TLIK OMAHA DAILY JJEE: l1 HI DAY, PISCK.MHEH 20, li)01.
N
MEN DIE IN TERRIBLE AGONY
Til Wtikmii Pulik til Othn Injtrid ii
G EipWsioi.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE GHASTLY SCENE
Victim nt Work on I'lntform KlKlity-1-Mvc
I-'cet Aliovi the (rouiiil
When Tin-)- Meet
( Their Doom,
l'lTTSnuiia. Dec. m. Ten men wcro
burned to death and four Injured by an ex
plosion of gas at the Soho furnaco of Jones
& Lniighlln, limited, In Second nvenue, near
Brady streot tonight. Tho explosion was
caused by a slip In tho furnaco, tbo gas and
flames belching upward through tho bell.
The men wero on tho furnaco platform,
tlghty-flvo feet abavo the ground.
Dead:,
ANDREW SBIlt, 20 years of ago single.
OEOHQK SHISUL, 20, wife and two chil
dren. OEOItCJB SEMAGO, 25, Blngle.
MICHAEL. MILO, 22, single.
MICHAEL OAZDOVIT55; 26, wife and three
thlldrcu.
JOHN MA8KV, 27, wlfo and three chil
dren. , JOHN KE!tECJE, 22, single.
JOSEPH FIIANKOW1TZ, 20, single.
JOHN KNOCHANKA, 20, single.
OEOIIOE VALICIO, 38, wife and three
children.
Injured:
John Yonsho, 25,' single, not expected to
rceoycr; frightfully burned about face and
body.
John Sabol, 2r, not expected to recover;
burned all over body.
Michael ,rctrovltch,. 23, will recover.
John Troloskl.
Cnuulit In llir I-'urnnec.
There were nineteen mcn In the furnace
when tho explosion occurred. Fifteen of
them wero caught In the Unmet), two of
them escaping with slight Injuries. Tho
other four wero tho regular mcn cmployod
us top fillers and escaped without Injury.
Tho explosion wns cnuscd by the gas be
coming encat-od In a crust of Binder form
ing at tho bottom of tho furnnce.
A wheelbarrow containing ore had been
ecnt up to tho mcn and when (hey went to
dump ,lt Into tho bell of tho furnace they
pushed It over too far and It rolled Into tho
hopper. Tho barrow weighed 000 pounds
n tul was too heavy for tho four men to
raise. Tho fifteen laborers, nil Hungarians,
wcro then sent up to assist them. Had It
not been for tho barrow accident no one
would hnvo been hurt, as tho regular men
know how to protect themselves nt silcll
Union, as similar explosions aro of frequent
occurrence
Whon tho gas let go, a panic ensued on
tho Binall plntform about tho top. The mcn
mndo a rush for thn elevator, but It had
cono down and thcro was no escape. To
Jump meant death, and to remain on the
platform was Just as ocrtnln doom
Tho 'tons of molten motul and llnmos fell
upon them and burned ten mcn to death
Tholr .bodies dropped to tho roof of tho
mill, tilghty-flvo foot below, every bono
brokon and an unrocognlzablo mass of
human-tlesh.
Hurry calls wcro Bent to the police nnd
inorguo: Patrols from all sections arrived
before 7 o'clock and tho inorguo wagon was
with them. Tho bodies of somo of tho
dead, nnd mnny of tho Injured, wcro strewn
about' tho yard beneath tho furnace, soma
nt tho dead baying fallen from tho slippery,
root 10 mo grounu.
Tho cries of the Injured broke the still
ness which irnd spread over tho plnco wl,en
- I
tho fury of thu explosion and 'tiro had
abated.
To remove tho dead from the roof of the
mill It was found noccssary to get hook nnd
laddor No. 13, and the flremon carried the
burned, charred and misshapen masses of
humanity to tbo morgue wagon and placed
them there.
Take Injured to Hospital,
When tho dead wero removed the Injured
were then looked after.
Tho Injured wero hurlred to tho Mercy
hospital
At 0 o'clock Thomas Jones nnd Arthur
Young, managers of tho plant, cave out the
statement that nlno men wero killed and
flvo Injured. They say that ordinarily only
three men work on top of the furnace, but
this morning about 6:15 o'clock one of the
henvy Iron wagons used In taking up thn
ore to tho top of tho furnace got stuck on
tho top of the structuro and the three men
sent tor assistance. A few men went up,
but thoy could not niovo tho wagon, nud
more wont up until tho number reached
fourteen. It was whllo they wero trying to
get tbo wagon rolcnscd that the fatal ex
plosion took place.
All tho men at work on top of tho fur
unco wore Slavs and Poles, Nine of thorn
wero killed outright and three of tho flvo
taken to Mercy hospital arc so badly hurt It
Is feared they will die. No cases were
taken to tho South Side hospital, as at Am
reported. Eyo "witnesses say that It was
tho, moat horrible sight they evor wit
nessed. Thfcy y that when the explosion
took plnco there was ouo loud report -nnd
tho murky heavens wore Illuminated with a
great sheet of flame, allowing the men on
top of thu furnaco running about, gesticu
lating wildly. Tho (lames and hot metal
looked Ilka a volcnno In notion. Five of
tho men wore blown oft tho top of tho fur
nace and, strange as It may seem, these
men aro tho ones that are still living, Oth
cm hung' on the ratling, eomo on the out
sldo, otherB on' tho Inside, until tholr cloth
ing wan burned off. Two of the Ylctlm.t.
hanging on tho outsldo hold on nnd re
mained tenaciously clinging to tho ratlins
until tholr fingers were burned off. They
then fell to tho roof ot the mill, dead
Seven of tho victims wore found dead on
tho platform ot the cupola. These were
completely denuded of clothing by the
llames and their bodleB wero burned almost
to a crisp.
