Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
EfeTAULlfcllJiD SVlsB 19, 1S71.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNIXG-, JTJjtfE ,24, 1901.
SIXGLE COPY FtVB CENTS.
HAY BREAKS DOWN
EereUr7 of Etate Orerceme at Eight f
HU Llfeleu Eei,
DOCTOR SAYS HE WILL RALLY SOON
Gritf and Trip from Washingtoi Orartaz
His Btrenjrth.
IS ALONE WHEN NEWS REACHES HIM
Ocretirj Corteljeu Hat to Act for Abiiat
Family.
I LIFE AND WORK OF BRILLIANT SON
Possessed of Strung Will, Splendid
I'li)nl(iie mill (3 runt Cinirnne lie
Had Alreudy Made u .Ntiuie
for Himself.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 23. Adelbert
Etcno Hay, former consul of the United
States at Pretoria, South Africa, and eldest
eon of Secretary of State John Hay, fell
from a window In the third story of tho
New Haven house In this city shortly be
fore 2:30 o'clock this morning and was In
stantly killed.
Tho dend man was a graduate of Yale
of the class of 1S and his death occurred
on the ova of tho university commence
ment, which brought him here yesterday
and In which, by virtue of his class office,
the young man would have been one of the
leaders.
Tho terrlblo tragedy has cast a gloom
over tbe whole city and v. Ill undoubtedly
be felt throughout the wholo day, which
heretofore has been so brilliant and full
of happiness for Ynle and her sons.
The full details of the terrible accident
will never bo known. Mr. Hay had rooms
at tho New Haven house for commence
ment week. It Is generally supposed, how
ever, that after going to his room he
went to the window for air and sitting
on the sill ho dozed off and overbalancing
fell to the pavement below, n fall of fully
sixty feet. The fall resulted In instant
death and within flfttcn minutes tho body
had been identified ns that of young Hay.
Hnw It nil .hntinened became a mutter of
speculation on tho part of the throng of
curious spectators who gathered una a
subject of mournful Inquiry for tho class
mates and friends of the young man.
Ills Kill her Arrive.
His father. Secretary of State Hay, ar
rived In Now Haven from Washington at
6:45 p. m. In response to the dispatch an
nouncing the sudden death of his son.
Secretary Hay was accompanied by Mr.
i "Whitney, his secretary, and was met at the
Llnllnn hv f) 1. Mi fill ff. nf VfSUT VftfV nnH
'Charles Wade of Cleveland, 0.
Colonel Hay gave evidence of great fa
tigue anil tho mental distress was unmls
1 tahnbty written on his features.
,K The sccrotnry a'rirf party wore driven In
i treat haste to the residence of Mr. Seth
Mosoly, 36 Wall streot. In the drawing
room of the houso reposed the remains of
the dead son. In the presence -of the be
1 loved dead Colonol Hay utterly collapsed
,nnd, prostrated by his great grief, took to
'his bed. Dr. Samuel D. ailbert was sum
moned and administered to tho patient.
Scarcoly more than on hour passed, be
fore Miss Helen Hay, a daughter of tho
family, well nigh prostrated by tho shock of
the sad nows, was nt her father's bedside'.
The meeting was heartrending In tho full
ness of Us dignified suffering. Meanwhile
there gathered at tho Mosoly residence
other mourners. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wade of Clevolano, who aro In tho harbor
.on the yacht Waden, were the first of the
.more distant relatives to arrive.
R. L. McDuffy of New York, another rol
tatlve, received the news at Combrldge,
,where ho had been In attendance upon the
Hnrvanl commencement exercises of last
week. He hastened to New Haven.
This evening dispatches woro received
i containing the Intelligence that Mrs. Hay,
'the bereaved mother and a daughter, MUs
Allco Hay, aro enroute from Newbury and
will reach New Haven Monday. Clarence
Hay, tho younger son, Is expected lato to
Jnlght or tomorrow from Slmsbury. Conn.,
where ho has been at school. Mr. Samuel
Mather of Cleveland, ,a brother-in-law of
.Secretary Hay. with his wife, will also
i reach New Haven tomorrow.
Funeral Arrniirnirnlii Willi.
At the Moscly residence tonight It was
formally announced that no arrangements
covering tho removal of the body and the
funeral servlco will be made until the ar
rival of Mrs. Hay.
, I-ato tonight Dr. Gilbert, who Is at the
bedside of the secretary, announced that
'the Indisposition of the secretary Is not
serious, nddlng that ho Is simply over
whelmed with grief.
Tho triennial clats of 'OS, of which Ada
lbert Hay was a member, has gone Into
mourning. New arrivals of this class, many
of whom heard tho news for the first time,
on reaching the college town, are shocked
,and It has been practically decided to mnk
no formal recommendation for an expres
sion of the class' loss until a fullor attend
ance Is present, It Is decided to abandon
the meet Important feature of the triennial
.clais meeting and await the wishes of'Sec
'retary Hay.
WASHINGTON. Juno 23. Secretary Hay
learned of the death of his son Adelbert
within an hour and a half of the tragedy,
through Secretary Cortelyou. The latter had
been called up on tho long distance tele
'phone at his residence about 3 o'clock In
the night, by Proprietor Mosely. of the New
Haven House, the scene of tho tragedy.
