/read\ (j THE GLOBE'S] OFFER, II Vjftage 6^-*x VOL. XVIII.— PRICE TWO CENTS— j £&£%&_! ,\ BULLETIN OF Ttt£ DAILY GI^OBE. THr^ DAILY' G^OBE,. TUESDAY, Al'G. 20. .Weather for Today- Fair, Warmer. PAGE 1. Gigantic Railway Trust Forming. Score Killed in Denver Fire. • brice "Will Control Buckeyes.; Great Northern Train Imperilled. PAGE 3. Officials Will Sue for Salaries. Census Bulletin No. S--. Chapel Gets Bi«- Fees. , - — ->-- - ' i PAGE 3. PAGE 3. Mill City News. A Rush for Farm Lands. New Railway Organization*. PAGE 4. Editorial. Storm Havoc at Pittsburg*. Chinese Milking More Trouble* PAGE 5. Zies-ler Defeats Abbott. Hottentots and Hoosiers "Win. Female Bicyclists Break Records. ■"..--• PAGE C. PAGE O. X. P. Finances Show Decrease. Disbursing* Officers Protest. PAGE T. Bar Silver, CO 3-4 c. Cash Wheat in Chicago, frl 3-Sc. Bears in Wall Street. PAGE S. Col. Walsh Talks of Dixie. "7 •-- New Mining Railway. TODAY'S EVENTS. -?-■ i ■: i Hamline — W. C. T. 11. Meet. Hamline-— W. C. T. D. Meet. City Hall-— Board of Aldermen, 7.3o MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.— Arrived: No madic, Liverpool; Mobile, London; Ems, Bremen; Kaiser Wilhelm 11., Genoa. HONG KONG— Arrived: Gaelic, San Francisco. *n The New York mouth is still open The New York mouth is still open and the New York saloon shut. The teams in the Western league may now prepare to gnaw Phyles. ' — » Piatt looks over the border at Piatt looks over the border at Quay and tips him a knowing winls. The gold of the golden rod is now prevailing at a ratio of more than 16 to 1 Crop bulletins from Colorado indi cate that the gold crop has not been injured by the silver agitation. A Tacoma bank failed with $444 in cash on hand. That sounds as if it had been unsuccessful at 4-11-44. Unfortunately they appear to be trading something besides horses and good stories in Kentucky at this time. Kansas City appears to have scored a point on Chicago by naming its new building a "Pallaseum" instead of an "Auditorium." Gov. Morrill, of Kansas, in speak ing of the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination, butters his bread on all sides. i**-» What the Elks lost in a social What the Elks lost in a social game of base ball with Minneapolis the Knights of Pythias retrieved, and the policemen clinched. A Duluth judge getting $5,000 a year has resigned because he prefers to practice law. Thus does the Zenith City advertise itself as a great center of litigation. New Hampshire has the highest marriage rate and the lowest birth rate of all the New England states; and competent statisticians are figur ing on an explanation of the coinci dence. Report has it that in the last two Fears the export of rum from Boston to Africa has declined from 1,025,226 gallons to 561,265 gallons. And yet they tell us that missionary effort is as active as ever. A writer in the Saturday Review proves that twelve pounds a head is the "annual cost of an Englishman." If that is a fact, then a lot of rich American girls have been badly swindled in their investments. It is a novel issue which they have raised out in Utah; whether a woman has a right to vote on a con stitutional amendment proposing to give her the right to vote. That is giving her both the last word and Ihe first. A contemporary speaks of Speaker Bully.of the British parliament.as the grandson of a justly celebrated prize fighter. We fail to see how that' should degrade a man, any more than the mere fact of being the grand- Son of a lord "should elevate him. 'A Washington dispatch says that if Harrison pulls out his mantle is to fall on Cushman K. Davis. It is a peculiarity of Harrison to not pull out. He lets the" others do that. When he does his mantle will be too full -of shreds to adorn one who is somewhat fastidious. . Gov. McKinley, of Ohio, is posing most studiously and somewhat la boriously as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He seems to be deeply in earnest about it. After the convention is over the Napoleon renaissant will have some time for dubious reflec tion. It is getting more and more evident that we must box John Bull's ears. The London Sun says of our Mr. Michael F. Dwyer: .."There is a gen eral feeling of relief that the English turf has lost the patronage of a - person who used it purely as a gambling