I'edentrlnua Ilnvc itrrmv IJnenpe
Tho company says that tho night turn
was Just getting ready to quit work and
that Bonie of tho day crow wero at work on
tho placo. They say that they nro unabln
to glvo out any names, as tho mci are only
known by check numbers, and until tho pay
roll 1b gouo over; their nnmoa cannot bo
learned by them at least. In order to ox
pedlto tho Identification ot the victims the
management ot tho plant sent tor George
rltllo ot 2400 Second nvenue, a saloon
keeper and Interpreter, and he went to tho
morgue and Identified some ot thu victims.
Hundreds ot pedestrians on Second ave
nue had narrow escapes from instant death
whon tho oxploslon occurred, Tons ot ore,
coko und hot clndera and somo pieces
weighing almost three pounds ralnod down
on second avenue and many had to run Into
houses and stores tor protection
Car No, S69 ot the Homestead division
was passing Just at the ttmo tbo gas let
go. Tho coko and other material tailing on
the car, which had tweuty-flvo passengers
aboard, caused a panic and many Jumped
Constipation
Headache, biliousness, heartburn, indi
gestion, and nil liver Ills are cured by
Hood' Pills
Mi bjr all drutilsti. 25 cent.
off and more would have followed had not
tho coolness of the conductor saved them.
Nono of the passengers were In the least
Injured, but Till were badly scared.
ond a atl(, a forco of flty mcn WM put
to work to clean It off tho track. Trnfllc
was Impeded, but within half on hour after
tho accident all tho tracks wero cleared.
Kiniilu) Art- I'mile-StrleUen.
When the explosion occurred the mcn In
the plant bocamo panic-stricken and al
most every employe of tho place left his
work nnd rushed to tho street. Only a few
reported back for duty by 9 o'clock. The
mcn thought tho entire .plant was, doomed,
and In their excitement thought of nothing
but sclf-prcsorvatlon,
As soon as the smoke died away tho com
pany's surgeon, Dr. J. W. McKennan, nnd
thrco nenr-by physicians, were summoned
and they attended the Injured. Tho living
victims wero carried to one of tho of'lces
and hurried to .(he ,Mcrcy hospital as soon
as ambulances arrived.
The people residing about the furnace and
for blocks on cither side were ba'dly scared.
They rushed from, their homes ahid h few
minutes after tho report had sounded
throughout Soho thousands of people gath
ered abotit the ' furnace'. Women whose,
husbands were employed In tho plant, moth
ers whoSo 'sons worked there, and slstem
whoso brothers wore. In the plant, formed
part of tho crowd. With tears In their
eyes they waited with bated breath to learn
who wero victims of tho catastrophe. Some
wcro fntc,d to hear sad news, for amonc th
crowd wero wives or .relatives ofomo of
tho dead. When they -learned of tho deaths
of their loved ones they burst Into tears
nnd some of, them nro on . tho vergo of
mental collniisor
A Inter report, suys tho explosion was
caused by n "slip" In tho fumade. Two
of vlctlms.. ,Ycrc roum,
In tho -stock
yard of the, plain, 2S0 7irils frp.ni .tjio fur
nace. They wcro horribly burned, but had
they not been they would havu been killed
by such n forco. Every bono In their bodies
seemed to have been broken".
.Mtil-i llorrllile Dentil.
The rtcst distressing featuro of tho dis
aster was the burning of Frnnkowicz. He
was reen by tho thousands of people whj
were on tholr way to .work to run' to the
platfo"m railing and leap Into tho sir. Ho
was a mass of Haines as he whirled through
thn air. Ho fell on tho stockyard shod nnd
literally burned to death bofnro the eyes nf
tho crowd fifty feot below, who hail no wny
to reach him. When tho explosion occurred
burning heaps of clndera settled arpund tho
mcn almost kneo deep. Their shrieks were
terrible and tnolr frantic efforts to save
themselves were pitiful In tho extreme.
General Mannger J, 11. Laughlln said today
that the nccldont was one of the most dis
astrous that had occurred In the history of
tho company.
Tho mcn seemed doomed to that awful
end," ho said. "Tbcy had Just started to
get tho barrow out when tho explosion
occurred. In another mlnutn they would
havo been nway from tho place. Tho nature
of tho explosion Is easily explained. .Among
furnaco men It Is known ns a 'slip, by
this wo mean that tho gas becomes en-
cnBctf hy clmcrs am, cok(J bctoralnB
gummed, forming n crust In the furnace.
"Tho gas accumulates nnd then the pres
sure becomes so great that, U forces. Itself
inrouen mo crust, usunny u uiuv iuu
hopper bolts off. The top fillers know when
this Is expected. - They are Instructed to
take tho elevator and go to the ground.
"The top tillers, heard the explosion nnd
told tho men to como away. I suppose
they had 'taken hold of the ore barrow and
did not hear them. Tho blast of llames shot
up" und they wore killed nnd tho 'others
became s6confnscd by their burnlng'clotheB
and tho Bmoke rtid't "they' dlf riot :ieallza
hpw to save, themselves.. ,.Thcso, rucn werq
nor cn the p-lattrim h
"Qnmn nnranna trintlirSI It
Soma persons thought the mcn were
caught by n mass of molten metal; this was
not so. It was only tbo light contents that
wns blown through tho bell. No ouo can
bo blamed for the accident. All the men
could havo escaped If they had listened to
tho top fillers' warning."
DEATH RECORD.
.Ineoli .tliiuck.
