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ESTABLISHED JUKE 1871. OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY irEBllUARY 10 , 1897. SINGLE COPY JTIVE CENTS.
CAMPOS WILLING TO GO BAC1
Jtn Hearty Sympathy with the Spirit <
Ecccnt Reforms.
COMMENTS OF OTHER SPANISH GENERAL
Cantellar ItcllcvcH the Proponed Coi
ceHNloim Arc Ample in Siillnty
All IlcmnnilH ntul < lic
of the United State * .
( CopyrlRht , H57 , by. Press Publishing Companj
MADRID , Feb. 9. ( New York Wor
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) On good a' '
thorlty 1 am assured Marshal Campos ted :
expressed a willingness to resume commai
in Cuba , If he could contribute to cnsu
sooner the submission ot the rebels , addtn
"I approve the spirit of the recent reform
but their efficacy depends on the mode
carrying them out. I believe the sultra
ought to have been more extensive and tl
conditions of the election ot the Insular a
Kcmbly better defined. I consider the protc
tlon kept up for Spanish Imports Into Cul
excessive , as tt may provo prohibitive i
many articles. The government tould affo
to bo moro liberal If It had a really su
Insight to the close ot the war. "
Equally favorable declarations on the r
forms were made by Generals Pan
Ecliague and Cancllas , recently return
from Cuba , and several generals In t'
Island also. The military papers , Corr
Mllltarl and Correspondence Mllltar , ( I
clare the aimy approves the reforms n
considers Spain paying a debt duo to Cu
In the fulfillment ot old standing promlsi
KJerclto Espanol , the organ of Woyler , atnt
the povcrnoi of Cuba , despite his own opl
Ions on the expediency of 'the reforms , w
obey the government.
CASTKLLAll GIVES REASONS.
1 saw Castellar today. HD gave mo ndi
tlonal reasons for his considering the t
forms excellent and decided progress a :
bis reasons for believing emphatically th
ought to satisfy American public oplnl
and the American government as being
public assertion of the sincerity of Inte
tlons ot Spain toward her colonies. Castcll
says It Is but a proof the reforms are go
and meet the requirements of the cole
and the aspirations ot the autonomli
that they are combated by all the me
reactionary groups of Spanish and Cub
concervntlvo parties , headed by Rome
Roblcdo himself at the Imminent risk
dividing his party and some day hasten !
Its fall.
Castellar heartily believes Canovaa w
sincerely carry out the reforms when c
cumstanccs permit. Ho also believes We
ler Is likely to be removed when the d
ronifs for carrying out the reform polli
though the present government belles
Wcyler equal to the task of vanquishing t
rebels very soon In the field. Castullar sa
the conduct ot Canovas Is noble , far-sight !
statesmanlike and patriotic , especially
people abroad will only remember
Canovas bad to surmount at homo and
past traditions and'habits to accomplish i
forms more liberal and sweeping than tht
of Maura and Abarzuza. Castellar , In cc
elusion , expressed the warmest hope Ami
lea will respect the rights of Spain a
the sincerity of her new evolution , and ,
usual , ho expressed himself a llfe-lo
friend and admirer of the United States
Spanish military men , having cxperler
In colonial affairs , peihapa more than po
tlclans , arc In a majority favorable to theme
homo rule ot Cuba , only , like Marshals Cai
ppa and Blanco and Generals Callja a
Marln and many others , they often
private express regret that they wcroT
tried sooner , either before the present I
surrcctlon broke out , as Scnor Maurar su
Rested In 1804 , or when Campo3 landed
Cuba In 1895 and expressed such surprl *
disgust and disappointment when the colon
authorities replied negatively to his que
whether the government had telegraphed I
Btrnctlona and regulations for carrying o
tha home rule bill of 1895.
WEYLER A FAILURE.
Military men In the majority consld
themselves obliged to observe a natui
reserve , but they do not conceal that th
consider Wcyler a political and mlllta
failure and tbo principal obstacle to t
success of Canovas1 reform policy or t
pacification of the Island by home rule ,
even the military men admit that to car
out the reform by force of arms \sould i
quire much tlmo and great sacrifices
men and money.
In military clubs and In Madrid sale
marshals and generals do not conceal th
bollnf that Weyler will be recalled direct
CIrcumstanpcs allow the government to
BO without seeming to glvo way to clamor
the Madrid press or oppositions. Only so
striking siitccFa of Weyler could oblige I
government to keep him In Cuba some tli
and It would Increase the difficulties the c :
Inot cncountiTF boll ! In Cuba and Spa
Weyle.- also the principal obstacle to I
settlement of many American reclamatlc
like the Competitor case nd American cl
zens * claims for undue or prolonged 1
prlsonment recently prcstcd by Olncy a
Taylor In rather sharp dispatcher
Other foreign powers , chiefly France a
England , al o recently made strong rep
sentatlons against the treatment of th
subjects and the property of the same
several provinces of Cuba , demanding
lease and compensation.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON
OASIS OF SYI.VnSTHIl SCOA'Ii
Primmer Cannot HP TruiiNferreil
MIIMIIIII for Trial.
( Copyilshl , UD7. by Pros Putillihln * Compnn
HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. 0. ( Now Y (
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) G <
oral Ahumada , acting governor general
the absence In the field of General Woyl
notified Consul General Lee today that I
transfer of S > Wester Scovel. the World's v
correspondent , aricsted In Santa CU
province , to Havana Is Impossible. 'I
civil authorities of Snnctl Splrltua have I
caao and under SapUh law ho cannot
taken elsewhere.
The government at Washington had es |
dully Instructed Consul General Leo to a
that Mr. Scovel bo removed from Sat
Clara province to Havana. Itwill bee tl
Mr. Scovel has a lawyer to defend hi
Nothing lias been heard from him or abc
him today.
A the civil authorities have the ci
bis llfu li tatc , but ho must wait patlcn
for trial , I am atmrcd again that he t\
be wr-ll treated. The "chanjo" against h
EceniB to be returning from a rebel camp
serious offense lu Spanish e > cs. Instead
the burden of proof bearlhg upon the pro
cntlon , the Spanish court .methods rcqu
him to prove his Innocence.
THOMAS G. ALVORD. JR
Another
CINCINNATI. 0. , Feb. 3. , V special
the Commurclal Tribune from Jacksonvll
Fla. , says : An expedition landed In t
southern part of Plnar del Rio province li
week and brought on a severe UK lit betwe
the Spanish coast guard and a Cuban eaci
under Captain Petorls. The Spaniards li
eighteen men and the Cubans seven. Flftr
men of a Spanish patrol were Killed In I.
vana outskirts on Sunday night on the soul
wc&t aide. While ( hey ivero passing a lar
stone building Itas blown up and twcr
men warp burled under Its ruins. Only fl
wcro dug out alive , It 1 suspected lethe
the beginning of ( he "reign of tcrrc
promised by Lieutenant Colonel Hvrnani
when ho made lilt last raid here.
