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ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , M OX DAY , JITNE 1J ) , 18J)9 ) , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
MWANTR
Prominent Frenchmen Look Aakancpja the
New Cabinet. ,
TWO FORMER PREMIERS SHUN
Brisson Oontenta Himself with Expression of
Good Withes ,
MELINE FAILS TO SEE HOW HE CAN HELP
Pressure Upon Oanimir-Perier to Accept the
Portfolio of War ,
HIS CO-OPERATION ESSENTIAL TO RQSSEAU
Ixtttcr Only Accept * the Tank on Uii-
dorittniiillnK thnt the Kormcr
PrcHlduut Will I.cnd IIU
Active Support.
PARIS , Juno 18. President Loubct re
ceived in audience early this morning M.
Caslmlr-Pcricr , former president of France ,
and consulted with ulm regarding the min
isterial crisis. The Interview terminated
about 11 o'clock , after which M. Loubct re
ceived Senator Pierre Waldeck-Ilosseau.
The latter , it Is understood , has made his
acceptance of the task of forming a cabinet
conditional upon the co-operation of M.
Caslmlr-Pcrler and certain flections of the
Chamber of Deputies , which he hopes to se
cure. He has consulted with several states
men and has had a very long conference
with M. Leplne , former prefect of pollco ol
Paris.
M. Wnldeck-Rosscau Is meeting with con
siderable difficulty , but ho appears deter
mined. Ho will confer with M. Loubet
again , probably tomorrow morning , before
submitting a draft list of colleagues.
Of the thrco former premiers whom ho
has consulted , Maurice Ilouvler , who was
president of the council of ministers and
minister of finance In 1887 , alone consented
to take a portfolio. Felix Mcllne Informed
him that ho failed to see how his appoint
ment as premier wouldbring about a solu
tion of the crisis. Henri Brlsson contented
himself with promising support and ex
pressing good wishes.
M , Waldeck-Rosseau waited upon M. Cas-
imlr-Perler and earnestly endeavored to in
duce him to accept the portfolio of war on
the ground that hlg presence at the minis
try of war would simplify the difficulties of
the situation. Thereupon M. Caslmlr-
Porler consulted with the president , who
pointed out to him that ho would be per
mitted to exercise more authority than anyone -
ono else over the generals In destroying the
germs of Irritation. M. Caslmlr-Perler re
plied that ho had definitely withdrawn from
politics , but , nevertheless , would undertake
to consider the matter.
It is said that Clement Fallorcs , president
of tlio senate , Informed .M. Loubet this aft
ernoon that the senate Bccmod opposed to
the Inclusion of Alexander Mlllerand , the
radical BorJall U.JttiJLhQ-rhinot. , .
It is understood that if M. Waldeck-Ros-
acau falls the president will again summon
M. 'Polncare , whom he has asked to remain
in Paris at his ( M. Loubot's ) disposition.
SFAX PASSES VERDE ISLANDS
Captain Drey fun Will lie Lnmlcd. nt
IlrcHt hy MKht Ilcforo
Next Saturday.
PARIS , June 19. A dispatch from the
Capo Verde Islands announces that the
French second class cruisers , Sfux , carrying
Captain Dreyfus , has passed en route for
Brest , where it is expected before Satur
day next.
It la understood that Captain Dreyfus
will bo landed by night , and that a special
train will bo In waiting to take him to
Renncs , where the court-martial Is to be
hold.
Merrier Will Tell All He Knoivii.
General Mercler , who was minister for
war when Captain Dreyfus was condemned ,
Bpoko publicly for the first tlmo since the
court of cassation rendered Its decision at
A meeting of the French Patriotic League
yesterday , where he was creeled with loud
applause. v l > 'i 1 !
"Your acclamations , " said General Mor-
cler , "are addressed only In a small part
to the soldier who did his duty In 1804 , and
is firmly resolved to accomplish It In 1S99.
They are chiefly addressed to our dear army ,
of which , at this critical moment , you dome
mo the honor of regarding as the stan
dard bearer. "
Ho then proceeded to declare his absoluta
belief In the guilt of Captain Dreyfus , and
his belief that the Ronncs court-martial
would fearlessly ascertain the trulh and do
its duty.
"As for myself , " ho declared , "I shall tell
everything I know. "
This , as a prominent advocate of revision
remarked. Is Just what 1s wanted.
SHAFT FOR ANGLO-SAXON DEAD
Common Monument Will lie Krectrd
to Ilrltnim nnd Amerlcnim Fallen
In Siimon.
VANCOUVER , n. 0. , June 18. Australia
advices sny that the. officers of the British
war ships who have been fraternizing dur
ing the recent trouble in Samoa have de
cided to erect a Joint monument to the mem
ory of tbo English-speaking men slain In
the various engagements. It Is Intended to
erect a granlto monument with the names
of tbe British engraved on one panel and
the Americans on the other , surmounting
the roll of the killed with tbo American and
British flags Intertwined.
The Japanese are ousting Britishers from
tbe pearl shell Industry on Thursday island.
The governor of Quccnaland has received
a communication from Joseph Chamberlain ,
secretary of slate for the colonies , asknowl-
cdglng hi * dispatches enclosing a petition
from certain members ot the Queensland as
sembly asking that measures bo taken to
constitute Central and Northern Queens
land as separata eelf-governlng colonies.
Chamberlain intimated that he had fully
considered the representations of the peti
tioners , but was not prepared to take action
In the direction they desired.
Sydney is about to erect a prison for fe
males at Randwick. It will be a model in
stitution.
The premier ot New Zealand has an
nounced a surplus for the year of 495,861.
