The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED J UN 13 M, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, I DO L-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS.
REBELS SEIZE COLON
libarali Taia Aduntajca af AlWi
aca ta Bu:m Oitj.
BRISK ENCASEMENT NEAR BARRACKS
Otar TwaWa Mai Killad aid Taltty Am
fniitd ii Affray.
UNITED STATES GUNBOAT STAYS NEU1RAL
Military Covmaiiir lUrti oa Mlaaiaa
Htar Panama.
tNQAGEMENT ONLY LASTS THREE HOURS
labels Arr Confronted Guard lu
Outskirts, hut Overcome Oppol
tlou and Take Town by
Surprise,
COLON, Colombia, Nov. XO. (Via Galves
lo'n, Tex.) The liberals mado an unex
pected attack on Colon at 8 o'clock loot
night. The government was not prepared
and there was llttlo resistance. After noma
fighting In front of tbo cunrtcl and 4n cer
tain streets for an hour und a half the
liberals gnlnrd poseealou ot oil tho public
offices and tbo town of Colon. Tbo pro
tect, Guardla, Is a prisoner.
Over twelvo mon were killed and about
thirty men were wounded. N
The United States gunboat Machtas, now
here, took no part Id the proceedings.
There has beon no telcgruphlc commttnl
ration with Panama slnco last evening and
it Is surmised here that Panama Is now
being attacked.
On receipt of tho news that General Al
ban, the military commander of tho Isth
mus, had started to attack the liberals at
Cborrcra, near Panama, tho latter de
tached 160 men, under General Patlno, to
attack Colon. This force embarked on
board a train bound from Panama to Colon
yesterday evening at Las Cascades sta
tlon. previously cutting off telegraphic
communication across the isthmus. On ar
riving at tho outskirts of Colon, whoro the
government usually maintained a small
guard, tho liberals left tho train and In
tho Initial skirmish which began soon after
ward Patlno was killed.
flan-cra. Taken Co nun unci.
The command of the llborals then de
volved on Colonel Frederico Uarreru and
the party continued the march on Colon,
arriving there a tew minutes after thu
train, thus surprising tho whole town. Tho
government troops at Colon were outnum
bered by the liberals. Fighting imme
diately began at the ouartel (barracks),
which was soon taken. There Senor Jaen,
a Judge of thc criminal court, was killed
nd Benor Muskus, the district representa
tive of tho Department of the interior, was
mortally wounded. ,
Fighting aubetjuenllrv -occurred at tho
town- Hall,' which war also taken by the
liberals. Among the prisoners captured by
the liberals there were tho prcfeot, guardla
and the commando ot police.
, Senor, Paretics, tbo mayor, managed to
reata the gunboat General Pinzon, which
ailed last night for a destination unknown.
The whole affair was over tn less than
three hours.
According to the latest news received
here from Panama, nothing has been heard
In that city concerning the outcome ot
General Alban's expedition against tho lib
erals at Chorrera. It Is expected that In
formation of tho recent happenings at
Colon has beon sent him. Meantime tho
government troops at Panama, numbering
about 300 men, are engaged in the con
struction ot earthworks and barricades at
the railroad bridge going Into tho city, in
anticipation of an early liberal attack.
Colonel Hhuler says no request has been
made on htm tor a special train to convey
government troops to Colon tonight. It
such a request la made It will be granted
Faroe of Liberal.
The liberals claim to have at least 700
men In possession of the different railroad
tatlons. These men would doubtless try
to prevent the passage of government
troops.- Traffic by railroad continues un
Interrupted. Marines from Machlas are
guarding the atatlon here tonight.
Communication with Panama was restored
today. This revealed that no fighting had
occurred there; that everything was quiet
and that the city was still In the hands
ot the government. The issue now de
pends on the result ot the lighting which
Is doubtless now occurring at Chorrera,
news ot which Is anxiously awaited here.
The liberals are busy raising reinforce
ments, locally. Tho are roported to have
several hundred men at different railroad
tatlons between here and Panama. The
United Htates gunboat Machlas landed
detachment ot marines here this morning.
They are now guarding the railroad station
and other property ot tho road.
At a conference between Commander Mc
Crea ot Machlas, United States Consul Mai-
mors, Superintendent Sbaler of the Panama
road and Colonol Rarrora, the commander
ot the liberals, the latter was Informed
why the marines had born landed from
Mnchlas.
Rarrara promised to guard the city with
his troops. Trains will be crossing the
Isthmus as usual tomorrow. Tliuro has
been no obstruction to tree transit ho far.
The news of the capture of Colon, which
reached Panama when communication with
that city was restored this mnrulng, was a
great surprise to the Inhabitants ut that
city.
Since the renowal of activities by Co
lombian liberals some five or six months
ago en the Isthmus an attack on Panama
has been expected at any time. After n
very stubborn and bloody battle In July of
last year the liberals almost surceeded In
rapturing the' city nnd they have recently
frequently threatened to renew tho at
tempt. July 20. 1000, the Insurgent liberal forces,
about 1,500 strong, arrived at a rallroml
tatlon but a few miles from Panama. The
next morning, Saturday, tho government
forces moved agalnat them. Sharp firing
look place for several hours. Then the
government forces jretlrrd tn a new posi
tion. At 3 p. m. .Sunday tho fighting was re
sumed. There was sharp artillery firing
by both sides. The men who wero wounded
during these engagements were carried Into
Tanama, where they were attended by the
ambulance corps of thc nrltlsh warship
Leander.
