Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNlNa, JUNE 26, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPV FIVE CENTS.
WORK DAY AND SIGHT
JUlUf Farcii UacUr High PrHura in
Hood Deramtad Diitriot.
FOUR DAYS BEFORE TRAFFIC RESUMES
Hwfolk & Wtittrn Impairing Half Million
Dtllan Damage
FATALITY LIST HOW DWINDLES TO FIFTY
Vlotlmi Mitly Otlored Minira or Thtir
Familiti.
COVERNOR'S AIDES ARE ON THE GROuV. '
Canfer with Ilnllrond'a Manager to
lennt What Aaalatance In Needed
from the State Talea
of the Flood.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Juno 25. The West
Virginia flood situation has not many now
developments, but It Is authentically stated
that the loss of llfo has boon greatly over
estimated, although the loss ol property can
hardly bo estimated. The most conservative
estimate olitalnablo places the loss of life
at about (lfty, a great part of whom aro
colored minors and their families. A great
many more aro missing and aro supposed
to have boon swept away.
There aro great piles of debris and It
will tal(o many days to find all the bodies.
The Norfolk & Western Ilallroad company
will loso at a' conservative estimate $500,
000, not taking Into conildoratlon the dulay
to trafllc, etc. Tho doublo truck Is practi
cally washed away for a distance of six
miles and at least 3,500 men are at work
day and night repairing roadbed and re
moving drift. The Cumberland Valley
electric light car arrived today and will bo
used to prosccuto tho work at night. It
will be four days before any traffic can be
resumed.
Tho loss to the coal operators will reach
bout $400,000 outside of tho delay at tho
mines In loading, etc.
The property lost by private parties Is
heavy and cannot be estimated at this time.
It Is thought It will reach tho $1,000,000
mark.
General Hoggs and Colonel Hudson of
Governor White's stnff arrived today to
hold a conference with the general superin
tendent of the Norfolk & Western railroad,
to ascertain what assistance Is needed
from tho state authorities. Tho wires 'are
deluged with press work and hundreds of
messages aro received hourly from anxious
friends In all parts of the United States, In
quiring about relatives and friends. Until
traffic Im resumed and all communications
oponed It will bo Impossible to estimate
with any degree of certainty either the loss
of life or of property.
FLOOD OPENS OLD GRAVES
Some of the. Bodlea Seen 'Were Thoae
of Peraona I.onft Head
Loacra and Loaaea.
ROANOKE, Va., June 2S. People coming
In from the flood-stricken Alotrlct In West
Virginia placo tho number of drowned at
alxty persons, but have no definite or de
tailed Information on which to base tho
estimate
There has beon some Interruption today
to the wires between Ilonnoko and Blucflold
and only one wlro has been In use slnco
morning.
A gentloman arriving In this city today
from tho stricken section gives an ex
planation of tho report first circulated
that great masses of human bodies wero
to bo seen floating around In tho water.
Ho says that thoro Is a graveyard between
North Fork Junction and Keystone, which
towns aro about a rallo apart, and at
which point tho storm was very severe.
This gravoyard Is near tho bank of tho
river. When tho flood came the graves
gave up their dead and added greasy to
to tho number of bodies seen.
A letter today from Keystone says be
tween ten and fifteen persons were drowned
and forty houses washed away at that
place. The people aro hard at work clear
ing up tho town and ropalrlng damaged
buildings.
A notice was posted in the boiler de
partment of tho Norfolk & Western rail
road In Roanoke this morning announcing
that the shops would be closed from 12
o'clock today until further notice. The
bulletin card said that the shutdown was
on account of the destruction by tho flood
nnd tho fact that no traffic was passing
over the road. Thcro are about 2,000 per
sons employed In tho Ndrfolk & Western
hops here.
DnniaKe In the Coal Flehfa.
The damage In tho coal fields begins at
Coaldale, which is fifteen miles west of
Blueflold. At that place great embankments
supporting tho railroad tracks have beon
waBhed out. At Mayberry from the train
can be seen flvo houseo upset and partly
demolished.
The branch road leading from this point
to the Norfolk & Delta collieries has suf
fered heavy damage Tho track la washed
out In some places and covered over In
others.
At Lick nrnnch tho .water was very high
and at that point tho damage to tho main
lino of railroad begins and the destruc
tion of coal company property Increases.
At Ennls can bo seen the remains of a
valuublo house and on down below lumber
from ninny buildings ! piled high against
bridge abutments and other Imraovablo
structures. Thoro tho eastbound track be
gins to entirely disappear and somo dis
tance further the roadbed Is euttrely gone
from both tracks. Tho Iron brldco struc
tures remain, but tho approaches In most
all cases havo been entirely washed out,
lumber and other material being wedged
against tho nbutments, causing tho water
to flow around. All wooden bridges aro
gone. The Turkey dap colliery's loss Is
$29,000. The tipple Is slightly damaged and
tho coke trnckB gone.
The delivery and coke tracks of the
Crozer and Houston operations are most
entirely gone, bridges and all. Cars aro
turned over and somo aro demolished. The
Croier boiler house Is washed out, the dam
ages sustained being $25,000. The damage
at Houston Is $15,000. At the Upland com
pany's the boiler house and tipple aro
partly washed away. Along there tho coal
company houses have been moved and do
atroyef. Uetween that operation and Kylo
all tracks are badly damage'd, nearly every
thing having oxchanged positions with the
former creek bed.