instrument." The idea! " " "" ~Z-\ r" ** £"*? FIRST OF ft SERIES GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION EXTENDING 'v" -77 ITS USEFULNESS.. MUTUAL AID AND BENEFIT. PROMOTION OF CLOSER PER- SONAL RELATIONS ONE OF . ITS OBJECTS. * _-. ' INCREASING THE ME3IBERSHIP. INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP. Proposal to Establish a Circulat- ing Library .of Practical Railway. Publications. At Knights of Pythias hall, corner of First avenue and Fifth street southeast, Minneapolis, an impor tant meeting was held last night. It was the first general gathering of the Great Northern Railway associa tion, and also the first series of sim ilar meetings to be held alternately in the two cities durinb the fall and winter months. To aGI o b c report er O. O. Winter, a member of the board of directors, outlined the gen eral plan of the organization at some length. It is of the mutual aid order as well as being for social pleasure and intellectual advancement. Through its instrumentality, it is hoped, the employes of the Great Northern company will not only be brought into closer personal relations all around, but will also be led to take a more decided Interest in their "work and in the success of the vari ous departments. Applicants for membership in the association can be accepted by any meeting, but must then be approved by the board of directors. When admitted to mem bership each man becomes eligible to sick and death benefits is, in fact, insured for a certain amount, and in case of deaith an assessment will be levied on the membership to pay the certificate. * *7.77 . . - It Is also proposed to establish a circulating library, to be made up in large part of standard works on subjects pertaining to railroad build ing, operation and management. This library will most likely be lo cated in the vicinity of the Great Northern shops in St. Paul, although this point is not definitely decided as yet. Use of the books will be free to all members of the association. The social and intellectual features will be cared for by means of literary and musical entertainments and the presentation of lectures and papers by gentlemen of reputation in the different avocations. As yet the Great Northern railway association -is in active operation only on the Willmar division; but as this division practically embraces all of the intermediates points, including St. Paul and Minneapolis,, it has secured quite a large and active membership. J. W. Morrison, yardmaster, St. Paul, is president, and A. D. Betcher, agent at Como station, is secretary. The projectors of the association express the opinion that the idea will grow and spread, not only to the other divisions of the Great Northern, but also to other railroad systems in the West, and will eventually take the place of all other organizations of railroad em ployes. This hope, is based on its all embracing character for men from any branch, of the service are eligible to membership — and on the advantages offered for intellectual improvement and for certain financial aid in the event of sickness or death. At last night's meeting the St. Paul employes were represented by about 200 men, old and young, bosses, me chanics and laborers, who went over in special train of three coaches. When they walked into the hall at Minneapolis it was already pretty well filled, but seats were provided for everybody, and a very fine programme was rendered. Rev. Thomas Mc- Clary, of Minneapolis, delivered a brief lecture on "Sunshine in Labor," and he made a decided hit with the audience. He emphasized the thought that men must face their duties in life with courage and with hope ; that they must cultivate a noble selfhood, to be made up of a good physical na ture, which must be cultivated by avoiding dissipation, and by working in a spirit of true manliness. A good intellectual nature and a good moral nature Ift held to be no less needful, so that men would work intelligently and be faithful to their employers and themselves in the small details as well as in the largest operations. The reverend gentleman interspersed his talk with numerous anecdotes that were as pointed as humorous. /.'•.