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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOI&TLNG , MAY 22 , 1899. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PARIS SI
Big American Liner Lies on
Coast of Cornwall.
STEAMER GOES ASTRAY IN A HEAVY FOG
Several Hundred Passengers Are Safely
Transferred to the Shore ,
CREW SHOWS DISCIPLINE AND COURAGE
Women and Children Enter Boata First With
out Hurry or Alarm.
PILOT BOAT DISPLAYS A TARDY WARNING
* '
Venue ! .Striken Within 5l ht of Mnnt
of Ill-Fitted Mohcunn , lint Ali-
HCIICC of Wliul Siive * It
from n Similar I ml.
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LONDON , May 21. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The captain
of the Paris wires from Falmouth this morn
ing :
"There Is not the slightest ground or
cause for excitement or alarm. Every ono
was landed safely. The Paris Is lying In
perfectly smooth water and refloating Is
probably only a matter of a few hours. "
The lowlands on which the Paris struck
are outliers ot the dangerous Manacles nnd
but for the calm sea the result of the ac
cident might have been appalling. The
weather seems quite settled , so the cap-
triln's prediction of Its refloating Is likely
to bo realized. The passengers all speak
In the most grateful terms of the conduct
of the captain and crow In the emergency.
There was no sign of panic after the first
shock had passed. Mr. Southworth of Now
York says : "Tho moon was shining brightly
nt 0 o'clock when the steamer struck. It
seemed to rise a little , quivered and grated
over n solid substance nnd came to a sud
den standstill. The shock suggested the
ship striking a derelict or some object
lying low In the witter. . The stewards
promptly aroused the passengers with crlea
ot 'All hands on deck by the captain's or
ders. ' There was the usual display of In
dividuality , some passengers rushing up In
their nlghtclothcs , but no panic. One man
came up wearing only his drawers and his
wife's cape , from which depended little
tails , giving him a very grotesque appear
ance. When his wife sent him for his
clothes ho dressed In full sight of the women
In the music room. Being assured the ship1
was firmly fixed , ns If resting on a flat
rock , the passengers waited with confidence.
When daylight -broke nt 4 o'clock wo saw
halt a mlle to the cast the masts of the
Ill-fated Mohegan above -water. - It seemed
as If the Paris was further out of Its course
than the Mohegan , having evidently passed
between the Mohegan and the shore. "
Mrs. Spaldlng of Chicago was In the fore
part of the ship. She aroused her maid , a
Cpjovcdjglrl.--urging her -to drewquickly. ,
The "plrl replied' she preferred to dlo'com
fortably In bed , saying : "Why not die hero
If wo muit die ? "
Captain Scott of the ship Kcnross passed
near the Manacles about the tlmo of the
Paris stranding. Ho said he could see Fal
mouth lighthouse , flvo and a half miles
away , and heard the warning bell of the
( Manacles buoy. Ho says there was a misty
rain , but no fog , and Falmouth light was
not obscured.
Mrs. Davis of Chicago stated that the
stewardess assured her there was no danger ,
KO she remained In her cabin with her three
children until the .boats wore ready to take
them off.
.VMNOclnteil 1'renK Story.
FALMOUTH , May 21. The American line
steamer Paris , Captain Watklns , from
Southampton and Cherbourg , for Now York ,
etruck on an outlying ridge of the Manacles
mrly this morning at a point half a inllo
from where the wrecked Atlantic transport
liner Mohegan lies and five miles from Fal-
tnauth.
The Purls , which sailed from Southampton
yesterday , called nt ( Cherbourg and picked
up fifty passengers. It left Cherbourg at
C o'clock last evening. Soon after 1 o'clock
this morning , at high tide nnd In a dense
fog. It ran ashore. From the first there was
no danger. Llfo boats and tuga were soon
literally swarnjlng around the vessel to
render nsslstanco. A majority of the pas
sengers , who numbered 3SO , were brought
to' Falmouth , where they obtained lodgings
for the night. Captain Watklns reported
thut his chip was lying comfortably In
smooth water and that there was no occasion
for nny alarmist reports. Ho reported the
passengers and crew all well.
The first Intimation of the vessel striking
the rocks was n slight grating sound , which
was followed by a second and moro pronounced -
nouncod shock. The lookout shouted that
there was something looming ahead , but
before there was tlmo to reverse the engines
the ship had gone on the rocks , 200 yards
from the shore. Assistance was summoned
by means ot rockets nnd the coast guards
promptly telephoned to the llfo saving sta
tion for boats ,
A majority of the passengers wore not
aware that an accident had happened until
they were called up by the stewards. On
reaching the deck they found the ship's
boats In perfect readiness for their recep
tion. The sea was -perfectly calm and the
only discomfort that the passengers ex
perienced was caused by the slight ruin that
was falling at the time. Owing to the calm-
nees of the sea , the boats could ba managed
with entire safety. Perfect order prevailed
aboard the viwsol. Captain Watklns stood
on the bridge giving orders mid his perfect
Eolf-posscsslon and calmness ot demeanor
hod u reassuring effect upon the pasaongers.
In accordance with the Instruction of the
captain , the women and children wnro the
first to bo taken off the ship. Such perfect
order was maintained that a passenger de
scribed the scene as simply n slow proces
sion of women and children walking In sin-
Bio fllo to the boats.
At daybreak the position of the vessel
could bo bolter discerned , The brilliant
Saint Anthony light at the entrance of Fal
mouth harbor could to distinguished plainly
through the misty rain and the still stand
ing mast of the Ill-fated Mohegan could be
seen nearby.
Wiii-iiluir Cojuen Too I.atc.
It Is said that a Falmouth pilot boat
ohowed 'warning signal to the Paris , tell-
lug the captain that ho would put the
vessel on top of the Mohegan If ho did not
niter the course of the ship.