Th f cr.nt fl 1 1 arKtnk I. .-11-..-.,
pany has been making and rlprapplng
ovor since tho high waters of 1897, havo
(Continued on Second Page.)
BRYAN HAS JJONE IN MIND
Isn't a Cnmliilntc nml Doesn't Know
"Who la Collect Some tietr
York Lucre.
BUFFALO, Juno 25. Tho following,
over the signature of William J. Bryan,
appears In tho Times, Norman E. Mack's
paper, this afternoon:
"I am not only not a eandldato for office.
but I havo not a candidate In my mind for
any office. My Interest centers In princi
ples and men aro only Important us they
aid In carrying out these principles.
"Tho democratic party stands for definite,
poslttvo principles and unless I mistake the
sentiment of the masses, tbo voters will
insist on adhering to these principles In
spite of the thrcnts of reorganize. Those
who nrguo from tho standpoint of ex
pedience vlll not have lnllucuco with tha
voters, becauso no one can say what Is
expedient. We may deserve to win and
. lose, but It still remains7 that to deserve
Is tho surest road to success."
.. ERTOWN, N. Y June 25. William
J. Bryan arrived in this city at noon to
day. Ho was met by a large crowd and
given an enthusiastic reception. This aft
ernoon ho addressed a large audience at
tho state armory on tho subject "Civiliza
tion." This evening ho lectured again on
"Tho Conquering Nation." An admission
Is charged to both lectures.
Bryan lectured to 2,000 people hero to
night on "A Conquering Nation." In an
Interview Mr. Brynn said Mr. Hanna was
the loglcul candidate for tho presidency In
1905 because he represented the dominant
wing of tho parly. "Mr. nooscvclt, he
said, "represents the warlike spirit, which
was developed by a war of conflict."
Itoplylng to Senator Forakcr'B speech at
Columbus, O., last night, Mr. Bryan said:
"When Senator Foraker says that I am
tho only Intelligent man who docs not ad
mit that the defeat of 1896 was a blessing
to tho country ho makes nn unjust reflec
tion upon the Intelligence of moro than
8,000,000 peopH, for thcro are that many
who do not believe that a democratic vic
tory In 1896 would have brought disaster
to tho nation nnd they are all sufficiently
Intelligent to deservo tho respect of Sen
ator Foraker."
SYRACUSE. N. Y., June 23. W. J.
Bryan arrived here from tho west today
and loft nt onco for Watertown. Local
democrats had expected htm on a later
train and no ono was at the station to
meet him. After Mr. Bryan's dopnrture
Mayor James K. McOtilre received a dis
patch, which had been delayed In delivery,
Informing him when Mr. Bryan would
reach Syracuse
WORRIES NEW YORK BANKERS
Somebody Start Bnd nnmora About
the Seventh Rational and a Cu
aldcrable Flurry Hnanea.
NEW YORK, Juno 25. It beenme known
today that there was a debit balince at
the clearing house against the Seventh Na
tional batik amounting to $218,000. This
gave rise to rumors that tho bank was In
difficulties and that other banks were also
hampered.
All these were cleared away when Man
ager William Shearer of tjjo Clearing House
association gave out a statement to the
effect1 that all the banks In the associa
tion had met their obligations and that
all clearing houso sheets had gone through.
William H. Tappan, president of tho CJalla
ttn National bank and who was present at
a conference held during tho day with other
members of the Clearing House association,
made the following statement:
"All tho banks havo settled their bal
ances satisfactorily. This disposes of all
rumors."
Tonight a statement was given out by
the ofllclals of tho Seventh National bank
In which It was stated the balances of tho
Seventh National bank with tho clearing
houso thlt, morning wore $798,000 and that
this balance was duo to heTy checking of
men connected with several larger banks.
Tho directors of the bank convened and
at once provided amplo means for all bus
iness purposes. The statement also says
the flurry wbh probably started for stock
Jobbing purposos nnd that the rumors so
weighed on tho mind of President Wllllnm
H. Kimball of tho bank that he tendered
hla resignation and E. R. Thomas was
elected In hl placo. General Thomas,
father of Mr. Thomas, Is a director and
one of tbo heaviest stockholders In the
bank. The statoment avors that the bank
Is In most excellent condition and Is not
connected directly or Indirectly with any
other financial Institution In New York
or anywhore.
BODY BLOW FOR HaIlRTJADS
Merchant Plan to Deal, It by dcttlnir
Cnngrrtu to Foroo Uniform
Freight Clnaalrlcatlon.
CHICAGO, Juno 25. The Tribune to
morrow will say: Prominent western mer
chants, nil heavy shippers of merchandise,
are preparing to call to account for the
Interstate Comracrco commission the Ijeads
of the various railroad combinations and
tho "communtty of Interests" nlllances of
the trunk lines of the country.
