Nebraska Newspapers

    o THIS 'OMAHA DAIY .BEE : THURSDAY , AUGUST 10 , isoo.
Tdlsphones ( M-691. Bee , Aug. 9 , ISM.
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Special Sale of Shirt Waists
* each for choice of the
balance of our stock of
Ladies' Colored Shirt Waists
that have sold at 5Qc , 75c and $1.00.
The price doesn't tell the value como Thursday morn
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Make your selections carefully , for at this closing out
price none of them can be returned or exohanged.
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THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
V. II. O. A. BUILDING , COIU lOTn AND DOUQLAI TS.
tory were told to get * out of the building
< ta fast as they could. They began to crowd
and try to cct out iicllmcll , but some man
with steady nerves forced them to EO out
of the door single file- nndthey reached the
trcct without an accident , \ftrr they wore
In the street they were thoroughly
drenched by the 'bursting ' of a hose ftnd
jthey had to seek shelter In a neighboring
sloro to put on dry clothing.
Woninn AliU the SiirRctlim.
Those who \\cre working with the electro
cuted firemen were loth to give up the- task
of trying to bring them back to life , and
long after the physicians had pronounced
them dead they kept up their work. Mrs.
M. H. Livingston of 2018 Spruce street was
the only woman nres.ent. She worked with
a will assisting the physlclpns and In gen
eral proved herself to have a cool head In
tlmo of danger.
The flrpmenwere placed on bastlly Im
provised couches made of coats and gunny
e&cks nnd eager hanfla began to rub their
arms and legs nnd knead their bodies to Induce -
duce respiration. None of the men seemed
to bo conscious at any tlmo and wflro limp
In the hands of those who -were trying to
eave their llvce. They were not badly - discolored
colored and their hands did not seem to
have been burned.
The body of Otto Golsckc was laid on the
ground a little -way from bin mother's
house , but she was unable to get to hl sldp ,
as ho was confined to her bed with aTiroken
limb. The little crowd around GelseKo was
Indeed a sorrowful one , tuid a police officer
eobbed as ho saw the strong young man wan
dead. He was well known on account of his
strength and -wae a great favorite. If any
thing the men worked harder with him than
they dla "with any of the others. Once his
body was covered over and ho was pro
nounced dead , but Mrs , Huntlngton said she
thought be wflfl not and she began tq rub
his hands again. She seemed to have pe
culiar magnetic power and the color all at
once returned to his face and his lips looked
red. A phjslcian standing near said there
was 'hope ' nnd the nnxlouft watchers began
once more to work with 8 will , but ho soon
relapsed Into the white rigid state ho had
maintained , most of the time and was once
more covered with a gunny sack.
CONDITION OK TJIU
Fonr-Htrlcken Firemen Are Slowly
Hccovcrluff from the Shock.
Qoorgo Farmer was Inair condition last
night and will rapidly recover , nearly all Iho
Barlows effects o ( the shock having left him.
Al Livingston , a member of truck No. 1 ,
had a marvelous escape from death.Ho
was standing side by side with the men -who
era killed by the electric bolt and was
turning the crank which lowered the ladder
that encountered the live wire. When the
shock came Livingston was tlirouu to the
ground. Ho was Immediately removed to
his home at 1819 Farnam street. Pr. Han-
chett attended him and found him In a pulse
less , semi-conscious condition. Late last night
he was rapidly recovering fi'om the shock.
Livingston attributed his escape /vom death
and his theory Is borne out by Dr. Hnn-
chelt to the fact that Iho wan standing In
n fool of water when the death-dealing
bolt of electricity swept his companions Into
the hereafter. Livingston is a , married man
and first joined the department four years
ago.
Michael J. Cuff , captain of engine company
No , 4 , who resides at 1121 North Eighteenth
street , was overcome by the dense smoke ,
but wfls resuecltated without difficulty.
Matthew E. Gilbert , a ntember of truck
No. 3 , icsldlng at 1502 South Twenty-ninth
street , had his right hqnd efrlouely cut
while working at the lire. One of the
arteries was severed ,
STATBSII3.VI' 01" CJlMJr
Oulcr Wire * Conic In Contact with
I. mlilcr , rniiNliiKT Fntnl Shocli. "
Chief nedell'a statement regarding the
accident wan ns follows :
"The fire was in the rear of the building ,
onthe fifth floor , and to throw an effective
stream on the ( lames it was necessary to
run a line of hone , through the buck win
dows. To accomplish this I ordered Lieu
tenant Sullivan of Hook and Ladder com
pany No. 1 to station the truck In the alloy
at the rear of the building. Lieutenant
Simpson of lloso company No. 3 was or
dered to carry a line of pipe up the ladders.
" > Vhon the fire was practically extin
guished nnd It was necessary to sucpn the
debris out the rear windows I ordered the
men to reel the hose und remove the truck.
It was when they were obt-ylni : tbl * order
that the accident occurred. The ladder had
been holsU'd between two sets of wires. The
sLt nearest the wall It had ibocn leaning
against , but tha outer wires had not been
touched by the laddtr at any time. It
was one of these wires that caused tlio
mischief.