The warning , however , cam too late and
the Paris struck on a rldgo to the west
ward of the Manacles. U IK suggested that
as this IH onlv their second trip from Cher
bourg , the officers of the Paris wcro not
familiar with the course.
The crow of the Paris Is still aboard the
i-eisel.
It U believed 'hat the steam or has n
largo rent In Ho bottom lu the forward part
f the chip. Tugs are standing by and will
uslst In an effort to get It off the rock *
Further detail * ot the disaster show that
vhcn the vessel etruck the crew was sura-
noncd on deck. The passengers upon ap-
caring were met In the companion way
Ith comforting words nnd assurance of their
: afety. Exceptional coolness was shown on
II sldrs , the Biowords distributing coffco
nd stimulants to all who desired them.
Captain Watklns had his gig lowered nnd
owed ashore In order to ascertain his
whereabouts and to trlcsraph to Falmouth
or tu < ? 3 to assist lilt * ship. In the mean-
line rockets wcro sent up and signal guns
erefired. .
When dawn broke everyone on board was
cltevcd to find the shore on ono side and
Ife boats lying nearby on the other. The
sojl lay with Its head to the southwest ,
.ho reversing ot Its engines having put It
roadaldc onto the rockn. Happily , the sea
vas smooth and there was no wind. Other-
vise there \\ould probably have been a dlt-
ercnt talc to tell.
The dangers of the vicinity wcro strlk-
ngly brought home to the passengers * andrew
row by the masts of the wrecked steamer
lohcgan , which nro sticking out of the
rater , and by a miserable bell buoy , which
.oils almost constantly , as though sounding
death knell ,
Water Hiilcrn the Hold.
When Captain Watklns returned from his
rip ashore ho learned that there wa nl-
eady considerable water In the hold , nnd
, ho tugs which had arrived stood by In
eadliuss for nny emergency. All the passj
ngers wore transferred to the tug Dragon ,
nit beyond the clothes they were they took
lothlng with them. They were landed at
'almouth shortly after 7 o'clock , the local
gents of the American line meeting them
ml providing them with every care , quor-
crlng them at the various hotels and the
Sailors' Home.
When the Paris struck the tide was within
in hour ofthe , flood , and this proved In-
umclent to raise It off the rocks. Hun
dreds of people visited the scene during the
[ lay.
lay.Tho
The passengers are lavish In their praise
f the admirable behavior of the officers
ind crow and declare that It was duo to
heir self-possession that no accident oc
curred to anyone. Perfect discipline , they
jay , was maintained throughout.
It Is stated that those in charge of the
Paris were so perfectly confident that they
were pursuing the proper course that the
vessel was steaming eighteen or nineteen
knots nti hour when It struck.
There will bo llttlo danger to tire steamer
f the long calm continues , but should the
wind veer to the east or southeast the con
sequences might bo serious. The tugs left
the scene at about o o'clock.
In connection with the accident to the
Paris , It will be of Interest to mariners
and travelers to hear that persistent agltn-
lon slnco the wreck of the Mohegan has
at. last Induced the Trinity Brethren to act ,
nnd last week they promised to erect a gas-
Ighted , automatic , sound-producing buoy on
: ho Manacles In place of the useless bell
buoy now there.
Gangs of men on lighters have gene to
the stranded steamer to take off the be-
onglngs of the passengers. It Is reported
hat two forward compartments of the Paris
are full of water.
Sfory of the I'uxNciiKcrN.
Thomas Allen of London , a passenger on
the Paris , on his way to New York , said :
"I was In bed when the accident hap
pened. I heard a grating sound and then
several thumps on the rocks shook the ship.
The ivc&iel'tlio'.t - " ' * '
, seemed to-stop" deadA'-
few minutes Infer 1 heard someone calling
'All hands on decks. " I roused my chum ,
who was still asleep , and we went on deck.
Wo wcro told to secure our life belts , and
we returned below and got them. We were
not allowed to return to the deck at that
time. All were kept waiting below. At the
first summons a few of the passengers appeared -
peared in their nlghtclothes , but ns soon
ns they discovered that there was no dancer
they returned to their rooms and made
themselves ready to leave the ship. Thy
passengers all behaved In the best possible
manner. There was no screaming on the
part of the women and the most perfect
order was maintained. Wo were kept wait
ing below for an hour. Coffee and biscuits
were served nnd then wo entered the ship's
boats. Steam tugs brought us to Fal
mouth. "
Among the passengers of the Paris were
many poor female emigrants , mostly for
eigners , All have keen safely housed in
the Sailors' Homo here.
Ono of the women describes her experi
ences ns follows :
"I was awake- when the vessel struck. I
heard a dragging sound and felt n shock ;
then the engines stopped. I went upstairs i
to find out what the matter was. I could
sco the land quite plainly. I thought the i
ship had stopped to take on passengers. I
did not think there was anything wrong
and I returned to bed nnd stayed there half
an hour. Then n steward told mo to get up.
I said : 'There's my baby , don't wake him. '
The steward replied : 'If you want to save
your baby get up. ' I got up and dressed my
self nnd the Imby and went on deck. Wo
ere much frightened , but there was no
confusion. They treated us In the kindliest
manner nnd finally brought us hero on a
tug. "
flood llNCliIlnc | I'reviillM.
Mrs. Dntcheler , a sister of United States
Senator Vest of Missouri , who embarked at
Cherbourg , says the weather was wet and I
nasty when they left port. She retired early
and nt about 1 o'clock was awakened by a
tremendous crash , which at first seemed to
arise from the machinery. Then everything
became so quiet that she did not leave her
berth. Soon afterward , however , she was
amused by a steward who urged the pas
sengers to dress and go on deck Immedi
ately. Putting on a few things , Mrs. Batch-
olor hurried above and found hundreds of
half-dressed passengers there before her ,
The officers wore busily engaged In prepar
ing the boats for launching and calming the
passengers , though there was comparatively
little excitement , as It was evident that the
ship was not sinking , and nt daybreak nil
were assured by glimpses of the shore ,
( Mrs. Batcheler said that some of the pas
sengers asserted that they heard Captain
Watklns say : "I am unable to understand
how this happened. " There was no fog when
Mrs. Batcheler went on deck , but only a
misty rain. The worst trouble , she eays ,
arose In transferring the passengers In small
boats to tha tugs ,
"Tho officers nnd crow , " she observed ,
"worked like Trojans In getting the old people -
plo and children off , and they certainly de
serve great praise. "
Itf | > i > rt of Count ftiiiirilHiiiiin.