WAHOO, Neb., Doc. 19. (Special.) Jacob
Mauck of Weston died yesterday morning
nftor nn UlneBs of several weeks. Ho was
nearly 61 years of ngo nnd enmo from Olb
Bon county, Indlann, to Saunders county
twenty-nlno years ago, settling on a home
stead In Chapman precinct. He has been
engaged in the real estnte nnd collection
business and wns Justlco of tho peaco tor
twelve years. Ho leaves a wlfo nnd flvo
children, Will T. Mauck of Wnhoo, Mrs.
Wlllnrd Hagcnbuck, Martha' Mauck and Sam
D, Mauck of Weston nnd Mrs. M. O. Worrnll
of Elkhorn. Thn funeral will bo from the
Methodist Episcopal church In Weston Fri
day and the body will bo placed In tho
Qreonwood cemetery nt Wahoo.
Wife of MiiKimtc Unit.
PORTLAND, Oro., Dec. 19. Mrs. Kmmn
S, Hall, wlfo of Lewis A. Hall, president of
the Port Lumber company of New York and
Boston, president' of the Pacific & Northern
Idaho Hallway company nnd president ot
tho Hall & Munson Lumber company ot
Hay Mills, Mich., died suddenly from n
f.roke of apoplexy In bcr apartments In.
the Hotel Portland today.
Krncrtt 1'loeKer.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial,) Tho funornl services of Kruest
Ploogor, who died last Monday night of
cancer of the stomach, were 'held in St
Paul's Evangelical, church this, afternoon,
Itov, Mr. Fround officiating. Ploeger lived
In Plattsmouth nineteen years und leaves
a wlfo and flvo children, -all living .In
Plattsmouth. Ho was; -a member 'of tho
Woodmen of tho World.
l'loneer Hunt- Hull .Mivnnu er.
COLUMBUS, 0.,'Dec. 19. Jnlries II. Olf-
ford, for many years prominent lu tho base
ball world ns managor ot tho Washington
"Senators," St, Louis "Browns" nnd of tho
Clncinuntl "Itods" itnd mony other clubs,
died todny of ncuto Brlght'B disease after n
short Illness. The decunsod brought Into
prominence the . I) rut loft-handud pitcher.
Mr. Glfford has been for fourteen years In
tho mall -nervieu.
Georite Yoiuiit.
FREMONT, Neb,, Dec. 19. (Special.)
Tho tuntrnl of Georgo Young, ono of tho
earliest settlers .of Dodge county, wns held
today. He was born tn Scotland March30,
1823. On July 4, 1S56, ho sottled on a farm
In Union township, where ho had lived since.
Ho leaves a wife, ono son, Seth W. Young,
born In 1SSC, who Ib said to bo tbo first
whlto male child born In Dodgo county, and
two daughters, Mrs. N. II. Gale and Mrs.
Georgians Kceton ot North Bend.
llolieit Molr. Sr,
BURLINGTON, Ia Dec, 19. Robert Molr,
Br., aged 77, a banker of Oquawka, III,, died
at tho homo ot his daughter, Mrs, George
Tracy, hero today after a lingering lllneis.
His wealth Is computed at $1,000,000.
M'lllliim llalleiitlne.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 19. William llal
leiitlne, a pioneer wholesale grocer of St,
Louis, whero ho lived forty years, dlod hern
today, agod 93, Burial will bo In St. Louis.
Sulelde of Former KiinmiH .Mayor.
Gl'THHIK. Okl Dec. 19. Thomas Olbbln,
a farmer near Ashley, Okl., committed sul
rlilo bv Rhootlnc himself vesterdnv in a
hotel ot Augusta, Ho was formerly mayor
of LUKe, Kan.
TWO TRAINMEN ARE RILLED
Acoidmt Das to Failtiri f Eigiietr tt Ob
lerte Orderi.
ENGINEERS JUMP AND ESCAPE DEATH
l'nii'NKcr LIUt'Vtlsf !. ft for Life.
Thin ileducliiir l.n rue .Viltulier t
Filial It I e, Wlileli lit l'lrxt
deemed Imminent.
SAN FllANCISCO, Dec. 19. North and
Bouthbotind Southern Pacific coast limited
trains, running between this city and Los
Angeles, cunio together lu a head-on col
lision 'at 'Uplands early this morning. A
flruniau ntid uxpress messenger wore killed
and twenty-llvo passengers more or less
seriously Injured, probably not one fatally.
The dead.
WILLIAM GARLAND, fireman on south
bound train.
OW.EN A. THUHUEH, Wclls-Fnrgo men
scnger. Among the Injured nro:
John, Jotdnn, Kochcstcr, N. Y., bruises
on head.
George Meeker, Bradford, S. 1)., slightly
cut In wrists.
;A. S. Wnkelleld, Missouri, hands cut.
CharUs Wmisoh, Tranquility, O., shnktn
up..
Mrs. Gertrudo Stewart, Delta, Cold,,
bruised over eye nnd neck sprained.
lloth engines were practically demolished
and tho baggage, smoking and chair cars
ot the northbound train were burned. None
ot the passengers or ears of tho southbound
train were Injured. The only passengers
hurt wero those In thu smoking and day
coaches ot the northbound train. In the
smoker were halt n dozen Italian lr rcTA.
Four of them wero bndly bruised and
scalded by escaping steam.
Illume for Aeelilent.
The accident was due, tho railroad officials
say, to the failure of Engineer Coffey of tho
northbound train to follow out his order,
which Instructed him to wait ut a siding nt
Uplands until the southbound passed. In
stead of wnltlng tho train passed tho siding
at tho rate of thirty miles an hour.
