until It was believed the position of
the big boat was perilous. The Ice was
surging around nnd about her and her officers
felt she must bo moved or the heavy floes
would force her ashjre. It was evident ,
however , by the tugging at her anchor chains
that a safer beith should bo given her , and
so It was decided to take her to Cramp's
yards , where she would bo protected.
OPERATIONS BEGIN
Ona Ice boat was brought Into requisition
and 'broke' ' the Ice around the ship , while
four big tugs stood by ready to lend a hand
to tow hbr to nor dest'liiatlon. At the last
moment It was seen that to go through the
ice in the Horseshoe was fraught with great
difficulty and perhaps danger. Then It was
that the captain asked the pilots , Captains
WallH nnd Bennett , two of 4hc most care
ful and expert men on the river. If the ship
could be taken down the river. They replied
In the alternative and said that safe an
chorage could bo obtained at Marcus Hook.
The Brooklyn , under her own steam , got
under way and kept straight on down the
river , the Ice boat breaking a way for her
and two of the tugs following In her wake.
Both pilots were on the cruiser and she madu
her way easily enough through the masses of
floating Ice , and fallowing the ranges closely
she had reached opposite and close to
Schooner Ledge , when the pilots sent her
slightly to starboaul , where they considered
It better water. Almost Instantly the ves
sel struck the rocks wJMi a jar that shook
her from stem to stern. For a moment all
was confusion , but for n moment only ; the
next her cool-headed officers and men wore
at woilc. The engine/ ! responded beautifully
and she wns quickly backed off. The quick
settling of her prow showed that damage
had resulted , A hasty uxamlnatlon followed
by a closer ono showed that hir Inner com
partments were but slightly , If at all , dam
aged and that the hulk of the injury was
clo'io to the outer compartments , directly
under the engine and fire rooms. At first
many on board feared ho would sink , but
this fenr was soon dissipated. The city Ice
boat and the tugs lent n hand , passed the
lines to the vessel and towed her to Marcus
Hook , where she was imule fast to the Ice
breaker.
CREW DECLINES TO TALK.
Here she lay today when an Associated
press reporter boarded her. Her bow had
settled over a foot In the river , but other
wise nothing seemed out ot the ordinary
order of things. On board , however , ai gen
eral fettling of gloom peivadcd the officers
and men , and although none could be pre
vailed upon to talk about the matter. It was
evident they felt deeply the accident to their
ship. Captain Cook was seen , but politely
and firmly declined to discuss the situation.
Ho contented hlm&ulf by baying that ho had
notified the navy depaitment , and had
ackoil for the appointment ot a court of In
quiry , lie was unable to say when the
vessel would beahlo to leave her present
anchorage , but It Is evident from the heavy
Ice In the liver that this cannot bo done
until a general thaw has set In and the river
Is piactlcally fieo finin Ice. This depends
entirely upon the weather. Should It con
tinue cold It will not be until the latter
iwrt of the month or the early part of
March that she can bo brought up with
safety , nml only then when she Is docked ,
can the extent of the damage become known.
Mcssagivi from the ship to the shore are
lirought by the quarantine tug under com
mand ot Captain Springer , who keeps close
by the Brooklyn ,
The hroaklyn Is the latest and most mod
ern pattern of an armored cruiser In the
navy , nnd was launched at Cramp's shipyard
on October 2. She Is the only vessel In the
navy having a complete electrical appara
tus for moving her turrets. Her cost , ex
clusive of armament , was $2,986,000. , Her
battery consists of eight eight-Inch breech
loading rifles of thirty-five caliber ; twelve
live-Inch breech loading rllles ot the rapid
flro type ; twelve six-pounder rapid fire
guns ; four one-pounder rapid flro guns , and
four machine guns.
Ilreviery Deal.
CINCINNATI , O. , Jan. 31-Tho Enquire )
Bays ; Three , representatives of a gigantic
London syndicate are In the olty for tin
purpose of gobbling up all the blggcsl
biewerles hero and suceess lias HO fai
crowned their effoitu. They Imvo pur
chased an option on sixteen and the ( lea
has proure'ttHod no fur that most cf tin
breweries hu\e bctjun tnklnp Block am !
Bumming ui > all the xaloon chattel m&rt'
KiiKc-H they hold for the purpose of knavxlnt
Just how they stand The deal will be
closed during tlio coming vveck. Tin
amount to lie paid for the lot airureitntof
$1.000.100. Ono-half will bo paid in ca lii .ml .
tlio other half In preferred stock with M.ur-
anteed Interest
I'llinlly l llui'iieil to Death.
NUW YORK. Jnn , 21 Flro which biokt
out In the blacksmith tmop of Ku'Jcrlcli
Bvhncffcr In HoboUon , N J. , ut mldnlgtil
resulted In the death of live peroonB , The
iiumeH of the dead arc * Henry Schrocder
Mrs. Nellie Sohroedei Mamie Sehrocder
Ji'linlu HchroeiU'f. Knte Schioedcr , Helmet ,
for ami his family , who Jlywl In the icai
of the Hhop , made tliclr escape , but tin
lamlly of JU-nry BchlOfder , HvliiK atrvu thr
shop , utro unable to o&ctpe on account ol
the jupldlty with which the llamcs spread.
The property luas U small.
MAICHS A SOAI'IJOOAT OK OIJ.V. Pl.V.
OJeneriil Wojlvr IKHIICN an Order nnd
Henrel * lint INK Done II ,
( Copright , ISQ7 , liy' I'rcts 1'ubllihlng Company. )
HAVANA , Jan. 31. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) IMward At
kins ot Boston must be the agent ot the
sugar planters referred to In the World's
Washington advices. He arrived hero a
week ago Saturday nnd Immediately saw
General Weylcr. Mr. Atkins owns the Soledad -
dad sugar plantation , near Clcnfugos , ono of
tha largest plantations In Cuba , nnd Is In
terested In several others. Ho Is on his
plantation now. Ho had a peculiar experi
ence with General Weylcr , Judging from
what can bo learned. Tlio general Is said
to have told Mr. Atkins that he had not
heard from Madrid , but that ho had never
given any order not to grind. The grinding
could go on In a few days. Ho added that
lie had removed General Pin for Issuing a
prohibitory order without authority.