{.. The Great Northern quartette, com- mosed of Messrs. William F. and James Myron, J. E. Chisholm and E. E. McCaffrey, was on the programme for several numbers, and, as usual, they were encored each time. M. B. Hoff, agent at Minneapolis, sang a solo, and had to repeat. "Casey at the Bat" was recited in good style by P. J. Sheridan. A most interesting feature was a brief but well-written paper on "Station Operation," by T. A. Brann, of Minneapolis. This was but the first • of what is intended to be a series of practical papers on the different de partments of a railroad. '--'■"•7 It was late when the gathering ad- journed, and everybody was pleased beyond measure at the successful in auguration of what it is hoped to mak*rir the stairway. _" -.7?^j The scenes surrounding the deati of James Murphy, a contractor, were heartrending. The firemen engaged at the rear of the building heard the ■ agonizing cries from the man that he was burning, and asking them to continue to play the water. After a few hours' heroic work the fire- men reached him. His two lower . limbs were pinioned between two heavy joists. After the most her : culean efforts, . with dense ? smoke i blinding • them, I the . firemen released f Murphy's left leg. ? At this moment a sheet of flame compelled them to withdraw. Murphy then offered his rescuers $1,000 to get him out, and piteousiy demanded them to chop his leg off. A second later the west wall collapsed and covered Murphy with tons of ruins. Mr.' Murphy came to Denver from Omaha six years ago. Mrs. George R. Wolfe, from Lincoln, Neb., visiting Mrs. Schmitter, was a victim of the catas trophe. She was accompanied by her five-year-old " daughter. " Mrs. Wolfe's husband is a prominent to bacco manufacturer of Lincoln. He left the hotel yesterday for a tour of Colorado. J. A. Brown and J. L. Kirke, of Omaha, are among the missing. They registered at the Gumry Sunday afternoon, and have not been seen since the explosion. Mrs. Brown telegraphed an inquiry from Omaha, and Chief Goulding an- swered that there was little hope of her husband being alive. A suit of clothes was found in the ruins of the hotel, in the pockets of which was a 1,000-mile railroad book bearing the name of A. Stuckey, and a letter addressed to Miss Hattie Layton, Belvidere, - 111. J. E. Calkins, wife and baby, who were thought for a time to have been victims of the casualty, have been located in the Highlands. Mr. Calkins is a news paper man from Davenport, 10., city editor of the Gazette. They* regis tered at the Gumry on their arrival here, but later went to stay with friends. M. E. ~ Letson, a dairyman of this city, was in the ruins ten hours before he was rescued. His injuries are a crushed arm, several contusions and the shock to his nerves. Mr. Letson said: TEN HOURS IN THE RUINS. "I was more encased than pinioned, as only my left leg, there where you see the bandages, and my right arm here, were held down by weights. You cannot have the faintest idea of my feelings as I lay there in the bottom of the basement, with all the ruins on top and around me, hearing the ex cruciating cries of the dying and these in agony, and being almost overcome by the shock and smoke, soaked with water and' almost drowned and fearing that the next minute I would be buried alive." '~y 7*-.v77*.*i7:- W. G. Purcell, of Broken Row, Neb., and his wife slept in Room 18. Mr. Purcell is publisher of the Custer County I Chief. jjj "We awakened," said Mr. Purcell, "with a smothering feel ing. I felt around and found that the j bed ■ clothing was . covered with « mor- tar and several inches "of dust. I jumped up at the same time that the | transom fell down with a loud report and effectively shut us in. I then smashed the window into get some air and saw the debris on the street be-, low. I did not feel any upheaval and experienced no injury." Mr. and Mrs. Purcell' escaped by the stairway. W. A. Logan, editor of the Buena Vista, . Col., Republican, was in his room, but had not retired when the explosion occurred. He said: "I was sitting on the side of the bed, when I felt the bed move upward with a vio lent jerk. Before the bed righted it self a heavy quantity of plaster fell from the ceiling, completely covering myself and the bed clothing. When I could see anything I saw that the walls of my room were torn asunder for several feet, and that I was fast- ened in tightly, except for the window of the room. Beyond