The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, Til U USD AY MOlUflXG. JANTJABY 9, 1902-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DEATH IN DARKNESS
"Onwdtd Tuma Truiai Httptd Up ii
Bniai uV 'mi
FIFTEEN PEtPLE KILLEbA 'RS DYING
Itw Ttik Otntral Tunm! tni. of
Tmikl Tartar.
HUMAN LIFE SACRIFICED TO DISOBEOIlNCl
a
Eagfatpof WklU Plkiis Ltcal Diiragardi
Bltek gigiah.
tOCOMOTIVE PLOWS INTO NORWALK TRAIN
Firemen nnil I'rleatn Clnmkirr Down
Air Shnfta nnU Art- Hcnldcd In
Making lleacnen Arrrata of
llluiidcrcra Speedily Mndc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-In the Now York
Central tunnel that burrows under Park
Avenue, thla city, two tocul trains collided
this afternoon. Fifteen passengers were
killed and twice that number Injured. A
tiozon of the latter wcro seriously hurt, and
the. roster of dead may bo extended.
Head.
ALBERT M. PEIUUN, 43 years old, re
cently from Chicago, secretary und second
Vlco president of the Union Dug nnd Taper
company; residence New Rochello, N. Y.
B. D. C. -FOSKETT, aged 40, New Ro
cholle. A, R. If, MILLS, nged 23, Now Itochcllo.
E. O. HINSDALE, aged 35, New llochollo.
MI18. A. F. HOWARD, aged 35, Now Ro
chcllo. FRANK WASHBURN, formerly of Chi
cnRO, prcsldont ofthc. Union Bag und Pnpor
company? rosldcnco, Now Hodiolle.
WILLIAM LEYES, aged 35, Now Rochello,,
renctal manager B. Altman & Co., New
York.
THEODORE FOROARDO, aged 30, Now
Rocholle. '
WILLIAM WISHER (or Forbes), Now Ro
chello. WILLIAM HOWARD, aged 48, New Ro
chello. OSCAR MEYROWIT55, aged 30, New Ro
chelle; optician In New York and secrotary
of tho Now llochollo Yncht club.
FRANKLIN CROSDY'oged 35, Now Ro
chello. ERNEST P. WALTON, aged 30, New Ro
chclle; broker In Now York.
H. O. DIAMOND, Now 'Rocholle: assistant
general manager of tho Amorlcan Bridge
company of Now York City.
CHARLES B. MARS, New Rochello; cm
ployed In the Now York customs house. (
, Iff) ii red.
Albert W. Adams, a carriage builder of
New York; left leg cut off below knee.
Everett T. Coffin, 16 years. New Rochelle;
frncturo of thigh bono and contusions; wlU
recoyor
Georgo I. Fisher, 60,' Port Choster; se
Vofe. contusion; will -recover.
Vf Infield Plut"z, 21, New Rochelle; broken
right leg nnd left 'thigh, sovoro burns; re.
C'ovcry Improbable.
A. E. McRac, New Rochello;. broken leg;
will recovor.
O. L. Winters, 65 Now Rochello; both
jogs rractured; will recover.
Henry Keoue, CO, Now 'Rochello, superin
tendent or Hiegcl, Cooper & Co., this city;
burns; will recovor.
Mlnnlo Rice, contusions and lacerations;
not severo.
Mabel Newman, Now Rochelle; foot frac
tured. Sadlo Scott, 23, New Rocholle: Ic'g frnc-
urea and burns; condition serious.
Richard MollncUx, 23, New Rochello; leg
iracturea; not serious.
Peter A.. Murphy, 32, builder. Now
liocncllo; legs broken and Internal Injuries;
will dlo.
Albort Wadloy, 53; leg fractured; will
recover.
William R. Brooks, 53, New Rochello;
conumon critical. . v
George J. Carter. i
Molllo Landen, 26, Now Rocholle; In'
ternal injuries; aerlous.
Kear-Eud Colllalon.
It was u rear-end collision of a South
Norwalk local that ran In over 'the Now
York, New Havon & Hartford railroad and
was halted by block signals at the southern
entrance of the. tunnel, and a Whlto Plains
local that came by the Harlem. The wreck
occurred at '8:15 a. m., at which hour the
trains wcio crowded by suburbanites.
Most of the death Injury and' damage was
wrought by the engine of tho Whlto Plains
train, which plunged Into tho rear car of
the motionless train and was drlvon
through to the middle of' the car, smashing
tho scats and splitting the sides as It
moved forward. Tho victims either were
mangled In the mass of wreckage, carried
wun tne pilot, crushed In tho spaco be
tween boiler nnd car sides, or scalded bv
team which came hfsslng from broken
plpos nnd cylinders.
The engine In Its final plungo of forty
feet carried the rear car forward and aent
twisted Iron, broken timbers and splinters
Crashing Into the coach ahead.
lliivoo lu lliirkneaa.
Lights were extinguished and from the
wreckage and darkness came the cries of
tho Injured and cnlls for assistance bir
those who escaped. Within a few minutes
the work of rescue, marked by heroism and
acrldec, began. Alarms that brought every
available ambulance In tho city, the police
reserves of flvo precincts nnd tho firemen
of tho central eastern district of Manhat
tan were sounded at onoe. With police,
firemen aud surgeons came a score of vol
unteer physicians and half a dozen clergy
men. Ladders were run 'down the tunnel
air shaft and the firemen nnd pnllco at
tacked the debrs with4 ropes and axes,
Passengers already had rallied and were
trying to release thoso Imprisoned In the
lebrls.
Mlulatera In Kravnc l'nrty.