Plimne Victims
LONDON , Feb. JO. The Bombay tor
spondent of the Dally Mall complains of t
management of the Infectious ktilj-.a and si
the plaaue patients are Ml without site
tlon for the whole night , the result bel
needless mortality.
CUHA IS NOT Yirr PACIFIUI
XVoylcr'n StntcmcntH to He Taken wll
Several drain * of Salt.
( Copyright , 1S97 , by the Associated Press. )
HAVANA ( via Key West ) , Feb. 9. Tl
various reports nn'd statements of Capta
General Wcyler announcing the pactficatli
of the province ot Plnar del Rio and the :
most complete disappearance ot the Insu
gents In that part of the Island are t
from being borne out by the tacts. As I
tlmated In these dispatches when the Spa
lull commander made the remarks cited ,
Plnar del Rio was ai quiet as he alleged
to be , what has become ot the arms , horec
ammunition , stores , etc. , ot the 7,000 m
whom ho admitted were under arms ther
An ft matter of fact , the Insurgent forces
Plnar del Rio seem better off , moro the
oughly equipped and disciplined than at 01
previous stage ot the campaign. In tuppc
ot this assertion the following statemci
have been gathered from "the most rellal
sources :
"In the neighborhood ot Catallna and L
Cuevas are the Insurgent , leaders Yarn
Rlvcro and Luis Perez , with about 1,200 rm
well armed and having Plenty of ammui
tlon , though poorly clad. In the zone
Jaucla and Mula Is the Insurgent lead
Laze , with 600 men. In the dU'rlcts
Bayas , Rio del Mcdlo , Maganacoa. PC
Blanca and Pan do Azucar are varlo
groups of Insurgents with a total ot over C
men under Vldel Ducasl. At the belgl
of Gobcrnadora and the Sierra Delros.ir
the Insurgents are under the command
Brigadier General Ruls Rlvero and the Ice
ers Jose Manuel Barrio and Perlco del Gac
They consist of Infantry and some cavnli
and there are about 800. At Soroa Is
force of Insurgents under Antonio Nun
Nunez , however , Is also said to bo woundi
At the Loma Heights Is the Terre Her mud
band and at Bayato and In the .Itotrlc :
Punto Brava are the Insurgents under G :
raga and Lucas Martinez. The Insurgc
leader , Frederlco Nunez , Is at Las Mang ;
and near Arabia la Carlota and Artcin
are Insurgent forces under Lorau. "Tin
forces alone , those of the known leaders
the Insurgents In the field , are estimated
number about 5,000 men and yet the capt ;
general claims that Plnar del Rio Is 'pa
fled. '
"In addition to these forces Is a stro
body of Insurgents which seems to have m ;
ferlously disappeared from the neighborhc
of Havana. The whereabouts ot this foi
Is exciting much attention and Is known
be causing the Spanish staff conslderal
anxiety. The friends ot the Insurgents
tlmate that a big surprise Is being prcpai
for Captain General Woyler when ho tr
to return to Havana. "
DYNAMITE FOR A TRAIN.
On February 1 the Insurgents destroy
by dynamite a culvert faltuatcd at a po
about 115 kilometers from here between Tt
Taco and Bacanagua , Plnar del Rio. At t
moment of the explosion , when a train v
passing over the culvert , tlio engine f
through. The culvert was totally 'destroj
and ono passongcr on the train was kill
The engineer , two firemen , a captain ot I
artillery , volunteers , Suarez and flve s
dlera of the battalion of Asturlas were se
ouFly wounded. Two ot them have sli
died of the Injuries thus received. In ad
tlon eight soldiers were slightly wound
They were sent to Palaceos , as were the ref
of the wounded. The explosion caused
panic among the passengers , who wi
eventually transferred to another train. 1
line was Interrupted on Tuesday.
"Blonesio Tsarragerre , a well known
surgent , surrendered last week at Trlnld ;
Ho was 'Immediately liberated on the capt :
general's decree , but was again arrested
Union with a companion , Caclnlro Vlv
Owing to the campaign of Lalucha thousar
of persons are being vaccinated da
throughout the entire province. In spite
this , It Is asserted , about -5,00.0 cases
smallpox exist In Havana , and during I
last four days thirty persons , or 8 per ce
oC the entire mortality , have died from t !
disease. During the month of January
Jaruco alone out of 362 deaths 317 were 6
to smallpox.
General Weyler , from Las Cruces , marcl
to Villa Clara , capital of the province
Santa Clara , and It was reported from VI
Clara that he will push on to Placetas a
Remedies.
Advices from Remedies say that Gene
Maximo Gomez has moved from the aistr
of Sanctl Splrltus , to Laslguanea , wh
caused rumors to be circulated of a proba
conference between the generals , and eve
ually the conclusion of peace. But t :
has since been denied from Insurgi
sources. All the rumors published abi
prominent homo rulers and former leadi
of the ten years' war being engaged In tre
Ing for peace are entirely without founi
tlon , and are only Inspired by the Dlarlo
la Marina , and perhaps reproduced by so
of the correspondents here.
AFTER SOMETHING TANGIBLE.
All the statements to the contrary. It c
be affirmed on excellent authority that i
Insurgents expect In the long run to v
something much more tangible than the "
forms" proposed by tha Spanish governme
It Is recalled that the Dlarlo do la Marl
during the captain generalship of Callc
announced that the latter had the Intent ;
of going a great deal further In the direct
of giving Cuba home rule than outlined
the cabled reports of the Cuban refo
scheme Just proclaimed In Madrid. 1
Spaniards here , It cannot be denied , i
heartily sick of the war , excepting 01
those who are making money out of the re'
lutlon. Then there Is another class anxlc
for the war to continue those 'who hope
better themselves considerably should I
Insurgents triumph.
General Gonzales Munoz Is upon the pol
of returning to Spain on leave of absem
His example Is to bo followed by Gcneri
Basana Bernal , Pen , Flgucron and Los
In March. These officers , the friends of l
Insurgents claim , see absolutely no char
of glory In Cuba and considerable dans
of disgrace , to say nothing ot disease a
wounds. Consequently , their enemies ai
seeing that the Insurgents must cventua
triumph by the machete or otherwise. In
are adopting the policy of rats when t
latter become aware the ship Is on the pol
of sinking.