Halt u mllo beyond It run Into the south
bound train, which wns coming nt nn equal
rate of speed. Just ns the engines came to
gether tho crews Jumped for their lives, nil
escaping except Fireman Garland. Just as
he was about to leap the locomotive over
turned and he waB caught beneath Its mnss,
Thu engineers ot both trains before Jump
ing reversed their engines and set tho
brakes.- In tho tiro which resulted part ot
the mall and a number ot express packages
wcro burned.
Among thu passengers thero happened to
be two physicians nud tho Injured received
prompt nttcntlon. On the northbound train
thero wcro several olllclals ot the Southern
Pacific. Manager Alger wns on nn Inspec
tion trip and had with him It. Koehlcr, man
ager of the lines In Oregon, nnd J, H. Lowls,
superintendent of the Carson & Colorado
railway.
Anlx(iiiit Mummer' Theory.
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 19. Tho state
ment that Mr. Krutzchultt of tho Southern
Pacific wns on tho northbound train that
wn wrecked Is erroneous. On No. 9 were
several officials of the Southern Pacific, In
cluding Manager Alger, who wcro on an In
spection trip. Mannger Alger sent-word to
tho city that fortunately thcro wero two
doctors' aboard the train nnd that every
thing possible was being, done for tho com
fort of tho wounded.
H. N. Foster, assistant to the manager,
said:
Engineer Coffee hnd received his Instruc
tions to meet No. ') at Uplands nnd rnn
past the switch. He has been for four
years bu that rim and It Is nlmnst Incred
ible that lie should havo overlooked his
orderB. It Is said that the conductor tried
to rench him. Thpro Is no possible nxciwo
for the m. gleet of Engineer Coffee. The
only people who were Injured were In the
day coach of No, U. None f tho Pullman
passengers wcro hurt.
TWENTY ROUNDS TO A DRAW
Clnrenec Koi'Iicm nml .Inek O'Keefo
Hove a Lively Go Wit li
on t IIcHmIoii,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.-(Speclnl Tele
gram.) Clarence Forbes and Jack O'Kecfe,
both of Chicago, fought twenty rounds to
a draw In Convention hall tonight. For
the llrst thirteen rounds the men wero cau
tious and few effective blows were landed.
Beginning with tho fourteenth round, how
ever, tho men began to mix It up lively and
O'Keefo put Forbes to the tloor with a
right to the jaw, but he came up with a
rush nnd forced tho lighting to the end
of the round. Both men wero distressed
when the cone sounded.
Forbes wns tho aggressor during tho rest
of tho go and at times ho had u Keefo be
wildered, Forbes used a right swing nnd
left chon across tho face most effectively
nnd O'Keefo used a Jab which worried
Forbes greatly. W hllo Vorbes was badly
bruised at tho end of tho mill, ho was much
fresher thnn O'Kecfe, The hitter escaped
with hardly a hcratch. O'Keefo was In
the poorer condition, hut weighed ten
pounds more thnn Forbes.
DIXON LOSES THE BATTLE
Former l'eutlierveluli t Cliiiiniiloii In
lleHteil liy Aiitln Hlee In
Twenty lloiiuilN,
NEW LONDON. Conn.. Dee. 1!). Tho
hardest nnd fastest light that this city hnn
witnessed took place tonight, when Austin
nice of New London nnd George Dixon of
New York mot for twenty rounds nt 122
pounds. Dm lug thn early rounds Dixon
led often for itlce'B head, but had little
success u innaiug.
' Up to the tenth round Dixon wns slug
glsh, but In the tenth ho commenced to
show nemo of his old-tlmo footwork nnd
from that, on grow stronger. Tho twentieth
round was tho hardest of nil, tlrst one man
hnvlnir the advantage nud then thn other.
Several times Rico landed good blows, but
jack ot foreo prevented n knockout. Both
men wero lighting strongly when the gong
sounded nnd Itoferee Pollock gave Klco
the decision.
BALTlMOBi:, Dec. 19. Georgo Dixon, thn
former featherwelKht clmmnlon. and Joo
Tlpmnn of this city hnvn been matched to
nnv lu-eiuv rounds ueiore me. lvincKer-
booker1 Athletic club of this city 011 Decem
ber 20.
TERRIBLE TURK FINDS A MATCH
I OWIl
Fanner
Athlete
"WreNtU-M (he
for Xenrly nn
Hour.
(i In 11 1
DAVENPORT, In., Dec. 19. Mourndalah
"Tnrrlhln Turk No. 2." wns wrestle.l to It
standstill tonight by "Farmer" Martin
Burns, The Turk attempted to throw four
Iowa wrestlers, including minis, in nn
hour. He dlsnoscd of John Voss of Dav
eunnrt nnd Horace Carter ot Dixon in
eighteen minutes, but Burns wrestled
with him tho test of the hour.
Another Terrible Turk.
Terrible Turk No, 2 Is nnxlous to glvo
Omnhn wrestlers a chance to meet him tn
this city, either one nt a time or two. The
Beo has received tho following challenge
from his mannger nnd bnckor, Mardlros
nimrlson of Davennort. Ia.:
"I wish to make a chnllonge, I have
the Terrible Turk No. 2 and have been
traveling from coast to const for tho past
two years. This man can throw nny nro
fcsslnnnl wrestler four times In nn hour, or
I will match him ngainst nny two prores
slnnnls to n Mulch match. I will back my
man from tVn to 1500 nnd will deposit the
money wun me umaim nee.