"There were a number of electricians
present. When the boys started to lowtr
the ladder Lieutenant Sullivan noticed a
break In one of the wires ttnd called the
attention of the men to It. Frank Gardiner ,
the lineman , who has charge of the Arc
alarm service , saw It about the sutne time.
lie said to Lieutenant Simpson , who wus
working there , 'I wouldn't touch that line ,
I think It carries 2,000oltt , . ' Simpson re
plied that he would leave It alone and ( hen
n'cnt to ask the electricians about It. 113
was told that the \ \ lrcaero all right , and
the work of lowering the ladder commenced
gain.
"The outer wire's came In contact .with the
ladder , causing the shock that killed the
"A Little Spark May
Make Much Work. "
' The little "spvks" of bud blood lurking
In ihe system should be quenched * a > ith
Hood's S&rsAparilln , America's great blood
purifier. It purifies , yHtlfaes AnU enriches
ihe blood of both sexes * nd alt Ages. Cures
scrofula , sM rheum , dyspepsia , c&t&trh.
men , The laddar could not have rubbed
the Insulation off any of the wires as It had
not touched those particular ones. The wire
must have been bare before. I cannot place
the blame , 'because ' I do not know that any *
body Is to blame.
"Tho fire was a difficult one to handle. The
men did splendid work and got It under con
trol In a short time. It was In a dangerous
part of tbo 'building ' , near the elevator shaft ,
and the stock of goods all Around was of the
most Inflammable kind. About a quarter of
the roof was 'burned away.
"The fireman who were killed and Injured
were among the best men in the department.
Farmer and Otto Oelseke were new men and
Inexperienced , but they bad the making of
most efficient flrc-flghters. The others , Den-
son , Adams , Hopper and Livingston , had
been In the service for a long time and had
made good records. They were always re
liable , efficient , fearless workers. They
were among the best men we had.
"Adams , Benson , Hopper and Gclsckc were
conspicuous for g oed work In all the big
fires we have had recently 'Allen ' Bros. , the
Klngman Implement company , the Rcos
Printing company , all of them and a lot
moro that weren't go large , but caused suf
fering as great If not greater. "
GUAIMIIC DESCRIPTION.
HOTV It Fccln to neoelve Pon-erfnl
Shock of Electricity.
Truckman Goorco Farmer of Hook and
Ladder comoiny No. 1 , when seen at his
home , 917 South Thirteenth direct , gave a
graphic description of the accitlqnt. The in
jured fireman was wranoed In flannel re-
cllninc on chairs near the window. He
was being attended by a physician from the
Crelghton Medical college and had recovered
In a zreat measure from the shock that
killed four of his comrades. The fireman
said :
"Tho accident occurred after the fire hod
been extinguished. Six of us were lowering
the blc extension ladders , which had been
hoisted among a network of wires running
through the alley where the truck was stand-
Ing.
Ing."Tho
"Tho ladder Is worked by means of three
cranks. There Is a ble crank In front and
two little ones on the side. U was on the
largest that J was working , assisted by Lieu
tenant Adams. On the two smaller cranks
We ttttO 'aetgekc , Goprgo Benson , Hopper
and. Livings ton , Gedseke and Benson werc on
the rleht side.
"As WB started to lower the lac-dors one
extension became tangled In the wires , and
Caplaln Simpson'wc'nt up to free tt.tAs
soon as he descended we began to turn the
cranks again and had not made a dozen rev
olutions when I felt the electrical shock.
It flashed across me In the hundredth part
of a second what had happened. It all came
BO suddenly I thousht of a thousand things
at once , but remember only a few distinctly.
It was as If a ton weight had fell upon one.
My body straightened out ; I felt my head
fall back and all my muscles stiffen. Then
I fell. I remember that Hopper crawled
away from the truck and I followed on my
hands and knees. The last thing11 remem
ber I was behind Mm. '
"The circumstance that saved my life was
that I stood with my left foot on a Hue
of pipe running along the alley. It > nut
have acted as a conductor and prevented we
from receiving a shock as severe ns the other
boya got. When I fell , I did not drop' to roy
knees as the other boys did , but fell over
backwards and the weigh ! of my-b > dy pulled
my bands from the metal crank through
which the electric current ran. The other
boys couldn't let go for a few seconds.
"Thoro are a , lot of steel and Iron * rlm-
; mlngs on the ladder , and then it was very
wet. The moisture and the metal must have
flcrvcd as a conductor. The wire that did the
mischief was an electric vflre , I suppose.
The insulation was probably worn away by
the ladder rubbing1 against It. There were
electricians present to toll us which wires
were dead and which were alive , but of
pourse they could not foresep an ' accident
which 'happened ' In the manner 'this did. 1
dr. not remember anything mo e that hap
pened. '
v
"I feel pretty well now. For a while the
chock paralysed me completely. After I re
covered consciousness I fcltr'numb all over.
Gradually the fe.ellpg left , beginning at r.y :
head. Now It Is all gone , excepting below
the knees. There Is no feeling" in tbonb parts
yet. " '
The physltjlan , in charge ( Stated that
Farmer would recover. Ho 'expressed the
opinion that Fireman Hopper would like
wise have lived had he obeyc"d'jtue Injunc
tions of Dr. Mercer. If uman ! re'tnaliis qulot
after a severe shock. c\en though he feels
capable of moving around , there Is a'prob
ability that he win come around a ) | right.
Hopper did not appear to be b'adly Injured
The doctor told him to 1io _ wlU'3 ) he was
'
placed until removed by jho physicians.