Charges are made that, following these
movoments of consolidation, freight rates
have been advanced from 30 to 60 per cent
through qulot and organized manipulation
of tho various classifications of commodi
ties. Merchandise formerly In class 4 has
been placed under class 2. with a conse
quent Increase pf 30 por cent In shipment
charges, und so on through the voluminous
tabulated classifications of all commodi
ties. Behind the movement to attack this
scheme of freight ndvances by applying to
tho Interstate Commorco commission for
relief lies tho plan for a still more vig
orous blow. The complnlnnnts Intend to
press a demand that congress shall take
a hand In forcing tho formation of a uni
form classification of freight which shall
be effective on every railroad In the United
States.
TELLS HOW HIS FATHER DIED
Homer IllWa of Mt. Clemen Con feme
Killing Ilia Parent, hnt hy
Accident.
.
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Juno 25.
Homer Bliss, who was arrested several
days ago on suspicion of killing his father,
whose badly decomposed body was found
on his farm, confessed this afternoon to
the killing, maintaining, however, that It
was accidental.
According to Bliss' confession ho found
his father. June 19, about to commit sui
cide, in tho strugglo over the gun ho had
It was accidentally discharged, Homer says.
Instantly killing the fathor. Next day
Homer burled the body, later exhuming it.
Placing It on a wheelbarrow he moved It
to tho spot whore It was found last Satur
day. Here he propped It against a stump
and tied the gun to a sapling, to make It
appear that his father had committed suicide.
RILLS SEATTLE'S EX-CfllEF
John W. Oaniidina, Gaablir, Bhtots Hit
Eiimy, W. L Mtridith.
CLIMAX OF THEIR BITTER PERSONAL WAR
Snorting Man Ordered Out of Torrn,
Gcta Chief Illachnrged nnd the
Deadly Shooting Fol
io ITS.
SEATTLE. June 2C. At 5:15 o'clock this
afternoon John W. Consldine, one of the
proprietors ot the Standard gambling houso
nnd the People's theater, shot and killed
lormor Chief of Police W. L. Meredith.
The shooting occurred In Guy's drug
store, on tne corner of Second avenue and
Ycsler Way, In the heart of tho city. Con
sldine was also wounded slightly In the
neaa Dy a ball from a double-barreled shot
gun In Meredith's hands. The stories of
the shooting aro conflicting and It cannot
be said who was the aggressor. The men
had threatened to shoot ono another on
sight and both wero prepared for trouble
The drug store at the time of the shooting
was crowded with people and one bystander
was shot through the arm. Meredith was
killed while struggling with John Consldine
and Tom Consldine, who had come to his
brother's aid. Three bullets pierced Moro-
dltli s body at short range.
Consldine was arrested by officers who
wero In tho drug store when the shot was
fired. Ho was takon to the police head
quarters and from thero transferred to the
county Jail in a closed carrlago, thero being
somo talk of lynching in tho great crowd
which had gathered.
Frlenda, Then Illtter Kneinlea.
Consldine and Meredith had been mortal
enemies for about threo years, although
they were prior to that warm personal
friends and associated together In tho
theatrical business In Spokane. Meredith,
who resigned his offlco last Saturday on ac
count of prcesuro brought to bear on him
by Mayor Humes, was a city dotectlvo be
fore being made chlof. Whllo In a subordi
nate position he and Consldine never spoke.
but avoided open battle. However, he
served notice on Consldine that the latter
could not remain In the city and do bust-
ncss and followed up the threat by making
sovoral police ordera which affected Con
sldlne's business.
In retaliation Consldine publicly made
charges of corruption In office against Mere
dith nnd reiterated them until tho Law
nnd Order league took tho matter up and
called for a council investigation ot the
police department.
A council commlttco Investigated and
last Friday night made a report to Mnyor
Humes, advising the removal of Meredith
nnd one of his detectives, C. W. Wappen
steine. Mayor Humes tbcroupon requested
Meredith's resignation.
Former Chief Meredith was a son ot W.
M. Meredith of Chicago, chlot of the Na
tional Bureau ot Engraving and Printing.
Consldlno belongs to a family well known
In eastern sporting circles. He was for
merly a member of the Chicago police force
and took part In the raid on tho Haymarket
meotlng which .lad to tho anarchist bomb
throwing. WANTS NEBRASKA TESTIMONY
Court Pnta Off Campbell Divorce Cnae
In Order to Get Dlatnnt
Evidence,
NEW YORK, June 25. (Special Tele
gram.) The divorce suit brought by Mrs.
Helen Campbell against Dr. Robert
Campbell, a wealthy Buffalo physician, has
been stricken from the calendar at tho
plaintiff's request. The case has gono
over until tho fall term. The plaintiff
asked for further llmo In order to take the
depositions ot material witnesses In Ne
braska, among others that of tormer County
Judge Holland ot Soward county.
Justice Dickey fiays the case Is one which
requires the presence of every material
witness. When the action first came to
trial tho whole case was upset by tho tes
timony ot the alleged co-respondent, Cora
Durham, who came on from David City,
Nob. She said the divorce proceedings
were prearranged and that sbo had con
sented to act as co-respondent, but was
not guilty.
JARRED, BUT STICKS TO RAILS
Union Pacific Train Lenpa Into Herd
of Cattle at Eighty Mllca
an Hour.
DENVER, June 25. (Special Telegram.)