COVERACK , May 21. Ono of the coast
guardsmen at Covurack has made the fol
lowing statement to a correspondent of the
Associated Press :
"It was 1:21 : a. m. today when I discovered
the lights of a steamer , close Inland , just
over the wreck of the Mohegau , I Imme
diately fired a rocket , which was responded
to in a few minutes by the signal gun of
the Paris , Chief Jeffers of the coast guard
summoned his men and manned the life
boat. Unlike thu case of the Mohegan , the
Paris ceuld be easily seen. The rocket ap
paratus was prepared and the first shot failed
to reach the vessel , but the second fell
across Its bows and was quickly fastened.
In the meantime the Port Huster lifeboat
and the Falmouth tugs responded. There
was n heavy ground swell running , with a
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GRANTED NO POWER TO ACT
Filipino Oommisaionera Must Refer Every
thing to Agulnaldo.
THEIR ACTS NOT CONSIDERED BINDING
.Major Hotilir'fl ttxiirilltlon I'unlirfl oil
Up the Itlo (1 ramie and the
\ntli-H Itecelvc It In a
Frlcnilly Manner.
MANILA , May 22. 11 a. in. The Filipino
commissioners , who arrived here on Satur
day to negotiate with the United States
commissioners , held a conference this morn
ing with Messrs. Schurman , Worcester and
Denby. They say they are without power
to bind the so-called Filipino government
In nny particular nnd can only refer any
results of the present negotiations to Agul-
naldo.
8:40 : p. m. The Filipino commissioners ,
General Grcgorlo del Pllar , Lieutenant Colo-
ncl 'Alberto Barrette , Major Zcallta and
Scnor Graclo Gonzaga , with their families ,
spent today In visiting friends In Manila
nnd conferred with Senor Floertlno Torres , .
j Pablo Ocampo and Teodoro Yanco , the mt'iui i
hers ot the Iccal Filipino association , which j
will participate In the meetings with the
Americana. Senor Torres was a member
of Aguinaldo's commission before the war.
Ho proposes Independence and favors au
tonomy , nnd ho has been most Inllucntlal
In persuading the followers of Aguiualdo
to make the present advances.
Autonomy Is the burden of the talk of the
Filipinos and It Is thought that what they
wish for would bo little different from an
American protectorate , which they talked of
before the war. Senor Paterno , who has
succeeded the Irreconcilable Mablnl as presi
dent of the Filipino so-called cabinet , Is n
student and a writer of ability. He once
drew up a plan of autonomy under Spain
which the Spanish government promised to
adopt , there then being a troublesome re
bellion on foot. The American commis
sioners In studying the question of Philip
pine government have found several good
points In this scheme. Paterno is now the
strong man in Aguinaldo's party.
All the moneyed leaders of the Insurrection I
sco that It Is hopeless and are anxious for i
peace. Those who want money think they
may profit by harassing the Americans a
while longer. On the suggestion of Mr.
Schurman , president of the American commission - j
mission , the local Filipino pcaco party has
started a newspaper.
Major Kobbe's expedition to open com
munication with General Lawton has occu
pied Arayat , about seven miles beyond Can-
daba , on the Rio Grande , following the
course of the stream. No Insurgents were
found there and the Pampangas along the
river are friendly. Last Friday Major Kobbo
took Snntana , about six miles northeast of
San Fernando , on the road to San Isldro. A
priest met the expedition with a while flag.
Delegations from San Nicolas and Santi
ago , small villages just south of Arayat ,
came to him with the news that 200 Insur
gents who had teen holding both places had
withdrawn. They Invited the Americans to
enter , and as the members of the expedition
marched the church bells were rung and
the timltl-Mtlvca-who had fled flocked bivci.
Soiait-r FlU'M Objection * .
MILWAUKEE , May 21. A Sentinel spe
cial from Calumet , Mich. , says that that
city ta all excitement over a sermon de
' livered by Rev. H. C. Hunter at the First
! Congregational church today. Mr. Hunter
! i took occasion to criticise the national administration -
! I ministration for Its Philippine policy and
Its course during the Spanish war.
Charles Tomma , a volunteer In the Thirty-
fourth Michigan , was in the audience , and
ho Interrupted the pastor , saying : "Any man
who talks like that Is a traitor to his flag
and I refuse to listen to him. "
Ho then left the church.
Cnlile Ni'rvlee Hc-l3NliiliH lie < l.
NEW YORK , May 21. The Commercial
Cable company has Issued the following
notlco : "Wo are advised that cable com
munication between Hello nnd Bacalod ,
Philippine Islands , has been re-established. "
UKCUI/ATIOXS FOR THU IMIOVIXCKS.
AiiiioiiiieeinentM Conperiiliin Interim !
AtVnlrH of Our XIMV I'ONNCHMIOIIM.
WASHINGTON , May 31. President Mc-
Klnley , through Assistant Secretary ot War
j Melklejohn , has made the following Impor-
i j tant announcements relating to the ln-ternal
| affairs of the several Islands under the mili
tary control of the United States :
First Collectors of customs nt the sev
eral ports under military Jurisdiction are
directed to perform the duties heretofore In
vested in United States consuls or con
sular officers In said territory , ns far as
concerns seamen , vessels , clearances , etc.