Father Smith of the Church of St. Vln
. eont de Paul and Chaplain Walkly of Grace
church, both chaplains of the Are depart?
ment, crawled Into the 'Wrecked car, over
tho hot boiler of the demolished White
Plains locomotlvo, and found two girls In
the mlddlo of the last coach. ' ,
They wore Miss Rice and Miss Scott of
Now Rochelle. J3ne lay on tho top ofthe
other, the one underneath held by wreck
ago which pinned down her body below the
waist. One leg was crushed. The body of
a man, which was also pinned fast by the
wreckage, lay across the chest of the other
and held her ddwn. Stimulants wero ad
ministered to tho girls by the chaplain,
who remalnod with them until they were
(Continued on Fifth Fago.)
SEAMEN GO DOWN WITH SHIP
Cniitntii nnd Six of Crew Are I. out
In the I'nclflc ttllh ,
Bristol. -
VANCOUVER, B C, Jan. 8. News of
another marlno disaster was brought from
tho north this evening by the steamer City
of Seattle,' arriving from Skngway. The
steamer Bristol lies a wreck on the end of
Green Island, forty Allies from Port Simp
sun, and Its captain, with six members of
tho crew, have gone to tho bottom with It.
V Tho sttamcr was on Us way from Lady
Jomlth, Vancouver Island, to the Trcadwell
mine, on Douglas island, Alaska, with ifiw
tons of coal. It was wrecked tho night of
January 2. Green Island lies right In tho
routo of Alaska steamers and, being low
nnd small, It la Impossible to sco It on a
dark night. Tho steamer was trying to
make Dixon entrnnco In a rough sea when
It went aground. It was 11 o'clock when It
struck and bens washed over Its stern.
Threo boats were launched nnd got away
In the darknosa. The fourth was probably
smashed against the side of the ship. It
1ub not been found and there Is no trace of
It or tho Beven men who wcro aboard, nnd
hopo hnB been given up. Tho lost are:
CAPTAIN M'INTYRE, 70 years of age,
Port Townscnd, Wash.
CAPTAIN ROBERTS, pilot, of Victoria.
C. VIVIAN, chief engineer.
THIRD ENGINEER EDWARDS.
JOSEPH SILVA.
W. HOMER. x
H. C. HURTLENT. .
TIioho members of tho crow are all of
San Francisco.
The steamer Cottage City camo nlong at
8 o'clock In the morning and picked up
threo boats with twenty-ono survivors.
SEARCHING FOR DEAD MINERS
President nnd Other O flic lulu
of
Work Kugngcd In Snl-(
vugc Service.
NEOAUNEB, Mich., Jnn. 8. Up to 8
o'clock tonight the rela)a of minors work-
lug as a rescue forco had been unable to
penetrato tho Negauuce mluo, tho nceno of
yesterday's disastrous cave-n. Although
the work of tho rescuers la greatly retarded
by quicksand, this dllllculty Is being over
come by the aid of extra pumps. Hopes of
finding any of tho men nllvo aro being
abandoned.
President Cole and leading officials of the
Oliver Mining company havo arrived here
from Duluth and aro directing tho work of
escue. i
President Colo himself aided In the work
today nnd penetrated tho most dangerous
opening In the a'ttempt to ilocato the en
tombed men. It Is now thought that three
of the men supposed to bo near the cage
level will bo reached within a few hours.
whllo days may be consumed In tho search
for the others.
Tho officials of tho Negaunee -mine to-
night announced that only nine men are In
the mine.
Tho dead, according to thla eetlraato, are:
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, pit foreman.
JOHN SULLIVAN, pumpman.
JOHN PEARCE.
JOHN PASCOE.
JACOB MATTSON.
ERICK LOFY.
JACOB HANALA.
WILLIAM HOKANEN.
LOUIS MATTSEN.
MEN HURLED TO THEIR DEATH
Quurrymen Killed nnd Ilnrled 11c
nenth Avalanche na He
ll ill t of Explosion,
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 8. Tho ex
plosion of a largo charga of dynamite
brought death and destruction to Bluo
Stono quarries, In the mountains a mile
from here, this evening. Three quarry
men wero killed and burled deep In tho
great avalanche of earth thnt followed tho
explosion. Another was hurled 150 feet
through tho air, down tho steep cliff of
tho quarry. Ho stilt lives. Tho dead aro:
GEMARO CAMBERLINO, ageS 19.
1 RUFFINO FRASSO, aged 50.
CESARE PETRUCCIO, aged 16.
Tho Injured man Is Michael Muta. His
skull Is fractured and ho Is suffering from
Internal Injuries and will probably dlo.
DEMOLISHES SEVERAL CARS
Crnah .of Paaaenger Into Freight
Cnuaea Conaldernule
Dmnnge.
.LAGRO, Ind., Jan. 8. While nn extra
freight, westbound, was making the stdlng
at this place today and.hnd nearly cleared
the main track, tho castbound limited, No. 2,
running fifty miles an hour, crashed Into
It. Tho icar threo cars wero dcmoliehcd
and the passenger cngtno thrown into the
ditch. One mall car was derailed, but tho
mall clerks escaped Injury. Engineer John
Brumbaugh and Fireman W. C. Humphrey
stuck to their posts and wero badly In
Jured, but will recovor. No passengers
wero hurt, beyond p, severo shaking up.
COLLIDE INA THICK FOG
Freight nnd Work Trnna Meet Ten
Hllea South of
, OKilen,
SALT LAKE, Jan. 8. Freight train No
15, on tho Rio Grande Western 'road, and
a work train collided near Roy station, ten
miles south' ot Ogdcn, In tho thick fog
this morning. Fireman Frank Cowell
Salt Lake was Instantly killed.
Injured:
James Wollwlne, brakoman, fatal.
J. C. McNIckel, engineer, severe.
J. Frazler, Clinton, Utah, slight.
of
The Injured were takon to Ogdcn
placed In the hospital.
and
BELIEVES HE IS ABLE TO FLY
Devout. Worahlper Ileglna to Sour,
i but Suddenly Meet with
Dlanatcr.