Hopper waited until the doctor went to at
tend to the other men and then got up. He
felt perfectly well , pitrhans , but the ulfort
was too much for'him ' In the W/iaVcncd Con
dition ,
\Vlmt Frnnlt ( Jtirillncr hay * . ,
Frank Gardiner , a telephone company
lineman , having charge of the flre , alarm
and telegraph wires , had this to say of the
Incident when the condition of the wlreu
at the flro was questioned ; .
"I wont to Lieutenant Simpson as tbo tire-
men were lowering the ladder and told him
that one of the wires uas uncovered , There
were about 2,000 volts In the wire , I thought ,
and Simpson called to the men to stop until
be could find out whether or not the wire
w'as charged , Hewint to see Electrician
Prlnkmau of the clootrlc light company and
I suppose that Brlnkman told him the wire
v\as cafe , because he ordered the men to
continue lowering the ladder and they
obeyed , I was on my way \o \ the street
when the accident occurred , but returned
In time to me , LloutMiant Bulllvan grab flr t
Farmer's hand and then Uvlogeton'e , thus ,
breaking the current and saving the men's
lives "
blmimon'M Story ,
Captain Simpson said that jvhon the men
t'ent ( o ( oner the ladder ' the extension
caUght on a wire cud Li\l'ng tpn. went up
dud got It loose. As be camp to ihp ground
City Electrician.Bthtfrfg . told the won tq
look ouM \\9 \ mlresere aly | , Captain.
Hlmpsofl eayn 'that Mr ; Brinkman , foreman
for the electric light company , remarked
that the wlre w r all dead , and o th
men stepped up to the crank and started to
turn It when they WCTC all stiffened out. LIcU-
.tenant Sullivan .qlutc.hcd , _ JAvjngstqn and
Captain Simpson grabbed. Farmer a'hd In
that way they1 Vcro r-ullda back 'before they
got the full force nt the current and thus
their lives w.crc.savcd.
Captain Simpson 'flenlca ' that Idppcr
walked away from the truck. He states em
phatically that Hopper fell down and
writhed over on his -back and that ho- and
another man carried -him' out to the end
of the alley , nhero ho died an Instant later.
STATIJMUVr MAUIJ IIY Ult. MUHCUH.
Ilelcl > e the Klrc Cnnnlit from IMce-
trlc Mftlit Wire.
Dr. Mercer said last night that ho was
unable to mnko much of a guess as to ( ho
loss sustained by the fire : He thought that
from $20,000 to 125,000 would Cover the Iocs
to the drugs and machinery , and these wore
Insured for $30.000. Ho had not the re
motest Idea of the damage denote the
building , but MM Inclined to' believe that
It was not gr t. "Tho roof was burned con
siderably and the floors and walls were badly
scorched. .
"I haVc no means of knowing what the
damage to the- block Is and cannot tell - until
til further. Investigation , " said Dr. MerOcr.
"I do not know what insurance there is on
it , but know that'll is amply covered , Ilhc
block was put up In 1S86 and cost In the
neighborhood of $150,000. We were well
stocked with goods' for the > fall trade and
therefore the damage to the stock will
doubtless 'bo ' greater than It would other
wise. We expect to have everything in run
ning order again In a tow da > s and will be
able to transact our usual business. The
damage by water Is hard to estimate , as we
cannot tell Just how much was done In the
label room. Where the labels are wet they
arc spoiled , nnd wo bad from $2,000 to $3,000
Worth on hand.
"I nm of tha opinion that the flro caught
from an electric light wire. I do not see
how It could catch any other way. U seemed
to have originated In the northwest corner ,
and that Is where the 'wires ' come In. No flro
is used on that "floor at all and the room Is
used for storing herbs and dried leaves
the driest of dry things. The men were at
work in the room In the morning and |
cleaned It up and no one was up there In
the afternoon but Mr. Cook , the .chemist ,
and he 1 * a most , careful and conscientious
man.
"Mr. Cook was In the room about an hour
before the alarm , was. turned In and saw no
signs of smoke or Ore. Miss McQuillan , at
work on the third floor , saw smoke coming
dqwn the elevator shaft and gave the alarm.
"I was at my omco In. the Ramge block
and I heard tbo flro ; teams go by. I looked
out of the window and saw smoHe In the
direction of my block , but thought that the
flre 'was ' farther on dowjn the street. I
walked leisurely over and was astonished to
find that the blaze was In my proparty.
"As" s"oon as the accident occurred I was
called and began to work with the men
Hopper seemed to be the'least hurt of any
of the m6d ahd started to walk away. I
spoke to him and said , "Don't _ go away. You
had better stay around hero"but the man
did not seem to hear and walked on down
cast to the end ot the alley , and Just as ho
reached the street he fell dead. "
SKETCH US OF THD DEA1) PIRCMC.V.
Otto Ucliioke , "the Ktrrinip Mnn , " He-
loiiRcil to H. nnd I/ . > < > . 1.
Otto Gelscke , tbo dead trudkman Who be
longed to hook and ladder company No. 1 ,
was an unmarried man and lived at Twelfth
and Harney streets with hl's widowed m6tuer
and two brothers , one of whom , Herman
Gelscke , was a' member 6f the flre department
for seven years , and Is now captain of No.