the slight shock at the time of the explosion I was not hurt in any way, but I lost no time In getting out of the building." Many others had similar experiences. WORK OF THE RESCUERS. The hotel was divided about the cen ter by a rotunda, or court, running to the top of the building, though covered at the second floor. The building had been split in two at this point of di- vision and the entire five stories back of the rotunda were thrown into a shapeless mass in the alley. Five sto ries of brick, wood and Iron, with the human occupants, were made a mere heap of death-containing ruins. The fragments of the wreck on Lawrence street towered up into the air, dark and yawning, while a great section of the roof hung in threatening suspen sion over the chaos below. A fireman clambering up the mountain of ruins felt his feet crunch against human flesh. He reached down and touched -with his hand an arm protruding from the mass beneath him. There still seemed to be no fire. The blaze had been smothered by the falling build- ing and the firemen devoted their ef- forts to the work of rescuing. And then, suddenly, the flames broke out, arid the workers were driven away. The great mass was from that moment nothing but a grave. The most that the firemen could do, while the flames shot ? up fiercely and smoke drove them back, was to fight fiercely for the life of one poor fellow, Joseph Munal, .whose head and shoulders protruded .from the burning mass. Police Sur geon J. A/ Recki took a place where he could " keep Munal's head moist and properly* attend to him while his lower limbs were being extricated. It was a position of great danger for all on ac- count of the flames and the overhang- ing roof, which threatened to come down at any moment. But the men worked on, hauling • at beams with ropes and using every device to clear the space around the suffering man. At last, about 2:30 a. m., a great cheer arose and word "was spread among - the crowd that the work was finished. Soon- firemen and citizens appeared bearing Munal on a stretch- er. „He was conscious/but suffering great agony, and the pnysicians cx i pressed little hope of his "ultimate sur vival. "." ■*">'-"■ .* •" * At times the cries of a babe and the moans of -men and women could be j heard, but the flames and smoke . in-' i creased and finally the voices were fill silenced. At 4:30 a large force of men I and ' teams . began hauling away tCe ; debris. . At daylight, three bodies were ;in sight; two men and a woman, but ' it was impossible to uncover them, enough to identify* them, the fire being, _ too*, dangerous. * . ?>**;"* A DRUNKEN ENGINEER. .-.■7^ 7 a'drunken engineer. -7; .'7 7- There is no doubt the disaster was' i caused .-. by a boiler . explosion. . . Will _ Richards, the engineer, .it is said,-, was . intoxicated, and after turning a quanti ty of cold water into the hot boilerg.left * the building ten minutes " before the j j explosion occurred. He returned a few }TS ADOPT,** Ji/ *•***-•'• «" ***&* U) Jh f.*K4i qvck. T7f.jt To TVs Carrot eTToATn?*, /7" I*.-/ &£ USfO To .«_ "/"**-✓. ******* <•">=■ -7T*£ S**cTaxy *.*£ Ss/f ***-v^c -~-i 7&£ H',a-#Jo'> *-/**"_ .^_ Co^f /Tjf SPtej, Ti -*j, Cor+p /"fC^-rf /TJf" Sp£ ej> Ti \ "■•■"•«■-■-»■ -zZjt 2>^-^>oV "777? •■ POSSIBILITIES OF THE PNEUMATIC TIRE. minutes later and perished. R. E. Ir win, the night clerk, says Richards was drunk when he went on duty, and that he was in the habit of neglecting his work. Irwin was pinned beneath some heavy timbers at his desk and was rescued by a fireman. He has scalp wounds and internal injuries, but will recover. Gen. Charles Adams, one of the victims, was' well known in mining and political circles in Colo rado. He had been a resident of the state since early days and formerly. took a prominent part in politics as a Republican. In 1878, at the . time of the Ute troubles, he was Indian agent at the Ouray reservation. Following the expiration of that appointment he was sent to Chili as -United. States con sul and served in that capacity for a number of years. Of late years he was engaged in mining and various other enterprises at Creed and Cripple Creek. He was also interested in the Manitou Bottling works, and had been acting as agent of the company in this city. His home was in Manitou. Pe ter Gumry, owner of