KAISER IN A YACHT RACE
lloyul Craft Cine * Aurouud , hut IN
Towed Off AVIlllum SpeuUii In
PrnUn of Sport.
BRUNSBUTTELr 1'rugila , June 18. Em
peror William distributed tbe prizes at the
Elbe regatta today and afterward dined on
board the Fuerst Bismarck with tha owners
of tbe competing yachts.
In replying to a toast to hU health , his
majesty referred to the advantages of yachtIng -
Ing , pointing out thai It was n sport Ger
mans could cultivate * because "Germany Is
able to live In a state of assured pence. "
"Wo can only do that , " he sold , "because
wo now stand on the basis won for us by
grandfather nnd father. We know that the
f-jn co-operation of united Germany repre-
world an Invincible power ,
reckoned with. The Oer-
jjkc n thoroughbred horse ,
niie lo bridle him , but will
bmost place. May we wllh
conllnue , ns heretofore , to
march In the van. To that I raise my glass. "
During the races the Meteor , which was
under the emperor's personal command ,
went aground and had to be towed off. His
majesty subsequenlly sailed olhcr yachts.
The Senta secured the emperor's and the
senate's prizes.
Hleetlon IN Culled Off ,
VANCOUVER , B. C. , June 18. Late Honolulu
lulu papers publish President McKlnley's
formal official announcement directing that
the general election provided for by the con-
otltullon of the republic ot Hawaii , to be
held on the last Wednesday of September j
next , shall not bo held. All native officer * I
whoso terms of office shall expire before ap- '
proprlato legislation shall have been enacted
by congress shall bo continued In their offices
at the pleasure of the president ,
Two Stenmern Collide.
ROSARIO , Juno 18. The British steamers
Castlllian Prince , Captain Counsel ! , and Am-
phltrlte , Captain 'Mnloncy ' , from Sunderland
for Buenos Ayrcs , have been in collision ,
The Castlllian Prlnco arrived hero In a
badly damaged condition. The damage to
the Amphltrltc is unknown.
Steamer Sunk by Collision.
BREMEN , June 18. In a collision off
Frledrlchshaven , between the German
sleamcr Artuschoft nnd the British steamer
Mauritius , today , the Artuechoff was sunk ,
ten of Its crow being drowned.
One Denth at Hnvniin.
WASHINGTON , Juno 18. General Brooke ,
commanding at Havana , reports the death ,
on Juno 15 , of Private Oliver Lambert , Com
pany F , Seventh cavalry , of typhoid fover.
Leopold Itecelven American.
BRUSSELS , Juno IS. Lawrence Townsend -
send , the new United States minister to Bel-
glum , was received today by King Leopold.
LAUGHSATLOCKWOOD'S STORY
I2x-Sciintor Hill Sayn It Hotiiilrod No
Corruption Fund to Elect
JudKe HnlKht.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Juno IS. Ex-Senator
and ex-Governor David B. Hill , who was at
the head of the defeated democratic state
ticket the year that Judge Halght was
elected with the rest of the republican slate
ticket , said tonight concerning L. M. Lock-
wood's testimony in relation to Judge
Hnlgbt's election , given before the Indus
trial commission :
"Judge Hnlght was elected In the fall of
1894. At that election I headed the dem
ocratic ticket for governor , leading a for
lorn hope nnd recollect the campaign very
well. The democrats had to contend against
the hard times , the sliver panic , the Wilson
tariff fiasco nnd disclosures of municipal
corruption , ns well ns divisions among dem
ocrats themselves , nnd , of course , the result
was a republican cyclone , as everybody
know It v/ould lc'The ) i .l > ubllcsnt , needed no
immense corruption fnnti , either from the
Standard Oil company or anybody else , to
elect their whole ticket , ele6tlng Judge
Hnlght. I recollect at the time thtro was
some crillcism , principally by a coterie of
populists , of a decision which Judge Halght
had once made as a supreme court Justice
In Buffalo , but It attracted no particular at
tention in the campaign and was regarded
by myself and by democrats generally as
umvgrthy of notice , nt any rate it cut no
figure In the canvass. Judge Halght being
elected by 123,934 plurality over a most
able and popular opponent , Judge Halght
receiving 671,259 votes , whllo Governor Mor-
to received only a few more , to-wlt : 673-
818.
"It Is absurd for a Pennsylvanlan at this
late day , who can personally naturally have
10 knowledge of the matter of which ho
assumes to speak , to assert that Judge
ilalght was either nominated or elecled In
New York slnlo through the contrlbullons
or efforls of Ihe Slandard Oil company. It
verifies the old saying that 'one must go
away from home to sol the news. ' Ho was
elecled because the tide of that year , in New
York , as well as everywhere else , was with
ils party , and ho was nominated because of
his high personal character , tils efficient Judi
cial ability , and unquestioned Integrlly , con
ceded by the whole bar and people of the
state , nnd as a fair political opponent , It
gives mo pleasure to say this much. "
NEGRO MINERS ARE BARRED
Temporary Injunction Seenri-d hy
Striker * to Prevent Importation
of Nonunion Imlior.
P1TTSBURO , Knn. . June 18. The strik
ing union coal miners appear to have tem
porarily slopped the Importation of southern
negroes by the mlno operators. The hear
ing of Injunction cases brought by the state
court has been postponed by Judga Skld-
inoro until Juno 26 , the temporary Injunc
tion bnlnir extended.
