FHE OMAHA DAILY EE
ESTABLISHED JUNE ! 11) , IbTI. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNING , BECEMUER 2o , 1S)0. ! SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
MINE HORROR GROWS
Strong Presumption Lawa Regulating Mining
Were Criminally Disregarded ,
NO SAFETY LAMPS INjBRAZNELL MINE
Pit Boss DUcontinucs The
Before Disaster.
BODIES OF VICTIMS HORRIBLY MUTILATED
Estimates of the Number of the Dead Are
Conflicting.
MINERS PLACE THE FIGURE AT FORTY
M Wn TMonty-ii lil HourAHor li -
ivi.lor.loii Ili-forr till ! I'lrnt
I'lidlcsVrr - UroiiBliI "
BHOWNSVILI.E , ToDee. . 21. The horror
ror of the Brazncll mine disaster grows In
intensity with every hour. The number of
and may pass
dead Is now estimated nt forty
that figure. At the xnrao time there Is a
strong presumption thnt the laws regulating
mining were carelessly and probably crim
inally disregarded.
Today tbo first bodies of the victims were
brought from the mine and never In ihe
history of mlno disasters wurc human beings
HO horribly mutilated. H was nearly U
nvlock before the first five bodies were
hours after Ihe ex
t iken out. twenty-eight
plosion. At S:30 : three more wcro brought
to the Biirfaco and again , at 0:30 : , three
of the main shaft. The
canuup in the cage
dead taken from thu mine so far are :
HENHY HAGAH , 30 years old ; liaves a
wife and .six children.
30 old ; leaves a
I'ETEH OHOSOHY , years
wife and four children.
WILLIAM THOMAS , 33 years old ; leaves
n wife and four children.
MICHAEL HOTHKLL , 21 years old ;
tingle.
SAMUEL MEESE. 3D years old : leaves n
wife and three children.
ALUERT MEESE. 13 years old ; died after
being rescued yesterday.
MICHAEL MAH10 , 2S years old ; leaves
wife and two children.
GEOIU1E KOV1T55. 10 years old ; single.
JOSEPH POSTSKY , 22 years old ; leaves
wife. . .
JOSEPH MAGGAHA , 19 years old ; single.
WILLIAM MOLOK , 33 years old ; leaves
v tfc and two children.
PAUL I'KOLOC , 21 years old ; leaves wife
mid ono child.
Among the men missing and known to be
dead In the mine are the following Hungarians
Andrew Para-
garians : Michael Parahck ,
Jiek , brothers ; Paul Laundls , Thomas Kuo-
lak and Andrew Tourslzkl.
-U least twelve oihcr bodies are In sight
but cannot be reached on account of the
debris.
Tbo estimates of the number of dead are
coiitllcllliiJ. " 'A. IJ.-Bra7.Hell. president of the
Stockdaln Coal company , this afternoon
said ho believed that but twenty to twenty-
live men had been killed.
Men who were working around the mine
yesterday morning glvo different figures.
They say thirty-five to forty men were
down the mine shaft In the cages , while
about twenty climbed down the steps In the
elevator shaft. Krom fifty-five to sixty
men were In the mine and of this num
ber but twelve have been recovered. All
the rest , whatever the number , are dead.
Slory of I IKINU | * | < -I- .
John , cr. aa he is popularly known ,
"Jonah" Mcese , Is one of the twelve men
who escaped from the mlno alive. He Is
fearfully burned and Is lying nt his homo
with his head swathed In bandages. He told
his story today :
" 1 was In the stable , " Meeso said , "cur
rying my mule when the , explosion occurred.
My brother , Sam , was by my sldo and his
boy , Albert , wns standing In front of him.
Then came the crack of the explosion.
Never In my life have 1 heard such a ter
rific report. 1 thought my head bad been
blown ott. In about two seconds the mint-
was filled with u dazzling light as the line
coal dnwt In the air was consumed. My
brolher , Sam , dropped to the ground as II
shot through the heart. Ho must have been
killed Instantly. His boy , Albert , swayed
and foil over upon his father. I began to
back out of the stable that Is why my face
Is so terribly burned. I was afraid to turn
my back upon tbo mtileH for fear they
would stampedti and run mo down. I did
not know then that they had all been killed
by Iho explosion , for our lamps wcro blown
out and wo were In totnl darkness.
"After I got out of the stable I heard
Albert crying for help. I went back and
found him and Henry Atwood , a driver. I
proceeded , half leading and half carrying
them to the foot of the mine shaft. They
1 believe I too.
\\eio both delirious and was ,
Both of thiim persisted In otandlng up anil
began to walk around. I Immediately forceil
( hem to llo down , to get them out of tin
path of the tatal afterdamp , which hovereil
nbont four feet abovu the ground. Then
] felt myself going to sleep , but I did not
lure , although I realized that It was the
tdeep of death. I laid down upon Home-
thing which I could foci , although I could
not see. wan a corpse and fell asleep nf
calmly as over I did In my life. When I
awoke ojmebody was forcing mo to swallow
brandy and roffeii and I was trying lo explain -
plain that It would bo needless for mo U
drive a wagon , us there- had been an acci
dent In the mine.
"Tho force of the explosion wns terrific
my face mid scalp tire literally fillel will :
coaldust blown Into It , just as If It lm <
been shot out of a gun held within a few
Inched. "
Another evidence of the force of the ex-
] dot > lon was discovered today. On the Hill'
side , fifty fcrt back from the main shaft
wore dUenvered an arm and a foot. The }
were portions of a victim killed 108 fi-el
below the surface and blown out of thi
shaft like n bullet from a rifle.
\ol 11 .Safety lniiii In I'm * .
Kronv statements obtained today It seenu
clear that the presence of gas In quantities
In tlu < mines was perfectly well known , am1
that the naked lights were used for sevcra' '
diiy before the explosion. According u
credible authority , tct u | nglo uufety lami
vuifc used In the mlno by the working cniwi
tdnco la * . ! Tuesday morning , four days be
fore the explosion.