Tho Colorado Flyer of the Union Pacific
arrived In Denver this morning spattered
with blood from the englno back to the.
fourth coach. When tho train' was spin
ning along near Julesburg Engineer Mur
phy saw a bunch of cattle on the track,
some of them lying dead. It was too late
to stop and to prevent a derailment, which
would have been certain with slow speed,
he opened wide the throttle.
The ntucty-ton engine came down upon
the herd, crushing the animals directly In
Its course to tragmcnts and hurling those
alongside off tho track. The engineer esti
mates that the speed of the train was
eighty miles an hour.
NOWHERE AB0UJ KANSAS CITY
Street Ttallway Kmploye Indicted for
Jnry Bribing Seem Hard
to Locate.
KANSAS CITY, June 25. In a statement
to the court today County Prosecutor Had
ley said that he had reason to bellove
that Charles Church, Indicted last week
on the charge of bribing Juries In street
railway damage suits, has fled tho country
to avoid arrest. Grant Woodard, indicted
on a similar charge, was today sent to
Jail In default of ball. A third railway
employe under Indictment is believed to
bo In hiding In Kansas City.
Movement" of Ocean Veaaela Jane SS.
At New York Arrived State of Ne
braska, from Glasgow. Sailed Bovlc, for
Liverpool: Kaiser Wllhelm der Groxse, for
Bremen, via Cherbourg nnd Southampton.
At Sydney. N. 8. W. Arrived Mariposa,
from San Francisco, via Honolulu and
Auckland; Moana, from Vancouver, via
Honolulu nnd Brisbane.
At Olancriw Arrived Furnessla. from
New York.
At Legnorn Arrived California, trom
New York.
At Boulogne Arrived Maasdam, from
New York, for Rotterdam. Sailed Phoe
nicia, from Hamburir. for New York.
At Bremen-Sailed Koenlgen Lulse, tor
New ork. via Southampton.
At the Lizard (3:40 a. :n June 26) Passed
St. Paul, from New York, for Southamp-
At tjlclly-Poased-araf Wnldersee, from
New York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and
Hamburg: Lahn. from New York, fnr
Southampton and Bremen.
At vianivnstocK Arrlved-Glenogle, from
Tncomn.
At Kobe Sailed OUnenk fnr Tnpnmi nn
Victoria, via Sues.
HOPE FOR THOMAS SW0BE
Kx-Scnntnr TliurNtou Gcta l'realdcnt'N
Assurance Mint llja Cnae la
Under Advlacntent,
!
WASHINGTON. Juno 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Kx-Senator Thurston before leav
ing for St. Louis Mondatf to attend tho
meeting of tho Louisiana purchase com
mission called upon President McKlnley lu
behalf ot Thomas Swobe, who retires June
30 trom tho quartermaster's department ot
tho army. Tho president Informed Mr.
Thurston that Swobo's case was undor ad
visement by the War department, with the
prospect that Swobe would bo accorded an
other examination, the first having been
against his retention In the army because
of defective eyesight nnd bearing.
Congrcscmnn and Mrs. Mircor left today
for Atlantic City, where IC Is hoped Mrs.
Mercer, who has been ill so'me weeks, wltl
recover her health.
In Washington by reason of the wording
of N. V. Harlan's -appointment It has been
thought he succeeded W. S. Summers as
United States district attorney. Mr. Har
lan goes to Alaska as United States dis
trict attorney and does not succeed Mr.
Summers, who. It Is understood, will be
permitted to serve out his term ot four
years. 1
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established August -1 In Iowa as
follows:
Emerson, Mills county; route embraces
seventy-four square miles, containing a
population of 1,175; J. A. Socars and John
M. Oats are appointed carriers; postofllccs
at Climax and Wales will bu discontinued
and mall sent to Emerson.
Kent, Union county; area covered, sev
enty square miles; population served, 1,000;
J. J. Pcttlo and Stephen Toland are ap
pointed carriers. ,
Rural free delivery carrier appointed In
Iowa: Pleasantvlllc, G. II. Williams; Rem
ssn, T. A. Shlvc; Boone, Louis E. Wll
loughby. Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska Edholm, Butler county, Wil
liam A. Hutchinson, vice L. C. Spanglcr,
resigned; St. Peter, Cedar county, Viola
M. Mncklenci, vice U. G. Stowcll, resigned.
Iowa Sinclair, Butler county, H.' A.
Dodge; Soldier, Monona county, H. D.
Lehmbcrg; Star, Mission county, Asbury B.
Burnett.
The Civil Service commission will hold
examinations August 20 and 21 In Omaha
and Sioux City for Inspector of boilers in
the steamboat service at Dubuquo; salary,
$1,500.
Reserve agents npproved: Merchants'
National ba'nk of Omaha, for First Na
tional ot Elmwood, Neb.; Des Moines Na
tional of Des Moines, for Crcston National
of Crcston, la.
Tho postofllccs at Elwood, Neb., and
Spencer, la., become International money
order offices July 1.
Thomas A. Carver of Shellsburg, la., Is
admitted to practice before tbo Treasury
department.
POOR LO AGAIN REBUFFED
Court of Appeals Denlcx Motion' for
Speclnl Appeal TrllM ltnrr the
Trick May Dc Done.