Then ho is said lo have icmnrkcd that
Americans deserve no favors because they
Klvo money to the rebels.
"But I never did , " Mr. Atkins Is reported
to have exclaimed , "I assure you 1 never
paid them a cent. "
"I don't know about that , " the captain
general Is said to Imvo replied.
This giving of the lie made Mr. Atklna
extremely Indignant , nnd his friends hero
denounce the Insult hotly. If General Wey
lcr has heard from Madrid , he has not obeyed
Instructions. In spllo of every effort the
planters have not been ahlo yet to get per
mission to grind. An order by General Wcy-
ler Is In force prohibiting grinding. Until
It Is revoked the Spanish officials on the
plantations will enforce It. The cnne Is
ready for grinding and the planters are
ready to begin. Some mean to begin to
firlnd very soon , and to continue to do It
until stopped. The grinding ot burnt cane
has been allowed lately. The Trinidad Sugar
company began to grind on Friday , Janu
ary 22.
There Is a great deal of friction between
Gcncinl Weylcr and his officers. The latest
breach Is between the captain general nnd
General Pin , who for a year has commanded
the largo Jurisdiction of Los Villas. It is ,
perhaps , the most Important and desirable
command on the Island from a Spanish
officer's point of vlovv. A very large pro
portion of the sugar made on the Island Is
made there. The district contains vast
plantations nnd the five cities of Clonfu-
gos , Sagua , Santa Clam , Trinidad and Rc-
modlos. The sugar planters have got to
know General Pin , and could 111 afford a
change. But they were Interfered with ,
and complained to Weyler. He shifted the
lesponslblllty on to Pin , and removed him.
The order to stop grinding came from
Woyler. He says he did not Issue- such
an order , but what he did Issue was so nm-
blguons that Pin was sure to get Into
trouble. Pin was in doubt , as there were no
serious military operations that could be in
terfered with , and the grinding would give
employment to many thousands of people ,
who would bo paupers of become rebels.
General Pin , for thosa and other reasons ,
decided to let the grinding start. Instruc
tions came from Weyler to stop It. The
American and English and German planters
made such a protest that Weylcr found It
necessary to make a scapegoat of Pin. He
relieved him of his command and put Gen
eral Pratz In his place. This means that
the planters must cultivate the friendship of
another general. General Pin got angry ,
refused to take the command offcreJ him ,
and on Sunday returned to Havana. He
will stay a month hcr < , doing nothing , when ,
If Weylcr Is still In command , he will go
back to Spain In disgust.
Love and war go hand In. hand. The
moio fierce and bloody the strife In "tho
hills" the more devoted and daring become
the sweethearts of the rebels In the towns
and cities. The authorities have suspected
of late that constant communication Is kept
up between Havana and the Insurgents In
the field through the Instrumentality cf
women. Many beautiful Cuban girls are
watched. Evidence Is not hard to obtain.
Their lovers , brothers and fathers are In
the mountains , and they have no fear of
arrest. Death alone could prevent them
from sending or even carrying notes , neces
sities and , Indeed , luxuries to the rebel
camps. Awful risks are taken by delicate
women. Spies abound In the cities , while
In the country there Is exposure to hard
ships , capture and a fete worse than death.
Yet the Cuban girls brave everything. Ssv-
ontcen of them , were ordered Thursday to
leave the country. They went. Some were
not guilty , though all were suspected by the
pollco , nnd that was enough. Women ar
rested on charge of treason or of complicity
with the Insurgents are made to go away
from their home or accept a terrible al
ternative. Three lovely Cuban women who
ha\o chosen exllo will sail for Key West
next Wednesday , Clemencla Aiango and two
young women named Slgnaroa and Cordo-
nla. Scnorlta Arango is a sister of Raoul
Arango , a famous rebel chief. The daring
spirit of tlic sister shows that they are both
cf the same blood. Both moved In the
highest society on the island. Both are well
educated. Clemencla Is a slight , refined
young woman of 21 , an orphan and a most
attractive llttlo rebel. Dressed ns a man
she lias passedi to the Insurgents repeatedly
and has done wonderful things. A spy be-
trayel her. Other women have been warned
and others teen will bo sent away. If the
fair mall cal rlers of the rebels are to bo
stepped all the Cuban girls will go In time.
Their devotion to the. cause Is undying.
War continues to bo waged from ono end
of the Island to the other. General Woyler
Is tiavellng Incognito with 20,000 troops
down the center. The rebels are gliding
past him and dancing In the corners.
If those icforms have como from Spain
they are kept secret In the palace.
Not a word has como from General Gomez ,
who Is still In Santa Clara province , mov
ing about Placetas. While General Weyler
Is moving eastward the Insurgents In the
western provinces , which he has announced
"pacified , " have again become active and
destructive. Two railway trains have been
attacked , one town burned and another at
tacked within a few miles of Havana since
ho left to "pacify" Matanzas and Santa
Clara provinces. He Is reported to be near
Montcro and going to Ctemfucgos , instead
of pushing on to Santa Clara City , At Clcn-
fucRos ho can take a steamer back to Ha
vana , It Is expected that he will return
boon and announce that Plnar del Rio , Ha
vana , Matnnzas and Santa Clara provinces
have been "pacified" and are ready for the
reforms which otherwise would not ho pro
mulgated.
It wns reported today that General Wey
ler had been superseded by the Spanish
minister of war on account of charges pre
sented by the Marquis Dereztcgula , hut
the report was denied at the palace.
All accounts agree that the Insurgents
are pouring into this and Matanzas prov
inces. The railroad line between hero , and
Batahano is being very btrongly fortlfiea.
The rebels continue to avoid engagements ,
but make themselves felt In every province.
THOMAS G. ALVORD , JR.
Operation on I.aily llfiiry .Soniemet ,
LONDON , Feb. 1. The Times this morn
ing announces thut Ludy Henry Somerset
has undergone an operation. This treatment
by physicians was made necessary by the
recent carriage accident , In which Lady
Somerset was Injntod. Her present condi
tion Is pronounced favorable , but It Is an
nounced by the doctors that prolonged rest
Is Imperative.
SenutorH Opinion Arhltrallon Treat- .