14 on the exposition grounds. Gelseke
was locally known as the "strong
man , " and was very popularHe
-has qply .sorted lo t j department for a
"
couple of months. About"saveh.lnonthsABo
Jie was assigned to the police force , and tw6
months ago , was transferred to , thte flre de
partment. Gelseko has llyed'in Omaha from
childhood , his father having been one of the
old-time volunteer , firemen. Mrs. Gelseke ,
his mother , was Injured a few days ago by
being run over by a Harney street car , her
arm being broken In two places. She Is still
in a delicate condition as the result of this
accident , and .last nlgh the-news of "her
eon's sad death was. not broken to her , It
being feared that the shock would bo more
than ehe could "gland. A. friend ot , Glseko { !
stated last night that but a few years ago
ho was of slight build and not In good
health , He devised for hlmsolf a system of
physical pulture , using eome of Sandow's
methods , and gradually built himself up until
he was a man of magnificent physique. He
started la by taking light exercise and little
by llttre bUllded up his strong muscular
body. Prior to going on the police ( orqe he
devoted most of his time .to giving Jnatsuc-
tion in physical culture.
George Benson , plpeman In engine com
pany No. 3 , was a married man , aged 33
years , and Loaves a vvifq and two children ,
residing at 3323 Dewey avenue. Ho joined
the department on February 19 , 1895. Ben
son has been a rct-Ident of Omaha for about
ten years and prior to.his entrance Into tbo
fire department was employed an a cabinet
maker nnd Is characterized by one Inti
mately acquainted with him as a man of
superior attainments. He was noted as a
most expert mechanic during the years that
he worked at his trade as a cabinetmaker ,
Charles A. Hopper , plpeman In engine
company No. 3 , was a single man , aged 3't
years. He was one of the old-time firemen In
the department , having become a member
December 9. 1893 , and wna a valiant nnd
faithful worker , having distinguished him
self for bravery and daring on several occa-
ejons during hl service.
Lieutenant James Adams was , ' 12 years
old and leaves a wife and oner infant child.
His borne was near the corner of Seven
teenth and Maspo streets. Ho bad been on
the flre department for a. good many years
and prior to his employment In Omaha was a
member ot the South Omana department !
Ho first joined the flro department us a
blacksmith , thafbelng his trade , and Owing
to his excellence as n'mejlianlc won promo
tion with more than usual lupMUy. lie came
to Nebroeka from lowu , bad been about ten
years In this country and was Scotch by
birth.
fllon to the DannrtniMit.
Thlfi flre deals the flro department another
heavy blow , coming so soon after the Allen
Bros , fire , in 'Which ' Lieutenant Ruane wag
killed and six or seven others seriously In
jured , among them Lieutenant Adams , now
dead. Engine company No. 3 Is practically
wiped out , as far as fire-fighting strength is
concerned.
Manager Cole ot the Tro'cadero theater
has offered to gho a benefit" for the fam
ilies of the dead firemen any night the Fire
and Police commission may decide upon ,
FEW HOGS DRIVEN TO MARKET
Declining Tendency In Shliuncnt. to
Market Continue. Omaha HIIOITK
Larae Gain.
CINCINNATI , Aug 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Price Current Bays ; Tbo declining
tendency in marketing of hogs has continued ,
Western packings for the week wore 310,000 ,
compared Ith 340,000 the preoedlng week
and 210,000 last year. From March 1 the
total Is 6,600,000 agalnt 9,675,000 a year ago.
Prominent placet compare' a follbwsl
' , 1S99. 185S ,
Ohleasx > . , . .2.920.000 . * 5U90.000
ICunra C y - , . , . * „ , . . .Ll iO.WO - , ] ,390.0 q
Omutia .j , . , , . . . , . , , . . , , . , l.O5.Cl'0 ' "JS.OM
St. Louis . 7. . 6l3.0vO 5 .00 ( |
Indianapolis 6i.OOO 4C4Mt
MllwaUkHj .11. , , * . ; . , , .i. ' . 377.OX ) ' 516.000
Cincinnati * * , ' , , . . . < , ! / . . un.O'Xi'a ' " 3A27iOw
Htc 3atph j , . . . . n V , < VO.SUJtffl
Oltumwl.
.
Sioux Pit ) i , , . , . . . . 301.000 l&S.dftJ
Bt Paul , 145000 131,000
Nebraska City 135.UUO 163,000
Wreck on Canadian Atlantic Which Beiultt
in Severn Loss of Life.
NUMBER INJURED , .BUT NONE SERIOUSLY
Cnimc n f Accident .Not Definitely
Known , but U Thniifrlit to Hnve
llepn Council hy Mprend-
Inir of Ilnll * .
OTTAWA , Ont. , Aug. 9. The Ottawa express -
press , which left Montreal at 0:30 : this mornIng -
Ing for this cltj on the Canadian Atlantic
railroad , was wrecked near Coteau Junction ,
whllcjrunnlng-nt a rapid rate of speed. The
engine-left the track , taking with H a bag
gage tar-ami n-teoach. The first-class coach
and th6 Pullmans did not leave the track.
SCTcni-pebplo were hilled.
The dead * re :
GEORGE < M'CUAtf , Ottawa , fireman.
WILSON O'CONNOR , Ottawa.
EDWARD STARRS , Ottawa.