KINQSTGfN, Ont.,Jnn. 8. At a meeting
of Free Methodists at Verona, one ot the
brethren dcclnred he could fly and pro
cceded to demonstrato his skill. H
launched Into apnee and his head came !
contact with a largo coal oil lamp, The
lamp fell to the floor and the oil Ignited
At one time five men and threo women wero
on tire and flvo out of tho eight were serl
ously burned. Tho flamca spread and
caused a panic. Many wero Injured In tho
stampede.
Chnrlen II. Stoat IteulK"".
FORT WORTH, Tex., Jan. 8. Charles B,
Stoat, general passenger agent of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Texas railroad ha
tendered hla resignation, effective January
15. After that time Mr. Stoat win manage
a rice plantation In Texaa.
N HONOR OF "OLD HICKORY"
JtckitaiftB Glib of Nebruki Celtbratis Itt
EIiTinth Annual anqnt. . .
OYOUS IN SPITE OF DISAPPOINTMENTS
When Some Sponker Fit 1 1 lo Aiuionr
Other Are Dlaonvcrcd (lint Snt.
laf (Jot ernor Savndr Scored
for ltartle' I'urdou.
The eleventh annual banquet of the Jnck-
sonlnn club, of Nebraska last night at the
axton, was ono of tho most pleasant of
the nnnual feasts of tho disciples ot "Old
Hickory." The decorations were better
than those of the previous year. Large
merlcan flags wero displayed and behind
tho principal tnblo was seen the faco of tho
hero of New Orlenns, whose victory was
commemorated by the mcmbt-rn of the club
bearing' his name.
There was some disappointment In the
arrangements. Congressman Da Armond ot
Missouri, who had gone so far ns to write
to the committee naming the subject of hi
address, found at tho laU moment that he
could not be present. J. Hamilton Lewis
was expected, but tho last train arrived
from Chicago without htm und once moru
tho "best dressed mnn on tho Pacific slope"
disappointed the Jacksonlnn club of Ne
braska. '
But n lucky find was mado early In tho
evening .which ndded much Interest to the
program. W. S. Thomas, who was chair
man of the democratic state central com
mlttco of Ohio, nnd who Is nt present n
member of tho executive committee of thnt
tate, was In Omaha. Ho Is the president
of the National Machinery Manufacturers'
association and is attending the meeting ot
tlie Nebraska Implement Dealers' associa
tion. Ho was discovered while the crowd
was gathering In the hotel and became our
f tne principal attractions of tne evening.
Forty Unexpected fiucn(.-
The club wns' surprised at the last mo-
hicnt. Counting on 200 persons at tho ban
quet places had been Trovlded for that
number. At 7 o'clock forty additional men
from different towns In the etato camo In
aud hurried arrangements had to bo made
for their -accommodation. This was done
and tho 210 people who sat down at tho ta
bles at .9 o'clock wcro fully provided for.
Tho servlco was excellent. From oysters
to enfo noire not ono hitch occurred.
It was 11:30 o'clock when Fred Cosgrove,
tho new president ot the Club, rapped for
ttentlon and Introduced Constantino J.
Smyth ns toastmastcr. In assuming tho po-
Itlon Mr. Smyth said that over the club
hangs tho cloud ot defeat In the state and
the nation, but that It brings no surprise to
tho democracy, as Its faith In democracy
could never dlo nnd the members ot tho
party aro ready to fight the battles onco
again.
"Democracy," ,ho continued, "would
rather lie In defeat for nges than rise to
the position of a world power on. tho whit
ened bones ot thoso who have died to bo
free. Thero are some victories that are
worse than defeats. Tho domocracy has no
subsidies to give, nor favors to confer. The
republican party is in control In state and
nation a'.ul look at some wf the results.
Crltlclaea Bsvagc,
"Wo havo a state treasurer who uses the
stato monoy for his private gain and not
only Ignores tho opposition, but nlso the
leading paper of his party, which demands
that bo enforce tho law. Wo havo a man In
the. governor's chair who has pardoned the
greatest embezzler of the ago and has Bald
that tho peoplo of tho stato should havo
prepared laurels for Bartley'a brow rathor
than stripes for his back.
"We are not bound by any platform, but
we never forget tho fact that no man holds
higher placo In democratic hearts than
Bryan, although wo may honor all of our
leaders. To leave the party of one's alle
glance requires mornl courage, and the next
speaker Is such a man."
With this tho toastmastcr Introduced
Frank T. Ransom, who mado hla debut as a
full-fledged democrat, and tyaB hailed as
"the next congressman."
ltiinxom'a ChuiiKe of Politics.'
Mr. Ransom referred to his change ot
politics, saying that after defeat In two na
tlonal campaigns a great. body of free silver
republicans Joined tho democratic party,
He then gave a brief history of tho Jack
Boulan club, saying that It had beon tho
mainstay of opposition to tho republican
party in tho state for years. He paid high
tribute to C. J. Smyth, and closed with high
panegyric to mo party ot. nis new alle
glance.
At the close of Mr. Ransom's speech Mr,
Siqyth read letters and tolcgrams of ad
dress from several leading demgerats ot
the nation, among them one from Carter H
Harrison of Chicago, as follows:
PleaBO tender thn JnnltRnnlnn nlnh nt
umnim my tnanics tor tne Honor uono mo
In Inviting mo to arttclpato In tho exer
cises nlanneil for thnlr nlnvpnlli nnnuni
liannUet on Jackson's day. and pynrnu tn
uiem my sincere regret inni n prior en-
KUBeraoni to spcnK ni a similar banquet In
this city unon tho snmo evenlnir nreventu
-my accentnnco.
lour ciuu, nowover, nss my nest wishes
iar a succussiui occasion. At nn tut mi
since tho hero of New Orleans disappeared
irum umuii ins cuuiiLrymun nnu entcreu
the Pantheon of history has there been
ereater need of recalling the nerannnl vlr.
tues and jolltlcul ideas of Andrew jack-
son man now.
