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. , Temperature nt Omnhn Ycntcrdnyi Hour, Uck. Hour. l)e. . n. ni l n. in. 7 n.- in ..... . in 1 li. m 'J. p. in...... It i. m -I II. Ill r p. m . . . . i ii, in 7 l. m 8 p. m ! i. in . . r.:t St Rt nn r.7 r.- r.i: 411 10 H n. in U7. O n. m . . , . . :ti 10 II. ill -It 11 it. in 14 11! in It 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 (