MISS RYAN ; Manlwakl , Quo.
J03EP1J ROCHELON , Montreal.
MRS. ROCHELON , Montreal.
MI S ROCtfELON , Montreal.
_ A number we're Injured , but none of them
zcrlgusly. The passengers wore brought hereon
on a.special train tonight. It Is not known
what caused Jho accident , but It Is believed
the rails spread.
IN DEFIANCE OFJHE PRELATE
Mcmnrrn of" Ut. Patrick' * Cnthollo
CoMKrcRntloii In Kant St. t < oiiln
, iKnorc Uiconiinnnlcntlon.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 9. The decree of IJlshop
Jansaen of the Roman Catholta diocese of
Belleville , , 111 , excommunicating the mem
bers of St. Patrick's congregation of Bast
St. Loula , who arc In rebellion against his
authority in the matter of appointing a Gor-
man-born priest to succeed an Irish-Ameri
can rtctor , went into effect at noon today ,
when the communicants held a meeting la
dePance of the m elate.
On last Sunday the decree was read in
every church In the Belleville diocese and
last night at n largely attended meeting the
memoers of St. Patrick's decided not to sub
mit to It.
Tha meeting held" today In open d flance of
DUhop njnsscn brought to a climax the trou
ble that has been brewing for several
montlu. , or e\er since the appointment of
Father Cluso M rector In opposition to the
wishes of the congregation , who are all Irish
pr.Irish-Americans. About 600 persona fall
under the ban.
Neither .Bishop sjanssen nor any repre
sentative of his appeared nt the church , and
after waiting lor some time those assembled
dispersed.lf.wlth the oxc.pptton of a small
guard. Before they -went home the parish
ioners were told to meet again tonight , when
they will bo given specific Information
touching their future course.
This Information , it is < Wl ( > rnd. Is that
the leaders of the so-called "rebels' * bar *
All the time been In communication with
Mgr. Martlnelll , the papal ablegate nt
Washington.
' A member 6f the parish has been In
"Washington. Tuesday a telegram was re
ceived Irom the soUrce of authority In the
cast , which'read : ' "Hold fast. Disregard
the excommunication. "
The stars % and'Stripes ' and the Irish flag
'floated ' from a flagstaff In the yard of St.
"Patrick's church. Where the meetlne today
was heldl'-iAbput the church was a strong
detail of jcdards armed With blackthorns.
Inside the'enblosfire rvvcre several cases of
stalfr eggs , whicnrlt , Is said , will bo show
ered at lhe''blsifopror ' any of his frle'nds
who tindcrtake''flo''aas\inin > pharos nt ttin
church proptsrtyf Fastened to the front
gate was nn open clgar'boi on which was
tacked a > 'card , ' 'bearing the words "ex
communication money. " The box was placed
In position to receive contributions to be
used In maintaining the fight against Bishop
Janssen.
MEET TO FIGHT THE TRUSTS
Meeting * of Governor * nnd Attorney
( ieiiprnln In St. Loula September
'M Promised to DC a Suocens.
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 9. Mayor Zlegenholn
announces that ample arrangements will be
made for the anti-trust meeting of govern
ors and attorney generals to be held in this
city on September 20. A suitable hall will
bo provided and every convenience placed
at the dlsposaj of the guests. Details of
the arrangements will be announced later ,
when It Is definitely known about bow many
guests may bo expected.
This meeting was called some time ago
by Governor Bayers of Texas. Ho extended
a genrral Invitation to all the governors
and attorney generals In the United States
to be .present. Replies have been received
from many ot them Indicating that they will
attend and It Is believed now that more
than three-fourths of the states will be
represented.
Jt appears that Mayor Zlcgcnheln was
under the impression at first that the meetIng -
Ing would not .be participated In by repub
lican officials , but that it would be purely
a democratic affair. When he learned that
the gathering vould be non-partisan and a
number of republican governors and Attor
ney generals would bo present ho began
evincing a lively Interest In the meeting
and now promises to leave nothing undone
to 'plvo the visitors a royal welcome and
m kb the meeting a success.
The sole' object of the gathering U to
devise means for exterminating- trusts and
combinations , which control prices of com
modities of trade and the output of the
mines , fields , shops nnd factories.
TERRIBLE . TRIPLE "TRAGEDY
Canton ( O. ) AVIfe KIIU Her Ilnnlinnd
nnd Onlr DntiRhter nnd Thru
Shout * Hrrnclf.
CANTON , 0.-Aug. 9. A terrible 'triple
tragedy occurred three miles eaht of this
city last night , resulting in the death of
Edward Kcklnger , his wife and their 3-
year-old daughter.
Neighbors today discovered the dead bodies
of the throe lying upon the bed in the Bck-
In'ger home.
" Mrsj Eckfnger evidently first shot her
husband and daughter with a shotgun and
then tried to commit suicide by eoeblng
the veins In her wrist with a knife. Tbe
latter apparently proved too gfoxv or else
too painful , for the onion put a third charge
In the gun and eont It through her heart.
Bihlnger was 5 years of age and a farm
laborer. Lately he has been drinking quite
heavily and frequent quarrels took place be
tween him and bis wife. The couple bad
agreed to separate , commencing today , Mra ,
Ecklnger was 23 yearn of age.