Government Well Fortified.
Fighting between the opposing forces con
tinued Monday. On Tuesday tho Insurgents
attempted to capture tho city. The govern
ment force had entrenched themselves
JContluua 4 wrSacotul fal
DICKINSON HASJJIS OWN WAY
nulgnrlan Foreign Office .'itfn F.very
lliln't l'millip In ilelng Doug
In Interest of .Mia Stone.
'''oik.&"-1A Nov- :0, Thc ''of'S'1 ot
' ''& tfflft ho Insinuations published
CKS fbacinmcnt In acting in t
office here
d abrond
s&rifctnmrnt I" acting In bail faith
In1'
MIm'
explaining Its attitude
toward i." '' tyson, affirms Its entire
readiness to"' Vsnny action suggested by
him. Thc Poti.,gn office also avers hst,
sctlng on the suggestion of Mr. Dickinson,
It caused the village of Gratachow to bn
surrounded and searched n fortnight ago,
but tho brigands were not there, it also
says that Mr. Dickinson's later statement
to the effect that tho bandits were con
ccalcd In a defile of Ilallerltza mountain, dis
trict of Duhnltr.n, could not he acted upon
by It, as an Inquiry showed the place to be
within Turkish territory
The latest intelligence received here rets
forth that thc brigands arn holding out
for a high figure of ransom snd It Is as
serted that they are able to keep their
captives as long as this may be necessary.
Mr. Dickinson, according to the Vcescrna
Poste, whose editor was a member of the
former Macedonian committee, has sent a
formal ultimatum to the brigands, giving
them six days to nccopt n specified sum
as tho ransom for Miss Stone. If this
amount Is not accepted within the tlma
mentioned Mr. Dickinson's offer will bo
withdrawn.
LONDON", Nov. 21.-Mr. Dickinson's ulti
matum to the brlgAnds, according tn a dis
patch from Sofia to the Dolly Telegraph,
specifies 12,000.
QUEEN MAYHAVEBEEN SHOT
Servian Monarch Ik Outer of Oiiilunus
Humor Indicating; Sert
oli Crista.
VIENNA, Nov. 20. An unverified story
comes to Vienna that Queon Drago was
shot in the street of Belgrade. Tho Vi
enna papers publish various rumors, one
declaring that the Servian quoen was as
snsslnntcd, another that sho was wounded
and a third that sho committed suicide.
Itcports from other sources deny the
statement that Quedn Draga was killed and
assert that tho rumor of her death was
caused by an hysterical scene with King
Alexander. There Is no reliable Informa
tion on thc subject here, but it Is believed
that a serious crisis exists In llelgradc.
JOHNNIE COMES HOME AGAIN
War Department Prepare to Itrcelve
Twenty-Third Infantry Other
Movement of Troops.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The War do
partment has completed preliminary or
rangemcnts for the accommodation ot troops
expected to nrrlvo In this country from the
Philippines In a short timo nnd for the
transportation ot other troops to the Phil
ippines, . According to plana approved by
the secretary of war today, headqnartors
and the First and Second battalions of tho
Twenty-third Infantry will take station at
Plattsbnrg narracks. N. V. Ther are ex-
pected to arrlvo at New York on the trans
port Buford on November 27. The Third
battalion of tho Twenty-third Infantry, now
station in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah,
has been transferred to Fort McPher
son, Ga.
Troops will proceed to the Philippines
according to the following schedule: On
the transport Crook, leaving New York
about December 5, the Second" squadron of
the Eleventh cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt.: ono battalion of tho Twenty-seventh
infantry, nt Plattsburg, nnd sixty men of
the hospital corps, 870 In oil. On tho
transport Hancock, sailing from San Fran
cisco about December 12, baud, nun
commissioned officers and troops of the
Fifteenth cavalry, at San Francisco, and
433 recruits, making 1.063 tn nil. On the
transport Sheridan, leaving San Francisco
about Docembcr 16, tho First squadron of
tho Eleventh cn.nlry, at Jefferson barracks
headquarters and band of the Twenty-
seventh Infantry, at Plattsburg barracks;
First battalion, Twenty-seventh Infantry,
at Fort McPherSon, a total of 791 men and
1,051 recruits, making 1,312 In all. On the
transport Buford, sailing from New York
about January 15, band, noncommissioned
officers and Third squadron ef the Eleventh
cavalry, at Fort Myer, ono battalion of the
Twenty-seventh Infantry, at Plattsburg bar
racks, and fltty-nlno recruits, a total ot
971 men.
COMPANY HAS NOTHING TO SAY
Corporation for Settlement of Rail
road Tangle Expect to Make Xo
Statement of the Terms.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Tho Evening Post
saysj In view of the threatened legislative
hostility to the forming of the Northern,
Securities company n statement made today
by one of tho officers that no formal an
nouncement of tho terms of stock" exchanges
will be made has special Interest. One of
the company officials, answering a question
today as to when a formal statement will
bo made of the terms upon which the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern shares
will be turned over, said:
"I hardly think the public need expect
any offlclnlistatement on this point. Thoro
Is no necessity for It. Official, announce
ment has been made ot the retirement ot
Northern Pacific preferred shares at par,
because In this stock there Is a largo out
standing public Interest. In the capo ot
Great Northern preferred and Northern Pa
rlflo common shares we can reach the hold
ers directly without nny difficulty, and this
we aro doing. For this roaron I do not ox
poet that any statement which can properly
bn termed official will be made In conuec
tlon with the transfer of these shares to
the Northern Securities company."