Mr. Mosely briefly told Socretary Cortelyou
of the finding of tho body on tho sidewalk
and of other details cf the accident sub
stantially as they were set out In the As
sociated Press dispatches. Secretary Cor
telyou hastened at once to the residence of
i Secretary Hay.
Fnther nnlllcs llraiely. , ,
Tho secretary appeared for tho moment
to be completely crushed, but rallied and
set calmly about preparing for denri
for New Haven at tho earliest moment.
Save tho servants, Secretary Hay was alone
In his bouse, as all of his family have been
absent from Washington since the secre
tary's visit to Buffalo. Mrs. Hay with Adel
bert and hnr two daughters had been spend
ing a few days In Cleveland, O., and from
that placo went by way of Buffalo to New
burn, N, II., on the shores of Lake Sunaped,
where the family had Just settled down for
the summer, with the expectation that the
secretary would Join them next month.
There was no ono of bis own people about
him therefore to give aid and support when
the sad nows camo to the secretary of state
In the early Sabbath morning. Secretary Cor
telyou, however, was sympathetically help
ful and realizing the feverish desire of Mr.
'Cootluued,--oaSlxtu Tugo.)
OHIO LEADERS ARRIVING
Iteiiuhllcnn Slnte Convention Urnvt
l'rltirliinlx to Columbus for
Their Tost of StreitKth.
COLUMBUS, 0., June 23. Most of the
leaders and many of the delegates are here
tonight for the republican state convention
which convenes In this city tomorrow after
noon. Tho convention will renominate for
second terms Governor George K. Nash,
Lieutenant Governor John A. Caldwell, At
torney Gtneral John M. Sheets, State Treas
urer J. D. Cameron and G. W. Johnson, the
latter for member of tho State Hoard of
l'ubllc Works.
Tho contests are limited to the nomlna
t for Judge and clerk of the supreme
''' ''le liourohents, Judge Thaddeus
... "'' - 'ntaln J. H. Allen, have each
hold i. 1 offices for several
terms. Tfii. . ir supreme Judge
Include ThaddcU- . of Iloss, W.
H. Crew of Morgafi, j. ,c of Allen and
D. A. Hustell of Meigs.
Among those contesting for the supreme
court clerkship are: J. n, Allen of Athens,
A. C. Crltchfleld of Wayne, Lawson A.
Hincrson of Belmont, W. T. McLean of
Shelby, Alva II. Hall of Guernsey, Newton
M. Miller of Delaware and J. C. Copeland
of Paulding.
In addition to a full state ticket there Is
to be a legislature elected this year which
will choose the successor of United States
Senator J. I). Foraker. There are no hold
over members of tho general assembly
In Ohio. All members of both branches of
the legislature are to bo elected next No
vember. In addition to tho election of a
senator the next legislature will have the
apportionment of the state under the last
census fur legislative and state districts ns
well ps for congressmen and also the con
sideration of an Important Issue on "local
option."
Tho contest between tho parties for con
trol of the legislature this year will be the
mout animated one In the history of the
state as the partisan advantages to be
gained In the formation of tho districts wilt
last until the next census In 1910 under tho
Ohio laws.
Senator Koraker, as the star campaigner
In this contest, has been selected as the
temporary chairman of tho convention and
he will deliver the keynote speech on the
assembling of the convention at 4 p. m. to
morrow. And It Is generally understood
that Senator Marcus A. Hanna will tomor
row night be selected as the permanent
chaltmnn of the convention to preside at
the session on Tuesday,
Th speech of Senator Foraker tomorrow
afternoon and of Senator Hnnna Tuesday
nro expected to bo tho features of the
week.
Congressman Dick and other members of
the Btnte commlttco havo been hero for two
d.iys ni ranging for tho convention and they
export the largest attendance In many
years. All of the Ohio republican congress
man nrs here taking an active part In the
preliminaries. Congressmen Grosvcnor,
Skllcs, Hlldebrandt, Taylor, Shattuc, Beld
Icr, Kyle, Nevln and VanVorhls arc dele
gates to the convention. Quite a number
of former congressmen aro In the list.
Among the delegates are former Governor
nusbnoll and former Governor Charles Fos
ter. It Is understood that General, Grot;
venor will be chairman 'of -'(he iTomralUeeAbn
resolutions and that this committee will be
composed of congressmen and former con
gressmen and that the platform will deal
almost entirely with national Issues.
Asa W. Jones, who was lieutenant gov
ernor under tho Dushncll administration, Is
prominently mentioned for the next nomi
nation for governor.
Another candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination two years hence Is former Rep
resentative Harry M. Daugherty of Fayette,
who la at the head of a delegation whose
seats are contested.
BOTH MEN IDENTIFY CORTEZ
Two Who llnrc Known Him Several
Yenrn Arc Positive 'Tin the
I)eicrndo.
