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OMAHA : DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJ E 39 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MO11NJLNGSBl'ojSJLUBR 11 , 13 ! > 7 TWELVE 1'AG BS. COPY FIVE CENTS. DEAD-END COLLISION Passenger and Freight Collide on a Onrvo in Colorado. THEY COME TOGETHER AT FULL SPEDE At Least Thirty People Known to Have Been Killed. NEARLY TWO HUNDRED ARE INJURED Wreckage Takes Fire Almost Immediately After the Accident. FLAMES STOP THE WORK OF RESCUERS Conductor of One'I'mIn Made it MlM- tnl < f of Ten VlliiulcN In Hln Cnl- ciiIntloiiN , U hifli Catiftcil thu Accident. NEWCASTLE , Cole , Sept. 10. The worst wreck. In the history of the state of Colorado rado occurred at 12 25 this morning on the joint track of the Denver tic. Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland r&llwajs , one and a lialf miles west of here. After twelve hours of Incessant work by the wrecking crtws In clearing nway the debris and rescuing the bodies of those who perished , It Is yet Impossible to secure more than an estimate of the loss of life , and not even those known to be dead have been Identified. Many of the unfortunates never will bo known , and It Is possible that the number killed will always be In doubt. From the best Information obtainable now , fully thirty persons nro believed to have per Ishcd , while 185 arc taken out of the wteck Buffering from serious Injuries. The wreck was caused Dy a head-end col lision between a Denver & Rio Grande pas senger train , running at the rate of forty miles an hour , and a special Colorado Mid land stock train , running at a speed of prob ably thirty miles. So terrific was the con cussion that both engines , baggage and ex press cars , smoker and day coaches and two block cars were totally demolished , and the track torn up for rods In both direc tions. WUECK TAKES FIRE. To add to the horror of the scene , the wreckage at once caught fire from an explosion plosion of a Pintsch gas tank on the pas senger train , and burned so rapidly that many passengers pinned beneath the debris were burned to death before help could reach them. The most generally accepted theory as to the cause of the wreck seems to be that Conductor Burbank of the Midland special , anticipating the time of the passenger , un dertook to "steal i station" and beat the passenger Into Newcastle' . Burbank escaped uninjured and upon orders from Coroner Clark has been placed under arrest by the eherlff. Midland Engineer Ostrandcr is missing and i thorough search all about the engine falls to reveal any \cstlgu of his re mains It is thought that when he saw the threatened danger lie jumped from his engine and realizing his negligence took to the hills Mr and Mrs E H. Strouse , who live one-fourth of a mile from the scene of the accident , report that when the two trains met the shock was so great as to literally liuil thorn out of bed Some say the noise was heard and the shock foil In Newcastle The dead as far as recognized me : r J KEENAN , mall agent , Denver. ROBERT S HOLLAND , Plreinan , Denver ' & Rio RranOe railway , Salida MRS ALEXANDER HARTMAN and TWO SONS Herschor , 111. J\MES ERRICK. Chicago CHARLES LEEPER , Clarion , P . WILLIAM GORDON , engineer passenger train ILLIAM HINES , fireman. The Injured are Rev Alexander Hartman , Herscber , 111. botli legs b okcn and badly burned John H Slander Blackfoot , Idaho , leg broken ftuo cut and burned and bruised. Miss Pcail Cotncll , Alclcl , Ore. , hip dls located J C. Yeiger , Toledo , 0 , Injured Internally J Legman , Whlttier , Cat. , slightly Rounded Mrs Mary Israel , St. Paul , Minn , slight dnjuty , Intcrjially. J. F" . Snydo" , Independence , Kan. , slightly but ned D II. McAnccny , Victor , Colo. , fata burnci ] 0 V Tltson , Cookcrlll , Mo. , cut badly about bead R H Bilckley. Chicago , back Injured. J , G Young , St. Louis , Mo , cut In forc- Iirad , not serious. Tlioma * Nash , Mohab , Utah , left arm broken badly burned In thu face. Prank P Mannlv , Victor , Cole , bruised snd sllghtl ) burned R W Sliott Leeper , Pa. , badly bruised. Drakeman Knapp , leg crushed. James C. I'oloy , express messenger , bruisej William 3 Ml'scmer , express messenger , bruited. Thu case of engineer Ostrande" , of the freight engine , Is still In doubt , Chiirol fragments of limbs and bodies era a number of persons have been taken out of < ho ruins but It U not likely that any moro liodloa will bo positively identified , and It Bccms certain tlut thu number killed will remain In doubt. The coroner found a shav ing mug with the naino "W. Nicholson" upon It , also a gold watch , with the name of r , C , I'ottqr engraved on the outsldo. CARING roil THE WOUNDED. A relief tialn was sent from ( ileti\\ood and this afternoon the moro seriously wounded nero seat to the Denver H Rio Grande com- panj's hospital at Salida The superintendent of the Denver & nio Grande happened to bo In the vicinity or the disaster and soon reached the scene , taking charge of the work of removing thu bodies Ten bodies wcro found In the ruins of ono car and four Iii another. The charred romaUu of two women , apparent ! ) clasped In each other's arms , wcro found. Their heads and lower limbs were burned off In the dross bosom of udch was found a woman's gold watch upon ono of which was Intcrlbcdt "Prom Mother to Mamie. " Tolc- graina from all parts of the country Inquir ing for Irlcuds and relatives are pouring In constantly Prank I' . Mannlx , a neurpaper man of Victor , Cole , who wag In thu tuioKcr and escaped with Home painful bruises and burns , said today ; "Words fall lo express the horror of the scene. The crash came unexpectedly , Suddenly all was darKncta and confusion. Tbe