' Aluriti nt the Anieot.
It reaulres no nesslmlstlo temner to rnn
celve alarm nt the nspocts of our times,
ino unpreceuenieu rise or great monopo
lies among us, blocking the way of salu
tary competition and wielding political in
lluencu dangerous to every department o
government: tho Increasing nrevalcnca o
unequal anu uniiiir meinoua or taxation
tho rolntlvo diminution of tho home-own
lt.tr ott.1 f.nni ulnirlim nr,.,.. 1, w .. 1 1. 1
.it, M.tt. nti.-w,tuit,h v.tioo, tumuia
ublugntloii of foreign peoples, governed
Bpiuuuun; mo cntiy accommodation 01
American Ideals to Kuronean lntnnntu
oven where slstrr republics nro victims df
such accommodation, nnd most of all, per-
iiups, inu KruwniK BBHurance win wnicn
manv of our citizens aro rhallt'iiuinn- thn
truth of tho Declaration tff Indenondenca
aim 1110 uuiiiuruy ui urn consiiiution tnese
together porienu tne approach of u crisis
so cravo that tho most courageous ami
nopenu among us may wen no anxious for
tne security or our republican institutions.
For the prevention and haimv solution nf
such n crisis democrntH can offer but one
comnrehonslvo romoilv-a snoedv return tn
tho political concepts which tho father
neui, arm upon wnicn our government wn
founded. I. therefore, retard tho celphrn.
tlon of Jackson's day as something more
than pleasurable cntertnlnmont. It Is for
democrats nt least, n nign, patriotic duty
and your tiroroscd banntrot and all anther,
ings of llko spirit have my unquailtled syrm
painy.
From Oklahoma Democracy.
C. J, Wrlghtraan, president of tho Jeffer
sonlan club ot Oklahoma, wrote a letter nt
regret at his Inability to bo preseut, in
which he said:
Oklahoma democracy feels keenly tho
lliiiuisu uuu iiixcEBiiy fur i;uui)juub uistut-
Izatlon ns prerequisite for party victory
and in lino with Your club organization we
have chartered the Jefforsonlan club of
Oklnhomn, to take whip In hand and arouse
the peoplo to u senso or meir duty
(Continued on Second Pago.).
COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORY
.Member Choose Slvty .Men tn Head
Wiirk nf Ormiiilfntlon Ilur
i 'Inn; Co ml it k Your.
At the 'annual election of the Commer-
lal club Wednesday evening Blxty directors
ore elected, as follows:
W. J. C. Kcnyon. general manager Union
Stock Yards; H. A. Thompson, Thompson &
Beldeu; D. A. Baum, Bautn Iron company,
R. J. Dining. Vogclo & Dining: H. G.
Strelght, H. G. Strelght & Co.: George H.
Lee, George H. Lee A Co.; C. M. Wllhelm,
Orchnrd & Wllhelm Carpet company; D.
1). Miller, Omaha Carpet company: W. Run-
ynn, Beobeo & Runynn; L. O. Doup, furni
ture manufactory; M. Wulpl, Omaha Cas
kot company; George M, RIbbell, Rlbbcll
Woodcnwnre and Paper company; J, n.
Uchm, U. ii. Supply company; A. T. Aus
tin,, Anjerlcan Hand-Sewed Shoo com
pany; Charles Motz, Motz Bros.; O. S. Hay
ward, Wllllams-Hnyward Shoo company; F.
P. Klrkendall, F. P. Klrkcndall & Co.; E. H.
Spraguc, B. H. Bprague & Co.; 7.. T. Lind
say, '.. T. Lindsay; II. L. Krolder, Cudahy
Packing company; A. J. Vlerllng, Paxton
Vlcrllug Iron works; F. E. Sanborn, F. E.
Sanborn & Co.; H.'S, Weller, Richardson
Drug company; J. H. White, II. F. Cady
Lumber company; Frank Colpetzer, Chi
cago Lumber', company; Gould C. Dlotz, C.
N. Dletz & Co.; F. B. HocliBtetlcr, Rector &
Wllhclmy Cq.; O. W. Llulngor', Llnlngcr
& Metcalf; Edgar Allen, Allen Bros.; F.
. Hoe!, McCord-Brady Co.; Fred P. Ham
ilton. Merchants' National bank: J. F.
Carpentor, Carpcnlcr. Paper company; Floyd
M. Smith, M. E. Smith & Co.; Euclid Mar
tin, Pnrlln, Orcndorft, & Martin; C. H.
Pickens. Paxton & Gallagher company: E.
Lewis. Crane & Co.; E. M. Andrcoscu,
Leo-dlass-AmlreeBcti Co.; E. K. Bruce, K.
E. Bruce & Co.; J. H. Dumont, Midland
Qlastr and Palnf company; II. B. Fuller,
Bymo & Hammer Dry Goods company; Al
fred Millard, Commercial National bank;
Victor Caldwell, United StatcB National
bank; H. J. Penfold, H. J. Pcnfold & Co.;
R. C. peters, R. a Peters & Co.; John Steel,
life Insurance! O. D, iThompson, advertis
ing; W. F. Allin, capitalist; H. K. Burkett,
undertaker; J.UL Evans, laundry; Thomas
Fry, Booth! & Co.' C. G. Oeorgo, real
estate; W. It. Bennett, W. R. Bennett
Co.; O. D. Klpllngcr, cigars; Thomaa Kll-
patrlck, Thomas Kllpatrlck & Co.; D. J,
O'Brien. D. J. O'JJrlen & Co.: P. E. Iler, cap
italist; W. fl. .Toppleton, nttornoy; Romo
Miller, Iler Grand hotel; O. W. Wattles,
Union National bank, nnd John S. Knox,
Payne-Knox Co.
Tomorrow at t oVck this new hoard of
directors will meet ) executive session to
elect a president' i d exccutlvo commit
ten of twentv-flve' ri '.tubers.