Klro Hoes James Iladcllffe , whoue dutj
It was to look aftHt- the safety of the mliu
and upon who o care and Intelligence tin
lives of the digger * depended. In n large degree
gree , told his story. lUulcllOe had not re
covered from hU narrow t cape from death
The tire bo.su * .ild :
" 1 believed that the explosion was eautici
by u sudden fall which occurred just be
fern tbii 1'iplrnlon. I do not believe tba
there waa enough guti in the mine lo hi
dangerous. An u mutter of fuel , the to.i
Hcelf gives off little gn * , but Ihe gas comes
chiefly from the roof of Ihe pit. After Ihc
explosion I went Into the mlno with Jom.-s ,
the pit boss. I went from the entrance cl
the main shaft toward the air shaft , l.V
ynnU away. Everything was filled will
afterdamp and smoke. Jones gave out In : :
few minutes and I dragged him to the bottom
tom of the main shaft , where there wna a
little air. "
Hadcllffe said the explosion must hive
occurred within 2(10 ( or 300 feet of the malt :
-haft. He says the mlno wns well sup
plied with air.
wns awful , " said the firn boss. "Th (
re. trapped there like rnts anil there
pc that n single mnn Is alive. Tht
Tts were both disabled and there was
exit. I hnvo never seen a more
terrific mine explosion. Stone stoppings twi :
feet thick and cemented together were ut
terly deftroyed. Not even particles of rock
remained. The stone wns blown Into dust. "
Drlver'M Si-tiNiitloiuil Story.
William Pnstorlous , a driver In the mine
tellw a sensational story. Pastorlousvht
has lived In Brownsville for many years nnt !
Is regarded as a man of Intelligence , says
that Pit BOE Jones , on last Tuesday mornIng -
Ing , Issued a general order that all safetj
lamps might be dispensed with nnd In thcli
stead thu minors were permitted to ust
naked lights. Pastorlous also states thai
the lamps were unlocked , contrary to regu
lation.
"Tho miners always prefer lo use nakeil
lights , " said Pastorlous , "whenever possi
ble , as they give better light nnd are more
easily handled. I have been working here ; i
couple of months and used a safety lamr
until last Tuesday morning. At that tlmt
mlno safeties wcro In use by drivers anil
others who were constantly moving about
the mlno and therefore exposed to greatet
risk than a digger In a room. Contrary tc
the mining regulations , the safety lamps in
use were In many cases unlocked.
"Tho safeties were provided by the com
pany an usual , and they , should be locked
so that It Is impossible for a miner to open
them while at work. My lamp was unlocked
and I frequently opened and closed It. On
Tuesday thopit boss Issued an order that
the men could use open lamps and they ol
course discarded the safeties , which made
a poorer light About 100 yards from the
botlom of the main shaft there was a fall
which had been boarded up and In which
the gas stood against the roof. 1 think It
was this gas which exploded. "
Superintendent Boycr , who Is the su
perior of Pit Boss Jones , when told of the
above statement , said :
"I know nothing of the order to dispense
with safety lamps. "
Mlno n Coiniilelc AVi-i-oU.
Mlno Inspector James Bllck , who has beer
In the mine almost constantly since lasl
night , came out tonight nnd gave a graphic
account of Its condition. Inspector Bllck
said :
"At tno bottom ot the two shafts the
mlno Is a complete wreck. Only enougli
debris has been removed to allow of tht
bodies being brought out. There are more
bodlen In the mine , but how many cannot
be determined. There are undoubtedly a
number of corpses under the wreckage. Tht
lower parts of the mine are flooded and tht
water Is rising , as the pumps are disabled
The pumps will not run for a day or two , a :
the six-Inch pipes draining Iho mine hav
been twisted and broken.likereedn. . . I , pen
etrated to the face of the mine today ami
saw the bodies there , but the nfterdanu
was thick and I had to return quickly
Nothing further will be done to remove tin
debris until the water has been pumpet :
out. Noun of the men can possibly bt
alive. It will roqulro seveinl days lo cleai
Ihe mine. The bollom of it is wrecked , bin
the roof and sides are Intact. There Is nt
lire In the mine. "
Hough , but reverent , hands carried tht
bodleo of the victims when they reachei
tbo top of the shaft to the temporary morgui
on the hillside. Of one of the men , Pete !
Crosby , but a portion of the trunk and tht
back of the skull remained and that wa :
virtually a cinder. He wns identified by <
shred of his shirt that had been blown Inte
his flesh. Of the twelve dead there wai
but one that wns not a hideous spectacle.
Among the men at the Braznell mine to
day were men who hnd been In the othei
explosions , but none had seen such mangle. '
and burned and distorted bodies.
Dr. N. 11. Taylor , coroner of Kayetti
county , arrived early In the morning fron
Unlonlown. He Impaneled a jury , wtu
viewed the bodies ns they were brought t <
the surface. The Inquest will be held ai
UnloRtown ns soon as all tbo bodies art
recovered.
TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
Ili-iniiliiN of I'ntliiT anil Tliri-o t'lill.
ilri-ii 1'iinnil In Axlii-M of Tliolr
lloiniat riillllootlir , .Mo ,
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 21. A special to thi
Times from Chlllleothe , Mo. , says : Tin
charred remains ot William J. Thomas. :
farmer and his three children were foum
In the asdics of their homo eleven mllei
southwest of Chilllcothe early this morn
Ing. The supposlllon Is thai Thomas mur
dered the children and then set lire to thi
house ; ind took his own life.
About a year ago Thomas' wife commute !
suicide by taking poison. Thomas has toll
his neighbors frequently that his wlfo 01
her death bed exacted a promise from hln
thai ho would make away with the cblldrei
and himself and follow her.
The dead are : William Thomas , tin
father , aged KB ; Edna , 10 years old , am
David and John , aged 14 and IS respectively
The liffalr was not discovered until earl :
this morning , when a neighbor living abou
a mile distant saw that thu house had bcci
burned. He hurried over , and It wns ,
sickening sight that met his gaze. Thi
house had been totally destroyed by tin
flames and the charred and blackened bodie <
of Thomas and hla three * children were ly
Ing In ashes. He aroused the neighbors am
In a short wbllo there were hundreds o
people ut the sc > no of the tragedy. Tin
coroner wns notified and an Inquest Is be
Ing held.