As this dispatch Is sent It has bccoi
known that some of the most promlne
of the home rule leaders , after consult !
together over the reforms projected 1
Cuba , succeeded in sending a cable mi
sago to the Madrid government rcquestl
the latter to radically amplify the refori
scheme , adding that under Its present foi
tliei' Is no chance of Its meeting the wist
of the Insurgent leaders and bringing abc
the pacification of Cuba.
VUXU/.tKI.AN A HI'S B KOIl OI.NK
Hitter Inveellve h > - TOIIIIIH .Mlehelei
Palillxhril at CaraeiiH.
( Copyright , 1817 , \ > y Press Publishing Compan
CARACAS , Venezuela , Fob , 9. ( Ni
York World Cablegram Special Telcgran
- A bitter Invective against Mr. Olney
published today by Tomas Mlchelena , wr
Ing upon the boundary rrhltratlon tree
with England. The American secretary
state Is called arrogant. A political mci
Ing of conservatives last night was d
turbed by men of the opposing factl
cheering for Rojas Paul.
KarlhiinaUe
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 9.A sharp she
of earthquake was experienced , at 3 o'clo
this morning In the state of Vera Crus la
Ing six seconds. Various shocks were fen
on the Isthmus and Tehitantepcrand otl
points. Later advices from Oaxaca repi
that an earthquake of yesteul&y morning v
accompanied by low subterranean noises ,
PIlKrlmu ran Depart from Mnilrim
BOMBAY. Feb , 9. The viceroy of Int
has given his sanction tp Madras being nu
a port ot departure for the pilgrim * enrol
to Mecca. The cltlzeiu of Mai ! ran ha
l a vigorous protest. i
Ttrelie Men Kail lo Ik ruth ,
LONDON , Feb. 9. Through the cullai
of the scaffolding ot a viaduct on a ra
road In Cornwall today twelve men tell a d
tauuo of ISO feet and "wcro killed. ,
TALK ABOUT THE TREAT
Arbitration Up for Discussion in Sena1
Executive Session ,
ABROGATE THE CLAYTON-BULWER TREAT
Some Senntorn Arc Worried llccnu ,
ItcuortN of the Secret SeNnlonn
Get Out Trj-iiiK to Finil
the
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. The most In
portant development concerning the coi
sldctatlon ot the arbitration treaty by tl
senate In executive session today was tt
offering of an amendment by Senator Mo
gau of Alabama , providing for the abrogi
tlon ot the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and tl
speech by the senator In favor of thla propi
sltlon. Senator Morgan declared that tl
condltlons whlch called forth the Claytoi
Bulwer treaty had long passed away ,
was no longer binding on cither nation , n <
was It of any use or value to this natlo :
though It might be of Importance to Grci
Britain In case the Nicaragua canal wi
constructed. With the treaty now undi
consideration , Jio said no doubt the quoatlc
of the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwi
treaty In effect would have to be submltti
to arbitration. Whllo the old treaty wi
obsolete and disregarded , yet It wa's stl
used as a menace and bugaboo lo the Unite
States whenever the construction of tl
Nicaragua canal was advocated. Great Brl
aln , declared Senator Morgan , had vlolatt
the treaty and abrogated It by occupylr
a portion of the territory of Honduras. Grc :
Britain would use the treaty of arbltratlc
to her advantage , and the Bulwer-Claytc
treaty would bo used In the same way , unle ;
It was declared void. There was no betti
occasion for abrogating the Clayton-Bulwi
treaty than by so providing In this arbltr ;
tlon treaty , said ilr. Morgan.
Another Important amendment was often
by Senator Bacon of Georgia. It provldi
for a modification of article vlll , so as to r
Ilevo the southern states from any obllgatloi
that might arise under the bonds LjsueU i
the reconstruction days. The amcndmci
was the reault of a conference among tl
southern senators , who concluded that tl
article , as It now stands , 'might render
possible to make these bonds , when he !
by subjects of Great Britain , the object i
arbitration. > Mr. Bacon sought an opportunll
to address the senate on the aittendmcn
but was prevented by the fact that Scnat <
Morgan held the floor all day.
When Senator Morgan renewed his r
marks ho stated that the treaty before t )
senate should bo amended so as to exec ]
In definite terms the Nicaragua canal ai
everything relating to that enterprise. I.
dwelt at length upon this phase of the treal
and read from a number of reports bcarlr
on tbo subject , showing the Interest of tl
United States In that part of the contincn
which the senator declared was more vlL
than any treaty that could be made wll
Great Britain. Mr. Morgan concluded h
speech at 5:30 : , but said ho would dlscui
other phases of the treaty before a vote wi
reached.
MORE AMENDMENTS.
A number of amendments have been pri
pared , which will bo offered In the couri
ot the debate. Among them Is one dlrectlt
that all subjects or arbitration must fir
bo submitted to the president and the ECI
ate , being sent to the tribunal provided ft
In the treaty. Another cxcepts from matte
subject to the treaty the Alaskan boundai
dispute , also any controversy as to tl
boundary line In the straits of Fucha , whlc
separate Vancouver island from Washlni
ton state. The friends of the treaty did m
enter the debate today. During the dt
Senator Teller stated that ho wanted
understood that the silver men were m
opposing the treaty as silver men , and tin
no opposition was being made to It bdcau :
It affected the silver Interests. There wei
other and sufficient grounds upon which i
base their objections.
The suggestion , raised by Senator DanI
as to whether the difference In the price <
silver and gold should bo the subject ot arb
tratlon did not receive much consldcratlo ;
The proceedings connected with the coi
slderatlon ot the treaty on Ita merits wei
today less varied and exciting than on yc
terday , and It was Impossible to hold tt
senators In their seats while It procee-deJ.
The early part of the session , howcve
was by no means so devoid of interest. Tl
flrst two hours were given to a discussion <
the full reports of yesterday's secret fcCEsIc
that were printed In the papers this mori
Ing. Senator Vest sprang" this subject i
Boon as the confirmations were disposed o
TRY TO FIND THE LEAK.
The time was devoted to a senatorial dl
cueslon of the methods of the modern now <
paper , whjch was more In the nature <
fault finding than of criticism of their ai
curacy. The reporters were generally con
pllmented for their accuracy and , ' a majorll
of the remarks were devoted to an effort 1
explain their appearance. Senator Vest a
sorted that no ono but a trained newspap <
man could give the proceedings In such d <
tall as sent out by the Associated press an
contended that an expert must bo employe
'somewhere ' In the chamber. Ho complalne
quite bitterly of the appearance i
Euch reports as derogatory lo tl
dignity of the senate. Ho was fo
lowed by Senators Halo and Hoar In tl :
same strain. Senator Galllngcr said tli :
If as full reports as today's wore to bo give
out It would bo better to open the doors an
Invite the world to bo present.