LAREDO, Tex., June dS. Sheriffs Avant
of Atascosa county, Klnnel, of Frio and
Deputy Sheriff Choate of Karnes county,
with several members of their various
posses, arrived here this evening to Iden
tify the man captured by Captain Rogers
and R. P. K. Merrlam about forty miles
above here yesterday. Among the men who
arrived this evening were two who knew
the prisoner. One of them, William
Loueary of Bastrop county, has known Cor
tez since 1892 and Deputy Sheriff Choate
of Karnes county has known him for sev
eral years, They both positively Identi
fied tho prisoner and said there Is abso
lutely no doubt that he Is the man whom
they havo known all these years as Ore-
gorlo Cortez and who killed Sheriff Morris
of Kaines county and Sheriff Olover of
Gonzales county. Tho Identification Is
complcto and the alleged murderer will bs
surrendered to tho officers from the In
terior. BOUND TO DR0WN HERSELF
Mm. Itnua nichtcr nf Chicago Finally
Succeed hy Leaping from
Stcnmer.
MILWAUKEE. June 23,-Accordlng to a
story told by Richard Silver, a passenger
on the Goodrich line steamer Virginia, a
woman, supposed to be a Mrs. Rosa Rich
ter of Chicago, committed suicide by Jump
Ing overboard from the Virginia when the
steamer was about a mile from Milwaukee
early today. It Is said that Mrs. Rlchter
became violent shortly after tho steamer
left Chicago and nttemptod to end her life
by leaping overboard, but was prevented.
After the first attempt, It Is said, she was
placed In ono of the stnterooms and a Mtard
placed over her. On the steamer nearlng
this city the guard ceased vigilance, with
the result that tho woman Is reported to
have carried out her threat. The woman is
reported to .have had considerable money
In her possession, The life-saving crew is
searching for the body.
WARNED OF THE MOSQUITO
Medlcnl Officer of Marine Hospital
Sen Ice Must Kscltide the
Dlarnsr-Cnrrylnir I'rat.
WASHINGTON, June 23. Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman has Issued a general circular to
medical officers of the marine hospital serv
ice calling special attention to the Impor
tance of Insects as factors In conveying dis
ease, The circular says there Is no longer
doubt as to tho relation of the mosquito to
malarial diseases and to flllrlasls.
"According to Slmond," It says, "plague
Is transmitted from tho rat to man by the
flea. The Infection of typhoid fever and, to
a certain extent cholera, may be conveyed
by files. Medical officers are directed to
place mosquito nettings over the beds of
communicable diseased patients."
Hospitals are to be thoroughly protected
oy n y icreens at all openings, particular at
tentlon being paid to the kitchen, dining
room ana protection or tne looa. '
ISLANDS AS TERRITORIES
Waahingtoi Offioials Prepara tin Right
Hana of Welceme.
PORTO RICO'S SUBSTANTIAL PROSPECTS
linn nil' tSrent I'oasihllltle Cuba's
Coming Independence Palmer for
President Involutions For
ever Averted,
(From ft Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 23. (Special.) "So
far as enjoying all tho advantages of freo
trade with the United States Is concerned
Porto Rico will be a full-fledged territory
within the next few months," tald an at
tacht. of the Insular division of tho War
department. "Whether that will be ad
vantageous to the people of the Island re
mains to be demonstrated. The people of
rorto wco have existed without land taxes
such as we understand them In this coun
try slnci) the Island first became a colony
of Spain. All revenues for the mainte
nance of the public works of the Island have
been drawn from customs charges and from
methods of taxation entirely foreign to
American Ideas. Wo must educate the
people of this little Island to tho new order
of things gradually. Governor Allen has
prepared the way and within a short time
free trade relations between Porto Rico and
the United States will be formally de
clared.
"No new tax system can bo successfully
Incorporated Into tho laws of any country
without bringing about some hardship, and
It will undoubtedly be many years before
tho American Innovation can bo shaped to
please the people of the Island thoroughly.
Still, the law Is Imperative and the Foraker
tariff, so-caltcd, ceases to be operative Just
oo. soon after July 1 as tho new regulations
can be formulated and promulgated.' At
present the Island Is In a fairly prosperous
cofdltlon and there Is no reason to think
that things will bo otherwise under the new
order."
Ilnwall In Also Doing Well.
The testimony as to the prosperity of
Porto Rico on the part of this official of tho
government makes Interesting the utter-
anco of Colonel Sara Parker of Hawaii.
Colonel Parker Is ono of tho wealthiest na
tives of tho Islands. He Is a tall, broad
shouldered, handsome spcclment of man
hood, showing marked evidence of his
Kanaka origin in the color of his skin na
well as In his features. Unlike most
wealthy men In the Islands, Colonel Parker
devotes himself to cattle raising, Instead
of tho production of Bugar. He Jokingly
says his business Is that of a butcher, but
In- the southwest territories he would bo
designated as a cattle fiend.
Colonel Parker was not one of those
Hawallans who favored tho annexation of
tho Island to the United States. On tho
contrary, he was an adherent of Llllouka
lanl. But now that the Islands have be
come thb territory of the United States
Colonel Parker is an American citizen In
every sense of the word. He was the re
publican candidate for delegate t'ocongrcss
last year, but was defeated,- Hoiexpressej
himself as satisfied that the island will
grow In material prosperity under American
rule.