LONDON , Feb. 1. The Dally News , com-
nienthig on statements cabled by the Now
York coi respondent of the paper , saya the
United States fcenatom are. trying to kill
the Anglo-American treaty indirectly. This
they fear to do directly , because the public
tcnllment of the people of America la In
favor ot the measure ,
Sir * , lleeeher IN Slowly Falling ,
STAMFORD , Conn. , Jan. si. At the icsi-
dcnce of Ile-v Samuel Bcovlllu , whore hlu
at'i-d mother-in-law , Mrs , Homy Ward
Ucre'hcr , has been critically 1)1 ) for some
weeks. It IH stated thut Mrs. needier la
slowly falling.
CONFERENCE OF POPULISTS
Gathering to Bo Held at Kansas Oity on
February 23 Next ,
SECRETARY EDGERTON ISSUES A CALL
I'rlttrlplpH fnr Which Uic 1'coiilc'n
1'tirljShould Contend Sot Kordi
In n l.j-ttiT o AViiNhhtira
of lluxton.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 31. National Populist Sec
retary J. A. Edgcrton of Lincoln , Neb. , has
written a call for a national conference of
populists at Kansas City , Mo. , February 23 ,
1S97. and forwarded It to Chairman Marlon
Butler , urging him to Issue the same.
Chairman Roselle ot the Missouri state
people's party committee has been Informed
of the proposed conference , and he Is heartily
In favor ot It. Mr. Roselle , who Is also sec
retary of the National Reform Press associa
tion , says no date could bo more opportune
for a national gathering ot populists than the
ono mentioned , ns it follows so close upon the
day named for the national meeting of the
people's party editors In Kansas City , a
call for which has already been Issued for
February 22. About two weeks ago G. E.
Washburn of Boston , a member of the pee
ple's party national committee , Issued an
appeal to the populists of the United States ,
which was generally published all over the
country. This appeal practically advised
populists to abandon the silver Issue and to
take up the question of government owner
ship ot railroads. J. A. EdRerton of Lincoln ,
Neb. , secretary of the populist national com
mittee , soon after received the following
letter from Mr. Washburn :
My Dear Mr. Kdgcrton : Enclosed I send
you copy of my nppenl which 1 Issued last
week. The Itoston Ilcrnld hns requested mete
to secure n symposium ot letters from the
Icndeis of our party , RlvliiK their views on
the proposed change to Independent pnrty
notion , .is well ns chnnsms the IlKntlnK
Issue to sclpntlllo monev and government
ownership of railroads. I would be plonscd ,
therefore , If you would mnll me a brief
comment , Indicating your attitude In this
matter , which I trust moots with your con.
eurronce. Fraternally yours ,
G. F. WASHBUUN.
In his reply , which is dated Lincoln , Neb. ,
January 30 , Secretary Edgerton says :
Hon. GCOIRC F. Washburn , Boston , Mass. .
My Dear Sir The people's p.aity him al
ways "contended for "scientific money. " It
always contended for the government
ownership of railroads. No "change of the
llBlitlnpissue" Is necessary to brlns these
questions to the front 111 far a the pee
ple's pirty l.s concerned. It has always
contended also for the frco coinage of sil
ver. It sTould not abandon this Issue slm-
because another party has taken It up ,
Cly should rather support It the more zeal
ously. it should welcome the assistance
nnd should vie with the newcomers as to
who shall Rive the free colnaRo Issue the
most united and effective support. The
popullnt party was the llrst to raise the
frco silver standard. Must it abandon that
standard simply because another pnrty has
como to Us support ? No. Flight does not
cease to be right because It gains new
adherents. And to say that wo will not
advocate a right principle simply because
another partv promises to share the credit
for carrying It to success seems to be piny.
Ins the bov. That Is too narrow and selfish
a course for the peonle's party. For the
populists to abandon frcu silver now would
bo like an army leaving the Held when one
moro charge would win the battle. There
can bo no change of the Meriting Iszuo until
this cause Is won. The lines of the iltjht
are already drawn. No question Is ever set
tled until It Is settled right. McKInley's
election 'was secured by bribery misrepre
sentation nnd outtlght fraud. It was not
the deliberate verdict of the people. . That
light must bo made over apnln , and next
time It will be won. Next tlmo It uilll be
harder to misrepresent. Next time the ma-
Jot itywill be so Inrpe that the tide can
not be turned by bribery. Next time the
poa'ile fsvlll bo so alert and determined that
fraud will bo well nigh Impossible. The
saw may be homely , but It Is true.
You ask me then what Is to be the dis
tinct mission of the people's party ? This :
To push the flght as In the j > a.st , on all Its
principles , only with moro vigor than ever
before for free silver ; for n supplemental
Issue of paper money by the government ;
for the goveinment ovvneishlp of railroads
and telegraphs ; for direct legislation.
I believe that more nnd more of the re
form sentiment of the country Is turning
to the people's platform in its entirety. I
bellovo that moro nnd more of the people
are concluding thpt these reforms must
como together. I believe thut more and
moro the tolling- masses nro turning to the
people's party as the Moses to lead them
to deliverance Its mamv and unselfish
attitude In the last campaign hns Inspired
confidence. The six nnd ? nnlf million of
voters who have espoused one of its prin
ciples arc now studying Its other prlnei-
ples. The attitude of the railroads In the
last campaign has opened the evea of the
people to the trnnsportnt-on problem , nnd
I believe with the continuous education
which must go on through the coming three
nnd a half years that In 1900 the great
reform army will po forward to succe s ,
advocating practically the entire people's
party platform.
To sum up I agree with you that the light
should be pushed , but not that the Issue
should be changed ; nnd. In place of aban
doning one plank nnd taking the two which
you propose , I will hold fast to all thice ;
nnd In line with the admirable siiKKcstlpn
of Whniton Bailee r in the Philadelphia
American It will cairy on the work of ed
ucation for the free and unlimited colnaso
of silver at Ifl to 1 , supplemental Issue of
rnpcr money bv the government and gov
ernment ownership of railroads. Verv truly
yours. J. A. U
M'lCIM.KV HAS A HUSTl'DI * DAY.
Doi'Mo Co lo Clmrrh nml HcocIvoN
lull I'Viv C'ulliTM.