The Injunction suits In question are those
brought In Cherokee county by the miners
to prevent the Importation of miners ) from
other stnlcs , The miners set up that the
negroes are criminals and that their com
ing would be a menace to the peace of the
community. On this showing Judge Skld-
raoro gave a temporary restraining order
and the application for an order making
It permanent was to have been tried yes
terday at Columbus. Its posponement suited
the miners because they will have hard
work In maintaining their allegations and
bacauso the mines where the "Big Four"
expected to put negroes to work next week
are all In Cherokee county. The Kansas and
Texas and the Central Cos ! and Coke com
panies could bring miners Into this ( Craw
ford ) county as the Missouri Pacific has
done , but they could not work them hereto
to advantage.
The companies cannot well afford to set
the precedence of even seeming to violate
Injunctions , because of the effect It would
have on the miners. The Missouri Pacific ,
In the federal court , has enjoined 500 min
ers and tbe state labor commissioner from
Interfering with any ono who is willing
to work for them or from going on the com
pany's land. These cases are set for
Wednesday for final hearing by Judge Hook
of the federal court and all persons enjoined
are filed to appear.
BULLET STOPS A FUGITIVE
Military PrUoner Shot hy Guard
While KadeavorliiKT to Shorten
T o Venn * Sentence.
LBAVENWORTH , Kan. , July 18. A mil
itary prisoner named Wringer , who was
serving a two years' sentence In the federal
prison for desertion from tbe Sixteenth In
fantry , made a break for liberty today and
was shot and killed by Private Olson , Troop
F , Sixth cavalry , who was on guard duty.
A negro prisoner who Joined Wringer In the
dash for liberty , made hU escape , but was
recaptured this evening.
VACANCY IN STATE TREASURY
Great Vacuum Yawns to Bo Filled in
Nebraska's ' Strong Box ,
RELICT OF DEFUNCT GLOBE SAVINGS BANK
Prenent Procedure Not Likely to
llrliiR III to Hie Common' " cnlth
It * Depoiilt Due for n
LOIIK Time.
LINCOLN , Juno 18. ( Special. ) There Is
n yawning vacancy In .the . state treasury
which was to bo filled by the defunct Glebe
Savings bank of Omaha when It paid In the
$12,892.54 belonging to the temporary school
fund. The bank had this amount borrowed
from thto state when It closed Us doors In
June. 1896. and none of It has been paid
In , although a bond was given guaranteeing
the payment before the cxpxlratlon of three
years from Juno 9 , 1896. There Is no evi
dence that the state , officials have made
an effort to collect on this bond.
The records at the state house show that
Lho Glebe bank put up a bond In November ,
1894 , In the sura of $30.000 to enable It to
receive a part of the state deposits. The
signatures on this bond and the qualifica
tions of the signers were as follows : II. 0.
Dovrles , president of the Glebe Loan and
Trust company , $50,000 ; D. T. Mount , $15-
000 ; H. O. Devrles , $15,000 ; Cadet Taylor ,
$15,000 ; K. W. Bartos , $10,000 ; W. B. Taylor ,
$20,000. These sureties , most all of whom
seem to have been connected with the batfk ,
took oath .that they were worth the sums
set opposite their names , over and above
all debts and exemptions. Devrles qualified
as the officer of a corporation , and also In
his Individual capacity. The bond was ac
cepted as being good for covering $15,000 In
state deposits.
When the bank was taken In charge by
the state examiner there was an Immediate
effort on the part of the officers of the In
stitution to remain In charge. In order to
do this they executed a bond , got It accepted
by the State Banking board and took the
business out of the hands of the public offi
cer. The bond went on to say that the
stockholders desired to make full and com
plete payment of all the debts of the bank
nnd desired H. 0. Devrles. president , and
Cadet Taylor , vice president , to take charge
of the assets. The bond was dated June S ) ,
189C , and obligated the sureties to see thr.t
full payment was made on or before the
expiration of three years , the money duo
to bo paid In full , "with Interest. " The
signatures on the last named bond were :
Glebe Savings bank , by H. O. Devrles , pres
ident ; H. O. Devrles , Cadet Taylor , $10,000 ;
D. T. Mount , $30,000 ; Globe Loan and Trust
company , by H. 0. Dovrles , president , W.
B. Taylor , secretary , $50,000.
IIOIK ! CoiiNldercd Adequate.
This bond , to guarantee the payment of
some $40,000 , was apparently not as strong
as the original paper to protect the state
deposit , but Itwas accepted. A notation In
pencil on the margin of the document Is
as follows : "I regard the within bond am
ple , and I vote to approve. A. S. Church-
Ill. "
The bank at the time it closed Us doors
had state money to the umount of $12-
892.54 , which-had been drawing dnter-cet > at
the rate of 3 per cent. The new bond pro
vided for payment , "with Interest. " No rate
'being stated , the legal rate of 7 per cent
would prevail , so that at the present time
there Is duo from the Institution $15,600.
Since the escape of the unly resprnslble
men from the bond of the rate Merchants'
bank of this city , with a consequent loss
to the state of $9,000 , the state officials hav
very little to say about the chances of col
lection In the case of the Glebe Savings
bank and In fact seem very little concerned
about the matter. It Is quite probable ,
however , that these rank cases will In the
future prevent the acceptance of bonds that
have as sureties only the officers of the
institutions that desire to handle the public
funds.
In the case of the Glebe bank It Is ap
parent that the giving of the second 'bond '
did not release the first one , but there Is
little choice between them and at the pres
ent rate of proceeding the state will go with ,
out Its money a good long while.
SECTION HANDIS A HERO
Milken Plucky hut iiiMiicc'enfiil At
tempt to Save Woman and In
1'ntnlly Hurt.
CLEVELAND , O. , June IS. Blaze Patrle ,
a railroad section hand , proved himself a
hero today nnd was fatally Injured In an
attempt to save a woman from death. Mrs.