Second No vessel Is to bo allowed to
clear from any port In Cuba or Porto Rico
for another port until nil Its cargo Is landed
or accounted for.
Third Coopor'a wares in shooks , nlto
hoops and headings , nro only required to pay
n duty of 12 cents per 100 kilos Into Porto
Rico.
Fourth The president .directs that hereafter -
after when the Importation of beer takes
place In barrels the receptacles shall bo
dutiable on SO per cent of gross weight in
stead of 18 per cent as formerly. When
the Importation Is effected In bottles or
flasks packed In wooden cases or barrels
shippers will bo relieved from the exaction I
of paying duty on the caslts , bottles nnd
flasks. Only the net weight of the liquid Js
compelfed to pay duty nnd receptacles pay
only according to the proper classification
that they come under.
Fifth This order affects the Philippines ,
OB well as Cuba and Porto Rico. Hereafter
for nssersment of duty the currency ot the
Invoices must be reduced to the money of
account of the United States upon the basis
of the vnlups of foreign coins , as pro-1 I
claimed by the secretary of the treasury on i i
the 1st day of January , April. July and
October ot each year. Full descriptive In
voices must bo made out hereafter.
riniiK for Currency Iteforin.
WASHINGTON , May 21. It Is understood
that the house republican caucus commit
tee appointed to frame a scheme of currency
reform has agreed upon a measure along
ttio following lines :
The redemption of all obligations of the
government In gold on demand.
Greenbacks , when once redeemed for gold ,
to bo reissued only for gold ,
Permitting national banks to issue notes
to the par value of their government bonds
deposited in the treasury , Instead of 00
pur cen : , as at present.
Permitting the minimum capital of na
tional banks to bo { 25,000 Instead of $50-
000 , as at present ,
AnierlciiiiM Dine with Hoynlty ,
BRUSSELS , May 21. Last evening Arch
bishop Ireland , accompanied by Bellamy
Storcr , United States minister designated
to Spain , nnd Mrs. .Storer , dined at the
loyal palace at Lacken with Kink Leopold ,
Queen Marie Henrietta and the other mem
bers of the royal family. His majesty was
most courteous , showing nn unusual Inter-
bt in the archbishop. Before going to
the palnco Bishop Ireland preached In the
Collegiate ( ( lurch of St. ( iiiduln , the finest
In Belgium , before a distinguished audi
ence , Including the Counties de FlanJro , |
mother < ) t Prince Altcrt ot Belgium , thu
heir presumptive.
FIRE DESTROYSJMWSON CITY
Mont of the lliinlncMN Portion of tlic
Town In Comnletely
AVI licit Out.
VICTORIA , H. C. , May 21. The mnln
portion of the city of DavBjpn was destroyed
by flro April 26 , causlngfa loss of J 1,000 , -
00 , ' . In nil 111 buildings , Including the
Hank of British North America , were
Jjjiriied. The news wajjjbrought down by
Ij. M. Hume , a Bon \Mayor Hume of Se
attle , J. Toklas anil a third party , \\tio left
Dawson on April 27 nnfl ' mada their way
out to Lake La Barge In.'a cnnoo and thence
over the Ice , having a fierce trip.
Toklns reports the flro ! occurred on the
2Gth In the very heart oj the business cen
ter of the city , starting nenr the opera
housn on the water front nnd spreading
with unusual rapidity. Jt was driven by n
strong north wind , debtroylnR everything
In Its way on that street' down to and In
cluding Donnhuo & SmUh/o establishment.
The fire then took In alf the water front
buildings | abreast of the , aam& blocks. It
crossed the street , burnl- through aud
spread i over to Second street , covering the
principal business portion Jot Dawson , leav
ing I It all In ashes , with the firemen help-
Ices I and powerless to do anything ,
The fire consumed eveiythlng from Tim-
mon's Hoyal cnfo down ta and opposite the
Fatrview hotel. The buildings being ns
dry < as tinder , the flame * spread with such
rapidity that the citizens appeared panic-
stricken and unable to save anything In the
way of furnl\urc , goods nirf clothing.
Among the most prominent of the firms
burned out wore the Bank' British North
America , the Canadian Bank of Commerce ,
McLcllan & McFeoley ( of "Victoria , Van
couver and Dawson ) , the Parsons I'roduco
company of Winnipeg , the Iloyal cafe , Don
ahue & Smith , the Aurora saloon , the Bo
dega , the Madden hpuse.lthe Victoria hotel ,
the McDonald block and/tho California ex
change. j
The fire came at n tlmofwhen the mills and
dealers In building materials had depleted
their winter supplies and wcro waiting the
opening of navigation "tb replenish their
stock. The result Is a fnrhltio In all kinds of
building material nnd furniture , such as
sashes , doors , locks , hinges , etc. The few
articles still remaining oiitstdo of the burnt
district have quadrupled jln prices. Doors
are selling for $35 cachi-Jdoor locks at $ S
each and everything ola'6 ' in , proportion.
Nothing In the way bt Rebuilding can bo
done until the opening ot' navigation several
weeks from now , as there. Is not over 3,000
feet of lumber In the -place.
The fire was- caused by a drunken woman
upsetting a lamp in a notorious house.
None of the 'big ' warehouses of the Alaska
Commercial company or the North American
Trading and Transportation company were
touched by the flames , so there will bo no
shortage of provisions , oven If the lakes
should not opsn before the middle of June ,
which Is now predicted. ; fTho heaviest losers
by the flro are - MessrsMcLcllan & Mc-
Fcely of this , city nnd of Vancouver , who
had nn Immense stock of Iron and tlnwaro
and miners' supplies , taken In at heavy
expense , and the "Bank'of British North
America , whoso rather flimsy vault did not
withstand the heat , tho' papers In It being
destroyed. The bank also lost a largo
amount of gold dust , ' , & rough estimate
places the less In goldanil .paper money
alone at $1,000000. ' Af5rn'rier' the -burned
urea , comprlseiW > ree-qui.1rt ; > , rk of th6.Arna.ot
D.TWson.