Settler Contented.
He says that planters of all kinds aro
prosperous and satisfied and he declares
further that the' Porto RIcans who emi
grated to Hawaii for the purpose of work
ing on the sugar plantations are satisfied
with the conditions of things as they find
thora nnd that they become excellent work
mon as Boon as acclimated, although some
of them hnvo suffered severely from the
hardships Incident to tho long voyage.
Colonel Parker says that what Hawaii
most needs Is better communication with
tho United States and that the most essen
tial need Is a cable. At present It requires
six days for nows to travel between San
Francisco and Honolulu. Colonol Parker
predicts that Hawaii will become among
the most Important territories of this coun
try, and that as soon as Americans find out
for themselves what the possibilities are for
the Investment of capital business will
grow and commerce between the mainland
and the Island will rapidly Increase.
Cnlm'i Independence.
The Impression Is growing in Washington
that Cuba will achieve her entire Inde
pendence somewhere about the end of this
year. The acceptance of the Piatt amend
ment and the action of the constitutional
convention toward carrying out the pro
visions of their amendment Insure tho
friendly relations between this country
and the republic which Is to be born. Many
things, however, have to be done beforo
absolute Independence, which means the
withdrawal of tho United States civil as
well as military officials, can be given,
Tho tariff Is the most troublesome ques
tion now confronted In the duty of formu
lating the statutes or Cuba. Another prob
lem which gives statesmen much concern
Is the problem of suffrage.
President Palmer, t,
No news from Cuba has given more sat
isfaction to tho officials of tho State de
partment than that Thomas Estrada Pal
mer Is likely to be the first president of
the republic. For many years Mr. Palmer
has been virtually a resident of New York
and during that time he has come Into
close relations with American officials, es
pecially those of the State department.
As the leader of the Junta previous to
the war with Spain Mr. Palmer had many
delicate diplomatic duties to perform and
the manner of their performance convinced
thoso who had dealings with him that he
was the right man for the place and
further that should tho time ever come
when the Island Is to enjoy absolute free
dom Palmer would undoubtedly make an
Ideal president. He has more tact than
Diaz, who has rebuilt Mexico, yet In many
respects he greatly resembles that wonder
ful product of Spanish-American soil.
The State department feels that with
Palmer at the head of the first Cuban ad
ministration the friendliness of the rela
tions between Cuba and the United States
will grow greater every year.
One Sourer of Da niter.
The great trouble to be feared arises from
the fact that thousands of men who call
themselves Cuban patriots will Insist upon
enjoying the emoluments of office and
further that these men are the most bitter
enemies of the Spanlsb-born citizens of the
Island, who contribute by far the largest
part of the progressive element of the
population. The wisdom of the adoption
of the Piatt amendment will be manifest,
It Is urged, when the young republic Is
fairly launched Into the family of na
tions. To turn the republic loose with no
guiding string, such as that which the
aniondment assures, would be like turning
a 2-year-old baby upon the world with no
mother or no nurse to guide Its footsteps,
Some fear has been expressed that Cuba
might follow In the footsteps of Colombia,
Venezuela and Mexico before Diaz. That
(Continued on Second race.)
WILL FIGHT OLD LEAD TRUST
Huge Xew, Concern In Preparing It
self by MnklnV; Intensive
Pnrchnses Inj Missouri,
ST. LOfIS, June 23.4The Lad and Zinc
New In Its Issue tomofrow will say. Four
deals In the lead country, three In the dis
seminated district of soitheast Missouri mid
the fourth In the Jopllh-Qnlcna district in
southwest Missouri have been closed the
last week, which nieaiip the Influx of tho
enormous amount of flMW.OOO of eastern
capital, mostly from New York. Into .ho
lead Industries of the stfite.
Tho three deals I u southeast Missouri . re
the most Important Intrinsically ns well ns
from the standpoint ot general buMner,
especially with relation, to fjture develop
ments. These three niynn the investment
of actual capital In the .development of the
lands purchased. The Jopllu deal Is but the
filing of the preliminary blanket mortgage
on some ninety-two properties, only sixty
of which are In Missouri, and this mort
gage Is only on options extended from June
19 to July 1, and which must be met by
July 1 or the entire deal foils. In the south-
east denls actual cash Is Involved. There
the properties purchased are, first, 911 hcres
In St. Francois county, 'owned by the Co
lumbia Lead company, botmht nt 111 for
etch $10 shnre, the capitalization being (IV
WO shares, or a total of iStMnO; second, SJ,-
COO acres near Potoid. Washington county,
which will be capitalized nt not less than
$5,000,000; third, about S.ftco acres In St.
Francois county, formerly owned by Hie
Mlssojrl Lead Fields company, capitalized
at $2.000,0po. '
While all three deals are nominally bv
different parties, whose Agents will not pub
lish names, it develops here that they are
nil really the same" eastern Interest and will
ultimately come under n single ownership,
that of n huge new concern, which, con
trolling a marvelous new white lead
process. Is preparing to fight the old lend
trust In a mulincr startling In these days of
battles of giants. The Jpplln blanket
mortgage Is for $8,000,000 and Is understood
to have been filed to enable the Issue of
bonds with which to secure cash to take tp
the options expiring July 1.