DESTRUUHVc HRAIRIE FIRE
Miit'li I'roiii'rly If ni' lro > vil OUT i
l.oriiiArcn III I .NclKlilior- -
liiioil of r/orrUll , S , U.
ABEHDEI3N , S. D. , Dec. 24. ( Specla
Telegram. ) Durlns a high northwest wlm
Saturday evening n prairie lire started cas
of Eureka and swept o\er the country
causing great destruction of hay and gras
on the ranges. No reports from the burnei
district have been received , but many farm
ere must have been entirely burned out
The lire was the me t extensive for years
embracing u tract several miles wide an <
five miles long. Great anxiety Is felt fo
the safety ot the people In llje path of th
lire , as thi. wind blow a gale , driving th
fire- with terrible rapidity through the tul
prairie grass
Home for llu *
GENEVA , Neb. . Dec -Special ( ) Th
stuik'iits from the University and Kremon
normal and the Dental college at Oman
all arrived home yesterday. The tram
were crowded ,
IYOOD PLEASES THE CUBANS
Ted Thej Will Bo Independent Within a
Reasonable Timo.
HAVE FAITH IN NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL
I'fTorl * to Stop I'rocM'riHiiun AunliiM
( 'noloni HOIINIA | i prii I ir TH Wootl
Sn.rx , If Utility. They .MtiNt
He I'tinUliiMl.
HAVANA , Doe. 21. The events of the
last few days have had a great effect on
the Cuban politic ! ! . The clreumstnnccs at
tending the arrival of General Wood and the
departure of General Brooke , taken In con
nection with the speech of the former at the
farewell banquet , to the latter , In which inn
Intentions of the L'nltcd States government
wcro restated , having satisfied the Cubans
that Cuba will certainly bo Independent
within n reasonable time.
Moro than this the arrival and public and
prlvatu utterances of Horatio Hubens have
Increased the- restful feeling that now ap
parently exists among all classes. Mr.
Rubens has , without doubt , considerable In
fluence. Wherever ho goes ho Is entertained
by the people ; his room at the hotel U
thronged with Cubans seeking an Interview.
Every Influence Is brought to bear to stop
the proe-cedlngs against the custom house ap
praisers now under airist on charges of
fraud. The judges of the supreme court and
many other Important officials are related
to the persons under suspicion.
General Wood says that If they arc guilty
trey must be punished. Their relationship
to the judges Is such as to disqualify the
latter from giving them an Impartial trial.
A judge or Judges from sonic other prov
ince will bo assigned to try them. General
Wood declares that If judges decline to per
form their duties , they will bo Impeached
In Cuba as they would be anywhere else.
The I'atria , commenting on General
Wood's remarks at the farewell dinner to
General Brooke , says :
"It was a most satisfactory speech with
n pleasing military simplicity. Obviously
the United States government intends to ful
fill the terms of the joint resolution and
General Wood Is the man selected as the
instrument for this task. "
ACCOUNT OF LOGAN'S Df.ATH
Ic-tlir from Dr. l , < - llirinnn , Siirccoii
of Thirty-Third ItcKlincol. ! > < -
Ncrllu-N San I'aliloii
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 21. Apropos of the
reports put In circulation nt the time
of the death of Major John A. Logan , killed
In action In the Philippines , the following
letter , received today by L. S. Lelberman
from his son , Dr. B. Albert Lelberman ,
major and surgeon of the Thirty-third
United States Infantry ( Major lagan's regi
ment ) , effectually disproves the stnlenient
thnt Major Logan was shot by his own men :
SAN KAHIAN , Luzon , Nov. 12 , ISM. As I
wrote yon day before yesterday Hint we
wen : to attack a town , ; I will now tell you
that we did It , and although wo whipped
'lliem ' it cost us severe , the killed Including
Ma.ior Logan.
\V < ? left here nt 7 n. in. and marched
nboul two or tbrpo miles when we ran
Into the enemy , who were In houses , rlce-
llelds and lops of Irees along Ihc road and
Inlrenclunents without end. Corporal Rob
inson In the advance was wounded l > y thu
llrst volley. Major Losan , In passing him ,
stooped over and awked him If lit ) had a
llrst-aid package and was shot through
the bead just above the temple. J was
only a short distance behind and 1 called
to my nctliiK-hnopltnl steward , Mercier , and
we went forward to him.
I took Major Logan's bead and Mereler
bin feet , xo us to move him , when poor
Alereli-r was shot through the heart from
a tr > > under which Ma.ior Logan was. I
looked up nnd saw the fellow stood about
llftei'ii fpfl above me ami drawing my
revolver I shot him mid be fell from the
tree. Then right nt thnt spot several others
were killed or woundfd and when I estab
lished my dressing station nt that place
the sharpshooters In the treetops madn
things lively for u.s until u detail of men
rleaned out lb. ' treetops. One hundred
and llfty natives were klllcil , llfty prisoners
and about " 00 guns cnplured.
The road wan somelhlng terrible , as It
bad been raining , the rleelleldx wen.- like
lakes nnd the stream ! * every few rods were
greatly swollen and tbo bridges destroyed ,
so thai we had to ford or swim all of them.
The natives all bad Mausors and they
knew how to bundle them. Tbo buttle
lasted about three and one-half hours. Gen
eral Wheaton loday sent UH a loiter of
t-ongratulnllou on our victory , the blg-
gesl one since the war stnrtod.
( | | | M Send * WiM-Uly DMith llciiorl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. The followlnfi
Is General Otis' weekly death report :
MANILA , Dee. 24.-Secretary of War ,
Washington : Tbo following deaths have
oreurred since last report :
Ni'pbrollthlnsln November 7 , Sixth Infantry -
| fantry , John Smllb , Company C ,
i gunshot wounds : November IB , Thlr-
1 ty-thlrd Infantry , D. Itiuzlnskl , sor-
goiint mn lor. Thirteenth Infantry ;
Clmrlt'K 15. AVhlto , Company K ,
1 Thirteenth Infantry , Osi-ar I ! . Olson ; Dc-
ci-mber 21 , Eleventh envnlry , Joseph Kos-
Mnger , Company U ; December lu. Thirty-
i llflb Infantry , Kayn'.Td Anderson. Company
! A , accidental.