CANTON , 0. , Jnn. 31. President-elect
McKlnlcy passed a restful day , Ho deviated
from his usual custom and did not go to
church this morning. About noon he went
to his mother's homo for dinner and remained
there nearly all the afternoon. This e\cn-
ing a few friends dropped In at his own homo
and the tlmo was occupied In pleasant talk ,
carrying with It none of the worry of po
litical topics with which his time Is so
thoroughly occupied on week days. There
were a few callers admitted , but there was
llttlo dent ) in the way of politics. The poli
ticians have como to understand pretty gen
erally that McKlnlcy Is adverse to Sunday
conferences and few como on that day. Con
gressman J. W. Wadsworth of Oenesco , N.
Y , , was granted a short audience , but evaded
all the Interviewers as to why ho came by
leaving the city on an early train. George
M. Marshall , who registered from Delaware ,
came to confer on some minor matter In
which ho himself Is chiefly concerned.
In WjoitiliiK'H I.t'K
CHEYENNE. Jan , 31. ( Special. ) In the
lower house of the Wyoming legislature to
day Representative Grant ot Albany county-
announced that the secretary of the uni
versity was present with all the books and
papers of the Institution relating to the
expenditures of the past two years. A com
mittee of three waa appointed to examine
the books. Mr. Bergman Introduced house
bill No. 73 concerning the fencing of rail
way lands within the state. The bill pro
vides that railway companies shall build
fences along the line of their roads. Tha
committee on live stock presented a bill
providing for the destruction of predatory
wild animals. The bounty Is fixed at $6
for each largo wolf , and $1 for each coyote
or small young wolf. Twenty-four thousand
dollars is appropriated.
Not Wrlt > It ,
CLEVELAND , Jan. 31. A special from
Canton says the letter purporting to have
been written by President-elect McKlnley
advising that the Inauguration ball be aban
doned und tha funds set apart for that pur
pose devoted to charity is a clumsy forgery.
The letter Is believed to have -been con-
cocte4 in Washington , but the purpose of
the forgery la not clear , for the reaton that
no fund is raised for the Inauguration" ball ,
the expeiico of that function being metVrom
tbo proceed * of the sale of tickets. An In
vestigation Is being nia Jo by some of Me-
Klnley's frleodj.
1IMIA \
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I'onr IlniiKOK ttt > 'n ioro. )
( Copj right , 1S97 , by tlii AkioJJdtea i'reta. )
NAGPORE , Jan. 31. The /special corre
spondent of the Associated press , who Is now
visiting this city , finds the town , which Is
the seat ot many government offices and the
contcr of Important manufltlurcra ot cotton ,
silk , wcolens nnd cutlery , having a population
normally of over 100,000 , hift been Invaded by
nn cxtenilvo migration from Ihc outlying dls.
trlcts , where scarcity of winter rains was the
rule. Government activity , in accordance
with the regulation work and other
enterprises taken for . the relief of
the unfortunate , hav6 averted an
acute crislg. Half crops only1 were secured
throughout this section of the country this
reason , but the fodder supply Is good , nffd
It Is hoped the worst effect ! ) ot the f mill no
will be staved off for two months longer.
At the local poor houpse , laccotnmodattng
about 1,500 persons , a piteous spectacle Is pre
sented by the almost naked dregs ot human
ity , nearly all too 111 or diseased to work , but
all fed and healthily housed at a cost of l.COO
rupees each month , this fund being raised
by native charity. This poor house Is a
fair specimen of poor houses in other sections
ot India and shows how small a sum Is
necessary to save these unfortunates from
actual death by starvation. Taken as a
whole. It may be stated the Nagporo dis
trict is not in as bad a pllght'as the northern
districts already visited.
DCSTIIOY A WESiT AKjitCAJT TOWJf.
lirltlKh n\iUMlltloii I'linlHliON the Nn-
UIOM nml Set * Kroi * .Many Sluvi- .
LONDON , Jan. 31. A telegram from Eg-
bora , In the middle Niger regjon , dated Jan
uary 22 , says that the column of the Royal
Niger company's expedition , against the emir
of Nupe , arrived In good order , after a seven
teen days' march of 200 miles. The men
were at times compelled to roarch single file
through the brush. Tlio povvBr of the Fulahs
in the regions of the south Niger river has
been utterly destroyed. Thp flotilla and a
detachment aecmnpany Inc ; the expedition ,
surprised and dostioycd the .southern Fulah
capital of Ladlu. This townhvas a depot for
stores. Twelve hundred slaves were rescued.
Most of these slaves were { Iderly men , nil
the women and children of both sexes having-
been sent to the capital at Bldau.
A recent telegram from Lagos gives an
account ot the expedition stnt out by thr
Royal Niger company. Thlsiexpedlllon con
sisted of GOO Hausa troops , six maxima , twen.
ty-slx mounted European officers and 000
carriers. Sir Gfcorge Golflle. , the governor
accompanied the column , flit Royal Niger
company's flotilla cf armed.p . stern wheel
steamers % vas ordered to haH'bn the Niger
for the purpose ot cutting off the retreat of
the Fulah forces to Btdau.
HAS 1'IIOOK OK rUI.I.
\ Vlftof Alli-pri'il Vorffvv .Allcfics nil
; r t. iii < 'iit nt lit VroKpciito-i
LONDON , Jan. 31. It hu atcjl that the
wife of Latlmer Ridley Jones , the American
horss dealer nnd speculator , * arrested at
Scarborough on Thursday last , charged with
obtaining 122,000 ( $110,000) ) byforgery , from
Benjamin L. Ludlngton , a lawyer of New
York , possesses documents , showing that
Jones has repaid Ludtngtop. ' , 'ona-half the
sum he Is alleged to have secured on notes
bearing foiged signatures , , ami that the
payments were made uudej > an agreement
that Jones was" not to be prosecuted. Mrs-i
Jones , who is said to havarbeeuHlio widow
of a Shcfilold manufactui'sr haa a private
Income of from 12,000 Jo15,000 a year.
All the business at the Ei (1 le stud farm
near Scarborough was ttraiiB&ted In Mrs.
Jones' name. The coupla lived well and
had swell equipages , although they were
socially soictwhat under ia ploud lattqrly ,
Jones being regarded ns a mysterious per
sonage.
XEOOTIATIOXS WILL VVOIIIC fiOOD.