Senator Teller suggested the wisdom , I
the absence of open sessions , ot allowing
few selected reporters to bo present , aayln
tbp.L hla experience with the profeislo
was such as to convince him that the
could bo depended upon to deal fairly on
honorably with the senate.
Senator Hill did not fall to take advantae
of the opportunity' lo "point the moral" o
being that his motion for open doors ghoul
have been adopted. Ho said It was , clalmc
the treaty was an unprecedented accon
pllshment In diplomacy. Even If this wa
true , ho said. It was also tnic that the ecnal
had taken an almost unprecedented step I
making the treaty Itself public. Why nc
extend the policy to the extent of bavin
open dlscutalou of It , He , however , n
trained from renewing his motion to tbl
effect. When every one had talked on thl
point who manifested a disposition to do u <
Senator Morgan -was permitted to procee
with his speech on the treaty as euch ,
U Is probable the treaty will not be take
up again before Friday , and poislbly It
consideration will not be resumed this we : !
Tomorrow will be devoted to the count of th
electoral vote , and Senator Sherman ha
agreed to yield to Senator Lodge on Thun
day to get up the conference report on th
Immigration bill.
\ -IVM for the Army.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. ( Special Teli
gram. ) The following medical officers ai
relieved from duty at the Army Medici
school In this city , upon completion of tl
course. They will report In person to the
respective post commanders : First Llcutci
ant Basil II , Outchcr , Fort Leavenwortl
Kan. ; Leigh F. Fuller. Fort Meade , S. D
Franklin M , Kemp. Vancouver Barrack
Wash. ; George A. Skinner. Fort Shermai
Idaho ; Carl II. Darnall. Fort Clark , Tex
William E. Richards , Fort Grant , Ariz
LouU P. Smith , Fort I ) , A. Russell. W > c
Marshall M. Cloud , Fort Sill. Okl.
Following changes In stations of medic ,
officers are ordered : Surgeon Jamea C. Me
rill , from Fort Sherman , Idaho , to this clt :
Assistant Surgeon Guy C. Godfrey , fro
Fort D. A. Rusiell to Fort Sheridan , Ills
Aeaistpnt Surgeons Francis E. Winter ar
William A. Purvlance have been ordered b
fore the board In thla city for examlnitlo
( or promotion.
OPPOSES StOMSTAUV UO'\Ft21in.\C :
HOIIRC Committee OH Colmiito Item
on. 'ithV '
'
WASHINGTON , Feb , . Th Interest !
congress In the qucstlonTof tn jtiternatlon ;
monetary conference Was flfofen today I
the presence In the titrate committee o
coinage of many mcmb < 5s'to jlsten to tt
discussion ot the resolution before the con
mltteo. Several members otho comml
tee on banking and cumjicy took part I
the debate. The flrst tpesker was Kepri
tcnUtlvo Hill ot Connecticut , Who spoV
from a political standpoint , U'lttcrly ilenoun
lug the senate for attempting to lay a tra
to ensnare the republican , 'party. It was fl
attempt , ho raid , to brlnpjiibout the thin ;
\\hlcb the republicans Voted down at tl
last election , the free coinage ot f liver and
double standard of valun Referring I
Senator Chandler , ho salcj. the proposltlc
was thrust upon-the Incoming president t
a senator who had ; bHtcrly o |
posed his nomination , and .hi
'
that senator had been tilsta'lncd ar
seconded by the chairman of thn nation
democratic committee. ' "Die proposition
born oC all those who lovesMt not , ' ' he sal
"More than one-half of Its opponents
the senate , " ho added , "had been repu
llcnns , whllo tree silver iacri , who won
work to bring It to uailgbt , voted for It
Ho continued : "The stilled phrases ot
platform dictated by bnlf-mattiro thought
Juno should bo lead In the blazing llg
of the November victory ; No , rcsponslblll
rested on this congress In tbo matter , n
should a democratic president bo call
upon to sign It. The wishes ' ot gold dcr
ocrats , who had been tho'-Alllcs of the r
publicans and who had declared for tl
single gold standard , should be consulted.
"Other planks bf the St. Louis pla
form , those t elating to Cuba , to Immtgratlc
and othero , having been disregarded ) wli
he asked , should congress rush to fulf
thh single plank ? This ] V > SLS not the tlm
the senators not the men , and .these not tl
propositions which the St , Lou In platfor
had contemplated. The " 'utterance ' of th
platform on the money 'question had b ? (
modified by the subsequent Chicago pla
form , and the alliance of the republican at
gold democrats. "
P.eprssentatlve HartmanVof Montana ai
Towno of Minnesota , two' bolters from tl
St. Louis convention , askeU Mr. Hill sever
questions. Mr. 'Hill ' said * ' 'this governmc :
should not subject Itself to ; chagrin by cal
Ing another conference. Which foreign del
gates would attend merely , as a matter
courtesy. Ally accomplishment must 1
by diplomatic negotiations with Grci
Brlnin. "
"My understanding of the St. Louis pla
form , " he continued , "Is that It pledged tl
party first to the maintenance of the go !
standard and that all other < p'Icdges arc sul
sldlary. " This wasIn answir to a que
tlon from Mr. Hartman "as to" whether tl
platform had not meant' the gold standar
while endeavoring to deceive "voters Iu (
understanding that It meant bimetallism.
Representative Brewster bf New York r
marked that the bill was a trap by tl
enemy to put the next president In a hoi
RG resentatvo ( Falrchlld , republican i
New York , said that he understood tl
senate bill .jiad been drafted "by Senati
Wolcott after a conference with Mr. M
Klnley.
"Let Mr. McKlnley give his opinion In h
Inaugural message , " said Mr. Brewster.
The committee adjourned until Monday.
1'EXSION VETOUS
PIIKNCM Two Itlllx O-n-r the Ol
JectllrtiH of Mr. ' Glcrelam ! .
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9-3-Th'e house todo
agreed to the final conference1 report on tl
'
Immigration bill by an 'cjfrer.tthtltnlng mi
jorlty (217n to 33) , and P | ( ; 'd 'two moi
pension bills' over" the president'sveto. . Tl
modifications of- the Im'mlgratlon' bill coi
talncd In th6 conference report , by whit
an Intending immigrah't was required i
bo able to read and writ"the English i
another language , " and which pcrmltt (
the Illiterate wife and minor children i
accompany nn eligible Immigrant , remove
the main opposition to the bill , but M
Mahoney , republican of Now , York ; Maguli
of California and Kelfer , republican i
Minnesota. ) opposed the whole theory of tl
bill , on general principles. ) Mr. Barthold
republican of Missouri , and ! Mr. McCall , n
publican cf Massachusetts , 'both spoke 1
favor of the bill as modified.