The executive cott'lltteo will moot next
- j i
Tuesday nt 1 p. m. to fleet Its chairman nnd
secretary. Mr. Utt t111 doubtless succeed
hlmselt as secretary; but 'no ino as yot
seems to have a cinch on the. chairman
ship. Next Tuesday!! evening tho club wilt
give its annual banquet.
Adams gets (divorce again
Judge DIcklnaonQ Flndu that Mary
Adnma Threw Acid 1m
w t
Husband' Face.
Mrs. Mary Adaiia sobbed violently and.
audlblr when JmUo V-'isklnson of -the dl
trlct ourt-EranteaTjWik Adams "a divorce
from her at C:30 last evening after six
hours' of 'argument, preceded by many
weary days of trial proceedings. Tho mat
ter of alimony was taken under advisement
by tho "court, as was also tho question of
the custody of their 8-ycar-old adopted
daughter. Tho girl has boon with her
mother since tho separation of tho parents
and tho attorney for tho father showed an
Inclination to allow her to remain there
Tho Judgo branded tho caso as tho most
disagreeable ono that had como Into his
court In six years. It was brought by Jo
seph Adams to relievo him ot a plurality
of wives.
In 1899, after fourteen years of marital
lnfollcity. Adams secured a divorce from
Mary Adams and married Clara Qunnn. At
torneys for tho first Mrs. Adams petitioned-
to have tho dlvorco decreo sot aside nnd
thon Adnms. havlnc no leaning toward Mor
monism, had to' go to court a second tlmo
with n supplemental petition to rid himself
of the surplus partner.
Meanwhile Mrs. AdaniB No.,1, It was a!
leged, called at his houso and threw acid
in his faco, do In his petition ho alleged
not only habitual drunkenness, but extrcmo
cruelty. Tho court failed to find tnat Mrs
Adams was an habitual drunkard, but ac
ccpted tho ovldonce In tho case as proving
that she did throw the. acid, and tho decreo
was granted.
CALLS FOR JTEN THOUSAND
John Penrsou l'uta In Claim Agalnat
Matthew F. Martin for
Heavy Daiungea,
John Pearson has had a buzzing In his
left ear, eovcre headaches and other dis
tress ever slnco tbo 27th day ot last July,
and he wishes Matthew F. Martin to pay
him $10,000 because ot the accident that
then occurred.
In bis petition tiled In district court Pear'
son states that on tho day mentioned ho
was In a boathouso In Pottawattamie
'.ounty, Iowa, lowering into the water
plensuro boat which belonged to Martin
The boat was suspended from the celling
and lowered by using a windlass, rope and
pulley. Pearson further alleges that Martin
assured him that the appartus was alt right
but that the ropo slipped oft tbo pulley and
dropped tho boat with such forcb that tho
wlndlasa broke from bis grasp and th
handlo whirled around and struck him In
the forohead beforo he' could step back out
ot reach.
VETERAN FIREMEN'S ELECTION
Affnlra of Ammrtntlun Found In Good
Condition According to
Official HenorU.
Tho members of tho Veteran Firemen'
association held their annual election at
officers and meeting In the ofllco of the fire
chief last night. The election -of olllccin
resulted as follows; President, John Bnu
mor; first vice president, J. F. Behm; sec
ond vice president, C. G. Hunt; secretary
F. II. Koesters; treasurer Julius Trettscbke
trusteoB, Charlea Grunlng, J. W. Jardlno
and J. W. Nichols, The trusloes will nlso
act as a committee to Investigate npplt
cants for membership.
A resolution to change the constitution
to admit members of the Durant Engln
company into the association will bo acted
upon at the nexf meeting. M, W. Buahoy
and A. B. Feary were elected as now mem
bers. Tho report ot tho treasurer, showing
a handsome balanco In the treasury, was
received with applause.
Death of John Hrctt, ArtUt,
LONDON, Jan. 8. John Brett, U. A., ar
TARES COUNTI CLERKSHIP
larry Miller Auumii tht Dttiti at 12:05
in th aiming.
ArPOINTS FRANK DEWEY AS HIS DEPUTY
Sityn the Ilennon He Take fhnrne at
Such nn t'lninunl Hour It to Forc
ntnll ItcfttrnlnliiK Order
nn Threatened,
Harry. Miller assumed the duties of tho
odlce of county clerk nnd took possession of
tho ofllco nt 12:05 o'clock this morning.
Hla II rut oftlclnl net was to appoint Frank
Dewey, for tho post threo years In tho
tnx dspartment underN County Clerk Hav
crl his deputy. Tho now cuunty clerk
then sent n messenger with a note to tho
home ot Mr. Hnverly, notifying him that
he had taken cbnrgo of the olllcc.
"The reason I entered upon my duties
In this manner and nt thla time ot night.
said Mr. Miller, "is because of the con
stant rumors afloat about n restraining or
der. I did not think that Mr. Havcrly
would nttempt to hold over, and It la not
on his account thnt I have dono this. Ho
has nt all times been courteous nnd gen
tlcmnnly toward me nnd will assist me
getting on to the workings of tho office,
wiib elected to the olllcc, my bond has
been given nnd approved by tho county
commissioners nnd I have, been sworn tn
by Mr. Hnverly. 1 shall hold fast to. tho
ofllco nnd conduct tho business until tho
proper authorities name someone else
There Is nothing In the fact that I am tak
ing possession of tho ofllco at this tlmo
except'tho fact that I do not care to have
any troublo or disturbance, as rumors In
dicated, and ns my. tlmo commenced at 12
o'clock I had a perfect right to come hero
at nny tlmo after that hour. I want It
understood that In taking possession 'of tho
ofllco that I am not uneasy about Mr. Hav
rly holding ovor. His tlmo la out and ho
Is a gentleman."