Typhoid l-'evor neei-mber 1 , Third artil
lery , Haymond Carter , Company L ; Do-
romhi-r 7. First cavalry , Harry Iteno. ser
geant Company K ; Doromber 10 , Twenty.
Hi-veiitb Infanlry , II. Cbrlslmas , corporal
Company K ; December in. Twenty-first
infantry. Henry C. Morrlam , Cnlnpany O ;
Dot-ember III. Sixth Infantry , John 1. Kiop.
Companv K : Dei-emlxr - - , I'lillril Stales
transport Hooker , Jnmes I'onaway , t-able-
inan ; December * , Fourteenth Infantry ,
William Selineebele.
1'orltoiiltls December 20. Twenty-ninth
Infantry , Paul Onlns. Company L ; Dot-em
ber in , Twelfth Infantry , George Hurif ,
Company I ; December IS. Twenty-second
Infantry , Kciinotli Ilodonborger , Company
t A , Ptoembi-r 20 , Twenty-tilth Infantry ,
I Inane \Vathon , Company F ; December SI ,
I Thirteenth Infantry , Paul II. Klyi-k , t'om-
i pany II ; Derombor U' , Twenty-fourth In-
i fuiitry , James Hooker , Company K : Do-
i comber 1 * . Twenty-fourth Infantry , Henry
, CunnliiKliam. Company F.
nyM-ntery--Dcoomber 19. Twonty-flrst In
fantry , Edward Swnnson. Company M ;
December fi. Twcnty-tccond Infantry. I ) ,
llui-k. Company A : December , Thirty ,
fourth Infantry. Fred Morfoed , Company
K ; December 'fl. hospital corps , Albert
linshllb- ; December : HJ , Fourteenth In
fantry. O.scnr I'roske , Company fl.
Drowned-December H , near Nlrhlcnn ,
Luzon , accidentally. Thirty-third infantry ,
Williams , Hell. Company K.
Inlcsllnnl Troubles December 15. Twenty-
second Infantry , Oeorge H. McLean , Com
pany F.
iieneml Debility December 11 , Twenty-
fourlli Infantry. Oeorgt- Motley , Company
Diarrhoea December 22. Twenty-Ilrst In
fantry , William H. Ilout-hlr. Company I ,
Voli-nclii Arrive * from .Mnnllo.
SAN FKANCISCO , Cal. . Dec. 2 < . The
United States transport Valencia arrived today -
day , forty-two days from .Manila , via Naaas-
akl. The Valencia experienced very hcavj
weather the entire trip and was compelled
to put back three times for shelter. Its pas
senger list consisted of three civilians.
I TriiiioiHirl SulU for '
l'hllliiliii-N. | |
! SAN KIUNCISCO. Cal. . Dec. 21. Th (
. United Stalls transport Westminster salliM
. for Manila today with WO head of horaet
, and mules.
I Alttcr'n ( Jlfl l NtuMhii ) * .
DKTUUl I' . Dor 21 Followlntr III * cin
lorn of inai yi-urs Russell A Algrr Did
e-M-nlng made u ImmUomi * ChrlPtmaa prcx
till to t''O newsboys of Detroit Ills Klf
$ :50 to the Newsboys association A
the liow weekly Sunday night met tins
the Konor.il made d stirring patriotic nd-
dro. n and Iho boys * iowed entbn lastlr
approbation. j
TWENTY-ONE itfEN DROWNED
llrlllnli McinmiArliiMto N Slrnnitcil
SI : . .Mlli-s Sou 111 of llnl-
trrtiHt
WASHINGTON. Dec. ! M. Superintendent
Klmbnll of the life saving bureau tonight
received the following dispatch :
"Ilrltlsh steamer Arloslo , Captnln Uarnrs ,
stranded nt Ocracoko beach at I o'clock this
morning. Twenty-one druwiuM and nine
saved In breeches buoy.
"HOWARD. Keeper. "
OAIM3 IIKNHY. Vn. . Dec. 24. Tbo weather
bureau otriclal at Hnttorns , X. C. . reports
that the Hrltlsh steamship Arlosto , Captain
llarnes , from Galvcston 13 Norfolk for coal ,
thence to Hamburg , loaded with cotton ,
corn , wheat and moat , stranded on Ocracolso
bench , six miles couth ut the Hatteras
weather bureau office , nt 4 o'clock this
morning.
The steamship carried n crow of thirty
men. Tuenty-ono men ubandoncd the
steamer ami took to the boats soon after It
stranded. The boats were wrecked In tbo
heavy Bens and the entire twenty-one were
drowned.
Captain llarnes and the remaining eight
men were taken from the ship today by
Captnln James Howard mid crew of the
Ocrncoku life-saving station. The rescue
was effected with dlfllcnlty , owing to the
heavy Kea , the landing taking almost the
entire day.
Captain Barnes and the eight surviving
members of the crew are now being cared
for nt the Ocracoke llfe-tavlng station.
Some water Is making in the hold of the
vessel , but U Is still In good condition and
probably can be saved If prompt assistance
Is rendered.
Superintendent K'.mball ' tomorrow will
Instruct Lieutenant Johnson of the revenue
cutter service , who Is attached to his office ,
to proceed to the scene of the wreck ami
cnako a report of the circumstances attend
ing the loss of life. This IB the practice
followed by the life-saving service when
there In loss of life attending an accident tea
a Fteamer to which the surf men have
given assistance.
The superintendent believes that the loss
of llfo Is probably due to the hurried
efforts cf the men to get away from the
ship Instead of waiting until the breeches
buoy could bo rigged up between the ship
and the shore and the rescue effected.
The vessel appears still to be In good con
dition and the men , lip thinks , might have
remained on It nn Indefinite time before
there was any real danger of losing their
lives. Ship's bands of "deep water"
boats , ho thinks , take to the- boats too
often , a practice not followed by men de
voted to coast navigation , who realize the
opportunity of escape by the breeches buoy.