MAKE TWO GRUES0ME FINDS
Lnnlftvllle Police Discover II. .
Church DjIiib nnd Murdered
Woman In Ilia I'liiNct.
LOUISVILLE, Ky June 23. The death
of H. S. Church early this morning was tho
second act of a bloody tragedy that began
In Louisville three days ago with the mur-
dor of Bmlly Stuart, but which did not come
to light until late last night, when the po
lice found the horribly mutilated body of
tho young woman hidden In a closet nnd in
the samo house the man dying from wounds
self-inflicted with pistol and razor.
bovcral pistol shots near Twelfth and
Market streets caused Policemen Flnnlgan,
Webb and Hueglen to enter the Bmoll frame
building nt 1225 West Market, occupied by,
H. S. Church as a grocery store and resi
dence, tho living rooms being Just back of
the grocery. The policemen saw through a
window clouds of smoke from a pistol. They
mrccu an entrance fyia louna cnutch
propped, up In 4 chair lfi."An'tromn bad
vfoutod made In hit IeftTbrast -with a 15
callber Colt's revolver and from a slash
across his left wrist made with a razor.
Near him was an empty bottle' labeled
laudanum. Church gavo utterance only to
his death groans. He was gotten to a hos
pital, but died early this morning without
making a statement.
Pollco Lleutcnnnt Meyer had arrived and
tho four officers began to search the prem
ises. This would have been abandoned as
fruitless If bloodstains on a woman's whlto
garment had not been seen protrudlns
through the crack of a closet door. Tho offi
cers opened the door and saw nt a glance
that the woman had been horribly mur
dered and her corpse rammed Into the
closet. There wbh a big wound on the right
sido of her face and a gingham apron was
tied tightly around her neck.
"She was choked to death" said the cor
oner when he arrived. A physician said the
woman had been dead forty-eight hours,
Tho blood had como from the wound on her
face, which the policemen thought bad been
made by the stamp of n shoe heel. The
woman was identified ns Emily Stuart from
a letter dated New York, found In a bureau
drawer, which tho coroner said "was a lovo
letter and unsigned." Another in tho samo
handwriting, unsigned and dated Chicago,
was next found, A 12-year-old girl who
lives near tho Church grocery and had often
assisted Mrs. Stuart with her housework,
said today that while In Mrs. Stuart's bed
room Friday morning 6he noticed a peculiar
smell. Church entered, demanded to know
what she was doing there and put her out.
He said Mrs. Stuart had gono to Frankfort.
Mrs. Stuart had raved some money and had
recently bought a half Interest In Church's
store. She camo to this city from Frank
fort, Ky., and wns B0 years old. Church
was S5 years old and came to .yiulsvllle
from Frankfort, Ky,, four months ago. On
his deathbed the police attempted to extort
a confession from him, but he died without
saying a word.
STAB PLUCKY SCH00L BOY
rtufflnns Kill Thomas ScrniiRs of ICnn
n Cllr When He Op
poses Them.
KANSAS CITY, June 23. Thomas
Scruggs, aged 18 years, son of M, T).
Scruggs, a well known live stock dealer,
was killed tonight nt Troost park In this
city, while trying, with the assletance of
two companions, to withstand tho unpio
voked attack of ten or fifteen young ruf
fians. Scruggs and his companions were
seated on a bench, when they wcro ap
proached by their assailants, who Imme
diately started an altercation, which was
followed by a fight. During the unequal
fight Scruggs was stabbed In the right side
and died from the effects of tho wound, He
graduated from tho Central High school
this year. Two suspects have been arrested
and one of them was Identified by Scruggs'
companions.
SOUTH OMAHAN WAITS ARREST
Mn4lonnl I,lvn Stock Association
Wants llnllnir on Stnte
, Snnltnry Inspector.
'DENVER. June 23.-Speclal Telegram.)
Edward Reld of the Flato Commission com
pany of South Omaha Is waiting to be ar
rested tomorrow for refusing to pay tho
Inspection fee to the state live stock hunt
tary Inspector on a tralnlcad of southern
cattle shipped north.
Mr. Reld had a government bill of health.
but the state refuses to recognize the gov
ernment inspection and demands a fee of
114 cents a head for providing another bill
of health to permit the cattle to pass
through this state.
Tho National Live Stock association has
promised to carry his case to the supreme
court of tho United Stntes If necessary to
secure a ruling on the validity of the state
tax.
HUNDREDS DIE IN STORM
Property Loss Rivals Johnstown
Dispatches from t lit flooded district of West Virginia Indicate it
property loaa vaster than that restiltltiK from the luustliiK of thu
Johnstown dam and the sweeping of the Coiipmatigh valley, though
happily the dcfltructlon of human life Is less.
The estimated loss of life varies from ''00 to (500. nnd the prop
erty loss Ih ilguicd as high as IJ'.'.OOO.OOO ly the most conservative.