air was tilled with cinders , splinters and heated gaies , Then names darted tip on cither side. The scene was simply Indescribable. The flames were In & sense of Godsend , for with their aid ttic windows wcro located , even though pas sengers had to jump through the flamed. " MANY PERSONS CREMATED J. O. Young , one of the survivors , Bays ho was In the smoker at the rear and when the collision took place tin ] front end of the car and part of the toot was thrown on him , pinning him down In his seat. He succeeded In freeing himself ami escaping through a window with a few slight cuts on his hcnd. There were from twenty-three to twenty-five In the smoker and ho does not think more than eight got out alive , nil the remainder being cremated. As the day coach was Immediately behind the smoker , ho thinks there were from thirty to thlrty- flvo In It and to his bent knowledge only two succeeded In making their escape. He says all who were In the chair car got out safely before the fire reached It , as did also those In the two Pullmans. Coroner Clark says that only ten bodies have so far been taken from the burning train Those , with Kecnan and Holland , Htncs and Gordon , mnko fourteen In all , but there Is no doubt thcso arc lr < is than half .hose who perished The most conservative stlmatp places the list of dead at from wenty-flvu to thirty-five. The remains of , lint Is supposed to bo ten persons arc con ned In two caskets with nothing to Identify hem , and It Is expected they will bo burled ere toirorrow or Sunday. MET ON A CURVE. The accident occurred at the worst pos- Iblc point. Two minutes' running time Ither way owuld have averted the wreck , as ach engineer could have seen the approach f the other train. The trains collided on a ttrvo or bend round rt mountain , and there , vas no opportunity to avoid the wreck or veil to slacken the speed. The surviving ralnmcn say thu trains were not running ast , but the facts seem to bo that both the lassenger anil freight were going at full peed about twenty miles an hour for the assenger and the freight ten or twelve. The Rio Grande Junction road , on which .ho wreck occurred , Is n joint track operated iy the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland companies. It Is a single , standard ; auge track , seventy-seven miles long , run- ilng fiom Newcastle to Grand Junction , onncctlng the two loads with the Rio Grande Western. The road follows the Grand Ivor and nearly all the way there are high iluffs on one side of the track and the stream m the other , It being from fifteen to twenty 'cet ' below the surface of the track. The IUo Grande pissenger train was duet t Newcastle at 11 05 p. m , and should have cached the point ono and one-half miles cyond Newcastle , where the accident ccurred , by lt-10. Tbo train must , therefore , ave been at least two hours late , as the ccldent occurred at 12 15 a. m. ROB THE UNFORTUNATES. At least two cars of stock were wrecked , nd the road strewn with dead animals Some excitement was occasioned by two tallans attempting to break open trunks .aken from the baggage car. Marshal Pear- on shot at one and thinks ho hit him. The jther , Nick Flck , was arrested and taken .o Jail. The express car and Its contents in the wrecked passenger train were entirely onsumed by fire. Frank P. Mannlx , editor of the Victor itecord , was a passenger on the Denver & tlo. Grande train. "I was in the smoker iv hen the collision happened , " he savs , "and ivas jammed down In the seat. 1 saw da > - Ight on onu side and managed to pull m > self nit , and with the help of Brakeman Daniels ; ielped to pull three people from the wreck. At the time of the collision the gas tank under ths smoker exploded and set fire to , train. The scene was awful. The mall , baggage , smoker , day coach and a tourist slfCpcr were burned , the rear Pullman and a pilvato car icmalnlng on the track. " Mr Mannlx Is of the opinion that at least forty are dead and burned. Conductor Burbank of the Colorado Mld- end stock train has boon arrested. A care- ul search around the Midland engine failed o reveal the remains of Engineer Ostrander. t Is believed he jumped from his engine u tlmo to save his life and realizing that ho accident was due to negligence fled to .he hllle. _ One Vililcil lo Death LUt. EMPORIA , Kan. , Sept. 10. The death list of the Santa Fe wreck was Increased this morning by the finding of the charred re mains of a woman. The body was found under one of the tenders which the wrecking crew was removing and was burned past ccognltlon. A piece of corset steel clung o the body. Inquiry was received here > es- : erday from Chicago by a man who signed Goodrow asking If his wife had escaped from ho wreck. He gave no street number and nothlnc further has been heard from him t Is possible that the charred remains are hose of Mrs. Goodrow. Harvey Fowler , who was reported missing. Is safe at home. cr KrlHlilc DIcH. TOPEKA. Sept. 10. William Friable , the engineer of the fast mall , Injured In the olllslon near Emporla Wednesday night , died at 2 o'clock this afternoon. His fireman ml the two other engineers and firemen iv ere Instantly killed In the wreck. i\sco JUKY rviis TeT ARKKK. Seven Stand fur \ciiilllal and The } Vre IHNiiilNHeil. MARYVILLE , Mo , Sept. 10 { Special Telegram ) At 3 o'clock this afternoon Judge Pcrdon called the Rasco case Jury In , and after being told by Foreman W. F. Dawes that they had reached no agreement and could not , dismissed them The final vote was seven foi acnulttal and five for con viction. Plve ballots were taken , the result of the first ballot being seven for conviction and five for acquittal. On the second ballot two men changed and Irom that time on