CHICAGO , Dec. 24. A special to the
Tribune from Norfolk , Vn. , says : The
British steamship Arlosto , Captain Barnes ,
bound from Galvcston to Hamburg , was
wrecked at 4 o'clock this morning six miles
south of Hatteras , N. C. , and twcnty-ono of
the crew were drownedi Captain Barnes
and eight of the crew were saved by the
heroic efforts of the Ocracoko life-saving
crew under Captain James Howard. Those
who lost their lives attempted to reach the
shore In a small boat , which , was swamped
shortly after I ! put off 'rn-u ia ship. Cup-
tain Barnes and the eight men remained on
board and wcro landed by the life savers in
the breeches buoy , but not until after a
struggle which lasted all day. Wrecking
tugs are on the way from here to the
aceno of the wreck and If they reach the
stranded ship In time may save It , as tin-
wind tonight is lu the wreckcil vcssel'-a
favor. The Arlosto wreck Is the worst on
these shores since the German hblp Eliza
beth wont ashore In 1S70 , when fifty-five
people were drowned.
Thick fogs have prevailed along the Vir
ginia and North Carolina coasts for several
days and a number of vessels have narrowly
escaped destruction. Last night , however ,
the air was clear but the wind averaged
forty to fifty miles an hour and the. sea was
furioiiH around the point which has been
designated as the "Grave YaiM of American
Shipping. "
The Arlosto , a vessel of 26. ) ton . sailed
from Oalvcston for Hamburg via Norfolk
on December 17. The wklpper. Captain
Balnes , an I his orew. consisting of twenty-
nine men , were all British. . The Arlosto ,
which had a general cargo , had all tbo way
from port encountered heavy weather.
FUNEKAL OF DWIGHT L. MOODY
ArrillKii-nicillM for Sorrier * nl ICii
I'nIlhi-iirei-N
\oi-tlillold Honorary
Arc \inncil.
EAST NOUTHKIELD. Dec. 24. The fam
ily of Dwlght L. Moody remained Indoors
nearly all day , owing to the constant down
pour of rain , leaving the house only for a
brlet Interval during the forenoon to attend
services at the Congregational church.
Mrs. Moody , who had been much affected
by the arrival of her sister and brother ,
Klcmlng Kevcll and Mrs. W. M , Holden ol
Chicago , last evenlnfg , was In her usual
health after a night's rest and showed only
sllghlly the- struggle which she had ex
perienced during the past few weeks.
Mrs. IWashburn , Mr. Moody's only
sister , Is expected to arrive from her home
in Haclne , WIs. , tonight.
The services at the Congregational church
this afternoon wore conducted by Ilev. C. J.
Schofleld , the pastor , assisted by Ilev. K.
A. Torrcy of Chicago , who had been associ
ated with Mr. Moody at the bible Institute
nt Chicago. Mr. Torrey's talk was prin
cipally of the life of thu dead evangelist.
The funeral Is to bo held Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 : o'clock and the details have
been completed. The body will bo taken to
the church nt ! ) :30 : a. in. by the Mount
Herman students , and will He In state until
2:30 : In the afternoon , when the services will
bo held , when It will bo taken to the last
resting place on Hound Top.
The only music during the service , aside
from singing by the regular choir of the
church , will bo the singing of "nock ol
Ages , " ono of Mr. Moody's favorite hymns ,
by the Mount Herman male quartet.
Honorary pallbearers' have bc.cn mimed ns
follows : Colonel J. J. June-way , New llrinu-
\ , Ick , N. J. : H. f. Morse of the Young Men's
Christian association national committee ,
New York ; George C. Stebblns , Brooklyn ;
Ira D. Snnkf.v , Brooklyn ; General J. J. Es-
toy , Braltlcboro , Vt. : Colonel C. A. Hup-
Million , Boston ; H. M. Moore , Boston ; Dr. .
N. T. Wood , Northfleld , and Prof. A. H.
Culler of Mount Herman bcmlnary.
In answer to telegrams * ent to cavern :
gentlemen who had ben associated will
Mr. Moody In his work , nlfe.-lng to them ai :
opportunity to fpeak a few words over tht
body of the dead evangelist , flvo have re
sponded , accepting the Invitation. Those win
will speak arc : Dr. H. G. Wtston of tin
Crosier Theological seminary , Chesler , Pa. ;
Hev. Arthur T. Plcrnon of Brooklyn. Hlshoi
Mallalleu of Boston , Hev. J. Wilbur Chap ,
man of New York and H. M. Moore of Bos
ton.
ton.ATLANTA. . Ga. , Dec. 24. Services ii
memory of Dwlght L. Moody were held ai
the Baptist tabernacle here this evening
Hev Sam P Jores , ihe evangelist , and Hev
L. ( i. Broughton were the speakers.
FENIAN SPIRIT REVIVING
Secret Movenunt Amonp Irish-Americans
Growing Out of Pro-Boer Enthusiasm.
V.ILL . HOLD PUEUC MEETING NEXT SUNDAY
iuM' * of I tic Ciiiinilliiii ln-
MiMloiiV1ildi SlioM Why u Simi
lar Moilrrn I'roJciM Would
Look Tomiril Omtilm.
There Is something more than n likelihood
that the pro-Boer agitation , now so gen
eral throughout the Hulled Stntes , will lead
to the resuscitation of the once celebrate |
organization among Irish-Americans known
as the Kcnlans , which planned mid executed
an Invasion of Canada In 1806 out of hatred
of England for the wrongs that for TOO
years has been Inflicted upon Ireland. In
timations have reached Omaha from ether
cities thnt an mldross calling for a renewal
of the Konlan organization and the Clan-
na-Gael had been sent out from this city to
enthusiastic Irish-Americans In other places ,
but Inquiry nnumg prominent Irishmen
failed to dlRclcpo the Identity of any persons
who may have sent out such an address. As
far as could be learned there are no or
ganized branches of the forletlcH named In
this city , although tliero are some men in
Omaha who were proud of their member
ship In the Kenlan organization. Inquiry ,
however , did develop the fact that there
Is some sort of a secret movement on foot
among the Irish enthusiasts In this and
neighboring cltlcq , which hae for Its ob
ject sonic decisive steps of a more belliger
ent character toward England than a simple
declaration of sympathy for the Boers far
away In South Africa. The Omaha end of
this movement will develop nt a public meet
ing of Irish-Americans ( o be held In some
public hall next Sunday. U had been In
tended to hold It yesterday , but the fact
that It was Christmas eve led to Its post
ponement for a week. One of the ostensible
promoters of the movement hero wns ques
tioned concerning It. Ho declined to reveal
any definite Information concerning Its
scope , but In a mysterious vein vouchsafed
the assurance that Irishmen were at work
with a common purpcf-c , not only here , but
In Lincoln , Chicago , Kaiuxs City and us
far east as New York. When naked If any
address had been issued from this city It-
the former members or officials of the
Keninn organization he responded that It had
more likely Issued from Lincoln.