With the railroad and telegraphic pcrvleo demoralized, It Is im
possible to make an accurate estimate of the disaster. The full
story cannot bo told for dnys. The newspaper reporters of the
stricken district arc gathering tho facts and telegraphing tUoni
broadcast ns fast as they can get about .and reach a wire, and are
covering the situation with thcnglllty, euoMioadcdiiess and skill nc
quired by long training. Hut at the best the first news Is fragment
ary. As bulletin after bulletin comes In, however, each successive
btatement accentuates the horror.
I
STATE PEN AFIRE AGAIN
Friiontri Start Blm in Hop of Viking
Whtleult Exape.
NICHOLAS FOX NIPS THE SCHEME
CiMcrnor Sim one In the Knthnnlnsm
of the Moment Promise) lllm n
Pnrilon rtefore the
Fourth.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. June 23. (Special Telegram.)
Governor Savage acted the role of fire
man tonight nnd, with the assistance of
Warden Davis and several prison guards,
fcaved the shop buildings at the state pen
itentiary from destruction by flames, which
were undoubtedly started by convicts In
the hope of effecting u wholesale delivery.
Tho fire was discovered In the machine
shop of the Lee Broom and Ouster com
pauy, within tho prison walls, early this
evening, but before It gained any headway
Governor Savage nnd his assistants had It
under control and prevented any serious
damage from being done.
Penitentiary authorities assert they have
good reason to believe that tho firo was
started by one or several of five convicts
who have been under suspicion for some
time. A candle was found near the place
where tho flames originated and this, It Is
claimed, Is positive proof of Incendiarism.
.McU Fox' Sound Alarm.
The fire wns. first seen by Nicholas Fox.
a prisoner convicted In South Omaha nine
years ago. for murder. Ho sounded an
alarm, and jQovernor, Savage ndU.W'rderi.
Davis, wrrt''T8lJ''te-r0ir
and near tho cast entrance, ran Imme
diately to the scene.
The prison firo apparatus was pressed
Into service, but It was found that the
hose nozzles had been plugged. Tho ob
structions were removed and soon several
streams were playing on the flames, which
woro confined to a pile of shavings. Gov
ernor Savage handled n lino of hose and
directed tho movements of his assistants,
Within fivo minutes after the alarm was
sounded the fire was extinguished.
Governor Savage announced afterward
that ho would pardon Fox July 2. The
sentence he Is serving was recently com
muted to fifteen years by former Governor
Dietrich nnd it would havo expired In 1001.
Fox Is tho prisoner who gave valuable serv
ice In fighting tho flames at the two recent
penitentiary fires. In South Omaha he was
a fireman by occupation. The governor be
lieves that tho timeliness of his alarm to
night saved the Lee building and possibly
all of the shop buildings from destruc
tion. Governor Savago went to the penitentiary
for the purpose of Interviewing a prisoner
for whom request for n pardon was re
ceutly made. Ho met the warden in the
latter's temporary office north of the
prison and together they started for the
entrance on the east side. Before they
reached the gate they beard the alarm.
They Immediately broke Into a run, the
gate was quickly oponed nnd they entered
nnd continued hastily across the yard to
the Leo building.
Vlolntc Snndny Freedom.
This afternoon the prisoners, as usual
pn Sunday, wcro given freedom within the
prison walls. The shop building had been
left unlocked and it is believed tbat the
prisoners wbo started the fire entered the
shop during tho afternoon nnd made the
arrangements for the execution e,f their
plan.
It Is doubtful, however, whether any of
the prisoners could have escaped, even If
all of the shop buildings had been de
stroyed, as they are within the solid fire
proof walls.
MODERN WONDERS IN PARIS
Llfe-SnvInK Corset Astonishes anil
OxyRcu fins Perform Mnr
relona Cared,
. TARIS. June 23.-Lndlcs going this year
to Trouville, Dcnnvllle and other resorts
aro much Interested In a new Italian In
vention, n life-saving corset, Invented by
Slgnor Montagnoll. It Is made of water
proof linen nnd can be Inflated In a few
seconds. In ono trial of It n sailor was
thrown Into the sen with his hands nnd feet
tied and n 125-pound weight attached to his
legB. He remained floating and four men
could not push him down.
A Belgian, M. Thrylan, has worked
miracles In the cures of bolls, abscesses
and anthrax, by Injecting oxygen gas in Its
natural state. The rapidity with which the
cure Is effected is described as simply
astonishing.
MONUMENT T0P0ET HEINE
Paris to Have, the First Ever TlnlK,
Except That In Sierr
York.
PARIS, June 23. By the Irony of fate
Helnrlch Heine's first public monument,
with the exception of that In New York,
will be erected In the Parts cemetery of
Montmartre, where the great German poet
Is burled, Borne years ago a subscription
was made In Germany to erect a monu
ment. The empress of Austria, one of
Heine's most fervent admirers, sent 10,000
francs. The kaiser refused to allow the
monument to bo erected, and the" empress
put up n stntuo In the gartien of her palace
nt Corfu. It Is this statue which Is to be
transferred to Paris and placed ubove
Heine a grave.
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CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday;
Showers and Cooler Tuesday; Southerly
Winds.