Mr. Miller aud a party of friends nrrlved
at tho courthouse nt 12:05 o'clock. They
Immediately went to tho room of tho county
clerk and Mr. Miller took possession. In
the clerk's ofllco wero Frank" Dowoy and
Miss Griffith, a clerk, nt work on tho tax
books. Mr. Dewey was Immediately mado
deputy clerk. Miss Grlfllth will rotaln her
position In tho tax department.
"I shall rotaln all of tho clerks who have
served under Mr. Haverly, for th present,"
aid Mr. Miller. "Possibly changes may
bo mado later."
In tho recent election, according to tho
count of the judges and clerks, Mr. Miller
received a .majority of thirty over hla op
ponent, Charles Unltt. Mr. Miller waB
glvon 'a certificate ot election. Unite con
tested and a now count was ordered, It,
will bo several days beforo the count Is
finished, though Mr. Miller's friends be-
lievo tho new count will not change the
result.
UNITT 'SAYS HE NOW LEADS
MUIcr'aAttorney Will Argue to Have
Conteat Thrown Ont of
Court.
In Vhe' Mliler-Unft't recount, wiilch has
reached tho Third precinct of tho Fourth
ward, the Unltt men aro taking hopo from
Mr. Unltt'a statement that as tho count
now stands ho has a majority of 14. When
the count had progressed through tho
Eighth precinct of tho third ward carlv
yesterday afternoon Unltt's majority was
announced ns 17 and in less than 'ten min
utes too friends of tho democratic candi
date began, to arrivo in droves nnd with"
some uneasiness apparent on moir races.
This morning at 9:30 Miller's, attorneys
will seek to havo Judgo Vlnsonhalor throw
the wholo proceedings out of court, his
argument to be that the contestant has
failed to sustain the cbnrgo that ho was
entitled to ten moro votes than ho was
credited with tn each precinct ot tho"con
tcated wards.
Nineteen ot tho ballots cast In tho Sec
ond ward and fourteen of thosa cast In tho
Third wnrd aro still held up tor tho court's
action.
TROUBLE IS NOT SERIOUS
Flghta netween Amerlcnnn nnd llua-
Innc Originate from TrivliU
Cnusea.
PEKIN, Jan. 8. Whllo tho actual casu
alties during tho lighting at Now Chwaug
between American sailors belonging to tbo
gunboat Vlcksburg, which Is passing winter
there, and Russian soldiers attached to the
garrison of that port aro trifling up to
date, tbo matter has resulted In unpleas
antly strained relations between tho Amer
ican', Russian and British authorities there
Tho Washington nnd St. Petersburg gov
ernments nre now endeavoring to nrranga
matters so that thero may be no further
friction.
The trouble originated In tbo nctlon ot
some bailors belonging to the British sloop
of wnr Algerlno, also In winter quarters
at Now Chwang, In carrying ashoro bIx rifles
for uso In a theatrical performance. The
Russian administration sent a forco of men
to nrrett tho British sailors.
Tho, Russians, by inlztnke, broko Into a
reading room whero a party of VIcksburg's
men woro seated and tried to arrest them.
Tho Amorlcans resisted, defending thom-
solves with chairs. They wero ovorpow
ercd after a sharp light, iiowovor, and
handed over to the United States consul,
who sent them on board VIckBburg. Tho
bad feeling which nroso from this Incldont
resulted In soveral fights whenever Amer-
lean or British soldiers met Russian 'sol
dlers, and tho latter not boln accustomed
to fist fights wero usually badly worsted
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 8. Tho lights at
New Chwang between sailors belonging to
the Unltod StatcB gunboat Vlcksburg and
Russian soldiers nre regarded hero ns being
unimportant. Tho correspondent of the
Associated Prcsa learns that tho American
sailors organized a club, that bo mo of them
became Intoxicated nnd thoy clashed with
Boldlors who wero off duty.
Tho samo thing occurred flvo and ten
days ago. Several men wero wounded, but
thero was no loss of ltfo. The local police
Interfered only to atop tho fight. Tho
Unltod States consul at Now Chwang do
manded satisfaction from tho head, ot tho
municipality, who is subordinate to the Rus
slan Foreign office, Tho matter was ills
cussed by M. Paul Lossar, tho Russian
mlnlster-nt Pekln, and Mr. Conger, tho
United States mlnlstor thero, and Wash
lugton was notified ot tho occurrence. No
further consequences aro expected,
i
Coadjutor of Colorado Uloceae.
DENVEll. Jan. 8. Charlea Olmstead of
Now York' was tonight elected coadjutor
to Illahop John V. Spalding, of the dloccfco
of Colorado, Protestant Episcopal church,
by tho diocesan convention. There were
several other candidates and several bal
, lota wero taken.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Thursday nnd
rruiay; Westerly Winds. ,
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J. B. BARNES ON COMMISSION
Norfolk Mnn Choxru hy Supremo
Court to Succeed J mine
Sedgwick.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 8. (Special Tolcgram.)
The supreme court tonight agreed on Judgo
J. B. Barnes, of Norfolk for tho appointment
to succeed Judgo Sedgwick as n member ot
tho court commission, Mr. Barnes Is a
republican nnd was ono of thoso men,
tloncd for nn appointment beforo the com.
mlslon was named. Tho court has mado no
otllclal announcement of Its agreement, but
portions who arc closo to the Judges vouch
for tho authenticity ot the report.
Chtqt Justlco Norvnl rotlred from tho
bench tonight. Tomorrow Judgo Sedgwick
will take tho oath of ofllco and Judge Sul
Uvait will succeed to the title ot chlof Jus
tice.
FATAL NEW YEAR'S DRINK
Alhert Gahrln, Colorado Lcirlnlntor,
Victim of Poisoned "Wlno
Served nt llniiq.net.