there were no signs of n break. The Jurors say some violent scenes were enacted while thoj wcio out. The argu ments bccamo very heated yesterday after noon and hard language was used , but be fore they weie called In peace was re- ntored. Foreman Dawes stated this evening just after being dismissed thut In his opinion Rasco can never be convicted so long as thd couit gives a first degrcu Instruction only. He says If a second degree Instruction had been given the boy would have been found guilty. Other Jurors concur In his opinion The defendant's attorneys ate much pleased at thu outcome of the trial They had hoped for nothing better The third dial of the casu was sot for October 19 by Judge Perdon this evening. UlS.CO.NhlV COMMISSION NAMED. ( Jot ei nor Scolleld SIiov\M Ills IntcrcNI III the K\IONOII. | | | MADISON , WIs , Sept. 10 ( Special Tule- gram , ) Under a Joint resolution adopted at the adjourned session at the legislature Govcinor Scoileld baa Issued a proclamation expressing Intelest In and approval of the TransmUslssippI Exposition to bo held In Omaha next year. The goveinor has appointed the following as members of the Wisconsin commission to take such action in reference to the state's dlsplav at the exposition as may be drcmei proper Miss Angus Cameron , La Crosse Mrs Leonard Lottrldgo. West Salem , Mis John Wliuns , Jancsvlllo , Mrs , Caroline II Bell , Milwaukee ; Mrs , True Goodrich Oconto , August Ulhleln , John C. Koch , Join B Hanseii. Frederick Kluckhcfer , Alfrci Clas , J A Wutroua , 'Milwaukee ' , Genera E E Drvant It G Thwaltes , Madison John Hicks , Oshkosh , Walter Alexander Wausau , W T Lewis , Racine ; J H Stout Menomlneu ; J B Treat , Monroe , Charlc H. Baxter , Lancaster ; Thomas Blackstock Prcil A. Dennett , Shobovgau ; H. I ) Fisher Florence , Ernest Funk , Oconto. Hallriiiul Shopmen Work Overtime CHEYENNE , W > o , Sept , 10. ( Special ) - For the first time In three ) eirs the Unlo Pacific shop force In this city hai bee placed on full tlmo and the men arc working overtime and nearly every night the sho.ii rm until midnight. The force Is being In' creased dally and moio men are cmplove. than at any time since the American Rail' ' way uulou strike of 1S91. itr.i-oiiT o.cttois. . StntlMlcft CI veil Out li.v Ilie Deinirt- meiit of Agriculture. WASHINGTON , Sept. 10. The September eport of the statistician of the Department f Agriculture shows the following average ondltlons on September 1 : Corr ) , 79 3 ; oats , 4.G ; rye 00.1 ; tobacco , 755 ; wheat , 85.7 ; arlcy , 86.4 ; buckwheat , 051 ; potatoes , 66.7. The condition of corn , 70.3 , Is 4 0 points ewer than lost month , 11.7 points lower than n September 1 , 1806 , anil 33 points lower nan the September average for the lost en years. The principal state averages are s follows- Ohio , 84 ; Michigan , 88 ; Indiana , 2 ; Illinois , 84 ; Iowa , 70 ; Missouri , 74 ; Kin- as , 61 j Nebraska , 87 ; Texas , 81 ; Tennessee , 5 ; Kentucky 83 The condition of whoit , 5.7 , Is 11.1 points hUhcr than on Septcm- or 1 , 1886 , and 4 5 points higher than the September average for the last ten jcnrs " "hero Is a marked decline In the prlnclpil prlng wheat states as compared with last nonth. The average condition of oats Is 4.8 , compared with 86.0 on August 1 , with 40 September 1 , 1806 , and with 80.7 the 'eptembcr average for the last ten jcars 'he August condition In barley , 8G 4 , shows a decrease of 1 point during the month , 'ut Is higher by 3 3 points than on Septem- > er 1 , 1886 , and by 1 0 points than the Scp- ember average fen the lest ten years. The average condition of rjc , 00.1 , Is 8 1 points ilRhcr than on September 1 , 18 % , pnd 3.1 lolnts above the average for the last ten ears. The condition of buckwheat , 051 , hews n slight Improvement during the nonth. It Is 1.0 points higher than on Sop- ember 1 1S06 , and 7 3 points higher than the September average for the last ten years ho condition of tobacco has declined 3 2 ralnts during the month , and Is now 6 points clew the condition on September 1 , 1806 , ml 4 points below the average conditioner or the last ten jears. The average condition "f potatoes has continued to fall and Is now nly 667 , or 11.2 , points lower than on Au- : ust 1 , 165 points lower than on September , 1806 , and 11.7 points below the average or the last ten jears. The number of hogs for fattening shows n decrease of 0 2 peu cent from that of last rear. In point of condition the stock hogs re 1 point lower than on September 1 , 1886 , nd 07 of a point below the September average - ago for the last ten years. As regards the npple crop , all the New England states , w Ith 'ork , Michigan , Indiana , Kansas and M'a- ' .Ilssourl . , show a further marked decline Vest Virginia , Pennsylvania , Kentucky and Ohio show a slight decline , Vlrvlula a marked mprovement and North Carolina a slight mprovcmcnt. There Is no marked Improve ment In the reports concerning the fruit crop except from Georgia and Mississippi , ind In the great majority of states there Is 10 material change. rot'cuus TUB I > OM , m M\uic AGAIN. lolilerx fifhent IJIMV Ullii * ; In Iet Co for IOHM. CHICAGO , Sept 10 September wheat sold at $1 for a brief time this morning. It closed jcoterday at OS' c , but offerings were so scaico today that not until anxious shorts iad bid the price up to even figures did jolders condescenft to let go December In the meantime advanced to 08c. The ad vance , which was attended with but little e\cltement , was caused by strength of the foreign markets and the continued heivj export engagements. The market was strong to the close ST. LOUIS , Sept. 10 December wheat jroke nil former records dating back1 to war Imes by soaring up to $1 01 % a bushel dur ing the call on the floor of the Merchants' jxchange today. The market opened at > 100 i , an advance of % c over the clos'ng irlce on Friday and half a cent above the ilghcst point reichetl during that session. 