Jennie Price , who lived on Webster street ,
was riding a wheel across the Lake Shore
tracks at the entrance to Gordon park and
foil In front of an approaching train. Palrlo ,
who had been dotalfed to assist the flag
man at the crossing , ran to Mrs. Price's
assistance , but both he and the woman were
run down. Mrs. Price lost a leg and an
arm nnd suffered a fracture of the skull ,
whllo her rescuer was struck by the pilot
ot the engine nnd was picked up Insensible
from a bad wound In the head. The woman
retained consciousness , but the physicians
say 'both will die.
LONG TRIP IN FRAIL CRAFT
Captain Aiidrewa Stnrtx Aeroim the
Atlantic In n Uoat Twelve
1'Vot 101117.
ATLANTIC CITY , N. J. , June 13. Captain
William A. Andrews left this city this
afternoon in a little craft named "The
Doreo , " to cross the Atlantic ocean. He
headed direct for the Azores Inlands , where
he expects to stop for a few days to rep.ro-
vision. This makes the fifth attempt of the
captain to cross the ocean in similar small
crafts , thrco of which attempts ho cldTins
were successful. The 'boat he Is using this
tlmo Is twelve feet long , five feet wide and
twenty-two Inches deep. It has been painted
black for the purpose , tbe captain stales , of
not attracting the attention of whales and
sharks , as ho claims to have had trouble
with thceo monsters during his former trips.
MINE STILL BURNS FIERCELY
Workmen Attempt to Knter the Pit ,
hut Are Ilenteii Hank
hy FlameN.
HALIFAX , N. S. , June 18. A dispatch
from Glase bay says dense volumes of smoke
are pourlns from the Caledonia pit and the
flro is burning as fiercely as ever , notwith
standing Ions of waler having been poured
into the mine. Men attempted to enier the
pll today , but went down only forty feet
and were compelled to rutreat. The body
of one ot the victims , Martin , IB yet .un
discovered aad Is probably burled forever
beneath thousands of tons of debris.
Home Town WeleomeH Mnrelinnil.
THOISSEV. France , June 18. Major
Marchand arrived this morning at Tholcsny ,
his birthplace , and was received by the
mayor and enlhusiuatlc crowds , His passage -
sago from tbe railway station to t&e resi
dence of bis father was veritably a triumphal
progress.
ROBBERS TURNBACK SOUTH
Pursuer * Twelve Holtr * Mehlnd Them
11 f SullUnnfti Sheep
CASPER , Wyo. , Junof 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Eight of the posse hunting the
Union Pacific trnln robbora In the Hole-ln-
tho-Wan country returned to Casper to
day. The robbers have left the Hole-In-
Die-Wall mountains and are traveling back
south. The last heard of them was ( it Pow
der river , coming south. T'hey seemed to
bo heading toward Wolton. A large party
la following them now. Today guards were
placed at all the bridges across the Platte
river and n w men with fresh horses
started for the Wollon country. The pur
suing party at Sullivan's sheep camp , where
the robbers ate breakfast and took a pack
horse and bed , were twelve hours behind.
The robbers arc traveling In a very broken
country , with numerous washouts and a
model place to hldo. At Sullivan's camp
only two robbers put In an appearance.
Kii rltlvon Three Dnyo Attend.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . < June IS. ( Special
Telegram. ) Couriers -who arrived today
from the pursuit of the Union Pacific train
robbers report that the fugitives arc now
several days In advance of the pursuing
posse. The robbers were supplied by a
rustler friend near E. id Mountain , In the
liole-ln-tlie-Wall country , with Jlno riding
horses and two pack animals , plenty of food
and a camp outfit. They were last seen
starting across the main range of the Big
Horn mountains , evidently making for the
Jackson's Hole country , an admirable hid
ing place south of the Yellowstone National
park. Their trails were lost on account of
snow storms on the mountains. The course
of the robbers , It Is believed , will bo across
the Shoshone Indian reservation and the In
dian police are out guarding the mountain
passes.
Posses of Idaho and Montana officers have
been started toward the Jackson's Hole
country to co-operate with the Wyoming
officers , who , under the direction of United
States Marshal Hodscll , are still following
the trail across central Wyoming. The nu-
thorltics.and Union Pacific management are
determined to capture the robbers and the
chose will bo continued until they arc nm
down.
SHERMAN REACHES MANILA
ElKht } < Mii Hundred Men Arc Added to
Utln' Command \chrankann
oil Hancock.
MANILA , Juno 10 , 1045 ; a. ra. The United
Stales transport Sherman , which sailed from
San Francisco , May 24 , with 1,800 men nnd
seventy-five officers , x under command of
Brigadier General Fred D. Grant , has ar
rived hero , after a .smooth voyage. One
private died after the/transport's arrival.
The troops broughf'by the transport will
go to the Island of Negros lo relieve Ihe
California troops. General Bates , who ar
rived on the transport , and General Grant
will probably bo assigned to the command [
of the volunteer generals , some of whom will
leave for home soon ? Generals Halo nnd
Funston desire to accompany their regi
ments home. i
The Utah artillery , "jt is understood , will
accompany the Nebraska regiment on the
Hancock , leaving thplj * guns here. The
Pennsylvanlans will , s\ r for-.homo on th
The Indiana sailed today with 500 dis
charged and sick soldiers. It will go Into
dock for a few days at Nagasaki , Japan ,
Military opcrallons against Iho Insurgenls
In the south have apparently been planned.
General Wheaton at Imus Is sending recon-
nolterlng parties today to locate the enemy
and other reconnolsanccs are being made
from Cavlte.
DEATH LIST FROM THE FRONT
Memher of Flfty-Klrnt 'Iowa nnd Pour
Fourteenth Iiifimtryiiicii Die
of Won nil * .