Cliiiiulici'lalii Sa > .s n Victory for Rood
Sfiixe Is Already Won.
BIRMINGHAM , Eng. , Jan. , 31. At ths dinner -
ner of the Jewelers' and Silversmiths' asso
ciation Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain , after
referring to the relations .betwe-en Great
Britain and other 'countries , eald that a mat
ter was on which called for unmitigated cn-
gratulatlons. Mr. Chamberlain thought the
cloud which recently overshadowed the rela
tions of the empire with , U < u United States
had been dispelled by mutual concessions
honorable alike to the statesmen of both
countries. This , he added , was an achieve
ment worthy of the jUblleeiof the queen
He asserted , In conclusion , ( bat even though
the United States senate rejected negotiation-
looking towaiil the establishment ot an
Anglo-American arbitration tribunal , the
negotiations themselves could not fall to
have had their effect on tlio common sense ,
on the Justice and on the Christian tontl-
ments of two great peoples. 1
WANTIJII TJICu"OU',1' , OF HIS WAY.
African PolrndiU' Slr.niltTH IlrlllNh
OIlU-iTM ( o A iilfl Trouble.
LONDON , Feb. 1. A dlsp.-.tph from Bias ? ,
West Africa , Bays it has boiyt learned there
that the origin ot ( he recent massacre by
the king of Benin of the British expedition
under Consul General J. R. Phillips Is found
In the fact that the king was performing a
ceremony Involving the aiinual butchery of
slaves , and that ho did not want any white
men present at the time. 9" tn'3 ' account
Consul General Phillips and the ofilccib
accompanying him were slaughtered without
mercy. The king of IJqnln calls the killing
of the slaves "mailing" hisfather. . On ac
count of the custom and other murderous
habltc of the natives , Benin City has been
called the "City ot Blood. "
cuiiiyriAXM ix naur.cn.
A nil I'll MiiHhiilmnii Ilanil Pliitulci' mitf
Hum I'tiili-r OrcliTH fijom ( he 1'orlc.
LONDON , Feb. 1. A d > patph to the Dally
News from Athens , dated Sunday , says that
ten Christians were murdejed Thursday
while outsldo the gates of ll&rjikjlon and that
armed bands of Mussulmans Jcnvo the town
dally for the purpose ot plundering and
burning the villages" the Christians. The
dispatch adds that the outrages arc evi
dently In accordance with hints received
fiom Constantinople. The situation Is so
serious that the foreign coniuis have wired
the governor general of Cam a : calling for a
stoppage ot the outrages. Fo elgn warships
are now arriving at HerakU < u with a MOW
ot offering protection to tin inhabitants.
Denial of IliiynnttM
LONDON. Jan. 31 , The prt that Am
bassador Bayard entertained ) tbo prince of
Wales anJ' the lord mayor ofcLondon at din
ner yesterday Is Incorrect. Me , Bayard ex
pects to give a dinner on .Wednesday next In
honor of the prince of Walru.and the lord
mayor and Sheilff Fifty of London , They
may be present , but yesterday the prince
of Wales was enjoying thejpleuiure of home
llfo at Sandrlngham and the lord mayor
and sheriff were al o a ( thclrj homes.
Warned \ol to Go'to houlh DnUoln ,
LONDON , Jan. 31. Ttyo emigration of
ficers , acting ! upon Information furnished by
A. J. Van StittarU nrltlah-jconsul at Chicago
cage , have Issued a wartilng\advUliig Eng
lishmen agalntt emigrating to South Da
kota under conditions Involving payments to
colonizing agents of companies ,
Mltlit UaliiH Fiill III Iiulln.
LONDON , Jan. 31. The official weekly
bulletin regarding the { situation In India
chows that light rains have , been general
throughout the provlncea.'WSprlng crops
have Improved. jf f f
I.onl TrevHjan ItfMlHTiiH ,
LONDON , Jan. 31Tho Ijt. Hon. Sir G.
0. Trevelyan ( rudlcul ) , lecrftary for Scot
land In the cabinet ot Lcrd.Roiebery . , has
resigned his scat in Parllanient on account
ot 111 health.
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH
Soptotto of Lives Lost in Fires in
N. J ,
ONE FAMILY IS NEARLY ANNIHILATED
DcMlroy Two IliillilltiK" I" the
To lie in i-n I DlNlrlet Mother l.'ound
Dead .lit ItnliiH > tltli
I llalie on IlrciiNt ,
NHW YORK , Jan. 31. During the early
hours today two fires occurred In Hobokcn ,
N. J. , which resulted In the loss of seven
lives. Many people were made homeless
and oven had narrow escapes for their
lives.
The fires occurred In different parta ot
the city , and ono of them , at least , Is be
lieved to have been of Incendiary origin.
The first fire started in the throe-story
frame building at 410 Newark street. There
a mother and five children lost their lives.
At the other fire a little girl was burned
to death.
Dead : i
MRS. NELL1C SCHROEDnil , 40 > eara
old , wlfo of Charles Schocdcr.
HENRY SCHROEDER , 11 years old.
KATE SCHROEDnil , 9 jears old.
MAGGIE SCHROEDER , 7 years old.
JOHN SCHROEDER. 3 years old.
WILLIE SCHROEDER , 3 months old.
MAI1EL MANGLES.
The second fire was at No. 1G3 to 169
Fourteenth street. It waa there little Ma
bel Mangles perished. Her sister , Florence ,
was seriously burned , but is expected to re
cover.
It was about midnight when the fire was
discovered in the ramshackle buildingat
410 Newark street. The lower floors of
the building were used as a blacksmith shop
and carpenter shop The Schocdcrs lived on
the top floor. Charles Echoeder , who Is a
barkeeper out of work , was not at home
when the fire slartcd. His wife and chil
dren were asleep In their rooms. It took
but a moment for the flames to get com
plete control of the building. All but the
Schoeder family , however , among the ten
ants , managed to make their escape , a
number of them getting to the ground from
the windows.
After the firemen had got to work It was
discovered that the SchrocJcr family was
missing and every effort was made to roach
the top of the blazing structure , names and
Bmokc drove them back and It was not until
the building was almost completely gutted
that the firemen were able to get to the
Schrocder npartm&nts. This was about an
hour after the blaze bein. Mrs. Schroe.ler
was found lying on the bed , which was
partly burned , her Infant on her breast.