3cptcmber wheat sold at $1 01 * and May at fl 01 % . The market was stronger at the opening on tnc strength of higher lable advices from England and the continent. December advanced to $101 % , : ho top price , but subsequently fell off to (1 ( 01V4. the close September finally closed at $1 OO'i , 1 cent below the top for the month , with May at $1 00ys , % c off CO 1 TOY CHOI" IIU1LY DAMAGED. lleiit j HaliiH rnlloii Hie 1'roloniseil III until. WASHINGTON , Sept. 10 The returns on cotton to the Department of Agriculture In dicate an average condition of 78 3 on Sep- ember 1 , as compared with 860 on August . , n decline of 8 6 points The average condi tion September 1 , 1806 , was 64.2 , and the average condition on September 1 for the ast ten years Is 70 2 There has been a marked decline In almost all the states of principal production , the decline In Georgia being fifteen points , In Arkansas thirteen. In Louisiana , twelve , In Texas , Alabama and South Carolina eight , In Tennessee seven. In Mississippi and North Carolina two points. The only exception to the rule IR Oklahoma , where the condition shows an Improvement of nlno points. The drouth that so long prevailed throughout the Teater portion of the cotton belt has been followed In many Important sections by ex cessive rains , which have done great damage to the crop. Rust and shedding are re ported from hundreds of counties , and the statement "No top crop , " Is very frequent The averages of the states are as follows- Virginia , 00 ; North Carolina , 95 ; Georgia , SO ; Florida , 86 ; Alabama , 80 ; Mississippi , SI ; [ x > iilslana , 78 ; Texas , 70 ; Arkansas , 77 ; Tennessee , 77 ; Missouri , 81 ; Indian Terrltoiy , 03 ; Oklahoma , 05. WIIB\T ruiihuisss BIIUITIC The I'erlnilH of Strength AVliidiiiR l'i it Ith u Decline. NEW YORK , Sept. 10. Wheat pursued an erratic course today , finally winding up at i cent net decline. There were two periods of decided strength , during which December touched $1.03 , or within 1'4 cents of the highest point of the year. The first occurred at the opening and was based on foreign buying , together with a firmer set of cables On a subsequent sharp decline local traders accumulated a good sized short Interest , which was later run In by a rumor that the French duty was about to be re duced. Following this rise was another de cline , which left the market In a drooping condition , Influenced by realizing efforts and lack of the usual export Interest. Coin started off fairly firm , but responded to better crop news with n sharp break , closing % cent net lower. The range on December wheat was from $101 % to $1.03 , closing at $1 01 % , December corn sold from 387s cents to 30 cents and closed at 38'.i cents. i\uiriu : wniisH THIN swi'osnn. One Mnu u Victim to Die Extent u ( Half n Million. NEW YORK , Sept 10 Regarding the fail ure of J R Willard & . Co , brokers , reports wcro current In Wall street today that the liabilities of the firm are much larger than was at first supposed It Is learned from what seems to be a reliable source than one client of the firm , a man who Is wealthy and IB well known In the city , lost about $500,000 This mm has placed his claim In the hands of his lawjc , who are now taking step * ) to protect his Interests , It Is Intimated that they may Institute criminal proceedings The lawyers of tills heavy creditor when scet today declined to give the name of their client but said they would probably be In a position to do so tomorrow- A telegram from Chicago to a Wall stree concern today stated that J R. Willard savs the capital of the firm was supplied by the Dwfgglns brothers and that hu was- guar antecJ a salarj for the use of his name , bu had no other Interest In the business j R Willard was suspended from the Consoll dated exchange toda > | James L Starbuck the assignee declined to t.ee either the creditors or other eallern He sent out word that he had no Informi tlon to give ai ) , o had not > et succeeded In xt'ttliiK the b t * of thu firm In i > bjp to l.uuw the condition of affal.s RAVAGES OF THE SCOURGE Yellow Flag Plies at 0/oan Springs and Biloxi. MORE VICTIMS ATTACKED BY THE FEVER Miieh Suffering Arlni-M nn Account ut Lack of MvillcliifM Hint oilier Authorities Arc Verj VlKlIant. i NEW ORLEANS , Sept. 10. The announce ment of twelve suspicious cases on one square In the city and that three cases had lovelopcd Rlnco the deith of a joung woman who had come from Ocean Springs , created n large mcasuro of alarm In the public mind early In the day , but this was allayed when the facts became Known. It developed that man had died as the result of excessive dissipation Instead of jcllow fever , as 10- ; > ortcd , In the very square In which the sus picious cases had been conn ned At night fall all reports received by Dr. Olllphant were so favorable that renewed confidence was Infused In the officials of the boatd. Surgeon Murray of the marine hospital service stated tonight that Ocean Springs from now on would bo the official head quarters for the entire gulf coast marine liospltal service , and the camp of detention will be at Fontalncbltau , three miles from the gulf. Those who nro taken to the camp will bo hold nominal prisoners for ten days and If at the expiration of tint tlmo they showno signs of afillction they will bo pro vided with government health certificates and permitted to go wherever they please. iA sad cai > o was reported from Ocean Springs today. A New Orleans woman sent ier two children , ouo 6 