" 1 can tell you that there are In Omaha
today a respectable number of men who are
ready to go to the front , mid they don't
n.uch earn whether It Is to the Transvaal or
to Canada , so long as the same end can
bo accomplished. I cannot tell yon that any
arc going ; but I know that there are u good
many who arc ready and who are likely to
go. More will be known about this after
the meeting next Sunday. There will be' a
great deal of work done by those on the
Inside between now and that date the nature
of whloh 1 cannot no\ > toll you. It will be
don ; geere1 ? . I did not gay lht-t 'It'-v ould
bo done by former members of the Kenlan
organization. There will be wheels within
wheels , and more than one organisation of
Irishmen will be involved. The corre
spondence IK going on now and a good many
cf us have faith that It will lead to sub
stantial results. U extends to a number
of western cities and as far east at least as
Chicago. "
Conferences with n number of Irish-
Americans who pretended at least that they
knew nothing of this movement disclosed the
fact that the conviction Is quite general
among them that there should bo an or-
'ganlzation effected among their countrymen
which could make Its existence ctTc-ctlvc. If
only by a threat of rapcatlng the Kenlan
Invasion of 18CO , as It would deter the Eng
lish government from sending any Canadian
tioops to South Africa and It would alpn
diminish the ardor any loyal subjects of the
queen resident In Canada might manifest In
leave home and figJit. the English battle
against the Boers. They thought- very
probable that sonic enthusiastic Irishman
will start Mich a project and that It will
meet with ready support.
Why Uiniiliii .Mlij HiI'romlnriit. .
I'romlneneo has doubtless been glvoti In
Omaha and Nebraska In the rumors of thla
movement because of the activity of the
Irishmen of Nebraska in Land League
nffalrn within the last do/en years anil
because of the further fact that the bones
of the most prominent of the leaders of
the Invasion over thirty-three years agn
rest In an Omaha cemetery. Beneath n
handsome nionucncnt erected over his grave
by the Irish Nationalists In 1S1IJ , General
John O'Neill sleeps In an honored grave
In the Holy SepUlcher cemetery just be
yond the western limits of the city. He
commanded the Invading Irishmen at thu
battle nt Kldgeway , < iear Niagara Kails ,
Juno 2 , ISCfi , and the Insorlptlon on IIH !
monument proclaims him the hero of that
engagement.
To the middle and younger generations
the memory of that Invasion Is by no means
distinct. The Kenlan Brotherhood was or
ganized In Ireland , Canada , Australia , the
L'nltcd States and elsewhere to secure Irish
Independence by force of arms. The word
Kenlan Is derived from a personage named
Kent , or Kelni , who lived In Ireland about
the sixth century , although llltlo authentic
concerning him appears to have been trans
mitted to posterity. Thu brotherhood started
through Iho efforts of James Stephens and
John O'Mahony , with a few other bold
spirits In the green Isle In ISj" , but 11 was
yearn before. It made Its Influence felt In a
tangible way. Its early devotees went to
Kranco and studied military tactics , and In
1SC2 the two leading spirits named above ,
by mutual agreement , took up the work In
different countries. Stephen , who was n
cool , scholarly man , took the field In Ire
land , and within three years , by secret and
persevering work , requiring the utmost
nervn and courage , he had woven the spell
of his patriotic purpose around the heart ! !
of most of the people nf Erin , until a large
portion of Its armed constabulary and the
British army stationed In Ireland wcro al
most on the point of open revolt.
iilrtli of III\IIMOII | lili'n ,
O'Mahony came to America In 1SC.2 and
conducted tin- work In this country. He wa
warmly received and manifested n wonder
ful faculty for Interesting those whoso in
ttrestH he was seeking to enlist. In ISO.1 ! thi
first cpnvenllon of all those Interested | r
the movement was held at Chicago , whcr
O'Mahony was clt > ctud head centre of thi
brotherhood In the United States , the same
position which Stephen held elsewhere. A
congress In Cincinnati In January , JSC5 was
followed by another In Philadelphia In 0.
tobcr of the samp yrar. The organlzatlor
was a military within a civil one. SOUK
wcro sworn and enlisted as soldiers pro.
pared to act on the orders of the superloi
oinccrb , come what might , and they had cen
ters in every idly and town of any impor
tance from Maine to California The origi
nal plan yas to help Ireland when ihc people
ple of that land should Inaugurate- up.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast foNebraska -
fJonorally Fair ; Variable Winds.
To HUM-nil tin * nt Onuilin > rMrrdnj t
rising , but nt the last convention nt 1'hlla-
delphla tht > plan was proposed of Invading
Canada. It had Its Inspiration In the mind
of T. W. Sweeney , formerly a brigadier-
general In the United States army. O'Mahony
opposed the plan , but he was swept aside
by the favor In which the project was held
and the bold enterprise wns endorsed by
most of the centcts In the United States.
At a convention held shortly after this con-
trovcisy arose. In the city of New York.
William U. Roberts was elected the Wad ot
the new branch of the Kenlan brotherhood.
Sweeney was elected cc-mmaiidcr-ln-chlet
and operations to Invade Canada at once be
gan. Most of the meniberg of the brother
hood belonged to the Catholic church , but
although the pope addressed a general let-
trr to them exhorting them to give up their
threatened Invasion , for which he received
the thanks of Queen Victoria , they kept
steadily to their purpose , declaring that the
pope had no voice In temporal affairs and
that only In cpltltual mattets did they owe
him obedience.