DUE TO LOVERS' "QUARREL
Goldle MoConUey Kound Dend nnd Ill-r
Friend Oeor e Ilond Wounded
In n Denver Park ,
' bEJNVEU , Aug. n. A double tragedy that
seems to have been due to a lovers' quar
rel' occurred jn the early hours this mornIng -
Ing near River Front p rk. At 1'30 o'clock
people living In thu neighborhood of Thlrty-
decond and Clear Creek avenues heard faint
cillif for help ,
> IntesrlfcaHon' ' disclosed Ocorge Bond In
the street with a bullet wound In bis breast
and w eak from the loss fif blood , Later
trie > dead'tx > dy oP'Ooldle MfPonkeywas
found ( ereral blocks distant with two .mild
wounds in bar breast. Bond denlts hiring
killed his sncethrart and says that some
onei unknown to him shot them both ,
Appearances Indicate- that the wounds
were not Inflicted by A person standing at
nn ) ' distance , tor the clothing of Miss Me-
Conkey was burned with the flre of the rc-
> olver and the shirt on Dond's breast was
scorched.
LARGE OUTPUT OF PIG IRON
Production ntirliiff . .InljHcitclien Al
most Plirnnmennl Proportion * ,
Ilelrtpr Hen * lent Ilecorded.
PITTSHURO. Aug. 9 The Ataerlcan
Manufacturer and Iron World tomorrow will
say.
say.The
The largest pig Iron tonnage In the history
of the United States * as produced during
the month of July , the estimated production
and the capacity being figured Up to August
1. In gross tons the estimated weekly out
put was 260,032 tons on August 1 , ns
against 256,878 tons for the mew h previous ,
which shows an Increase of 12,154 tons In
weekly tonnage. The limit to production has
not 'oeen reached , however , as a number of
furnaces went Into blast last month and
now ones building are soon to be fired.
During the last month there was nn In
crease of an active character at furnaces
and the weekly capacity * was Increased 340
tons. The active coke and anthrAclte fur
naces increased three , but the rapacity de-
creaped 173 tons.
Three toke and 'bituminous ' furnacen were
put on the active list and three Increased
the weekly production to 11,087 , making the
net increase 12,143 tons per week.
Comparing this with the output for the
month ending August 1 , 1E98 , when the
weekly output was 210,288 tons , wo iiavo
an Increase In 'tonnage ' of 58,714 In the
weekly production compared with August
of I8ft7 , when 167,268 tons mere produced ,
the Increase Is 101,764 tons.
CANADIANS VISIT PRESIDENT
Call Snld to lie n Pnrelr Soclnl One
Accent * Invitation to VUH
Summer Hchool.
PLATTSBimu. N. Y. , Aug. 9. The
president went for a walk today with his
niece. Miss Duncan , who will leave here to
morrow for her homo In Cleveland.
Rev. J. M. Lavellc , president of the Catho
lic flummer school , called on the president
this morning and Invited him to visit the
summer school grounds , which are only
about a mile from the hotel. The president
accepted the invitation nnd will visit the
B3hobl early next week , probably on Tues
day morning1 , August 15.
Two distinguished Canadians arrived this
morning and called on President McKlnlcy.
They were Major General Hulton of Ottawa ,
nldo to the queen , commanding her
majesty's troops In the Dominion of Can
ada , nnd Major Laurence 0. Drummond of
ihe Scots Guards , Ottawa. They had a long
talk with the president. Their visit was
said to bo purely social.
MAKE MODEL FARM SCHOOLS
Cuba Ncc < in Plenty of Prnetlcnl Farm-
era Snch an Conld lie Mnde by
the Proponed Huhooln.
HAVANA , Aug. 0. The last troop sta
tioned In this city left here this morning for
Quemados , leaving only those garrltonlng
Morro Castle , Cabanas fortress and the out
lying forts.
The Patrla says the scheme to make model
farm schools Instead of an agricultural en *
glnceriug echool is excellent and adds :
"Cuba needs plenty of practical agricultural-
ista , such as could bo made by model farms ,
to initiate better means of cultivation. There
should 'also be a theoretical side institution
to study the production of extracts from
fruits and veeetiblce. "
The municipality of Havana has asked
Governor Ludlow to authorize tha expendi
ture of $500,000 per yew for public schools.
REFUSES OFFERS OF SERVICES
General Jlmlnec Well .Supplied rrlth
Men and Fnndu He Feelii
Confident.
HAVANAi .Aug. . 9. General Juan Isldro
Jlmlncz , the aspirant to the presidency of
the Republic of Dominica , said today , In the
course of an interview , that funds are being
dally placed to this credit in Paris and that
he had refused over 00 tenders of service
6n the part of Cubans and Americans who
were ready to pay their expenses. In re
ply to these offers he toad asserted that he
bad neither need nor desire to organize ex
peditions. Today ho said he had received
idvlces that two more Dominican generals
had declaisd themselves In hlo favor with
followlngs of 800 men.
LUDIOWS > COUflSU 18 APPROVED.
IIU Action In Snnproimlnir Publication
of 151 Jleeonoeiitrndo Upheld.