CONFESSES MANY FORGERIES
Jo tin Vcrrall, Traveling' Man, At
Irlliulen III Hutu tn Loss
of Wife,
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-John Verrall.
tin Englishman traveling nut of Cincin
nati, walked Into the police station to
night nnd utter admitting twenty or mote
forgeries committed In various parts nt
the country said ho wanted to gtve him
self up. The forgeries, ha said, aggregate
$12,000 and were committed In fourteen
clths.
Verrall sayB he loRt his wife two yearj
ago and that since that time he had gam
bled and "gone to the devil generally."
He admit a embezzling $360 from W. N.
Mayors, manager ot thc Vcstern Newspa
per association of St. Louis,
KnglUli llu' Vlrulnln l.nuil,
UOANOKK V., Nov. JO. A ile.il tor 2u,.
2S5 lUTos of lit in In Login) county. West
Virginia, was closud toJay for an English
yflOUgato,
ACUINALDO WANTS TO TALK
Format Filipiaa Aiks FamiHioa tt Addraaa
OtigrtH.
MARINES WIN BY SCALING LOFTY CLIFF
Admiral Rogers Offer Congratula
tion to Wiiller'n Command t'pou
the Capture of Rebel
Stronghold.
MANILA, Nov. 20. Agulnaldo has writ-
en General Chaffee asking tho latter's per
mission to go beforo congress nnd express
the desires of tho Philippine people.
Agulnaldo further requests to bo accom
panied by eight friends, whom ho desig
nates, four of whom are prisoners at Guaiu,
hue thc others are prominent In Mnnll.i.
Slxto Lopez, who has been In tho Unltod
States and Europe In tho luteresl ot tho
nsurgents and who Is now at Hong Kong.
lias written to Governor Taft, asking to bo
exempted from taking thc oath of allegiance
to tho United States on his arrival nt Ma
nila, alleging that this action might injuro
his labors In behalf of peace.
A fund is being raised by the federal
party tn Manila for tho purpose ot attempt
ing to prevent the execution ot tho Filipino
genernl, Istdoro Torres, who surrendered
tho American authorities In tho early
part of this year and who was lator trlod
on charges ot having violated the rules of
warfare and sentenced to death. Several
congressmen will be asked tn exert their
ntluenco In favor ot General Torres.
Pralae lor Ilrllllnnt Attnck.
Major L. T. W. Waller of tho marines
has rendered to Hear Admiral Ilogers a
full and detailed account of the attack on
November 7 by the men of his command
on the rebel stronghold at Sojotoloug.
Three Insurgent camps .wore destroyed
forty bamboo cannon worn captured and
much rice nnd other stores destroyed.
Tho rebels' stronghold was almost Im
pregnable. The trails leading to It were
lined with poisoned spears sticking from
the ground and wore filled with hidden
pitfalls. Major Waller's command attacked
tbo enemy unexpectedly.
To do this they had to scale a cliff 200
feet high. This they climbed, barefooted
over bamboo ladders. At the top they
found boulders piled ready to precipitate
upon an attacking partly.
Cnptnlu Deserve Credit.
Major Waller says ho was personally not
presont at tbo action. He praises Cap
tain David D. Porter nnd Captain Hiram
I. Pcarso for their splendid work and says
too much praise cannot bo given the ma
rines themselves, whose behavior be char
acterizes as brilliant In every respect.
The major considers the scaling of the
cliffs 200 feet high as a new feature of
warfare and says such men would be able
to do anything anywhere. Thirty ot the
enemy wero killed. The marines sustained
tew trifling wounds. Hear Admiral
Rogers has congratulated Major Waller on
the iicccpsful action by his command.
TWO ISLANDS ARE DOING WELL
Report from Gnam and Tnttilla
Shorr Prngreaa and Content,
ment 1'rcvall.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Assistant Soc
rotary ot tbo Navy Hackctt has submitted
his annual report covering matters rotating
to the Islands ot Guam nnd Tutulia, tbo
naval mllltta, tbo naval war college and a
number ot other subjects coming under his
supervision. Mr. Hackett calls attention to
the annual report of Commander Seaton
Schroeder, governor of Guam, which shows
that thc sum raised by taxation during last
year was .?r.l,3rG, a gain over tho preceding
year of $11,585. The money is applied to tho
building ot roads, the repair of bridges and
the support ot schools. Commander Schroe
der calls the attention of the department
to thi fact that It the supreme court de
elded that duties may not be levied upon
articles exported from nny state, the loss
of Income to Guam will total about $12,762,
and he asks an allotment from an emer
gency fund to meet such a possibility. The
three projects of primary Importance to
Guam, says Commander Sebroeder, are
education, good roads nnd a better water
supply. In reference to the recent trouble
with the marines in Guam, Commander
Schroeder says that the general feeling ot
satisfaction with tho new regime wan
checked somowbat by "The' detestabla Bplrlt
of lawlessness displayed by a part of tho
marine battalion." Ho Intimates that the
marines could be dispensed with entirely
In the Island, nnd says that a llttlo
company of Insular artillery, which form3
the constabulary, is "an excellent body of
respectful nnd Tollable soldiers, with whoso
Btipport alone there could bo no hesitation
tn undertaking the government ot tho
island."