Temperature nt Onmlin Vesterdnyi
Hour. Dm. Hour. Dei,
1. n. in ll.S 1 p. m ,S!
t n. in 70 U i. m 1)1
7 a. in 7- .'I p. m IU1
Ha. m 7.1 4 i. in Ill
I) a. m 77 .- . in IU
to a. m. 7I tl p. in 1)4
II a. ni 7 . in Dt
VJt in Nil ll i. m .S7
1) p. in HI
SEVERAL STRIKERS WOUNDED
Attack on Southern Itnllrnnd Shops nt
Coltimhlti, S. l' nullctliied
an Dlsnntrnus.
COLUMBIA, S. C. June 23. The South
ern railroad shops wero attacked by
strikers early this morning. Several strik
ers wero wounded, but so far they have
kept the wounded under cover. It Is quiet
here tonlgRt.
MAY TAKE CARRIAGE RIDES
Mrs. MeKlnley Prnmloeil Short Out
Iukh for this Week, After
Doctors' Consultation.
WASHINGTON, June 23. Dr. J. R. John
son was called to tho White House this
morning by Dr. Rlxcy and the two physi
cians spent half an hour In n careful study
of Mrs. McKlnlcy's case. Dr. Johnson
had not been at tho White House before for
several days and Dr. Rlxey believed tbat
kho would he bejter .ablo to note, any change
dbjtlAyCiLkcjfjicrij.ln; ,Mr. ..McK,taly;s
condition than one, who like himself, bad
been almost constantly with her. Tho re
sult ot tho examination was gratifying, for
a distinct gain In condition was noted. In
deed, the physicians now hope to bo ablo
to permit their patient to take a fow short
carriage rides this week If the weather s
favorable. Dr. Rlxey Is also satisfied that
nothing will prevent the execution of the
plans alrendy formed for tho removal of
Mrs. McKlnlcy from Washington to Canton
next week.
Mrs. McKtnley's strength bns Increased
to the extent that she Is now able to walk
nround her bedroom for some tlmo each
day. Her general condition continues sat
isfactorily and Dr. Rlxey said tonight that
sho had passed a comfortable day.
JESSIE MORRISON SANGUINE
linn No Kenr of tliifnvnruhle Verdict
When Cnse Cornea to Jury
Tuesdn j .
ELDORADO, Kan., Juno 23. Arguments
In the second trial ot Jessie Morrison tor
tho murder of Mrs. Olln Castle will begin
tomorrow morning. It Is believed the case
will go to the Jury Tuesday evening. Miss
Morrison Is absolutely confident that she
will be acquitted this time.
Today to a reporter she said: "I am Just
as sure of acquittal an I am tbat I am liv
ing this minute."
"The trial this time has not been so wear
ing on me," she continued. "It was a ter
rible strain tho first time. This time, bow
ever, both sides rushed things and It did
not becomo so tiresome."
The defense has failed to locate J. W.
Morgan, the peddlar who wns at the Castle
house the morning of the murder. With
him on the stand Miss Morrison's attorneys
had promised to furnish a surprise,
CAILLES' MEN TAKE THE OATH
Insurgent Kenernl Surrenders III 030
flnhordlnntes Prisoners on
Luzon Go Kree.
SANTA CRUZ, Province of Lauuna,
P. 1., June 23. General Cnllles surrendered
here today with CM men and 500 rifles,
Oaths of nlleglunce to the United States
wore administered to the former lnsur
gents. '
Colonel Cahalles, who lied to the moun
tains with a portion of his command, like
wise surrendered.
MANILA, Juno 23. In consequence of the
surrender of General Cnllles nil tho lnsur"
gent prisoners on Luzon Island will be re
leased. Information from native sources
confirms previous reports that General Mnl
var will soon surrender,
MR. CONGER MAY EAT AGAIN
Denton llnrhnr Oeelilex That It, Too,
Must Ilnuqtict. the .Mnn
from Chlnn.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., June 23.
Edwln H, Conger, minister to China, ac
companled by his brother, Row E, L.
Conger of Pasadena, Cal arrived here
today by special train from Buffalo, He Is
visiting his brother, Frank D. Conger, nnd
will remain several days. A banquet will be
tendered him by the city tomorrow evening.
FIRST FROM KANSAS FIELDS
Lond of New Wheat .Marketed nt
Wlnfleld Sells for Sixty
Five Tents.
WINFIELD, Kan., June 23. The first
load of new Kansas wheat was marketed
here today. It was soft wheat, tested
sixty-two pounds and sold for 65 cents,
It was a surprise, The millers say that
the wheat In this section will be better
and the yield larger than (or many years.
AND FLOOD
Olendbnrst Delugci Elkborn Goal Esgioi
Near the Virginia Lint.
KEYSTONE IS THE WORST SUFFERER
Town of 2,000 Inhabitant! is Swipt frm
Its Foundations.
VALLEY BLACK WITH DEVASTATION
Valuable PrapiriitA and Miners' Hemei All
Engulfed.
BRIDGES AND MILES OF TRACK GONE
Norfolk 6 Weiters Railroad Suffers Qreat
Loei.