the hotel, was one of the old-time citizens of Colora do. He was about sixty years of age and a widower, his daughter being the wife of R. C. Greiner, all of whom per ished in the explosion. By trade he was a contractor and builder, and by this branch of the business made a good deal of money. He was a Scotch man. SOME OF THE FORTUNATES. Among the guests who escaped prac tically uninjured are: Peter Poss and daughter, Chattanooga, Term.; W. R. McCormick, traveling salesman, Chi cago; Ray Helme, of Ogden, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McLain arid baby, Hu ron, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaw, Huron, Kan.; Herman Leuders, Mani tou, Col.;" Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roberts, Colorado Springs. - Col. Mrs. A. Schmit tal and her two sons, Charles and Leo, had just returned from Elitch's gardens and were preparing for bed when the crash came.'. The plastering on the ceiling fell and they were panic stricken and did not know which way to turn. They were led down stairs by firemen. Mrs. :R. .G. Wolfe, who had arrived yesterday from Lincoln, Neb., had left them a few minutes before to retire to her room on the fourth floor. Mrs. Wolfe's husband left her yesterday morning to go to Pueblo. :A> 'yy .7-7- 7 The total loss caused by the explo sion and fire is about $75,000. The Gumry hotel was worth about $25,000, and had $8,000 worth of furniture. It is a total wreck, but was insured for $25,000. The McMann block, | which stands next to the Gumry, was also heavily damaged. It is owned by Col. E. A. Bishop and was built in 1890. It is | a four-story, pressed brick build- tag, and is occupied throughout by the A. Lilliblade Furniture company. The whole rear end of this block was ruined. The loss on the building is about $25,000, as the building will have to.be torn down. This block is in- sured for $15,000. The stock of A. Lill- blade, valued at $30,000, Is only partial- ly lost. RETURNING BONDS. •**": "" Heavy Demand tor Exchange to ■L 77 Pay for Them. - NEW YORK, Aug. 19.— The question of this week's gold shipment was dis- cussed in the street today. In view of the fact that it is expected that a con- siderable amount of the. yellow metal will have to go forward in payment for new government 4 per cents- returned from . Europe, Hoskir, Woods & Co. are, ■it is said, endeavoring to secure exchange - to - the amount $3,000,000 to pay, for bonds received by them from London. If they cannot obtain this amount, or any part of it, on terms satisfactory to them, they will jj be obliged to ship that amount of gold, but as yet are unable to speak posi tively on the subject. It ;is under- stood that '. other large , amounts of bonds from abroad have been, or will be soon received, but It is believed that a majority of them have been either already * paid for, /or 7 exchange . has been procured to pay for them. Milwaukee Bank to Close. MILWAUKEE, . Wis., Aug. 19.— The" ' stockholders -of the Commercial** bank- met tonight and decided "to close the bank and go - into - liquidation. ; . The bank failed two years - ago, - then -re- sumed, but . was not flourishing. The old depositors', who took stock • in-* the; new bank, will get; about- 50 cents on . the dollar. ;- New depositors * will be paid in full. '•-- , - <,•:-";■ -£JL> '.---;'.-• PRICE TWO CENTS-{ JStKWSi. '-NO. 232. -v_-.f PS o#£r^ «2y •/J/"-*- *&*"> *•_■*■•» *"'»* Cei/S-O efA~!~'**JLl. -?■"*-»_. _=o ~> 7^_- -BxmAj fr^%2.A. &v. £ us T r_ * _ -_ • -*--*--♦ *»._ € »J TF jej ";jf -r^ X'oTr, '**'* y<>S"*& friAf **S J>J.Xe*-2.y 5R»*/y£'rT ,*■ 9i' BfllGE 1 Gomoii. HE "WILL BE THE RILING POW- ER AT SPRINGFIELD, 0., TO- MORROW*. CONCESSIONS TO BE MADE. I - — • I HONEST .MONEY AND SILVER. LEADERS " : TO DINE TO- GETHER TOD Al*. { GETHER TODAY. 77r r "' '■- DELEGATES ALREADY ON HAND. Fonrteenof the Twenty-One Mem- bers of the Resolutions Com- mittee With Brice. SPRINGFIELD, O..Aug. 19.— Many SPRINGFIELD, O..Aug. 19.