"Hoonov of Chlcnuo or Char es W itt
iner nt Clnelnnntl nro nreferred. My
men havi defeated mnny fnmom wrestlers
in Europe and America, Mich ns Jenkins
unit iiecn uison,
"I hnvn nnnther wrestler with tho Turk,
a Roumanian whom I will match ngnlnst
nnvhodv to wrestlf to the finish, ratoh-ns-
catch-can style, I would Ilka to hear from
soma wrestlers, I also neara tnat itooney
nnd Wlttmcr hnvu a mnti h to come off
ut Sluux City?
"Xlv rhnlln-inrt la minn In the world.
Should nny one accept kindly telegraph mo
core Hotel Downs, Davenport, In., nt ray
exponso nnd we will be there
BILLY LYOiWDOES FEATURE
I'm urlte
flues lo Pnit In
Kelly In Suit.
He.
I. end with
SAN FllANCISCO, Dec. 19.-One of tho
features of the' racing nt Oakland today
wn the vlctorv of Hilly Lyons, who at one
tltno was quoted nt 100 to I. He wns one Of
n poor Held that met In the opening event
nnd wns fairly well played, going to tho
post nt 30 to 1, with Kelly In the saddle,
nnd won driving by n hend from Gold
llaron, a 2.", to 1 shot, with Tommy Hums
up. The rldo Armstrong gave Favorite In
the hurdle luinilleap did not suit the JudgeR
una they suspended him Indellnltely.
The rneo wns won by Phil Archibald, with
Mnseo Rocond. ICsternclI wns the medium
of n heavy play In the live furlongs event,
but Jacqueminot, led most of the wny and
won easily. Johnny For? tor landed tho
purse for lilrri from Thu (tlver hy h heud.
Jnrrletterre O'Orr, tho favorite, stopped
after setting the pace. Impromptu, thn
second choice, wns left at tho pdst In the
seven furlongs race. Ho swerved nml
bumped Into Mchnnu. Jim Hale beat
'Ediin. llrown a n,eck. Results;
First race, quo mile, selling: Hilly Lyons
won, Gold Huron second, Limelight third.
Time: l:42Vfc. '
Second rnce, five furlongs, selling: Jac
queminot won, Esterncll second, Cnthcjlo
ihlrd. Time: l:01W.
Third nice, nrw mile and a quarter, Inirdlo
handicap: Phil Archlbnld won. .Masco sec
ond, Fnvorlte third. Time: 2:21H.
Fourth race, thlrteen-slxteenths of a
mile, Felling: Commissioner Forstur won,
The Giver svcoud, Mllns third. Time; 1:21.
Fifth rnee, seven furlongs: Jim Hale
won, Edna llrown second. Ucrnota third.
Time: 1:204.
Sixth jnee, one mile, selling: Hcrnnps
won, Cougar second, Grand SaWni third.
Time: l:4l!&.
FOUR OF FIVE FOR FAVORITES
Hurler linn (irlx hi on First Houiiil
Without 111 I ti -
NEW CHILEAN'S. Deo 19.-Favorltes won
four of tho races oh todny'n card, flnrter
linn won tne unrn rnco ui mo long price or
.) to l without liaeKing. me stnnie nitrin
uted tho win to the running of the hrse
without blinkers. Tim Wnldo bovH. Jed
'iiio wniuo
nnd Willie, who iiccompnnled tho t'orrlgnn
tunic to Kiiginmi, arrived touay kchiiiih:
First rnee. rIx nml n half fiirlonus. Roll-
ns: Hoomernek won, Death second, Little
licit uorner third. Time: 1:21.
Second race. live furloncs. sclllnc: Marie
Hello won. trfidvllko second. Lady Urock-
way tniro. Time: 1:0154.
Third rnee. mnn mllo nml nn clulith. sell
Ing: Onrtcr Han won. Monos second, Juno-
wood third. Time: l:c.i.
Fourth rnce. seven riirlnnuR: semicolon
won, ! icuron second, .lonnnie .ucuurtoy
third. Time: 1:2s.
Fifth nice, onu mile una a .sixteenth, sen
ng: trehor won, KingHteii second, uov
rnor uova tn rd. Tltno: 1 ii i.
Sixth rnce. one mllo: Imp, Mint Sauce
won, Plcderlch second, ! rash third. Time
ATLANTIC DEFEATS RED OAK
Illuti School GlrlV llfinliet IIhII Tenm
I'lny ,11 Lively
flume.
ATLANTIC Tn.. Dee. lfl.-(Snccla1 Tele
gram.) The Atlnntlc High school hnsket
hall team won its first iranie last evening.
I hey met hnd defeated tho nigh scnooi
tenm of Red Oak. 38 to 20. This was tho
first basket ball game ever played here
unci the miori house was filled with shoe-
tutors when time was called for tho tlrst
half. Tho Red OaK girls wero heavier
and older than the locals, but were no
match for the Atlnntlc girls, nlthough Red
Oak hnd n big. advantage in mo rules
thev Insisting on tilavhnr under ladles
rulcH, while tho local team had been prnc
tlclng by the, men's rules. Tho Red Oak
ulrl.q wfcro necommtnlcd bv n. good crowd
of rooters ami jill.imnscd nn onjoyablo
time. They returned home this morning
wen n eased vrim t heir treatment a id
hopeful of a different result If a return
game can be arranged.