The beneficiaries of the pension bll
passed over the veto were both of the clai
known as "remarried widows. " Mr. Clevi
land has disapproved a number of the ;
bills , but he has also allowed several l
become laws without Ms' signature. M
Wood , republican of Illinois , called up tt
bill to pension Rachacl PIttcm , the widow i
John H. Pltton of I.M . Seventh Illlnol
which was vetoed by tKfe president , ar
moved that It bo passed over the veto. M
Wood spoke In favor ot his 'motion and M
Erdman , democrat of Pennsylvania , again :
It. .Mr. Cummlngs , democrat of New Yor !
In concluding a speech in * favor of passln
the bill over the veto dald > amld a ronr
of applause : "I know noKhow other me
may feel about It , but ti ? fpr me I prefc
to stand by the precedent made by Andre
Jackson , rather than to-r follow the or
Bought to be made by Greyer Cleveland ,
The bill was passed over ) ho'veto ; , 137 to C
Mr. Sulloway , republican -pf New Hani ]
sblro , called up a bill to/ pension anothi
"remarried widow , " Mrs , Caroline I
Mowatt , as the widow of Major Albert 1
Soulo of the Twenty-third Maine volui
leers , which was also vgtcieil by .the prcs
[ lent on the same grounds fas the forme
bill. Mr. Grow , republican of Pcnnaylvanl
submitted some remarks 'defending tl
policy of restoring deseplng "remarric
widows" to the pension rolls ( , after whlc
by a vote of 143 to 55 ) ho bill was passe
aver the veto.
t
JIA.VY WANT TO WITNKJS ! T1IH COUX
Ueinniiil HvcccilN the Cu'piu'Ky of th
House ( ialliM-lcx.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9- The demand fo
tickets of admission to 'tlio ! house gallcrle
to witness the count ot ili electoral vat
it 1 o'clock Wednesday baj been so grca
that the supply la already * exhausted. B
resolution the house a ' fev ? , days ago clc
elded to close all the galleries except th
diplomatic , executive and fpross gallerlc
while the count Is In progress , and doorkeer
era are Instructed to ndnlltino one wlthou
i ticket. Each representative and senate
lias been supplied with two ticketo. Scr
itors and representatives have -wive
ind families In Waslilnnto\ huvo us
Tor their tickets , and ttiou * who have n
wives have been besieged .qy their Trlcnd
until every available , ticket | lia > been give
nut. i
The electoral votes of all ulie states < ha\
been received , that of Montana , the last I
bo received , arriving5 today ?
ofiiVII )
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9.f-The Indian
tailed today from " Hampton Roads , th
Massachusetts from New Yprk , and tbo Vei
jvlus ( which has been thoroughly ovei
muled ) from League Islam ) , all for Charlei
ton to join the North Atlantic squadroi
The Texas sailed from New iyork for Galvei
ton without stop to'reccfvtt a silver eervlc
From the state of Texas.Tlie Detroit hi
sailed from Hong Kong' nroutc to Now Yor
via Suez , The Vesuvtui later may go I
Florida to old In suupresilng flllbusterlni
but first probably will not as a blockac
runner to Charleston. < ( ,
Fiv the Prlcu on Armor I'lnte.
WASHINGTON. FeW O.-frhe senate con
inHtee on naval affijrs jjoilay reached
couc'.utlon on the report < t'6 be made as
result cf Its inquiry cm the- subject of armi
plcte. The eommlttef.iVllI recommend tin
the secretary of tbe > avy shall not be ni
tborlzed to pay more- than , $ (00 per ton fi
rrqor , and that an .appropriation of $1,500
300 be made to be uaeU in the establlehmei
of a plant In case- tie manufacturers refu :
to accept this price. ;
J-Vnntor llurrlM ' .linoJi' ' llt-IU'r.
WASHINGTON/lKeD , 8. Senator Harrl
condition bhowa considerable Improremct
today ,
TO FINISH THE BDILDINl
House Provides Money for the Now Onmt
Postoffico.
WILL CAR3Y FORWARD PRESENT PLAN
Amount NeccKMiry to ( ! i < t the 1'nrtlo
Hrected Heady for Service 1
Maile Available South
Omaha lletH Sonic.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. ( Special Tcli
gram. ) Tito house committee on approprlt
tlons has reported favorably $125,000 to con
ploto the Omaha postofilce and baa mail
available In the general deficiency bill ? " 5
000 for the South Omaha building. Th
amount appropriated tor the Omaha publl
building Is not to bo regarded as a dctci
mlnatton on the part ot congress to llnv
the building to Its present size , but Speakc
Reed's well known antagonism lo any no
legislation for public buildings Is rcsponslbl
for the present appropriation. So pcrslstcr
has Mr. Reed been In his refusal to allow an
public buildings measures to become law
this session that many members of the nous
are In open rebellion and there Is a we
authenticated rumor tonight that both fn
sundry civil and general deficiency bills wl
contain appropriations for public building :
notwithstanding the speaker's objection !
Some fear Is entertained that If those apprc
prlatlons are persisted In It may mean th
veto of ono or both bills by tbo presldcn
lo that as It may. advocates of these meas
ures are pressing the committee to such a
extent that the house will undoubtedly V ? ?
the bill with the hope that In conference th
objectionable features may be stricken 01
by the senate conferees.
DONALD MAY COME HOME.
There Is a story current today that Se <
rctary Morton has a nice little scheme o
hand for the perpetuation of his own method
and his' own people In the Department (
Agriculture. The secretary has recently Is
sued an order to chiefs of bureaus In hi
department that licrcaftct they must mak
their reports , not to him In person , but t
Donald MacCualg , chief clerk of the dcparl
ment. the object being to keep Mr. MacCual
In office , and make him virtually secretary c
agriculture , or at least the official who woul
pass upon all of the actions at subordlnat
: hlefs of the various bureaus , which comprise
the department. To carry this plan out. Mi
Morton sent a cordial invitation to Hoi
James Wilson of Iowa , who Is to be his sue
cessor , to spend a couple of weeks with hln :
but Mr. Wilson , who Is somethln
of canny Scot himself. Is said to have tele
graphed to an Iowa friend here to ECO wha
thla meant. This gentleman went to Sen
ator Gear. who made an Investl
gatlon and came to the concluslo
after a number of Inquiries that there wa
a deep laid plot In It somewhere , by whlc :
Mr. Wilson might get the worst of it. , H
consequently advised the Incoming secrptar
of his discoveries , and that gentleman ha
politely declined the invitation to aceepMh
hospitalities of the present secretary. 'Mac
Cualg Is a democrat from NebraskA ho we
appointed to his present place by ccretar
Morton , and he , like Morton's successor , 1
a Scotchman. Of course ho would like t
retain his place , but the chances are tha
owing to Intimate relations necessarily os
Istlng between the secretary an ( } his chic
clerk , the whole schema will be nipped l
thcv bud , and MacCualg will make way for
republican.