— Many delegates are here tonight, although the Democratic state convention does not assemble until Wednesday. The fight between the free silver men and the Brice men will occur tomorrow evening, when the members of the committee on resolutions and other committees in the organization are selected. There are 808 delegates. The silver men classify them as 343 for free silver, 328 for gold and 137 doubtful. The Brice men claim there are 465 for "honest money," and of the 343 claimed by the Thur | man men. for silver, some are doubt- ful. It is generally believed, since the last counties selected delegates today, that the Brice men will con- trol all the organization and have fourteen out of the twenty-one mem- bers of the committee on resolutions. Senator Brice, ex-Gov. Campbell and other leaders arrive tomorrow morn- ing, and are to dine with John H. Thomas, the free silver leader. This fact is recognized as assuring a compromise before the district meet- ings are held at 5 p. m. It is be- lieved there will be some agreement at the Thomas dinner as to who will be nominated for governor. If ex- Gov. Campbell will not run, then John H. Thomas or James Kilbourne may be nominated. Both are free silver men. The . real issue pending is as to what concession will be made to the free silver men and yet make the financial record for the party that is desired by Senator Brice. One may get the platform and the other the nominee. There are some bitter contests to be set- tled while Senator Brice Is presid- ing as to temporary chairman, and there may be trouble at the open- ing of the convention if all the sil ver contestants are unseated. BRICE AND ANTI-BRICE. CLEVELAND, 0., Aug . 19.— The CLEVELAND, 0., Aug . 19.— The Brice and anti-Brice delegations from Cuyahoga county to the Democratic state convention held meetings tonight | and formed separate organizations. The anti-Brice delegation decided to accept no compromise,' but to make a fight for fifty-nine seats -in the con- vention. If refused they will leave the convention hall in a body. Judge E. J. Blandid, prominently mentioned for United States senator, and L. A. Rus- sell will lead the fight in the commit- tee on credentials. The Brice delega tion.elected by the bolting county con- vention selected a committee, of which - ex-Mayor? Blee is a member, to con- test the seating of the anti-Brice dele- gation. Both delegations are prepared for a hard struggle. - The silver men held a meeting .to- night, at which it was resolved not to accept the nominee or anything else in lieu of conceding the platform. The meeting 7 decided that all they 7 asked was 7 recognition in the platform. _A " committee,' headed .by Alle*n W. ; "Ihurman, was appointed to" draft a conservative silver J plank, to submit .to the - comriiittee on resolutions to- morrow night. r. This committee was directed to limit the coinage to that of American silver free, 16 to 1, and not include the silver of any other country. , _•- •'■.-'- *-- * - - . >TA-/^n__uvV BfilfiE .BLOBE'S. V, V I OFFER, JJ — „ VPa'-a *"-*""i-*X LICKED BY fliftpS GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN SUR- ROUNDED BY A BURNING \ FOREST. AA;y HALTED BY A FALLEN TREE CARS THREATENED WITH DJtIJ STRUCTION AND PASSEN- GERS IN A PANIC. HANGING OVER A PRECIPICES Four Men Hemmed in hy. Flam**** Leap to Their Death in a, Chasni. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 19.—Pas sengers on the west-bound Great Northern train had a narrow es cape from death last night. The train had passed . through a fiery, furnace of burning forests for a dis tance of ten ' miles, and when it reached the Little Spokane river, about twenty miles east of this city, a huge tree fell across the track from the mountain above just as the train was passing. The engine struck it, causing the train to stop so suddenly as to throw the passen gers violently from their seats. The burning tree was dragged partially under the cars, and for a moment the train toppled to one side. So intense was the heat from the forest fire that the coaches blistered and al most took fire. The passengers for a time were panic-stricken, and but for the coolness of the train's crew. they would have rushed into certain death. The burning tree - set fire to the mail and baggage cars, but the flames were extinguished with water, from the stream. • With axes the track was cleared, and the train. succeeded in reaching here badly damaged. 7 ,■ LEAPED TO THEIR DEATH. 1 The fires have now reached south along the line of the Great Northern and continue with unabated fury. Millions of feet of timber have already been destroyed. In the section*- where the flames are now burning are several - small settlements, and a good many settlers are scattered through the tim- ber and fears are entertained for their safety. 