WASHINGTON. .Juno 25. The court ot
appeals today denied the moc-ubl'Lonc,
Wolf and other Kiowa and '..Conmncho
Indians for a special appeal from tho de
cision of Judge Brndlcy refusing an in
junction against tho secretary of the In
terior aud ether ofllcUU to prevent the
opening of tho Kiowa, Comanche and
Apncho lands In Oklahoma. Assistant At
torney General Vandevonter argued for
tho government nnd cx-Congrcssmai W. M.
Springer for tho Indians. Tho court held
that the case did not Justify a special
appeal.
"But the case should bo disposed of," he
said, "by a final decrco from which an
appeal may bo taken In regular t'jurse, and
from the decree of this court an appeal may
be taken to the supremo court ot the United
States. Tho great object In obtaining n pre
liminary Injunction is to prevent Immediate
action by the executive department, but
we suppose that such reasonable delay
may be obtained as will enable tho com
plainants to avail themselves ot tho right
of appeal from a final decreo that may bo
passed In the case."
The court holds Judge Bradley's de
nial of tho Injunction to be an Interloc
utory order nnd not a flnnl decree and
says tho case must proceed In the district
supreme court, with tho right of appeal
then to tho court of appeals and the
United States supreme court.
It Is probable that tho president's proc
lamation or.enlng both Oklahoma reserva
tions to settlement will be Issued the
first of next week.
MONITOR WYOMING MUST WAIT
Alao the Armored Crulacr Snnth Da
kota, on Which Striking Mn
chlnlMa Wore Working,
WASHINGTON. Juno 25. A report Just
received at the Navy department shows tho
serious effect of tho machlhlsts' strlko on
tbo work of building now war ships. The
report states that work Is entirely sus
pended on the armored cruisers California
and South Dakota and on tho monitor Wy
oming and the cruisers Tacoma and Mil
waukee, building at the Union Iron works,
San Francisco. Up to this time gratifying
progress' has been made on these ships.
BODY ARRIVES AT CLEVELAND
Adeluert S. Hay la Taken from the
Train to Lake View for
Ilurlnl.
CLEVELAND, Juno 25. The body of the
lato Adolbert S. Hay arrived here at noon
today from New Haven, Conn. Tbo casket
was conveyed from tho Union station direct
to Wado Mortuary chapel lu Lake Vlow
cemetery, whero services wero hold lato
this afternoon. Secretary Hay and family
wero driven to tho home of Samuel Mather
In Glcnville. Tho floral tributes were so
many that they entirely covered tho casket.
The classmates of tho deceased at Yale
were the honorary pallbearers.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay showed evidence
of tho great sorrow they felt, and Mrs. Hay
was so nearly prostrated that her husband
had to assist her nearly all tbo tlmo.
PLOW COMPANY ORGANIZES
Combine Involving Some Westerner
Start nualueaa nt Jerary City
Tflth f 10(1,000 Cnpltnl,
NEW YORK, June 25. The National
Plow comnanv. In whleh n nnmhr nf w.l.
em capitalists are Interested, was organ-
in Jersey uuy today. Tne capital
stock Is placed at $100,000, which, It Is said,
will soon be Increased to $1,000,000. The,
Incorporators of record aro: James C.
YountT. A. J. Dn anil W. Tt. niomonti
Tho Incorporation papers have not as yet
Fines minus a college
Lightning Burni Out Physicians and Bur-
gioni in Chicago.
WEST SIDE HOSPITAL HAS TO BE EMPTIED
Hundred Patient Hurried Out on
Stretcher, Thrnnfch the llnln, to
XclKhhorlilK Houaca Total
Lou About fl'OO.OOO.
CHICAGO, June 25. During a heavy
thunderstorm tonight a bolt of lightning
struck tho College of Physlclnns and Sur
geons on Harrison etreet, between Wood
and Honore streets. Tho, flro which followed
the lightning In n short time destroyed tho
college building, which was ono of tho finest
of Its kind In the west.
Tho lightning struck tho college squarely
on the top of a rising projection In the front
part of tho roof nnd such a tremendous
crash of thunder accompanied tho flash that
all peoplo lu tho neighborhood thought
an explosion had taken placo In tho college.
Almost before tho first fire engine had ar
rived the flames had spread all through tho
flvo stories of tho building.
Adjoining the college Is tho' smaller build
ing of tho West Sldo hospital, which was
filled with patients, about 100 being In the
various wards. As soon ns It was seen that
tho collego could not be saved nnd that 1U
walls wero liable to fall at any tlmo the
work of removing tho patients from the
hospital began. Tho rain was pouring down
heavily nt tho time, but, fortunately, thoro
aro so many hospitals and medical Institu
tions that It was necessary to remove tho
patients only n short dlstnnce. most ot
them being tnkon to tho county hospital,.
ono square distant.
The firemen and tho attendants at the
hospltnl did most of tho moving, carrying
tho invalids on bede, cots, stretchers or
whatever came handy. None of the hos
pital patients was Injured.
The Collego of Physicians and Surgeons
Is tho medical department of tho University
of Illinois situated nt Champaign. III. Tho
loss on building and equipment Is practi
cally total and will approximate $200,000.
JESSIE MORRISON'S LAST PLEA
Attorney In Her Ilchnlf Make Final
ArRunient Before Crowded
Court Room.