OMAHA TO CLOSE CONTEST
llartoii l.etvln Win l.nureln nt Knil-
hiin City .ShootluK Tour
nnment. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 19.-fSnecial Tele
gram.) Barton' Ievls of Norborne, Mo., n
young man practically unknown to the
fust compnny partlclmitltiK In tho mid
winter shoot nt Uluo River park, wnB high
man today, with nlnotv-llve out or a nossl
hie 105, in seven of the ten Dickey bird
events. Tho dnv wns raw nnd all condi
tions were ngainst record work. Tliu mtm
pleB wero thrown by the Sherman trap, an
invention by a local man, which worked
to perfection. Darkness came on before
tho ten events wero finished nnd they will
bo concluded tomorrow. Hodges Is hut ono
point behind Lowls. Tho Hazard cup. cm
bleniutte of tho world'fi live bird chamnton
ship, will be contested for tomorrow und
1110 crncK Haois 01 ine country win cum
pete. The tournament will close tomorrow
with the Kansas Clty-umnim team snoot
Three Favorite Win,
CHARLESTON. S. C. Dec. 19. Three
favorltrH w.in nt tho exposition race truck
today. Deadly Nightshade, a henvlly
pluyed fnvorito in the fourth race, fell
In tnnklng tho first turn, but wns not
serloutlv hurt. JocKev White received
onlv sllitht Inlurles. A light fall of snow.
which soon melted awny, made tho day a
little uncomfortable, summaries:
First race, seven furionga: uominis,
won, . l-nzurus t-jsq. seconn, iwario 1101
ton third. T mo: 1:31,
second rnce. six furlnnKs: Certain won.
Dewey D second, Nellie u third. Time
1 .00
Third race, selling, mile: Aborigine won.
Mnrk Hnnna second, . Ktngalong- third.
Time:
Fourth rnce. llvo nnd one-half fur ongfl.
selling: intcnstring won. unrrison sec
nnd. .Me third. Tltno: 3 i,
Kirth rnce. six and onc-nn t rurionus:
Tromor won, Leila Btirr second, Tarn Curl
third. Timo: i:.&',i.
German licit t Gnte Clfyn,
The Oermnnn dofentcd the Onto Cltys
two nut of three games last evening at
l3ntz & Williams' alloys, making the two
teams tie for Hceouu place, score:
1K1U ANH.
1st. 2d. Sd. Total.
Stnpcnhorst ISO 210 108 5W
Weber ira us 1&7 a
Wcymuller 172 1S KM Mr,
licseun 1... 10 in i:
A. Krug 171 183 178 5
Total SR2
905 Ml
2.631
QATl'4
CITYS.
1st. 2d.
M. Total
Huntington l2 173
137
Hartley m iw
Conrnd 208 lf
HO
IKS
1!l!)
171
Sheldon iw Ja
Scamnn Ill LI
Total 9lfi SCO S35 2.017
Gardner Amilnxt WhltlnUer.
Tonight Ik the tlmo of tho murh-dlscussed
fight between Oscar Unrdner, tho "Omaha
Kid" of old. and Jack Whlttnker. tho
colored Ind who has shown such good. form
and nerve recently. The mcn will go
twenty rounds nt vn pounds, unrdner is
really In good condition ticatn. after mnny
yenrs of remissness in this way. In the
solid, slender active mnn of today It Is
luinl tn rernirn zh the llabbv. Blow-KOlng,
stertorous brcnthlng flnrdner who has been
lighting tho rounds ot tho west, hit or miss,
for so long. The light oecurfl at Blum's
hall In South Otnnha ond thero will be two
four-round preliminary bouts and a battlo
royni.
I'ollee Siuve Flwliler.
flTlAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Dec. 19. Kid
Goulette of Rochester, N Y., nnd Joo
Lennnnl nf ilurrnlo fought nine rounds n
a ten-round mill nt the Olympic Athletic
club tonight. Qouletto weighed 127 pounds
nnd Leonnrd 141. i'or uio nrsi nvo rouna
nmilettn was the airitressor nnd nut tin
fierce light, but the heavier weight of hi
opponent told on him and In tho ninth th
"Kid" wns all but out when the bout wa
stopped by the ponce,
II Ik- .leff ComlnK.
James Jeffries, champion heavyweight
prize fighter of tne world, win go six
rnuniln In nn exhibition bout with Ills
brother Jack nt tho Trocadero Saturday
night. Thero will bo a rousing name royal
between six colored men ami iwo preumin
nn' hnntu na nnnotlzers. The Jfffrlei
brothers have trained together for years
and are said to go very fast for the short
limit.
Berkeley ChaHciine Harvard.
PAMnnmnp Mnu.. Dee. 1D The Hnrv
ard track team Iiiih been challenged by the
University of California tar dual gnmea
hero next May, Harvard has talten no ac-
, thin.
ATAL PLUNGE OVER LOCK
Etminir Cruei tho Dam Deitrojiig a
Number of Lirti.
SUNKEN VESSEL A TOTAL DESTRUCTION
Itencueil I'tinvenuer Sueeuinli" I, liter
In FflKlit Report Hint l'ltot Im
nt' Mupiier When Aeelilent
Ocetirx.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Dec. 19. The
learner Kcnnawa Bell, which runs between
Charleston nnd Montgomery, went over lock
No. 3 at I'nnfre creek tonight, broke In two
nnd Is n total wreck. All deckhnnds nnd
roustabouts and firemen were drowned. All
the officers of the boat wore saved, but
somo of thctu had narrow escapes. Tho
sunken boat was owned by Cnlvert
Bros. Tho river has been up for several
days and there wns a furious current nt the
lork and thn pilot was unable to control the
boat on approaching tho lock. The Calvert,
another boat owned by tho Cnlverts, went
to the rescue of the survivors nnd brought
them to this city.
Dead 1
SAM HAWKINS.
SAM FIHLDS.
DAVK ANDERSON.
B1HNEY LII'Kl.
DAVE SHANNON.
CHARLES VINEY.
BUD AND JIM (last names unknown).
All were colored deckhands and roust
abouts.
Lon .Martin, a passenger on the boat, was
rescued from the water by Calvert's crow.
but died from fright on his way to this city.