and the other S , to the springs , and had been visiting them weekly. The declaring of quarantine found : ho unfortunate woman In this city. Since .hen both children hove been taken sick and .heir mother has tried by every means pos sible to got Into Ocean Springs , bu per mission to pass through the lines has been refused her , and her suffeilng children have to be cared for by strangers. MANY IN DISTRESS. Ono hundred and forty persons , white and ) lack , in Ocean Springs , by actual count , are In distress , many being In extreme need of incdlclno and provisions Not a morsel of 'ood ' or an ounce of medicine has been given : o any ono except by private citizens , who already have been heavily taxed. Sisters of Jharltj hive appealed to the authorities to jo allowed to nurse the sick. The fever has not spread west beyond Qlloxl The most effective quarantine meas ures are In force and If the disease is not li"ld In check at Dlloxl , Ocean Springs and Scranton It will not bo because the authori ties have lacked In vigilance. Blloxl Is ap pealing for medicine , and the situation In the [ own Is growing steadily worse Miss Lewis of the City Dally was declared to have black vomit. Dr. Hacket had a microscopic exami nation. Frank Emery , son of a Methodist preacher there , was late this afternoon re ported down with jellovv fever. The house and Inmates are quarantined , and the yellow flag Is flying. Mayor Howard today Issued orders that the flag should be dlbpla > ed wherever yellow fever was , found , and a cor respondent telegiaplis this afternoon that the jellow flag Is row conspicuous In Dlloxl. Mayor Howard has determined that all phj- slclans shall promptly report ca es under se vere penalties for failure. Today It was learned a number of people who had been quarantined In the Datararla canning fac tory at Point Caret , near Blloxl weie In need of provisions , arid Major Howard sent them relief. i There are no suspicious characters at Mo- b'le ' , and the general health Is shown by the board of health records to bo bettci than for the last few days. The line for defense for Baldwin county , as well as for Mills county Is complete and a close guard Is placed. TUX Vb nSTAIIMSIIHS A aUAUAVri-XE. Hull mill IViiKoit Iloiilx lo He ElTecl- l-\el > Guarded. AUSTIN. TeSept. . 10 State Health Of ficer Swearlngcn this morning Issued a cli- cular letter to all county Judges and county commissioners of the state , urging them to establish the quarantine against jellow fever districts. Ho Instructed all county judges to place armed guaids on all wagon roads which cross the border from Louisiana. Ho Eays ho proposes that the state shall place guards on all rallioads. Dr. Swearlngen Eajs ho believes that by placing these guards on all dirt roads as well as railroads that the quarantine will be most effective and prove less annoying than the "old shotgun quar antine" that has always been established by the frightened citizens heretofore. Dr. Swearlngen Is fearful that the jellow fever may get a hold In the state and is uting every effort to keep It out at any cost. rAKMEIl TAKES POISON AND DIES. J. M. GertHoii SnnlliMVH it MONO ol Sr > elmliic lleforc IlrenkfiiNt. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D , Sept. 10. ( Special Telegram ) Coroner Tarns has returned here from Willow Lake township , where ho con ducted an Inquest on the body of J. M. Gertson , a prominent farmer who committed suicide on Wednesday , Gertson arose at sunileo , went Into the hay field for his coat and a Jug containing water. Upon returnIng - Ing to the bouse ho dropped a pinch of strychnine In the Jug , took a drink and laid down on n lounge. His wife- was preparing breakfast at the time and when his son summoned him to the meal ho told him what ho had done and at first refused to take an antidote of any kind , Finally he drank a glass of milk , but It was too late. The deceased was1 of an excitable disposition and brooded over domestic troublesHe had repeatedly threatened to commit suicide. Ho was 63 years old , and leaves a wife and three children , Tno Men Hold Vl > " Store. CHEYENNE , Wjo , Sept. 10. ( Special Telegram ) At 7 o'clock tonight two men rode un to Robinson's stcro at Uv-a. One dismounted and walked Into the store , vvhero ho lined up sovo'al men'.insldo , went through their pockets and took tlS flam Robinson. Ho then backed out of tie ? store , keeping his gun pointed at his victims , mounted , and with his confederate , node toward the hills north of Uva. The man who held up the crowd was shott and chunky , with stubby mustache The man who remained outside was tall and slender Sheriff Shaver has ordered a posse out In pursuit of the hold ups , and will go out In the morning to bo In the chase , i\aiiilnliiur Slteu for HCHCIM "trx. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 10 ( Special ) Captain Henry M. Chlttcnden , who has been making a tour at the IIK ) Horn basin ami Jackson's Hole country , examining ni-ervoli sites , has returned and proceeded east Cap tain Clilttenden will make a complete 10- port of his year's Investigations to congress and It Is probable that adequate appropria tions will be made In order to carry to completion the plan of building a big gov ernment reservoir In each of the arid states SheillT CnjiturcN n .Murderer. RAPID CITY , S , D , Sept 10 ( Special Telegram. ) The negro murderer , Moore , who escaped from Englewood after killing Stale/I was captured this morning by Sher iffs Plunkett of Deadwood and Ingrrsoll of this cltj , near Drecnan , a small town seven miles south of this eltj He was brought here and will bo takrci to DeadwooJ Imme diately He talked freelj of bin crime and wishes to meet hid Just due Hot In \ei > \ ork , NEW UJHK , Sept 10. Th r vveietw nty pr jitrUioiiH fr m heat reported today , none be lie fatal. THE BEE BULLETIN , Weather Forecast for Ntbraekn Oentrnllj rnlr ; South Winds 1. rrlghtful Wreck In Cnlornilo. righting Yellow rover In the South , Ilcpnllet Shoot Down Striken ) . 