Two of the other children lay on flip bed
and one on the floor. There was a flicker
of llfo In the woman and she was quickly
berne down the stairway nnd through the
still burning hall. She dleJ a few minutes
later. The four children , all dead , were
brought down also , but the body of the
fifth could not bo found then by ths almost
asphyxiated rescuers. An hour later , how
ever , when the fire was almost extinguished ,
a more thorough search was made and the
body of the fifth child was found under the
bed. Mcanwhllo Schroeder himself , who had
been playing cards In a nearby saloon , bad
appeared upon the scene , but the calanvity
did not seem to affect him as" much as had
been anticipated.
Hardly liad this fire been put out than the
men were compelled to hasten to Fourteenth
street , whora a flro got control of the build
ing at No. 517. Within a few minutes after
the outbreak the entire house was a mass of
fiames and men , women and children ap-
prared at the windows in their night clothes
attd called frantically for help. A number
oC thrilling rescues were made and all the
tenants except the family of Henry O. Man
gles , on the top floor , were got out In safety
Mangles , his wife , and family tried to escape
by the stairway. They were met by a wave
of flame and driven back Into their rooms
Eventually by the use of ladders all were
taken out except the chi'd , Mabl. She hac' '
been lifted to the roof , but on taking hold
of the edge of the scuttle hole found It was
hot and let go her grasp. She fell to tin
landing at the head of the stairs and rolled
down into the fire beneath. Ono of the other
children was severely jiurncd.
TiinATiii ix PULIMT.
Ac ( ur llerne TalliH ( if HlH Art In
KIIIIHIIN City *
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 31. Before the rich
est congregation In this part of the country
this evening James A. Herne , actor and
playwright , dellvcied n lecture on "Tho
Theater As it Is. " The lecture was ono of
a scries of popular discussions which have
been running at the First Congregational
church , of which Dr. Henry Hopkins , L.L. D. ,
a relative of the foundei1 of the Johns HopKins -
Kins university , is pastor. The greatest In
terest had been aroused by the announce
ment of the lecture and the nudlenco that
greeted Mr. Hcrno was probably the largest
In numbers that ever gathered at a church
cdlllco In this city. Herne , with his "Shore
Acres" company , is making a tour of the
west. Extracts from his address follow :
"That the influence of the theater na an
Institution Is wholesome and healthful Is
evidenced by the fact that I , an actor , am
hero tonight at the request of your minister
and that you , representing a Bulf-sacrlflclng
community , are sufficiently Interested In the
theater to assemble hero and give mo your
respectful consideration. True art Is In Its
very essence spiritual. The theater of today
is what the civilization and society of today
have made It ; In other words , what the people
ple of today call forth In the theater , Just
aa the church In general and the Bit and
literature of today meet-tho needs or tlio
tastes of the people ot today. The province
of the theater as an institution Is to do
good , but greed upon the ono slJo and
vicious tusto upon the other have somewhat
corrupted the puiposo of the theater. Wo
must not condemn an art nor an Institution
because a corrupt civilization has affected It.
"Tho theater la a factor of society Just as
much BO as Is the church , and In splto of all
the stigma that Is attached to It. and all the
vlcoand pernicious power It la charged with ,
It Is still an educator , and its Influence Is
for good and not for evil.
"It Is not the province of the theater to
preach objectively , but to teach subjectively
and thcro Isno reason why the church and
the theater should not work together. I
claim they have stood too long apart ; that
for the good of the race they should Join
hands at once and aid each other to frco
mankind. " _
Oregon Short Ilut * .
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 31-Tho trustees of the
first mortgage bondholders of the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern division of
the Union Pacific railway lia\-o presented
their application to Judge Sanborn. Hitting
In chambers , asking the court to direct the
receivers to pay semi-annual Intercut nt C
per cent on $14,000,000 bonds which -will b
duo February 1 , Judge Kelly of Omaha
appeared for the rccelvcn and with the
consent of all the trustee. * ) of the mort
gagees of the company , who purchased the
property nt a recent sale , the court author
ized the payment of Interest out of money
in the receivers' hands. The amount of In
terest thus provided for aggregates 1455,930.
MMijnirl'N CoIlmiHiMl Haul ; .
CINCINNATI , O. , Jnn , 31. Btamlnor
Tucker completed his work at the dctunct
First National Kink in Newport , Ky. > yes
terday and tomorrow Receiver Willis will
be In charge. The clerical force of the bank
will remain with the receiver. Cnphler
Youtzey li still at the bank ttying to
straighten out hla affairs , and Is very much
Interested In the olllclul report of Uxunilr.cr
Tucktr.
Moilel * Will Not lie i\hlliHed.
NDW YORK , Jan. 31-It la definitely an
nounced that the proposed exhibition of
the models of the Sherman atatuo to be
crccttd in Washington will no.t be made ,
SAYS tin WtLI * AVlllt *
Corhcll In Co it 11 ilc tit lie Will Win
Coming Kluht.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 31. Jn
Corhett stood In his dressing room
theater hero this afternoon just before
on , " surrounded by a crowd of new
men. Slowly raising his arms , and h
out the muscles of his neck , hack an
till they strained the skin , he said :
"I am ready to step Into the ring today and
fight any man In the world for the pugilistic
championship. I am in the finest condition
and do not need any training at all. I
am ready for the ring now. "
Ho was stripped to the skin , and the
healthy glow showed that ho was In perfect
physical condition.
"I need no training , " he went on to say.
"I am ready for the ring any time. I never
was In better condition In all my life. It
the fight was to bo here or anywhere In this
region , so that I need not get used to the
cllm&to. I could go Into the ring without
another bit of care. Of course , 1 shall ha\o
to get used to the altitude nut In Nevada , nnd
that will take a little time and training.
Hut It will not bo as difficult now as It would
bo In the summer tlmo. "
Corbctt was dressing for his part In his
play. "Wo close our reason hero this week
and then I shall be free , " said ho.
"Will you do any training here ? "
"Thcro Is no place fit for It , " replied the
champion , "hut I shall take some long walks
and play hand ball. There's the greatest
game you ever saw. 1 think It Is the finest
out , It quickens your eje , makes you use your
muscles and trains you nil over Put there
Is really no place here for the llttlo training
I require. "
Continuing , Corhett raid : "All I've got
to say la that 1 am going Into the ring to
whip Fltzslmmons , and I'm going to do It.