HAVANA , Aug. 9. Senor Don Felipe Sag-
Ho , the Spanish consul general , eald today
that the home government was taking back
to Spain 4,000 destitute Spaniards , people
without moans of support and afraid to go
Into the Interior of Cuba to work , owing to
the stories of brigandage. The statements of
Carlos Garcia , recently published In the
United Stales regarding the suppression of
Kl Iloconeentrado ' , are strongly disapproved
hero' by many leading Cubans , Including :
Chief Justice Mendoza of the supreme court
and Benor Devernls , secretary of finance In
the advisory cabinet of the governor gen
eral , saying that General Ludlow's action Is
universally approved by right minded Cu
bans and that the newspapers of all shades
of opinion have heartily endorsed the course
of the military governor In this respect ,
PAY THEIR nEffPEOTS To"DEWEY. .
The Admiral Kept Iluxy nt KAltlr * in
Returning Vl lt .
NAPLES , Aug. 8. Admiral Dewey ( s kept
bUiy returning the visits which have been
made to him on tioard the Olympla. Ameri
cans are arriving here daily from various
parts of Italy to pay their respects to the
admiral.
Germany Did .Vot Interfere.
PAJUS , Aug. 9. The ministry of the In
terior has Issued a note saying the story that
Prince von Munster-Ledenburg , the German
ambassador here , has visited Marquis do
GaUlfet , the minister of war , and Insisted
upon a guarantee against Indiscreet dis
closures prejudicial to Germany at the
Rennes court-martial Is absolutely false.
William to Vlult the Queen.
LONDON , Aug. 9. Emperor William will
visit the queen at Windsor castle In Novem
ber , remaining a week.
Anderson Itcinuudi-il to Jnll ,
WINNIPEG , Man. , Aug. 9 , ( Special Tele-
gram. ) In police court John W. Anderson
a3 charged , on Information of Percy Davis
of Chicago , with stealing 162,000 from Mot-
eon's bank last October. Prisoners do not
plead at this court , and after discussion be
tween counsel , Anderson was remanded for
a week to get evidence from the east. The
valise has been dug up on the east side of the
Hed river and U believed to contain al ) the
missing money. Anderson Is very popular
and declare * his Innocence to friends.
ClonUiiinkiTi Ileminir Work ,
NH\V YORK , Aim. 9. More than 00
: loakmakers In tbe\employ of a Broadway
Irni resumed work today , bavins gained
heir demand for an Increase of 25 per Q nt
n the weekly wage scale.
Troop I , of Third Cavalry Htnrln ,
CHIOAGO , JVur. O. Troop \t of th Third
cavalry , which his been itatloned at Fort
Sheridan , left for Manila this afternoon
It went by tb Chicago , Milwaukee * & St.
QN THE MIDWAY.
V
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Open Today ; , „ .
, TIE } LONG LOOKED FOK AND ONLY
Philippine Village
40 Native Philippines 40
WATER BUFFALO , MONKEY'S , ETC.
The Educational Feature of the Midway Admission 25c.
The Creamjfjie Midway i
--CYCLORAMA--
THE BATTLE OF
MISSIONARY RIDGE , ,
* LOOK5JJTJJOUNTAIN
THE NEW
DARKNESS ' AND DAWN ;
OR ,
Heaven and Holl.
THE OLD PLANTATION
The Exposition Fun Factory.
HOBSON
Sinking the Alcrrlmaa
THE MOORISH PALACE
-AND-
CREAT PASSION PLAY.
WARAQRAPH
The Battle of Manila.
GERMAN VILLAGE
AND
TAT MAN'S BEER GARDEN
AdmUnlon Free.
Col. Henri Cannon , weight C17 pounds.
HAWAIIAN
VILLAGE
COn. CAST MIDWAY
nndFGAZA. .
BHB THE GUfcAT SEA FIOHT
FOUOHT BT ADMIRAL DEWEY-
QrnndMt spectacle ever presented to
the public.
Destruction of the Spanish Fleet ,
Telephone for reserved state or boxes.
Jlnrlkashas , roller chairs , baby cnalrs
and other conveniences offered. Telephone -
phone 2030 Exposition Grounds.
FRED T. CUMMINS. Mgr.
MERRY GO ROUND
OJi WEST MIDWAY.
Attractive and amusing entertainment
delightful resting place for ladife
and children. Admission to buHdlng
free. W. H. DQLAN. Manager.
Coming to WEST MIDWAY ,
The Champion of All Champion bady
Swimmers ,
CORA BECKWITH ,
Direct from the Royal Aquarium , I on-
don , Kngland.
HOTEL , S.
THE M1LLARD
13th nnd Douglas Stu , . Omaha.
iOAX AlfD EUIlOrKAPf PLA.1-
CHNTRALI/r LOCATED.
J. K. MARICICL A SOX. Prop *
Paul road to St. Paul nnd from there will
proceed to Seattle over the Northern I'a-
clflc. During the day sufficient recruits were
enlisted to complete the Thirtieth regiment
\olunteers now at Fort Sheridan. The
refitment expects to be sent to Manila
within a few Weeks.
Cnthollu Total Aim 11 nonce Union ,
CHICAGO. AUB. S , Over 400 delegates at
tended the twentyi-nlnth annual convention
of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of
America , called today In Btudcbaker hall.
The convention wfll last until Friday. Tbe
brief morning session was occupied In the
appointment of the committee on creden
tials. A business meeting was held during
the afternoon. Tonight a public meeting
will bfl held and addresses made ty ) promi
nent Catholic dlvlnt > from all parts of the
country.