WASHINGTON. Juno 18. Major General
Otis has reported to the War department an
additional list of casualties among 'the '
soldiers under Ms command , amounting lo
five killed and fifty wounded , as follows :
MANILA. Juno 18. Additional casualties :
Killed Fourteenth infantry , at Eeapote ,
June 13 :
SERGEANT THOMAS LAWS. Company L.
CORPORAL JOHN MOORE , Company L.
CORPORAL DAVID E. DAGUE , Company
A. /
PRIVATE NELSON T. LAMORIE , Com
pany I.
Fifty-first Iowa :
WALTER WAGNER. Company A.
END OF STRIKE IS IN SIGHT
CltlreiiM' Conililllli'f Confldeiit that
Din'ereni'i'N III f'olorndo Smelterx
Will He AdJiiNted.
DENVER , June 18. If the unanimous
opinion of the citizens' committee , which
Includes ex-Governor Adams and President
Jeffery of the Rio Grnndo mil way , appointed
by Mayor Jclmson nnd Governor Thomas
In behalf of the city of Denver and state of
Colorado , to endeavor to effect n settlement
of the trouble between the smelter man
agers and their employes Is a criterion , It
Is only a matter of a few days until the
largo smelters ID this city and Pueblo , now
closed on account of wage differences , will
bo in operation. The commltlee was In ses
sion the greater part of this afternoon and
when It adjourned Issued the following
statement to the public :
The commute has , according to Its be-H
Judgment , furthered the opening of nego
tiations between the smelter managers and
their men with a view to an early resuinp-
| tlon of work , nnd the committee believes
j that progress has been made which In a
few days may culminate In the reopening
of the smelters In Denver and Pueblo. It
Is learned that the president of the SmeltIng -
Ing nnd Refining company will probably ar
rive In Denver next week , when a mutually
satisfactory scale of wages may bo agreed
upon between tbo managers and the men.
; In the meantime the committee will offer
i its services to help bring about so desirable
! a result.
DEATH OF TORNADO VICTIM
Mm , Aiidemoii .SiieciiinliH to Illood
PalHon from Injurlcx Iteunlvi-d
nt Herman.
BLAIR , Nob. . Juno 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. Andrew Anderson , who was
badly Injured In tbo Herman tornado , died
hero at 0 o'clock tonight. She was brought
here to the Clifton hotel with her husband ,
who was also injured the night of the storm ,
and 'was ' removed to the home of Mr , An
derson's ulster In the city , since which time
she has been unconscious , Wood poisoning
having set in before death came.
Mrs. Anderson was CO years of age and
had been a resident of this country for a
number of years. Her husband still suffers
from his Injuries , having several ribs broken
at the time of the tornado. They had a
comfortable homo In Herman , which was
totally destroyed.
KnmoiiM I'rlHon In Sold.
POUT CLINTON , O. , June 18. Johns
Island , Lake Erie , famous as a prUon for
rebel soldiers during the civil war. has just
been sold at auction for 413,000. The Island
lies in Sandusky bay a tow miles from tbo
city ol that name.
RUANE GIVES LIFE FOR DUTY
Lieutenant of Firemen Dies of Injuries
Received at Allen Bros , ' Blaza.
ALL OF THE OTHERS HURT WILL RECOVER
Chief Itedell SntTern from Severe lllou-
on the llend IXInmte IMnocN
Stock DnituiKC at llltIOt ( ) nnd
llnlldltiK at lfir.,000.
Lieutenant Thomas Kuano ot Hook and
tedder company No. 3 died nt 11 o'clock
last night from Injuries received on Satur
day night by the explosion of a tank of
powder at the Allen Bros. fire. Ho was
conscious during the day , but suffered agony
from the burns about his head , face and
body. His death occurred at St. Joseph's
hospital , where ho wan taken after receiv
ing his Injuries.
Thomas Huano was lieutenant of truck
No. 3 , stationed at Eleventh and Dorcas
streets. Ho had served In the fire depart
ment continuously since 1S ! 1 , and prior to
that time he had been In the ranks at in
tervals during a period of five years.
Lieutenant Huano , with Chief Oalllgan.
was ono of those who selected and pur
chased the ordest truck now In use , hook
and ladder , No. 1 , and ho was Its first
captain , serving In that capacity for more
than a year. After returning to the de
partment In ISfll Lieutenant Uuano was
again appointed to the captaincy , this tlmo
In 1896. Lleuutcnant Iluane's promotions
were earned by commendable work In the
Boyd'tt Opera house fire , nnd in the \Vlth-
nell block fire. In 1805.
Ho leaves a family of three , a wife , Ron
and daughter , the children being 14 and 11
'years old respectively.
Interest In the condition of the firemen
Injured by the explosion was unllagglng
yesterday , their friends deeply sympa
thizing with them In their misfortune.
A large number of people visited St.
Joseph's hospital to Inquire after them
and to see If they could do anything
for them. Several were found to have suf
fered from the explosion and the fire who
were not reported previously. The correct
list of Injured Is :
Chief John Rcdell , left eye closed , head
and two hands painfully burned , but Injuries
not serious.
Lieutenant John Sullivan , Hook and Lad
der company , No. 1 , face and hands burned.
Lieutenant John J. Ormsby , Hose com
pany , No. 8 , face and hands burned.
Assistant Engineer Isaac Simpson , Engine
company , No. 2 , back hurt by suction blowIng -
Ing out of engine.
PIpeman John McCumber , Hose company ,
No. S , foco and hands painfully burned.
Fireman Frank Hardy , Hook and Ladder
company , No. 1 , face and hands severely
burned.