DENVER, Jan. 8. Albert Gabrln, mem
ber of tho Colorado houso of representa
tives, died nt his homo hero tonight. Tho
vnuso t death Is supposed to havo beeu
poison contained In a glass ot wlno which
ho drank on Now Year's night Mr. Gabrln
wns spending tho ovcnlng at tho homo ot
his father, Herman J. Gabrln, on Highland
avenue, and nil tho members of tho family
who drank tho wine wcro mndo sick. Tho
others wero taken with vomiting nnd all
soon recovored, except his sister Agnos,
who Is still hi a serious condition.
Albert Gabrln wns only slightly Indls
posed until two days lator, when ho was
taken violently 111 and grow gradually
worse until tils death tonight. Tho Immo
dtato cause of death was Inflammation -of
tho stomach and heart failure
.Albert Gabrln was born In Germany
thlrty-tlvo years ago and camo to this
country with his parents beforo ho was a
year old. Ho camo t'o Denver In 1872. He
was elected to tho Thirteenth goncral ns
scmbly as a labor candidate.
NO LONGER LOOKS FARCICAL
InvratlKatlon by Commerce Commla.
alou IIckIiin to Imprcaa Ilaclf
Seriously. '
KANSAS CITY, Jan.' 8. Tho Interstate
commerce commission win taico up its in
vestlgatlon hero tomorrow, considering
freight rates on grain and grain products
from western points to tho Atlantic sea
board and other eastern destinations. The
conrnlsslnn ..hna,. sul;pf rifled the .freight
agents of-ncbrly all oMRo Ku&as City rail
roads, besides a number of grain dealers.
"I thought tho- hearing irould provo a
farce," said a freight official .today, "but
it begins tn look mighty serious slnco tbo
'high cards' havo confessed."
Tbo transportation committco of tbo Kan
sas City Board ot Trado has dccldod tc aid
tho commission, nnd tho freight agents
hero may follow tho oxamplo sot by fhelr
superior officers In Chicago yesterdny and
confess nil they know. Tho Chicago tes
timony has put n now faco on tho hearing
hero and grain shippers nro wondering
what tack they should take. Several
freight agents wired their goncral o in cos
at Chicago and St. Louis today tor Instruc
tions.
GORMAN GETS NOMINATION
Vetcrnn Scnntnr la Ilcgarded na
Practically Sure of Elec
tion by Leglalature.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 8. Arthur Puo
Gorman and Chnlrman Murray Vandlver ot
tho democratlo stato central committee
woro selcoted as the democratic nominees
for United States senator and Btato treas
urer respectively at tho democratic caucus
held tonight. ,
Senator Gorman's solectlon was unani
mous and enthusiastic. Threo mombcrs,
Messrs. Llnthicum and Sbephord ot Dor
chestor and Shipley of Anno Arundel
coutity, declined to voto for Mr. Vandlver.
Isaac Lobo Straus ot Baltimore refused to
onter tho caucus. Thero woro sixty-four
members present, nnd as slxty-ono nro
EUllfclent to elect on Joint ballot tho ques
tion of tbo next United States sepator and
state treasurer Is regarded as settled. No
other mimes wero mentioned In tbo caucus.
The republicans held their caucus In tho
afternoon nnd nominated Congressman Wil
liam H. Jackson of Wlcomoco county for
,Unltcd States 'senator and General Thomas
J. Shryock ot Baltlmoro for !aU treas
urer. INDIAN . COMMITS MURDER
United Stntea Deputy Mnralinl Coon to
Pine Itldge Agency to Arrest
the Crlmlnul.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 8. (Special
Telegram.) The Unltod States authorities
at Sioux Fnlln havo been notified that a
murder linn Just been committed on the
Pino Rldgo reservation by a Sioux Indian
No tietallH havo been received. Doputy
Marshnl Bolden of Deadwood has been In
structed to proceed to Pino Ridge agency
to take tho murderer Into custody. As
sistant United Statos Attorney Porter left
Sioux Falls today tn represent the govern
ment nt the prisoner's preliminary exam
ination. HcqtieNta mi InveNtlgiitlmi.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Rawlins of Utah
presented ,a resolution directing tho com
mitteo of Indian offalis to Investigate the
reports that efforts aro being mado to lease
(ho Unltnb lands In Utah,
MnvcmciitN of Oeeiin Veaaela, .Inn. H,
'At New York Sailed: Tnrlo for Liver
pool; Zealand, for Antwerp, vln South
nmpton. At Quoenstown Arrived: Westernland,
from Philadelphia for Liverpool; sailed Ul
tonln, from Liverpool for Boston,
At Southampton Balled: Knlser Wllholm
der Orosse, from liremcn for Now York,
via Cherbourg.
At Liverpool Sailed: Steamer Qermnnln,
from New York, via Queenstown. Arrived:
Dominion, from Portland.
At Glasgow Arrived; Iaurentlan, from
New York; PonrPrltm.
At Yokahnma Hailed: Vlctorlu, for Hong
Kong, Sluing Hal and Kobl, Victoria, II,
C., und Tncoma.
At Hong Kong Arrived: Klnshu Maru,
from Seattle and Victoria, via Yokohama.
BURT COUNTY AGAIN
Ipaakir Sun KtTiini tt Bona Trait
actitii of tht fltatt TnMirtr.
REITERATES THE ORIGINAL CHARGES
Ctipois Olippii frc-M Itcnrititi On B
RtlOTtrad bj luta.
ENTITLED TO ALL ITS MONEY PURCHASED
Iteltii tkt Facts ii Ba(r tt Itlt af tha
Ofunty BtOBxitltt.
DEMANDS AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION
Neither the I'nrty Xar the People ot
the State Wilt lie Sntlafled with
Anything Klae Letter
to Governor.
' I
TEKAMAH, Nob.. Jan. 7. 1902. To tho
Editor of Tho Boo: I lncloso to you horo-
wlth an article with rofoVeuco to tho Burt
county bond transaction of Treasurer
Stucfor. This Is written at thla tlmo, by
roason of nil artlclo nppcarlngdn tho Sun
day Stato Journal ot last Sunday's lssuo, onT
iiticu a strnngo Demand." As It may bo
of genoral Interest, I Bond you n copy, no
well as mailing thoorlglnnl nrtlclo to tho
Journal by this samo mall.