In their trip out the three couriers were
forced to every expedient walking , run
ning with the dogs , swimming for llfo on
two occasions and breaking through the Ice
repeatedly. They passed the river steamer
Flora , cutting its way through the Ice with
Its steel prow at Hootallnqua and found
the telegraph wire to Skagway completed
at Cariboo crossing , seventy-five miles In
land.
land.A
A letter which was brought out by the
courageous messengers notes that before the
ashes of the bank had had times to cool ,
men were working on the spot with rock
ers , there being a good probability that much
of the lost gold will bo recovered In this
manner.
To vn of I'oroaoTT.
WARSAW , May 21. The town of Po-
rosow , In the government of Warsaw , has
been destroyed by fire. Twelve lives wcro
lost and 3,000 people driven from their
homes are now camping In the fields. It Is
believed that the flro was of Incendiary or
igin.
MAKES WAR ON WHITE HATS
SiVisro TnkoH Siieeily lint Inillncrlin-
Iimte ItevciiBe fop Imagined
SllBUt to IllH Wife.
ST. LOUIS , Mny 21. A special to the
Republic from JopllnMo. . , says : Andrew
Woods , a negro barber , was killed In Main
street at noon today nnd three whlto men
were nccldontly shot In the melee.
Do Witt Leonard , foreman of the Chicago
Consolidated mines , nnd one of his men
were walking along North Main street. SeeIng -
Ing Woods' wife standing In a door , Leon
ard asked her Jestingly If she was going to
church , whereupon she struck him n stun
ning blow with her fist knocking Him off
the sidewalk. IIo returned the blow and
went on his way with several companions.
They were overtaken In the next block by
Andrew Woods with a pistol In his hand.
His wife told him that a man wearing a
whlto hat had struck 'her. ' Without nsk-
Ing for Information Woods struck with his
pistol the first man ho met who wore a
white hat. Iln struck another and finally
hit Leonard , knocking him down ,
Officer King appearcil and demanded
Woods' pistol. Woods refused to surrender
his revolver. Someone In the crowd
cried "Kill the Nigger , " when Leon
ard snatched King's pistol. The promlscu-
ous shooting then began , Woods was shot
In the shoulder and leg , Leonard sent n
third bullet Into the negro's heart , killing
him Instantly.
Thrco bystanders , all whlto men , were
hit by stray bullets. Leonard has a good
reputation. Great excitement exists among
the negroes nnd trouble Is feared , The po-
llco are armed with Winchesters ready to
resist a mob should violence bo attempted.
DEATH RECORD.
.Morrlx O. ICIiixcy.
HUMBOLOT. Nob. , May 21. ( Special. )
Morris O. Klnscy died near this city at the
ago of 62 years and was burled on Thursday
from the Christian church , the service *
being conducted by Rev. George W. Hawloy.
r Killed.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. , May 21. A special1 to
the Globp-Democrnt from Desoto , Mo , , says :
The engine of the Iron Mountain and
Southern Texas express , which left St.
Louis at 2 o'clock this afternoon , struck a
cow nt Tip Top , Mo. , on Nopals mountain ,
a few miles from hero , at C o'clock this
evening , and Jumped the track , turning com
pletely over , Fireman Fred 1'arker was
killed and Engineer H , E. Water severely
Injured , but not fatally. The abrupt stop
ping of the train caused several of tin
passengers to sustain bruise * out none were
Injured ,
.VroliiM SH-li-Urii Ity Aioilc y.
VALENCIA , Spain , May 21. General Ar-
olai : , former Spanish military governor of
Havana while at the theater here last evening -
ing ( suffered an apoplectic stroke.
MAYOR CLOSES THE VIADUCT
Orders the Bridge Over the Railroads on Six
teenth Street Barricaded ,
ONLY FOOT PASSENGERS MAY CROSS IT
Action Tiikcii In HeNpouse to n No
tice from ( he. llnllronil Comimnlen
( hut They Hulil the Structure
to lie I'liNtifc.
Late yesterday afternoon the police , on
order ot Mayor Moores , barricaded the Six
teenth street viaduct against nil but foot
passengers. When the barricade was erected
the street cars accumulated on both sides
of the viaduct and their traffic was sus
pended. The company Immediately began
the construction of n connection with thu
old Thirteenth street route , which was com
pleted in fair shape for use In a few hours.
The cars to South Omaha are running this
morning without any Interruption.
'Mayor ' Moores acted In response to a no
tlco served upon him by the Union Pacific
and Burlington railroads , to the effect that
engineers of both companies had examined
the structure and had found It unsafe. The
railroads declared that they would not hold
themselves responsible for any loss of Ufa
or damage to property caused by the con
tinued use of the viaduct. There was there
fore nothing left for the city authorities to
do but close It to traffic.
Mayor Moores and City Attorney Connell
both Interpret the notlco as simply an
acknowledgment of the fact that the via
duct is unsafe and a menace to the lives
nnd limbs of Its users. Mayor Moores said
to The Bee , last night that ho believed fur
ther Itwas a play to gain time , that the
roads had known the condition of the via
duct a long time ago. Ho stated , however ,
that there would bo a meeting of the Board
of Public Works today to take the matter
up and that nothing would be left undone
by the city authorities to bring about the
Immediate construction of n now viaduct.
City Attorney Connell said last night that
ho apprehended no complications between
the companies and the city over the mat
ter of a now viaduct. Ho believed the com
panies would proceed with Its construction
as soon as the material could bo procured ,
according to the plans agreed upon about
two weeks ago. The mayor was not so
sanguine.
Text of the Notice.