In hla report tor the Island of Tutullla
Samoa, Commander Tllley says that a reve
nue of $7,600 was raised last year to defray
the oxpensrs ot tho natlvo government from
contributions from the various districts,
Mr. Hackett announces that Commander
Uriel Sebree is to assume command of tho
naval station at Tutulia in place of Captain
Tllley.
STUDEBAKER AT DEATH'S DOOR
I'lillnnthrnpUt and WnRoiimnker Snf
fern Sevtrc I'lill, Which It U
Kenrrd Will Knit I'lilnlly.
SOUTH nEND, Ind., Nov. 20. Clement
Studobaker, the well-known wagonmaker
and philanthropist, who haa been In falling
health for a year, is critically 111 at home
in this city and It Is feared that he will
not survive tho night. Mr. Studebaker,
who Is over 70 years of age, has Buffered
severely from stomach trouble. A part of
the present year he spent In Europe, hop
Ing that a change of climate would Iraprov
his health.
Ills hopes were lu a measure realized
but an bis return he met with a bad full
In New York Just after landing and has
been unwell since. Last night he had
sinking Kpe'il and was thought to be dying.
This afternoon there was another slnkln
spell nnd at 0 p. m. ma condition Is ex
ceedlngly critical and tho worst is feared
His daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Carllste
and his sons, Colonel George II, Studo
baker and Clement Studebaker. Jr., aro at
bis bedside. Mr. Studebaker Is president
of. the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturln
company.
More Trouble for rendnrvls,
.1 EFFEItSON CITY. Mo.. Nov. 20.- Sheriff
J. W, Taylor of Chautauqua county, Kan
sas, f'day nrrested Frank Pomlnrvis, who
had Jtt't been released from Hut Missouri
penitentiary, and left with tho prisoner for
KtiiixiiH, where he Is wanted In ('hiuitutuiua
county for forRery Pendarvls had Just
c mpletcd a two-year sentence from Hay
county, Missouri, for forgery, and, was
rt-armted. at tha piUwa aai
I
DIETRICH ON RECIPROCITY
ebrnskn Scnntor Sees lr'eldent and
DUcu-iars Foreign Trade
Uclatlons.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Dietrich saw, tho presl-
cnt today lelatlvo to several appointments
for thc state. Tho senator was outspoken
on reciprocity. Ho said: "I am In favor of
reciprocity if it docs not interfere with
the policy of protection to which wo arc
Indebted for our great prosperity. It seems
to ran that wo aro already doing a good
deal for our South American friends. Wo
hnvo allowed (jorfco to come In free for a
long umo ior Mulcting up or mis irauu.
Wo buy 70 or SO per cent of our coffee from
Brazil. Why can't Brazil give us some
concessions? That Is my Idea of rccl-
roclty. Reciprocity to my mind roust bo
reciprocal. It does not mean that we must
give up our standing In the world of com
merce for some sentimental Idea."
In answer to a question the senator said;
There Is nothing to give out about post-
offices at this time. The applications are
In the sweat Ing-out process and it will be
somo time before anything Is done."
Tho Samoan mission Is already rousing
tho attention of tho senators from Ne
braska, as applicants are moving to suc
ceed to the consulship mado vacant by tho
death of Judge Osborn. Already three
names are mentioned from Nebraska, O. A.
Abbott of Grand Island, Valentine Wilcox
ot South Omaha nnd Jncob Culver ot Mil-
ford. Others will undoubtedly be sug
gested when Senator Millard rearhen Wash
ington. At present tho senator from Ne
braska aro desirous of securing tho presi
dent's pledge that Nebraska shall have tho
appointment. When this is settled It will
bo tlmo enough, according to Senator Diet
rich, to snlcct tho man for thu place. Under
tho conditions existing in Samoa, Ger
many, It Is asserted, is not particularly
desirous of having tho United States ap
point a consul genoral to Apia, but, owing
to our interests in Tultulla, It Is Imper
ative that wo havo not only a civil repre
sentatlve, but also a naval representathe
In Samoa. Germany further Intimates that
If the United States is determined to ap
point a consul general that country would
like to have an American-born citizen sent
and not one born on German soil.
It Is expected thnt Senators Dietrich and
Millard will present the claims ot Ne
.braska to tho place early next week and,
having received assurances that the preal
dent will keep the place for tho state, the
Bcnatora will proceed to look over the sev
eral applications.
Auditor W. B. Andrews and wife returnod
today from a months visit In Nebraska
John M. Whlsnant of Wtttcnburg, Wis.,
was today appointed carpenter at the In
dian uchool at Chamberlain, S. D.
W. a. Taylor has been appointed post
master at Union, Cass county, Neb., vice
George A. Boose, resigned.
Tho postmaster at Clarion, la., was to
day authorized to move the postomco Into
tbo building next to the First National
bank.
B0NINE JURY IS IN THE BOX
nifflcnltr I Konml l Scene. n'Tal'-s
men of Unbiased Mlndsj o,'J'r
Woinnn Prloontr.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. At a few mtn-
utes past .1 o'clock the Jury which Is to try
Mrs. Ida Bonlne on the charge of murder
Ing James Seymour Ayres, Jr., was com
pleted and the court adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow, when n presentation ot
tho caso on behalf ot the government will
bo made. Mr. Douglas, representing Mrs
Bonlne, snld aftor thc court bad adjourned
today that he would reserve his opening
until all the witnesses for the profecutlou
had been heard. It Is expected, therefore,
thnt the tnklng of testimony will be begun
during tho forenoon session tomorrow.