Kor a long time no attention was paid to
the matter by the United States government ,
but during the critical period an effort was.
made to friiEtrate It. Many of the men In
the movement hail Jiwt completed their serv
ice In the civil war , and were strategic In
tbclr operations.
A ! ) xdrloilMMNiiulily nl MntVulil.
On the 2th ! ) day of May , 180(5. ( the mayor
of tbo city of Buffalo \\a notified that
bodies of men , thought to be Kcnlans , were
on their way to that city. Every method
within reason was resorted to in the hope
of apprehending them when thuy should
appear. On the following day small squads of
Upon arriving on Canadian soil , about
but. Instead of getting oil the trains at the
depot ? , they dropped off ai the outskirts
and did not assemble. No one could ascer
tain just where they wore quartered , but
their presence was noticeable next day upon
the streets. At a mass meeting In the
evening they were under surveillance of
government marshals and agents o fthc Brit
ish government , but when they dispersed ,
ac they were peaceable and bore no arms ,
nothing could be done. Shortly after mid
night they met at a given point lu the
city and marched to the river , where tugs
were In waiting to convey them to the Can
ada shore. There were then GOO of them.
Wagons hnd preceded them to the river , con-
vcyirg arms and nmmunltlon. No one know
whence they cameAt 3:30 : a. in. they
crossed Into Canada. The command com
prised detachments of the Fifteenth Infan
try , Colonel John O'Neill of Nashville ,
Tcnn. , 115 men ; Seventeenth Infantry , Col
onel Owen Starr , Louisville , Ky. , 114 men ;
Eighteenth Infantry , Lieutenant Colonel
Grace , Cincinnati ; Seventh Infantry , Colonel
Hey , Buffalo ; Captain Haggcrty , Indianap
olis , 100 men ; about 100 from Buffalo and
a few from towns nearby. The nmmunl
tlon lid bfyn srn * final-T/oy to t i < ervt-
paper man In Buffalo billed as type. Colonel
O'N'elll wns designated as senior officer to
command the expedition.
Upon arriving on Canadian neil , about
1,000 feel below the present International
bridge , the Invaders hoisted the Irish Hag ,
cut the wires to Kort Krie and put in the
entire day maneuvering for an opening.
Korl Erie was captured by the Invading
army , which , during the day , had dwindled
to 12. ) men. It bad been found necessary
to throw into the river over 300 of the
guns received , as expected rcinforccmj s
did not. arrive. . .
Victorious In ( hi- Only Untile.
Meantime the British authorities collected
an army of 8CO men and sent it out to In
tercept the Kenlans. The contending forces
mot at Illdgewny and a battle ensued June
2 , in which the superior forces of the British
were loutod. The British lost nine killed
and twenty-five wounded , and the Kenlans
two killed and nine wounded. Owing to his
failure to receive rclnforromenlK and ihe
conrentratlon of Ilrltlsh troops. O'Neill and
bis band were forced to retire from Canada
after their drat sharp and victorious eii-
L-minlor. ,
A second raid was organized several years
afterward , with headquarters at St. Albans ,
Vt. , but owing probably , to the close sur
veillance exercised by the government. It
pioved a fiasco.
O'.NVIII COIIII-N lo .Ni-hriixliii.
Soon after the failure of the Kenlan raids
General O'Neill appeared In Nebraska , mil
Is best remembered because of his efforts
for the colonization of certain sections of
the Mate. It was ho who established a col
ony In Holt county , anil the thriving city
of O'Neill Is a monument lo his memory.
Having failed In his scheme of warfare In
behalf of his countrymen , he passed the lat
ter years of his life In an endeavor to win
them ftom tl'-c uncertain rewards of life > n
tbo great cities of the country to the free
dom , IndependencQ and competence of the
farms , then to bo hnd free In the west , and
many of the prosperous Irish farmers nf the
state owe their condition to the Inspiration of
General O'Nelll'K persuasions. He died In
Omaha January 8 , 1S8S.
It is doubtless known to n great many
Nebrasknns that the arms that were used
or Intended for one of tbn Kenlan Invasions
of Canada were brought to Nebraska. There
Is a legend extant In Lincoln that for many
years a quantity of these arms was Mored
somewhere In that city under the care of
the late John Kltzgcrnld , who Is said to
have contributed funds with which they
went purchased. It la also known thnt tlipiio
anna , or othet-B from the same cause , wcro
ured as equipments for one or two compan
ies of Irish militia in Omaha , nf which many
prominent men of the city were once mem-
loiH. ) What finally became nf them Is not
known.
In many ways Omaha and Nnbranka have
held such an Important plaro In the affairs
of Ihe several organizations of patriotic.
Irish-AimrloaiiH that It Is little won
der that any movement for a revival of
the. belligerent spirit toward England should
look toward the we U for Its liiKpliatlon and
chief support.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WRECK
Siiia lie | > lt < - iiorlil Mb n lloiilh 1,1x1
of I'lviii oil Miiny
Injured ,
SAN HHANC18CO. Dec. 24. A Chronicle
special from I'omuna guya a Southern Pa-
clllc train was wrecked there tonight. Flvi
people wore killed and many Injured. Tht
train IH a complete wreck.
Mr * . .lohiiNiin .Scrloimly flin-nrd.
I'EOItlA. Ill , Die. Zl.Mrs. . Johnson 71
ji-urs of .ige. mother of j c. johiiMjn
chairman of the natlunal drinurrutlix
i- , utivi- i iinimlttfi' . with cc-verely burned to
nii-n ! .ml > < innut Ihr Mrs JotniKon wui
tigh nma lump iiii.l i ainiuji fill rrun
litr luuxl ftiliig lire to hci < jrcHri ji | > i
iiiilifi rt in.i"l from her bodj am
u -u inimli 1 flame uivl Kinokt
TO CHECK THE DUTCH
General Gatacro Issues Reconcontrndo Ordci
to Prevent Insurrection !
CORRALS THE DISAFFECTED COLONISTS
Males Over Twelve Years of Ace Must Lento
VicjnKy of Military damps ,
PRACTICALLY ES17 BUSHES MARTIAL LAV/ /
Bjors Getting Too Much lufoimntion and
Attistarco from Colonists ,
GENERAL KITCHENER SAILS FOR GIBRALTAR
Arrive * ut Mnltii from . \lc.\aiidi-lii on
IIPOIH lo .loin l.iiril ll.ili-
crlH n ( ( ilbi-altar.