Fireman Joseph Hoffman , Hook and Lad
der company , No. 3 , face and hands burned.
Fireman Martin Ramge , Hose company , No.
9 , face and hands slightly burned.
Fireman Otto Glselte , right arm Injured by
falling brick.
Harry Redcll , son of Chief Redell , head ,
face and hands badly burned ; not serious.
Lieutenants Ruano and Sullivan , Firemen
Hoffman and Hardy , and Harry Rcdell ,
'were sent to St. Joseph's hospital , where
tbby recelycd , , the best pf care. _ Martin
* " " "
ilamgo was"taken to his "home , " 3103 South
Nineteenth slrcet. Lieutenant Ormsby Is at
his home , 4027 Charles. PIpeman John JIc-
Cumber Is with his family at 4025 Charles
street. Assistant Engineer Simpson Is at his
home , 1123 Harney. Fireman Glseko was
able to bo around yesterday , although not
on duty.
Prnliie for the Klrenicn.
Chief Redell speaks In the highest terms
of praise of the work of the men under
the most trying circumstances. He says
every one of them showed himself a hero ,
nnd after being Injured bore the terrible pain
stoically. When the fire department arrived
lines of hose were borne Into the building
by companies 2 , 3 and 5 , In command of
Assistant Chief Sailer. Although they
heard the explosion and felt the building
shako they continued thrlr work of ex
tinguishing the blaze without so much as
sending n man outside to see what catas
trophe had overtaken their comrades or to
learn If their own retreat had been cut off.
Lines were oirrled to the roof of an adJoining -
Joining building'by men from companies 7 ,
10 nnd 11. The space was so narrow that
the ladder was almost perpendicular , yet
these men mounted It with alacrity , not
waiting for It to bo run up In a better place.
Chlof Redoll says ho cannot BOO , under
the circumstances , how a better fight could
have been made. Shortly after they arrived
he ordered men to take- horses and return
to the engine house at Fourteenth and Har-
noy for the water tower. This would have
accompanied the department at the first call
but for the fact that the department has
not enough horses nt Ha command to pull
the tower out of the house with the rest
of the apparatus. An effort has boon made
to Induce the city council to purchase horEot
for the tower , but , owing to the decreased
levy , there Is not money enough to supply
even the customary force of men. As the
firemen had to travel twenty blocks It Is
estimated by the chief that n delay of nt
least twenty-flvo minutes ocurrcd In the ar
rival of the water towor. Even then the
tower did great work and It Is the opinion
of the chief that It paid for Itself half a
dozen times over , as It would have been al
most Impossible to extinguish the fire with
out it.
Then the department was handlcappped
by the loss of two engines , which were ren
dered Ineffective shortly after they went to
work. Englno No. 2 blow out Its suction ,
Injuring the back of Assistant Engineer
Simpson. The hose broke In a couple of
places and it seemed that everything wns
against the firemen , who continued to fight
manfully.
Heroic Fire F | ! I < TN.
For hours they worked on , the Injured
who wore not removed from the scene lend
ing their assistance. Fireman Glseko was
struck on the right arm by a brick which
was dislodged by the explosion. Ho con
tinued climbing ( ho ladder , which ho was
ascending when the brick fell , and worked
on until his arm stiffened and ho was com
pelled to deelHt. A fireman went to the
chief and Informed him that his son was
among the Injured by the explosion , but was
feeling good and would pull through.
"Thank God for that , " responded the chief
as ho pursued his work. Ho labored Inces
santly until noon Sunday before ho had tils
own Injuries dressed.
Lieutenant Ruano was the worst Injured
of any of the men. His clothing was lit
erally torn and burned from his body , only
the collar of his shirt remaining.
Yesterday's visitors at the scene of the
flro caw a structure which looked aa badly
wrecked outwardly as if a cyclone had
struck it. All the windows are broken , the
frames which contained the panes being
shattered and torn out of place. Wreckage
BtllJ lay around the building where It had
been toesed through the windows by the
firemen while cteanlng up. There Is little
left cf the dock whure the powder maga
zines stood , except a portion of the frame
work. Inside there was the same appear
ance of rack and ruin above the third floor.
The basement , fimt , second and third lloora
I -were in better condition. The gooda itored
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Threatening Weather ; Cooler ; Variable
Winds.
Temperature nt Omnhn yenterdnyl
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on these Moors arc soaking from water nnd
the loss will bo great. In the cnsu of teas ,
dried fruits , tobacco , spices , sodas , cigars ,
candy and coffee the loss will be heavy , as
the water and smoke damaged them
badly.
The goods on the fourth and fifth floors
are a total loss. The stock on these floors
consisted of light , Inflammable materials ,
such as matches , butter dlshrs and labels
for coffee. These must have burned rapIdly -
Idly , as there was plenty of open space
on the floors to form a good draught
through them. The framework of the build
ing Is completely burned away on the fifth
floor , that story being reduced to ruins.
Largo quantities of spices , which were piled
up on the floor , arc rendered useless. Know
ing the stock so well , It Is the opinion of
Allen Bros , and their employes that the
work of the firemen In confining the blaz
to the two stories was marvelous.
Iionn mill IiiMirnnee.