The entire evasion of the court was given
up to tho securing ot tho Jury, and It was
nfter noon before an additional Juror had
been Recured. Alt told, thlrty-nlno tales
men had beon presented during the dny and
out of this number only three were ac
cepted, nine of those left in the Jury box
yesterday being retained.
Tho proceedings consisted of n dreary
round of questions intended to develop tho
mental nttltudn of the would-be Jurymen on
the question of cnpltat punishment, clrcum
stantlal evidence, etc. As on yesterdny a
number of colored men wero called, but nil
were excused either for cause or on per
emptory challenges by Mrs, Bonlne's law
yer.
During the day Judgn Anderson dlrectod
tbat the names of two of the men called tor
Jury duty bo taken permanently from the
Jury box because, bo said, tho men evi
dently were unfit for jury .duty.
Quito a number ot the man culled ex
pressed themselves as opposed to capital
punishment. Probably bait a dozen slated
that they wero opposed to tho execution o
n woman. Tno derenso used oniy cloven
arbitrary challenges. leaving nluo of tho
number allotted to thorn unused.
PRESIDENT FOR IRRIGATION
Measage Wilt Advise Aiding Reclamn
tlon of Arid I.anda Also Favori
Chinese Kmolnalon.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. President
Roosevelt In bis message to congress will
not only recommend the re-enactment ot
the Chinese exclusion act, but will go fur
ther and recommend that It bo strength
ened to increase ita efficiency. Tho presi
dent guve this Information today to Rep
resentative Needham of California. Tho
president told other western callern today
that he would call tho attention of congress
In his message to the dvlsablllty of Aolng
something to reclaim tho great arid regions
of the west.
CREPE IS A PRIVATE EXPENSE
United Mtatra Representative Abroad
Cnn n nt Chnrge Government for
Draping After MeKlnlry'a Heath,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Mr. Tracewell.
tho comptroller of the treasury, has ren
dered a decision upon a question raised by
the secretary of state as to tho allowance
of expenses Incurred by tho diplomatic and
consular ofllcen of tho Unltad States in
foreign rountrlcs In draping their residences
In mourning as a mark of respect to the
memory of the lato President McKlnlcy.
The comptroller holds that the- expenses
Incurred In this manner are not a proper
charge against the United States.
Stnunton U Given a Ship,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Commander S
A. Staunton, (lag secretary to Rear Ad
mlral Sampson during the Spanish war,
has been ordered to assume command of
the United States ship Rainbow, Rainbow
Is now being fitted at New York for ipcclal
uvUa ca tha Asiatic lUtlos ,
TRAIN CREWS DIE IN DITCH
Eaginti Art Throwa from Eaili, Mingling
ia Gigaatio Ruta.
SEVEN OF THE TRAINMEN MEET DEATH
t'nnrtecn Others, rrltli Three raaien-
Kcra, A in una' the Injured WeU
lionnd Trnln Apprnrn to Hnvo
Unregarded Orders,
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 20. A fatal
wreck occurred on tho Santa Fe railroad
ono mile west of Franconla, Arts., x
switching station twenty miles east ot
Needles, Cnl., nt 6:15 o'clock this morning.
Seven trainmen wero killed, three passen
gers nnd fourteen tralumrn Injured.
Limited trains, castbound and westbound.
Nob. 4 nnd 3 respectively, crashed together
while running at full speedi Train No. t
was drawn by two engines while the west
bound train had but ono locomotive.
The three engines were crushed and
blown to pieces by an 'voloslon which fol
lowed the collision. Both trains wero made
up of vestibulcd cars of the heaviest and
most Improved pattern and, while they
stood the terrific shock well and protected
tbo passengers to a great extent, several
ot tho cars took fire nt once and burned
up. Tho dining cars, one on each train,
one Pullman and two composite cars were
destroyed. Following Is a list of casual
ties:
The dead:
P. M. ULLIGOTT, engineer train No. 4.
H. F. GOLDSMITH, fireman train No. 3.
F. E. BAKNHARDT, bnrbor train No. 3.
WALTER DAVORAOE, waiter train
No. 3.
W. U CASE, fireman train No. 4.
H. A. ARM1TAOB, fireman train No. 4
SAM BROWN, waiter train No. 3.
Bodies ot latter three missing.
Seventeen Are Injured.
The Injured:
Joe Morse, conductor train No. 4
cut nnd scalded.
badly
R. R. Hlggins, conductor train No. 3,
badly out and scalded.
J. R. Williams, engineer train No. 3, cut
and bruised.
L. W. Fair, waiter train No. 3, bruised;
3210 State struct, Chicago.
H.. W. Webb, porter train No. 4, scalded;
3631 Dearborn street, Chicago.
Otto Bearae, chief cook train No. Z, chest
badly injured; 3632 Fifth avenue, Chtcngo.
Tony Larson, socond cook train No. 3,
head and legs badly burned; 1C4 South
Clark street, Chicago.
Monto Morton, waiter train No. 3, badly
cut about bead, body and legs; 386 Twenty
Blxth .street, Chicago.