ELDORADO, Kan., Juno 25. The last plea
In behalf of Jessie Morrison, on trial for
tho murder of Mrs. Olln Castle, was begun
shortly beforo noon today by her leading
nttorncy, A. L. Rcddln. Tho court room
was packed with people. The heat was
almost unbearable and as Attorney Rcddln
proceeded he first removed his coat, then
his collar and tie.
Mr. Rcddln made an Impaesloncd plea for
tho acquittal of the prisoner. During the
argument many of those in the court roam
were moved to tears. Mies Morrison sat
qutiitly through It all. Sho listened In
tently. B. R. Leydlg, for the prosecution, fol
lowed Judga Reddon to iunlto tho closing
plen. " ""
"Tho court adjourned beforo ho finished
his argument. Ho will conclude his argu
ment tomorrow nnd tho caso will go to the
Jury by tomorrow noon.
DIETRICH AVOIDS HONOLULU
IlepurtM of PlnKiic In Ilnvrnll Cnuac
Huncock to Give Ialnnd a
Wide Berth.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. Tho trans
port Hancock sailed for Manila today with
Adjutant General Corbln, Surgeon General
G M. Stornbcrg, General Chambers F. Mo
Klbbcn, who will Join General Chaffec'a
staff; General John F. Weston, Colonel W.
P Hall, who Is to succeed , General Barry
as adjutant general In the Philippines;
Senator C. II. Dietrich of Nebraska and
Congressman Julius Kahn.
Owlns to the reports of plague at Hono
lulu tho Hancock will not call there, but
will go direct to Manila.
Generals Corbln, Sternberg and Weston
will be away three months and during that
tlmo will !ncstlgato conditions In the
Philippines.
The Hancock nlso carried a number of
school teachers and fourteon officers and
400 men, comprising tho Second battalion
of the engineer corps.
MRS. FUNSTON IS IN 'FRISCO
Cmnca Over from Manila vrlth Ile-
turnliiK Volunteer on the
Trnuaport I.oRnn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 25. Tho trans-
port Logan arrived today from Manila with
the riirty-fourth volunteers and six com
panies of tho Thirty-eighth regiment, also
a number of cabin passengers, Including
Mrs. Funston.
There were two deaths among tho troops
during tho voyage. On tho transport wero
thirty-seven officers nnd 1,062 enlisted men
of the Forty-fourth, twenty-one officers
nnd 575 men of the Thirty-eighth, thirty
six officers on leave, sixteen women and
children, Ave servants, eleven hospital
corps men and thirteen general prisoners
of the Forty-fourth and Thirty-eighth.
Colonel Edward J. McClcrnand 1b In com
mand of the Forty-fourth, whtlp Major G,
L. Goodyear brought the companies ot
the Thirty-eighth homo. Tho remainder of
the regiment Is on the Thomas,
BURLINGTON JVIEN IN DANGER
Thouannda of Solicitor and Aireuta
to lie Thrown Out by Cnnanl
Idntlon of Separate OfllRca.
CHICAGO, June 25. The Chronicle to-
morrow will sav: It Is rennrtml lipro ihi
the ofllces of railroads In the different com
binations located lu all principal cities
throughout tho country will be consolidated.
mo report is revived In connection with
the Morgan-Hill syndicate operations. It
Is said that wherever separate offices are
now maintained by the Great Northern,
Northern Puclflc and Burlington Joint offi
ces will be substituted. After thn nBl
of Individual lines under tho samo own-
ersnip nave been brought togolher, It Is
said, thousands of solicitors and freight
and passenger agents will bo eliminated
In the Interest ot economy.
CHINESE LANTERNS WILL GO
German Firm Geta Contract to Re
place Them with Klectrlc
I.lBhta In Pckln.
SHAVOHAT .Tnnn .'!. n .
- " - v . IICIUMU lit 1.1
has secuied the contract for the electric
lighting of Pekln.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wcdnodny;
Showers nnd Cooler Wednesday Nlgnt
nnd Thursday! Southerly Winds, Shlftiiiif
to Northwesterly.
Temperature nt Omnhn Yeaterdnyi
Hour. l)fK. Hour. lie.
n. ui 7(1 1 p. m lift
l m 77 U p. nt 1HI
7 Ill 7.S It p. m I7
8 n. in 80 ! p. in t7
I) n. Ill Mil .- p. m 'HI
lO n. ill Hl II p. m
It a. in Ml 7 p. m !l!l
1- in 1)11 S p. m t)U
t) p. m !7
MORNING WRECK ON WABASH
Dozen PiiHflriiKf ra and MukIiic t'rciv
Reported Killed In Cntimt roplic
Nour I'cru, liiilliinn.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., June 26. A spe
cial to the Sentinel from Peru at 2:30 this
(Wednesday) morning, says:
Westbound passenger train No. 3 on the
Wabash railroad ran Into a washout at
Case, fifteen miles west of hero, nt 12:30
o'clock this morning, wrecking the engine
nnd five cars. It Is reported fifteen porsons
wero killed.
Tho train Is due at Peru nt 10:53, but left
hero ono hour late, in chargo of Conductor
Brownlcy.
Tho train was running nt high speed to
mako up lost tlmo nnd nt Cass, n switch
flvo miles east ot Logansport, plunged
through a trestle that had been swept away
by a washout. The englno was totnlly
demolished nnd tho threo passenger coaches
and two baggage cars were derailed and
overturned.