Allen Bros , are unable to estimate their
loss , as they have found It Impossible to go
through the stock. It Is all so water soukrd
that they are Inclined to think that It will
bo almost total. They claim to have had
about $200,000 worth of goods In the bul.d-
Ing. On this they had authorized Martin ,
Perfect & Newman to place $170,000 Insur
ance , \\hlch was written In the following
companies :
Aetna of Hartford , Conn. , $10,000 ; Phoenix
of London , $5,000 ; Milwaukee Klre , $5,000 ;
Commercial Union , $3,000 ; Now Hampshire ,
$3,000 ; Orient of Hartford , Oouu. , $3,000 ;
American of Philadelphia , $5,000 ; Northern
of London , $2,000 ; Norwich Union , $20,500 ;
Phoenix of Brooklyn - , $12,500 ; National of
Hartford , Conn. , $ l'WOO ; North llrlllbh &
Mercantile. $12,000 ; Uockford , $12,500 ; Penn
sylvania Fire , $10,000 ; Milwaukee Mechanics ,
$10,000 ; German-American , $7,500 ; West-
chister , N. Y. , $5,000 ; Gcrnmn Insurance
company of 'Buffalo ' , N. Y. , $5,000 ; Eagle , N. j
Y. , $5,000 ; Firemen's Fund , $2.300 ; Imperial .
of London , $2,500 ; Homo of Umalia , $2,500 ;
Connecticut Flro of Hartford , $1,500 ; Liver
pool , London & Globe , $5,000.
The Insurance on furniture mid fixtures
amounted to $100. There Is also a rental In-
euranco which will further protect Allen
Bros , from loss.
Insurance men estimate the loss on the
stock at between 40 and 50 per cent of the
total value.
The building , which extends from 902 to
918 Jones street. Is divided Into four sec
tions. John A. Scott is the local agent for
the owner , Frederick L. Ames of Boston.
Ho estimates that the two damaged stories
may bo replaced for $15,000 , and thinks that
will be the cost , of repairing the entire
building. Ho had $100,000 Insurance on the
four sections , and therefore does not know
the amount on which he may draw for the
damage done to the section occupied by Allen
br.oth.ors. , Palmer & Sons divided their
$11)0,000 ) Insurance among the following com
panies , which will adjust the less : Home of
New York , $15,000 ; Western of Toronto ,
$15,000 ; Continental of Now York , $12,500 ;
Union of London , $25,000 ; Manchester ,
England , $7,500 ; American Central , $7,500 ;
Spring Insurance company of Massachusetts ,
$5,000 ; Manchester of Now Hampshire ,
$5,000 ; Philadelphia Underwriters , $5,000 ;
National of Hartford , $2,500.
Allen Bros , have arranged with the I
Ames estate to occupy temporarily the next' '
section west In the some building now occu
pied by the Pacific Storage and Warehouse
company. The Pacific Storage and Warehouse
company will move Into the next section
west , formerly occupied by the Creamery
Package Manufacturing company. Practic
ally mo damage was done to goods stored with
the Storage company , except to those In the
basement where a small water damage
occurred.
It Is the Intention of the Ames estate to
repair the damage done to the Allen Bros ,
building at the earliest possible moment.
Fire Department Crippled ,
The tire deportment IB crippled by the
loss of the men who were Injured , as It
was running wild a short force anyway.
Perhaps ten men were off on furlough , this
being the month of vacations. Chief Hcdell
wired all absentees whoso address ho knew
to report for duty at once. Their services
are required In filling the crippled com-
panfes. The chief has advised carrying a
sub-list ever slnc6 ho has been hero , but
has been unnblo to Induce the fire nnd police
commissioners to authorize 't. ' Now ho Is
powerless to strengthen his force until the
arrival of the other men , although there
are numerous cx-llremen In the city who
would be glad of an opportunity to earn a
few dollars. Chief Redoll says ho means
to urge upon the commission the advisa
bility of having a number of men examined
Immediately for emergencies Ilko this. If
ho succeeds In carrying his point the men
will bo paid for the actual lime that they
work , and not bo carried on the regular
salary list. Ho maintains that this would
not Increase the expense of the department ,
whllo It would certainly go far toward pro
tecting property against disastrous losses.
SWIFT BUYS TEXAS RANCH
Company AeiinlreN Ninety
Thoimiind Acre * Stocked tvlth
( irnde Iliirhiimx ,
CHICAGO , Juno 18. A special to the Rec
ord from Fort Worth , Tex. , niyn :
0. F. Swift of the Swift Packing company
of Chicago closed a deal here last night for
the ranch of the Chlldrcss Land and Cuttlti
company , In Chlldress county , In the Texas
Panhandle.
The ranch U a fine property of 00,000
acres nnd well stocked with high grade Dur-
hama , known from the brand as "Shoonalls. "
Of the catlle on the ranch Mr. Swift took
8.000 head at very good prices. The total
amount Involved la between $250,000 nnd
$300,000.
WILLIAMS TAKES THE OFFER
\eirly riionen Coadjutor Annonm-rn
IIU DiTlxlon to Ior M I In
.Vehrimkii.
CHICAGO , Juno 18. Rev. Arthur L. Wil
liams , rector of Christ Eplzcnpa ! church ,
Sixty-fifth and Woodlawn avenue , notified
his congregation today that ho had decided
to accept the election as the bishop's coad
jutor of the diocese of Nebraska.
Three .Sportmuon Drottned ,
VINEYARD HAVEN , Mass. . June 18.
Three well-known men of Collage Clly ,
August W. Lelghton , Joseph Bond and
Joseph Evans , are supposed to have been
drowned In Kdgartown bay yesterday after
noon while on a gunning trip. This mornIng -
Ing the revenue cutter Manning found their
boat adrift In a water-logged condition-
Two coats belonging to Lelghton and Evans
were found in it , but nothing was learned
Of tha ID < " > .