7- In the Northern- pan-handle* of ; Idaho, a wild and --uninhabited wilderness, tha " fire is rapidly licking up the vast timber. Never j before in the history of the Northwest have th« 7 fires caused so much : havoc. Mr. Mc< ' Creary, superintendent of bridges of the Northern Pacific, arrived here to- night. He confirms the report of the death of four men. They were bridga carpenters and had gone out on a long bridge to extinguish the fire, and fail* ing to do so they sought to return, only* to find their retreat cut off. They" leaped from the bridge into the chasm*, 136 feet below, and were dashed td death. J mm "'AA . ■ ..-- ■ * ST. LOUIS AVAS WAITING. ''"»" ST. LOUIS WAS WAITING. » * Sam Casten, the Noted Crook, Re- Sam Casten, the Noted Crook, Re- leased and Rearrested. 7'lj NEW YORK, Aug. Sam Casten, who is wanted in half a dozen cities for diamond robberies, was discharged? by Judge Allison today, but was im- mediately rearrested as a fugitive from,l justice and will be held for the St.- Louis detectives. He was arrested three months ago for stealing $2,500 worth of diamonds, but the jury dis- agreed. There are charges against him in St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis and other places. J Springer's Month Closed. ***"} NEW YORK, Aug. 19.— The steam- ship Yucatan, of the Ward line, ar- rived here today from Havana with J. S. Springer, United States vice-consul at the City of Mexico, on board. To a reporter who inquired about the status of the Cuban revolution Vice Consul Springer said: "I regret that? I cannot speak on the subject, as I** have my instructions from the state. department. I am here simply on my; six weeks' vacation. If you will pro- cure permission from the department of state I will be glad to give the newspapers my views on the war in" Cuba." " ■ - .:■-. ;'-?' : -*' _j Twenty People in a. Creek. "*& BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 19.—' J While a pleasure party of twenty peo ple was crossing a bridge that spans Five Mile creek, at Brookside, today, the bridge gave way with a crash and precipitated its occupants into the wa-- ter below. Alfred McPherson, aged* ten, was probably fatally hurt by fall- ing beams. James Collier, aged twelve, sustained serious injuries. AIJ, the others were more or less bruised; among them being several women and children. Fortunately the water in the* creek was shallow, otherwise several of the injured might have beeij drowned. : . 4__ '•' Ashore in the Rapids. "''^ ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. V., Aug. 19. — The steamer Empire State started to* day to carrry a party of Cleveland ex** cursionists from this place to Morris-* burg. When opposite Morrisburg, and running . f|i the Galops rapids, th«i steamer went aground and stove et hole in her bottom. The passengers were safely landed: The steamer still lies on the rocks, and her removal wile require the work of lighters and heavjfl wrecking apparatus.* _ . ,__ Drowned in the Lake. I"I CHICAGO, Aug. Arthur Butler,' nineteen years old, and his brother - Walter, two years younger, were drowned in Lake Michigan today. Tha boys were wading " into the surf and} the younger, was knocked down by a* '. large wave, which carried him out Into ; the lake. The other brother hastened] to his . assistance, but Walter -.; seized) his around the neck and both were ' drowned.' — 7 .. »»' Two Drowned. ' ' ~~* Two Drowned. ""-i . PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 19.— Th* steamer Ocean Wave, on her way from . Astoria to this city, collided with? a. ..' sailboat * containing five persons, near Stella, Wash., this morning. . The sail : boat was upset and two *-f the occu- : pants, - John Weatherwax and Edgar Wagner, were - drowned. The othej* - three were rescued. - ' . - - .. -*?-.?*.' — .-."",. _ Make Cheap Rates East. -~-"-*5 Make Cheap Rates East. ~ "** Special to the Globe. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.— Lake Mich* igan Car Ferry Transportation com pany will begin business next week. It .will prove a strong, rival to the Northwestern lines in hauling freight at one-third old cost, '.-.'.*