RESCUES ARE MADE BY HEROIC MEANS
Whole Trnliilond of People nt Vlvlnu
Urnivu from Car Wlnilinta Vt
on the Hill Tops vUtli
Hopes,
ROANOKE, Va., June 23. Passcugers on
a train from the west report that about
300 people were dtowned yesterday even
ing along tho Elkhorn division of the Nor
folk & Western railroad ond that miles of
track and bridges wero washed out.
Tho passengers on the train were tr.uu
ferred today by lopes from tho train to tho
mountnlnsldo near Vivian, W. Vn.
All wires nro down over tho devastated
sectlou and no other particulars arc ob
tainable. Thoso drowned are said to In
clude tho most prominent folks of the sec
tion. The general manager of the Norfolk &
Western left for the scene today. It will
probably bo several days before the road
Is open. .
Thirty Ilodles Allont.
TAZEWELL, Vn., Juno 23. The train
master of the Norfolk & Western railroad
walked the track between Vivian and North
Fork, a dlstanco of twelve miles. Ho dis
covered thirty bodies floating In the river.
WASHINGTON, Juno 23. Tho following
dispatches havo been received by the Wash
ington l'ost regarding tho reported loss of
life by the flood in West Virginia:
"BLUEF1ELD, W. Vn., June 23. Flood
In Pocahontas coal field equaling that of
Johnstown. Two hundred drowned. Im
possible to estimate tho loss of property."
This Snyn File Hundred Lost.
"ROANOKE, Vn., Juno 23. Cloudburst
over Pocahontas division of tho Norfolk &
Western this morning. Keystone, Elkhorn,
Vivian and other towns wiped out. Railroad
dispatches say ROp lives are lost. One homo
left - In Keystone. -Twenty-flro -lo -thirty
miles of railroad track are destroyed."
HUNDREDS 0FLIVES LOST
Miners' Home Alonit Elkhorn Creek
Swept Awny with Those of
I'roiiilnt-nt nesldeut.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va Juno 23. This en
tire section has Just been visited by n
flood, tho extent of which In all probability
will exceed that of Johnstown In 1889, so
far as tho loss of proporty Is concerned.
Yesterday morning, shortly nftcr midnight,
a heavy downpour of rain began, accom
panied by a severe electric storm, which
violently Increased In volume and continued
throughout the entire doy and night. At
10 a. m wbllo tho storm has abated, tho
lowering clouds would lndlcnto another ter
rific downpour nt nny moment.
Many miles of tho Norfolk & Western
railroad tracks, bridges and telegraph lines
are entirely destroyed and cqmmunicatlon
is entlroly cut off west of Elkhorn, so that
It Is impossible to learn tho full extent of
tho loss of life and property, but officials
of the coal operations located In the
stricken district havo sent out messengers
to Elkhorn, tho teimlnus of both telegraphic
and railroad communication, and havo re
ceived a roport that a conservative) esti
mate as to tho lot!, of life will easily reach
200. A number drowned aro among thu
most prominent people In tho coal fields.
The Pocahontas ceui fluid Is located In a
basin, with high mountain ranges on either
side, Elkhorn creek flowing through tho
center of tho basin, which ranges from
one-fourth to ono mllo In width. From
Rnnls, W. Va., to Vivian, W. Va a dlstanco
of ten miles, miners' cabins, coal company
commissaries and coke phintn lino this
basin. Elkhorn creek being fed by numerous
small streams coming from the mountain
side rises very rapidly and this waterspout
came so suddenly that tho ontre basin be
tween the two mountain ranges was flooded
nnd before tho terror-stricken people real
ized what was upon them they were car
ried down by the flood, which swept every
thing in its path.
Keystone Worst Sufferer.
The little town of Keystone, with a pop
ulation of about 2,000, seems the greatest
sufferer, practically tho entire town being
washed away. This town Is tho principal
one In the Pocahontas coal fields and Is
located near Its center. It wns to a great
extent headquarters from which the mining
population purchased supplies and was also
tho only place In tho Hold where whisky
could be purchased. At this placo there
wero somo twelve to fifteen saloons, all of
which wero washed awny.
The report comes that tho mining pop
ulation Ik now occupying the banks of the
streams below catching tho merchandise
and barrels of whisky and beer ns they
float down,
A great number of the coal and coke'
plants throughout tho Pocahontas railroad
are practically destroyed and nre In somo
Instances entirely washed away. Owing to
the very high water which has flooded tho
region and prevented communication, any
thing llko a correct estimate of the loss of
property Is Impossible, but from tho beat
Information obtainable at 2 p. m. Sunday
the loss to property will easily reach
S2,000,000.
At Landgraf tho beautiful home of Gen
eral Manager Ord Is reported gone, but his
family Is said to bo safe.
rnsseiiKerH Iteseiied with Itopo.
Passenger train No. 1 of tho Norfolk &
Western railway reached Vivian about 8;30
a. m., met the flood and was unable to pro
ceed further. The waters reached such a
depth that tho conches had to be aban
doned, the passengors being rescued by
means of ropes strung from tho windows
of coaches to the tops of remaining coke
ovens rome distance nwny, Between Elk
horn and Vivian yard, a distance of ten
miles, 100 cars are said to be washed from
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