VISITORS FAY WELL
Proceeds of R'freshm ° nt Booths Go to Aid
the Heiman Storm Sufferers ,
FIVE THOUSAND VIEW THE WRECKAGE
People Living in Church , School House and
Improvised Domiciles ,
BEGINNING TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Considering the Utter Wreck They Take a
Cheerful View of Situation ,
MUST REBUILD ON MORE MODEST SCALE
Yearn Will He Ueipilred to Kltnee the
nvldence of the Calamity With
Pluck nnd 11 Illch Country
Ton n Will Hefiiiicrntc.
HERMAN , Nob. , Juno IS. ( Special
Telegram. ) Five thousand Is the esti
mated number of people who visited
the site of the late town of Herman
today and of this number probably
the larger part came from Omaha. The
trains from both directions , however , brought
In people and many came on wheels and In
cxcry other kind of vehicle. Every road led
to Herman this morning and wheelmen who
made the trip < my that over ) ' one was lined
with traveling sightseers.
But the visitors were welcome In tha
stricken city , for 11 was the general under
standing that the citizens , who had lost
everything with which to carry on oven Uio
xnost necessary nnd rudimentary employ
ments , would abandon the regular order of a
Sabbath day and inako what they could out
of what the visitors were willing to apond ,
The latter , touched by the utter helplcnsncsi
| of the people , bought lavishly , yet there wa
I nothing of tilie nature of charily In the ex
change of money , except In the hearts ol
the buyers. Everything sold had a value.
Tlit > lemonade , and there was a good qualltj
of it , was In active demand by the tired and
thirsty wheelmen and the lunches wore a
necessity to those who had driven miles to
got there. The only outright gifts cams
from the people of Blair , Tckamah and tha
surrounding farming country. So far as the
Immediate bodily needs are concerned th
community Is taking care of Its own ani
supplies sent from distant points are nol
needed.
Any Place Aiimvcrw for Home.
The helplessness of the people nrlsei
mainly from the fact that very few of them
remaining In the wrecked town have any
suitable places to live and carry on house
hold work. Families are huddled in tha
ahool house and the church , tbo only sub
stantial buildings left standing , and by help
ing each other out with the remnants of
household outfits caved by each manage to
do their cooking. A' few tents are also oc
cupied for housekeeping purposes and at
least one family , consisting of husband nnd
wife. Is trying to bo content vllh the shelter
of a leaning wall nnd floor , nil that Is left
of their dwelling.
Of course not nil the people who lived
here before the tornado are still here , or
the conditions would be > much worse and
much harder to cope with. Many have been
taken to Blair by relatives and friends , or
by those on whom they had no other claim
than their homeless condition nnd general
wretchedness. The people of Tekamah nnd
the surrounding country have also dona
their share of this kind of good work. In
fact , the efforts of the Relief corps of Blair
nnd Tekamah have been unremitting and
the devoted women have had tlio patlsfac-
tlon of seeing order como out of chaos nnd
misery glvo way to comparative comfort
under their ministering hands. The work
nf the Blair flro department 1ms also won
the gratitude of every person hero. The
members have been constantly on duty as
pollco and whatever tendency toward van
dalism or petty thievery may liavo been
shown at any tlmo has been repressed vwh-
out trouble. These firemen have , howqyer ,
done much moro than simply pollco | ha
town. They have acted as distributors ol
Information and guides and bavo never
failed to lend their aid to every neccesary
work.
IlehiilldliiK Will He Slow.
Herman will probably no > cr ho built up
ngnln as It stood a week ago , or , If It Is ,
the result will have to como from a gradual
piocess , as slow as tlio original growth ol
a community. The people , or many ol
them , are without the nionoy necessary to
replace the buildings in anything approach
ing their former substantial character , nnd
If the merchants are able to duplicate tholi
stocks In hastily constructed wooden build
ings , thpy will have done their utmost for
tlio time.
Business men here havn recovered some
what from the shock and today were in
clined to talk the situation over , forecast
Herman's future nnd Inqulro of each other
what was to ho done first. The provnllnR
opinion Is that business will ho resumed
on a temporary footing within a very short
Umo : that with the liolp of the Jobbing
liouses in Omaha and elsewhere the mer
chant B will open their establishments again
In temporary buildings and with smaller
stocks.
In spllo of the generous contribution * to
the various cash funds which liavo been
started , there will bo a scarcity of mnnny
for n long time , ronBcqiipntly n scarcity ol
available lumber and other commodities It
would bo an Impossibility , and a thing re
sented by the people of Herman oven If It
were posBlbltto raise the money necessary
to replace. Herman on the plane of pros
perity It had occupied so long. Thorn la
onb saving circumstance , without which the
gloom that hangs over all hearts hero would
bo unbroken by a nlngla ray nt light. Her
man was situated In the midst of as rich a
farming community as any town In the
state , and having the source of strength at
hand , may reasonably expect to regain Us
prostlgo ax tlmo pauses.
Mnk < > tin * Hen ! of ClrciiiriNtanri'H ,
Adaptability to circumstances has shown
Itself here to n surprising extent yesterday
and today. For instance , a barber who had
a substantial and roomy building before the
toniujJo did not lose much tlmo before ho
had gathered his razors and hln bay rum
bottlfH under a tent , hung his strop to tlio
rldgo polo and taken his first customer In
hand. Ev r since the cry "Next" liaa
sounded at Intervals from tbo door of lil.i
tent.
tent.Tho
The railroad officials have opened a tele
graph and tlckot office In ono box car and
a freight , warehouses In another. The owner
of the ono saloon In town found a plentiful
supply of boor under the remains of his de
molished building and eoon realized that a
place of business did not noccmarlly liavo
sides , floor or oven a nxif. The mayor ot
Herman , though ho had no executive olfico
from which to l sue the order , summarily
exorcised bis power In the open air and tha
traffic In beer ceased. Everyone , even tha
patrons of the closed report , ucreei th < U