Harry Letcher, porter train No. 3, badly
hurt, cut and bruised; 3118 State street,
Chicago.
F. Williams, slightly scalded: 351 State
street, Chicago.
Thomas H. Owen, waiter train No. 4,
hands, face and feet cut and scalded; 2075
LaSallo treet, Chicago.
J. II. Arnold, waiter train No. 4, slightly
scalded r '368- TweaWsercnth "street, Chi
cago. .1. W. Bryant, waiter train No. 4, hand
and face scalded; 544 West Fifty-fourth
place,- Chicago.
Passengers injured:
P. i J. Steenson, dislocated shoulder, lott
ankle and left wrist strained and bruised;
Pasadena, Cal.
W. L. Franklin, slightly bruised; San
Francisco.
Mrs. H. N. Gtbben, slightly-injured; Oak
land, Cnl.
Order Are Disregarded.
The collision Is snld to havo been due to
a disregarding of orders on tho part of thc
crew of thu westbound trnln, though full
particulars on this point nro as yet lacking.
From alt accounts, however, tt Is gathered
that the castbound train had orders to
tako the. Biding nt Franconla nnd await the
passing of tho westbound flyci4, which wnt.
running two hours lato and trying to make
up time.
Tha eastbound train failed to reach the
Riding and as thc westbound train did not
wait for It. tho two trnlns came together
without warning and with an awful crash.
The boiler of tho westbound train Is said
to havo exploded Immediately after the
crash, scalding to death those of the engine
crows who had not been killed outright.
Tho bodies of Case and Armltage, firemen,
train No. 4, and Sam Brown, waiter, train
No. 3, aro missing nnd It Is believed they
wero cremated In tho conflagration that
followed tho collision.
A scene ot awful confusion followed the
crash. Tne masslvo engines were piled up
In an Indescribable mass of broken and
twisted steel, while tho scalding steam
hung In a dense suffocntlng cloud over the
debris, amidst which, tho agonizing cries of
thc Injured and dying unglueraen could be
heard.
Thu heavy Pullman and composlto cars
jammed the dining und hnggage enrs upon
the heated pile of debris, carrying death
to the dining car crows and setting the
earn afire. From tbo meager details of the
scenes gathered from tho passengers It Is
learned tbat tbo sleeping cars, with one
or two exceptions, suffered slightly and as
a result tho passangors were afforded com
parative immunity from Injury.
Trnln Crew the Victim
Tho terrible results of the wreck were
confined almost entirely to the train crew.
As soon as news of the wreck reached
Needles, which Is the division headquar
ters of tho west end, a relict train was
made up and, attended by a number of phy
sicians from tbat point, was hurried to the
scone. As quickly as possible the Injured
were placed aboard and Btarted west for
Los Angeles, passing through Needles this
afternoon. Tho run from Needles will ro-
quire about seven or eight hours.
At Santa Fe headquarters In Los An
geles It wan stated that tho blame had not
been definitely fixed, but from all appear
nnces It rests with the crew of the west
bound train. Had It Btoppod at. Fran
conla and allowed thu eastbound to pass
there would havo been no wreck.1 For some
reason yet to bo learned, however, they
came on at full opced. The westbound train
carried a full passenger list from eastern
cities, but It appears none was Injured. .
MIGHTY ARMY0F EMPLOYES
Induatrliil ConimUalon Shnrra What
the Railroad Interest nf America
Ha Grown to Re,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The Industrial
commission has Issued a report on railway
labor In the United States. It shows that
railway employes In this country constitute
. nn army of nearly 1,000,000 people, with
i probably nearly 5,000,000 dependent on tho
wages paid by railroads. The report says
that for years to come the railroads will
aVaorb aa Increasing auxabar ot employee
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Knlr Thursday;
colder In Northwest Portion: Friday,
Fair, Colder In Southeast Portion! South
erly Winds, Shifting to Northerly.
Temperature nt Omaha Teaterdayi
Ilonr. )rg. llonr. Deg.
5 n. m ..... , ur 1 p. tn 411
2(1 3 p. tn nt
7 a. i ...... afl a p. in Hit
f n. in 21 4 p. m nil
i n. in na n p. m mi
in n. in...,,. ;m tt p. m....... 4H
It n. hi 4t 7 p. m 4l
l'J at 45 8 p. in 4
O p. nt 41
NO WORD MORE FROM STUEFER
Treasurer' ProtnUed Statement About
Cuming Count' Rond Deal
Vot Glen Ont.
(From a Start Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nov. 20. (Special.) The
promised statement from State Treasurer
Stuefcr to clear up bis connection with the
Cumtng county bond deal was not given
out today and Mr. S(tuofer has bnd nothing
further to say on the subject. Tho only ex
planation vouchsafed for him is that fur
nished by the Lincoln Journal, which In
sists that Stuofer's frieud, Ncllgh, had u
perfect right to take tho old bonds belong
ing to the state school fund to exchange
them for tho new bonds which ho had
bought on a speculation and sold to tun
state, minus the Interest coupons represent
ing one-half of 1 per cent for tho tlmo the
bonds wero to run beforo they were to be
rcdrotned. So far as can be ascertained
Governor Savage has not taken the matter
up yet, although it Is tho talk ot the state
house.
FREIGHTS COLLIDE AT BENTON
Hodgson nf Omaha and Other Train
men Injured Santa Clans Stock.