GETS THE DILL , BACK.
Pettlgrew's bill allowing settlers on th
great Sioux reservation to commute thel
entries without payment tot $1.25 per acre
as required under the present holding o
the Interior department , was by the pas
sage ot concurrent resolution recalled fron
President Cleveland , Ganiblo of Souti
Dakota engineering the resolution throng ]
the house. The bill was recalled because o
the fear that the amendment Insisted upoi
by Congressman Loud would limit the rlgh
to commute timber culture entries outsld
of the great Sioux reservation , which Is In
eluded In the two Dakotas and Nebraska.
Congressman Andrews has nominated to
West Point Phillip S. Smith ot Junlata an !
as alternate Lcmdnte J. Delknap of Hast
Ings , Neb. , to the vacancy created b ;
the declination of Clarendon E. Adams , Jr ,
of Superior , Neb. These two boys stooi
third and fourth respectively In the com
pctltlvo examination held at Hastings , Neb.
May 3 , ISflS , They are ordered to report a
Fort Leavenworth March 1 for examination
Senator Thurston hc.i Introduced a bill t
pcnalon George W. Field of Omaha at th
rate of 72 a month.
Representative Strode of the First dlstrlc
presented resolutions of the Ilrotherhood o
Locomotive Engineers , Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen , ( Brotherhood of Rallwa
Trainmen , Order of Railway Conductor
and Order of Railway Telegraphers In favn
of the antl-sealping bill. The antl-scalpln
bill 1 $ by no means dead , as has been an
nounced In some sections , the Intention n
both the senate- and house committees be In
to give congrois an opportunity to learn th
extent of the ticket scalping business and It
effect upon the making of rates.
WJ. . Stokes and wife of Omaha are a
the Cochran.
S. H. Burnham of Lincoln Is at the Eh
bltt.
bltt.Mr. . and Mrs. C. N. DIetz have gone t
Florida after several days spent In the city
The nnms ot the postoffico at Hratton
Npmaha county. Neb. , has been changed ti
Eden , with David J. Woodas postmaster.
Fourth class postmasters commissioned
Nebraska James C. Miller , ' Springfield
Iowa IM ward W. Teale , Davis City ; Muy
nard A. Martin , Brushy.
( 'iliillriiintlmiN.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. The eunato In ex
ccutlvti session today confirmed the follow
Ing nominations ; S. Penry of California ti
l > o register of the land office at Sacramento
[ } . I ) . Cosby of California to be receiver o
public money at Sacramento , Cal.
Postmasters : Oregon : C. F. Bell at Dal
las. South Dakota : B. O'Neill at Howard
Indian Territory : A. A , McPliee at Wag
sner. Idaho : .M. M. Getchel at Silver City
California : A. C. Wood at Sulsun City
Kansas : G. A. Van Atta at Clay Center
Also Fred W. W. Klckbusch , Jr. , of WIs
: onsln to bo consul at Stettin , Germany.
Dully Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 9. Today's treasur ;
statement shows : Available cash balance
210,173,010 ; gold rezervo , $140,368,870.
PI3.UI OtlTIIHIOAIC .OF YOUNG TUIIICH
llailleal MaiilfeHto DlHtrlhntei
Throughout CoiiHtantlnople. ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 0. Anxiety li
[ clt here at the danger of an outbreak upoi
the part of the young Turks. The fall o
prices on the Gallata bourse contlnurs. Tli
Qfliclals of the embassies on Sunday recelvci
copies of a manifesto from the young Turk
party , which declared that they have dc
cldod to have recourse to force. Number
at fly sheets , denouncing the present goveiu
nunt have been found on the street * o
Stamboul. The Kustlan cmbaruy has writ
ten to the porte pointing out the necrssit ;
it preventing an outbreak , which would I in
psrll the Integrity of Turkey. This actim
on thu part of the Russian embassy has I in
pressed diplomatic circles , especially In vlsv
Df the naYul preparutlona at Odesia ,
Joint S AN I on Meet * mill AilJouriiM.
SK.ATTLB. Wash. , Feb. 9. The Joint * es
> lon of the legislature met today and with
out a roll call adjourned until tomorrow.
JIoveiiK'iilH of Oueiui VrxMflu , Kelt , II
At Nnples Arrived Olymnlu , from Nev
York. S.iied-Hollvla. : for New York.
At Hoston Arrived aephulonlu , fron
Liverpool.
At New York-Sailed Nomadic , for LJv
ornool : Allor. for lircmcn. Arrived Pcnn
pylvanla , from llelfant. , , ,
. POSTl'OM'.l
HIM. ISBRKIMTKI.Y .
Itejrotn 1'roponnl fr
Fob.9. . ( Spcclal.- )
ln the sci the Wyoming Icglslatui
Senator Delony Introduced a bill approprlt
ling $20,000 for the purpose of building a
addition to the state Insane asylum at K\
nnston. Mr. Cntly Introduced a bill pr <
riding a punishment for the ndultcratto
jf candy. Mr. Cross Introduced scnat
bill No. 35 to provide uniform screens c
: enl mines for removing slack from cotter
tor which miners are paid. Mr. Appolgc
Introduced senate bill No. 36 , provldln
tor the appointment of deputy county ol
leers.
Nominations were received from the ROV
jrnor ot Otto Oramm for university trm
tee for six years and Melville C. Brow
'or two years. Both appointments wcr
: onflrmcd.
House bill No. 14 , providing for Increas
ing the fees charged for filing articles t
ncorporatlon , was Indefinitely postpone
A hen It came up for second reading. Thl
neasuro was especially recommended b
Governor Richards In his message to th
cglslaturo as ono which would Incrcas
, ho revenues of the stale.