The notlco served by the two railroads
was In full as follows :
OMAHA , Neb. . May 21 , 1S9D. Dear Sir :
Wo have been advised this morning by the
chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad
company that an examination of the
Sixteenth street viaduct In the city of
Omaha has Just been completed and that ns
a result of such examination be Is of the
opinion that said Sixteenth street viaduct is
unsafe ; Its present condition dangerous ;
that Its further use by the public would
endanger llfo nnd property ; nnd that travel
on or use of the same should immediately
bo-prohibited nnd prevented.
Wo , send this Information to you at the
earliest possible moment eo that you can
take such steps In the matter of closing
said vladucit or adopt such such other pro
cedure as you may deem you have the power
under the lawa-.and-tho' _ ordlnan osofiiitbc.
city of Omaha so to do , and ns will best
protect and preserve the safety of the public.
HORACE G. BURT ,
President U. P. R. R. Co.
G. W. HOLDREGE ,
Gen. Mgr. n.M. . R. R. R. In Nebraska.
Mayor Aloores , while ho believed the above
communication was simply served In order
that the companies could take their time
about complying with the order to build a
new viaduct , now about six years old , and
still bo relieved of the responsibility for ac
cidents that were certain to occur If the
use of the present viaduct were continued , I
did not hesitate to accept service of it and '
comply with It to the extent of
taking precautions against possible
loss of life. At the present time ho
blamed the railroads for taking the attitude i
they do , after the matter has been wrangled j
over for so long. He said It was entirely i
against his will that the railroads were given !
permission recently to repair the dangerous '
structure and Intimated that the council had
failed to protect the city's Interests fully in
doing so.
A now viaduct to replace the ono bnrrl-
caded up yesterday was ordered by the city
almost six years ago , but the companies
passing under It have found ways to delay
compliance with the order up to the present
time. About two weeks ago the city engi
neer and the engineers of the roads agreed
upon plans for a now viaduct , which the
roads were ordered la build forthwith. The
representatives of the roads then pleaded
that the material could not bo brought to
the city for some tlmo nnd asked for per
mission to repair the viaduct for a tempo
rary continuance of its use , pending the ar
rival of the material for a new one. This
permission was granted by the city council ;
the resolution was vetoed by the mayor and
then passed over the veto.
A day or two slnco City Engineer Rose-
wntor served notice on the roads that the
viaduct was unsafe nnd that the city would
not bo responsible for any accident resulting
from Its use. This seems to have moved
the roads to order nn examination by their
own engineers , who , as Indicated In the no
tlco , found the same condition of affairs as
reported by the city engineer. The roads
then answered by serving the notlco given
above , In which they hold themselves free
from any responsibility.
POISONED BY EATING CANDY
Station AKCII nt Cnntcr , S. I ) . , I'nr-
takcN fit S > reelN nnd Will
I'rnlialily Die.
OUSTER , S , D. , May 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Early yesterday morning a man
named Israel Calkins , who resides east of
this city In the foothills , entered the B. &
M. depot hero and Inquired for the station
agent , stating that ho had a mcssago to
send. Roy Metcalf , assistant agent , offered
to send the telegram. Calkins feigned to
look for the message In his pockets and In
his search brought out of ono of Ills pockets
several pieces of candy which he offered the
clerk , who oto sonio of It. Calkins | m-
medlatrly left the depot , saying he would
go up town and get the telegram. Met
calf , the assistant agent , was Immediately
taken with cramps and convulsions and med
ical advlco pronounced It poisoning. A
search was immediately made for Calkins
and ho was found about to leave the town.
He was placed In Jail here and will have
his preliminary trial tomorrow. It Is be
lieved that the man Is mentally unbalanced.
It is doubtful If .Metcalf recovers.
OllllMTM Of J < MVi ll C'lllirlllfH ,
CINCINNATI. May 21. A provisional or
ganization of the National Association of
Jewish Charities was made hero today by
representatives from a dozen states , aud
from moat of the largo cities , The folioIng * -
Ing officers were elected : President , Max
Ronlor. Cincinnati ; first ylce president
Isaac S. Isaacs , Now York ; second vice
president , Mrs. Edward PUko. Denver ; sec
retary and treasurer. Miss Hannah Marks ,
Cincinnati. Executive committee : Messrs.
Herzberg , Philadelphia ; Leucht , New Or-
Icana ; Peels , Baltimore ; Mark , Chicago ;
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fair ; Variable Winds.
Yenterdio'n ( eiiiieriitnre | at Iliualiat
Hour. ICK. Hour. ! > < .
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f ) n. 111 is r. i > . m ns
to n. in. ii ) ii ii , m ns
11 n. m no 7 P. m nit
12 m r.i s p. m firs
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nnd Messing , St. Louis. This committee
will dr.\ft a constitution and by-laws and
fix the time and place for the next annual'
meeting.
REINA MERCEDES IS IN PORT
Itecliilincil SiiniilNh Steiimer I'IINNON
III the C'iitcn In Tow of
Too
NEWPORT NEWS. May 21. The Spanish
cruiser Rclna Mercedes arrived In Hampton
Roads this afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock In tow
of the Merrltt company's wrecking tugs I.
J. Merrltt nnd Rescue nnd accompanied by
the steamer S. T. Morgan. It Is now an
chored nearly two mllen off Old Point Com
fort , where It will bo held In quarantine for
five | days.
National Quarantine Officer Pettus boarded
the vessel this afternoon , but no one from
the cruiser has come ashore. It was not
deemed necessary to detain the cruiser at
Fisherman's Island. Largo crowds from
Newport News , Norfolk and Hampton went
to Old Point this afternoon to ECC the cruiser ,
and hundreds wont out to the vessel In
launches. Excurslo'n rates will be made by
local transportation companies , which will
attract thousands of visitors to Old Point
while the vessel Is thore. The Mercedes left
Santiago n week ago yesterday and reached
Hampton Roads a good deal sooner than
was expected. When It Is released from
quarantine It will go to Portsmouth navy
yard for repairs.