Ratify Scattered,
COLUMBUS, Neb., Nov. 20. (Special Tel
egram.) A bead-end collision at Benton,
between 8 nnd 4 o'clock this morning, In
which a wrongly turned switch allowed
freight No. 17 on the Union Pacific, which
bad the right ot way, to run Into No. 18
standing on tho track, resulted In serious
internal injuries about tho chest and
stomach to C. B. Hodgson of Omaha, flro
man on No. 17; a number ot cuts and
bruises to Fireman J. Kelley on No. IS, and
the spraining of an ankle tor a tramp steal
lng n ride on tho cars.
Cars loaded with Christmas goods and
confectionery were wrecked, the goods bo
lng scattered far and wide. The car next
to the engine of No. 18 was loaded with
horses, but the animals escaped Injury.
The engineer on No. 17 claims tho switch
was right until bis immediate approach,
when It was hurriedly turned by a seem
Ingly confused operator. Dr. Martrn took
the Injured Hodgson to Omaha.
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C. B. Hodgson, thc fireman lujured In tbo
Union Paclllo wreck at Benton yester
day, was brought to Omaha .on No. 4 at 10:15
o'clock and Is now resting easily at his
home. 1422 Pierce street. An examination
disclosed) thc fracture. ot a toy tibi, but bis
conuuion otnerwisc is not consiaerea sen
oui.
0WANS HURT IN A WRECK
Stock Train Hreaka tn Two and Rear
Section Collide Yvlth Knglne
it Rottom of Grnde.
STERLING, III,, Nov. 20. A Burlington
stock train broko In two near Walnut to
day and the rear section and caboose ran
down grade and collided with a freight en
gine killed one passenger, who wan burned
In tho wreck, and injured nlno others.
Tho dead;
JOHN J. BEESE, fnrmor, Erie, III.
Tbo Injured:
J; A. Baker, Pleasant Valley, la., slightly.
Harry Buck, Iowa City, bead and legs In
jured, j
F. P. Carl, Bennett, la., slightly.
Daniel Donovan, Iowa City, slightly.
F. II. Howson, Clinton, la., severely cut
about head.
Benjamin D. Hughes, Iowa City, slightly.
O. M. Hunter, residence unknown, In
ternal Injuries, certous.
A. W. Haley, Solon, la., Internal Injuries,
serious.
Charles Swlfe, Morse, la., slightly.
Five carloads ot cattle wero In the wreck
and most of tho cattlo wero .killed. .
ROSE FOUND WORTHY OF CITY
Packing Ilnnae Metropolis Pay Two
Hundred Dollar for Flower
to Rear It Name.
KANSAS QITY, Nov. 20. Roses were on
exhibition at' tho flower show in Convention
ball today. Tho greatest attraction was
the new rose, "Roso of Kansas City," which
was christened today, E. O. Hill nf Rich
mond, Ind.. Is the grower and he was
awarded the $200 prize offered for a roso
worthy to ber the name. A $200 prize
for the best display of rosea was awarded
to tho South Park Floral company, New
Castle, Ind. Among tho other winners of
first prizes were: Bassett & Washburn.
Honsdale, Ind.; J. F. Wilson, Council
Bluffs, la., and Peter Retnberg, Chicago.
STEEL WALL IS NO BARRIER
Prisoner Mauage to Cat Their "Wny
Through All Rentrnlnt nnd l.enve
,n Olew llclilnd.
OGDEN, Utah. Nov. 20. Four prisoners In
the Ogden Jail, W. II. Turner, James
Sutherland, Jnmes Hope and Gcorgo Wells,
sawed a bole 17x14 Inches through the steel
wall ot their cell last night, used tho ex
truct'.-d pleco as a gouge to bom a hole
through an elghteen-lnrh stono wall and
walked awar. Their absence was not noticed
untlf several hours later and no trace of the
escaped prisoners has been found.
Movement of Ocean Vessel Nor. SO
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from Now
York: Sylvanta. from Boston., Sailed Laki
Superior, for Halifax.
At Jxmdon Arrived Mesaba, from New
At ' Glasgow Artived-Snrdlnlan, from
Montreal.
At Naples -Arrived Columbia, from Nf.w
At Now York Arrived I laverford. trom
Antwerp. Halicu-Hi. raui, for Houtliiimp'
ton: Vaderlaiid. for Antwerp, via South
umpton and Cherbourg; Teutonic, for Liver
tinnl.
At Halifax Arrived Siberian, from dun
go' und Liverpool, via St. Johns.
At Boston Arrived Norwegian, from
Glasgow.
At Port Arthur-Arrlved-Tyr, from Port
land. Orn., via Vladlvostock.
At Cherbourg-Arrived Pretorln, from
New vorK, ior namourg.
At Houthamtitori -Arrived Philadelphia
from New York. Hailod-Kon Prlnz Wll
liolui, rrom remcn, ior .-ncw yorK, via
Cherbourg.
At Plimoulh-Arrlveil-iTetorla, from
HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Many FatalitlM Knowa ta lata RmuIuI
fraa Ctloraia Mia DliaiUr,
TWENTY-TWO BODIES SO FAR RECOVERED
Day Shift lad Jait Ooaa an Doty Wkea
Oataatrapha Ooaura.
HALF OF THE MINERS MANAGE TO ESCAPE
Oil Exita Prova SaWatiaa of Thaia in Tkelt
Vicinity.