In the house Mr. Nl.tbltt Introduced a bl
naklng provisions for the safety and hcalt
if all persons employed In or about cci
nines. Messrs. MacFarlone and Mtddaug
nt reduced a bill relating to the nppoln
Tient of road supervisors. .Mr. Thomas Ir
produced house bill No. 118 , the object c
which Is to encourage and promote tli
acct sugar Industry by exempting all be <
uignr factories from taxation for a perlo
jf ten years. In committee of the who !
house bill No. 44 , providing for theereetlo
jf an agricultural college at or near Landc
ivas discussed. Mr. Bergman opposed tli
jlll for the reason that the state had no1
) no college and the people of the state woul
not bear the burden of taxation to cstablls
mother nt this time. Mr. Nlchols-favorc
.ho measure as an act of good faith on tli
> art of the people of the stati * . they bavin
ince voted to establish an agricultural co
ego at Lander and their will having bee
llsregardcd by previous legislatures. M ;
I'ldball favored the bill and the approprlt
.ton as a sound and practical business prc
losltlon. The committee recommended ft
. orablo action upon the measure.
I'niiBo bill No. 71 , providing for the de
itructlon of predatory wild animals waa dls
Bussed at livigth and recommended to
lassage.
IC1CI.I2II OUTS I'OPUMST VOTES
Ciuiiltilntc for Seuuto
to ( iiilii Strength.
PIERRE , S. D. , Fob. 9. ( Special Tele
; ram. ) Two ballots were taken today o
icnator and Plcklcir xlrew two votes from Jh
lopuMsts. It Is said that at least two other
, vlll ilo iSio same thing tomorrow. The pop
illats who changed were Senator Morga
ind Representative Denton. Since the ail
ourmuent of the caucus last night the antl
iCjlo forces say there H'lll be no furthc
aucuscs , as they will not attend anothei
inless Kyle withdraws and there Is sam
> ho\v of selecting a man.
Governor Lee today sent messages to bet !
louse ? demanding that some steps be take :
o.relievo the treasury , stating that ther
yai a deficiency of about $168,000 at the clos
if the year which came down an a herltag
rom the past administrations ; that th
uethod which had been adopted of Usuln ,
mttclpatlng warrants would only contlnu
ho debt without any practical rellrf an
lOine method must be devised at once.
The senate today put In about all th
line on a license bill , on whlch , some llttl
ircgress was niade , and on the bill taxlnl
; r ln .warehouses , which. was fixed at a 11
: enseIofC10Ppeir ( year. '
1' ' ' '
1'y , ' > $ ' - -
SHIOA'fcO WOMAN TAKES 1IEII MF !
ihc IN Found Demi In a Hall a
Sturke , Fin.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Feb. 9. A spccla
o the Citizen from Starke says :
Mrs. Dr. N. S. Burnham of Chicago com
nltted suicide In the Commercial hotel som
Imo last night. As .she ( Mil not come dow ;
o breakfast this morning a servant was sen
o call her. No answer was received am
hey entered and found Mrs. Burnham dead
Vn empty chloroform bottle stood near. Fiv
otters , addressed to different parsons , wer
in the table. Two of them were for he
uivband. Dr. N. S. Burnham , at Palatka. :
loto to "whoever shall find this" was als
here. It read :
"I Intended going to Chicago In th
nornlng. but I am growing 111 , and It ma ;
10 that I shall never awake. If anythlm
oos happen to me please mall the letter :
in the table. They will explain much ti
ho persons to whom they are addressed
Indcr my pillow Is something like $140
IBU that for expenses. When Dr. Burnhan
oraes he will pay anything else due. Asl
omo kind women to dress me for the las
Imo In the clothes I have laid out
lomo ono I loved has admired mo li
hem and I will sleep the bcttc
bat I am clothed In them. Notify Mri
ilary H. Ford , No. 4740 Lake avenue , Chi
ago ; John B. Wyman , , ( Jhadron , Neb. ; Mrs
5. U. Abercromblc , Kendall Green , Mass.
.Ira. Ida Somarlndych , Elkhart , Ind. , and th
nter Ocean , Chicago. For the rest , pray fo
no that I may bo forgiven. The burden o
Ifo has grown too heavy for mo to bear. '
The above was not signed , but was wrlttci
n a steady feminine hand. Mrs. Burnhan
vas- for some tlmo connected with the edl
orlal department of the Chicago Inte
) cean , having bean art critic during th
Vorld's fair. - .
IK AW CUT IX STI313I , KAILS'
Hrcct IteHiiIt of the ColIniiHc of tin
HlK I'ool ,
CHICAGO. Feb. 9. Steel rails are belli ]
old at the lowest price ever known li
um/rlcu. The steel rail pool has collapsei
nd $18 a ton was asked for rails In Clvlcag
oday and In Pltlsburg the rnto was $15.2 ;
. ton , 'Monday ' the price In Chicago wa
2G and In Plttsburg it was $25.
The sensational break of $8 a ton wlthli
wrnty-four hours Is tbo result of a secrc
nesting of the rail pool , held In Plttsburi
londay. No agreement could be rcachei
nd President Gates ol the Illinois Stcc
ompany returned to Chicago and called i
neotlng of the directors. As a result In
lotlflcd H. C. Frlck , chairman of the Car
icglo Steel company , that the Illinois Stee
ompany was unable lo como to a conclusloi
nil had postponed action until after the an
iiial election of officers to bo held tomorrow
'wo hours after the mcsiiago reached Pitts
urg the prices quoted wcro being asked li
ihlcago.
The eleven concerns popularly believed tie
o members of the pee ) were the Carnrgli
tccl company , Pittsburg ; Scranton Stec
ompany , Scranton , Pa.1 Pennsylvania Stcc
ompany , Steelton , Pa. ' the Maryland Stec
ompany ! Sparrows Point. Mil , ; Cambrl :
ron company. Johnstown. Pa , ; Lackawann :
ron and Steel company , Philadelphia ; Beth
ehom Iron company , Bethlehem , Pa. ; tin
ohnson company , Loraln , O. ; Clevolam
tolling Mills company , Cleveland ; Illlnol :
tcel company , Chicago , and the Union Iroi
nd Steel company , Youngstown , 0.