W. G. SEARS.
Cite Some Innccnrnclea.
Editor Stato Journal: I havo read your
artlclo appearing on tho front pngo ot tho
Journal of last Sunday'B Issue, entitled "A
Strnngo Domand," and, asking your In
dulgence, I Hubmlt tho folloVIng:
Tho nrtlclo Is untruo In tho following
particulars: I havo never demnnded ot
Governor Savogo that ho demaud or re
quest tho resignation of Treasurer Stuefer.
I havo ucvor received a mcssago from Gov
ernor Savago that cnlled mo to Lincoln. I
havo never gono to Lincoln In answer to
nny letter from tho governor or becauso of
having received ono from him. Thero has
always been n good understanding between
Governor Snvago nnd mysolf'on tho Stuefer
bond matter. Tho reason that I was nt
Lincoln Tuesday, December 31, 1901, was
becauso T. J. Mahoney and myself, as n,
committco from tho bar of tho Fourth Judi
cial district, had been Instructed to present
to Governor Savago tho name of Hon. Guy
Read to nil tho vacancy on tho bouch of
that district, occurring In event ot Judgo
Baker's resignation. Tho talk that took,
placo relating to tho bond deal was at Uv
lnetanco of tho govoruor.
I am not gathering any ovldenco In tho
matter. All thnt thero la bearing on tbo
question Is accessiblo to thoso interested.
Thero Is no ono ut Teltamah or anywhere
clso that can clear Mr. Stuefer In tho mat
tor. Thero aro and hnvo been no Burt
county speculators having anything to do'
with tho Burt county bonds. I havo never
had any Idea, or oxnrcsaod ono. that tho
LBovornorwuMUtll for, tlio'truiif'natton of
CoupoiiH lloloilg to, Slute.
I hnvo said that In my opinion tho mntter
should bo thoroughly Investigated nnd tho
proper nctlon taken to proterft tho Inter
ests of tho stato. If tho coupons bofong to
tho stato that woro taken awny by Mr.
Nellgh thoy should bo recovered, If possible.
I havo said that If tho monoy of tho stato
of Nebraska has been plncod In tho hands
of speculators In 'bonds nnd bonds bought
thorowlth, that tho bonds bolong to tho
state, and nil of tho coupons thnt woro
bought with tho state's money' bolong to
tho stato. That none of tho wrongdoers
could got titlo by reason of tho wrongful
transaction. I havo never expressed uuy
other thought than this on tho mattor.
I bollovo that it Is within tho province
of tlio party organization to nsk for tho
resignation of an officer who, having been
elected by Its ondonvor to an ofllco, has
violated that trust. Under our laws I be
llevo It la wlthtn tho province of the ox
ocutlvo of tho stato to Investigate into the
conduct of eloctlvo stato officers, and If It
1b found that tho property of tho atato hns
boon removed and takon nwy with tho con
nlvanco of tho ono charged with Ita custody
to direct tho attorney gonornl to maintain
such causes ns tho facts warrant.
Your reporter muBt bo In error It oannot
bo that tho gonoral stato officers aro banded
together for tho purposo of protecting ono
of their number from an .inquiry or from
tho results of ono. Tho govornor told "mo
In tho conversation that took placo on tho
Tuesday to which wo havo both referred
that ho would tako tho mattor up again
with tho nttornoy general und In writing
ask for an official opinion In tho premises.
Fucta In the lloiut )eil.
Tho facts of what la called tho nurt
county bond deal aro caellK stated: Tho
county bad $80,000 of refunding bonds to
dlspono of. Tho old bonds matured Julr
1, 1901, and, thoroforo, tho. refunding bonda
had to bo prepared and disposed of with.
.-fcrencQ to that dtto. , Ono gcnlloman
from Tkamah had a talk with Mr. Stuofop1
Boon after Mr, Stucfor took bin office
year ag. ns to the stato taking thorn for
tho pormnnent school fund, Mr, Stuefer
Bald that ho would tako them for the state,
and nt the rate of 3& per cent Interest.
Ho nlso spoko to another Burt county citi
zen myself with a llko Btateraont. The
first to whom ho upoke told tho members
of tho board, I bollovo, whllo In BOMtlnn,
what Mr. Stuefer had said. Tho other
spoko ot tbo mattor at Tekamnh, and to at
least ono member ot tho board. It yan
after that genorallytalkod of. Tho chair
man of tho county board, Franklin Evorott,
whoso character and standing need not bo
furthor roforred to, caused a letter to bo
written to Mr. Stuefer, asking. him If ho
would tako tho bonds for tho Btato at tho
reported rate of 3V4 per cent Interest. It
waa not answered. Ho again had another
letter wrltton to Mr. Btuefor Upon the
subject, the, only result of which was an
answor roferrlng Mr. Everett to tho gentlo
man who had llrst brought tho report to
Toknmah, that the bunds would be taken
by him. That gontlomnn had no authorltv
thnt was known to tho board of Hiipor
vlsors to 'transact business for Mr. Stuofor
or tho state of, Nebraska. Later a member
of tho county board, and Its present chair
man, P. L. Rork, apoko to Mr. Stuefer nt
Lincoln nnd told him that he wub wrong
In not writing to Mr. Everett and saying
what bo would tlo; If ho would tako tho
bonds. Mr. Stuefer told Mr, Rork that bo
would write at onco. Ho novor did so.
The board ot Burt county, having to fix
tho Intorcst rnto of tho bonds, at tbo sug
gestion ot J. P. Latta of tho First Na
tional bank, mado the rate of 3 per cont
on his advising them that ho thought thoy
would sell nt that rate, and that while ho
did not want tho bonds, It no ono elao
(