If he's got any tricks let him show them In
the ring. I'll answer all such statements
there , and not llko ho does in the papers. "
"You don't anticipate any trouble with
him ? "
"Why , no. none at all. Say , It's this way
with Fltzsllnmons. He's the only unlucky
pugilist In the world , and I've got to lick
htm. And I'm gclng to do It. I shall bo
here all this week and then I shall go to
'Frisco for a rest of a week or two with the
folks. Thcro I will be Joined by my brother
Joe , who will be my sparring partner during
my training. Wo will go out Into Nevada
and train lightly for some time , till the day
of the fight. And that's all there Is about
It , " ho add hastily , as he rushed on to the
stage to respond to the roars of applause
which came from the packed house.
Corbett made a tpcech before the curtain.
He said1 "L-ullcs and Gentlemen : I thank
you for this reception. All I have to say Is
that I am the champion of the world. I am
Rolng Into the ring to defend the title , and
I am going to win. "
The house agreed with him , apparently , for
It nearly ralbed the loot with Its applause.
for Flic Vuni'N , lint Is Finally
< ; . ! IKTIM ! In.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. Since the latter
part of 1892 the police * of this city have
been on the lookout for one Thomas II.
Stout , a defautllng bookkeeper for tlio brok
erage firm of Jones , Kenneth & Hopkins ,
who decamped after having. It Is alleged ,
defrauded that firm out of $1(1,000 ( nn forged
checks. The fugitive was traced to London ,
Paris and other European cities , where ho
h.id operated in stocks , under the names ot
ApplPton and Robert Grahafn , but before
tlio authorities could apprehend him he al
ways slipped away. Circulars describing his
appearance were sent to all parts of this
country and Europe , and ono of them fell
Into the bands of the police at Cincinnati ,
O. , where Stout arrived a short time ago.
Last Friday the police here received n dis
patch from the chief of police of Cincinnati
stating that a man of the description ot
Stout hod been apprehended In that city ,
and asking that some ono be
sent to that place to Identify
ths prisoner , If possible. It was the
custom of the firm of Jones , Kenneth &
Hopkins to deposit their funds with the Hol
land Trust company , and It was at that es
tablishment from which Stout Is saljl to
have secured the money ho embezzled by
forging the name of his firm to the checks
he presented there. C. A. Llbaire of the
trust company know Stout well , and he
therefore volunteered to go to Cincinnati on
tha errand of Identification. A telegram
from Cincinnati state he Identified the pris
oner , and also said the latter had agreed to
return to New York without requisition pa-
pars. Stout's family h a most highly re
spectable one , living at present In this city.
DMectlve Daly of the Central office left for
Cincinnati today to bring back the fugitive.
HOLD SWITCIMIISN nU
vi Itli Causing UuIlialh of
an nin < i' < l Itoail HiiKliicfr.
NDW YORK , Jan. 31. Malachl Haumnnn
and John J. Rogers were arraigned in i/ollco
court yesterday on the charge of homicide
In causing the death o' Engineer Thomas
Gaffney of the elevated railroad on Thurs
day evening , when the train was thrown
from the elevated structure. Oaumann and
Rogers were employed by the company as
couplers and It was their duty to throw the
switches. The fireman , Heath , who lost a
leg as a result of the collision , told the
pollco that ho had frequently been obliged
to call the engineer's attwitlon to the fact
that the .switch had been left open. On
such occasions It had been necessary to stop
the train , while ho ( Heath ) had gone ahead
to throw the. switch right. They pleaded not
guilty. The attorney for the railroad asked
that they be admitted to ball , but the court
refused and they were committed to Jail
until Monday , when the coroner will hold an
Inquest.
MMOIY MADHI.MCS POI.SO.V.
0. Vlelor Hart < \HiriiNkn IN Koiuiil
O > liilV 1" lloxloii.
noSTON , Jan. 31 , C. Victor Hart of Lin
coln , Neb , , was found on Charles street to-
lay in nn unconscious condition from the
effects of a dose of carbolic acid , evidently
taken with suicidal Intent. At a late hour
tonight ho had not regained consciousness.
llnllroail 1'iTHlilc'iilH for
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 31. The funeral of
dcorgo H. Roberts , Jato president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company , who died
yesterday , will occur Tuesday afternoon ,
Services will bo held at St. Asaph's Episco
pal church , Bala. In which suburb Mr. Rob
erts resided. The pallbearers will bo the
following : Charles P. Clark of the New
York , New Haven & Hartford ; Charles M ,
ilalnca of the Urand Tiunk line ; Cbauncoy
M. Depow of the New York Central ; Sam
uel Sloano of the Delaware , Lackawanna &
vVeitern ; E. H. Thomas of the Krle ; John K ,
Cowan of the Haltlmoro & Ohio ; M. E. In-
? alls of the Chesapeake ; 0. II , Dashley of
the Wabash ; C. n. Perkins of the Chicago ,
Turlington & Qulncy ; Joseph S , Harris of
the Reading , and Grorga It. Ulanchard and
I. Plcrpont Morgan , besides the vice prcsl-
lents of the different roads.
l Train Wri-ckcr IN Il
IJIRMINQHAM , Ala. , Jim , 31 , The trial
of Samuel r/ilatkn , the Hungarian miner
irrented at Katonton , Gu. , two weeks ago
on the cluirgo of having wrecked a Hlr-
tnlnghnrn mineral train at Cahaba river
lirldgo December 27 , whereby twenty-seven
lives were- lent , and who IH alleged by hlu
uptor to Imvc made a uonrexslon , appeared
licfoni Judge Hanks of the circuit court
y'l'Htcrduy. Nonu of the wltncHsea vvcro
ulilo to connect J'nlutku with the wreck
ind he wan discharged ,
Mot t'liiviitM of , OucaiT Ve Hel , .Inn. ill.
At New York -Arrived La UretUKiie ,
fromllnvro ; Wurlcfndam , from Itotterdnm ;
Korean , from CJI.UKHW ; Marsala , from Ham
burg nnd Havre. Mulled Ane'iorlu , for
Ulasgow ; OldenlwrK. for Uremen.