2. ItcftiiUft or rrliln ) > Unit ( l ino < i. Starvation In the Klondike. 3. riro In Lincoln Normal School , Preparations fur the btiito I'ulr , I. Killtorlnl nnil Comment. B. Dciiinnil for Imposition lliilliUngg , .South Slilor * Up In Arum , 0. Council niufTs I.onil Mutter * . DllUHlclllK i\ldcnco In I.urlBCft CnflO , T. Cnminerilitl unil riminclitl Xm\fl > H. Collapse of n Ore it Conxplr.icj. Utilizing the llnrrsy of Solur lleit. Two IU > irH Slop u Train. 0. 1'iilliiij of I'lislon I'lulnly Shown , North lit ( tiin ( Ire it Internet. llrjun'H Appllcitlnn for u I'M * . 1'npiilUtN Kvprotn Thulr DUguit. 10. Itltt of rcmtnlnu Ooulp 11. Nnvnl 1'ourr of the United Mutes. .Mnnlelpil Reform In Detroit. Million * of Put remind for .Mayor. 12. "Tim Pour I'roslclenls. " In thu field of Utettrlrlly. TIIIJV ri > VI.I.V CM.I. TIIH TUIIV. Cool AVn > e Promised liv AVonther ( HMclnlN COIIU-H at l.iiHl. Hour. Deii. Hour. lies ; . r. n. in. , , , . . tit i p. in. 77 ( I II. Ill (11 u p. Ill HI 7 n. in ( iu : t p. in si : M n. in ot : -i p. in st ! > u. in ( IT. r. p. in SU ] < > n. in ( IS (1 p. in 7. % 11 n. ill 71 7 p. in . . . . . . 77 1U in 70 S p. in 75 1) p. in Tit Tlio cool wave came jestcrday. The figures above show considerable fall In the ther mometer o\er the previous day , but the .emperaturo yestcidny was htavy and sultry , jolng almost as disagreeable as on the sev eral dajs before ; but toward o\enlng It bc- came cooler and a small amount of rain 'ell. The prediction for today Is for fair and continued cool weather. s nr.it TO AVe > ler HcpllCN l < > u < lue.rr Aliniit ( lie I.OMS of Victoria lie IIIIN TIIIIIIM. MADRID , Sept. 10 The minister of war lias cabled Captain General Weyler , asking 'or an explanation regarding the capture by the Insurgents of Victoria do las Tunas , province of Santiago do Cuba , which Is de fended by seven forts , having two Krnpp guns among their armament It Is stated iiere that the Intention of the Insurgents ts to establish their government thcro and to obtain the recognition of their belllgeiencj by the United States Captain General Weyler , In his reply , says In substance that an expedition will be Im mediately dispatched to recover the posi tion. tion.Tho premier denies that there Is any In tention of withdrawing Captain General Wejler from hU command In Cuba. At the meeting of the cabinet today Senor Castillo , the minister for the colonies read the draft ot the proposed decree grunting reforms In the Philippine Islands. The coun cil approved the decree , which will be sent to the queen 'regent for signature. TAKE UP TUAIib riJIJKH VTION. Hi-solution I.ooKlilfJ lo Unit IJiul YilopU-tl 1 Hit ; I nlior Congress. BIRMINGHAM , Eng , Sept. 10 The Trades Union congress today passed a resolu tion Instructing the parliamentary committee to collect and distribute ? special fund to assist the striking engineers. Later the congress suspended "standing orders" In order to dlscuss a resolution on national federation , Introduced by the Na tional Plato Glabb Bevellers Trade union. It read : Thl- > congress Is of the opinion that noth ing short of national federation of nil trades and industries will relieve the workers In their present unsatisfactory condition and instructs the parliamentary committee to Issue a circular , based on this national sjstem of federation , with a view to enlifet the co-operation of nil organized workers throughout Great Britain. The resolution was adopted with enthusi asm on tne urgings of one speaker , who asserted that If a single union was not strong enough to defeat capital , the time had come to form a national federation of unions. STEJIim CIHCASSIA IS IJISHIiKD. . TIIKH Sent Out lo IliliiK lie Ship Into I'ort. LONDON , Sept. 10. The Thlngvalla line steamer Island , Captain Skajot , from New York , August 28 , for Copenhagen , passed Butt of Lewis , In the Hebrides , today. It reported that on the morning of September 5 , In lati tude E2.4G north , longitude 33-54 west , 11 met the anchor line steamer Clrcassla , Cap tain Boothby , from New York , August 28 , for Glasgow , disabled , and towed It for 100 miles eastward , when , owing to the heavy sea on the following morning ( last Monday ) the tow line broke and It could not bo replaced. The Chcassia made no communication , but It Is presumed Its shaft Is broken. Tugs have been sent to Its assistance. The distance from the Irish coast to the point where the Island left the Clrcassla Is about 750 miles. APUIDIS COLLRCTIM ; ron. A uvin. I.nxt ( > KcHiiltccI In llvii y I.OMM lo Til nil. SIMLA , Sept. 10. It is reported that the Afrldls are collecting in the Uazan valley , Intending to attack Bara or Jamrud. The Afrldla wcro seen by Colonel Richardson's ( lying column returning from the Khyber pans with 160 dead They left 300 dead be hind them The Isaakhel and IluraUhel tribes have Informed the Haddah Mullah that ho must send them assistance or they cannot oppose the British advance. Itcvolt III lliiildii Terrllorj. BRUSSELS Sept. 10 Later mall advices from the Congo show- that the revolt In the Buddu territory Is connected with the mutin ous Congolese troops In the Toiro district , who are said to have killed fifty-nine Bel gian officers and men , to have destrojed all the forts , and to bo committing depredations right and left An army commanded by Mugwanva. the Roman Catholic premier of Buddu and ono of the few Io > al Buddun. was despatched to the district In June In