Every surgeon In Peru was summoned and
tho relief party left hero at midnight for
tho scene. Dctatls nro meager, but It Is
rumored Engineer Butler and Flroman
Adams and at least a dozen passengers
wero killed and many more Injured.
OTHER FOLKS' THERMOMETERS
In Chli-nun, )4t i, Croaac, mil In
Springfield, lOUi lu St. Paul, 0(1 1
In Plttahur. Ol.
CHICAGO, Juno '5. This, the third day
of sweltering heat resulted In two deaths
und eighteen probations.
The dead:
PAUL DOOLEY, laborer.
NICHOLAS SCHUCKRATH, laborer.
Tho thennometer reached 01 and tho
heat being accompanied by great humidity
suffering was Intense. The Indications aro
for soveral more days of hot weather.
LA CROSSE, Wis., June 25. Today was
the hottest day for tho month of Juno slnco
tho establishment of the weather bureau.
A temperature of 96 was registered. Half
a dozen prostrations were reported, ouo of
which will provo fntal.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June 25. Today wai
tho hottest ot tho ycaf, tho government
thermometer on top of tho federal build
ing registering a maximum ot 98, while
thermometers on tho street registered As
high as 102 In -the shade. There were sev
eral pristrattous from hoat, but'not fatKL
ST. PAUL. Minn,, June 25. The hot
weather record for this section for Juno
was broken today, the mercury at the local
wcathir Rtallou reaching 9G degrees, threo
points above tho highest previously re
ported hero In June. At 7 p. in. It wns 92,
with little promise of falling much lower
during the night. Only one prostration was
reported, that of William Bell, a laborer In
tho street paving bervlce. He will re
cover. PITTSBURO, Pa.. Juno 23. This wan tho
record hent day of tho year, tho thermom
eter hovering around 92 degrees.
Edward Calloway, aged 20 years, died
from tho effects of the extreme heat nnd
nmong tho many prostrations reported
James Owens of Braddock, Charles Dough
erty and Proctor Gray ot Hampton, Va.,
aro considered by tho physlclnns as being
serious cases. Between sovonty-flvo nnd
100 men wero driven from tho Homestead
Steel works by the heat and tho National
tubo works at McKcesport suspended work
In several of Us departments. Many other
plants will havo to close down tomorrow
If tho hot spell Is not broken.
LOUISVILLE. Ky Juno 25. Before the
eyes of tholr eight children lightning struck
Mr. and. Mrs. George Wcls dead yesterday
on their farm at Fern Creek, nine miles
from Louisville.
TRENTON, Neb., June 25. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho last three days have beon the
hottest In Juno for a number of years. Tho
mercury epurtcd to 106. A strong wind has
been blowing at Intervals for thirty-six
hours. Unless a rain comos soon tho dam
age to. crops will be heavy. Up to this
time prospocts have been the best for years.
TORNADO TEARS UP NEVADA
Wreck Glnaa Work nnd Other Kn-
tnhllahincnta In the Ohio Town
Several Injured.
NEWARK, 0 Juno 25. A tornado swept
over the northern and western sections ot
Newark this afternoon. The upper portion
ot the new factory at the E. H. Everett
glass works, where Bcventy-flve men were
at work, was wrecked and soven men wero
caught In the debris. Lloyd Cunningham
was fatally Injured by a falling beam, his
chest being crushed and hip broken. Walter
Dickinson and Thomas Douglass each had a
leg broken. Tho damage to tho building Ih
estimated nt about $10,000. One sldu of
tho Rugg halter works was blown In and
J. W. Athcy and James Burns were In
jured, but not seriously. The Ico manu
facturing plant and several houses wero un
roofed.
MR. FINLAY JL0SES HIS JOB
Aiiatrnllun Kdltnr Kzpelled for He
printing Irlah People'a Attack
on Kliiic Hdwnrd.
MELBOURNE, Juno 23. Amid scenes of
excitement In tha crowded galleries tha
Federal Assembly today, by n voto of 61 to
17, expelled Mr. Flnlay, editor of a local
labor organ, for republishing In his paper
the article from the Irish People of Dublin,
dated May 10, violently attacking King Ed
ward, which caused tho seizure of tho last
named weekly perodlcal by the pollco of
Dublin, Cork and othor towns ot Ireland.
KANSAS CITY REMAINS OUT
Decline to Become a Member of the
National Live Stock Ex
change, '
KANSAS CITY, Juno 25. By a vote of 71
to 91 tho Kansas City Live Btock exchange
has refused to Join the National Live Stock
exchange, which has headquarters In Chicago,
TICKET IS COMPLETE
Hash and Nippert Lnd OhU Kapnblioani'
Standard liiaieri.
CONVENTION BREAKS RECORD FOR SPEED
Chairman Hanna Htlps SwtHtrisg Salt
gates Through.
FORAKER ENDORSED FOR RE-ELECTION
Rc1tii Waim Praiia and a Warmir
Qrottias;.
PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY DECLARED
All Ilualucaa LHapoacd nt lu Three
Hour, vrlth Only I)lntUfnotlon
Arlaliiw from Cnldwcll'a
Snddett Withdrawal.