At JIuvre Arrived La Houruognc , from
Now Vork
At CUovllle Arrived Labradore , from
Portland ami Halifax , for Liverpool.
At Queenmo.Mi Halled-Auiunla , for Liv
erpool and Now York.
BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT
Reform Police Fail to Detect a Flagrant
Violation of Law ,
MILL OCCURS UNDER THEIR VERY NOSES
Prearranged Battle of Twenty-One Rounds
Pulled Off ,
AARON SHERROY AND V/ADE / BELL MEET
V. B. Walker Acts as Referee -of tlio
Unlawful Affair.
DETECTIVES HAD BEEN INFORMED OF IT
\Vnr nl UK Given Chief Cox Produce *
No KfU'Ct , While the Ulllcer oi\
the lie-lit Soe-N
UniiNUiil.
A prlzo fight InsIJo the city limits or
Omaha anil under the very noses of the
Omaha pollco nml only three days after
thirty-tin ce Omaha ministers had given the
police department an nniiuallltcd endorse
ment for discipline aud elllclsncyl
This may seem in the nature of the sen
sational , but It Is nevertheless true. The
fight was pulled off last Saturday night In a
saloon right on the heat ot the police. The
arrangements had been making for weeks ,
and the conning fight had been the talk ot
the tough element ot the town Tor days.
The police hail been given a timely tip , hut
despite the elllclcncy testified to by the
mlnlsteis , failed to locate the prlzo ringer ,
or to Interfere with the prlzo llshtsrs. The
fight was witnessed by n crowd of sports ,
who were not particularly careful to kcep >
Information of the affair to themselves , hut
not an aricst lias been made , nor do the
police seem to bo any wiser than they were *
the day before the fight took place.
LOCATION AND PRINCIPALS.
The fight occurred on Vinton street In ai
certain saloon which la located along tho-
South Omaha car line , between Sixteenth
and Twenty-fourth streets. It began at about
"
11 o'clock and lasted about two hours. Tha
light was between Aaron Sherroy and Wade
neil , both colored men , who fought one an
other for twenty-one routifls ,
Shenoy Is about the only local pug In the
city who Is looking for n fight all the time.
Ho has been In training for some weeks ,
past. He Is well known to the police , ca
ho is now under bond not to engage In a
prlzo fight In the city. If a mill was to como-
off It was a d ° ad moral certainty that Sher
roy would bo In It.
The other man In the fight was Wado.
80,11 , a coal heaver who U employed usually
in the vicinity of eleventh and Davenport ,
streets. He also has something of a rcpu ;
tatlon as a pug. Some years ago he went up-
against I'M Miller and laid him out In three *
rounds. iHe has not , however , been HgKt-
ing lately.
Victor B. Walker , a colored ex-
policeman and a local pollco couit at
torney , was referee of the mill. Ole Jack
son , another colored man , was stakeholder
and timekeeper. Sam Goldsmith , a white *
man , was also acting as an olllclal. The
purse was $50 , or $25 a side. There was con
siderable' betting , as loth men had hiippoitcra
In the audience.
The mill lasted twenty-one rounds. la
that time there were any 'number ' of knock
downs. It Is said that S'jerroy received
nineteen cf these. At the conclusion of tho-
m'll Sherroy's face was considerably bat
tered and ho was also bruised. Bell re
ceived but few Injuries and this morning hail
no marks on his person or faco. He seemed ,
to have gotten the best of It In the mill.
The fight culminated In a disagreement
and therefore was not' finished. It waa
claimed that Sherroy repeatedly fouled Dell
by shoving his knos 'Into his stomach and
his elbows Into his face BelPg seconds re
monstrated , but to no p'irpose. Ills friends
clalmtd that Referee Walker was a backer
of Sherroy. Finally at the end of the twen
ty-first round Uell and his seconds refused ,
to go ahead and Walker gave the fight and.
the jmrso to Sherroy.
The fight was witnessed by quite a crowd
of : colored men and a few white men. Most
of these were the tegular hangers-on about
the resorts In the Third ward. After the mill
they rode away unmolested.
POUCH DULY NOTIFIED.
A tip was given to the detective force late
Saturday aflernoon that the fight "was to-
como off. Preparations had been made for
It for some time. The Information went di
rectly to Chief of Detectives Co * . The do-
tectlves made a bluff to locate the mill , pre
sumably under his directions. The
patrolmen were notified to look out for It , or
at least eomo of them were looking out for It.
rho Council Bluffs authorities were even In
formed that the fight might take ploco on
their side of the river. Vet the mill wan
safely pulled off liurdly a nillo away from
the center of the city.
At 11 o'clock , the tlrao when the prlzo
fight took place , a policeman has Vinton
street as his beat. At that hour of the
night , as a rule , very few hacks or cabs stop
on that street , although quite a number
lournoy between South Omaha and this city.
Vet at that hour Saturday 'night ' a dozen
cabs drove up to the saloon and deposited
Ihelr passengers. Neither the patrolman nor
xny of the pollco department appaiently had
my knowledge of the fight.
This Is not the llrst prlzo fight that has
jccn pulled off In Omaha without the Inter
ference of the polko since the new pollco
: ommUslon took charge under the Churchlll-
lussell law , Last spring Detective Cox waa
> nce informed that a prl/o light waa to oc-
: ur In the city. Ho was ( old jus ( where , and
vhen it was to take place , and was also given
: lie names of the principals. Ho was lllio-
Also told the points from which the spccta-
oru would leave for the scene of the fight ,
fU these places hacks were loaded up with
ipcctatoru , who were huuled to thfr ring
side , which was pitched exactly at the npot
regarding1 which Information had : been given
Lo the chief of detectives. The fight came
iff without molestation , and the next morn
ing one of the principals made hit ; appear-
ince with a sprained arm. Then the flght-
sr were arrested , Jjut as the detective * , In-
: ludlng the chief , did not have any personal
knowledge of the fight and were not certain
hat It had occurred , the prisoners were dls-
: harged , because the ) denloJ that they had
mgaged In the mill.
The local prize fightcnt and other uporta
joast that they can pull off fight * in , Omaha
my time they want to under the present
Ancient police- and stand ready to demon
strate the fact to any milliners who may
their desire to attend-