JHOWIIH WATCH tvnrm SUUAIIIIO.V
, fe.HelN All Me Juxt , Out liIe thu liar
hiir at L'liiirli-Ntoa ,
CHARLESTON. S. C. , Feb. 9. I.arKi
rowds stood along'tho water front toduy t <
et a vluw of the blockade squadron , Th <
ransnort steamer Fern and the rnilsci
larblchfod are the only ones near the shore
lie others being Just outside the harbor
'ho following men were Injured In the ga | <
f Saturday and have been sent to the MaIne
Ino hospital ; L ) . J. Kenan , sprained hncr
) , H. Osborne , fracture of small bone It
; g ; Andrew Anderson , fracture of ncee
' . 0. Potter , ( sprained ankle ; Alfred C
'eder. uounded on foot ; .1. J , Illckcy , seal )
round. Others were Injured , but will hi
rcated aboard ship , At 'i o'clock the. Mar
lehead returned to thn anchorage ground
ust aff the jetties. The ships now hvn
re : Thu New York , Columbia , Marble
ead , AmpUltrlte , Maine , Dolphin and Fern
FAST HAIL WRECKED
Eastbound Overland Flyer on the Union
Pacific Jumps the Track ,
FIREMAN THOMAS KRAU3E IS KILLED
Gngincor W , H , Vnn-Noy Receives Pataj
Injuries ,
\CCIDENT OCCURS IN THE CITY LIMITS
Drain Was Running at the Rate of Thirty-
live Miles au Hour ,
MNY NARROW ESCAPES FOR TRAINMEN
1'iiNxpiiKor * Were llnilly Shaken Up
mill Seared * lint None lleeelved
More Tim 11 Very Slight Itijurlcn
Kullroiiil I.OHM ( liiltc Heavy.
Whllo running at a speed of thlrty-flvo
nllcs an hour , Union Pacific eastbound
> vcrlaiul flyer Jninpcil the track about 100
rards west ot the Twentieth street viaduct
mortly before D o'clock last evening , nntl ,
jumping along the ttca for a train's length ,
filled up In an Indiscriminate macs. Flro-
nan Thomas Krause yielded up his life and
Engineer W. 11. VanNoy lies In a , precarious
condition at St. Joseph's hospital , The
msEcngera escaped with alight Injuries.
The train Is duo In Omaha at 4:45 : , and
is Is usual after leaving Summit siding , the
speed Is quickened Into the city. Just west
> t the viaduct there Is a separation ot
.he various tracks used for the freight ami
lassengcr trains known ns a "puzzle" switch.
\ short distance beyond the awllch tboro Is
i sharp curve Into the freight tracks whllo
he passenger track remains nearly straight ,
t was here that the engine left the tracks.
The accident was witnessed by switch
ender William Ilcnn , a lamp "man , Wlll-s
am Lamb , and a crow of section men who
vero engaged In repairing the tracks a
ihort distance away. Running to the front
Hid of the train they found the engineer
fanNoy , had been thrown several feet to
me side of the track and that his mam-
noth machine had crushed entirely through
L small switch shanty and had turned
ivcr upon one side.
VanNoy was picked up In an Inscnslblo
omlltlon and removed to the hospital ,
vhero hopes of his recovery are cntcr-
alned.
FIREMAN DEAD WHEN FOUND.
Fireman Krause was found wedged In he-
ween the engine and .tender , and was dead
fhen removed. No limbs wcro broken and
Icath Is supposed ( a liavo been caused from
caldlng by escaping steam. He was tcn-
Icrly picked up by the road attaches and
ater removed to the morgue. ,
The heavy train , which consists of nine
nalj , baggage and sleeping cars , was ar
oused 'In zigzag shape over the track bed ,
he rails for almost the entire distance
raveled by the train after leaving the
rack being torn from their tics and flsh-
ilates and twisted Into fantastic shapes.
In the first car , which was a United States
nail coach , were H. E. Harrison and T. A.
lalloy. Doth had narrow escapes , but
ime through the accident unscathed with
ho exception of a severe shaking up. The
rent end of the coach was splintered and
rushed and a heavy braka bar was forced
ip through the floor narrowly missing Har-
Ison. Mall sacks were piled around In the
; reatest confusion , but none of them de-
troyed.
In the second car , which Is also a mall
ar , F. D. Johnson had charge. The crow
onslstlng of three men escaped unhurt. Of
he remaining cars In the train all Jumped
ho track but two chair cars and a tourist
leepcr. Outsldo of the engine the damage
, fas Inconsiderable , with the exception of
ho twisting off of a number of trucks from
mlcr the sleepers.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS NOTIFIED.
As soon as the accident was reported at the
loadquarte/s of the company , Superintendent
> . J. Nichols and Division Superintendent
iutherland went Immediately to the
; rounds. The wrecking crew In the lower
ards was summoned and went to work
irlth the leant possible delay. A etub train
ins run down to the sccno of the accident
rom the Union depot , and the passengers
nd mall sent on to their destinations with
. de-lay of scarcely over an hour.
The train wrecking crew was placed In
barge of Yardmastcr II. McNeil. When ap-
reached upon the subject of the manner In
rtilch the accident had occurred McNeil
cfUBcd to reveal the name of the switch
ender or any other facts In the case. Ho
aid : "You'll not get any Information out
f me. I refuse to talk. Get your Informa-
lon the best way you can. "
SWITCH TENDER'S STORY.
It was learned that the accident was
irgely due to switch tender William Hcnn ,
shortly afterwards
lo was seen In his shanty
wards and gave the following version of the
ccldpnt : "There has been a large number
f extra feight trains running between
outh Omaha and the ice bouses on Cul Oil
ike during the past month. The "pu/zlo"
witch over which I have charge Is the
unction of the rails of the passenger and
relght trains. No. 2 has the right of way
ate the city over the passenger rails , and
t the time the train came along the switch
ras thrown open for the freight track. The
rolght track has a sharp curve In It and
' . IB customary for trains going over It to
iin slow. The other track admits of full
peed. I was expecting the Rock Island
rldgo freight No. 83 from South Omaha ,
nd wag stardlng about a hundred yards
rom my shanty when No. 2 came Into sight.
i was running very fast. I ran towards the
aver to throw the rails over to ttio patson-
er track , but saw that I could not get there
i time. I then signaled to the fireman of
tie passenger train , but as ho was not on
tie lookout on hla sdo | ot the cab I failed
3 attract attention. The cnglno struck tbo
witch all right , but upon reaching the curve ,
3ft the track and the wrck followed. "
Whether Henn'a statements are true or
ot will bo the subject of an Investigation
y the railroad officials , and the bUino
jcatcd where It belongs. When questioned
s to the manner of finding out which train
ad the right of way at the tlmo of the
ccldcnt , Henn stated that It was a matter
f blgnals from the Hist Incoming train ,
B No. 2 was frequently late and tlie freight
ucaslonally went In ahead. It would ap-
ear. however , that he was not at his sta-
ion at the time ot the accident or bo
ould have been In a position to throw tbo
wltib.
Conductor WIlcox stated tbat with the
xceptlon of a pretty thorough shaking u/