order to tight the mutinous Congolese troops on the frontier and the disloyal BwlcUi availing themselves of the opportunity , at- forded by tbo absence of Mugv.an > a attacked the British The Congolese mutineers In the Terre district have eight Maxim guns and a largo supply of breech-loading rifles. riiiiiiirinl Troubled tit .Inliiiiim-NlHirK. CAPETOWN , Sept. 10 The financial situation at Johannesburg Is critical and the local authorities uro urging the government to adopt prompt measures of relief Ono of the leading German ftims has resolved to suspend all developments outside of Its min ing properties. The government of the Trans. vaal has consented to receive a commercial deputation which will set forth the bltuatlon In detail. i \VIII Stmpl ) SliiK ( or Chin-It ) . LONDON , Sept. 10. Mrs Antonio F de Navarro ( Mary Anderson ) telegraphed to the Associated Press say'ng that the statement of the Dally Mall to the effect that she may appear on the concert platform In London this autumn 1s absolutely false Mrs Na- vairo adds that her only effort in this dl- rection will bo In sieging onu evening In a small village for charity. Seventy Deputies Fire a Volley Into the Ranks of Marching Miners , FULL ? TWO SCORE ARE KILLED AND FOR1Y ARE WOUNDED Wild Disorder Follows the Ouslnuelit mid Tlioso Who Escnpo the Bullets Flee forThoir Lives to Plncos of Safety Shorill' Claims the Marchers Assaulted Him and Ho Qavo the Order to Fire in Solf- Defense Governor Calls Out the Trooi 8 HAZLETON Pa , Sept. 10 The strike sit uation reached a terrible crisis on the out skirts of Latlmcr this afternoon , when a band of deputy shcilffs fired Into an In furiated mob of miners. The men fell like so ninny sheep and the excitement has since been BO intense that no accurate figures of the dead and wounded can bo obtained. Re ports run from fifteen to twenty odd killed and forty or moro wounded. Ono man who reached the scene tonight counted thirteen corpses. Four other bodies lie In the moun tains between Latlmer and Harlelgh. Those who were not Injured carried their dead and wounded friends Into the woods and the estimate Is bafllcd. Some of those known to bo dead are : MIKE CHESLOLL , Harwood. FRANK CHELLA , Harwood. JOHN STANISKA , Crjstal Ridge. GEORGE KULICK , Harwood. SIEVE HORRICK , Harwood. Among the Injured are : George Krcsc , Harwood , bullets through leg , hip and knee. John Kcrlovlsh , shot In neck. Andrew Shabollck , shot in breast. John Kultck , shot In stomach. John Damensko , shot In both legs. George Verchlck , shot In both legs. John Fortl , shot In head ; will die. John Kle hok , shot In hip. Kislmlr Dulis , shot in breast. Jacob Kulshot , bhot through bodj ; will die. Steve Erskukl , shot In body. John Kotl , shot In arm and left side. Joseph Boblck , shot through back. John Trelblc , a deputj- , shot In arm Three bodies were found on the road to night near Latljner. HOW IT HAPPENED. The strikers left Hazleton at 3 30 o'clock this afternoon , announcing their intention to go to Latlmer. As soon as this became known n band of deputies was loaded on a trolley car and went whirling across the mountain to the tcene where the bloody conflict followed. After reaching Latimer , they left the car and formed Into three corn- panic' , under Thomas Hall , E. A. Hess and Samuel B. Price. They diew up In line at the edge of the village , with a fence and a line of houses In their rear. Sheriff Martin was In entire command and stood In the front of the line until -the strikers ap proached. They weie seen coming across the ridge , and Martin went out to meet them. The men drew up sullenly and listened In lenco until be had once moie read the riot act This finished , a low muttering arose among the foreigners and thcro was a slight movement forward. Perceiving this , the sher iff stepped toward them and In a detcimined tone forbade advance. Some one stiuck the bherlff and the next moment there was a command to the deputies to fire. The guns , of the deputies Instantly belched forth n terrible volley. The report seemed to shako the \ery mountains , and a cry of dismay went up from the people. MANY FALL The strikers were taken entirely by sur prise , and as the men toppled and fell over each other those who remained unhurt stam peded. The men went down before the storm of bullets like tenpins , and the groans of the dying and wounded filled the air. The excite ment that followed was simply Indcsclbable. The deputies seemed to bo terror stricken at the deadly execution of their guns and seeing the strikers fleeing and others drop ping to the earth , they went to the aid of the unfortunates whom they had hi ought dow n. The people of Latimer rushed pcllracll to the scene , but the shrieks of the wounded drowned the cries of the sympathizing and half-crazed Inhabitants. A reporter , who soon afterward reached the scene found the road leading to Latlmei filled with groups of frightened Hungarians. Some surrounded djlng companions and others , fearful of pui- sult , clung to the newcomer and begged his protection At Farley's hotel thcro were two men lying on the porch. Both had been shot In the head. Ono had thrco bullets In him. His groans and appeals for a doctor or death were heartrending. All along the road the wounded men who were able to leave the field of battle scattered themselves and Eought the shade of the treca for protection , but there was no need of that then. Approaching the place where the shooting occurred people were met with w ringing their hands and bemoaning the catastrophe. They could not talk Intelligently , and It was with the greatest difficult ) that Informa tion could be gleaned. DEAD AND DYING Along the bank of the trolley road men lay In every position , some dead , others dying. Three bodies , face downward , lay along the incline and three others were but a short distance away. On the other side of the road as many moro bodies lay. The school house was transformed into a tem porary hospital and some of the wounded were taken there The colliery ambulance was summoned to tbo place as boon as possi ble and upon Its arrival two men , both shot through the legs , were loaded iuto the wagon. All along the hillside wounded men were found , on the roidstdo and In the fields. Many others who had been carried to a. dis tance could not bo found. As soon ns the news ot the shooting reached lliuleton there was consternation. Within ten minutes the streets were blocked with cvclted people. The Lchlgh Traction company Immediately placed n number of extra cars on the Latlmer line and doctors and clergymen responded promptly. The rush of people to Lntlmer was so great that the progress of vehicles along the road was Impaired. i Amid the excitement the deputies turned their attention to the wounded and carried many of them to places where they could be more comfortably treated. I SHOOTING UNJUSTIFIABLE. Martin Roskl , an Intelligent Hungarian from Mount Pleasant who was shot In the arm , gave this veislon of the affair : "Wo were going -along the road to Lntlmer and the deputies wcio lined acrobs the rend , bar ring our progiess. Wo tried to go through them and did not hit or molest them , when they tired upon us Wo lan , but they kept on shooting at us while we ran. It Is all their fault. " Citizens' meetings were held In various parts of the city tonight Opinion was di vided about the responsibility for the shoot ing At one meeting , held In Van Wlcklc's casino , attended bj bankers coal operators and prominent men , rcbolutlons were adopted calling on Governor Hastings to send the militia here Immediately. At other mass meetings , attended by thousands of people , the sentiment was against bringing the troops here , and It ts asserted by these that there was no necessity .for having the- $ thedepu - ; * , ties hcio. It Is estimated that when the strikers began marching on the Hazlo mines they numbered about 200. Many of the men at the Ha/le mines rjult work and joined the march on the Latimer mine. The body did not move with any precision and traversed the hlghwaj entirely , Keeping oft prlv-ato property. biirmirr ui\ns ms A CliilniN Hie Sd-IKci-N Set Upon ua VKNIlllltiMl Him. WILKEEiUARRE , Pa. , Sept 10. Sheriff Martin arrived home on the 7 o'clock train from Haylcton. He was cool and collected. He was met at the depot by his legal ad viser rlhe two got Into a cab and drove to "the court house , where they were closeted together for some tlmo The sheriff was at first leluctant to say w bother he had given % the command to fire , but afterward ad- H milled that ho had The sheriff's detailed 3' statement Is as follows : § "I heard early this morn'ng that the I btrlkers wcro going to march to the breaker at Latlmer and compel the men there to quit jf work I resolved to Intercept them and If possible prevent them from reaching the breaker. One of my deputies told mo that the dtrikeib would probably bo heavily armed I got my deputies , seventy In num- bar , lo meet at a certain plnco They wcro all armed. I told them to keep cool under all circumstances The trouble began at 3 o'clock I met the marching column. I halted them and read the proclamation. They refused to pay any attention ana [ W started to resume their march. Then I called to t > io leader to stop Ho Ignored my order 1 then attempted to anest him. The strikers closed In on mo They acted very viciously , kicking mo. knocking mo down and trampling upon me I called upon my deputies to aid mo and thpy did so , but they were vnablo to accomplish much. FEARS roil HIS LIFE , " 1 J call/eel that something had to be done at ODCO or I would be killed 1 called to the deputies to dlbchargo their ( liearms Into the air over the he-add of the strikers , as It , might probably frighten them It was dona at once but It had no effect wlmlevei on the Infuriated foreigners , who used mo so much the rougher and 'became ' fiercer and fiercer , moro like wild bcabtH than human belnge. The strikers then made a still bolder movd and endeavored to surround my entire force of deputies' I fully reall/c'd that the for eigners were a desperate lot and valued llfo at a very mnall figure I saw that parleying with such a gang of Infuriated men was en tirely out of the question as they were too excited to Iteten to icason and that myso'.f and deputies would be killed If wo were nut rescued or If wo did not defend ourselves. "I then called upon the deputies to defend themselves and bhoot If they must to protect their lives or to pioteet thu property that they had been sent to guard The next second end there were n few scattered shots fired Into the foreigners and u moment later the entire force of deputies dUchargo'l a solid volley Into the crowd I hated to glvu the command to Bhoot and was awful sorry that I was rompclltd to do so , lint I was there to do my duty and I did It as beet I knew how and as my conscience dictated , as the stilkers v\ero violating the laws of the com monwealth and flatly refused to obey the proclamation that I read to them. They In sisted on doing violence and disobeying the lawn , TERRIBLE SCENE 'Tho Kcenu after the shooting was sim ply tctrlble and I would have willingly not had It occur , but as a public olllclal I was there to see that the law was obeyed and lived up to , and I merely did my duty. Some of the foreigners fell over dead and others badly wounded , eomu were rushing hither and thither kicking a place where they would be HUlcldoa ( row any more