An eye-witness to tho disaster says tho
boat steamed straight to the dam and went
over to destruction.
Information from the rescued crew Is to
tho effect that tho regular pilot, Snyder,
was at supper Just before the lock nnd dnm
was reached; that ho entered the pilot house
to relievo the sub-pilot nnd that he became
bewildered and thought the boat was going
tho other wny.
The steamer wns valued at $10,000 and
wan not Insured. The owners of the boat
reside here.
READY FOR HOLIDAYS
(Continued from First Page.)
osltlon to unite Admirals Sampson nnd
Schley nnd Captain Clark of the Oregon In
advancement to the rank of vice admiral Is
regarded as .1 conciliatory Btep.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin, who
proposed a constitutional amendment to
control trusts In the last congress, today In
troduced a tncaBuro of similar character
providing tor a constitutional amendment
providing for complete governmental regu
lation nf trusts nnd other commercial cor
porations. Judge Jenkins' anti-trust constitutional
amendment Is substantially the same as the
one ho proposed lust year, which wob fa
vorably reported by the houso commlttro
on Judiciary and received tho support of the
majority In the house, although the vote
was not tho necessary two-thirds required
on constitutional amendments.
At 1:45 p. m. the house adjourned until
January 0, 1902.
SENATE'S LAST SESSION BRIEF
I'erklnn of Cnllfornln Take (lie Ilelnn
In Absence of Senator
Fry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. tn tho absence
of Mr. Fryo of Maine, president pro tern,
Mr. Perkins of California presided over
today's session of tho senate. Tho bill to
temporarily provldo revonuo for the Philip
pine islands, which was passed by tho houso,
of representatives yesterday, was referred
to the committee on Philippines.
A bill to Increase the official bond ot tho
United Statc3 marshal of Alaska In cer
tain ensea to $75,000 wob Introduced by Mr.
Hoar and passod w'lthout rofcronco to com
mittee. At 12:10 p. m. tho senate on mo-
tlon of Mr. Halo wont Into executive ses
sion.
A bill was Introduced In tho senato to
day by Mr. Mitchell fixing $2 ns tho mini
mum rate of wages to be paid to womon In
tho employ of the government.
Tho rcnato today confirmed tho following
nominations:
II. N. Price, surveyor general of Arizona.
Receivers of public money: E. B. Mnther,
Buffalo: Thomas R. Reid, El Reno, Okl.;
John R. Trotter, Mangum, Okl.;
Edward S. Wiggins, Woodward, Okl.;
Levi R. Davis. Sundance, Wyo.j Frederick
Muller, Santa Fe, N. M.
Registers of land offices: Frederick W.
Danlols, Buftalo, Wyo.; William E. Ward,
Colby, Kan.; II. D. McKnlght, Lawton, Okl.;
Milton A. Elliott, Camden, Ark.
Georgo Mason to bo poetmnster at Erie,
Pn. '
At 1 p. m. tho Kcnato adjourned until
January 0, 1902.
FIRE RECORD.
School IIiiIIiIIiik III nuwsun.
DAWSON, Nob., Dec. 19. (Spoclal.) The
two-story frame school building nt Dawson
was burned to tho ground Tuosday ovonlug,
together with Its contents. Tho flro compnny
prevented tho spread of the llames to ad
joining buildings. The structuro wuh built
several years ago and Ib Insured for $1,200.
IJulveiHlty D11II1II11K.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 19. The
new training school of tho University of
Utah, with Its entire contents, was de
stroyed by fire into tonight. Lops, $80,000;
Insurance, $35,000. Tho nro Is thought to
havo originated from combustion of chem
icals In tho laboratory.
ArkiuiNii Illoek,
CLARKSVILLE, Ark., Dec. 19. Flro early
today In the McConnell block destroyed prop
erty valued at $100,000, with but llttlo In
surance. The principal losers wero May
Bros., goncral merchants; Commercial hotel,
James Fcltner and McConncll's drug store.
Mlnto Fnetory.
EASTON, Pa., Dec. 19. Tho Hyatt School
Slate Manufacturing company's plant at
Bnngar was destroyed by flro this evening.
Losb, $60,000, rnrtlally Insured. Tho fac
tory employed 125 hands.
Opera Illoek 11 ml .Store.
HUNTINGTON, Pn Dec. 19. Fire to-
night destroyed tho opera houso block, in
eluding sovcral stores. Loss, $150,000, par
tlally insured.
Two TIioiimiiiiiI Hale nt Cotton.
TERRELL. Tex., Dec, 19. Flro tonight
destroyed 2,000 bales of cotton stored In an
old compress hero. Loss, $80,000.
Denver Grniiil .fury Hn).
nrcs'VKH. Dee. 1!) The crand iurv to
day returned Indictments ngainst the pro
prietors of thu principal gambling houses
of Donver, seventeen In number, and twelve
of tho proprietors of buildings.
Brewery .Make .Nlunment,
NEW YORK. Dec. 19,-The Colonial
Brewing compnny of this city made an
assignment todny for the benetlt of credit
ors. The company was Incorporated lu 197,
with a capital of 11,200,000.
i
TOO COLD FORTHE PARADE
Weiltlier Interferes with Ceremonies
for Hie WiiHil'" Fnlr
Hi ent.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19 . Because of the un
usual severity of tho weather It was this
afternoon decided to abandon the parade
feature of the ceremonies attending tho
brenklng of ground on the World's fair site
tomorrow. Tho board of directors and
guests will E to tho site In carriages nnd
perform the ceremony of breaking ground.