CAPETOWN. Monday. Dec. IS.-Gcncral
( .atacrc , In order to check Insurrection
nmong the Dutch colonists and to prevent
disaffected persons giving Information or
other assistance to the Boers , has Untied a
modllled roconcentiudo order.
Dy Its terms nil males over 12 years of
age. of whatever n.itlonallty , residing out
side of towns or villages , but within a rad
ius of twelve-miles
of military camps now
established or hereafter to be established
ntrth of Sterkstroom are required Imme
diately to vacate their places ot resident-- ,
and either to remove to
some place out
side the twclve-mlle radius or to form n
crmp in close proximity to Ino nearest mill-
tary camp the spot to be Delected by the
olllcor commanding whore they must reside
until further notice ,
providing for their own
needs. All persons found within the radius
without passes will bo arrested.
Advices from Coleaberg assert that not
may colonial Dutch have joined the Boers
in that district.
Certain residents of Malmeaburk cele
brated General Gatacrc's repulse at Stonn-
bcrg by n dinner.
MALTA. Dec. IM.-Gcnornl Lord Kitchener ,
chief of staff to General Lord
Hoberts.
. ar
rived hero today from Alexandria on ho
British second-class cruiser Isls. He went
immediately on board the British cruiser
Dido , which sailed for Gibraltar , where ho
will join Lord Hoberts.
MULES SENfWGENTlVlETHUEN
Trn" HctnriiH froni Cnio < ovn
Trlii n 11-ord Ilrrnker CnvrriMl
Fifteen ThoiiNiiml Mile * .
NEW OHLEANS. l > ec. 24.-Thc British
transport Montezumn. Captain Owen , which
sailed from this port October 22 with mules
for Capetown , has returned heritor order * ,
j brought baek thlrtyrhvo tnnlpliWA , wh
'n.m1 hhlpVcTi'iirori.'New Orlo.in.s. " ' " " ' '
It sailed again this morning for Halifax
to take the second contingent of Canadian
troopH to South Africa. Captain Owen re
ports that on the outward trip he encountered -
tered severe gales for four or flvo days ,
during which some twcnty-llvo mules were
lost.
The trip to Capetown took twonty-nlnc
days and sixteen hours nnd , all told , thirty-
one of the animals , of which there wcro
1.835 on board , were killed or put to death
because of disease.
The trip of the Montezuma tu Capetown
and return is a record breaker. The dis
tance covered was 15,000 miles ami the ship
was under n full head of steam sixty-one
days. The Monlezuma landed Its mules nt
Capetown and they were Immediately bent
north by train to GoncraUMcthucn In the
direction of Klmbcrley.
HOOT AND HISSTEV. HUGHES
London Coiim-cKilOnii ( | n .Sji 111-
liutliyulHi n < ; in-MlinnH | .Sermon
Hull .liiNllllfN MMIliur War.
( Copyright , I KI. by fross Publishing Coo-
LONDON , Dec. 24.- < New York World
Cablegram Sptclal Telegram. ) Hov < Hugh
Price Hughes , a Methodist , arguing for war
was Interrupted by groans and back-talk
from the audience tonight , Such wns the
outburst of cries against him that It forced
him to declare that no fanatical crowd could
clamor him down. The preacher paid no na
tive could own a fool of land In the Trans
vaal :
"Same law In Natal" shouted his audi
tors.
tors.Tho
The preacher said thu Boers did not recog
nize the rights of the natives ,
"Neither do they In' Klmbcrley. "
. an
swered Ihe ciowd.
Heferenco to Chamberlain's diplomacy
biotight long continued hooting and hissing
with thn checr.s very faint.
The doxology was sung at once and Hughes
blessed the congregation In thn name of the
prlnco of pcucn and It dispersed.
LEADERS NOfEpAL TO TASK
ni-llli.li I'olillo Ilonlil Ability of I'oiu
tlrliuiM In .Mi-pt l'rc ciH Co nil | .
HOIIN JVonlilludly Ioil.
( Copyright , iMiii , by i'ro.-s PubllMliIng Co
LONDON , Dec. 24.-New York World ( ! a-
blegram-Spttclal Telegram. ) The Post's
military expert snys :
"What should be the thoughts of Christ
mas day with the nation engaged In
war ? The British public men of both
parlies have for many years lived |
an unreal world where war. an a struggle
for existence In behalf of a Just cause , had
no existence ,
"Tho cciiBCtiurnce hax been that the fight
ing Hcrvlccii have not boon managed with a
view to snub n war. The public now BUS-
pcclH that thn present generation of poli
ticians Is tainted with untrup , or at least
carelMW views of the war and lln policy.
Thu case , then , Is Hiat of a pcoplo In a
healthy condition , but badly led , the loaders
having got Into the wly of looking back to
their followers for guidance , thus showing
themselves nncjuul to the task. "
TnIn : I'n ' iiiiuiMi : | | > nct | ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Do. . S4.8nator Heve-
ildge said In .in Interview lonlKht that
Hit- currency bill would undoubtedly patm
tinHeiiute tbf lira ; Ihlnu after the holi
day n-it-Ks , and tlmt Immedlutely there
after the < | Uftlnn of the Philippine * would
be taken up. lie nays the republican * of
llifi senate will lake a stand for expansion
and will light for the annexation of thi-mi
IslundH. Mr Heverldne thinks ( his UHIIO
will bo our of the loading ones In the next
campaign.
Mot i-niciilH of Ocean Vcnm-ln , lt-o. a I.
At Now York-Arrived Steamers AlHutla.
from ( ] non , otc ; Montcnlm , from Lomlon ;
MaaMdum. from Hotterdain.
At Quci-nstowii-Hailed-Sli amor Taurlo.
from Liverpool fur New York
At Movllle-Arrived Htcninvr Numldlun ,
from Portland for Liverpool
At Portland Me Arrived I.aun-iitla ,
from Liverpool Balled Dominion , for l.lv-
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