The voyage was uneventful , with the ex
ception of the very quick time made. The
expedition , was In charge of Captain Mer
rltt , who was aboard the tug Rescue , aud
It was duo to Us pulling ability that the
cruiser was not delayed three or four days
longer. Its arrival was heralded by the.
boom of cannon on board the monitor Amphl-
trltc , the training ships Essex and Alliance
and the small cruiser Pcorla , all of which
were In the Roads. Aboard the Mercedes
there are- about twenty men of the Merrltt
wrecking crew , but Dr. Pettus would not
allow any of these , nor , In fact , anybody
from either the tugs or the barge to land
nor was It boarded by anyone save himself.
Surgeon General Wyman was at Old Point
aiding In perfecting quarantine arrange
ments , but he did not go on board.
The tug Rescue left nt once for Now York ,
wtiore permission to land the crow was re
fused. The cruiser will bo held at quaran
tine flvo days. When the time Is out the
Mercedes will coino up to tlio Norfolk navy
yard. Arrangements huvo already been
made hereto give a rousing maritime demon
stration In its honor. When It came Into the
roads It was flying from the stern two Hags ,
01.3 representing the country to which It now
belongs and the other representing the com
pany which saved It from the briny deep.
On Us bow there appears the only thing to
Indicate .thatiU ! v r Falled undpriony othec
flag than that which floated over Its captors.
It carries a Spanish escutcheon.
JILTED LOVER EMPTIES GUN
l.cvl .Moore Mortally WomiilH Three
Women In Ventliiiv HI" llcHCiit-
nttMit Aifiiliiit Otic.
KANSAS CITY , May 21. Lev ! Moore , a
clcix In the city market , shot and fatally
wounded Jennie Campbell , .Mrs. Emma
Landls and Mrs. Anna Mock at C o'clock this
morning In a Jealous rage. The Campbell
woman had deserted 'Moore ' for another man.
Ho hod requested her to return his photo
graphs. She did not answer his letters and
this morning Moore armed himself and went
to her rooming house In Wyandotte street.
Mrs. Campbell answered the ring at the
door and when Moore angrily demanded his
pictures she ran back Into the house. Moore
sent a bullet Into her 'back ' and the woman
r.v.x tcreamlnt through the house.
In Mrs. Landls' room shn appealed for
help. This further enraged Moore nnd ho
fired two shots at Mrs. Landis , ono taking
effect In the abdomen. Into another room
Moore followed the Campbell woman. Mrs.
Meek , awakened by the shots , arose from
bed Just ns Moore entered her room. With
out a momont's warning ho opened flro upon
her , ono shot piercing her back.
At this Moore ran frcm the house and
down the street , flourishing his .revolver . at
a crowd that followed. Ho shot at n negro
but missed his mark and was arrested a
moment later when he snapped hl now
empty revolver at a policeman.
When removed to the hospital half an
hour later Mrs. Mock was completely para
lyzed. All are considered mortally wounded.
Moore feigns Insanity. IIo Is 38 years of
ago and has n wife and child in Anniaton ,
Ala. Mrs. Campbell , who lo 32 years of ago ,
U n divorced woman. 'Mrs. ' Meek Is 38 years
of ago nnd cornea from Turner , Kan. Mrs.
Landls In 31 years of ago and has a father
in Marccllne , ijlo.
TrnKcily of Ohio Family.
TOLEDO , O , , May 21. A mysterious trag
edy was enacted this morning nt the llttlo
village of Mlddteburg , Logan county. Mrs.
Rachael Austin and her eon were murdered
In their homo and their bodies were burned
In the house whuro the deed was committed.
Ernest Austin , the youngest son of the
widow , is lying nt the homo ot a neighbor
with a bullet wound In his chest from which
ho cannot recover , The crime Is openly
charged against Ernest , but ho atutes ho was
called to the door by robbers , who after
looting the house , shot his mother and
brother nnd covered their tracks by burn
ing the house. He reached a neighbor's
house In his night clothes and lias since been
unable to talk ,
- i
.SocloloKlxti I''HI I'ulplU.
CINCINNATI , May 21. Delegates to the
national conference of Charities nnd Corroc-
tlons today occupied the piOplts of thu
churches of Cincinnati and adjoining eillos.
morning and evening , and at many churches
there were special services In the afternoon.
Specialists in their respective * lines nleo
conducted exercises at the Orphans' asylum ,
Children's Hcm < > , Old Men's Homo , Old
Women's Home , House of Refuge , hospitals ,
workhouses , Industrial' schools and other
Institutions.
of n Lynching.
BLOOMFIELD. Ind. , May 21. The Jury In
the case of Dr. Gray , charged with murder
ing Mrs. Melissa Skinner , after being out
since Saturday morning , returned tonight a
verdict ot guilty nnd llfo Imprisonment
The murder was particularly atrocious. Mrs ,
Skinner had been divorced and she and Gray
had sustained criminal relations. He grow
Jealous and finally murdered her. Thu ver
dict Is denounced as InEUtilcicnt und a
lynching may result.
Frc-l lit IliinillerM Co to Work.
CHICAGO , III. . May 21. A special to the
Times-Herald from Buffalo. N. Y. , says : At
a meeting that lasted until tonight the
freight handlers decided to niturn to work
on Tuesday. They have waived their de
mand for un Increase in wugts but all ob
jectionable bosses are to bo removed and
Bishop Qulgluy l to appoint an inspector.
No changein fccoopenj' trouble- .
P.REPARE FOR PEACE
Affairs Assnming a Definite Shape at Tha
'Hngne Conference.
SOME TANGIBLE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED
International Arbitration Idea Appears to
Bo Taking Definite Shapo.
ALL THE DELEGATES SEEM TO FAVOR IT
German Who Issued n Bellicose Pamphlet
Tries to Square Himself.