VOLUMES tF SMOKE POUR INTO TUNNEL
Draft U Not hut Off hr lllasiinv
Until Irrrpnrnhle Dnnmwc I Done
Many Tliouwht to llnve
Rccn Suffocated.
TKLLURIDB. Colo., Nov. 20. What Is
likely to prove the most disastrous accident
that has cvor occurred In a metulllo mlno
lu Colorado resulted today fiom a flro
which burned thc buildings nt tho mouth
of the Bullion tunnel, through which tlm
Smuggler-Union Is worked and which filled
the mlno with deadly gas and' smoke. It
Is Impossible to glvo oven nn approximate
ostlmato of the loss of life, but it Is be
lieved that It will reach nearly If not quite
100. Twenty-two nro known to have per
ished. The flro started nbout 7 o'clock this
morning from a dcfcctlvo flue In tho bunk
houso at tho mouth of tho tunnol. It
quickly communicated with tho other build
ings. The densa smoke from tho burulmi
bunkhouse, which was saturated with oil,
began pouring Into tho tunnel, which, with
the shafts of tho mine, acted as a chimney
Tbo day shift had Just gono on duty and
beforo they could bo warned ot their dan
ger tho love! slopes wero filled with smoke
and gas. As soon as tho mou became
awaro of their danger efforts were mado to
reach tho surface through various exits
and about bait of those In tho mlno escaped.
It will bo Imposslblo to ascertain tho num
ber still In the mlno for soveral hours ou
account of the gas In some of tho levels.
Old Opening Available,
The Smuggler-Union Is ono of the oldctt
mines In tho district nnd haa several aban
doned openings, some of which aro avail
able. Most of thoao who escaped did so
through tho old Union workings and tho
old Sheridan tunnol. A rescuing party cut
a connection from the Commission work
ings adjoining and took out part ot tha
men. '
Although the buildings were quickly con
sumed tho denso smoke continued to pour
into tho tunnel and It was nut until 3
o'clock this afternoon that tt occurred to
the management to shut off the draft liy
blasting rock into the tunnel It is ..be-.,
lieved by mining meit-thathdthls"be'n
done as soon as the flro tart?d alfMoss of
life might havo been avoided.
Twenty-Two Rodle Recovered.
At 8 o'clock twenty-two bodies bad been
taken out. These have been Identified asi
AUGUST KAANTA.
ALLEN HENDERSON.
CHRIS MAKI.
TORTENETOR KNOS. the shift boss.
WILLIAM WARFIELD.
JOHN PETERSON.
WILLIAM JONES.
WILUAM GRAHAM. . .
FRANK JADRA.
MART JADRA.
GU8 SUNDERBERG.
OB1TA RBBATTA.
ANTON ANBTI. . .
JOHN GROSSON. - , '.
LEWIS BEOIOIN. '
E. DAHLNSTRON.
JOE NELSON.
JOHN AHONONE.
MARK STARK.
ALEX SOLEMAN.
SOREY BARKLBY. time boss.
JAMES SUNSTRUM.
Hugh L. O'Neill, tho engineer, was taken
out alive, but Is not expected to recover.
Every physician in Tcllurldo was sum
moned to tho mlno nnd was kept busy at
tending thoso of the rescuers who were
ovorcomo with gas.
Seventeen of the twenty-two bodies found
were on tho seventh level. Between sev-
enty-flvn and ninety men wero working on
the ninth level and this has not yet been ex
plored. On account of the gaa aud smokn
these levels could not be entered because
of tho danger of suffocation for twelvo
hours after the flamw started.
ManiiKer Are AIimciiI.
TELLURIDE, Colo., Nov. 20. Tho Smug
gler-Union Mining company, which nwm
tho mlno and tunnol, Is compound nf New
Work and Boston capitalists. A. L. Col
lins and J. B. Lawrence, managers of thn
company, nro both absent, the former being
tn New Mexico and tho latter in Now York.
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Killing W. A. Tran
hnrgrr. OSWEGO, Kan., Nov. 20. Wllllora G.
Reed was convicted of murder In the first
degree hero today for killing W. A. Trsn
barger on July 22, Louis Tranbargcr, a
son of tho dead man, married Reed'H daugh
ter. Tho marrlngo wan an unhappy one
and tho young couple soon sepnrnted.
In tho division of their personal effecli
a family feud was hatched, which culmi
nated In tho murder of tho elder Tran
barger by tho girl's father. The two Trim
bargors wero driving pnst Rood's farm
when tho lattor shot nnd killed W. A.
Tranbargor. The son, who was tbo only
oye-wltness, testified that the aesault was
without Immediate provocation.
VAN SANT INVITES "NEIGHBORS
Minnesota Ksruntlvn Will Amlt Other
Cnvernor to .loin Fight Against
llnllronri Combine,
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Nov. 20. The fol
lowing statoment was given out from Gov
ernor Van Sant'B office today:
Owing to the great interests of the states
west of us and the great desire to see tho
attempt to consolidate the Great Northern
and tho Northern Pnclflu lines resisted,
Governor Van Hunt hna concluded to Invito
the governors of- tho states having nntl
consolidation lawn similar to those of Min
nesota to Join In nn effort to light the groat
railway trust. .
It Is understood that n conference of the
governors Is to be planned to consider thu
best methods of flghtlug tho Northern
Securities company' preparations in tha
cfliuta add by now leglelatloa It nocejiarr.
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