Ilnfjr Combine Under \Vny.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9. It Is understood
that a Combination of ( lour and cement bag
manufacturers and papcrmakers Is under
way. The prime mover In the proposed con-
soNdatlon la said to bo the National Paper
Sack company , which bus offlces In thin city.
According to report , various concerns In ( bis
state , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Massachusetts ,
Vlrgiqla and West Virginia will be absorbed
The capltallzaton of the combne Is not
given. '
jllalor Prly TrniiMerreil to Relief.
8T. LOUIS , Aug. 9. A ( special to Ihe Post-
Plapatch from Hot Springs , Ark. , says
JUnJqr U. 0. Parley of the Army and Navy
hospitaler'tills city today received Instruc
tions from the War department'to turn over
the affairs of the hospital to his successor ,
Major George II , Tortey , upon the lattor'u
arrival from 'Fort Scott , K n. , and proceed
immediately thereafter to Ban Francisco to
take charge of the hospital ship i'.ellef ,
which will soon sail for Manila.
Order * Mllltla to Peru.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Aug. 9 Governor
Mount , on the request of Bhcrlff Dunn of
Miami county , haa ordered one company of
the Light Infantry and ten membtie of
Battery A to Peru immediately to prevent
a mob from lynching Abductor Jone * , who ,
It Is charged , recently Inveigled Nellie r-
cer to leave her home. The sheriff tays he
boa information that a mob will attempt to
take the prisoner tonight , The militia will
take a Galling gun
\rllow Peivr Under Control ,
NBWPOHT NEWS , Va. , Aug. 9. Tbe yef-
low fever at the Soldiers' Homo remains
unchanged. No new cases and noideaths are
the report sent out again today from Ihe
homo. Th , quarantine remalnt In force at
all the .neighboring town * . Hampton and
I'hoebus have practically ' clean bills of
h'ealth and It Is thought the quarantine to
far as Hampton Is concerned will be raised
wltbln the next forty-eight hours.
< _ i -
Den ) Viilldlt , ofCIO' Ordinance.
PEOnjA , III. . A"K. The tllr ot Peflrla
has a flght wih ( the dairymen on ) ts hands.
They hefd a me tng ] Jn North Peorla this
evening and declared war on the' muntcl-
pnllty. Tbe ground taken by the dairymen
Is that the city ordinance compelling a reg
istration of dealers and Imposing a stand
ard or test of the quality of milk la illegal.
THE.
. . .
ARTIST'S STUDIO
The Art Fonture of the
Exposition. . . . ,
Wont Midway ,
THE GIPSY
FORTUNE TELLERS
In tholr HutiRtirlnn Cnmi ) on the 1'ast
Midway. Eight tifaullful Romanies
of Mirlous nations.
. . . . UHADINC.H 25 CliVl'S.
THE NEW. . . Only Oriental
Bhon on
STREETS Midway.
Ride the Carnal ,
Pee ' OF CAIRO
GRIFFITH'S ' IO oonta for two
round tripe.
BOI III
See Bombardment of I RAM U/AY /
Miidlln in Great Tunnel UnlLllH I
CHUTES CAFE V
ON wnrr MIDWAY.
Tbe Cooleit and Mont Amnilng
Place on the Exposition ( Ironnd * .
DR , CARL LOUIS PERM'S '
Temple of Palmistry
BLUFF TRACT.
FEE-SI.00 AND UP.
ROME MILLER'S
Philippine Restaurant
With his usual excellent service.
ON T E AVJ3ST MID WAX.
Society's Resort
The Cuban Village
The educational feature of the Midway
depleting life In Cuba and the
Island of Porto Rico. *
Question Why is SOHL1TZ PA- \
V1L10N crouded all the timeT
Answer Because ueinerumret and
potato salad sellfcrr iBc ,
. .Schlitz Pavilion. .
F1UTZ MUEU/EH. Prop.
The newest , most Bolcntinc nnd Interest-
entertainment on Midway ,
CAIT. I.OIJIS fcOHCIIO'S
Opposite PaliBt building , u/nn / |
Charles A. Poatlcy , Mer UCul
AMU5I2.ME.NT *
. . .
IJVIJRV KVKMMS ami
AVediieHilny nnd .Hntnrdny Mntlnne.
Trocadero OPERA CO ,
Numbering 42 People
Presents nn Clabmute Production of
Struhl'H Picturesque
"SAID PASHA"
A Comic Opera In Two Auts.
i Price * n r , HBc , iiftu
Next Week "FUA DJAVALO. "
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Woodvard & Burgees , Managers.
Tunlalit SiIIO.
THE WOODWARD STOCK GO.
In
"OAMIM.K. "
Matinees flunday , AYednesday , Saturday.
"Soil WecU Int'OK nnd Kunl Iyiiu.
EXCURSION STEAMER
* ! & > .
- and 8 p. 'm. Returning -
turning at 6 and 10
P m. The 2 p. m.
trip lands at Klor-
enoe , Diving 35
mlnufos to view
the Water'\VAritB
wuiu , JIIKIO , linncliiR. Tnl
h'nre , 2t5c , Children under 12 , lOo.
Art Institute
ALSO
Drawing
M , PBIVAir
Painting and us son
Decorative Work. . . ,
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