COLUMBUS, O., Juno 25. The ticket:
For Governor, Gcorgo K. Nash.
For lieutenant governor, Carl L. Nippert.
For supremo Judge, J. L. Price.
For attorney general, John M. Sheets.
For clerk of tho supremo court, Lawson
E. Emerson.
For stato treasurer, Isaac B. Cameron.
For mcmbor of Board of Public Works,
W. O. Johnston.
The republican stato convention hero to
day broko tho Ohio record by completing lu
work In threo hours. The lntcnao heat was
prostrating and Chairman Hanna not only
cut short his speech, but also those ot
others and then dispatched business with
the utmost speed.
In those threo hours tho convention nomi
nated n full state ticket, ndopted Us dec
laration of principles, endorsed J. B. For
aker ns tho republican eandldato for re
election ns United States senator, com
pleted the party organization for tho cam
paign and transacted other business.
Of the seven nominations only threo were
now men, and ono of these, Nlpport, for
lieutenant govornor, wns nominated without
opposition, after Lieutenant Governor Cald
well had declined reuomlnatlon. Nash,
Sheets, Cameron and Johnston wero nomi
nated for second terms without opposition.
JiiiIkr and Clerk Content. '
Thcro wero free-for-nll contests for th
nominations for supremo Judge nnd clorli
of tho supremo court. It bad been cur
rently reported that Crow nnd Crltchflcld
wero on tbo Hanna nlato tor these two
nominations, but Senator Hanna vigorously
denied taking any part in the contests for
these two places. Judge Crew is nn old
friend and neighbor ot Elmer C. Dovor,
the prlvato secretary of Senator Hanna,
Dovor was working at tho Crew headquar
ters. Many, therefore, clamed that Dover's
operations had tho sanction of tho senatpi
and that tho slate was broken. The vols
showed that Price and Emerson had formed
a combination that worked successfully for
both, of then, . Jlidgip rirlco qt,iLlma. has
been on the common pleas and circuit
benches and Emerson has been prominent
in politics In eastern Ohio tor many years.
Tha nomination that caused the most
comment was that ot Nippert la tho placo
of Lieutenant Governor Caldwell, tho lat
ter being the only one who was elected
with Governor Nash two years ago that
was not renominated tor a second term.
The State Anti-Saloon loaguo caused
Caldwell to run soveral thousand behind
his ticket in 1899 and bad vigorously op
posed his nomination.
Cnldvrell la Mute.
Thero wero frequent calls for Caldwell
In the convention, but ho could not be In
duced to take tho platform or even rlso In
his seat and Chairman Hauna dispatched
business in such a way as to give no op
portunity tor demonstrations. When the
delegates wero calling for Caldwell Chair
man Hanna made Caldwell a momber ot tho
committee to escort Governor Nash to tho
hall to deliver bin speech ot acceptance
and while this committee was out Chairman
Hanna promptly called up the next order
ot business and State Senator Nippert was
nominated. Nippert bad been principal of
schools at Cincinnati. Llko Caldwell, ho
Is liberal and tho State Anti-Saloon league
has expressed Its displeasure becauso Nip
pert In tbo last legislature voted agalnut
tho Clark lopal option bill.
On tho other hand, the representatives
ot the liquor Interests left tonight much
displeased over what they term the en
forced retirement of Caldwell, while Rev.
Mr. Clark has been renominated In Colum
bus for tho legislature and several repub
lican members who opposed the Clark lo
cal bill have been defeated for renomlna
Hon. STORY OF OHIO'S BUSY DAY
Detnlla of State Convention' Pro.
cccdluga that Ilent the ltccord
for Fuat Tliuc.
COLUMBUS, 0 June 25. The republican
stato convontlon reconvened at tho Audi
torium here at 10 o'clock. The great hall
was packed when Temporary Chairman
Foraker rapped for order. He was given
an ovation.
The committee on credentials presented a
report signed by twenty of Its twcnty-on
members In favor ot tho delegation known
as the "Hanna delegates" from Fayotte
county. Tho report was adopted and the
only Daugherty man oh the coramltteo of
fered no minority report, as was generally
expected.
Tho committee on permanent organiza
tion then reported that It had seloctcd Sen
ator Hnnna as permanent chairman aud
continued tho rest of tho temporary organ
ization, and tbo report was adopted. When
Senator Foraker Introduced Senator Hanna
as the permanent chairman thero was a
great demonstration. Senator Forakor In
troduced Ms colleague us tho man "who
know his business and how to attend to It."
Chairman Hanna returned hla thunks for
tho honor and then staled that Senator
Foraker had already sounded the keynote
jnd would continue to do so in the cam
paign, when all republicans In Ohio would
be with him to a man. He eulogized For
nker's speech and IiIb record In tho senate,
and snld all the people In Ohio were for his
re-election except the democrats. Ho said
tbe coming contost In Ohio was one of a
national character and on national Issues.
It was tho most Important perloj for the
support and encouragement ot tho national
administration,
Ilnunn'a Appeal to Ohio.
Sonator Hanna then reviewed the admin
istration of President McKlnley and Insisted
that his second administration was still
more Important for tho domestic, Insular
and torelgn affairs, of tho country. He dis
cussed the financial Usuca at length and la-