Later In tho afternoon public ceremonies
will be held In the Coliseum nnd a banquet
In tho wining
Mr. Demetrius Jnnnopollo, consul of
Greece, has been appointed commissioner lo
tho Louisiana Purchase exposition, Ho en
Joys the distinction of being tho first for
eign commissioner on the field.
WARMER WEATHER TOMORROW
Fnlr fiij- Tmii lln. with MkIH West
erly W'lml nf 11 .Milder
Temperature.'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Forecast:
For. Nebraska, Iown, Missouri ond Kan
sasFair, Friday and Saturday; warmer
Saturday; light, westerly winds.
For Wyoming ami Montana Fair and
warmer Frldny; Snturday fair; southwest
erly wind.
For South Dakota and North Dakota
Fair und wanner Friday; Saturday probably
fair, with warmer In eastern portion; west
erly winds.
l.oenl Reenril.
OFFICE OF THU WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Fee ID.-Olllelul lecord of letn
ptrature nnd pluclpltutlon compared with
thu corresponding day of the last thr-.'o
J ears:
, . 1901. ISM. Hf? 1W
Maximum temperature... t .. 39 31
Minimum tempt raltite..,. II .. 111 si
Mcun temperature s : S2
Precipitation 00 ,. .00 .10
Record of lempernttlie and precipitation
nt Omaha for this day nnd since Ala roll 1,
10-31:
Normal tempernttiro 23
Dellclenry foi the day '3
Tot ft I excess since .March 1 731
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Dellclenry for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 21.07 lncho.4
Dellelency Minor March 1 fi.7S tnehea
Deficiency for cor. period 1980.. . 0. 07 Inch
ueiiciency ioi cor. period imo.... 4.1.1 llicues
Report from Mutton nt 7 p, m,
U
3
C V
: c
: 3
PS
.
c
: i
; f
: b
CONDITION OF THE
WEATHER.
; a
Omnhn. clear
81 I St)
H .0
Valentine, cloudy
North IMatte, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
Rapid City, clear
Cheyenne, clear
Salt Lake City, clear
Wllllstou. clear
Hi 2H T
.0'
211 .01
20 21
T
321 3S .(10
- s .(!)
10 121 OJ
' -3 W
Gi It .HO
21 fil T
-Ii - 00
1SI .101 .Ml
-2 21 .03
52! 5S 0)
Chicago, part cloudy 1
bi. ioiiis, eienr
St. Paul, clear.,
Duvenport, cleat
Kansas City, clear
llelcnn, elenr
Bismarck, clear
Galveston, clear
"Boldw zero.
T Indicates trace nf preclpltntlon.
L' A, WELSH,
Local Forecast Oltlclal.
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pneumonia.
It is pleasant to take, both
children and adults like it.
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y
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Saturday Mntlnco
ANDREW R0BS0M
IN
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l'rlresMnt.. 25c. Mo; Nlnht, 25a Wo, 7.c,
1.U(, fl.50.
Next Attraction.
Sunday Mntlnco and NlKht and
Monday Nluht.
M.MO. A .MAHO.V
In
"HI 1)1)1, I'll A 1)01, I'll."
PrlccB-Mnt., 25c, 50c; NlKht, 2.-c. 50c, 75c.
SEATS NOW ON 8ALI3.
Tclephono .631.
Mntl'es Wednesday, Hit 1 11 nl it - a nil
ShikIiiVi SilBj livery H veiling, hub.
Illtill .m ir, 11.1,1;.
liaco'sTrocaderoTEUIONE
MA'I'I.M'.i; TOIl.W I Of. UOe.
Hntlro Week, Kxcoptlnfr Snturdny Kvenlnc.
SHELLBAKER'S MAJESTIGS
GorKeous Orand I'rotty girls Two shows
dally KvenltiK prices lOe, 20c, 30a Hmoko if
you like. Saturday IlvontnB Only, Jim
Jeffries' Company Sunday Matlnoe, Th
Utopians.
Tho Floronz Troupe, Gardner and Mad
dtrn, The 3 HrooklyiiB, Four JupglliiK Hen.
nierB, Cora Trucy, Morrlsey and Itlch and
The Klnodromo.
Trices, 10c, 23o nnd 50c.
TAILOR
209-211 South 15th St
Follow
the
Crowd
And lot Nlcoll lake your measure
this week.
Such ii rare opportunity to dress
well nt a tempting price Bhould
not be overlooked.
Hundreds, of ordors tnken so fnt
-but the assortment Is still
generous. ,
hicoH's
December
Reduction
Sale
It's Nlcnll's way of 'kecplnfj tho
:.illors busy during the -vintc.
months.
-ur salesmen take dcllsht In
howlng to you the fahrltt, in
I'onvlnclnj? vou tint It pays to
trade here.
Trousers
Cut to Your Order
$4 $5 $6 $7
From woolons which wero nought
to sell for ns much ns $8. $d and
$10.
SUITS
Cut to Your Order
$15 $18 $20 $25
These fnhrlrs have sold during
the season at ?2.", $28, $30 and $3.1
hut there's too much of tho
material on 'hand;
It's our wny of 1 educing the stock
quickly. , ,
Overcoats
Cut to Your Order
$15 $20 $25
A tempting assortment to select
from.
Chinchillas, llenvers, Hhotlnnds,
Korsoys, Meltons, Oxford Mixed,
Worsteds, (Inverts, etc.
l'orco of habit and long: expo-
rlencc Insures nccurncy of stylo
nnd fitting, of ovcry garment we
make.
It's a Snap
Hut you'll have to see tho ma
terlal to appreciate tho price.
Toko a peep at our windows as
you pass by.
i:
TAILOR
209-211 South 15th St.
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