CZAR THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SINCERE
< ! rt-at TruiiHforiuadoii In I'ccllnn Him
Occurred. Since the DeleKUtc *
lIcK'in tonneinhle Syhctue
Nut Coimldcreil Chlmerlonl.
( Copyright , 1K . by Press Publishing Co. )
TI1I3 HAGUE , May 21. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Whatever
may happen to the proposals for a restraint
of nrmnmcnts , it Is generally felt by tba
pcaco delegates hero that the conference
will attain some tangible results In the
direction of International arbitration. Am
bassador While nnd Seth Low have both
been Impressed by the favorable tendency
displayed In unofficial conversations by the
delegates of European powers toward the
arbitration Idea. Germany , which Is en
tirely opposed to checking Us armaments , la
among 'the supporters of any praotlcabla
sclienio for settling International dlUcr-
enccs by means of nn International tri
bunal. The section of the conference to
which arbitration nnd mediation will bo re
mitted for a report will bo the strongest
of tlio three main sections , nnd Its Is sig
nificant that the chamber detailed ns ltd
place of mooting Is the largest , as It is
evidently expected the attendance will bo
fuller than nt the others.
The transformation of the feeling that
has taken place slnco the assembling ot
the conference and the beginning of prep-
nrutlonu for actual work are little itiort of
marvelous. Probably not a delegate on ar
riving here entertained the expectation that
anything fruitful would Issue from the con
ference , whose existence they regarded
merely as a compliment to the czar's puis
sance. But now that Is nil changed. An
earnest , sincere nnd well meaning spirit Is
observable and oven tlio German delegate ,
Stengel , is feverishly anxious to explain
away his bellicose pamphlet , which gave
such a sinister complexion to his appoint
ment ns ono of the German representa
tives.
Baroness von Suttner , the famous Aus
trian peace advocate , who , though unac
credited , occupies a position equalling In
Inlluenco that of any delegate here , said
today :
"I have no fear that the conference will
bo fruitless. The czar's influence * Is too
strujig : Jxndntho dr.legatca ' are qnly now realjz-
1ns that his pro'pdsal was not a dream , but
on attempt to realize the highest Idea of
practical statesmanship. "
M. < lo Bloch , whoso work on war ad
mittedly helped to give an Impulse to tha
czar's mind which has eventuated in as
sembling this momentous gathering , said :
"It Is the firet stop that -counts. It Is Im
possible that this assemblage of experienced
statesmen and diplomatists can discuss the
points of the czar's circular without dis
cerning how easily measures can bo con
certed to obviate war. No definite proposal
may emerge , perhaps , from these delibera
tions , but they will set the nations thinking
on the greatest problem of civilization until
a solution is found. I have Keen all the chief
delegates hero and have exchanged views
with them. Their Instructions I gather In
most cases leave much to their discretion ,
and there Is plain evidence that all tha
great powers are entertaining the conference
with an honest desire to consider fully nnd
fairly nny reasonable suggestions that may
ho brought forward. "
PREPARE CUBANS FOR BALLOT
Scnor Mend Cniiote Ndnllen tha
ISIcctorul IIMVN of Viirloiiu
.ValliiiiN.
'HAVANAMay ' 21. Senor Domingo Men-
dez Capote , secretary of the government , has
been devoting considerable tlmo to a study
of the electoral laws of various natlona
with a view to formulating plans for their
inauguration hero. Universal ouffrage Is
considered advisable In some respects , lint
it would hnvo many objectionable features.
On the other hand Senor Capote thinks nn
educational qualification would not provo
satisfactory , unless sufficiently comprchcn-
slvo to exclude these taught especially for
elections. Ho says the Cuban league la doIng -
Ing much In the way of preparing the voters
to oxerclso the electoral function ,
The great objection to a property qualifi
cation IK that n majority of those cklzeiu
who formerly had property , the Spaniard *
In particular , and many capable Cubans ,
have been totally ruined during the lost
three years and would not -bo Justly treated
were n property qualification enforced. Senor
Capote Is carefully considering the problem
and will submit his vlows to General Brook *
about the middle of next month , when he
will ask for the Issuance of such n decree
as ho will then have In readiness.
The Npcclal committee that has been In
vestigating the financed of Havana rup.irts
that the 'bonded Indebtedness of $9H3fiOO !
has been reduced 133,000 slnco January 1.
The Issues arc miido recallable nt any time.
The commlwlun will later recommend taking
up thu G per cents at S nnd pocsibly at 4' ,
The flouting deibt , which Is largely duo to
employes ami contractor * ) under the Spanish
regime , has not been touched. Prdba'bly ' the
court of claims will reduce the face of the
claims before ) It , now amounting to $2,000-
000 , by at least 60 per cent.Major General
Ludlow , military governor of Havana , will
postpone until the autumn the projcctud new
bond Iffiiic for public works.
All II u I el i < l Ililirnlo.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Mny 21. Everything
was quiet along the docks today and very
few of ( bo striking grain w.oopers and
freight handlers wcro to tin seen In tin
neighborhood of Ihelr respective hcndquar *
ters. President Keefo of Uio Intornrtlonal
Longshore-men's Association , who arrived in
town shortly after midnight 'his ' mornlnir ,
hnftl several consultations with the strikers' '
committees , but at a late hour tonight IK
was unntilu to give an expression at oplnlod
ns to what the outcome of these confer *
enceu would be.
Movement ! * of derail VC-HNI-IH , Mny 21 ,
At New York Arrived Maasdam , from
Rotterdam.
At Philadelphia Arrived Rhynland , fron
Liverpool ; CarthaKlnla , from Liverpool
Sailed Ponnland , for Liverpool.
At Qutonstown Sailed Lucnnla , for New
York.
At Havre Arrived Lu Champagne , from\
New York.
At Southampton Sailed Bremen , from
Bremen , tor New York.